Certifications, focus for businesses in the EU - Pilku: Standards and investments, the key to export
To be part of the European Union, manufacturing businesses, but not only, will also need to have the necessary certifications to meet European standards. But how important are certifications for farms and businesses that want to export to the EU?
"You raise the question rightly when you say certification and standards for the European market. But we must also think about the Albanian market. So, if the legality requires that you have a HAASAP certification, as is the legal basis of the food law in Albania, you are obliged to keep it. If you have to keep those records, which we say are part of traceability, you are obliged to keep them. So, I would say that at the beginning, what is important and mandatory are those standards that the EU requires of us, those minimalist standards that the EU requires of us. Then it is understood that European and global entrepreneurship also has their certifications that are voluntary certifications, not mandatory, but that you cannot become part of a market, of a global marketing if you do not have higher standards such as ISO 9001, such as Global GAP, so all of these are parts that Albania will be obliged to fulfill in order to compete, " said Ilir Pilku Agribusiness Expert.
Expert Pilku emphasizes that investments in hygiene and sanitation conditions, waste treatment and technology modernization constitute the main key to the success of the agri-food sector. Only through these steps can Albanian farms and businesses increase the reliability of their products and expand their presence in the European Union market.
"My recommendation is that we do a verification, an analysis of businesses, and they should definitely start investing quickly, in technology, in the right facilities, mainly in hygienic-sanitary conditions, and in waste treatment, which are the three main conditions that a product, and a company, can be marketed in the EU. Investments should be the key to the success of the agri-food business in Albania."
Only through these steps can Albanian farms and businesses increase the reliability of their products and expand their presence in the European Union market.
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