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2 | RAINFOREST ALLIANCE APPLICABLE LAW ASSESSMENT RA 2020 STANDARD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Certification body: | EKOINSPEKT ULUSLARARASI BELGELENDIRME DENETIM GOZETIM TEKNIK KONTROL VE EGITIM HIZMETLERI LTD. STI. | For internal use only | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Country: | SERBIA | Reviewed by: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Date submitted | 1/31/2023 | Approved by: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Contact person: | MUSTAFA CETINKAYA | Approved date: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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8 | Instructions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | The Certification Body (CB) should list applicable local laws for all core requirement of the RA 2020 Standard according to the geographic scope requested (the format should include individual legislations for each country). The following is a brief explanation of how to complete the template: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Topic: Include the topic covered in the requirement, for example: Natural Ecosystems, Agrochemicals, etc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Related standard requirement number: Include the number of the specific related requirement, for example: No. 4.5.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | National Legislation Reference: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Legislation name: Include the name of the national legislation related to the criterion, for example: Labor Code, Decree No. 1441. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | ILO convention name (if applicable): If there is an applicable ILO convention, indicate the name of that convention and its respective number. e.g. "ILO Convention, Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87)" If there are any sector wide agreements or CBAs that might be relevant, feel free to indicate those as well. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Title: Include the title within the national legislation that refers to the criterion to be evaluated, for example: Contracts and collective bargaining. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Articles to be reviewed: Indicate the # or #s of the articles to be reviewed, with respect to the criterion compliance, for example: Articles 57 to 60. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | If RA standard goes beyond the national legislation, please indicate on which areas: please perform an analysis of the applicable legislation and where the RA Standard might go beyond the legislation. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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19 | National Legislation Reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | TOPIC | Related standard requirement number | Legislation Name | CBA if applicable | ILO convention name (if applicable) | Title | Articles to review | If RA standard goes beyond the national legislation, please indicate on which areas | Column1 | |||||||||||||||||
21 | Group Management | 1.1.1 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
22 | Documented and implemented Management Plan which addresses each applicable Rainforest Alliance Supply Chain requirement. | 1.1.3 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
23 | The supply chain actor has devised, adopted and disseminated one or more policies for ensuring responsible business conduct in its own operations, supply chain and other business relationships | 1.1.4 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
24 | Collective Bargaining | 1.2.1 | LABOR LAW OF SERBIA STATUTE OF CONFEDERATION OF AUTONOMOUS TRADE UNIONS OF SERBIA | CBA's are company /organisation wise or for group of producers | Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No. 98) | The rights, duties and responsibilities resulting from the labor relationship, i.e. based on labor, shall be regulated by this law and a special law, pursuant to ratified international conventions. The rights, duties and responsibilities resulting from the labor relationship shall be regulated in the collective agreement and labor contract, and by the Labor Rulebook only when this Labor Law stipulates so. | Article 1-4, 8, 10 , 13 of labour law deal with collective bargaining in detail Article 22 of Statute on trade unions deals with collective bargaining | Not the case | https://www.ilo.org/dyn/travail/docs/2403/Labour%20Law%20Republic%20of%20Serbia.pdf | |||||||||||||||||
25 | Service provider evaluation mechanism | 1.2.2 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
26 | Subcontractors and suppliers' compliance to certification rules | 1.2.3 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
27 | Registry of group members | 1.2.4 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
28 | Worker details( Full name, Gender Year of birth, Start and end date(s) of employment, Wages Housing | 1.2.5 | No particular law but indirectly related to Labour law of Serbia, as it required contract of employment to be made No law on housing | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
29 | List of permanent of temporary workers | 1.2.6 | As Above | NA | NA | As above | As above | Standard specifically states to make the list of permanent and temporary workers | As above | |||||||||||||||||
