New opportunities for the Ukrainian cereal seed sector
EU will recognize equivalence of cereal seed produced in Ukraine.
On October 6, 2020, the European Parliament voted in favor of amending Council Decision 2003/17/EC on the equivalence of field inspections carried out in Ukraine of cereal seed-producing crops and on the equivalence of cereal seed produced in Ukraine.
This decision adds Ukraine to the list of countries for which the equivalence of field inspections of grain seed crops and produced seeds' equivalence are recognized. Thus, it opens Ukrainian seeds access to the European Union market, which will increase production and development in Ukraine's seeds sector.
The relevant amendments enter into force on the twentieth day following their publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
