Vegetables safety agreement signed between Russia and EU

The European Commission officially reported that on June 22 Russia and the EU signed an agreement, which allows to immediately resume shipments of vegetables from European farms to Russia.

Under this agreement European vegetables will have to undergo special carantine control and receive a correspondent certificate to confirm their safety.

As per the European Commission 1.1mln tonnes of European vegetables is exported to Russia annually with total value of 600mln euros. They account for 20% of all the vegetables imported to Russia.

Source: www.fruitnews.ru