Pork discord. What the European Union wants from Russia

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“The European Union demanded 1.4 billion euros from Russia a year for the ban on pork imports,” Russian media scared last week. The chief Russian merchant negotiator, Medvedkov, had to explain how the World Trade Organization (WTO) works. She does not have bailiffs, police or army that would collect fines from countries that violate its laws. WTO is a voluntary organization. No one forces you to follow all the rules. But if someone proves that you are violating, then it can answer you the same, and he will not be anything for it, if you ask and get permission.

What is the matter?

Rosselkhoznadzor banned the import of European pork in January 2014 due to cases of African swine plague in Lithuania and Poland. The supervisory authority claims that in veterinary certificates for raw pork , not a separate country is indicated, but the EU as a whole. In general, the European Union does not control the transportation of infected meat between its countries. EC claimed that he quickly restrained the spread of pork infection, Russia refused to admit this.

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