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This report provides updated contact information for Greece and gives an overview of Greek food laws in the EU context.

Greece, as a member of the European Union, follows EU directives and regulations.

In MY 2019/20, cotton production is estimated at 1.67 million bales, up 18.8 percent from the previous season due to significant area increase, favorable weather conditions during harvest...

In Greece, there are over 15,000 enterprises engaged in food processing, producing goods valued at approximately $11 billion.

EU-27+UK chicken meat production is expected to increase slightly again in 2020 driven by both domestic and export demand.

Greece, as a member of the European Union, follows EU directives and regulations.

On April 11, 2018, the European Commission published a proposal to amend the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive to answer Member States’ demand for tools to tackle dual quality of foodstuff....

The EU started the post-quota era with an all-time record sugar production of 22.8 million MT for MY 2017/2018, of which 21.1 million MT is for processing into sugar....

Total EU oilseeds area and production in MY 2018/19 is forecast slightly upward due to increasing acreage of all three major oilseeds (rapeseed, soybean and sunflower).

Greece is the EU’s main cotton grower, accounting for more than 80 percent of total European production.

On March 12, 2018, the EU alcoholic beverages industry presented a “joint’ self-regulatory proposal on nutrition labeling and ingredients listing to the European Commission.