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    • Electronic certification for more food security on imports of organic products from the EU

    Since last Wednesday, April 19th, the implementation of a new electronic certification system has entered into force that will allow a more complete monitoring of imports of organic products, making the EU a world leader in traceability and data collection reliable information on trade in these products.
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    The Spanish MEPs denounce the defamatory campaign of French winegrowers against Spain

    Spanish socialists in the European Parliament have urged urgent measures to be taken to defend Spanish wine in order to counteract the effects of an advertising campaign launched by French farmers with a clearly defamatory aim and which, in its view, "represents a infringement of the single market and of the EU's competition rules".

    EU: Spain will defend approval of the protocol proposed by the Canary Islands to eliminate Guatemalan moth

    The Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment, Isabel García Tejerina, has assured that the Spanish Government is working so that the protocol proposed by the Canary Government for the elimination of the Guatemalan Moth is approved in the European Union, so that the Canary Islands potato can be exported back to EU territory. Protocol which, in its day, was sent to the European Commission and whose approval is currently being negotiated.

    The EU’s Banana Prices Observatory analyzes the impact of imports

    On 29th March, the first working meeting of the Community Banana and Banana Price Observatory, held in the framework of the 4th Forum of the Outermost Regions (RUP), was held in Brussels. The objective of this meeting was to measure the specific impact of banana imports from third countries on the markets of European producer countries and, if necessary, to take measures aimed at ensuring the survival of the Community crop

    EU resumes imports of green products from Norway and Iceland

    Green products from Norway and Iceland, including Norwegian organic salmon, are again eligible for import into the European Union and marketed properly in line with their organic product standards following the incorporation of the relevant rules of the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA).

    ALAS welcomes the scientific opinion of ECHA which rules out the health risks of glyphosate

    Member organizations of ALAS, Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture (ASAJA and UPA, Agro-food Cooperatives of Spain, the Spanish Federation of Associations of Producers Exporters of Fruits, Vegetables, Flowers and Living Plants (FEPEX) and the Spanish Association of Conservation / Soils (AEAC / SV)) have celebrated the scientific opinion of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) according to which "the scientific evidence available does not permit the classification of glyphosate as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction".

    EU: OPFHs will benefit from less bureaucracy and more financial aid in times of crisis

    The new rules adopted on 13th March by the European Commission will entail less bureaucracy and more financial aid in times of crisis for the European Fruit and Vegetable Producers Organizations (OPFHs).

    Strawberry producers from Spain, France and Italy augur a production like the one of 2016 and of better quality

    During the last meeting held in Agen (France) by the Spanish-French-Italian Strawberry Contact Group, composed of representatives of the French and Italian producers as well as of Spain grouped together in the Association of Strawberry Producers and Exporters from Huelva( FRESHUELVA), integrated in FEPEX, have analyzed the forecasts for the current campaign, predicting a production similar to that of 2016, but of better quality. This contact has also served to further progress in phytosanitary matters.
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    EU: Rules to protect European banana against possible rise in Ecuadorian imports

    On 2nd February, the European Parliament adopted rules aimed at protecting European banana producers from possible increases in imports from Ecuador following the country's accession to the EU's trade agreement with Colombia and Peru.

    Unpredictable future for plant health in Europe

    Carlos Palomar, CEO of AEPLA reflects on this article, written for ECA, on the challenges posed by phytosanitary registration in the EU.