Brussels, 02/02/2006 (Agence Europe) - On 1st February, the European Commission adopted a regulation introducing a system of import licences for apples originating in third countries. This measure is designed to prevent massive imports into Europe of apples from some southern hemisphere countries (Argentina, New Zealand, Australia).
In November 2005, France asked the Commission to introduce a safeguard clause to limit as quickly as possible Community imports of apples from third countries,...