Ukrkondprom urges the Government to take effective action in response to discrimination of Belarus

Sep 21 2015 published c earnings

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Таким чином Асоціація «Укркондпром» відреагувала на Рішення Ради міністрів Республіки Білорусь запровадити дискримінаційну процедуру – обов’язкову санітарно-гігієнічну експертизу імпортної продукції.

Chapter "Ukrkondpromu" said O.Baldynyuk, that in connection with this decision, Ukrainian entry of goods into circulation on the market since Belarus 27 August 2015 y. severely limited.

said O.Baldynyuk, that his actions blatantly violates Belarus Free Trade Agreement of the CIS 2011 year.

Mandatory sanitary-hygienic examination in Belarus does not apply to products, originating in member countries of the Eurasian Economic Union, including Russia, and Belarusian goods production.

The Association noted, the Republic of Belarus annually resorted to various technologies blocking access of Ukrainian producers to its market, violating the international commitments of Belarus.

"Belorussia, exploiting the Ukrainian market MFN, which provided her Ukrainian side, and having a positive trade balance of Ukraine in the amount of nearly half a billion dollars, she resorted to illegal methods of administrative block access of Ukrainian goods to the Belarusian market ", said Baldynyuk.

Association "Ukrkondprom" Ukraine has filed a Statement of Economic Development to conduct an investigation to establish the discriminatory and hostile actions by Belarus respect to Ukrainian producers. According to preliminary calculations Association, losses of domestic confectionery industry from such measures are made about Belarus 40 million. UAH. and continues to grow.

As you know, 27.08.2015 y. набула чинності Постанова Ради Міністрів Республіки Білорусь № 666 from 06.08.2015 y. "On Amendments to the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus 17 February 2012 y. № 156». Зазначеною Постановою запроваджується адміністративна процедура по відношенню до юридичних осіб та приватних підприємців – державна санітарно-гігієнічна експертиза продукції закордонного виробництва. Public health assessment is not carried out in relation to the products of Belarusian producers and manufacturers of the Member YEAES.

16.05.2014 y. Рада Міністрів Республіки Білорусь прийняла Постанову № 469 "On licensing of imports of certain types of pasta, and confectionery products and raw materials for their production outside the single customs territory of the Customs Union and making changes and additions to the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus 17 February 2012 year number 156 ".

Resolution predicted, imports to Belarus from outside the single customs territory of the Customs Union of certain goods carried by one-time licenses, issued by the Department of Commerce in consultation with the Ministry of Agriculture and Food and the Belarusian State Food Industry Concern "Byelhospischeprom" if entered into between the Group and the manufacturer Ukrainian agreement on the terms of deliveries to Belarus following products, which establish minimum prices for them.

During negotiations with the State Concern "Byelhospyscheprom", Ukrainian enterprises was put forward conditions for increasing sales prices for Belarus 30-500%. This made it impossible to raise prices of domestic goods sales in Belarus.

During April-May 2013 , the entire volume of Ukrainian products with codes 1704 TN ZED MS (Sugar confectionery) and 1806 TN ZED MS (chocolate confectionery), when customs clearance on the Belarusian customs, підпадала під орієнтування на повний огляд із наступним вивантаженням на склад тимчасового зберігання та проходженням митної експертизи тривалістю до 30 робочих днів. As a result of such actions of the Belarusian side, was completely stopped exports of confectionery from Ukraine to Belarus on the eve of Easter, when there are peak sales.

01.07.2014 ., in connection with another application Belarus trade restrictions to certain goods Ukrainian origin Interdepartmental Commission on International Trade of Ukraine (далі – Комісія) adopted Decision number 316/2014/4421-06 "On establishing facts of discriminatory and unfriendly actions of Belarus on confectionery, from Ukraine, and prompt response ", introducing a special duty of 55,29% customs value for imports into Ukraine of certain goods originating from the Republic of Belarus.

Після врегулювання питання поставок української продукції до Білорусії згадане рішення Комісії було призупинено рішенням № АД-319/2014/4421-06 від 05.08.2014 y.

Дію вищезазначених заходів може бути поновлено до 31.12.2016 y. у разі наявності фактів дискримінаційних та/або недружніх дій Республіки Білорусь щодо законних прав та інтересів суб’єктів зовнішньоекономічної діяльності України – українських виробників-експортерів.

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