BUDAPEST: Bulgaria's government on Wednesday (Apr 19) approved a temporary ban on imports of Ukrainian grain and other food products after Hungary widened the scope of its ban to include more foodstuffs. In recent days, Poland, Hungary and Slovakia banned the import of grain and other food items from war-h
BUDAPEST: Bulgaria's government on Wednesday approved a temporary ban on imports of Ukrainian grain and other food products after Hungary widened the scope of its ban to include more foodstuffs.
Sofia said that it was"forced to adopt ... today's extreme measure" after unilateral bans by other countries were announced,"seriously" increasing the risk for Bulgaria due to the potential diversion of goods. The list of items to be banned were revealed in a government decree, after Budapest announced last Saturday a measure to halt the import of grain, oilseeds and several other products.
"In the absence of the obligation to comply with the strict production rules required by EU law, Ukrainian products have a competitive advantage ... which causes serious disturbances in the internal market of the member states," the decree stated.
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