South Korea has lifted its import restrictions on beef and beef products from some EU member states, the European Commission has announced.

Brussels said on Friday (27 September) Denmark and the Netherlands would be the first countries to be able to ship products.

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Seoul put in place restrictions on EU beef in the wake of the bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) outbreak in 2001.

The Commission said it would “work closely with South Korea “to secure market access” for the remaining member states that are still awaiting export approval for beef and beef products.

Brussels said South Korean officials had “provided assurances” during a meeting held on 4 Septembe the pending applications from other member “would be processed in due time”.

Phil Hogan, the EU’s Commissioner for Agriculture, said: “Following confirmation of access for Danish and Dutch operators, I hope that it won’t be long before operators in other EU Member States are approved for export to this important and valuable market.”

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