Quality Infrastructure, Competitiveness Development Factors – Preparatory Activities for Improving the Strategic and Legislative Framework

In a joint venture with the Greek consultancy company, European Profiles, and Spanish company, UNE, CEP launched in late 2022 the implementation of the assignment Quality Infrastructure, Competitiveness Development Factors – Preparatory Activities for Improving the Strategic and Legislative Framework, within the EU for Better Business Environment – EU4BE project funded by the EU WB-Executed Trust Fund (BETF). The assignment is to be implemented throughout the period of 18 months, with the aim to develop a quality infrastructure system in Serbia as one of the crucial preconditions for the development of the business environment in Serbia, as it will provide the economy with access to standards and technical regulations harmonized with the EU, a developed network of accredited conformity assessment bodies and effective supervision of compliance with technical regulations. Direct beneficiaries of this assignment are the Ministry of Economy, the Institute for Standardization of Serbia, and the Accreditation Body of Serbia, while indirect beneficiaries are all business entities in Serbia.