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Pre-accession Assistance for
Rural Development
KAJ MORTENSEN,
HEAD OF SAPARD UNIT, DG AGRI
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Content of the presentation
1. Sapard – current situation
2. Instrument for Pre-accession – 20072013
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SAPARD - current situation
 Contracting finished mid 2004
 2006 is the last year of financial execution for new MS
 Czech Republic already submitted final payment claim
 Contracting is continuing in Romania and Bulgaria until
the data of accession or an agreed later date
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SAPARD - execution
EU Allocation, value of Sapard projects contracted, and payments
made since the start of the programmes (Million €)
Millions
3.000
Amount of
annual EU
allocation (EU
contribution)
2.500
BG & RO
2.000
1.500
Value of Sapard
projects
contracted
1.000
500
Payments
executed
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SAPARD - Bulgaria
Millions
VI. EU Allocation and the value of Bulgarian Sapard projects contracted since the start of the programmes (Mio EUR)
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Allocations Bulgaria Contracts Bulgaria Payments to Bulgaria
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SAPARD - Romania
Millions
VI. EU Allocation and the value of Romania Sapard projects contracted since the start of the programmes (Mio EUR)
1.200
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Allocation Romania
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Contracts Romania
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Payments to Romania
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Europe as a
global Partner
In 2007-2013
Six instruments to substitute more than 100
Policy driven instruments:
► Instrument for Pre-Accession (IPA)
► European Neighbourhood & Partnership Instrument (ENPI)
► Development Cooperation & Economic Cooperation Instrument
(DCECI)
Crises response instruments:
► Humanitarian Aid Assistance
► Macro-Financial Assistance (MFA)
► Instrument for Stability
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Neighbourhood
Instrument
European Neighbourhood & Partnership
Instrument (ENPI)
Continues TACIS and MEDA in the period 2007-2013
►It focus on the implementation of the European Neighbourhood Policy
Action Plans jointly agreed with partner countries.
►it will support measures aimed at:
- a progressive economic integration
- deeper political cooperation
- legislative approximation
- institution building
- participation in EU Programmes & Agencies
- inter-connections and development of common
infrastructure, etc.
► Budget (2007-2013): €10.4 billion (at 2004 prices)
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Instrument for Pre-accession (IPA) – timing
New Framework for Pre-accession assistance will apply for
the periode 2007-2013:
• Regulations will apply from 2007
• The financial envelope for IPA (2007–2013) was agreed by
the Council but is still under negotiation with the European
Parliament (€ 10.2 billion at 2004 prices)
• overall objective:
„The Community shall assist the potential and candidate countries in progressive
alignment with the standards and policies of the European Union, including where
appropriate the acquis communautaire, with a view to membership.“
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IPA – Beneficiary Countries
1. Transition Assistance &
Institution Building
2. Cross-Border Cooperation
3. Regional Development
4. Human Resources Development
Annex II: Albania,
Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Serbia and Montenegro,
incl. Kosovo
Annex I:
Croatia, Turkey
FYR of
Macedonia
5. Rural Development
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IPA – Policy framework and Programming
Multi-annual Indicative Financial Framework (MIFF)
establishes the financial allocation between countries and components
Multi-annual Indicative Planning Document (MIPD)
establishes strategies for each country for the IPA components,
based on the priorities set in the Accession Partnership and the
Regular Reports
Components
Transition
& Institution
Building
Regional &
Cross-Border
Co-op
Regional
Development
Human
Resources
Development
Rural
Development
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IPA
Budget for 2007-2013
(indicative breakdown – Billion € at 2004 prices)
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
total
1.193 1.290 1.353 1.452 1.565 1.660 1.700 10.213
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IPA – Rural Development (IPARD)
Support under this component shall in particulare
contribute to
• the sustainable adaptation of the agricultural sector
and rural areas and to
• the CCs‘ preparation for the implementation of the
acquis communautaire concerning the Common
Agricultural Policy and related policies.
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IPARD - Priorities and Measures
1. Priority: Sustainable adaptation of the agricultural sector
• Investments in farms to restructure and upgrade to the EU standards;
• Supporting setting up of Producer groups
• Investments in processing and marketing of agriculture and fishery products to
restructure and upgrade to the EU standards;
• Preparation to implement actions designed to improve the environment and the
country side
2. Priority: Sustainable development of rural areas
• Improving and developing rural infrastructure;
• Development and diversification of rural economic activities;
• Preparation of local private-public partnerships to implement local development
strategies;
• Improvement of training;
Technical assistance
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Co-Financing principles
Private
contribution
EU contribution
up to 75% of
public aid
National
contribution:
25% of public
aid
Public aid up to
50% of total
eligible costs
of the investment
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Critical Beneficiary cash flow
100 %
GRANT
50%
INVESTMENT
60 +/- DAYS
CONTRACTING
CLAIM
PAYMENTS
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Possible fields of cooperation between EU
and IFIs/donors
 Improving the access to credits for SME, farmers in
rural areas
 Sector analysis, in-depth analysis for the IPARD
programme
 Coordinated support for the preparation of IPARD
e.g. WB Acquis cohesion project in Croatia
 other areas of cooperation e.g. IPARD programme
for Turkey
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Pre-accession Assistance for Rural Development
 Thank you for your attention!
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