REPUBLIC OF SERBIA
Negotiating Group 11 - Agriculture and Rural Development
Bilateral Screening
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES,
FLORICULTURE AND OLIVE OIL
Brussels
14 – 16 May 2014
CONTENT OF THE PRESENTATION

Legal background

Statistical data in F&V sector (production and trade)

Agrarian Policy (measures and subsidies)

Marketing standards

Producer’s organization (PO) and Producer’s groups (PG)

Trade with third countries

Fruit school scheme

Fruit juices and jams

Olive oil

Conformity check of quality

Floriculture

Recapitulations
FRUIT SECTOR
LEGAL BACKGROUND
 Food Safety Law (OG RS No 41/09);
 Law on Subsidies in Agriculture and Rural Development (OG RS No 10/13);
• Rulebook on quality of fruit, vegetables and mushrooms (OG SFRY No 29/79,
53/87; OG SCG No 13/03, 56/03, 04/04);
• Rulebook on technical and other requirements for fruit, vegetables and
their products intended for industrial processing (OG RS No 63/09);
• Rulebook on labeling, designation and advertising of foodstuffs (OG RS No
85/13, 101/13);
• Rulebook on subsidies programs for investments in agriculture to improve
competitiveness and achieve quality standards through subidies for
plantations for orchards, vineyard and hops (OG RS No 59/13).
FRUIT AREA AND PRODUCTION
FRUITS
2009
2010
2011
Area in hectar - ha
2012
2013
Blackberry
Raspberry
Strawberry
6.587
14.957
7.916
6.510
15.171
7.603
5.986
15.354
7.425
6.204
15.748
7.071
15.433
6.747
Total:
29.460
29.284
28.765
29.023
22.180
Area under three number - com
Apple
15.600.318 15.879.381 16.041.937 16.903.467 18.296.000
Pear
4.470.893 4.413.846 4.527.841 4.295.872 4.355.000
Sweet cherry 1.848.709 1.856.397 1.864.686 1.860.113 1.836.000
Sour cherry
8.683.179 8.377.336 8.377.331 8.067.533 8.076.000
Apricot
1.694.390 1.696.262 1.780.357 1.838.103 1.868.000
Quince
845.179
819.568
836.264
869.570
869.000
Plum
41.601.434 41.170.559 40.822.299 40.429.295 39.530.000
Peach
4.684.731 4.515.689 4.799.815 5.050.970 5.100.000
Walnut
1.721.226 1.735.143 1.686.132 1.669.938 1.628.000
Total:
81.150.059 80.464.181 80.736.662 80.984.861 81.558.000
Source: SORS (Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia)
FRUITS
2009
2010
2011
2012
Production in tones - t
2013
Blackberry
34.100
33.140
33.544
25.758
32.975
Raspberry
86.961
83.870
89.602
70.320
68.458
Strawberry
35.799
32.973
36.161
26.507
28.929
Apple
281.868
239.945
265.676
178.713
332.255
Pear
67.771
47.501
65.289
39.112
68.121
Sweet cherry
29.228
22.201
28.551
22.213
28.146
Sour cherry
105.353
66.224
90.596
74.656
98.271
Apricot
31.157
22.936
32.656
16.599
21.827
Quince
15.061
10.953
13.955
10.795
15.081
Plum
662.631
426.846
581.874
391.485
738.278
Peach
77.230
68.636
75.233
53.894
78.610
Walnut
25.172
21.419
23.938
14.892
21.652
Total:
1.452.331 1.076.644 1.337.075
924.944 1.532.603
Source: SORS (Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia)
•
Orchard area cover approximately 238.474 ha - in Šumadija (55.11%) and
Southern and Eastern Serbia (30.51%).
•
The average fruit production in the last five years was 1.264.719 tons. The
highest production of raspberries is in Western Serbia, cherries in Southern
Serbia, while apples and plums are grown in whole territory of Serbia.
FRUIT FOREIGN TRADE
YEAR
