BALTIC SEAENVIRONMENT PROCEEDINGS No. 59 - Helcom

Annex 1:
The Danish approach concerning regulation of agriculture.
Danish farmers have a long tradition of forming organisations. The farmers
have organized and developed an effective advisory service, which is independent
of the public administration.
The advisory service is the most important partner to the public administrations
when regulations towards agriculture are’to be implemented.
Measures to implement new legislation are developed in a dialogue between the
public administration and farmers organizations. It is to a great extent possible
to identify efficient measures, that are cost-effective to farmers.
When the measures are identified it is the task of the advisory service to find
means, that are appropriate to implement the measures.
Normally new regulations are integrated in the existing advisory services. Most
Danish farmers consult their advisory service officers regularly. Moreover many
farmers every year spend some days on courses to get their knowledge updated.
Compliance checking and enforcement is made by the public administration. As
the Ministry of Environmental Protection and the EPA have no decentral
branches the task concerning agriculture is very often made by the local
government in the municipalities.
Annex 2:
About the Danish Environmental Protection Agency (DEPA).
DEPA is a part of the Danish Ministry of the Environment, which was established
in 1973.
The Ministry consists of a Department, which serves as secretariat for the
Minister for the Environment, and 4 agencies, viz DEPA, the Danish Agency for
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