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T eam Europe training seminar SAPARD 19-20 April 2002, Krpáčovo

Daniel Ács, Task Manger for Agriculture EC Delegation. T eam Europe training seminar SAPARD 19-20 April 2002, Krpáčovo. SAPARD like YETI?. SAPARD - “Special Accession Programme for Agriculture and Rural Development”

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T eam Europe training seminar SAPARD 19-20 April 2002, Krpáčovo

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  1. Daniel Ács, Task Manger for AgricultureEC Delegation Team Europe training seminarSAPARD19-20 April 2002, Krpáčovo

  2. SAPARD like YETI?

  3. SAPARD - “Special Accession Programme for Agriculture and Rural Development” is a pre-accession instrument of the EU primarily focused on the preparation of Slovakia for membership of the EU in the areas of agriculture and rural development. What is SAPARD?

  4. Two-fold objectives of SAPARD Although the key objectives of the programme are: • to improve the quality of life of rural population, • to create a competitive and efficient agricultural and food processing sector, • to ensure jobs and an adequate income for the agricultural, disadvantaged regions and • provide for the sustainable development of rural areas.

  5. to prepare Slovakia for efficient use of Structural funds • to build system and administrative structure capable of working soundly at the date of accession • not an instrument to save whole Slovak agriculture and rural life (support mechanism) • not to win a race with other countries, and • not even to spend all allocated funds

  6. In what is SAPARD different from Phare and ISPA? • Decentralised management • Size of investments • Scattered projects across country • Clearing of accounts

  7. Implementation SAPARD needs the right environment: The suitable environment is created by: 1.Legislation 2.Institutional building/ Administrative capacity 3.Programme 4.Financing

  8. To create such sound environment the following actions were needed: Approval of the programme – November 17, 2000 MAFA/ AFA – signed on March 26 Building Agency (system) – Accreditation of the SAPARD on 15 April 2002

  9. LEGAL Framework • The Co-ordination Council Regulation 1266/99- on coordination of aid to the applicant countries in the framework of the pre-accession strategy • The SAPARD Council Regulation 1268/99 - on Community support for pre-accession measures for agriculture and rural development in the applicant countries of central and eastern Europe in the pre-accession period • SAPARD Implementing Council Regulation 2759/99 – laying down rules for the application of EC No 1268/99

  10. SAPARD Financial Council Regulation 2222/2000 - laying down financial rules for the application of EC No 1268/1999 • European Agreementon Accession between EU and SR – 1 February 1995 • Multi-Annual Financial Agreement(MAFA) and Annual Financial Agreement (AFA) – 26 March 2001. These texts lay down the full range of legal provisions relating to SAPARD binding each Candidate Country and the Community. They are the fundamental texts and the result of wide ranging negotiations involving first the 15 Member States and then the 10 Candidate Countries.

  11. 2) Institutional Building/Administrative Capacity Management • National Fund (National Authorising Officer) – EC contact point • Certifying Body – Independent Auditor • Managing Authority – co-ordination of monitoring and evaluation of the programme • SAPARD Agency – Implementing and paying body • Monitoring Committee – Monitoring of the programme

  12. SAPARD Agency Accreditation • SA - Established on December 1, 1999 as a Paying Agency • Budgetary autonomous agency under the Minister of Agriculture • Successful presentation of the results of examination of SAPARD Agency to the Commission held on 17 December 2001. • National Fund concluded National Accreditation process of the Slovak SAPARD Agency by Act of Accreditation at the end of December

  13. Consequently the National Fund has officially submitted Accreditation package and requested for examination by Commission • Audit on spot in the last week of January 2002 • After the Commission reviewed the accreditation package, audit report and after remedial action/supply of additional information was provided the Commission accredited the SAPARD Agency through Commission Decision conferring management on Tuesday 16 April 2002 • Accreditation requested for 5 measures (1, 2, 4a, 5 and 7)

  14. 3) Agricultural and Rural Development Programme Priority 1 – Improvement of Agricultural and Food Sector • Measure 1 – Farm Investment (sheep, poultry, F&V, herbs, and other plants) • Measure 2 – Processing and Marketing of Agriculture and Fish Products • Measure 3 – Producers Organisations

  15. Priority 2 – Sustainable Rural Development • Measure 4 – Diversification activities in rural areas • Measure 5 – Forestry • Measure 6 – Agro-environment and landscape • Measure 7 – Land Restructuring

  16. Priority 3 – Human Resource Development • Measure 8 – Human Resource Development • Measure 9 – Technical Assistance

  17. Title Justification Objectives Scope and description Users User eligibility criteria Eligibility of investments Geographical location Valuation criteria Minimum/maximum reimbursable costs Impact Monitoring indicators Evaluation indicators Relevant legislation Financial Tables Structure of the measure

  18. User criteria • Project related to one of the measures • Geographical location • General eligibility conditions (for most of the measures) • Specific eligibility conditions (individual for each measure)

  19. 4) Financing • Profit making measures • Non-profit making measures

  20. 1) Profit making measures Total Budget 100% from which Private sources 50% Public sources 50% from which EU funds 75% Slovak Gov 25%

  21. 2) Non-profit making measures Total Budget 100% from which EU funds 75% Slovak Gov 25%

  22. Financial Allocations • Total for Slovakia 2000 – 2006 - over 130 Mil EUR • Annual allocation - 18,6 Mil. EUR • Break down to measures i.e. 5,5 Mil EUR 28% for measure 1 etc • Min and max for individual project - range

  23. Procurement rules • Reimbursement of invoices • Practical Guide to Phare/ISPA and SAPARD contract procedures • Rules of origin – at least 90% of total eligible costs must originate in the EC or CC • Environmental Aspects • EU food safety standards • Equipment - EU standards

  24. Political influence • High expectations • Premature announcements

  25. SAPARD and Structural Funds

  26. Information and publicity policy • Legislation • Programme • Methodology – Philosophy

  27. Active and passive Rural Development Fund Seminars/Training Internet Media/ Newspapers Brochures Other Documents Available (not final versions) Guidebooks, Manuals Business Plan Template Application Forms – individual for each measure Means of distribution

  28. Thank you.

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