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All presentation slides in the attachment. The Management Committee and F.E.E.D.M. office thank all F.E.E.D.M. members for their participation.

The European Commission has published the templates for the MERCOSUR Quota Authorisation Certificate required for honey imported under the EU tariff rate quota (TRQ), as well as the transitional Origin Certificate that will be accepted for up to three years after the...

Provisional application of the Interim Trade Agreement (ITA) from 01st of May 2026 between the European Union and Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. The F.E.E.D.M. Office has received the following replies from the Commission.

Applies exclusively to official controls. Effective from 1 January 2027.                                                        ...

Provisional application of the Interim Trade Agreement (ITA) from 01st of May 2026 between the European Union and Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. The F.E.E.D.M. Office has received the following replies from the Commission.

As of 12th of March 2025, the United States applies a 25 % tariff on imports of EU steel and aluminium. The EU is planning to react with counter tariffs of various products amongst others honey, starting with 1st of April and fully applying on 13th of April 2025....

Ms Sandra Benítez from Honeygreen SAU (member of ASEMIEL-ANIMPA) joined the Technical Working Group (TWG) after application and internal voting of the TWG members. If further F.E.E.D.M. members want to join the TWG, please send your application to the office.

F.E.E.D.M. participated with one on-site participant, four active online participants and several inactive online participants in the Civil Dialogue Group (CDG) meeting. Main topics of the agenda were the honey market overview, the Honey Platform as well as the JRC...

A quota of 18,507.32 t for import of Ukrainian honey into the EU will apply rom 01st of January 2025. As soon as the quota is exhausted, the standard tariff rate of 17.3 % will be reintroduced immediately, without a transitional period.

The EPBA (European Professional Beekeeping Association) informed the office about an information event open for any interested people, especially lab experts, regarding the technical details of the DNA analysis mentioned in their press statement from 28th of September...

F.E.E.D.M. experts for the honey platform, composition of the platform and date for the first meeting on 06th of November 2024.