Ukraine claims unilateral import bans on Ukrainian grains imposed by Hungary, Poland and Slovakia are illegal. It officially announced, on Monday 18 September, that it was submitting a specific request for consultations to the World Trade Organization (WTO), the first stage in the dispute settlement procedure.
The three EU Member States have imposed import bans after the Commission lifted its safeguard measure on Ukrainian grains on Friday 15 September (see EUROPE B13251A1). The...