EU may soon allow vegetable imports from India
The Dollar Business Bureau After the European Union lifted the ban on Indian mango last year, it has indicated that it may also allow imports of bitter gourd, brinjal, colocasia and snake gourd from the country. However, these exports consignments will undergo strict checks and supervision to ensure they are peat-free. The Indian government has taken a wide gamut of measures, such as registering farmers to make them traceable and implementing standard operating procedures for pack houses to ensure the shipped products meet the international standards. The European Union (EU) has, however, said it will lift a complete ban on these vegetables only after assessing their quality. The EU had banned imports of Indian mango a few years ago, over quality issue. The EU ...
EU lifts seven-month-long ban on Indian mango imports
Sai Nikesh D | The Dollar Business The European Union (EU) on Tuesday, decided to lift a seven-month-long ban on mango imports from India and the measures to this effect will come into implementation before the start of next imports season in March 2015. This lift on ban of imports gains importance in the light of decision taken by the EU in May, 2014 over the ban of few commodity imports from India, which it said will last till December, 2015. The decision was taken following the EU Plant health Standing Committee’s voting on Tuesday. After a meeting, it was announced that, "India has provided assurances appropriate measures are now available to ensure the export of mangos are free from quarantine pests ...
