Farmers in developing nations will find it even harder to export food to the EU.

The European Union is attempting to export its regulations to farmers in countries that are outside of the EU; forcing them to adopt burdensome rules if they are to trade their goods within Europe.

This will oblige them to bear more costs which will make it even harder for them to overcome existing EU protectionist measures, such as punitive trade tariffs, and compete with well subsidised continental farmers.

Commission Green Paper on agricultural product quality: product standards, farming requirements and quality schemes COM(08) 641