The agriculture ministers of five states in the east of the European Union called on the bloc to modify and extend regulations restricting the import of Ukrainian agricultural products, Polish news agency PAP reported, citing sources.
The EU on May 2 set restrictions until June 5 on imports of Ukrainian wheat, maize, rapeseed and sunflower seed to ease the excess supply of these grains in Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia.
According to a letter signed by the ministers of Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia the ban does not apply to goods imported under contracts concluded before May 2, creating a risk that undated contracts could be cleared by customs, PAP reported.