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
EXPORT
quantity
value
(kg)
(€)
IMPORT
quantity
value
(kg)
(€)
231.293.453
229.580.558
184.439.097
108.390.013
317.766.158
267.590.747
177.814.544
97.342.548
358.400.601
319.448.050
200.654.872
116.055.836
263.286.774
288.042.044
203.755.504
124.834.153
359.174.214
358.382.818
201.927.439
131.039.119
•
From total export value
of
fruit,
raspberries
share is 40%.
•
The final balance is
positive – the value of
exports is higher than
value of imports.
Source: SORS (Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia)
•
Average export of fruit in period 2009-2013 was 305.984 tons, with an
average value of 292,6 million EUR. The largest amounts of fresh apples,
plums, peaches and sweet cherries are exported to Russia, while frozen and
chilled raspberries, sour cherries, and strawberries are exported to the EU
(Germany, Austria, France and Belgium).
•
Average import of fruit in period 2009-2013 was 193.718 tons with an
average value of 115,5 million EUR. Most citrus fruits are imported from
Greece, Spain and Turkey, bananas from Ecuador, Colombia and Costa Rica
and hazelnuts from Turkey.
VEGETABLES SECTOR
VEGETABLES AREA AND PRODUCTION
VEGETABLES
2009
2010
2011
Area in hectar - ha
2012
2013
VEGETABLES
2009
2010
2011
Production in tones - t
2012
2013
898.282
189.353
38.895
326.162
131.230
23.353
171.366
46.337
67.847
66.762
577.966
155.663
32.697
281.557
106.617
16.742
130.104
22.804
47.394
55.356
766.829
174.512
31.702
303.893
114.747
19.989
147.287
33.786
65.389
63.687
Potato
Tomato
Peas
Cabb. and cale
Onion
Garlic
Pepper
Beans
Carrot
Cucumber
78.169
19.921
13.481
20.810
18.423
8.113
18.541
21.202
7.715
8.775
76.675
20.181
13.258
20.891
18.424
7.867
18.475
20.268
8.326
8.699
78.377
20.229
13.928
20.581
18.014
7.744
17.888
19.555
7.236
8.820
75.449
19.338
12.384
20.441
17.868
7.643
17.480
18.851
7.083
8.827
73.659
18.483
11.533
19.422
16.857
7.596
17.179
17.737
7.228
8.442
Potato
Tomato
Peas
Cabb. and cale
Onion
Garlic
Pepper
Beans
Carrot
Cucumber
Melon and
waterm.
15.328
14.577
13.874
13.600
13.188
Melon and
waterm.
Total
230.478 227.641 226.246 218.964 211.324
Source: SORS (Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia)
Total
887.363
189.412
36.733
336.600
144.095
22.309
154.953
43.237
101.180
70.136
891.513
198.677
41.204
315.490
139.640
21.149
145.206
39.508
60.261
71.761
230.148 197.451 224.540 190.130 254.533
2.189.735 2.183.469 2.148.949 1.617.030 1.976.354
Source: SORS (Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia)
• Vegetables cover 211.324 hectares in 2013, and their share was 5%
of the total arable land and 4.2% of total agricultural land.
• The average vegetables production in the last five years was
2.023.107 tons.
VEGETABLES FOREIGN TRADE
YEAR
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
EXPORT
quantity
Value
(kg)
(€)
89.221.051
97.617.937
94.443.712
91.427.640
100.201.843
49.859.952
56.441.391
63.148.602
51.031.102
59.718.375
IMPORT
quantity
value
(kg)
(€)
77.780.877
100.794.410
98.628.267
90.688.242
113.185.005
44.599.632
47.500.514
69.360.292
49.515.632
56.383.002
• The final balance
is positive – the
value of exports
is higher than
value of imports.
Source: SORS (Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia)
