The Prime Minister Academician Nikolay Denkov, the Minister of Agriculture and Food Kiril Vatev and the Executive Director of the BBAH Dr. Svetlozar Patarinski officially opened the state laboratory for the study of pesticide residues at the border crossing “Captain Andreevo”.
“Today we are taking a decisive step to return the control of our borders to the hands of the state,” Prime Minister Academician Denkov announced. He was adamant that the government is doing everything possible to secure the border according to the best European and world standards.
“The value of the laboratory is BGN 2 million, which is provided by the state budget. It is equipped with the necessary laboratory facilities,” said Minister Vatev.
He pointed out that the opening of the laboratory is expected by all carriers and is of wide public interest. The minister pointed out that it achieves an extremely large effect for traffic and for time, which is also a valuable resource. “Trucks waiting for two days will now only wait the necessary technological time for the samples to come out, which is about 5-6 hours,” noted Minister Vatev. He thanked the Prime Minister for his personal commitment to the laboratory and the BABH team for the efforts made, thanks to which the laboratory started its activity in a short time.
With the operation of the laboratory, state control over food entering Bulgaria is finally confirmed. The Kapitan Andreevo border crossing is the first point of entry for the import of consignments and goods of fresh fruit and vegetables originating in third countries for the European Union, which requires compliance with the requirements of European legislation. It is expected to optimize the time for carrying out official control: documentary, identification and physical inspection, including taking samples at the scheduled frequency, according to the regulations. The laboratory will guarantee the entry of pesticide-free fruits and vegetables on the market of the European Community.
The event was attended by the regional governor of Haskovo, Ginka Raicheva, and the director of the “Customs” Agency, Petya Bankova. Among the official guests were the Consul General of the Republic of Turkey in Plovdiv Korhan Kyungeryu and the Executive Director of the Association of International Carriers (UND) Alper Yozel.
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