Belgrade , 8.April , 2013

Belgrade, 8.April, 2013.

Implementation of OECD Scheme for Fresh

Fruit and Vegetables into national legal framework and its

influence on market

Kolinda Hrehorovic


Geographical and agro climate situation

• 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.

Percent(%) of cultivable area

Less then 75

75 - 85

85 - 90

90 - 95

Over 95


Fruit ProductionFruit Varieties Production in 2012

179

3911

391

22751754

152770

37

263

Apple Pear Quince Plum Sweet cherrySour cherry Apricot Peach Walnut StrawberryRaspberry Blackberry Table grapes

Total Fruit Production, 2008-2012, (000 tons)

1,672

1,884

1,407

1,662

1,199

0

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400

600

800

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1,200

1,400

1,600

1,800

2,000

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

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tons

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• 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 1.565.000 tons.

Source:Statistical Office Source:Statistical Office


Vegetable ProductionTotal Vegetable Production, 2008-2012, (000 tons)

2,1062,190 2,183 2,149

1,617

0

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

- 000

tons

-

Vegetable Varieties Production in 2012

577,966

155,66332,697281,557

106,617

16,742

130,104

22,80447,394

55,356

190,130

Potato Tomato Grean pea Cabbage and caleOnion Garlic Pepper BeanCarrot Cucumber Melon and w atermelon

• 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

Source:Statistical Office Source:Statistical Office


Foreing Trade of Fruit, milions $

333 319356

446

369

185159 140

173 172148 160

216

273

197

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

450

500

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Export Import Balance

Foreing Trade of Vegetables, milions $

6369

75 80

65

80

62 6272

64

-177

138

1

-40

-20

0

20

40

60

80

100

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Export Import Balance

Foreign Trade of Fruit and VegetablesForeign 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 .

• 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.

- increasing export value- stabile and steady foreign trade

Source:Statistical Office

Source:Statistical Office

International standardization of F&V and their applications

European CommissionRegulations

Nationalapplications

OECDF&V Scheme

Helping practice

Applications& national standards

UN/ECE standardization

FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius

standardization

Applying all the international and national requirements!

Directly on national

level



OECD – Scheme for Fresh Fruit and OECD – Scheme for Fresh Fruit and VegetablesVegetablesOECD – Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

1 – Scheeme for Seeds2 – Scheeme for Tractors3 – Scheeme for Forest Reproductive Material4 – 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.

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

Fresh Fruit and VegetablesFresh Fruit and Vegetables


• 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

Marketing Standards StructureMarketing Standards Structure


Marketing StandardsMarketing Standards

Specific Marketing Standards1.Citrus fruits ( except grapefruits)2.Table grapes3.Apples4.Pears,5.Peaches and nectarines6.Kiwi fruit7.Strawberries8.Tomatoes9.Lettuce, endivia 10.Sweet peppers

General Marketing Standards

General requirements for all fruit & vegetables at all market levels

Minimum requirementsMaturity requirements Tolerances - 10% general Origin


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 2010. and third in December 2011;•In 2012 Serbia became a fullfil membership of OECD Scheeme.


OECD RECOMMENDATIONS1.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).

2.By introducing the system of trainings for inspectors and authorised control bodies, as well as organisation of training courses for training producers and traders.

3.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


APPROPRIATE LEGISLATIONLegislation 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;


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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.

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Agricultural Inspection Service for Quality Control in Foreign Trade (LRM)

. SUBOTICA SOMBOR NOVI SAD S.MITROVICA ŠID LOZNICA VRŠAC BEOGRAD ČAČAK KRAGUJEVAC NIŠ DIMITROVGRAD PREŠEVO

Inspection Service

• Regional organization on IS-25 districts -11 Border Control Points

• Control stage - Primary producers - Wholesale - Retail ( supermarket chains) - Export - Import


INTERNAL QUALITY CONTROL

Producer

Inspection

Laboratory

Analysis report

Laboratory

Analysis report

Before marketing

monitoring


Importer

Issue of a quality certificateIssue of a Decision on/

cancel requirement

Filing an application

Organoleptic assessment and sampling of goods

Instructions to the accreditedLaboratory for product analysis

Analysis report

Issue of a certificate for customs clearing purposes

IMPORT QUALITY CONTROL


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


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


IIIQUALITY CHECK CONTROL IN EXPORT

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.

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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.

IIIQUALITY CHECK CONTROL IN EXPORT

OECD CONFORMITY CERTIFICATEControl 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

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F&V Quality Standards and its F&V Quality Standards and its Influence on MarketInfluence 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 Europeanand World market of F&V

THANK YOU

Kolinda Hrehorovic

[email protected]/3616-281

http://www.minpolj.gov.rs/

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