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The new bridge will be built on the Ukrainian-Moldovan state border in the area of Yampil (Ukraine) — Cosăuţi  (Moldova) settlements.

The corresponding agreement on the construction of the bridge was signed by the Deputy Prime Minister for Reconstruction - the Minister of Community Development, Territories and Infrastructure of Ukraine, Oleksandr Kubrakov, and the Minister of Infrastructure and Regional Development of Moldova, Lilia Dabizhaiu.

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Canada has extended the decree on the abolition of customs duties on Ukrainian goods until June 9, 2024.

The order on exemption from customs duties in Ukraine entered into force on June 9, 2022. It is noted that since the Free Trade Agreement with Ukraine was valid (August 1, 2017), Canada has abolished tariffs on 99,9% of import of agricultural products from Ukraine, including fish and seafood, as well as sunflower oil.

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63 000 drivers have already registered in the electronic border crossing queue during the service. In general, a month after eCherga has been launched, almost 155 000 trucks crossed the border using online registration. 15% of all drivers registered in the eCherga system are foreigners. In particular, these are carriers from Poland, Lithuania, Moldova, the Czech Republic and Türkiye.  Now about 12 000 trucks are waiting to cross the border in the online queue.

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The European Commission is working to launch a pilot project to counter-guarantee Export Credit Agencies so that they can continue on-cover for export of the EU companies to Ukraine, as well as on solving the problem of war risk insurance, European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis said in the European Parliament on Tuesday at the debate about Ukraine.

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In 2024, Ukrainian soybean exporters will need a traceability certificate for deliveries to the European Union.

The new EU legislation on combating deforestation introduces strict requirements for traceability of each individual batch of imported soybeans up to the field. In particular, fields where soybeans are grown must not have had deforestation in the past, and companies must properly certify this under the EU's innovations.

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Explanations to the requirements of Canadian legislation regarding manufacturers of dairy products and those specified in the biosecurity certificate are published on the official web portal of the State Food and Consumer Service in the chapter Requirements of the countries.

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A transport visa-free regime" will be introduced between Ukraine and North Macedonia. It provides for the cancellation of permits for bilateral and transit traffic for vehicles of Euro 3 and higher standard.

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Ukraine has joined the Connecting Europe Facility. The relevant Agreement between Ukraine and the EU on Ukraine’s participation in the European Union’s Connecting Europe Facility was signed  in Lviv by Oleksandr Kubrakov, Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration of Ukraine and Minister for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development, and Adina Vălean, European Commissioner for Transport.

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The production and export of rapeseed in 2022/23 marketing year in Ukraine became a record. 3,4 million tons of this oil will be shipped to foreign markets, which is 26% higher than last season.

At the moment, the forecast for rapeseed export in 2023/24 marketing year  is optimistic and is about 3,4 million tons. However, the speed and volume may be more wide in time than usual and it will depend on a number of factors.

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Starting from June 1, duties on import of sunflower seeds and sunflower oil into Türkiye increased from zero to 27% and 36%, respectively.

The measure is aimed at protecting local farmers from the influx of cheap imported raw materials ahead of the new harvest.

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