Legislative framework and standards of organic production in Serbia and the European Union

Abstract

Organic agriculture is considered as a sector that can contribute to the development of entrepreneurial spirit and initiate the development of not only the agrarian, but also the non-agricultural sector in rural areas. Organic products are in high demand and have a higher market value. From that point of view, organic agriculture should be a factor of economic development of Serbia. Moreover, the conditions are created for a territory to be recognized on the global market. However, the development of the organic production in Serbia started not so long ago, practically only with the establishment of the NGO Terra's (1990). From then until now, several concrete actions were taken not only in terms of production and marketing, but also in terms of complete harmonization of the legal framework and harmonization with EU legislation. Therefore, in the present study, we will show how Serbian legislation today perceives and defines the problem and the need for production and marketing of organic products, as well as to which extent this process complies with EU legislation.

Organska poljoprivreda se smatra sektorom koji može doprineti razvoju preduzetničkog duha i pokrenuti razvoj ne samo agrarnog, već i nepoljoprivrednog sektora u seoskim oblastima. Organski proizvodi su veoma traženi i imaju veću tržišnu vrednost. Sa te tačke gledišta organska poljoprivreda bi morala biti jedan od faktora ekonomskog razvoja Srbije. Sem toga, tako se stvaraju uslovi da ista teritorija bude prepoznatljiva na svetskom tržištu. Međutim, razvoj sektora organske proizvodnje u Srbiji započeo je ne tako davno, praktično tek sa osnivanjem nevladiž organizacije Terra's (1990 g.). Od tada pa do danas, preduzeto je više konkretnih aktivnosti ne samo u pogledu proizvodnje i prometa, već i u pogledu potpune harmonizacije i usaglašavanja zakonodavnog okvira sa zakonodavstvom EU. Stoga ćemo u radu prikazati kako danas zakonodavstvo Srbije vidi i reguliše problem i potrebu proizvodnje i plasmana organskih proizvoda, kao i koliko je taj proces usaglašen sa zakonodavstvom EU.