The Government of the Republic of North Macedonia at today’s session adopted the information on drafting a law on donating surplus food.

According to the information, as the government informed in a press service, the ministries of labor and social policy and local self-government and ZELS are told within 15 days to build a common position on defining the users to which the food will be donated, that is, determining criteria to be met by the users to which the food will be donated, as well as to build a common position regarding the monitoring of the distribution of the surplus food to the end users.

The Food and Veterinary Agency should submit the draft-law on donating surplus food to the Government by August 5.