Poland must harmonize veterinary standards to get acesss to EU pork market

One of the toughest matters in the process of harmonization of Polish law with the EU is veterinarian supervision and food production hygiene supervision. Deputy Agriculture Ministry and general veterinarian Andrzej Komorowski says Poland must adjust about 25% of its law. "We have to vote through 628 directives and this number is still increasing," said Komorowski. The EU awaits Poland to vote through a new veterinary bill, in which the government would give 106 directives compared to the recent one from 1997 which required only 34. The bill is one of the conditions that will allow exports of Polish pork to the EU. (Prawo i Gospodarka, page 2)