•
Average export of vegetables in period 2009-2013 was 94.582 tons, with an
average value of 56,1 million EUR.
Potatoes, tomatoes, onions, carrots and peppers are exported to the CEFTA
(Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro), frozen peppers – EU (Belgium and
Germany). Beans and cabbage are mostly exported to the Russian Federation.
•
Average import of vegetables in period 2009-2013 was 96.215 tons, with an
average value of 53,5 million EUR.
Most of tomatoes we import is from CEFTA(FYR of Macedonia, Albania) peppers,
cucumbers, onions and cabbage from CEFTA (FYR of Macedonia), potatoes from
Belarus and Netherlands, watermelons from Greece and FYR of Macedonia.
SUPPORT MEASURES IN F&V SECTOR
• The basic subsidy in plant production is given for area with
plant production, with minimum payment of 52 €/ha, up to 100
ha.
• Subsidies for fuel is a measure which allows producers to
purchase inputs for production on regressive rates and is being
calculated per liter of purchased fuel, up to 26 €/ha.
• Subsidies for fertilizers is a measure which allows producers
to purchase inputs for production on regressive rates and is
being calculated per kilogram of purchased fertilizer up, to 26
€/ha.
• Subsidies for insurance premium for plants, fruits, perennial
plants, nurseries and animals is in the amount of 40% of the
paid insurance premiums.
SUPPORT MEASURES IN F&V SECTOR
• Growing up new orchards - The subsidies amounts 40% of
total cost, while for less favored areas in agriculture it amounts to
55%.
Maximum finacial means (subsidy) per beneficiary is 17.240 €/ha.
Subsidies are given for: 1)seedlings, 2)poles for orchard, 3)land
cultivation and 4)land analysis.
• Purchase of new equipment and machinery - The subsidies
amounts 40% of total cost, while for less favored areas in
agriculture it amounts to 55%.
Maximum finacial means (subsidy) per beneficiary is 17.240 €/ha.
• Credit support - Credits are given for the period of three years
while bank is setting up conditions for crediting and Ministry of
Agriculture is subsidizing part of the interest rate up to 6%.
The maximum amount is 43.000 €/ha
NEW FRUIT PLANTATIONS
INVESTMENTS SUBSIDIES FOR FRUIT PLANTATIONS
Year
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Total
Total funds paid Total funds paid
(RSD)
(€)
Funds paid
(€/ha)
Area under
new
plantations
(ha)
Number of
users (com)
1.895.200
31.225
659
47,38
65
7.148.400
109.778
613
178,96
256
20.909.400
287.637
574
501,17
569
18.471.570
222.575
939
237,04
146
83.463.045
992.307
2.252
440,56
247
167.993.463
2.100.864
3.341
628,88
505
279.523.827
3.432.246
3.282
1.045,65
868
113.679.200
1.209.975
3.857
313,73
138
267.274.844
2.593.816
4.663
556,26
418
142.443.400
1.397.186
4.017
347,83
267
274.311.977
2.424.799
4.620
524,83
310
1.377.114.326
14.802.408
4.822,29
3.789
Source: Directorat for Agrarian Payments
MARKETING STANDARDS FOR FRESH F&V
• The quality of fruit and vegetables is defined by the Rulebook on
the quality of fruits, vegetables and mushrooms.
• The Rulebook provide definition of Extra, Class I and Class II for 29 fruits
species and 40 vegetables species.
• Four UNECE marketing standards for fresh F&V are adopted by
the Institute for Standardization, and they are voluntary:




