agriculture and food economy in poland
agriculture and food economy in poland
agriculture and food economy in poland
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AGRICULTURAL POLICY<br />
Pol<strong>and</strong> signed with the European Commission four Annual F<strong>in</strong>anc<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Agreements for 2000-2003 totall<strong>in</strong>g Euro 708.2 million with the correspond<strong>in</strong>g<br />
national co-f<strong>in</strong>anc<strong>in</strong>g at Euro 235.8 million.<br />
From the beg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g of its implementation until 22 June 2004, Euro 1047.2<br />
million was disbursed to 5 378 beneficiaries.<br />
Amounts covered by applications for f<strong>in</strong>ancial aid are above the SAPARD limits<br />
<strong>and</strong> therefore the European Commission was requested to f<strong>in</strong>ance applications<br />
assessed positively from the European Agricultural Guidance <strong>and</strong> Guarantee Fund<br />
(EAGGF) resources.<br />
Assistance funds follow<strong>in</strong>g accession to the EU<br />
Follow<strong>in</strong>g accession, agricultural producers will be entitled to apply for the<br />
follow<strong>in</strong>g:<br />
- direct area payments <strong>and</strong> payments to production of tobacco raw material <strong>and</strong><br />
potato for starch,<br />
- participation <strong>in</strong> the rural development schemes covered by the Rural Areas<br />
Development Plan (RADP)<br />
- <strong>in</strong>vestment <strong>in</strong> agricultural hold<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>and</strong> enterprises <strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong> agricultural<br />
environment, as def<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>in</strong> the Sectoral Operational Programme (SOP)<br />
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