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UNDP/GEF Danube Regional Project
Typical comments from national experts on the adequacy of economic instruments for pollution
control regulations, including reasons for poor implementation and/or enforcement, in the four EU
acceding countries were as follows:
• Low levels of financial incentives to encourage farmers to make significant changes to their
farming systems e.g. to convert to organic farming methods – although more resources will
become available following EU accession in May 2004
• Lack of targeting of the limited national resources that are available to provide financial incentives
leads to poor utilisation and limited impact
• General lack of financial incentives (e.g. investment grants) to support farmers in the
implementation of regulations regarding the improvement of pollution control facilities (e.g. to
improve manure storage facilities) – although more resources will become available following EU
accession in May 2004
• Lack of capacity to implement financial incentive schemes, although this is changing rapidly with
the final stages of preparation for EU accession
• Lack of administrative capacity to fully and effectively implement systems for the control and
collection of fines and penalties etc. – also limited funds available for institutional capacity
building on this issue
• Lack of trained staff in the design and implementation of effective economic instruments
• Lack of co-ordination and communication between Ministries and control authorities (although
this is improving rapidly)
• There are still some deficiencies in the design of certain economic instruments, including those
developed for EU accession.
Advisory/Informative Instruments and Measures
Advisory/Information
Instrument
CZECH REPUBLIC
Technical assistance by
independent advisory service
Technical assistance by State
advisory service
Yes/No
Pollution Issue
Farming Practices Encouraged/
Discouraged
Yes Nutrients Fertiliser application rates
Technical assistance by
providers of farm inputs
Education and awareness-raising Yes Nitrates in
campaigns
vulnerable zones
(nutrients), farm
waste
Demonstration farms No
Learning by sharing of ideas Yes Nutrients, soil
among the farmers
erosion
Publications and other
Yes Pesticides, fertilisers
information materials
use,
Training Yes Nutrients, farm
waste
HUNGARY
Yes Nutrients, erosion Timing and quantity of fertilizers use, erosion
prevention, storage capacities for manure,
nutrients balances.
Yes Pesticides To keep rules provided on product label (avoid
water in application, mind air drift)
Keep manure storage capacities, fertilisers
application rules (no autumn application of
artificial fertilisers etc.), nutrients balances
calculations etc.
BAP
Sensitive pesticides and fertilisers use (close to
waters etc.), reduction of application rates, the
most economic use etc.
Application rates, nutrients management
according to site
Technical assistance by
independent advisory service
Yes Nutrients Fertilisers application rates
Technical assistance by
Yes Pesticides To keep rules provided on product label (avoid
providers of farm inputs
water in application, mind air drift)
Demonstration farms Yes Pesticides, nutrients Part of the National Agri-environment
Programme, environmentally sound techniques,