Trade facilitation measures to streamline intra-EU supply chains for animal products also agreed
Singapore has approved Greece, Lithuania and Latvia as new sources for meat, eggs and egg products, further expanding its European Union import network and reinforcing agri-food trade ties with the bloc.
The latest approvals bring the total number of EU member states authorised to export meat and egg products to Singapore to 18, according to a joint statement by the EU Delegation to Singapore, the National Parks Board (NParks), and the Singapore Food Agency (SFA).
Existing approved exporters include Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Sweden.
“The EU and Singapore agreed to continue to work closely to further facilitate trade in animal products,” the statement said. It added that the new approvals and related trade facilitation measures will take effect once administrative requirements are completed by relevant authorities on both sides.
In a further liberalization step, Singapore and the EU have also agreed to allow raw materials used in the production of meat and egg products to be sourced from any EU member state already approved by Singapore, rather than requiring animals and derived products to originate within a single country.
Officials said the change will streamline intra-EU supply chains and improve efficiency in the export of animal-based food products to Singapore, strengthening overall trade flexibility between the two markets.
