According to the EU Commission Regulation 2022/34 of 22 December 2021, Georgia has been added to the list of countries from which snails are allowed to be exported to the EU market.

The adoption of this regulation was preceded by measures taken by the Ministry of Environment and Agriculture and the National Food Agency to approximate with the relevant EU aquis, as foreseen by the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (DCFTA).

It should be noted that a number of projects supporting the development of snail production in Georgia have been implemented by the Rural Development Agency of the Ministry of Environment and Agriculture. In total, 38 loans worth more than 10 million GEL were issued for the creation and development of snail production under the preferential agro-credit project, with co-financing from the Rural Development Agency amounting to more than 824,000 GEL.

In addition, Georgian honey (from 2016), Black Sea anchovy (from 2017), pet food (dogs, cats) (from 2020) and certain categories of non-food products (leather, wool) are also allowed to be exported from Georgia to the EU market.

It should be noted that in 2021, 173 tons of honey was exported to various markets, including 143 tons exported to European countries. The total value of exported honey was 657 thousand US dollars. The increase in the value of exports, compared to the same period last year, is 436%, and the volume - 696%.