BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

31/01/2008

Belarus won't impose any restrictions on the imports of plant products from India

Belarus has no plans to impose any restrictions on the imports of plant products from India, State Department "Chief state inspection of seed industry, quarantine and plant protection" informed Interfax.

According to the provided information, starting from January 28th Russia has blocked the imports of plant products from India and has established a special regime for tea and coffee imports which in particular predetermines new requirements to the packs of such products. This sanction is a result of the detection of khapra beetle in sesame shipment. "Belarus has had no intentions yet to impose the similar sanctions as they were imposed on Indian tea and coffee and other plant products from India", the state authorities informed.

At the same time, the interviewees told that the freight inspection of plant product shipments from India was tighten. "Now we also require all suppliers of such products from India to provide documents which prove the additional freight disinfection by fumigators", they added.

The specialists of Chief state inspection of seed industry, quarantine and plant protection reminded that the freights are inspected on the border and are secondly checked in the warehouses of the enterprises - freight recipients in order to prevent the quarantine life forms to enter the territory of the country.

Source:

http://www.lol.org.ua/eng/showart.php?id=54826