Rosselkhoznadzor, the Russian agricultural watchdog, has returned 230,000 tonnes of Spanish fruit to Ukraine that was being shipped to Crimea.
According to the service administration for Crimea and Sevastopol,
the shipment was made after the imposition of the “food embargo” on
fruits and vegetables from EU countries.
From Aug. 8-18, inspectors have returned about 408 tonnes of
controlled products to Ukraine. In particular, 121.2 tonnes of
vegetables were not allowed into Crimea, of which 44.1 tonnes were
intended to be brought in without supporting documents. Furthermore,
25.6 tonnes of grain crops, 30.1 tonnes of cereals and 470 kilograms of
spices were not allowed on the peninsula because the shipments were sent
without supporting documents.
According to the service, a constantly working executive body for an
interagency commission was created and put to work on the territory of
the peninsula. This working group reviews issues connected with the
transportation of goods on Crimean territory. It was created to identify
attempts at illegally transporting goods to Russia through Crimean
ports. In particular, specialists from the Rosselkhoznadzor
administration for Crimea and Sevastopol’s department of quarantined
phytosanitary surveillance on the borders of the Russian Federation are
part of the working group.
