SOUTH AFRICA INITIATES WTO DISPUTE AGAINST EU CITRUS BLACK SPOT CITRUS REGULATIONS – – FULL STATEMENT ATTACHED
The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) and the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) have announced that SA has requested consultations with the European Union in the World Trade Organisation in relation to phytosanitary trade regulations imposed on South African citrus by the European Union (EU).
This action was initiated to find a lasting solution to the EU’s phytosanitary regulations on Citrus Black Spot (CBS), in order to protect the livelihoods of tens of thousands of people in the local citrus industry. The steps taken by the SA Government has the support of the Citrus Growers’ Association of Southern Africa (CGA)