AreaChina (Mainland)

Commodity GroupMeat

CommodityBovine meat

Date01/04/2017

Policy CategoryTrade

Policy InstrumentImport ban lifted

DescriptionSigned a formal protocol with Ireland on inspection, quarantine and veterinary health requirements for Irish frozen beef to be exported to China. With the conclusion of the formalities, Ireland could restart exporting beef to China – exports which had been banned following a bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) outbreak in Europe in 2000.