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Belgrade , 8.April , 2013 .

Implementation of OECD Scheme for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables into national legal framework and its influence on market. Kolinda Hrehorovic. Belgrade , 8.April , 2013. Geographical and agro climate situation. Percent( % ) of cultivable area.

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Belgrade , 8.April , 2013 .

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  1. Implementation of OECD Scheme for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables into national legal framework and its influence on market Kolinda Hrehorovic Belgrade, 8.April, 2013.

  2. Geographical and agro climate situation Percent(%) of cultivable area • Favourable climate conditions for fruit and vegetable production; • Serbia is located in Western Balkan ; • Land configuration: predominantly plain and part of hilly-mountainous regions; • The average annual temperature is around 11 to 12°C , with annual falls of 600-800mm in the plain regions and 800-1.200mm in the hilly-mountainous regions; • Map of the percentage of cultivable area. Less then 75 75 - 85 85 - 90 90 - 95 Over 95 Belgrade, 8.April, 2013.

  3. Fruit Production Source:Statistical Office Source:Statistical Office • Orchard have 239,948hectars and share 5.7% of cultivable land; • The biggest areas of land are planted with plums, table grapes, apples and sour cherries and among berries, raspberries and strawberries are the most important fruit; • Average annual production of fruit in the last five years • is around1.565.000 tons. Belgrade, 8.April, 2013.

  4. Vegetable Production Source:Statistical Office Source:Statistical Office • Vegetable gardens have 281,000 hectars and share 9% of cultivable land; • Biggest areas of land are planted with potatoes, cabbage, peppers, tomato, melon and watermelon; • Average annual production of vegetables in the last five years is around 2.050.000 tons. • There are a significant production value in relativly • small areas Belgrade, 8.April, 2013.

  5. Foreign Trade of Fruit and Vegetables • The average annual value of fruit exports • in the last five years is around 365 milion $ • Raspberry has the greatest share inexport • value; • Apples, plums, sour cherriesand blackberries • have far less exportvalue; • Countries exported-RussianFederation, • Austria,BiH ,Germany,Romania and others . Source:Statistical Office • The average annual value of vegetables • exports in the last five years is around 70 mil $ • Peppers has the greatest share in export • value; • Potatoes, water melons, tomatoes (fresh • or chilled) and onionhave less export value; • Countries exported-EU • countries(58%), CEFTA • countries (27%) and • RussianFederation. Source:Statistical Office - increasing export value - stabile and steady foreign trade Belgrade, 8.April, 2013.

  6. International standardization of F&V and their applications UN/ECE standardization FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius standardization European Commission Regulations OECD F&V Scheme Helping practice Applications & national standards Directly on national level National applications Applying all the international and national requirements! Belgrade, 8.April, 2013.

  7. OECD – Scheme for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables OECD – Organisation for EconomicCo-operation and Development 1 – Scheeme for Seeds 2 – Scheeme for Tractors 3 – Scheeme for Forest Reproductive Material 4 – Scheeme for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables • The main objective is to facilitate international trade through the harmonization of implementation and interpretation of marketing standards. • A further objective is to facilitate mutual recognition of inspections by participating countries. The Scheme also involved in defining inspection procedures that are recognized in many countries, and in sponsored training courses, to improve its quality inspection system. • These objectives are achieved in close collaboration with the UNECE andCODEX Alimentarius. Belgrade, 8.April, 2013.

  8. Fresh Fruit and Vegetables • Quality Classification of product: • 10 specific marketing standards – requirements for marketing quality • General marketing standard – for all f&v without SMS • Conformity to the standards – obligatory at all market stages • Conformity controls EC 543/2011 Quality requirements: • classification, • sizing, • packaging, • storing, • transport, • presentation, • origin • labelling Belgrade, 8.April, 2013.

  9. Marketing Standards Structure • Definition of produce – botanical latin name + national language • Provisions concerning quality – Minimum requirements, Maturity requirements, • Classification - Extra, I.class, II. Class • Sizing • Tolerances – quality, size • Presentation • Marking – identification, nature of produce, origin, commercial specification Belgrade, 8.April, 2013.

