European Commission | The European Commission will not prolong restrictions on the export of...

The European Commission will not prolong restrictions on the export of Ukrainian agri-products. But to prevent market distortions in neighbouring Member States, Ukraine has committed to control its exports, including by setting up a licensing system.The Commission has analysed the data related to the impact of the exports of 4 categories of agricultural products on the EU market.It has concluded that thanks to the work of the Coordination Platform and to the temporary measures introduced on 2 May 2023, the market distortions in the 5 Member States bordering Ukraine have disappeared. As a result, it has been agreed that: ▶ Existing measures will expire today. ▶ Ukraine has agreed to introduce any legal measures (including, for example, an export licensing system) within 30 days to avoid grain surges. ▶ Until then, Ukraine is to put in place from 16.09.2023 effective measures to control the export of 4 groups of goods in order to prevent any market distortions in the neighbouring Member States. Ukraine will submit an Action Plan to the platform no later than close-of-business on Monday 18 September 2023. ▶ The European Commission and Ukraine will monitor the situation via the platform to be able to react to any unforeseen situations. ▶ The European Commission will refrain from imposing any restrictions as long as the effective measures by Ukraine are in place and fully working.📄 Press release