ＥＵ、輸入規制緩和　栽培キノコなど―農水省

　農林水産省は２１日、欧州連合（ＥＵ）が東京電力福島第１原発事故後に実施してきた日本産の食品に対する輸入規制を緩和すると発表した。栽培キノコ類や福島県産タケノコについて、放射性物質検査証明書などが不要となる。１０月１０日に実施する。
　ＥＵによる規制緩和は２０１９年１１月以来。直近２年の放射性物質に関するデータに基づき、ＥＵが今月２０日に規制の改定を公表した。ＥＵに合わせ、アイスランドやノルウェーなども同様の対応をとる。
　輸出実績を考慮すると、今回の緩和で放射性物質検査証明書の発行はゼロに、規制対象地域外であることを示す産地証明書も７割程度削減される見通し。同省は「大幅な事務負担の軽減につながり、輸出が伸びる可能性がある」と指摘する。ただ、野生キノコ類や福島県産の一部水産物などへの規制は残っており、撤廃に向け交渉を続ける。（2021/09/21-15:43）

The European Union will ease its import restrictions on some Japanese food products introduced after the 2011 meltdowns at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.'s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, Japan's agriculture ministry said Tuesday.
   Exporters of bamboo shoots made in the northeastern prefecture of Fukushima, home to the stricken plant, and cultivated mushrooms will no longer be required to submit certificates of radiation checks, effective from Oct. 10.
   The EU disclosed its rule relaxation, the first since November 2019, on Monday, deciding the move based on data on radioactive substances in the last two years. Iceland, Norway and two other non-EU European countries will also make a similar rule change.
   Considering Japan's export records, the number of radiation check certificates issued to the region and the countries is expected to drop to zero and that of certificates of origin, which show the products are not from restricted areas, by some 70 pct, according to the ministry.
   The easing of the restrictions will "greatly reduce the burden of administrative work and possibly increase exports," a ministry official said.