Administration of Agri environment measure in HUNGARY – 2004/2005 Árpád Nagy dr, Agricultural and Rural Development Agency 1. Decem ber 2005

The first steps in Hungary toward EUs Agro-environmental policy Goverment decision No. 2253\1999. (X. 7.) on development of an Agro-environmental Programme for Hungary Launch of the Agro-environmental Programme Therefore no paralell SAPARD scheme was set up 2004 Extension of the previously lauched programme into an NRDP measure How it all begun

Legal background Regulation 1 50 /2004 (X.12.) of MARD -detailed rules for application of the aid Regulation 4/2004. (I.13.) of MARD - Good farming practice Publication 66/2004. (X. 15.) of ARDA - information about the application of the aid - forms About the scheme

Sub-measures agri-environment measures on arable land agri-environment measures on grassland agri-environment measures in permanent cultures agri-environment measures on wetland habitats agri-environment measures for livestock supplementary agri-environment measures About the scheme

Necessary documents Application pack: R1001 Main Sheet R1002 Insert Sheet (for area based subsidies) R1003 Insert Sheet (for animal based subsidies I.) R1004 Insert Sheet (for animal based subsidies II.) physical block map(s) certificates (eg. Ecological farming, animal owneship, etc.) Submission of the Application To County Offices of ARDA by post Procedure of the processing

Deadline of the submission Normal procedure: At first application for participation in the cheme; Following approval, submission of payment claim, In 2004 however: Application and claim in one Application: – Possibility to submit mising documents within 15 days of notice Voluntary completion and withdrawal: until the client has not been informed of intention to carry out on-the- spot check and any irregularity in the application Procedure of the processing

Assistance provided for applicants Physical block maps Guide to the aid for AEM Filling instructions Procedure of the processing

Data Processing Paper based application forms received at County Offices of ARDA Data entered in IT system Revision of the Data entry by A1 officer Data entry error is corrected before the Administrative control by A1 officer II. Procedure of the processing

Administrative and cross checks Two different officers at ‘A’ level: A1, A2 Tasks of A1:  Checking the Data Entry, correction  Formal controls  Administrative check in IACS  Cross-checking Administrative controls at the County Offices

 Cross-checks with - client-registration database - LPIS database - I & R database - Ecological farming certificates (later database) Administrative and cross checks

Revision of A1 officer Officer A2 will revise 100% of the checked applications which was done by officer A1. Administrative controls at the County Offices

Administrative controls at the Head Office Scoring, calculating the subsidy Base of scoring: living distance from the fields initial land participation in National AE programme type of animal husbandry land conditions etc.

Payment 100% of the payment claims controlled Before the payment: min. 5% on-the-spot checks Administrative controls

Statistics Number of application Received Approved24326 Refused6488 Withdrawn1871 Applications received

5. Statistics Applications received County Offices Submitted application Baranya megye 1039 Bács-Kiskun megye 5710 Békés megye 2363 Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén megye 2294 Csongrád megye 2109 Fejér megye 1083 Főváros és Pest megye 2138 Győr-Moson-Sopron megye 1183 Hajdú-Bihar megye 3264 Heves megye 1125 Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok megye 1438 Komárom-Esztergom megye 355 Nógrád megye 596 Somogy megye 975 Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg megye 4046 Tolna megye 1150 Vas megye 236 Veszprém megye 1024 Zala megye 557 Sum:

Thank You for the attention! Árpád NAGY dr. Agricultural and Rural Development Agency 1054 Budapest, Alkotmány u. 29.