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Improving the Quality of Student Interaction in Discussion Threads at DeVry University………………. Ahmed Azam. 3003. Statistical Methods Used in the ...
Innovation Vision 2020: from Regional Development Sustainability to Global Economic Growth

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Improving the Quality of Student Interaction in Discussion Threads at DeVry University………………. Ahmed Azam

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Statistical Methods Used in the Analysis of Food Consumption in Romania.............................................. Calcedonia Enache

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Knowledge Management Strategy, Eco-Innovation and Corporate Sustainability Performance………….. Salina Daud, Nurliyana Jekria, Hasmaizan Hassan

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Les Ressources Du Marche De La Main D’œuvre. Analyse Comparative Au Niveau Macroeconomique En Roumanie Et Dans Union Européenne…………………………………………………………………. Vlad Ionela Mifuko, Condei Reta, Niculae Ioana, Stoian Elena, Costaiche Melania Georgiana How Much Is Guilty Romania For The European Food Incidents?............................................................. Silvius Stanciu Groups of Companies That Follow Different Process of Failure and Its Relation to the Business Interruption………………………………………………………………………………………………… Inmaculada Jimeno-García, María-Araceli Rodríguez-Merayo, María-Arantzazu Vidal-Blasco

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Does Firm Size Affect Leverage and Profitability? Some Evidence from Western and Eastern Countries.. Fitim Deari, Nicoleta Barbuta-Misu

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A Value-at-Risk Analysis of Credit Risk in Romania……………………………………………………... Roxana Herghiligiu

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Regional Resilience in Romania after the 2008 Economic Crisis………………………………………… Florentina Ion

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Considerations on the Implementation of Post-Bologna Process at the Level of a State University Using the SWOT Analysis……………………………………………………………………………………… Măcri� Maria, Ioană � Corina

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Improving Public Health Insurance Experience for Patients and Family Doctors’ Work Effectiveness through Lean Six Sigma Tools: The National Health Insurance Card - Evidence from Romania………… Georgiana Cioană, Ruxandra Dinulescu

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A New Voting Approach Based on False Candidates…………………………………………………… Andrei-Horia Mogoş, Bianca Mogoş, Adina Magda Florea

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Economic model of Alzheimer's Disease…………………………………………………………………... Hana Tomášková, Kamil Kuča, Jitka Kühnová

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Situations D’achat et Réactions du Consommateur Lors du Choix D’un Produit Nouveau………………. Achraf Sellami

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Is the Development Degree Influencing the Corporate Governance Regulations and Practices?................. Seria Crina

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IPR: Experience With Internal and External R&D Among Malaysian Chemical and Metallurgical Manufacturing Companies............................................................................................................................. Herman Shah Anuar, Zulkifli Mohamed Udin, Wan Nadzri Osman, Kamaruddin Radzuan, Mohd Nasrun Mohd Nawi

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Evaluation of Selected Criteria in the Buildings Life Cycle from the Perspective of Supplier and User…. Lucie Sychrova, Iveta Simberova

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Employees’ Innovative Behaviour among SMEs: Empirical Evidence…………………………………… Alina Shamsuddin, Eta Wahab, Nor Hazana Abdullah

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The Role of ITC for the Firms in Services Sector…………………………………………………………. Mihaela-Carmen Muntean, Rozalia Nistor, Costel Nistor

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Economic Impacts of Genetically Modified Organisms in the Romanian Food Production……………… Silvius Stanciu, Roxana Sărbu

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International Human Resource Management: Internal Environment in Austrian Subsidiaries operating in the Czech Republic (Results of Empirical Research)…………………………………………………… Zdeňka Konečná

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A Study of Decision-Making Processes……………………………………………………………………. Ana-Maria Rftea, Sorina Mihaela Stoian

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The Political Economy of Currency Pegs………………………………………………………………….. Feryel Ouerghi, Racem Mehdi

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Achieving Growth through Social Innovation: A Beyond GDP Trial…………………………………….. Ekaterina Chiklyaukova, Asli Deniz Helvacioglu

