AGENDA: BULGARIA

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AGENDA BULGARIA
In the Frames of Safety of Foodstuff Chain
Improvement of Safety Level in Eastern Europe
From The Ground To EU Citizens Table PHARE
Program

• Stela Stancheva,
• BULDIS-Ruse, Bulgaria
• Consulting in the field of Business Cooperation
  and
• EU Support to SMEs and NGOs
• E-mail buldis_at_econ.bg

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CROSS ROADS
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BULGARIA EUROPE
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BULGARIA THE WORLD
COUNTRY REVIEW BULGARIA, source Bulgarian
National Bank
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BULGARIA THE WORLD
COUNTRY REVIEW BULGARIA, source Bulgarian
National Bank
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BULGARIA THE WORLD
COUNTRY REVIEW BULGARIA, source Bulgarian
National Bank
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BULGARIA THE WORLD
COUNTRY REVIEW BULGARIA, source Bulgarian
National Bank
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FDI- OF GDP,2004
COUNTRY REVIEW BULGARIA sources InvestBulgaria
Agency, Bulgarian National bank, Vienna Institute
for International economic Studies (WIIW)
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FDI,stock by sector 1998-2004
COUNTRY REVIEW BULGARIA, sources
InvestBulgaria Agency, Bulgarian National bank,
Vienna Institute for International economic
Studies (WIIW)
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FDI STOCK BY COUNTRY 1992-2004
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InvestBulgaria Agency, Bulgarian National bank,
Vienna Institute for International economic
Studies (WIIW)
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INVESTORS INCENTIVES, For companies registered
in Bulgaria, regardless the owners nationality
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INVESTORS INCENTIVES
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• National programs and measures for employment of
  young and/or disadvantaged people
• Tax incentives for investments in regions with
  high unemployment
• Preferential VAT regime for goods needed for the
  implementation of an investment project
• Reduction of corporate tax base with the exp.
  made for RD in coop. with research institutes
  and/or universities.
• More information about the procedures and
  relevant legislation
• http//www.investbg.government.bg

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PRIORITY SECTORS
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• Energy Environment
• Banking Financial Services
• Food Beverages
• Tourism
• Infrastructure Logistics

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Food Beverages Sector
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• Good to know that

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Importance of Food Drinks Sector
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Attractive subsectors
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Attractive subsectors
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Legislative Requirements
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• Registration of the vine farms
• Authority Executive Agency for the vine and wine
  under the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
• Registration for production of spirits,
  distillates and alcoholic beverages
• Authority Minister of Economy
• Framework
• Wine and alcoholic beverages Law

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General regulations applicable to domestic trade

• Competition Protection Act
• Law on Consumer Protection and Trade Rules

• Commercial Code
• Law on Cooperatives
• Law on the trademarks and geographic indications

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Legal Framework for Agricultural and Food Trade

• Food Act
• Law for Agricultural Land Ownership and Land
  Lease
• Farmers Support Act
• Law on veterinary activity
• Law on Seeds and Planting Material

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Bulgarian Foreign Trade Regime

• Relatively high tariff protection applies to
  imports of livestock and meats (fresh and
  frozen), several diary products, tomatoes and
  some fruits (seasonally), chocolate and bakers
  wares, alcoholic beverages and tobacco
• Bulgaria also applies autonomous tariff rates for
  a number of goods
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  (www.customs.government.bg)

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Agricultural Trade Regulations

• Ban on exports of burned timber and lumber
• Automatic licensing for export of several kind of
  timber
• Permits are required for import, export and
  re-export of mushrooms, mussels, snails, frogs,
  and game animals

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Product / market-specific regulations - cereals

• Grain Storage and Trade Act
• Ordinance on the Terms and Procedures for
  Registration of Traders in Grain
• Ordinance on Licensing and Control of the Public
  Grain Warehouses and Granaries.

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Product / market-specific regulations fruits
vegetables

• Ordinance N. 33 of 17 December 1998 on quality
  inspection, purchasing and conformity checks on
  fresh fruit and vegetables
• Quality standards for 26 vegetables and 19
  products of fruits
• Labelling criteria
• Procedures for domestic marketing of the products
  
• Provisions related to imports exports

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Product / market-specific regulations beverages

• Wine and Spirit Drinks Act.
• licensing of traders and registration of
  producers.
• Ordinance for the requirements concerning drinks
  from fruits (product marks and labelling).
• Ordinance for the requirements concerning jams,
  marmalades, jelly made from fruits etc.
• Ordinance for the requirements concerning dietary
  foods for special medical purposes.
• Importers submit sample of the product label
  before marketing.
• Ordinance No.45 /SG 110/19.12.1995, last amended
  SG 70/19.07.2002 for the hygienic standards and
  requirements concerning the food additives.

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Product / market-specific regulations organic
products and GMO

• 1.Ordinance No 22/04.07.2001 on organic
  production of plants, plant products and
  foodstuffs of plant origin and indications
  referring thereto on them, based on the Plant
  Protection Act
• 2.Ordinance No 35/30.08.2001 on organic
  production of livestock, livestock products and
  foodstuffs of animal origin and indications
  referring thereto on them.
• - importers ensure tracability of the
  origin, nature
• and quantity of every lot
• - rules for imports, organic
  production labelling, advertising
• and commercial
  documents.

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Major sector-specific restrictions perceived by
agro-businesses

• Discrimination in state procurement with grains
• Permits for warehouses registration of grain
  traders
• Disproportionate sanctions controls in plant
  protection
• Registration of fertilizers, soil additives and
  food substrates to be marketed
• Licensing for commercial fishing
• Government control licensing of trade with
  spirits wine
• Obligatory certification and national
  requirements
• Import / Export Licensing for forest products and
  species
• Mandatory producer and transportation marks
  for timber

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HACCP implementation by food operators state of
play and future
Law for Veterinary Activity and the Food Act
....traders can introduce and make use of a HACCP
systems in order to produce safe foods, under the
supervision of the State Sanitary Service and the
Veterinary and Sanitary Service. ..
contamination of foods within the operating
processing facility .. production process or
trade activities are subject to systematic state
control or, in case of doubt, inspections without
notification
HACCP is mandatory for middle- and high capacity
operating plants. HACCP-related government
control covers the use of laboratories for
hygiene control and foodstuff analysis (National
Council of food safety)
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Useful links
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THANK YOU!

• Meet you in Bulgaria!
• This presentation was done using materials from
• Invest Bulgaria Agency
• FAO TCP/RER/2901 BSEC Trade Facilitation
  Project
• Bulgaria Investment Guide 2006-
• Business Environment and Key sectors, by IBA