SRPS
SRPS
SRPS
SRPS
E.B2.201
E.B2.202
E.B1.300
E.B2.201
2012
2012
2012
2012
standard
standard
standard
standard
for
for
for
for
Strawberry - identical with the UNECE FFV-35;
Berries - identical with the UNECE FFV 57;
Onions - identical with the UNECE FFV 25;
Sour cherry - is identical with the UNECE FFV 13.
• The plan is to replaced existing Rulebook on the quality of fruits,
vegetables and mushrooms with the Rulebook on marketing
standards for fruit and vegetables, to include general and 10
specific marketing standards, which will be harmonized with
Commission implementing regulation (EU) No 543/2011
PRODUCER ORGANIZATIONS AND PRODUCER GROUPS
• PO and PG do not exsist in Republic of Serbia.
• Producers are organized into associations, mostly in
primary production.
• Characteristics: low organizational level, low level of
professionalism and lack of managerial personnel.
Fruit: 35 associations and 24 cooperatives
Vegetables: 19 associations and 9 cooperatives
• Law on Common Market Organization of Agricultural
Products.
1 – Rulebook on acknowledging POs and PGs.
2 – Rulebook on support of POs and PGs.
TRADE WITH THIRD COUNTRIES
• Tariff quotas are defined in the Agreement on Free
Trade with Turkey.
• First come-first served (FCFS)
Custom Office
(vegetables:tomato, leeks, carrot, sweet pepper, dried leguminous vegetables-chickpeas,
fruit: hazelnuts, pistachios, dried figs, citrus fruit, table grape, dried apricot)
• Licenses/permits are not required for import and
export of fruit and vegetables.
• Securities (bank guaranties) are not required for
import/export of fruit and vegetables.
• Serbia does not apply the system of export subsidies.
PRICE REPORTING
• Price reporting was established in 2004 and
gathered by advisers in 18 Agriculture Advisory
Services.
• Prices are monitored on weekly basis from 18
green markets and 5 wholesale markets.
• Prices of 45 types of fruit and 53 types of
vegetables are monitored.
• Sellers do not have an obligation to supply
information, i.e. this is done on a voluntary
bases.
FRUIT SCHOOL SCHEME
• There are no subsidies and similar campaigns in the
Republic of Serbia which would promote consumption
of fresh fruit and vegetables in schools.
• MAEP will introduce School fruit scheme through
National program as one of the measures of Common
Market Organization (CMO).
• Firstly, we are planning to adopt the Law on Common
Market Organization of Agricultural Products and after
that to plan School fruit scheme, although this is no a
mandatory provision of Commission implementing
regulation (EU) No 543/2011
REPUBLIC OF SERBIA
Negotiating Group JUICES
11 - Agriculture
andJAMS
Rural Development
AND
FRUIT JUICES - LEGAL BACKGROUND
• Food Safety Law
(OG RS No 41/09);
• Rulebook on quality of fruit juices, concentrated
fruit juices, fruit nectars and similar products (OG RS
No 27/10, 67/10, 70/10, 44/11 and 77/11).
• Rulebook on labelling, marking and presentation of
foodstuffs (OG RS No 85/13 ,101/13).
 The Rulebook is partly harmonized with
directives: 2001/112/EC and 2009/106/EC.
EU
 The Rulebook is not harmonized with Directive
2012/12/EU.
RULEBOOK ON QUALITY OF FRUIT JUICES,
CONCENTRATED FRUIT JUICES, FRUIT NECTARS AND
SIMILAR PRODUCTS
(OG RS No 27/10, 67/10, 70/10, 44/11 and 77/11)
• The Rulebook lays down requirements regarding
quality that have to be met during production and
placing on the market of fruit juices, concentrated
fruit juices, powdered fruit juices, fruit nectars and
similar products,
• as well as the name of the product, type and quantity
of the commodities, supplements and other
substances that are used in the production of
products, methods of quality testing and additional
requirements for marking products.
FRUIT JAMS - LEGAL BACKGROUND
• Requirements regarding the quality of jams and marmalades
are laid down in the Rulebook on quality of fruit, vegetables,
mushrooms and pectin products (OG SFRJ No 1/79, 20/82, 39/89,
74/90, 46/91, OG SFRJ No 33/95, 58/95 and OG CG No 56/03, 4/04, 12/05 ,
43/13).
• The Rulebook is not harmonized with Council Directive
2001/113/EC on fruit jams, jellies, marmalade and sweetened
chestnut puree intended for human consumption.
• It is planned until the end of 2015, to adopted new Rulebook
on fruit jams, jellies, marmalades, and sweetened chestnut
puree, which will transpose provisions from Council Directive
2001/113/EC.
HARMONISATION WITH EU REGULATIONS
Council Regulations: (EC) 543/11, (EC) 2001/112,
(EC) 2009/106, (EC) 2012/12 and , (EC) 2001/3
European Union
Classification of products according to
EU marketing standards
Producer organization (PO) and
Producer group (PG)
Inter branch organisations
Common organisation of the markets of
processed fruit and vegetable products
Trade with third countries
School fruit Scheme
