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Verkhovna Rada bans poultry imports to Ukraine driven by bird flu fears
According to Interfax-Ukraine news agency, Verkhovna Rada (parliament) of Ukraine has imposed a six-month moratorium on imports of poultry meat and products into Ukraine. The bill was backed by 229 out of 374 members of parliament registered in the session hall.
In accordance with the law, the moratorium on all poultry imports into Ukraine has been introduced for six months.
The Cabinet of Ministers has been tasked with finding resources to expand and develop the domestic poultry industry. The law enters into force once it is published in official newspapers.
The law was tabled by a communist deputy Volodymyr Leshchenko. Explanatory note to the bill said that it had been urged first of all by a spread of highly dangerous bird flu virus in the countries adjacent to Ukraine (such as Turkey and Rumania). As prophylactic and protective measures against this infection are supposed to be inefficient, it is proposed to temporarily ban imports of poultry to Ukraine.