EU Renews Temporary Suspension of Trade Restrictions on Moldova

The European Council on July 20 renewed and expanded the temporary suspension of all tariffs and the entry-price system on seven agricultural products from Moldova for another year. The measures will now lapse July 24, 2024. The seven agricultural goods subject to the measures, which allow imports of the products to the EU, are plums, table grapes, apples, tomatoes, garlic, cherries and grape juice. The council's expansion of the measures also includes "more stringent reporting obligations" and says the Committee on Safeguards, rather than the Customs Code Committee, likely will be involved in implementing the safeguard mechanism.