agriculture and food economy in poland

AGRICULTURAL CENTRAL AND LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS
Agricultural Market Agency (AMA)
As from the date of accession AMA has been playing the role of a paying agency
for some of measures complying with EU legislation on the organisation of
particular agricultural markets.
In the framework of CAP mechanisms AMA will be responsible for taking
measures on the following markets: cereals, meat, milk and milk products, sugar,
starch, dried fodder, flax and hemp for fibres, raw tobacco, wine, fruit and
vegetables, olive oil and silkworms with regard to:
- intervention purchases, storage and sales of cereals, meat, milk products and
sugar
- private storage aid for meat and meat products
- aid to dried fodder production
- production premiums for potato starch producers
- aid to processing of flax and hemp straw
- aid for silkworm producers
- aid for processors utilising starch and sugar for uses other than human
consumption, for olive oil used in processing and aid for the use of grape must
to produce juice and other foodstuffs and to increase alcohol concentration in
winery products, aid for processing and consumption of milk products
- payments to producers of raw tobacco and potatoes for starch production
- support for bee-keeping
- organisation of tenders for utilisation of fruit and vegetables not intended for
marketing,
- administration of quotas of milk production, potato starch and raw tobacco.
Agency’s tasks with regard to milk products, dried fodder, flax and hemp for
fibre, raw tobacco as well as fruit and vegetables are provided for in national sectoral
laws.
In addition, the Agency is responsible for administering trade in agricultural
products and processed products not covered by Annex 1 to the Treaty establishing
the European Community by:
- issuing and settling import and export licences
- issuing documents required to calculate and disburse export refunds and
import levies
- dealing with financial security
- calculating and disbursing export refunds and import levies
- imposing and enforcing administrative penalties.
AMA’s responsibilities will include both implementation of programmes to
provide food surpluses for the less well-off EU citizens and measures to disseminate
promotion and information programmes concerning agri-food products.
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