CLUSTER COMMUNITY

defined by the Law of Ukraine "On basic principles and demands for food safety and quality" - from all regions of Ukraine

Business entities that conduct activities with or without the purpose of making a profit and manage facilities for primary production, production, sale and/or circulation of food products and/or other objects of sanitary measures (except for materials in contact with food products), including individuals if they carry out activities with or without the purpose of making a profit and are engaged in the production and/or circulation of food products or other objects of sanitary measures and agro-food markets (Article 1, Clause 55 of the law).

organisations developing and updating non-governmental documents on protection of food consumers - according to WOT TBT Agreement and conformity assessment organizations accredited in an eligible way

Document approved by a recognized body, that provides, for common and repeated use, rules, guidelines or characteristics for products or related processes and production methods, with which compliance is not mandatory. It may also include or deal exclusively with terminology, symbols, packaging, marking or labelling requirements as they apply to a product, process or production method (paragraph 2 of annex 1 "Terms and their Definitions for the Purpose of this Agreement", annex 3 "Code of Good Practice for the Preparation, Adoption and Application of Standards")

certified, licensed or accredited according to rules of profile agencies and organisations

according to rules of International Accreditation Forum (IAF), International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC), National Agency of Accreditation of Ukraine (NААU)

involved into green economy programs and financing modernisation of assets of food business operators

international and domestic banks, funds, unions, donor and credit organisations investing green economy according to principles and values of the UN Green Economy and the EU Green Deal

providing possibility for cluster members to organise meeings, training and other events, engaged into promotion of fairness of food business, delivering information on standards, best practices, ways of conformity assessment to business community and consumers

trade chambers, event agencies, profile business associations, profile NGOs etc.