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The Czech veterinary services are required to fulfill health and welfare guarantees according to the current veterinary certificate when laboratory tests of animals for brucellosis are negative.

U.S. pork and beef exports concluded the first half of 2012 in solid fashion, with June pork exports 4 percent higher in value than last year on steady volume.

The next step, according to the minister, is the process of negotiation of export requirements and an International Health Certificate (CSI).

The agreement states that the certificates can be managed with the use of the Advanced Electronic Signature through the Mexican Foreign Trade Digital Window.

This accession is particularly important for the EU, as the EU is Russia's first trading partner and Russia is the EU's third trading partner. For the first time both entities will be bound by multilateral rules and obligations for their mutual trade.

Between January and May 2012 exports of pork from the European Union amounted to a total of 1,285,605 tons.

Belarus will step up measures to prevent the import of pork from Tver Oblast and Volgograd Oblast, Russia due to an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF).

The total pork exports to China and Hong Kong in May were 22,032 metric tonnes or 102% higher than a year ago.

Despite a decline in pig population by 1.7% (-3.2% for sows), the EU pig meat production is expected to remain stable in 2012 and then to decline by 2% the following year.

UK pork exports to end of April continue their steady upwards trend with a rise of 7.23%.

The European Commission has approved 20 programmes to promote agricultural products in the European Union and in third countries.

Exports of some specific products have grown faster than the average, for example, exports of pork are up by almost 120%, which translates into new trade of almost € 200 million.

WTO confirmed that the United States Country-of-Origin Labelling (COOL) measure discriminates against Canadian livestock and is inconsistent with the WTO trade obligations of the United States.

The study found that the economic development associated with hog production and exporting pork contributes $9.28 billion to the Canadian economy.

The measures proposed by the European Commission for resolving of the situation are not appropriate, that’s why the renewal of trade in live pigs is not possible now.

Exports of pork from January-April increased by 6.6%.