Starting from 28 November, Russia’s Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) has introduced a ban on the supply to Russia of vegetables and fruit from Guinea, Afghanistan and San Marino, through third countries, because of the increased volume of re-exports via Belarus, said the agency.
“From 28 November 2016, the Rosselkhoznadzor will only allow direct shipments to Russia of regulated products of high phytosanitary risk originating from the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Republic of San Marino,” said the statement. Products from these countries will be allowed through the checkpoints on the Russian section of the border of the Eurasian Economic Union only when accompanied by the right phytosanitary certificates.