Starting from 7 December, Russia will tighten its sanitary controls on agricultural and food products imported into its territory from Belarus, as reported by Sergei Dankwert, head of the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision, this Tuesday.
He also announced that Belarusian food companies re-exporting to Russia will be required to produce the original phytosanitary inspection certificates on the basis of which they issued a permit allowing the product to enter the markets of the Eurasian Economic Union, including Russia.
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As explained by spokesperson Julija Miełano, the Russian authorities wish in this way to limit the importation of goods of unknown origin, including those produced in countries covered by Russian sanctions. She stressed that a strict phytosanitary inspection shall be conducted only on the border with Belarus; at the borders with other countries, existing rules will continue to be enforced.
