KYIV. June 11 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Representatives of the General Directorate of the European Commission examined the Ukrainian grain seed control and certification system from May 26 to June 4, 2015 and its compliance with the requirements of the European Union.
“In general, EU experts have approved the official grain seed control and certification system and their compliance with the requirements of the EU. After receiving positive conclusions of the European Commission Ukraine will have good opportunities for entering the global seed market,” Deputy Agricultural Policy and Food Minister for European Integration Vladyslava Rutytska told Interfax-Ukraine.
She said that the audit was conducted under the request of Ukraine which was first made in 2011.
She said that representatives of the European Commission visited farms in Kyiv, Cherkasy and Khmelnytsky regions.