  10. Marketing Standards General Marketing Standards • General requirements for all fruit & vegetables at all market levels • Minimum requirements • Maturity requirements • Tolerances - 10% general • Origin Specific Marketing Standards • Citrus fruits ( except grapefruits) • Table grapes • Apples • Pears, • Peaches and nectarines • Kiwi fruit • Strawberries • Tomatoes • Lettuce, endivia • Sweet peppers Belgrade, 8.April, 2013.

  11. Serbian pre - acceptation procedure Formal letter to the OECD Secretariat requesting to join the OECD Fruit and Vegetables Scheme (15 November, 2007); Request of Serbia to join in to the OECD Fruit and Vegetables Scheme and presents the fruit and vegetables sector in Serbia (11-12 December, 2007); OECD Mission in the Serbian Fruit and Vegetable Sector (18-20 Jun,2008); Evaluation of Serbia’s request for accession to the Fruit and Vegetables Scheme (3-4 December, 2008); The Committee for Agriculture endorsed and the OECD Council adopted the proposal and admitted Serbia to the OECD Scheme for the Application of International Standards for Fruit and Vegetables Scheme (12 January, 2009); The Republic of Serbia submitted its first Progress Report in December 2009,secondin December 2010. and third in December 2011; In 2012 Serbia became a fullfil membership of OECD Scheeme. Belgrade, 8.April, 2013.

  12. OECD RECOMMENDATIONS Application of OECD/UNECE or equivalent (adequate) standards for exported products of fresh fruit and vegetables by creating the appropriate legislation (laws, regulations, decisions and procedures). By introducing the system of trainings for inspectors and authorised control bodies, as well as organisation of training courses for training producers and traders. The application of the Operation Rules of OECD-a for conformity checks of products exported according to the Scheme 4.Application of Certificate OECD on conformity Belgrade, 8.April, 2013.

  13. APPROPRIATE LEGISLATION Legislation adopted in 2009. Food SafetyLaw Legislation adopted in 2010. Rule bookon the content and manner of keeping the Central Register of facilities (data-base) Rule bookon the list of products and the manner of carrying out controls (data-base) Rule bookon official controls of agricultural products Legislation adopted in 2011. UNECE standards for cherries FFV-13, strawberries FFV-35, berries FFV-57 and onions FFV- 25. Standards issued Institute of standardization and they are not obligatory. Legislation adopted in 2012. UNECE standards for apples FFV-50 and plums FFV-29 are prepare and waiting for their adoption in 2013. Rule book of marketing quality standards for fruit and vegetables in accordance with regulations (EC) 543/2011; I Belgrade, 8.April, 2013.

  14. II EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM Workshop and practical training regarding grades & standards, 14-19 May, 2009 Belgrade, Serbia. 13th International Training Course, Harmonisation of Fruit and Vegetables Quality Assessment, 30 June - 03 July, 2009, Mojmirovce, Slovakia Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Standardization Workshop, 24-28 August, 2009 Virginia,USA. Training Course for Fruit and Vegetables Quality Control, 28 September- 03 October, 2009 Netherlands. TAIEX Workshop for’ Quality Standards for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables, 22-23 October, 2009. Serbia, Belgrade. TAIEX Workshop for ``Fruit quality, labelling and market withdrawal``, 10 -23 November, 2010. Serbia, Belgrade. TAIEX Workshop for ``Quality Standards for Fresh Fruits and Vegetable``, 6 -7 July, 2011. Serbia, Belgrade. International Workshop on ``Commercial Quality Standards for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables for Countries of Southeast, Central and Eastern Europe``, 17-20. October, 2011, Croatia, Dubrovnik. Belgrade, 8.April, 2013.

  15. Inspection Service • Regional organization on IS • 25 districts • 11 Border Control Points • Control stage • - Primary producers • - Wholesale • - Retail ( supermarket chains) • - Export • - Import Belgrade, 8.April, 2013.

  16. INTERNAL QUALITY CONTROL Producer Laboratory Before marketing Analysis report Inspection Laboratory monitoring Analysis report Belgrade, 8.April, 2013.

