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The European Commission has launched the call for proposals to support further alignment with the EU acquis for Food Safety, Veterinary, and Phytosanitary Policies.

Objectives

• To ensure the full transposition of the acquis communautaire and its progressive implementation by well-structured and trained administration aiming to secure a high level of public health, animal health, animal welfare and plant health at the national and EU level.

• Specific objective: 

  • To support negotiation process, further development of legislative and strategic framework and strengthening of the administrative structures responsible for food safety, veterinary and phytosanitary policy within relevant competent authorities of the Republic of Serbia for Chapter 12: Food Safety, Veterinary and Phytosanitary Policy (Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management, Ministry of Health etc.)

Component

• Component 1: Strategic and legislative framework of the Republic of Serbia supported in meeting conditions within Chapter 12: Food Safety, Veterinary and Phytosanitary Policy 

  • Result 1.1. Strategic and negotiation framework within Food Safety, Veterinary and Phytosanitary Policy further developed 

  • Result 1.2. Competent authorities supported in the process of transposition, implementation and enforcement of legislation in the field of food safety, veterinary and phytosanitary policy (through development of legal acts from defined legal framework for Chapter 12 including relevant bylaws) 

  • Result 1.3. Competent authorities assisted in fulfilment of recommendations

• Component 2: Administrative structures of competent authorities improved in order to meet conditions within Chapter 12: Food Safety, Veterinary and Phytosanitary Policy

  • Result 2.1. Institutional capacities of competent authorities strengthened and upgraded in order for them to be fully capable to apply EU acquis on specific topics in the field food safety, veterinary and phytosanitary policy

• Component 3: Developed strategic, legislative and institutional framework for Border Control Posts/BCPs

  • Result 3.1. Strategic framework related to BCPs further developed 

  • Result 3.2. Competent authorities supported in the process of transposition, implementation and enforcement of EU legislation related to the BCP system 

  • Result 3.3. Improvement of existing institutional IT system and networking.

• Component 4: Raising awareness of the impact of harmonization of EU Acquis in Chapter 12 

  • Result 4.1. Development and implementation of a campaign addressed towards representatives of state administration, universities, industry and general public.

Funding Information

• EU funded budget: EUR 1.800.000

Duration

• 24 months of implementation+3 months of execution period.

Eligibility

• Only Public Administrations and Mandated bodies as per Twinning Manual of European Union Member States may apply through European Union Member States’ National Contact Points can apply.

Post Date: July 21, 2025