Georgian Honey to Enter European Market

The EU Trade Committee has declared that Georgian honey producers will now be able to export their products to the EU market, a decision called unprecendented after the DCFTA (Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area Preferential Regime) was taken into force.

“It’s a great sign of success that the Government of Georgia undertook all the activities needed for the export of this product to the European market,” said Genadi Arveladze, Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia, commenting on the trade committee decision according to which Georgian honey will now officially be allowed into the EU.

Following EU directives, legislative changes were made in order to better align honey production to the stringent EU standards.

A plan to monitor veterinary drugs, pollutants and waste materials was implemented, with a technical reglament for honey production intoduced from July 1, 2015, setting special requirments for the production process to which all producers are required to fully comply.

Nino Gugunishvili