Pdo and pgi harmonization between trade and barriers: an example of European integration in pre-candidate country

The objective of this work is to examine the harmonization mechanism trough the creation process of a new food and wine law in Bosnia and Herzegovina, combining domestic wine regulations and European legislative frameworks. The aim is to understand the genesis of the conflict that hinders the development process and represents a barrier to trade liberalization. This paper analyzes criteria and implications of Europeanization and integration process, focusing on mechanism of assistance to pre-candidate countries. The EU’s model of quality food legislation (PDO and PGI) is taken as example. The adaptation which institutional structures and the arrangement between economic units that governs the way in which these units can cooperate and/or compete, is shown in this present paper. The result is an increase in social interactions uncertainty. The advantage of EU guarantee and the relationship of transaction costs and benefits in rights of property of integration seem to be not really clear to understand.