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Article: Hungary set to join the EU.
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- AgExporter
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- August 1, 2003
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This article is the second in a series that AgExporter is running on the Central and East European countries preparing for full EU membership, and the implications of those accessions for U.S. agricultural exports. These articles are appearing in various issues through May 2004, when the accessions are scheduled to be completed.
On May 1, 2004, Hungary will join the EU (European Union). Along with this membership will come adoption of a host of EU rules governing agricultural subsidies, common import tariffs and sanitary and phytosanitary regulations. EU membership will reduce tariffs on many U.S. agricultural exports to Hungary, but this gain may be offset by the ...