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Italy, as part of the European Community, has implemented EU regulations for the import of products of animal and plant origin.

This report is intended to supplement the FAS U.S. Mission to the EU’s Food & Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards (FAIRS) report with Italy-specific information.

This report is updated to include updates Egypt’s new import procedures for corn, soybeans, and wheat, which will come into force on January 1, 2017.

Italy is the second largest olive oil producer in the European Union (EU) after Spain and accounts for approximately one-quarter of the EU-28 olive acreage.

This report is intended to supplement the FAS U.S. Mission to the EU’s Food & Agricultural ImportRegulations and Standards (FAIRS) report with Italy-specific information.

The Italian food-processing industry continues to be highly fragmented, and depends almost entirely on raw material imports, most of which come from other EU countries.