Russia plans consultations with Latvia on fish supplies from Aug 3

MOSCOW, Jul 30 (PRIME) -- Russia’s Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Oversight plans to hold technical consultations with Latvian authorities over fish products starting from August 3, the watchdog said late Wednesday.

On June 4, the watchdog temporarily banned supplies of all fish products from Latvia and Estonia due to violations uncovered during inspections and due to presence of prohibited or harmful substances.

Later, the Federal Service for Consumer Rights Protection and Human Welfare Oversight banned imports of canned fish from four Latvian producers, with the ban to come into force on Saturday.

Latvian relevant authorities started eliminating the uncovered violations and provided their comments to the veterinary and phytosanitary oversight watchdog on July 23, and the watchdog’s specialists are now analyzing them.

The watchdog also believes that the E.U. blinks at uncovering of prohibited or harmful substances in products that are being supplied to Russia.

Latvia and Estonia recently submitted claims over the Russian ban on fish imports to the Council of the E.U.

The European Commission said then that the Russian ban contradicted rules of the World Trade Organization (WTO).

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