The Government on November 7 approved the regulations concerning the creation and functioning of the one-stop shop for issuing the phytosanitary certificate for export/re-export, IPN reports.

Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry Vasile Bumacov said the new regulations simplify the procedure for issuing the phytosanitary certificate for export. Four of the seven mandatory documents required earlier of the economic entities were removed. When the document starts to be applied, the economic entities will have to pay only two visits to the local offices of the National Food Safety Agency, as against five now.

It is estimated that the costs incurred for obtaining the phytosanitary certificate for export will decrease by 70%, will the waiting time will be reduced by 50%.