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Germany is a Member State of the European Union (EU) and applies the certification requirements described in the EU Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards (FAIRS) Certification Report.

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.

Hot topics of the 19th international “Fuels of the Future” congress included the EU’s Green Deal and “Fit for 55” package, biofuels and its alternatives (e-mobility, hydrogen, electricity-based fuels); CO2 pricing; and market conditions for biofuels and their feedstocks.

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

In November 2018, FAS Berlin secured the release of two containers of high value product from the U.S. destined for the German market.

The German Minister of the Environment revealed a plan to end glyphosate use on November 6, 2018.

Germany is a Member State of the European Union (EU) and applies the certification requirements described in the EU-28 Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards (FAIRS) Certification....

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.

Consumer demand for less plastic packaging was a key issue at the recent German Fruit and Vegetable Congress DOGK in Duesseldorf.

In June 2018, FAS Berlin received a request to facilitate the export of five takins – a “goat-antelope” from the eastern Himalayas – from Berlin’s zoo (Tierpark) to their new home....

Public rejection of genetically engineered (GE) plants in Germany is widespread; there is no commercial GE crop production and practically no foods labeled as Genetically Modified Organisms....

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.