SAPARD PROGRAMME BULGARIA

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SAPARD PROGRAMME BULGARIA

•  EXPERIENCE
• OPPORTUNITIES PERSPECTIVES

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INTRODUCTION

• Bulgaria is the first applicant country for
  accession to the European Union, accredited for
  the implementation of the Special Pre-Accession
  Programme for Agriculture and Rural Development
  of the European Union (SAPARD)

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SAPARD AGENCY STRUCTURE

• Three basic departments at central level
• Operational Department
• responsible for implementation
• Financial Department
• responsible for payment
• Internal Audit
• responsible for internal auditing

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SAPARD AGENCY STRUCTURE

• Two types of regional structures
• Regional Offices of the Operational Department
• 28 offices
• District Offices of the Financial Department
• 6 offices

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ACCREDITED MEASURES

• State Fund Agriculture was accredited for the
  implementation of ten measures
• private measures
• public measures

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ACCREDITED MEASURES

• Investment in agricultural holdings
• Improvement of the processing and marketing of
  agricultural and fishery products
• Development and diversification of economic
  activities, provision for multiple activities and
  alternative income

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ACCREDITED MEASURES

• Setting up Producer Groups
• Wholesale Markets
• Forestry, afforestation of agricultural areas,
  investment in forest holdings, processing and
  marketing of forestry products

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ACCREDITED MEASURES

• Renovation and development of villages
  protection and conservation of the rural heritage
  and cultural traditions
• Development and improvement of the rural
  infrastructure
• Improvement in vocational training
• Technical assistance

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Public contribution

• Private measures
• Up to 50 grant, incl.
• 75 EU
• 25 national budget
• Public measures
• Up to 100 grant, incl.
• 75 EU
• 25 national budget

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Opportunities for financing under SAPARD

• Method of financing
• After implementation of the approved investment

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Eligible beneficiaries

• All entities with Bulgarian registration, incl.
  foreign partnerships, branch offices provided
  they meet all general and specific requirements
• Municipalities
• Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

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SAPARD Perspectives

• Impact of the SAPARD implementation
• Sustainable low-depreciation economic growth
• Increase of income per capita of the population
  as a result of that growth
• Facilitation of the future integration in the
  European economic and social area

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SAPARD Perspectives

• Development of effective agricultural sector
• Development of competitive food-processing sector
• Sustainable development of the rural areas