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Poland as a member of the European Union applies EU directives and regulations to agricultural imports with only few exceptions.

On December 10, 2014, the Constitutional Court (CC) announced its verdict that a ban on ritual slaughter is unconstitutional.

Opportunities exist for U.S. agricultural products in Poland, but there are challenges in light of its EU membership and the Euro zone situation.

It is estimated that in 2014 Polish exports of dairy products to Russia will be US$ 65 million lower than in 2013.

In 2013, the number of food retail outlets in Saudi Arabia was estimated at 40,435 stores, an increase of 15 percent over their number in 2012.

The hotel, restaurant and institutional (HRI) food service sector in Saudi Arabia has been rapidly growing in the past decade.

U.S. food and agricultural product exports to Saudi Arabia reached a record-high level of $1.425 billion in FY 2014, an increase of 24 percent over the previous year.

This FAIRS Certificates Report lists major export certificates required by Saudi Arabia’s regulatory and import control agencies for the importation of food and agricultural product into the Kingdom.

Poland is a leading world apple exporter. In MY 2014/15 Poland’s total apple product is estimated at 3.5 million metric tons, an increase of nearly 13 percent from the previous year’s crop.

On October 6th, 2014 Russia imposed a ban on re-export of plant products from Poland to Russia.

This FAIRS Country Report contains updates of the regulatory requirements and procedures for importing food and agricultural products into Saudi Arabia.

Polish Minister of Agriculture strongly criticized the decision of the EC suspending support to the EU producers of fruit and vegetables affected by the Russian ban on imports of agricultural products