The Council of the European Union is about to validate a mandate that will make it possible to curb imports of a new cut of chicken impacting on European farmers.
Broadly speaking, in its free trade agreement with the Ukraine (DCFTA), the European Union had granted Ukrainian poultry meat tariff quotas for high quality cuts such as chicken breast, and duty-free access for certain lower quality cuts.
However, imports falling under the category of ‘other cuts’ (CN 0207 13 70) have...