The exports of fish and fish products from Serbia has been growing and during the first nine months of 2016 it reached over $ 10 million, it was said at the workshop “Prevention and control of illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing activities’, which was organised in cooperation with the Ministry of agriculture and environmental protection on 16th and 17th November 2016.
There are 11 companies in Serbia registered to export fish and processed fish to the EU: Yuhor, Carnex, Neoplanta, DTD ribarstvo, Ancora Nuova, Vasović doo, Kristal SO, Tunalux, Principal duo and Barbe Seafood. Through the Legal Support the Negotiations project, the European Union supports Serbia so that companies can import, process and export fish and fishery products legally to the EU.
Sean Marriott, the PLAC II project expert, presented the main requirements for prevention and control of illegal, unreported and unregulated fishery activities to the representatives of companies importing, processing and exporting fish. For exports of fish and fishery products to the EU, it is necessary to have a registered facility for processing fish, veterinary certificates and catch certificate.
Draft Rulebook on International Catch Certificate was presented by Mirko Novaković from the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection. Mirjana Miščević, Secretary of the Fisheries Group within the Serbian Chamber of Commerce announced that the Section for fish processing will be established soon.
Presentations from the workshop are available below:
