Bulgaria demands EU protection against growth of egg imports from Ukraine
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Bulgaria has appealed to the European Commission to protect its producers from excessive imports of eggs from Ukraine, according to Bulgaria's Minister of Agriculture and Food, Georgi Tahov.
"Bulgaria is demanding that the European Commission activate a protective mechanism for Bulgarian egg producers due to the excessive imports from Ukraine," he said.
During a meeting with representatives of the Industrial Poultry Association, Tahov said that he had already taken the first step by presenting data on the situation in the sector at a Council of Ministers meeting in Brussels.
Through the joint efforts of several member states, a mechanism has been introduced that activates a tariff quota. A duty will be applied if this quota on Ukrainian egg imports is exceeded.
The minister said that for protective measures to be implemented, Brussels must assess the state of the EU market or individual member states concerning the relevant products within four months. Bulgaria hopes that the EU will take action to protect local producers from the adverse effects of excessive imports.
Ukrainian grain imports
Last year, the European Union allowed five countries to impose a ban on the import of Ukrainian wheat, corn, rapeseed, and sunflower seeds on their domestic markets while still permitting transit.
However, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Hungary insisted on extending the ban on Ukrainian grain imports.
Meanwhile, Bulgaria took an unexpected route and approved a proposal to refrain from extending the ban on the import of Ukrainian goods.
