CHALLENGES FOR THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA IN THE PROCESS OF LAW HARMONIZATION IN THE FIELD OF FOOD SAFETY AND VETERINARY POLICIES

Abstract

In the process of adopting and implementing legisaltion which apply on the territory of the European Union, the Republic of Serbia has to fulfill the highest European standars in the field of food safety and veterinary policies. By accomplishing this, the Republic of Serbia would ensure not only the competitiveness of Serbian products on the European market, but also satisfaction and consumer protection. The paper analyses the commitments of the Republic of Serbia in this field by giving the general view of European Union regulations and measures and up to now harmonised regulations of the Republic of Serbia concerning this field, and also by indicating the main differences with Serbia’s traditinal rules. Analysis shows that the European Union itself has undergone many reforms before gaining nowadays, functional set of regulations and, therefore, the author concludes that the Republic of Serbia should follow a successful, European scheme which will enable market survival for Serbian products.