Working session 2: Experience of LIP support systems in Romania

Contents

IntroductionLegal frameworkLIP developmentChallenges/ Key barriers Steps to take - a development perspective

Intro Romanian farming

A rich tradition regarding agriculture, huge market potential Many farms producing traditional products for home

consumption An emerging increased new demand for quality and artisanal

food in urban areas. Localized systems tend to be quite weak, facing a poorly developed marketing infrastructure A poor co-ordination among actors An intense competition from imports An additional burden of EU hygiene regulations

Legal framework Community legislation:

R (EC) no. 510/2006 R (EC) no. 1898/2006

National legislation: GD. 828/2007 MARD Order no. 690/2004 MARD Order no. 906/2007

3 different systems

Traditional products attesting system (OM 690 /2004) Identification of Ro traditional products nationwide; Producers could join for registration and acquisition protection

at national and CommunityEU Quality policy for agricultural products

Agicultural and food products protected designation system (PDO / PGI, TSG)

Voluntary certification schemes - AE

1. MARD Order no. 690/2004

Simple, voluntary, free of charge procedure:

APPLICATION include the following elements

product name; method of production elements to provide assessment of

traditional; description of the product the minimum requirements and

procedures for verification and control

Beneficiaries:

• authorized individuals• family associations• limited liability companies• economic associations and

joint stock companies

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Set the conditions and criteria for attesting traditional products

3850 traditional products are attested nationwide at the end of 2011

2. Specific EU quality schemes PDO PGI TSG protect product names from misuse and imitation

GD. 828/2007establishes authorities responsible for • checking documentation - MARD• checking the labeling and use of market logo - NAPC• Control and inspection of the documentation - private inspection and certification bodies (accredited according to EU Standard EN 45011)

MARD Order 906/2007 establishes procedures for:• registration for (PGI or PDO)• national opposition• for transmitting documents to the EC• Specific rules on the model and use the national logo

Beneficiaries: Producers Groups:

Control and inspection: on a contractual fee

EU: 1000 registered names, d.c. 1 PGI Romanian product

440 differents voluntary certification schemes in EU

1 voluntary certification scheme in RO

Agricultura ecologica Products: milk, meat, egs,

fish, fruits&vegetables cereals, oils, honey

Production process covered by the scheme Crop production Animal production Agricultural inputs Food processing distribution

3. Food Quality Certification Schemes

REGIONS OF TRADITIONAL PRODUCT CERTIFICATION -

Regiunea ALBA : Alba, Sibiu, Cluj, Mureş

REGIUNEA TIMIS : Arad, Timis, Hunedoara, Caras-Severin, Mehedinti, Gorj

REGIUNEA BRAŞOV : Brasov, Harghita, Covasna, Prahova, Dambovita

REGIUNEA ARGES : Arges, Valcea, Dolj, Olt, Ilfov, Teleorman, Giurgiu

REGIUNEA BIHOR : Bihor, Satu Mare, Maramures, Bistrita Nasaud, Salaj

REGIUNEA IAŞI : Iasi, Botosani, Suceava, Neamt, Bacau, Vaslui

REGIUNEA GALAŢI :Galaţi, Brăila, Vrancea, Buzău, Ialomiţa, Călăraşi, Constanţa, Tulcea

TRADITIONAL PRODUCTS CERTIFIED DURING 2005 -2011

GROUPS OF CERTIFIED PRODUCTS 2011

Specific constraints

Traditional branding incentives A wide quality information gap between

producers and consumersLack of local processing facilitiesEntrepreneurial deficit;Lack of networks linking local economic actors:Excessive food & hygiene regulations The time it takes to sell locally

Steps to take - a development perspective Local infrastructure development Accurate and trustworthy information

for consumers Consumers are protection against unfair

trading practices linkages to specific “terroir” to be

maintained through appropriate producers organisation