Russia lifts ban on Indian rice
Russia lifts the ban on Indian rice and starts issuing quarantine import certificates.
By PTI |
MOSCOW: Russia has lifted the ban on Indian rice and has started issuing quarantine import certificates from July 20.
On June 5, Russia's phytosanitary watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor had imposed a total ban on rice imports from India after it found pesticides and other impurities in several consignments.
Russia lifted its ban after the Commerce Secretary G K Pillai, during his Moscow visit earlier this month, had parleys with Agriculture Ministry officials here and assured them of tightening control on the Indian end, sources said.
He had also invited Russian experts to visit India at the time of rice harvest to ally concerns about alleged health hazards posed by the rice grown in the country.
Moscow had claimed that last year up to 12 per cent rice imported from India did not meet the Russian phytosanitary norms.
For similar reasons Russia had banned import of rice from Pakistan, which has not been lifted so far.
On June 5, Russia's phytosanitary watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor had imposed a total ban on rice imports from India after it found pesticides and other impurities in several consignments.
Russia lifted its ban after the Commerce Secretary G K Pillai, during his Moscow visit earlier this month, had parleys with Agriculture Ministry officials here and assured them of tightening control on the Indian end, sources said.
He had also invited Russian experts to visit India at the time of rice harvest to ally concerns about alleged health hazards posed by the rice grown in the country.
Moscow had claimed that last year up to 12 per cent rice imported from India did not meet the Russian phytosanitary norms.
For similar reasons Russia had banned import of rice from Pakistan, which has not been lifted so far.
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