Transcript Institutional Structures and Responsibilities

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Integration of the Macedonian Agricultural
market into the EU market
Aleksandar Nikolovski
Berlin 04.05.2006
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Introduction
• Gross value added (GVA) of agriculture represented almost
12 % of total GDP in 2003
• Primary production within the agricultural sector (including
hunting and forestry sector) remains a major employer,
accounting for an estimated 14% of the total working
population
• approximately 100,000 people working full time in
agriculture, plus some 20,000 part-time farmers and
significant seasonal employment (particularly in the fruit
and vegetable sector)
• share of agriculture in GDP is 11%
• 43 % of the population live in rural areas
• Important structural reforms have been realized
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Export,import and trade balance
with EU 2002 - 2005
200,0
150,0
100,0
82,2
145,4
143,3
132,9
129,5
128,6
87,1
80,0
50,0
0,0
2002
-50,0
-50,7
2003
2004
-48,7
-56,2
-100,0
Export
Import
Balance
2005-15,9
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Government
documents as a basis for creation and
development of the country’s economy
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• Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA)
• other bilateral and multilateral free trade
agreements including the country’s full
membership to WTO in April 2003
• The European Partnership is based on the
Opinion
• On the base of the Decision, the Government
prepared Action Plan for European Partnership
• The National Programme for Adoption of
acquis communitaire (NPAA)
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Current Activities of the Ministry of Agriculture,
Forestry and Water Economy (MAFWE)
• Law on Agriculture and Rural Development
• National Strategy for Agricultural and Rural
Development, accompanied by Action plans for its
implementation)
• Integrated Administration System (IACS)
• Establishment and development of Land
Identification Parcel System.
• There is a need for establishment and strengthening links
between a private and public sectors to guide the development
and implementation of specific rules of the Common Market
Organisations (CMO’s) for selected key EU traded agricultural
commodity sectors, ensuring legal compliance with various
marketing, sizing and packaging standards; rules on labelling,
analysis, inspections and monitoring
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Current Activities of the Ministry of Agriculture,
Forestry and Water Economy (MAFWE)
• Payment Agency as responsible body for
execution and administration of direct payment
schemes procedure and implementation of
rural development measures
• National and EU Accreditation of IPARD PA
• Provision of 20 new employees for the
administrative structure to work with the EU
instruments for rural development
• Independent Sector analyses
• Preparation of the IPARD Plan
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Meat and dairy sector
• Veterinary Directorate is competent authority for
Food of animal origin
• 8 slaughterhouses approved for export to EU, 1
establishment for milk and dairy product,
• New Veterinary Law
• Categorization of the establishment will be
regulated with Veterinary Public Health Law
• Meat sector (slaughterhouses and meat product
processing establishment)
• Milk and dairy sector (small and medium
establishment)
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Veterinary – sanitary approval
Total in RM
Export
facilities
Active facilities
Animal
slaughterhouses
31
13
23
Meat processing
plant
65
16
41
dairies
133
9
82
Fish processing
4
3
2
Storing processing
and packing of
honey
4
2
3
Cold storage
12
3
12
Classification and
eggs packing
2
2
2
Eggs processing
3
3
1
Snails processing
3
3
2
Soups and other
conditory products
4
4
4
261
58
172
Total
Type
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Challenges for the Macedonian
Agricultural Sector
1.
Structural reforms of the agricultural sector in the
Republic of Macedonia
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The average Macedonian farm is 2,1 ha (therefore, compared to the EU
average is relatively small and it is qualified as small and family owned
farm)
2.
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Introduction of standards in the Agri Sector
3.
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Information
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HACCP (Implementation of the HACCP standards, training for inspectors
for HACCP system inspection and audit)
Campaign aimed at food-industry producers, industrial farmers and small
farmers
Information on export standards and terms of the EU common market
(free informational campaign on the EU terms, conditions and standards
on imports – food, agricultural products, etc).
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THAN YOU FOR YOUR
ATTENTION!
[email protected]
www.sep.gov.mk