EU Honey Legislation Update

The latest list of so-called ‘third’ countries – those authorised for their honey to be imported into the EU – was issued on 30 May 2007. Some countries previously included on the list have been withdrawn - Bulgaria, Norway, Paraguay, Romania and Vietnam. Moldova has been added. The updated list is:

Argentina, Australia, Belize, Canada, Chile, China, Croatia, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, India, Israel, Jamaica, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Pitcairn, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, South Africa, Switzerland, Tanzania, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, Uruguay, USA and Zambia.

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