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Russian sanctions are expected to harm USD 100 million in Hungarian agricultural exports. The Hungarian pork and poultry sector will be hit hardest by the Russian ban.

Russian sanctions have the potential to harm over USD 0.8 billion in German agricultural exports. The German food preparation producers and some horticultural sectors will be hit hardest by the ban.

The German food industry has formed an alliance to respond to the ongoing criticism on animal husbandry.

A new draft framework law “On Veterinary Medicine” aimed at replacing the current Russian law adopted in 1993 was posted on the Russian Government website for public review.

The Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC), the regulatory body of the Russia-Kazakhstan-Belarus Customs Union (CU), published a new draft document amending the CU veterinary requirements

It is estimated that the value of Austrian agricultural and food products banned by Russia in total account for more than 40 percent of total Austrian agricultural exports to Russia.

On July 21, 2014, the Russian President signed the new Federal Law No. 2016-FZ “On Plant Quarantine”.

Turkish sultana raisin production is expected to increase by 35 percent in MY2014/15 to 320,000 MT, thereby rebounding from last year’s poor crop.

On August 6, 2014, Russia issued an order banning certain agricultural imports from the United States, the EU-28, Canada, Australia, and Norway for one year.

On August 6, 2014, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree banning a list of agricultural products from the United States, Canada, European Union, Australia, and Norway.

In September 2014 Poland’s parliament is expected to re-start work on a comprehensive legislation on biotechnology.

The biotechnology regulatory system in Ukraine is still not fully developed, in part due to the focus on major political and economic issues in 2014.