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 mm in the plain regions and mm in the hilly-mountainous regions;
Map of the percentage of cultivable area.
Less then 75
Over 95
Belgrade, 8.April, 2013.

3. Fruit Production
Source:Statistical Office
Source:Statistical Office
Orchard have 239,948 hectars 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 around 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 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 in export
value;
Apples, plums, sour cherries and blackberries
have far less export value;
Countries exported-Russian Federation,
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 onion have less export value;
Countries exported-EU
countries(58%), CEFTA
countries (27%) and
Russian Federation.
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
Directly
on national
level
Applications
& national
standards
National
applications
Privat standards are not fitted in the quality standardization of f&v
Applying all the international and national requirements!
Belgrade, 8.April, 2013.

7. OECD – Scheme for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables
OECD – Organisation for Economic Co-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 and CODEX Alimentarius.
Belgrade, 8.April, 2013.

8. Fresh Fruit and Vegetables
Quality requirements:
classification,
sizing,
packaging,
storing,
transport,
presentation,
origin
labelling
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
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, second in December 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 Safety Law
Legislation adopted in 2010.
Rule book on the content and manner of keeping the Central Register of facilities (data-base)
Rule book on the list of products and the manner of carrying out controls (data-base)
Rule book on 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;
Belgrade, 8.April, 2013.

14. EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMII
Workshop and practical training regarding grades & standards, May, 2009 Belgrade, Serbia.
13th International Training Course, Harmonisation of Fruit and Vegetables Quality Assessment, 30 June July, 2009, Mojmirovce, Slovakia
Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Standardization Workshop, 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, October, Serbia, Belgrade.
TAIEX Workshop for ``Fruit quality, labelling and market withdrawal``, November, Serbia, Belgrade.
TAIEX Workshop for ``Quality Standards for Fresh Fruits and Vegetable``, 6 -7 July, Serbia, Belgrade.
International Workshop on ``Commercial Quality Standards for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables for Countries of Southeast, Central and Eastern Europe``, October, 2011, Croatia, Dubrovnik.
In we organized two Workshop in Serbia for UNECE quality standards for ……
Our Inspection service were at the training course in Slovakia, in Netherland and in the USA same year.
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. IMPORT QUALITY 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;
We adopted 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 Vegetables Quality provide inspection obligatorily to quality check control in
import and internal market
Taking samples and send them in Acridities Laboratory – inspector control at the point (usually in internal market)
Belgrade, 8.April, 2013.

19. QUALITY CHECK CONTROL IN EXPORT
III
Control
Conformity checks of fresh fruit and vegetables shall be carried out at the moment of export during 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. QUALITY CHECK CONTROL IN EXPORT
III
Control bodies
In Serbia there are 47 laboratories for quality control of agricultural products.
Conformity checks control for fresh fruit and vegetables we will entrast to three control body (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 Control Bodies
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. QUALITY CHECK CONTROL IN EXPORT
III
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. OECD CONFORMITY CERTIFICATEIV
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 its Influence 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.

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Kolinda Hrehorovic