AthensATHENS, Mar 24The Greek government establishes control over the stocks of a number of categories of goods, in particular, fertilizers, feed, cereals, flour, oil, failure to provide or provide an inaccurate declaration will result in fines from 1,000 to 100,000 euros, said cabinet spokesman Giannis Ikonomou at a briefing on Thursday.According to him According to the law, «thorough control of stocks across seven categories of goods» is provided for in a law passed by Parliament on Wednesday.France recognized Russia's indispensability in the food market»In particular, companies at all stages of the supply chain must submit data on stocks of raw materials for the production of fertilizers, feed, grains of all kinds, in particular, within two days after publication in the official gazette» Government Gazette «, these are wheat, barley, oats, corn, flour, in particular wheat or semolina flour, flour from other cereals, oil and, in particular, olive oil, sunflower oil, palm oil and corn oil,» Iconomou said. entails sanctions such as confiscation and an administrative fine ranging from 1,000 to 100,000 euros, he said. He recalled that this measure was in place before the start of the pandemic, and together with centralized information about the country's reserves, it is the «key» to prevent speculation .»We are preparing for any surprises and do not just follow the development of events, we care about the safety of citizens, and t also about the country's stability,» Iconomou said. Commenting on reports that at least three major supermarket chains have already set a retail ceiling for sunflower oil, flour and sugar, he said that many retailers are behaving like that.
The world is facing a food crisis due to the events in Ukraine, Macron said»They also behaved in some product categories during the pandemic. Already, the government, as I told you in my introductory position, requires the declaration of stocks of a number of products related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the possibility of shortages. On Monday, the Prime Minister will meet with the Minister of Rural Development. The topic of the meeting and discussion will be reserves and possible risks. We will take all necessary measures regarding the security of the supply chain,» Ikonomu said. He noted that there was no question of a food crisis.
