European Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan made it plain on Wednesday 25 April that the EU would not conclude an agreement with the Mercosur countries (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay) unless it is satisfied with the sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) standards that will apply to all products.
“There will be no deal on Mercosur unless we are satisfied there will be good standards and that we will have a good sanitary and phytosanitary agreement”, Hogan warned, stating that any...