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The European Union has extended the restrictions on imports of grain from Ukraine, specifically wheat, maize, rapeseed, and sunflower seeds until mid-September, the European Commission announced on Monday evening.
The Commission acceded to requests from five EU member states – Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Bulgaria, and Romania – that it take immediate action to address the unsustainable situation caused by increased grain imports from Ukraine. The committee reached an agreement with the member states concerned at the end of April, allowing them to block the marketing of Ukrainian cereals on their territory until June 5, provided they do not block transit flows to other countries. This agreement was extended on Monday until September 15.
These measures are still necessary for a limited period of time, given the exceptional circumstances in five member states, the severe logistical bottlenecks ahead of the harvest season, and the limited storage capacity for cereals,
the committee explained.
Also on Monday, the European Commission extended the trade preferences granted to Ukraine, with the suspension of import duties, quotas, and trade defense measures – the so-called autonomous trade measures – on Ukrainian exports to the EU remaining in place for another year.
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