НОРМАТИВНО-ПРАВОВЕ ЗАБЕЗПЕЧЕННЯ СЕРТИФІКАЦІЇ ТА МАРКУВАННЯ ОРГАНІЧНОЇ ПРОДУКЦІЇ В УКРАЇНІ

Abstract

The article analyzes statistical data on the development of the market for organic agricultural products. Given figures indicate that organic production in Ukraine is developing rapidly and is a promising form of business organization. It is justified that for the development of the sphere of organic production and protection of both producers and consumers from falsified products, it is important legal regulation of certification and labeling of organic products. It was found that in recent years a number of regulatory and legal documents were adopted, as well as amendments to existing legislation governing the certification and labeling of organic products in Ukraine. The article argues that the most significant change is the adoption of the Law of Ukraine «On the basic principles and requirements for organic production, turnover and labeling of organic goods» (which introduces a clear and transparent system of registration with certification bodies, market operators and organic seed, determines the mechanism of state control over the activities of subjects of the organic market and establishes their responsibility for violation of legislation in this area, as well as establishes requirements for certification bodies and defines their functions); introduction of the procedure for certification of organic production and / or turnover of organic products (which establishes requirements for certification of organic production and / or turnover of organic products, as well as the procedure for issuing the certificate, its duplicate and form) approval of the state logo for organic products. The analysis of the modern regulatory framework in the article shows that due to the adopted changes Ukraine will have its own system of certification and labeling in accordance with national legislation, which will contribute to the development and transparency of the domestic organic sector and improve the image of Ukraine in the world trade arena. At the same time, further steps in the field of legal regulation should be aimed at improving the system of incentives for the development of national organic agricultural production and development of domestic market for organic products.