Phytosanitary, veterinary and sanitary import controls in various countries
Dinesh Unadkat
Director - Customs & Excise Compliance, J. D. Consultants Ltd, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Ilona Mishchenko
Associate Professor of the Maritime, Customs and Information Law Department, National University "Odesa Law Academy", Ukraine
Published 20 Mar 2022
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Any state that allows animals, plants or products of animal and plant origin to enter its territory shall establish additional measures aimed at protecting people, animals and plants from infection, pests and diseases. Having a similar purpose, these measures differ depending on the country of their application. The article offers examples of the use of such measures in some countries, in particular, the UK (where the IPAFFS system is replacing the EU's TRACES), Ukraine and the Eurasian Economic Union.