The measure, which was adopted on June 22nd by the Russian Federation, was imposed to prevent the entry of the bacteria into Russia. With the elimination of this measure, which came into force on August 9th, the EU exports of fresh horticultural produce to Russia are exempt from the obligation to submit a certificate of absence of E. coli.
The current situation for exports is the same as before the outbreaks of E. coli, based on compliance with the memorandum signed between the European Commission and the Russian Federation in February 2008, which requires from each shipment exported a “document of use of plant protection products” and in the case of citrus, nectarines, peaches and pears, a “security certificate”, showing the result of the analysis.
Source: www.freshplaza.com