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maart 06, 2025
Belpotato.be roept op om getekende contracten correct uit te voeren
Met verbazing verneemt Belpotato.be de voorstellen van enkele afnemers van aardappelen waarbij ze éénzijdig vanuit de afnemer de gecontracteerde hoeveelheden verminderen zonder enige vorm van overleg bij reeds getekende contracten.
december 23, 2022
WTO rejects Colombian anti-dumping duties on frozen fries from Belgium, Germany and The Netherlands
Arbitrators have in substance ruled in favour of the EU in the first WTO appeal dealt with under the ‘Multi-party interim appeal arbitration arrangement', known as the ‘MPIA'.
maart 08, 2021
EU brengt duidelijkheid in toepassing MRL voor kiemremmer CIPC in aardappel
Het dossier is echter nog niet afgerond. Het tMRL zal opnieuw worden bekeken op basis van de monitoringgegevens die uiterlijk op 31 december 2021 aan de Commissie moeten worden gerapporteerd.
augustus 31, 2020
Bruselas aprueba plan búlgaro de ayuda a productores de patatas por el Covid-19
La Comisión Europea ha aprobado un plan búlgaro de aproximadamente 29 millones de euros para ayudar a los agricultores que crían rumiantes grandes y pequeños y a los productores de patatas afectados por el brote de coronavirus.
januari 13, 2020
Belgapom: Maximum effort required to remove CIPC from potato storage sheds
Entering a new era in potato storage: Belgapom has formulated its position on how to handle chlorpropham as of the 2020 harvest.
juli 30, 2019
Getting to the Root of Food Safety in the Potato Industry
Sensor-based sorter manufacturer TOMRA offers their insights on the impact of sorting technology on food safety in the Potato Processing Industry Sponsored Content
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november 10, 2018
Llevarían a Colombia ante la OMC por imposición de aranceles
El país suramericano quiere aplicar impuestos contra las papas fritas de Bélgica, Países Bajos y Alemania.
augustus 20, 2018
Belgapom and VAVI respond to commotion in potato sector
The warm and dry weather of recent months has caused a commotion in the potato sector in Northern Europe. This is why representatives of both the Dutch and Belgian potato sectors came together to discuss the situation and to voice their concerns.
augustus 14, 2018
Potato growers propose pan-European approach to resolve contract issues with processors due to extreme weather
The North-Western European Potato Growers (NEPG) conclude that the potato production this year in North-Western Europe will be much lower than average and that quality issues will be a main challenge.
mei 23, 2017
Unlawful use of farm-saved seed potatoes in Belgium leads to large fine and damage compensation
The Antwerp Court of Appeal has sentenced a farmer in the Belgian province of Antwerp to pay a large fine and damage compensation to Breeders Trust for not reporting his acreage farm saved seed for the varieties Asterix and Fontane which are protected under Plant Breeders’ Rights.
oktober 22, 2013
Breeders Trust sues Belgian farmers and a French Fry Manufacturer for illegal multiplication of seed potatoes.
Breeders Trust, an organisation set up by seed potato companies to enforce proper contributions by farmers for use of proprietary potato varieties, has sued two Belgian Farmers for infraction of breeders rights of potato varieties.
april 08, 2011
Breeders Trust commences legal proceedings against Belgian government
Breeders Trust, an organisation looking after the interest of potato breeders, is taking the Belgian Federaal Agentschap voor de Veiligheid van de Voedselketen (FAVV;Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain) to court. Sponsored Content 