Serbian daily newspaper Vecernje Novosti has reported that the domestic market is flooded with construction materials of suspicious quality.
As a result, experts have recommended to buyers to request proof of production, from either foreign or domestic companies, and to provide proof of laboratory accreditations.
Most of the materials are said to be from Spain and Italy.
Meanwhile, vice president of the Construction Industrial Chamber, Goran Rodic, has said that the materials from domestic factories is of high quality and in accordance with the EU’s standards and regulations, and a majority of the products are exported to foreign markets.
Meanwhile, it was reported that in May 2015, a total of 37 controls were carried out, which removed low quality materials worth RSD 3.30 million (€27,407/US$30,461) from the market.
In 2014, a total of 314 controls were carried out, thus preventing trading of materials worth RSD 38 million.
