High Level Group of Independent Stakeholders on Administrative Burdens Brussels, 11 March 2010 Rudolf MÖGELE, Director AGRI M Burden reduction in the CAP.

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Burden reduction in the CAP Developments since March 2009

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Opinions of the High Level Group

1. 5 March 2009:Priority area Agriculture / Agricultural Subsides

2. 7 July 2009:Stakeholders’ suggestions (offline-consultation)

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Advise HLG: Web-based solutions Sharing best practice among MS Quality/Marketing standards Beef labelling Tolerable risk of error Promotion

Opinion 5 March 2009: Agriculture

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Priority Area Agriculture:

(10) - recalculate value payment entitlements; exempt farmers with less than one hectare from obligation to apply; abolish obligation for supporting documents; measurement tolerance; advance payments; merging R.1975/2006 and R. 796/2004; missing or incomplete applications; definition of “repeated non-compliance”

(11) – controls dried fodder;

Identical topics as in the list of 39 simplification suggestions proposed by 13 MS, received in April 2009.

Opinion 7 July 2009: offline-consultation

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Assessment of the39 MS simplification suggestions

General Issues and Markets (Fiches 2-11) Direct Payments (Fiches 25, 27-35) Cross-compliance (Fiches 1, 12-21, 23, 24,

26) Rural Development (Fiches 2, 3, 22, 36-39)

External Internal

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From 39, more than half received a positive assessment

From these, a good number already implemented, such as recalculating value of payment entitlements and definition of “repeated non-compliance”

Others will follow soon

Outcome

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Other initiatives

Communication 2009

Harvest Experience

Measurement of Rural Development measures

Trade fairs

Future CAP

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Conclusion Importance attached to burden reduction in

CAP Substantial progress has been made, in line

with recommendations of HLG Simplification and burden reduction activities

will continue Further cooperation HLG