Aleksandar Vasiljevic

Branko Glavonjic

Glasnik Šumarskog Fakulteta

The paper presents research results of the current situation in the area of
   certification of forests and wood products in Serbia in the context of new
   European Union legislation referring to the placement of wood and wood
   products on this market. The objective of the research was to observe the
   situation, phases which Serbia implemented in the process of forest and wood
   products certification until now, as well as the problems and challenges the
   companies in this process face. Based on research results, future development
   of the market of certified wood products in Serbia was assessed and the
   proposal of measures which should be realized in order for Serbia to become a
   country whose companies will be ready for the moment when provisions and
   measures of the new EU legislation become effective was given. The selection
   of the abovementioned objective was conditioned by the fact that from January
   1st, 2013 new legislation takes effect, with significantly stricter terms for
   the placement of wood and wood products from other countries on this market.
   One of the conditions which will have to be fulfilled by the companies
   wishing to export their products on this market refers to proving their
   origin. Since the EU is the most significant market for wood products
   exported from Serbia, fulfillment of the stated and other terms from the new
   EU legislation is of great importance to Serbian companies. Until the
   beginning of September 2010, only 387,000 ha were certified, namely 17.2% of
   the total area under forests. In the same period, only 33 wood processing
   companies in Serbia possessed CoC certificates for their products. Such a
   small number of companies possessing certificates for their wood products
   compared to competitive neighboring countries can represent a serious
   limitation in achieving their satisfactory competitiveness on the EU market
   in the following period.</jats:p

Certification of forests and wood products in Serbia in the context of new European union legislations: Current situation, problems and challenges

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