The general goal of the Program is to improve competitiveness, safety and quality of products and services on the market, facilitate access to markets and increase competitiveness, primarily of small and medium-sized enterprises, and thus of the economy as a whole. 

The program will contribute to increasing the level of use of standards in production and business organization, product certification, management systems and increasing the use of other services in the field of quality infrastructure.

The program plans to co-finance the following activities:

• Implementation of the procedure for assessing product compliance with the requirements of Serbian and foreign regulations;
• Arrangement of business in accordance with the requirements of internationally recognized standards.

The total budget of the Program amounts to RSD 100,000,000.00. 

The public call for participation in the Competitiveness Development Support Program is open until funds are used up, and no later than December 31, 2023. Applications are submitted electronically, by creating a user account via a link. More about the program at the following link.

Source: Development Agency of Serbia