For most people, the biggest dilemma is whether to take Heineken,\nTuborg, Jelen, Lav or homemade Nektar. For some it is a question of crucial\nimportance, either to take dark or light beer. Of course, only a few will not know\nthe correct answer to the question that it is related to “His\nMajesty”, the beer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Brewing industry occupies an important place\nin the world, especially in countries which achieve a large portion of their\nincome just with production and sales of beer, and it is also well known as an\nindustry that employs a large number of people, and which spins a lot of money.\nA true example of “beer countries” are the Czech Republic, Germany or\nEngland, where you can consume dozens or hundreds of different types of beer,\nand in each of them you can find something special. In these countries, production\nof beer is one of the main branches of food production, while the same cannot\nbe said for Bosnia and Herzegovina, i.e. the Republic of Srpska. In particular,\nthe main problem in Bosnia and Herzegovina is a large number of imported beers on\nthe market, while domestic beer producers, in such market game are not able to cope\nwith unfair competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The relevant state institutions do not bother\nto provide appropriate public assistance, either of administrative, or\nfinancial nature, and assist domestic producers i.e. breweries, and thus\ngenerally affect the increase in the consumption of local products and improvement\nof entire economic environment. This does not mean that we should ban the\nimport of beer of foreign manufacturers. On the contrary, it should be allowed to\nforeign manufacturers to import their products, in this case beer, to BiH, i.e.\nthe Republic of Srpska. But, at the same time, the competent authorities and\ninstitutions should strictly comply with the laws and regulations that relate\nprimarily to the import of food products, their safety and quality, marking and\nlabelling of such products etc. There should not happen situations that imported\nbeer on the market of Bosnia and Herzegovina find their place without\nrespecting the above market criteria, i.e. with betray and disrespect of laws\nand regulations, while on the other hand, domestic beer almost cannot be\navailable in the market of neighbouring countries, as well as other countries in\nEurope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Also, there is a well-known case of attempted export to the Republic of Serbia\nof Banja Luka brand Nektar beer, which incidentally remained only as an attempt\nand this is due to a trivial reason. Apparently, in the declaration on the\nbeer cans was not indicated that it is “svetlo” beer, but that it is\n“svijetlo” beer (Translator\u2019s\nnote- the word “light” slightly different in this two countries<\/em>).\nThe competent customs authorities of the Republic of Serbia justified this with\nthe fact that the word “svijetlo” (light) is not in the spirit of the\nSerbian language, and that it would mislead consumers from the Republic of Serbia.\nIt's really not possible to find a common link between these two terms, and\nindeed consumers in Serbia would be in a situation that they do not understand\nwhat kind of beer they consume, and in some way is understandable decision of\nthe competent authorities of the Republic of Serbia to ban the import of Nektar\nbeer from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Oh, you were not mistaken, in the said sentence\nwith the ironic tone I refer to the ban on beer imports from Bosnia and\nHerzegovina, i.e. Republic of Srpska, especially because here without problems you\ncan order beer that says “svetlo” beer, as well as beer with\nindications such as just “Beer” or “Pilsner Beer”, ”\nLager Beer”,” Weiss bier “, but some are still managing to cope\nwith it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n How to deal with this situation, what steps domestic\nproducers of beer should take to be brought\non an equal line with those from abroad, are questions which are not difficult\nto answer but only if there was a genuine will and desire of the authorities. First,\nif the practice of belittling products from BiH, i.e. Republic of Srpska by\nother countries, is continued it is necessary that the competent institutions\nconsider introducing reciprocal measures against countries that discriminate\nwhen exporting local products. Also, when importing foreign products to our\ncountry, there should eventually be tighten measures, and consistent\nenforcement of existing law and regulations prescribing requirements and\nstandards. It would not be wrong to consider the possibility of reducing excise\nduty on beer with the purpose of financial unburdening of domestic producers of\nbeer, but address those funds on investments that will contribute to an\nincrease in production volume.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Also,\nsomething that especially causes my indignation and outrage is the fact that in\na number of restaurants, in particular in Banja Luka, I cannot drink a local\nbeer. I am compelled either to drink beer produced in a foreign country or just\nleave the place. Of course only if at the time of the question my palate does\nnot feel like tasting anything else other than well-known combined taste of hops,\nbarley and water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is not too big secret what hides behind this fundamental commitment of caterers in Banja Luka. Simply, it is a matter of a financial nature, because they are not immune to offers of foreign distributors of beer that from their “offer” completely throw local beer, and in return they receive either substantial funds or benefits, such as for example, equipping and renovation of the entire facility, with an interior that exudes with symbols and signs of certain type of beer. You can imagine an absurd situation and wonder of a tourist or a traveler who comes to the city on the river of Vrbas and in one of the restaurants order a local beer and get a negative response that there is no any.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Author: Ognjen Bogdanic, e-mail: ognjen@afsajic.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" For most people, the biggest dilemma is whether to take Heineken, Tuborg, Jelen, Lav or homemade Nektar. 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