EU MINISTERS APPROVE FOOD TRADE DEAL WITH EGYPT
October 1st, 2009
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) Council of Ministers has approved a new food trade deal with Egypt, which will allow Europe-based manufacturers and retailers to source a wide range of Egyptian products and ingredients duty free. Only exports specified in the agreement will attract duty: these include some fish, confectionery and vegetables, although the agreement will open some restricted duty-free quotas for exports to the EU. A similar deal applies for EU exports to Egypt, with many duty free items. And although some tariffs remain for a wide variety ...
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