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THE EUROPEAN Commission will renew its request for a World Trade Organisation (WTO) disputes panel to investigate Russia’s ban on European pigmeat imports later this month, after Moscow blocked an inquiry on Thursday. The requests for a WTO panel come after talks between both sides aimed at ending the import ban broke down in April without resolution and signals an escalation of the dispute.…

THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) has today forced the creation of a disputes panel at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) which will examine the legality under world trade law of Russia’s ban on imports of EU live pigs, pork and other pig products.…

INDIA’S beef exports continue to soar, while the new BJP-led government, whose Hindu nationalist leaders have in the past signalled opposition to India’s beef industry have yet to indicate plans to restrict the sub-sector.

Indeed, a senior official from the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), under the ministry of commerce and industry told globalmeatnews.com…

Latvia became the third EU state to report instances of African swine fever after 13 wild boar and four farmed pigs tested positive for the disease. This is the first instance of the African swine fever in the country following outbreaks in nearby Poland and Lithuania in January. …

THE RUSSIAN ban on imports of processed beef, pork, lamb and horsemeat from the Moldova is rather “symbolic” and will not have a major impact on the country’s meat exports, a Moldovan foreign ministry official has told globalmeatnews.com.
The country’s export of processed meat to Russia has only amounted to a few tonnes per year on average, the official said, noting that the country mainly exports fresh meat to Russia, which is currently not affected by the ban.…

THE EUROPEAN Commission has launched the second phase of its fuel cells and hydrogen joint undertaking, sinking EUR1.33 billion into hydrogen-based energy and transport fuel technology until 2020. The European Union (EU) is planning to contribute up to EUR665 million, leveraging at least EUR665 million from private sources.…

The governments of the Eurasian Customs Union – Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia – are considering designing a collaborative package of measures aimed at developing their national textile and light industries. One key element of this programme will be combatting illegally produced and imported textiles and textile products into customs union territory.…

Russia’s agricultural watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor has justified its new ban on imports of dairy products from Ukraine, as it yesterday (Monday) announced another ban on imports from its neighbour of canned vegetables, fruit and fish. Dismissing claims that this decision – which comes into force today (Tuesday) – was politically motivated, it said canned foods exported from Ukraine had been discovered being incorrectly labelled regarding weight and content of fats, proteins, carbohydrates, vitamin C, salt and other ingredients.…

THE COUNCIL of Europe’s anti-money laundering body Moneyval has called on its member jurisdictions to widen beneficial ownership information available about companies in their territories. Moneyval’s 33 members include some smaller European Union (EU) member states such as Malta and Lithuania; non-EU European countries, including Russia, Ukraine and Monaco; UK crown dependencies Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man; and others.…

THE UNITED States’ Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) is to go into force on July 1. Aimed at curbing tax evasion by US citizens around the world, foreign financial institutions (FFIs) are required to report on US account holders, but over 200,000 FFIs and 123 countries have not yet signed up.…