Enlargement negotiations entered in their final and crucial stage, essentially on agriculture and food safety-related issues. For the EU food and drink industry, candidate countries should integrate most of the EU food law acquis before their accession and not be granted derogations on food safety standards. These are the key conditions for the success of the enlargement process. A process to which the CIAA (Confederation of the food and drink industries of the EU) contributes by actively supporting the food industry organisations in candidate countries to increase the awareness of the acquis and facilitate its integration.
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