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Germany is a member of the European Union (EU) and generally follows EU directives and regulations, including those relating to the importation of food products.

On August 8 - 10, 2018, the World Apple and Pear Association (WAPA) presented the 2018 EU apple and pear crop forecast at the 42nd Prognosfruit convention in Warsaw/Poland.

Germany has 83 million of the world’s wealthiest consumers and is by far the biggest market in the European Union.

The Federal Association of the German Retail Grocery Trade (BVLH) has adopted a position paper on the feeding of livestock.

The Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) have rejected the objection against its decision to not classify an herbicide-resistant rapeseed as GE.

The new agricultural policy report of the German government declares that mandatory labeling for GE products is exhaustively regulated at EU level.