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Exploring the Use of Social Media by Governments Worldwide………………………………………… Ali H.S. Al-Badi, Yousuf S. AlHinai, Zahran S. Al-Salti, Ibrahim S. Al-Harthi, Ali S. Al-Aufi

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Identifying Outliers in Nonparametric Setting: Application on Romanian Universities Efficiency………. Madalina Ioana Stoica

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Ethical Work Climate and Its Impact on Work Engagement and Turnover Intention of Academic Staff… Sock Lee, Daisy Mui Hung, Cheng Ling Tan

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Addressing Food Security In Terms Of Physical Access to Food in Macro-Region 3 of Romania………. Denisa Burcea, Ion Dona

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Cap Policy in New Member States: Polish and Romanian Case during 2007 -2013, Measure 121 Modernisation of Agricultural Holdings Study Case……………………………………………………… Aurelia Ioana Brînaru, Ion Dona Using Design FOR X for Management of Innovation Technical Products………………………………... Martin Kopecky

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How Much Is Guilty Romania For The European Food Incidents? Silvius Stanciu Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania Dunarea de Jos University of Galati, Galati, Romania [email protected]

Abstract Integration into the European community has opened new markets for Romanian food producers, but also the competition with European competitors for the local market. Although most local businesses have experienced a high level of competitiveness of the EU market, there have been companies that have managed to export food on the EU market. Unfortunately, Romanian foods were involved in a series of unpleasant incidents, the most publicized being the horse meat scandal. This paper proposes an analysis of the notifications made to Romania through the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed and establish correlations between the kinds of exported foods, the value of exports and the level of notifications.

Key words: food, export, notification, RASFF Introduction Food safety is a priority issue for the European Union (EU). Concern for the health of the consumer and the possibility of critical events on agro-food chain (pathogenic microorganisms, contaminants in food, frauds / adulteration) have led the European officials to develop a system of strict legislation, one of the most restrictive in the world and to apply action mechanisms to prevent the entry of improper food / feed on the EU market.

Materials and methods Research has used the information provided by statistical databases of the National Institute of Statistics (NIS), National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority, European Commission (Eurostat, RASFF Portal), FAO (FAOSTAT). The collected data were systematized, correlated and represented graphically or tabular. The results obtained were statistically analyzed and interpreted.

The functionality of the RASFF system The Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) is an EU tool used for the efficient and rapid use of information related to food and feed safety in the event of threats to consumer safety. Dissemination of information is made between the European Commission, national authorities for food and feed control in the Member States and various European and international organizations. The system is used based on an agreement between EC members of 1979 (RAPEX), the legal basis being established by EU regulations 92/59 / EEC, 2001/95 / EC-RAPEX and 178/2002 / EC. Starting with 2002 RAPEX system was replaced with RASFF (EC, 2015). RASFF network includes National Food Safety Authorities from Member States, the European Commission, EFSA, ESA, Norway, Liechtenstein, Iceland and Switzerland. Together with Romania's EU integration, the National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority (NSVFSA) has become a member of RASFF. The European Commission and RASFF work out with the World Health Organization (WHO) and developed the international warning system 'International Food Safety Authorities Network' (INFOSAN). (WHO and FAO, 2013) 3037

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Figure 10. RASFF notifications for turnover of Romanian exports (Source EC, 2015d) The number of notifications recorded an upward trend, mainly favored by mycotoxin contamination of milk, Salmonella infection of chicken meat, identification of antibiotics in turkey meat or the horse meat scandal (Ilie, 2013). The year 2013 can be considered the year of food scandals in Romania, marked by an increase of over 50% recorded RASFF notifications.

