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UNECE COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURAL QUALITY STANDARDS Serguei Malanitchev

UNECE COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURAL QUALITY STANDARDS Serguei Malanitchev United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. UNECE Commercial Agricultural Quality Standards. Working Party on Agricultural Quality Standards Who develops standards? How are they developed and for which products?

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UNECE COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURAL QUALITY STANDARDS Serguei Malanitchev

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  1. UNECE COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURAL QUALITY STANDARDS Serguei Malanitchev United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

  2. UNECE Commercial Agricultural Quality Standards • Working Party on Agricultural Quality Standards • Who develops standards? • How are they developed and for which products? • Who uses them? • Why are they important for African countries?

  3. UNECE Commercial Agricultural Quality Standards

  4. UNECE Commercial Agricultural Quality Standards • Working Party + Specialized Sections • Dry and Dried Produce • Seed Potatoes • Meat • Fresh Fruit and Vegetables • Equal rights for all UN Member States • 60 years of work

  5. UNECE Commercial Agricultural Quality Standards • Fruit, vegetables • Dry produce • Potatoes • Meat • Eggs • Flowers

  6. UNECE Commercial Agricultural Quality Standards Purpose of standards • Facilitate international trade • Create market transparency • Promote quality agricultural products • Keep unsatisfactory produce out of market • Improve profitability • Protect consumers

  7. UNECE Commercial Agricultural Quality Standards UNECE standards are recommendations Obligatory EU Regulations National legislation Voluntary Reference in commercial contracts

  8. UNECE Commercial Agricultural Quality Standards Users of standards • Producers • Traders • Consumers • Inspection services

  9. UNECE Commercial Agricultural Quality Standards

  10. UNECE Commercial Agricultural Quality Standards UNECE and E(E)C 1962 • 21 UNECE standards obligatory for intra-community trade 2008 • 36 UNECE standards in EC regulations 2009 • 10 UNECE standards in EC regulations (specific marketing standards) • General marketing standard (GMS)

  11. UNECE Commercial Agricultural Quality Standards Minimum quality requirements (GMS) • Intact • Sound; products affected by rotting are excluded • Clean • Free from pests • Free from damage caused by pest • Free of abnormal external moisture • Free of any foreign smell and/or taste

  12. UNECE Commercial Agricultural Quality Standards UNECE and OECD Scheme Interpreting UNECE standards since 1962 Drawing up standards until 1996 Working on inspection methods, sampling, objective tests

  13. UNECE Commercial Agricultural Quality Standards OECD Interpretative Brochures “In all classes, subject to the special provisions for each class and the tolerances allowed, the tomatoes must be: - intact:” Tomatoes must not have any mutilation or injury spoiling the integrity of the produce. Damaged tomato - Not allowed

  14. UNECE Commercial Agricultural Quality Standards • Help grading • Reduce risk of rejection • Resolve disputes • Countries invited to contribute

  15. UNECE Commercial Agricultural Quality Standards

  16. UNECE Commercial Agricultural Quality Standards

  17. UNECE Commercial Agricultural Quality Standards Standard for Seed Potatoes • Unique reference covering all aspects of seed potato certification • List of Diseases and Pests

  18. UNECE Commercial Agricultural Quality Standards List of Diseases and Pests • 35 Diseases • 85 Pictures www.unece.org/trade/agr/standard/potatoes/PestPicturesE.htm www.unece.org/trade/agr/standard/potatoes/PestPicturesE.htm

  19. UNECE Commercial Agricultural Quality Standards

  20. UNECE Commercial Agricultural Quality Standards UNECE and Codex Alimentarius UNECE standardsstarting point for Codex standards Regional UNECE vs. global Codex

  21. UNECE Commercial Agricultural Quality Standards UNECE, OECD, Codex, EU How to work together on: - Standards - Explanatory material - Inspection methods - Promotion - Capacity-building

  22. UNECE Commercial Agricultural Quality Standards Promotion and capacity-building 2009-10: Kenya, South Africa, Kyrgyzstan, Russia 2011: - Chile (February) - Tajikistan (September) - Ghana (September) - Moldova (October) - Thailand (November)

  23. UNECE Commercial Agricultural Quality Standards Draw on regional experience to develop the standards and brochures for: - Pineapples - Chilli peppers

  24. UNECE Commercial Agricultural Quality Standards UNECE Agricultural Standards Unit CH-1211 Geneva 10 Switzerland agristandards@unece.org Tel: +41 22 917 1366 http://www.unece.org/trade/agr/welcome.htm

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