The delegation of the Republic of Serbia consisted of representatives of the Ministry of Finance, Customs Administration, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Culture and Information, the Office for European Integration and a negotiation team for negotiating Serbia's EU accession. Representatives of the Republic of Serbia in the EU attended the meeting. Delegation of the Republic of Serbia consisted of 33 members, 20 of whom were from Customs Administration. The leader of the Negotiation chapter 29 and the assistant of the Minister of Finance, Vesna Hreljac-Ivanović led the Delegation.

Delegation of the European Commission consisted of representatives of the Directorate General for Enlargement (DG ELARG), the Directorate General for Taxation and Customs Union (DG TAXUD) and European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF). A representative of European Union Delegation to the Republic of Serbia also attended the meeting.

During two-day screening, the Delegation of the Republic of Serbia had 25 presentations of the legislation of the Republic of Serbia, its application, institutional framework, administrative capacities and future steps for harmonization and improvement of capacities in 17 key areas of this negotiation chapter.

A high level of harmonization of domestic regulations with EU aquis was ascertained.

It was stressed that the Republic of Serbia did not expect big challenges in the process of harmonization of domestic regulations with EU aquis in this area and that we expected the beginning of negotiations within this Chapter soon.