Conclusions EU Integration has brought Romania the benefits of a market with a potential of over 500 million consumers, as well as food safety conditions correlated to EU requirements. A strict correlation between the notifications to the Romanian producers and the evolution of food exports cannot be established. The number of notifications has a fluctuating trend during the last 10 years, although there is a slight upward trend for the past years. Notifications regarding Romanian foods have very low values as compared with Poland and Hungary, but the market share of domestic exports is relatively small in all UE transactions. Chemical hazards (presence of food pollutants) and microbiological hazards (infection with Salmonella or Listeria) are frequent notifications for Romanian products, but there must be signaled the emergence of forgery problems, especially related to the horse meat scandal or to the presence of genetically modified foods. Romania must take additional measures to increase food security to a level comparable to that of the western countries, in order to ensure the competitiveness of domestic products on foreign markets.

Acknowledgements: This paper was co-financed from the European Social Fund through Sectorial Operational Programme Human Resources Development 2007-2013, project POSDRU number /159/1.5/S/138907 "Excellence in scientific interdisciplinary research, doctoral and postdoctoral school, in the economic, social and medical fields-EXCELIS", coordinator The Bucharest University of Economic Studies.

References European Commission (2013) RASFF SOPs version 1.3, RASF Portal [Online], [Retrieved March 15, 2015], ec.europa.eu/dgs/health_foodsafety/dgs_consultations/docs/ag/sum_2014 040483en.pdf; European Commission, (2015), Annual Reports 2002-2014, RASFF - Food and Feed Safety Alerts, [Online], [Retrieved March 01, 2015], http://ec.europa.eu/food/safety/rasff/reports_publications/ index.en.htm;

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Economic Impacts of Genetically Modified Organisms in the Romanian Food Production Silvius Stanciu*,** *Dunărea de Jos University of Galați, Galati, Romania, [email protected] Roxana Sărbu** ** The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania [email protected]

Abstract The use of genetically modified organisms in food production is a controversial problem that constitutes a concern for the scientific environment, the authorities and the consumers. The global food demand, in the conditions of limited farmland, led to the use of intensive agricultural systems, based on conventional crop productivity increase and genetic engineering biotechnological progress use. Global farmland surfaces, which are cultivated with GMO, have known a spectacular development in the last few years. The consumers ‘attitude towards genetically modified foods is dependent on the economic conditions and on the media information, which are most often than not, inconsistent from a scientific point of view. The present paper proposes an economic analysis of the GMO’s use in the national food production in the community and international context. When Romania joined the EU, the local farmland became less and less cultivated with genetically modified plants, fact that led to important economic loss for national economy. Although there are some restrictions regarding GM crops, the Romanian market is an important genetically modified fodder importer. From an economic point of view, the use of genetically modified organisms, if the biosafety criteria are obeyed, represent a solution for global food necessary coverage. Keywords: Biosafety, Food, GMO, Market, Production JEL Code: Q 180

Introduction According to the European legislation, the organisms (“biological entities capable of replication or transferring genetic material") which are genetically modified (GMO”s) are defined as the organisms “in which the genetic material has been altered in a way that does not occur naturally by mating and/or natural recombination” (EC, 2001). According to Millestone et al. (2011), the community legislative approach places an accent, especially on the biotechnological process of creation of a new organism and less on the genetic characteristics of the transgenic product obtained. The current legislative frame can become inefficient if it is surpassed by the progress recorded by the techniques of the genetic modification (GM). In the first stages of the use of GM, the products launched on the market were different as DNA and characteristics of the conventional mother organisms (from which they came). The GMO”s initial procedures of assessment were targeting in the main, the discovery of the risks of translocation of the DNA and the migration of these new characteristics at plants or animals. The current GM techniques make difficult the differentiation of the transgenic organisms from those which are conventional.

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restrictions concerning the industrial use of the transgenic plants can offer a plus of competitively to the autochthonous agriculture. Acknowledgements This paper was co-financed from the European Social Fund through Sectorial Operational Programme Human Resources Development 2007-2013, project POSDRU number /159/1.5/S/138907 "Excellence in scientific interdisciplinary research, doctoral and postdoctoral school, in the economic, social and medical fields-EXCELIS", coordinator The Bucharest University of Economic Studies.

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