# Brussels casts pall over Tunisia’s desert jewel – POLITICO

> EU regulators are considering limits on cadmium, a heavy metal, in phosphate rock imports. The rules threaten Tunisia's state-owned Compagnie des Phosphates de Gafsa, which has already seen production collapse since the 2011 revolution. The article says the EU decision could effectively end the company's operations.

- Date: 2018-10-12 · published 2018-10-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Tunisia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62859-brussels-casts-pall-over-tunisia-s-desert-jewel-politico
- Commodities: [Phosphate Rock](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PHOSROCK.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter cadmium limits on imports would cut phosphate rock supply into Europe and could firm phosphate prices and raise the cost of fertilizer inputs. The effect depends on how strict the final EU rule is.

## Read by commodity

- PHOSROCK: bullish ▲

## Sources

- politico.eu: https://www.politico.eu/article/brussels-casts-pall-over-tunisias-desert-jewel/

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