OREANDA-NEWS. January 23, 2007. Thus, in 2008 the quota for wines with maximum alcohol content of 15% is set at the level of 60 thousand hl. with subsequent growth up to 70 thousand hl in 2009, 80 thousand hl - in 2010, 100 thousand hl - in 2011, and 120 thousand hl - in 2012. Sugar quotas were set at a level of 15 thousand tons in 2008, 20 thousand tons - in 2009, 25 thousand tons - in 2010, 30 thousand tons - in 2011 and 34 thousand tons in 2012, reported the press-centre of InvestPrivatBank.

The quota on sausages, canned meat and other meat products will make 500 tons per year in 2008-2009 and 600 tons p. a. in 2010-2012. Quotas for frozen and fresh meat (beef, pork, lamb) are set at a rate of 3 thousand tons annually in 2008-2009 and 4 thousand tons in 2010-2012.

Quotas for frozen and fresh poultry meat make 400 tons annually in 2008-2009 and 500 tons in 2010-2012. Quotas for pork and beef, corned, dried or smoked; meat flour, pork and beef powder are fixed at a rate of 400 tons annually in 2008-2009 and 500 tons in 2010-2012. According to the decision of EU, Moldova will be able to export 1 thousand tons of dairy products a year in 2008-2009 and 1.5 thousand per year in 2010-2012; fresh eggs - up to $ 90 million in 2008, 95 million - in 2009, 100 million - in 2010, 110 million- in 2011 and 120 million - in 2012.

The quota for the export of shell eggs without yolks was set at a level of 200 tons per year in 2008-2009 and 300 tons p.a. in 2010-2012. The quota for the export of cereals amounted to: wheat - 25 thousand tons in 2008, 30 thousand tons - in 2009, 35 thousand tons - in 2010, 40 thousand tons - in 2011 and 50 thousand tons - in 2012; barley - 20 thousand tons in 2008, 25 thousand tons - in 2009, 30 thousand tons - in 2010, 35 thousand tons - in 2011 and 45 thousand tons - in 2012; corn - 15 thousand tons - in 2008, 20 thousand tons - in 2009, 25 thousand tons - in 2010, 30 thousand tons - in 2011 and 40 thousand tons in 2012.

Tomatoes, cucumbers, courgettes, grapes, apples, pears, quince, apricots, cherries, peaches, nectarines and plums are exempted from the export tax. Currently, Moldova uses System of Preferences GSP +, provided by EU on January 1, 2006, which offers free access to the European market for 607 trade groups from 700 exported by Moldova, or 87% of the total export. Concurrently with validation of the agreement on trade preferences, this quota will rise up to 97%. Within the framework of CIS, Georgia uses this regime as well.