30 | Information given through Predominant language to workers | 1.2.7 | No particular law | NA | NA | NA | NA | As above | ||||||||||||||||||
31 | Sign agreement between both parties (GA and Members) | 1.2.8 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
32 | Records of last four years | 1.2.9 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | Yes, RA standard makes it mandatory for retaining the records for at least 4 years | NA | |||||||||||||||||
33 | An up to date map of the farm (large farms) or the farm area (group of small farms) is available Sketches | 1.2.10 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
34 | A sketch of the farm is available | 1.2.11 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
35 | Geolocation data is available for 100% of the farms. At least 10% is in the form of polygons | 1.2.12 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
36 | A polygon is available of the farm, including all farm units. | 1.2.13 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
37 | list of workers trained and have the knowledge effectively implement the supply chain Management Plan. | 1.2.16 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
38 | Multi-site administrator maintains a list of sites to be included in the certificate | 1.2.17 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
39 | Risk assessment | 1.3.1 | L A W ON WORKPLACE SAFETY AND HEALTH | NA | NA | This Law shall lay down implementation and promotion of workplace safety and health for the persons involved in work processes, as well as for persons currently in the working environment, in order to prevent injuries at work, occupational disease and work-related disease. This Law shall establish Management for Workplace Safety and Health as an administrative body within the Ministry of Labor, for the purpose of carrying out specific state administration operations in the field of workplace safety and health, employment and social policy, and lay down its jurisdiction | Articles 26, 28,30 40,41 deal with the safety risk assessment | NA | Same as J28 | |||||||||||||||||
40 | Management Plan | 1.3.2 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
41 | Management provides group members with services based on the Management Plan | 1.3.3 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
42 | Management provides workers with services based on the Management Plan. | 1.3.4 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
43 | Internal inspection and self-assessment | 1.4.1, | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
44 | Internal inspection and self-assessment | 1.4.2 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
45 | Internal approval and sanction mechanism | 1.4.3 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
46 | Internal inspection and self-assessment | 1.4.4 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
47 | Grievance Mechanism | 1.5.1 | No Law specific to address grievance mechanism within organisation but workers can complaint to Union or labour office | NA | NA | NA | NA | Yes, RA standard makes it mandatory to have grievance mechanism within organisation | NA | |||||||||||||||||
48 | Gender equality | 1.6.1 | The constitution of Serbia LABOR LAW OF SERBIA | NA | C100 - Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No. 100) C111 - Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111) | as in G24 | Article 15 of constitution says that The State shall guarantee the equality of women and men and develop equal opportunities policy. Article 18 of Labour law says that Both direct and indirect discriminations are prohibited against persons seeking employment and employees in respect to their sex, origin, language, race, color of skin, age, pregnancy, health status or disability, nationality, religion, marital status, familial commitments, sexual orientation, political or other belief, social background, financial status, membership in political organizations, trade unions or any other personal quality | NA | https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/docs/ELECTRONIC/74694/119555/F838981147/SRB74694%20Eng.pdf Refer J24 for labour law | |||||||||||||||||
49 | Committee on gender equality | 1.6.2 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | Standard required gender committee | NA | |||||||||||||||||
50 | Certified production | 2.1.1 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
51 | Annual stock | 2.1.2 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
52 | Certified products are visually segregated | 2.1.3 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
53 | Management has mapped the product flow from the group members | 2.1.4 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
54 | Products that the group sells as certified can be traced back to the certified farm(s) | 2.1.5 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
55 | No double selling of volumes | 2.1.6 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
56 | Group members keep sales receipts | 2.1.7 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
57 | Methodology for the calculation of conversion factors | 2.1.8 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
58 | Calibration | 2.1.9 | Law on Metrology | NA | NA | This Law regulates organization of metrology activities, legal units of measurement and measurement standards of the Republic of Serbia, placing on the market and use of measuring instruments, assessment of conformity of measuring instruments with prescribed requirements, pre-packaged products, the validity of documents and foreign conformity marks, supervision, and other metrology-related matters | Article 5 requires the calibration to be done | NA | https://tehnis.privreda.gov.rs/sw4i/download/files/article/LAW%20on%20METROLOGY.pdf?id=40 | |||||||||||||||||
