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Cutting red tape - marketing standards
Last week the European Commission proudly announced its delivery on cutting red tape imposed by EU legislation, citing among others the abolition of 26 fruit and vegetable marketing standards saving up to 970 million EURO to fruit and vegetable producers. While many in the fruit and vegetable business would have liked to save this amount of money, the announcement shows once more the Commission’s lack of understanding of the sector, as the decision eventually ended up adding costs in the chain. The decision to remove 26 marketing standards was adopted by the Commission at the end of last year despite wide opposition of Member States and the sector.
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