EU/RUSSIAN VET QUARREL OVER
September 1st, 2004
By Alan OsbornA threatened blockage in the shipment of all animal products from the EU countries to Russia has been averted following an agreement on veterinary certification reached at talks between the European Commission, the Dutch EU presidency and the Russian agricultural ministry.Essentially, the Russians have now accepted the EU's principle of "regionalisation." Until this month Moscow had taken the position that products affected by a disease outbreak in one EU member state could move freely within the internal market and be exported through another.It ...
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