Is this Europe’s response to US customs? FT: A new way to plan

The European Union is about to be hard against hard. The reciprocal came to the reciprocal of US President Donald Trump is planned to protest with the import restrictions of US food.

The financial magazine reported the issue Financial Times.

The reciprocal duties of the United States mean that the United States raises its import duties to the level of the same level as its trading partner.

For European countries, Trump’s decision does not appear to be particularly significant, as customs duties are in principle at a low level corresponding to its US controls.

To the reason for the Commission

Next week, the European Commission intends to investigate the possibilities of restricting the imports of US food if they have been used to grow prohibited pesticides in the EU. The information is clear from interviews with the three anonymous sources of the FT.

For example, US soybeans, which have been used to cultivate, could be subject to imported restrictions.

“We have received a very clear message from the European Parliament, Member States and farmers: forbidden matters in the EU must be forbidden in the EU, even if it is imported,” said the EU Health and Food Safety Commissioner Oliver in January.

However, according to sources of civil servants, import restrictions would not apply to the most dangerous pesticides. Prior to entry into force of the restrictions, they would be impacted to protect the competition.

In the future, the Commission also intends to take into account the increasing extent of the well -being of farm animals. Among other things, the EU regulates the minimum space and the purity that chickens and calves need.

The regulation will increase the cost of primary producers. Therefore, the EU considers that the regulation of international trade is justified.