  17. IMPORTQUALITY CONTROL Importer Filing an application Issue of a certificate for customs clearing purposes Organoleptic assessment and sampling of goods Instructions to the accredited Laboratory for product analysis Issue of a quality certificate Issue of a Decision on/ cancel requirement Analysis report Belgrade, 8.April, 2013.

  18. EXPORT QUALITY CONTROL Our legislation is not required quality check control for F&V in export; Weadopted Food Safety Law, 02. June, 2009; Article 55, defining obligation for exporter to provide confirmation (proof) that they fulfill all legal quality conditions for commodities. It depends from country to country, if the importing country requesting this confirmation; Rule book for Fruit and VegetablesQuality provide inspection obligatorily to quality check control in import and internal market Belgrade, 8.April, 2013.

  19. III QUALITY CHECK CONTROL IN EXPORT Control Conformity checks of fresh fruit and vegetables shall be carried out at the moment of exportduring packing before loading goods Control bodies will be responsible of conformity check for fruits and vegetables quality for UNECE standards and issue a certificate Inspection Service will be responsible to supervision system and control bodies. Supervision of the control bodies The Inspection Service will be responsible for supervision system to oversee the functioning of the system and database to do super (extra) control of products, if the exporter is not satisfied with the inspection of the control body to do the check quality control for the large consignments of major exporters Belgrade, 8.April, 2013.

  20. III QUALITY CHECK CONTROL IN EXPORT Control bodies In Serbia there are 47laboratories for quality control of agricultural products. Conformity checks control for fresh fruit and vegetables we will entrast tothree controlbody(Jugoinspekt-Beograd, Ecological station-Vrsac and SP Laboratory-Becej) Tey will performing quality check control at the moment of export - during packing before loading goods. Requirements for ControlBodies they can geographically cover the majority of producers and traders of F&V; stuff have to attend our courses and training programs according to UNECE standards; they are technical and personnel equipped to quality check control of F&V; they posses appropriate equipment for quality control; they have accreditation. Belgrade, 8.April, 2013.

  21. III QUALITY CHECK CONTROL IN EXPORT Database and criteria Central Register includes database of all fruits and vegetables producers and processors, traders, importers and exporters and other business operators in the market chain for fruit and vegetables. The elements of the database: - name and address participant in export-import trade - type and sorts of fruit/vegetable who are exported or imported - country origin of commodities - database of returning-rejection commodities in export or import - sanction measures for participant in export-import trade, other relevant dates …. Equipment for quality control Control bodies must be accredited for quality control of foodstuffs; Control bodies have professional staffs that have experience and practice in quality control of F&V. That stuffs have participated in training workshops, related to the UNECE market quality standards for fruit and vegetables, organized by the Ministry. Control bodies are equipped with suitable equipment for quality control of F&V - measuring rings, colorimeters or maps (codes) colors, refract meters, and secondly the penetrate meters. Belgrade, 8.April, 2013.

  22. IV OECD CONFORMITY CERTIFICATE Control bodies / three laboratories which are planned to perform conformity checks at the moment of export will issue certificates of conformity Certificate of conformity will contain the following information: 1)Name and address of the exporter; 2)Title of the authorized control service; 3)Name of the producing country; 4)Name of country to which the produce is being sent; 5)Mode of transportation the goods (by air, by track, by train etc) registration number; 6)Indicate national regulations relating to the export of the produce; 7)Number and type of packages of each produce; 8)Type of produce (kind of fruit or vegetables) and the name of the country of origin ; 9)Specify the class; 10)Specify the weight of each produce; 11)Observations of the control body; 12)Signature Seal of Authorized Control Service Belgrade, 8.April, 2013.

  23. F&V Quality Standards and itsInfluence on Market The Quality Standards through the implementation of the OECD Scheme will provide Serbia to be competitive in the international market of F&V Provide Serbia to become recognizable on the European and World market of F&V Belgrade, 8.April, 2013.

  24. www.minpolj.gov.rs kolinda@minpolj.gov.rs 011/3616-281 THANK YOU T Kolinda Hrehorovic

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