BRUSSELS (AP) -- The European Union will be able to resume vegetable exports to Russia after the two sides settled their dispute over the handling of the deadly E. coli outbreak in Germany.
Russia banned imports of EU vegetables early this month to try to stop the outbreak spreading east, a move the EU called disproportionate and unnecessary.
Wednesday's decision will allow EU member states to immediately resume exports if they can show their produce is free from the deadly bacteria that caused a major health scare in Germany.
Ten days after no new cases are reported in EU member states, full exports can resume without special certification.
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