59 | Volume summary of certified product for the previous 12 months. | 2.1.10 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
60 | Documentation for percentage and traceability type etc. | 2.1.11 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
61 | labeling approvals, incoming and outgoing documentation, on-site procedures) that any Rainforest Alliance claim | 2.1.12 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
62 | Sales transactions of certified products are recorded in the Rainforest Alliance traceability platform | 2.2.1 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
63 | Total sales of certified products do not exceed the total production | 2.2.2 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
64 | Volumes not sold as Rainforest Alliance certified and/or lost are removed from the traceability platform within two weeks after the end of the quarter. | 2.2.3 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
65 | Trademark use approval | 2.2.4 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
66 | Shipments that are combined into one transaction include sufficient information to relate the transaction to the individual shipments. | 2.2.5 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
67 | Written confirmation granting a traceability platform mandate by the farm certificate holder and acknowledgement by both parties is available. | 2.2.6 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
68 | The party granted the traceability platform mandate complies with applicable traceability requirements and associated guidance. | 2.2.7 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
69 | Volume credits are only converted for a process that can occur in reality, product conversion cannot go backwards to a previous product. . | 2.3.1 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
70 | The volume of product sold as mass balance is 100% covered by volumes purchased as certified. | 2.3.2 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
71 | Purchase and sales documentation for products sold as certified includes origin information to country level for certified and non-certified product inputs. | 2.3.3 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
72 | Products sold as certified shall meet the minimum percentage requirements for origin information as per crop specific annexes | 2.3.4 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
73 | Credit trading is limited to regional scope within a certificate, movement from one certificate to another shall be accompanied by physical shipment of relevant product. | 2.3.5 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
74 | A process is in place to ensure that sales of certified product exceeding purchases are covered with sufficient purchases of certified input within two weeks after the end of the quarter in which certified volume balance was exceeded | 2.3.6 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
75 | Production costs and living income | 3.1.1 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
76 | The total net income for group member households is assessed against the Living Income Benchmark. | 3.1.2 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
77 | Sustainable Differential | 3.2.1 3.2.2 3.2.3 3.2.4 3.2.5 3.2.6 3.2.7 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
78 | Management defines the investments needed to improve sustainability in an investment plan. | 3.3.1 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
79 | The buyer of certified products ensures that the farm certificate holder receives the Sustainability Investment | 3.3.4 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
80 | An annual report of investments made to farms is compiled and available | 3.3.5 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
81 | Plant varieties are selected based on quality, productivity, resistance to pests and diseases and on suitability for the climate | 4.1.1 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
82 | New plantings have a well-established cropping system which takes into account the factors defined in the requirement | 4.1.2 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
83 | Pruning Cycle | 4.2.1 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
84 | GMO | 4.3.1 | LAW ON GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS | NA | NA | This Law shall govern the procedure for issuing approvals for use in closed systems, for deliberate release into the environment, for placing on the market or for transit of genetically modified organisms and products containing genetically modified organisms, conditions for use in closed systems and for deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms, handling, packaging and transport of genetically modified organisms and products containing genetically modified organisms, as well as other issues of importance for genetically modified organisms and products containing genetically modified organisms. | All articles- In short the trade as well as commercial production of GMO is totally banned in Serbia | NA | http://www.vertic.org/media/National%20Legislation/Serbia/RS_Law_GMOs.pdf | |||||||||||||||||
