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Two negotiation chapters to be opened
Belgrade,
19 June 2017
Minister without portfolio in charge of European integration Jadranka Joksimovic said that with tomorrow's opening of two more chapters in the negotiations with the EU Serbia is sending a message that it is a stable country that implements reforms in various fields.
Author:
Tanjug
In her appearance on Radio-Television Serbia (RTS), Joksimovic said that two important chapters will be opened - Chapter 7, relating to intellectual property rights and Chapter 29, relating to the customs union.
She explained that the intellectual property covers copyright and related rights, industrial property rights, the fight against piracy, protection of consumers, denomination of geographical origin and branding of goods.
These are important matters, especially for the people from the field of culture, innovation and science.
Joksimovic said that Chapter 29 is important for the whole economy because it means that Serbia, by fulfilling the standards in this area at the moment when it becomes EU member, it will adhere to the unimpeded movement of goods within the EU, and for the goods from third countries it will apply the same tariffs and quotas as the EU.
She stressed that Serbia has a relatively good pace of opening of negotiation chapters, and pointed out that additional negotiating positions have been prepared for which she believes will be opened by the end of the year during the Estonian presidency.
She explained that the intellectual property covers copyright and related rights, industrial property rights, the fight against piracy, protection of consumers, denomination of geographical origin and branding of goods.
These are important matters, especially for the people from the field of culture, innovation and science.
Joksimovic said that Chapter 29 is important for the whole economy because it means that Serbia, by fulfilling the standards in this area at the moment when it becomes EU member, it will adhere to the unimpeded movement of goods within the EU, and for the goods from third countries it will apply the same tariffs and quotas as the EU.
She stressed that Serbia has a relatively good pace of opening of negotiation chapters, and pointed out that additional negotiating positions have been prepared for which she believes will be opened by the end of the year during the Estonian presidency.
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