MARKET REQUIREMENTS WHICH RELATES TO PRODUCTION AND PLACEMENT OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES IN THE EUROPEAN UNION

Potential exporters to the EU market need to comply with EU legislation in the part which relates to production and placement of fruit and vegetables. These requirements are based on consumer health and safety, genetically modified foods, food additives, Maximum Residue Levels-MRLs, organic produce, packaging, marking, labeling and environmental. This harmonization of domestic legislation with the regulations and practice in the EU is necessary to be completed as soon as possible, since without following them, fruit and vegetables from Serbia will not be able to be exported in these countries