Analysis and countermeasures for the obstruction of agro-products export from China to EU due to pesticide residues

Abstract

The European Union（EU）， as an important target market for the export of the agro-products of China， always keeps a relatively high food safety protection level， strict pesticide management policy and low tolerance to pesticide residue.In recent years， there is an increasing trend that the agro-products of China are hindered during their export to the EU due to pesticide residue problems， as a result of the higher requirements for agro-product import further raised by the EU. Brought by its greater effort to promote the strategy of sustainable agricultural development， the EU has continuously tightened its policy on the registration and use of pesticides and its maximum residue limit of multiple pesticides.Based on the export violation data of China agro-products notified by RASFF from 2012 to 2022， this article sorts through and analyzes the current situation and reasons of Chinese agro-products being hindered from exporting to EU because of pesticide residues， aiming at providing a reference to grasp the trend of EU trade barriers to pesticide residues and improving the foresight and initiative in dealing with EU technical barriers to trade of agro-products.

Keywords

• european union
• pesticide residue
• agro-products
• export
• trade barriers