Technical Assistance for Development of a Strategy for Alignment with Common Market Organisation (CMO) Requirements TR2014/AG/10-A1-01/001 This Project is co-financed by the European Union and the Republic of Turkey Determination of eligible actions for the national apiculture programme Ankara, 25 June, 2018

Contents Legal Basis Measures & Actions Results & Challenges

Legal Basis Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 1368/2015 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to aid in the apiculture sector Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 1366/2015 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to aid in the apiculture sector European Decision no. 1102/2016 regarding the approval of the national honey programmes Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) – art. 105-110 Commission Regulation (EC) No 917/2004 on detailed rules to implement Council Regulation (EC) No 797/2004 on measures improving general conditions for the production and marketing of apiculture products National legislation needed to co-finance the program

Legal Basis

Measures & Actions BACKGROUND (R. 917/2004, R. 1234/2007) First Program 2008 – 2010 Two measures technical assistance to beekeepers; control of varroasis; rationalisation of transhumance; analyses of honey; restocking of hives; applied research programmes; Action: 1. Purchase of authorized treatments Actions: Purchase of bee queens Purchase of swarm Purchase of bee families

Measures & Actions First Program 2008 – 2010 determined the authorities, after consultations with the beekeeping associations, to include the measure “control of varroasis” in the Romanian National Apiculture Programme First Program 2008 – 2010 Objective – a healthy bee population Control of varroasis Controlling Varroa was considered essential for a successful beekeeping The spread of varroasis in the last decade The problems which this disease may cause to honey production The fact that it cannot be completely eradicated The high number of beekeepers (more than 36.000 in 2007) The traditional way of beekeeping – transhumance

Measures & Actions First Program 2008 – 2010 Objective – support for replacing and increasing the bee colonies with high quality biological material. Restocking of hives Restocking of hives in Romania Increasing the productivity of bee families Improving the biodiversity by pollination Improving the apiaries health Decreasing the use of treatments by using strong and healthy families

R. 1308/2013, R. 1368/2015, R. 1366/2015 Measures & Actions National Apiculture Programme 2017-2019 Five measures technical assistance to beekeepers and beekeepers' organisations; combating beehive invaders and diseases, particularly varroasis; rationalisation of transhumance; measures to support laboratories for the analysis of apiculture products; restocking of hives; applied research programmes; market monitoring; enhancement of product quality with a view to exploiting the potential of products on the market.

R. 1308/2013, R. 1368/2015, R. 1366/2015 Measures & Actions Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development National Agency for Breeding and Reproduction National Paying Agency Sanitary Veterinary Authority National Apiculture Programme 2017-2019 Five measures Working groups (beekeepers, national experts and representatives of the different beekeeper associations) Priorities of the programme: The health of bee families; Apiaries improvement improving the genetic quality of biological material by restocking improving technology by purchasing new tools High quality products; Better knowledge in technology and veterinary aspects Strengthening associative forms – the cooperatives

National Apiculture Programme 2014-2016 Five measures Measures & Actions National Apiculture Programme 2014-2016 Five measures technical assistance to beekeepers and groupings of beekeepers - Purchasing of tools: centrifuge, stainless steel steam wax melter by the cooperatives control of varroasis and other diseases Purchasing of medicines, biological products to treat varroasis and nosema; rationalisation of transhumance; Purchasing of hives in order to replace the old one after the transhumance Purchasing of apiculture accessories - pollen collector, propolis collector, pollen dryer, honey warmer measures to support laboratories Purchasing high equipment for a national laboratory measures to support the restocking of hives in the Community; Purchasing of queens and bee families

Measures & Actions Expenditure National Apiculture Programme 2017

Measures & Actions Expenditure in Euro National Apiculture Programme 2017 X 2

Measures & Actions Vision Priorities Final document

Challenges Results & Challenges Lack of experience regarding National Apiculture programme for beekeepers Reluctant beekeepers to the EU programmes Insufficient funds Recruiting young beekeepers to the sector New needs for the beekeepers Impossibility to have research programs (three year program, but implementation in full within the financial year concerned!) Providing adequate funding for honey bee research measures

National Apiculture Programme Expenditure rate (%) Results & Challenges National Apiculture Programme Expenditure rate (%) Second programme 5 measures Third programme 5 measures Fourth programme 5 measures First programme 2 measures 2008 – 17% 2009 – 54% 2010 – 99.8% 2011 – 84.85% 2012 – 98.34% 2013 – 100% 2014 – 100% 2015 – 100% 2016 – 100% 2017 – 99% (a) technical assistance to beekeepers and groupings of beekeepers; (b) control of varroasis and other diseases; (c) rationalisation of transhumance; (d) measures to support laboratories carrying out analyses of the physico-chemical properties of honey; (e) measures to support the restocking of hives in the Community. (a) technical assistance to beekeepers and groupings of beekeepers; (b) control of varroasis; (c) rationalisation of transhumance; (d) measures to support laboratories carrying out analyses of the physico-chemical properties of honey; (e) measures to support the restocking of hives in the Community. (b) control of varroasis; (e) measures to support the restocking of hives in the Community

Results & Challenges

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