Rosselkhoznadzor bans import of stone fruits and grapes from Armenia

Rosselkhoznadzor from June 2 introduces a temporary restriction on the import of fruits of stone fruit crops (cherries, sweet cherries, apricots, plums, peaches, nectarines) and fresh grapes from Armenia.

As the service reports, the matter concerns products "originating and shipped from the Republic of Armenia." Transit of this product to EAEU member states is also restricted. The decision was made pending the development of an appropriate algorithm to ensure the safety of shipped products.

Rosselkhoznadzor notes that it records increased cases of violations in the supply of Armenian fruits to Russia and has repeatedly sent information to the Armenian side about violations in the supply of quarantine products related to the detection of objects quarantined for EAEU member states.

"Increased cases of detections indicate the consequences of the liquidation of the Ministry of Agriculture of Armenia. As a result of the structural reform, powers were assigned to the Ministry of Economy. Given that recently the products supplied from Armenia do not meet the phytosanitary requirements of the EAEU and Russia, it can be assumed that the Ministry of Economy of Armenia is experiencing structural problems and is not coping with the powers assigned to it after the abolition of the Ministry of Agriculture," the statement says.

Rosselkhoznadzor emphasizes that the current situation poses a threat to the phytosanitary well-being of the territory of Russia and the EAEU, as well as the implementation of state support programs for industrial horticulture, fruit growing, and viticulture in the Russian Federation.

Source: Interfax.ru