Govt rules on cassava exports

Govt rules on cassava exports

JAKARTA (JP): The Industry and Trade Ministry has issued a new
set of regulations for exporters of cassava to the European Union
countries, allowing only registered companies to export the
commodity.

Based on a decree by the minister of industry and trade,
companies must obtain export quotas from the International Trade
Directorate General in the ministry, export certificates and the
Certificates of Origin of Imports of Agricultural Products from
the ministry's provincial offices, before the cassava could be
exported to the European Union.

The export quota of cassava is set every year by the ministry.
(das)