Transcript Pre-accession Assistance for Rural Development IPARD

Instrument for Pre-accession
Assistance for Rural
Development
IPARD
Pia Primec
Ptuj, 16.7.2008
Content of the presentation
1. SAPARD - Special accession
programme for agriculture and rural
development – 2000-2006
2. Instrument for Pre-accession – IPA (IPARD) - 2007-2013
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Some facts on SAPARD
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Pre-accession aid started in 1990 under PHARE (Assistance for
Economic Restructuring in the Countries of Central and Eastern
Europe ),
In 2000 two new instruments started to operate: ISPA (Instrument for
Structural Policies for Pre-accession )and SAPARD,
These were the 3 pre-accession instruments made available for the
period 2000-2006.
SAPARD supported 10 Candidate Countries in their efforts to
implement the EU acquis concerning to the Common Agricultural
Policy and related policies and also in helping to solve priority and
specific problems of rural areas.
More than 38 thousand projects were contracted under SAPARD,
involving a EU Contribution of around €2,3 billion which implies a
total estimated investment of around €5.5 billion.
Croatia started implementing a SAPARD programme in 2006.
Upon accession all SAPARD beneficiary countries also benefited from
having established administrative structures able to start the
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implementation of EU rural development measures.
The SAPARD measures
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Investments in
agricultural holdings SLO
Processing and
marketing - SLO
Quality control for food
Rural Infrastructure SLO
Diversification - SLO
Land reparcelling
Land registers
Renovation of villages
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Setting up Producer
groups
Agri-environment
Forestry
Farm relief/management
services
Water resources
Training
Technical assistance SLO
Leader type approach
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SAPARD - experience
CHOICE OF MEASURES IN SAPARD COUNTRIES
(% of EU contribution as in the programmes 2000-2006)
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Others
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Forestry
Diversifcation
Rural
Infrastructure
Farm
Investments
Processing &
Marketing
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SAPARD - current situation
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Contracting was finished mid 2004
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2006 was the last year of financial execution for new MS
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All MS had to submitt final reports and ex-post evaluation
reports till 31.12.2007 (with exception of Romania, Bolgaria
and Croatia)
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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
Value of Sapard
projects
contracted
1.500
1.000
Payments
executed
500
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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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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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What is IPA ?
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IPA is an integrated Pre-Accession Instrument to assist
candidate and potential candidate countries
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It replaces 5 different programmes and instruments:
Phare, ISPA, SAPARD, CARDS and Turkey preaccession instruments
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It will ensure:
◦ Higher level of coherence and co-ordination of EU
Assistance and
◦ better preparation for Structural, Cohesion and Rural
development Funds through progressive emulation of
EU funds rules
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Financial envelope allocated for the period 2007–2013:
11,565 billion €
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Instrument for Pre-accession
(IPA)
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
Annex II: POTENTIAL
CANDIDATE
COUNTRIES
Albania,
Bosnia and
Herzegovina,
Serbia and Montenegro,
Kosovo
3. Regional Development
4. Human Resources Development
5. Rural Development
Annex I:
CANDIDATE
COUNTRIES
Croatia, Turkey
FYR of Macedonia
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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
IPARD
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What is IPARD?
Instrument for Pre-acession Assistance for
Rural Development
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 implementation of the acquis
communautaire concerning the Common
Agricultural Policy
 sustainable adaptation of the agricultural
sector and rural areas in the candidate
country
 IPARD = SAPARD
IPARD - Priorities and Measures
Priority Axis 1-Improving market efficiency and implementing
Community standards
• 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;
Priority Axis 2-Preparatory actions for implantation of the agrienvironmental measures and Leader
• Preparation to implement actions designed to improve the environment
and the country side
• Preparation of local private-public partnerships to implement local
development strategies;
Priority Axis 3-Development of rural economy
• Improving and developing rural infrastructure;
• Development and diversification of rural economic activities;
• Improvement of training;
Technical assistance
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IPARD - 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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IPARD -Critical Beneficiary cash
flow
100 %
GRANT
50%
INVESTMENT
60 +/- DAYS
CONTRACTING
CLAIM
PAYMENTS
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IPARD basic conditions
IPARD Programme has to be approved by a
Commission Decision;
2. Managing Authority – National institution –
Ministry,…;
3. National Fund under the National Authorizing
Officer’s responsibility;
4. Nationally accredited IPARD Agency to which
the management of aid was conferred via a
Commission Decision.
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IPARD – what has to be done?
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Establishing national structures able to define
strategies, programmes, management and
monitoring conditions for IPARD type
programmes;
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Enhancing the knowledge and the transparency of
the Agricultural and Rural situation (rural census,
farm register, land cadastre, price statistics, sector
analysis for the more important agricultural
sectors, etc);
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Starting the definition of a National Strategy for
Rural Development involving other public bodies
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and the relevant civil society partners;
What else has to be done to
benefit from IPARD?
The main public bodies that must be involved in
preparation of IPARD programme:
◦ Veterinary authorities,
◦ Environmental authorities.
 Support the organization of the civil society
partners, namely:
◦ Farmers,
◦ Food processors,
◦ Environment and,
◦ Local rural development associations.
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What else has to be done to
benefit from IPARD?
Support initiatives to facilitate access to credits to
farmers and rural business (not eligible under
IPARD),
 Establishment of advisory and extension services
for farmers and rural population (not eligible
under IPARD),
 Try to gain experience through well defined and
targeted ‘pilot projects ’
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What else has to be done to
benefit from IPARD?
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Make use of all possible types of support, namely:
◦ National resources,
◦ IPA - Institution Building Component,
◦ TAIEX,
◦ IFI’s (World Bank, EBRD, etc.)
◦ FAO, and other possible bilateral and
multilateral support.
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IPARD – implementation pay attention to:
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Need to improve the programming exercise by:
◦ Enhancing the knowledge of the Agricultural and
Rural situation of the country concerned,
(in depth sector analyses for the main sectors to be
supported must be carried out)
◦ Better targeting the final beneficiaries of investment
measures to those that have the possibility of having
the capacity to compete in the EU and cannot make
the necessary change using only their own funds.
Addressing the rural credits issues from the beginning
of the exercise.
Addressing the advisory services issues in advance.
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Example – Croatia
Prepared the IPARD programme already in
2007
 Programme confirmed by the EU
Commisinon on 25.2.2008
 All 3 main priorities with 6 of all 9 measures
are included
 Beneficiaries are farmers, manufactures and
companies
 Contracting autority: Upravna direkcija
SAPARD/IPARD
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 Thank
you for your attention!
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