Working session 2: Experience of LIP support systems in Romania

1. Working session 2: Experience of LIP support systems in Romania

2. Contents • Introduction • Legal framework • LIP development • Challenges/ Key barriers • Steps to take - a development perspective

3. Intro Romanian farming • A rich tradition regarding agriculture, huge market potential • Many farms producing traditional products for home consumption • An emerging increased new demand for quality and artisanal food in urban areas. • Localized systems tend to be quite weak, facing • a poorly developed marketing infrastructure • A poor co-ordination among actors • An intense competition from imports • An additional burden of EU hygiene regulations

4. Legal framework • Community legislation: • R (EC) no. 510/2006 • R (EC) no. 1898/2006 • National legislation: • GD. 828/2007 • MARD Order no. 690/2004 • MARD Order no. 906/2007

5. 3 different systems • Traditional products attesting system (OM 690 /2004) • Identification of Ro traditional products nationwide; • Producers could join for registration and acquisition protection at national and Community • EU Quality policy for agricultural products • Agicultural and food products protected designation system (PDO / PGI, TSG) • Voluntary certification schemes - AE

6. 1. MARD Order no. 690/2004 Set the conditions and criteria for attesting traditional products Beneficiaries: • authorized individuals • family associations • limited liability companies • economic associations and joint stock companies. Simple, voluntary, free of charge procedure: • APPLICATION include the following elements • product name; • method of production • elements to provide assessment of traditional; • description of the product • the minimum requirements and procedures for verification and control • 3850 traditional products are attested nationwide at the end of 2011

7. 2. Specific EU quality schemes PDO PGI TSG protect product names from misuse and imitation • GD. 828/2007establishes authorities responsible for • checking documentation - MARD• checking the labeling and use of market logo - NAPC• Control and inspection of the documentation - private inspection and certification bodies(accredited according to EU Standard EN 45011) • MARD Order 906/2007 establishes procedures for:• registration for (PGI or PDO)• national opposition• for transmitting documents to the EC• Specific rules on the model and use the national logo Beneficiaries: Producers Groups: Control and inspection: on a contractual fee EU: 1000 registered names, d.c. 1 PGI Romanian product

8. 3. Food Quality Certification Schemes • 440 differents voluntary certification schemes in EU • 1 voluntary certification scheme in RO • Agriculturaecologica • Products: milk, meat, egs, fish, fruits&vegetables cereals, oils, honey • Production process covered by the scheme • Crop production • Animal production • Agricultural inputs • Food processing • distribution

9. REGIONS OF TRADITIONAL PRODUCT CERTIFICATION - Regiunea ALBA : Alba, Sibiu, Cluj, Mureş REGIUNEA TIMIS : Arad, Timis, Hunedoara, Caras-Severin, Mehedinti, Gorj REGIUNEA BRAŞOV : Brasov, Harghita, Covasna, Prahova, Dambovita REGIUNEA ARGES : Arges, Valcea, Dolj, Olt, Ilfov, Teleorman, Giurgiu REGIUNEA BIHOR : Bihor, Satu Mare, Maramures, Bistrita Nasaud, Salaj REGIUNEA IAŞI : Iasi, Botosani, Suceava, Neamt, Bacau, Vaslui REGIUNEA GALAŢI :Galaţi, Brăila, Vrancea, Buzău, Ialomiţa, Călăraşi, Constanţa, Tulcea

10. TRADITIONAL PRODUCTS CERTIFIED DURING 2005 -2011

11. GROUPS OF CERTIFIED PRODUCTS 2011

12. Specific constraints • Traditional branding incentives • A wide quality information gap between producers and consumers • Lack of local processing facilities • Entrepreneurial deficit; • Lack of networks linking local economic actors: • Excessive food & hygiene regulations • The time it takes to sell locally

13. Steps to take - a development perspective • Local infrastructure development • Accurate and trustworthy information for consumers • Consumers are protection against unfair trading practices • linkages to specific “terroir” to be maintained through appropriate producers organisation