Serbia
Partly
NO
NO
NO
Partly
NO
OLIVE OIL
LEGAL BACKGRAUND
 Food Safety Law
(OG RS No 41/09);
• Rulebook on quality and other requirements for edible olive oil
and edible oil produced from pomace olive oil (OG FRY No 54/99);
• Rulebook on labeling, designation and advertising of foodstuffs
(OG RS No 85/13, 101/13);
• Customs Tariff Law (OG RS No 62/05, 61/07, 5/09) - applied customs
duties in the current calendar year;
• Decree on the harmonization of the customs tariff nomenclature
for 2014. (OG RS No 107/13, 119/13)
IMPORT AND IMPORT DUTIES
IMPORT
YEAR
quantity
(tons)
• Average import of olive oil
in period 2009-2013 was
855 tons, with an average
value of 2,8million EUR.
value
(€)
2009
548
1.982.125
2010
901
3.048.071
2011
997
2.994.467
2012
972
3.043.822
2013
887
3.223.513
• Imported from EU – Italy,
Spain, Greece
Source: SORS (Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia)
CN
code
Discription
MFN
SAA
CEFTA
CU
BKR
TR
EFTA
1509
Olive oil and its
fractions, refined or
unrefined, but not
chemically modified
5
0
0
0
5
5
Source: SORS (Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia)
• Tariff quota:
Turkey – 1.000 t,
0%
HARMONISATION WITH EU REGULATIONS
Council Regulations: (EC) 1308/13, (EC) 2568/91, (EC) 29/12
European Union
Serbia
Marketing standards
PARTLY
Chemical and organoleptic characteristics
PARTLY
Intervention price
NO
Import – export licence
NO
Import duties
YES
Import-export quota
NO
Export refunds
NO
PLANS FOR THE FUTURE
• The Law on Common Market Organization of
Agricultural Products is expected to be the basis
for more precise regulation of the olive oil
market.
• Rulebooks will define the rules relating to olive oil
quality.
• Our legislation
accession to EU.
will
be
harmonized
before
CONFORMITY CHECK OF F&V QUALITY
LEGAL BACKGRAUND
Regulation EC 178/2002
Regulation EC 882/2004
Food safety Law
Article
55
Rulebook on quality
of fruits, vegetables
and mushrooms
Draft Rulebook of official
controle/882/2004
Regulation EC 543/2011
Draft on rulebook for
marketing standards for
fresh fruit and vegetables
EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM
•Workshop and practical training regarding grades & standards. Discussed standards:
raspberry, blackberry, blueberry and pears.
•13th International Training Course, Harmonisation of Fruit and Vegetables Quality
Assessment, 30 Discussed standards: strawberry, table grapes and lettuces.
•Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Standardization Workshop, Virginia, Fredericksburg, USA.
Discussed items: US inspection system, fruit and vegetable quality check control,
wholesales.
•TAIEX Workshop for "Quality Standards for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables", Serbia,
Belgrade. Discussed standards: apples and pears.
•TAIEX Workshop for "Quality Standards for Fresh Fruits and Vegetable" Discussed
standards: strawberries, cherries and berry fruit.
• International Workshop on "Commercial Quality Standards for Fresh Fruit and
Vegetables for Countries of Southeast, Central and Eastern Europe", Discussed
standards: citrus, apples, strawberries, tomatoes, lettuce.
SCHEME OF QUALITY CONTROL PROCEDURES
IN IMPORT
The importer-The forwarding agent,
as representative of the importer
Submission of the requests
Documentation checking, Organoleptic examination
1
Issuance approval for custom clearance
/Can take place on the market by providing evidence of
quality
2
The sampling
Warrant to accredited laboratory
for product testing
Giving approval for putting
product on the market (turnover)
or rejecting the request
Test report
SCHEME OF QUALITY CONTROL PROCEDURES AT
THE INTERNAL MARKET
Producer
Before
placing on
the market
Laboratory
Analysis report
Laboratory
Inspection
Monitoring
Analysis report
CONTROL BODY
• The Inspection - the official control
• According to the Food Safety Law, agreements
were signed with 45 accredited laboratories to
control the compliance of market standards
• These laboratories perform analyzes of official
samples as well as samples on client reguest.
FUTURE PLANS
• The control of market quality standards will be
performed by authorized accredited laboratories
• Inspection Service will be responsible for System
supervision, control bodies and monitoring, to
oversee functioning of the system and database
• Risk based inspection
• Trader data base
• Certificate of conformity – plan is that Certificates
are issued by Authorized Labaratory.
HARMONISATION WITH EU REGULATION
Council Regulations: (EC) 543/11
European Union
National checks and Quality checks
control
Responsible bodies and responsible coordinating body
Database of fruit and vegetable traders
Serbia
PARTLY
PARTLY
NO
Risk analyzis
PARTLY
Certificate of conformity
PARTLY
FLORICULTURE SECTOR
CONTENT OF THE PRESENTATION

