download file

Polish Presidency in the EU
Anna Reps-Bednarczyk form AMA (Office of Milk
Production Quota) presented a demand to reduce
the control in the mechanism of milk production
quota in respect of decrease of the risk of exceeding
quotas or any irregularity in the mechanism.
Issues of simplifying and reducing administrative
burdens in the mechanism of direct payments
and preparation for the reform of the Implementation
of the CAP have been discussed in
detail at two workshops conducted by ARMA (in
cooperation with Spain) and ARR (in cooperation
with Great Britain).
Among the conclusions of the workshop no.
1 there was a proposition of introduction of online
applications with the application allowing
for identification of plots, implementation of the
simplified system for small farms and replacing
part of on-the-spot checks by administrative controls.
During the workshop no. 2, a need for more
intensive cooperation of the European Commission
with paying agencies in creating the legal
framework of the CAP was pointed out, requested,
among others, for providing in the regulations the
appropriate time for the implementation of new
mechanisms and for reducing the number of inspections
carried out while increasing their quality.
A need was noticed to increase transparency of
regulations, including the introduction of precise
definitions, which would limit the development of
interpretative notes by the EC.
The conference was summarized by the President
of AMA – Władysław Łukasik.
Before the end of the conference, representatives
of the European Commission and Member States’
delegations, thanked for its excellent organization,
a good selection of topics of plenary sessions and
workshops, and a high level of discussions.
The next conference of Directors of EU Paying
Agencies will be held in Horsens, Denmark on
19 th -21 st June 2012.
Materials from the Conference are available
on the website www.arr.gov.pl in the “30 Conference
of Directors of EU Paying Agencies”.
Office of International Cooperation
Agricultural Market Agency
The energy use of biomass
The energy use of biomass originating from agriculture as an important element
of the Common Agricultural Policy – that was a subject of the conference
organized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on 16 th of July
this year in Sopot.
The Conference was held in the frame of Polish
Presidency of the Council of the European
Union and was part of realization of sectoral priority:
“Biomass, the renewable resources – as an
element of improvement of the energy security
and economical development of the EU”.
The Minister, Marek Sawicki, while opening the
conference stated that: “In regulating the agricultural
markets the Common Agricultural Policy has
failed. It is not capable to respond actively to the
ongoing processes. Today the price differences for
farmers are dependent on speculative activities
conducted by large corporations. We still remain in
the convention of the same thinking. Today, when
we have the growing food demands of the world,
we are not ready to meet them fully”. He noted
that renewable energy should be an important element
of the CAP. “There is no energy source that
would cover 100% of our needs, so once again we
Opening of the conference entitled “The energy use of
biomass originating from agriculture as an important
element of the CAP”
Autumn 2011 11