Management of agricultural and food products safety: conceptual framework, experience of the European Union and practice in Ukraine

Abstract

Adoption in Ukraine’s strategic course associative, and then full membership in the European Union Association Agreement EU-Ukraine (Association Agreement, 2014) accompanied by the appearance of a number of global challenges and issues, including the question of increasing the competitiveness of domestic goods pushed to the fore. Its essence is to ensure that products applicable requirements of the directives and regulations of EU and international and European standards. Regarding domestic agricultural and food products, is a key condition of its exports to the EU Member States in favor strict adherence to EU regulations concerning its safety and quality for consumers. In a broader sense refers to the regulatory framework or normative component (regulatory or normative dimension space) economic environment in which entrepreneurs operate in the agricultural and food sector (personal and peasant farmers, agricultural processing and food-company).