Legal background
 Statistics data (production, foreign trade)
 Quality standards
 Subsidies for production and for marketing
 Trade with third countries
 Importance of joining the EU for floriculture
sector
 Recapitulation
LEGAL BACKGROUND

Law on Seeds
(OG RS No 45/05, 30/10);
• Rulebook on seeds quality of agricultural plants (OG SFRY No 47/87);

Law on Seeds and Seedlings
(OG RS No 54/93);
• Rulebook on production control for planting material of
agricultural plants (OG RS No 29/94);

Law on protection of plant breeders rights (OG RS
No 41/09, 88/11);

Law on Plant Health
( OG RS No 41/09);
• Rulebook on health control of crops and facilities for seeds,
seedlings and planting materials production and health examination
seeds, seedlings and planting materials (OG SRY No 66/99, 13/02 OG
SCG No 10/03,13/03 and OG RS No 39/06, 59/06, 115/06, 119/07, 107/08);
• Rulebook on the list of harmful organisms and lists of plants, plant
products and regulated objects (OG RS No 7/10, 22/12).
FLOWERS PRODUCTION
YEAR
Private sector Individual
–company (ha) sector (ha)
TOTAL
(ha)
2009
87
1.227
1.314
2010
105
1.198
1.303
2011
101
1.242
1.343
2012
83
1.296
1.379
2013
111
1.376
1.487
• Area under flowers in
greenhouses
and
tunnels - 120,8 ha.
Source: SORS (Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia)
• The average area under flowers in the last five years
(2009-2013) amounted to 1.365 ha.
• The most important regions for flower production in
Serbia are located in the north part of Serbia, as well
as in Šabac, Čačak, Kruševac and near Belgrade.
FOREIGN TRADE
EXPORT
YEAR
quantity
(kg)
value
(€)
IMPORT
quantity
(kg)
value
(€)
2009
2010
2011
2012
7.806.251
7.957.200
7.256.040
8.348.222
10.154.436
8.462.996
10.360.892
8.697.901
8.564.448
9.326.913
6.673.222
6.563.585
12.840.802
13.009.501
10.736.828
11.681.365
2013
20.747.093
11.480.817
6.529.854
11.960.927
Source: SORS (Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia)
• Import-Netherlands
and Italy.
• Export-Russia,
Ukraine, FYR of
Macedonia and
Montenegro.
• Average export of flowers in period 2009-2013 was
10.423 tons, with an average value of 9,8 million EUR.
• Average import of flowers in period 2009-2013 was
7.532 tones, with an average value of 12,1 million EUR.
QUALITY STANDARDS
• In Serbia, there are no quality standards for flowers.
• For woody ornamental plants, standards have been
drafted according to European Nursery stock
Association (ENA). They have not been adopted
because they are awaiting approval from ENA.
• With the consent of the international organizations
ENA, these standards will be implemented on a
voluntary basis, because the new Regulation (EU)
No. 1308/2013 on quality standards in the field of
floriculture and ornamental plants is not binding.
SUBSIDIES IN FLORICULTURE PRODUCTION
• The basic subsidy in plant production is given for area with
plant production, with minimum payment of 52 €/ha, up to 100
ha.
• Subsidies for fuel is a measure which allows producers to
purchase inputs for production on regressive rates and is being
calculated per liter of purchased fuel, up to 26 €/ha.
• Subsidies for fertilizers is a measure which allows producers
to purchase inputs for production on regressive rates and is
being calculated per kilogram of purchased fertilizer up, to 26
€/ha.
• Subsidies for insurance premium for plants, fruits, perennial
plants, nurseries and animals is in the amount of 40% of the
paid insurance premiums.
CREDIT LINES AND SUPPORT IN MARKETING
• Credit support - Credits are given for the period
of three years while bank is setting up conditions
for crediting and MAEP is subsidizing part of the
interest rate up to 6%.
The maximum amount is 43.000 €/ha
• Promotion and marketing - MAEP gives
financial support for marketing, by financially
supporting the International fair of horticulture,
by providing venue for the fair where flower
producers can display and show their products.
TRADE WITH THIRD COUNTRIES
• Tariff quotas are defined in Agreement on Free
Trade with Turkey for cut flowers.
• First come-first served (FCFS)
Custom Office.
• Import and export licenses for the flowers do not
exist.
• The securities (bank guarantees, collateral etc.)
are not required for import/export.
• Export subsidies for the flowers do not exist.
IMPORTANCE OF JOINING THE EU
FOR FLORICULTURE SECTOR
• Market offer will be bigger, and that could influence
the demand itself, thus influencing domestic
production and improvement of flower sector.
• Cooperation with producers form Central Europe
and production for known buyers could be
challenging for local producers of flowers and
ornamental plants, etc.
HARMONISATION WITH EU REGULATION
Council Regulation (EC) No 1308/13
European Union
Quality standards (voluntary)
Subsidies for floriculture production and
marketing
Research and promotion of flowers
Trade with third countries
Importance of joining the EU for
Floriculture Sector
Serbia
YES
Partly
NO
Partly
YES
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