Bulgaria received official confirmation from the European Commission on the conclusion of the talks on the trade with agricultural products between Bulgaria and the EU, Economy Ministry press release reads. The European Commission accepted Bulgaria's demands, which this country put forward on May 17 and 18 at the last round of the talks. An agreement has been reached that certain quotas be zero-rated and that export subsidies will not be granted for pork, sausages, processed pork, cheese, curds, fresh and processed tomatoes, and apples. It has been agreed that the quotas be introduces as of July 1, 2000. Bulgaria and the European Commission must draft and adopt a bill on their application as of this date. Together with Hungary, the Czech republic, Slovakia, Estonia, Latvia and Slovenia, Bulgaria ended the talks on the new concessions on the trade with agricultural products with the EU, reads the press release