85 | Soil assessment, leaf test, use of organic fertilizers etc | 4.4.1 4.4.2 4.4.3 4.4.4 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
86 | Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Monitoring of pests and natural enemies Pest control methods & threshold | 4.5.1 , 4.5.2, 4.5.3 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
87 | IPM training to workers | 4.5.4 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
88 | Registered agrochemicals | 4.6.1 | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||||||
89 | Products on risk mitigation list | 4.6.2 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
90 | Training for sprayers and PPE usage | 4.6.3 | L A W ON WORKPLACE SAFETY AND HEALTH | NA | NA | This Law shall lay down implementation and promotion of workplace safety and health for the persons involved in work processes, as well as for persons currently in the working environment, in order to prevent injuries at work, occupational disease and work-related disease. This Law shall establish Management for Workplace Safety and Health as an administrative body within the Ministry of Labor, for the purpose of carrying out specific state administration operations in the field of workplace safety and health, employment and social policy, and lay down its jurisdiction. | Article 7 deals with the workplace safety and measures to be taken for hazardous work | NA | In folder | |||||||||||||||||
91 | Showers for agrochemical handlers. | 4.6.4 | As above | NA | NA | As above | As above | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
92 | z | Preparation and application of pesticides | 4.6.5 | L A W ON WORKPLACE SAFETY AND HEALTH | NA | NA | This Law shall lay down implementation and promotion of workplace safety and health for the persons involved in work processes, as well as for persons currently in the working environment, in order to prevent injuries at work, occupational disease and work-related disease. This Law shall establish Management for Workplace Safety and Health as an administrative body within the Ministry of Labor, for the purpose of carrying out specific state administration operations in the field of workplace safety and health, employment and social policy, and lay down its jurisdiction. | Article 7 Preventive measures in achieving workplace safety and health shall be provided by applying up-to-date technical, ergonomic, health, educational, social, organizational and other measures and means to eliminate risks of injuring or damaging health of Employees, and / or their bringing to a least possible extent | NA | As in J88 | ||||||||||||||||
93 | Mechanisms to avoid contamination with pesticides | 4.6.6 | As above | NA | NA | As above | As above | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
94 | Aerial application | 4.6.7 | No Law but indirectly covered in act given below | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
95 | Agrochemical application records. | 4.6.8 | L A W ON WORKPLACE SAFETY AND HEALTH | NA | NA | This Law shall lay down implementation and promotion of workplace safety and health for the persons involved in work processes, as well as for persons currently in the working environment, in order to prevent injuries at work, occupational disease and work-related disease. This Law shall establish Management for Workplace Safety and Health as an administrative body within the Ministry of Labor, for the purpose of carrying out specific state administration operations in the field of workplace safety and health, employment and social policy, and lay down its jurisdiction. | Article 49 Employer shall be liable to maintain and keep records of: 1) workplaces with increased risk; 2) Employees assigned to workplaces with increased risk and medical examinations of Employees assigned to these workplaces; | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
96 | Empty pesticide containers | 4.6.9 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
97 | Storage of Agrochemical | 4.6.10 | L A W ON WORKPLACE SAFETY AND HEALTH | NA | NA | This Law shall lay down implementation and promotion of workplace safety and health for the persons involved in work processes, as well as for persons currently in the working environment, in order to prevent injuries at work, occupational disease and work-related disease. This Law shall establish Management for Workplace Safety and Health as an administrative body within the Ministry of Labor, for the purpose of carrying out specific state administration operations in the field of workplace safety and health, employment and social policy, and lay down its jurisdiction. | Article 7 Preventive measures in achieving workplace safety and health shall be provided by applying up-to-date technical, ergonomic, health, educational, social, organizational and other measures and means to eliminate risks of injuring or damaging health of Employees, and / or their bringing to a least possible extent | NA | https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/docs/ELECTRONIC/5257/115740/F-1655961174/IDN5257%20Eng.pdf | |||||||||||||||||
98 | pesticide application equipment | 4.6.11 | As above | NA | NA | As above | Articles 77&79 deal with equipment safety | NA | as above | |||||||||||||||||
99 | Pesticide stock inventory | 4.6.12 | As above | NA | NA | As above | Article 49 require the record of dangerous substances to be maintained | NA | as above | |||||||||||||||||
100 | Harvest and Post-Harvest Practices | 4.7.1 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||