On October 20, 2016 at the premises of the State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection the meeting of the Steering Committee on Twinning project “Assistance with implementation of SPS commitments under the EU–Ukraine Association Agreement” was held. The project is implemented in cooperation with the State Food and Veterinary Service of the Republic of Lithuania as well as the Abruzzo and Molise Region Experimental Animal Health Care Institute “G. Caporale” (IZSAM), Italy.
The goal of the project is to assist the Government of Ukraine to achieve approximation and harmonization of SPS measures with the EU as well as implementation and enforcement of the legal basis that is to facilitate creation of greater opportunities for Ukrainian producers of food and agricultural products to develop trade with the EU.
BC Project Leader Oleksandr Verzhykhovskyi in his opening speech stressed the importance of Twinning project implementation and outlined the main achievements of the State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection during the reporting period.
RTA Petras Machyulskis presented the quarterly project report and outlined plans for the next reporting period.
As a result of the working meeting quarterly report was signed.
For reference:
according to the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine “On Approval of the Procedure for Initiation, Preparation and Implementation of the Twinning projects” as of October 11, 2016 No 700 the National Agency of Ukraine on Civil Service coordinates the implementation of Institution Building Instrument Twinning in Ukraine.
In addition, according to the relevant regulatory acts the National Agency of Ukraine on Civil Service is the national coordinator of institutional building instrument TAIEX and CIB programme implementation in Ukraine.
In order to provide effective coordination of Twinning, TAIEX instruments and CIB programme the Twinning Programme Administration office in Ukraine was created, its functions are executed by the Center for Adaptation of the Civil Service to Standards of the European Union.
