Meeting of regional ministers due to implementation of new protective customs duties by Pristina on July 25 in Belgrade

The ministers in charge of trade, agriculture and economy of four countries of the region will meet on Wednesday, July 25, in Belgrade in order to consider the situation following the implementation of “protective measures” concerning the import of certain types of fruit and vegetables and corn by the temporary institutions in Pristina.

As the Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications told Tanjug, minister Rasim Ljajic will host the meeting, and as announced, the meeting will be attended by Macedonian Minister of Agriculture Ljupco Nikolovski, Montenegrin Minister of Economy Dragica Sekulic and B&H Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations Mirko Sarovic.

The ministers are expected to take a joint position on the latest decision of the temporary institutions in Pristina, which started implementing protective customs duties of 30% on the import of certain types of fruit and vegetables and corn several days ago.

Let us remind that the Ministry of Trade and Industry of the temporary institutions in Pristina is implementing a protective customs duty of 30% on the import of certain types of fruit and vegetables and corn, which pertains, as they said, to “all trade partners”.

As the duty pertains exclusively to seasonal fruit and vegetables (cucumber, tomato, pepper, cabbage, spinach, onion, carrot, legumes, potato, watermelon, cantaloupe, apple, pear, plum, cherry, sour cherry, strawberry, raspberry and blackberry) and corn, it is highly likely that the damage will primarily be incurred by the CEFTA members, Ljajic warned.

Ministarstvo turizma i omladine Republike Srbije

Ministry of agriculture, forestry and water management Skopje

Ministarstvo ekonomskog razvoja Crne Gore

Ministarstvo vanjske trgovine i ekonomskih odnosa BiH

Ministarstvo Trgovine i Industrije Priština

Rasim Ljajic

Ljupco Nikolovski

Dragica Sekulic

Mirko Sarovic

export to Kosovo

protective customs duties on export to Kosovo

customs duty on export of fruit to Kosovo

customs duty on export of vegetables to Kosovo

customs duty on export of corn to Kosovo

corn

cucumber

tomato

pepper

cabbage

spinach

onion

carrot

legumes

potato

watermelon

cantaloupe

apple

pear

plum

cherry

sour cherry

strawberry

raspberry

blackberry

Ministry of Trade of B&H

Ministry of Trade of Macedonia

CEFTA