MARD’s preparation for the Hungarian EU Presidency 2011 What is the Presidency? Council Working Groups (250) COR (50) SCA (15) Council (8+2)

Hungarian EU Presidency 2011 „3 pillar” ● 1st: organizing the work of the Council Working Groups ● 2nd: organizing informal, accompanying and side-events in HU ● 3rd: representing the EU in the World Organisations, etc (FAO, UN, Codex Alimentarius, UNEP)

MARD’s preparation for the Hungarian EU Presidency 2011 Informal meetings (cca 35 occasions) ● Informal Council meeting for the ministers for agriculture and fisheries ● SCA meeting ● Informal FAO Coordination Meeting ● Chief Veterinary Officers ● Conferences  EOQ World Quality Conference  Conference on Veterinary issues etc.

MARD’s preparation for the Hungarian EU Presidency 2011 Policy framework ● Political consensus on the superiority of the Hungarian Presidency: agreement signed by each parliamentary party ● Parliamentary Committee on the Hungarian EU Presidency ● Preparations for the presidency tasks are coordinated by the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

MARD’s preparation for the Hungarian EU Presidency ● Preparation started in 2008  set up the Presidency Team  training programmes (central and local organisation in the ministry)  secondments: SI, FR, SV, ES  Trio Programme and the HU PRES Programme ( )  Additional EU-experts from 2009 ● to the Ministry ● to the Permanent Representation  Finalizing the Presidency Calendar

MARD’s preparation for the Hungarian EU Presidency 2011 ● CAP beyond 2013  Commissions Communication on the „Future of the CAP beyond 2013” – COM needs feedback  Commission scheduled for 17 November 2010  HU PRES: in March or April: Council Conclusion (or PRES Conclusion)  Legislative proposal scheduled for July 2011  The CC will not contain any facts and figures concerning the financial aspects - it will describe the approaches and the principles  There is a document leaked on this issue

MARD’s preparation for the Hungarian EU Presidency 2011 ● Alignment with Lisbon Treaty – CAP regulations  EP will be involved into the legislation in the field of agriculture  processes can be slower  Legal acts: ● Direct Payments (73/2009)  alignment with LT + simplification ● Single CMO (1234/2007)  alignment with LT + recast + incorporation of other work done like MDP, Milk package, agricultural product policy ● Financing of the CAP (1290/2005)  alignment with LT ● Rural Development (1698/2005)  alignment with LT

MARD’s preparation for the Hungarian EU Presidency 2011 ● Competitiveness of the agri-food sector  Green Book,  Package of Food Hygiene  Competitiveness of the sector  Codex Alimentarius

MARD’s preparation for the Hungarian EU Presidency 2011 ● Animal health and animal welfare  5 different legislative process ● Plant Health  Health Check of the System  Plant Health Strategy

MARD’s preparation for the Hungarian EU Presidency 2011 ● Propagation materials and seeds  Better regulation – 4/12 Directives in 2011 ● GMO  actual issues ● Renewable raw materials for energetic purposes and climate change ● Biodiversity