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Title: Assistance to third countries in the field of Agriculture and Rural development in the context of th


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  • Assistance to third countries in the field of
    Agriculture and Rural development in the context
    of the European Neighbourhood Policy (case of
    Ukraine)
  • Natalya Korchakova
  • Delegation of the European Commission to Ukraine
    and Belarus

2
Strategic framework
  • Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA)
  • Ukraine was the first country of the former
    Soviet Union to conclude a PCA with the European
    Union in June 1994 (Agreement entered into force
    on 1 March 1998).
  • EU-Ukraine Neighbourhood Action Plan endorsed by
    the EU-Ukraine Cooperation Council on 21 February
    2005.
  • European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP)
  • European Neighbourhood Policy Instrument (ENPI)
  • replaced Tacis as of 1 January 2007.
  • New Enchanced Agreement
  • Enhanced Agreement will replace existing PCA. The
    EA will include component on Free Trade Area.
    Negotiations on EA with Ukraine were launched in
    2007.
  • Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
  • Once Ukraine has joined the WTO, the EU will
    launch official talks on FTA.

3
PCA
Title VII Economic Cooperation, Article 52p.3 To
this end, the cooperation will concentrate on..
agriculture and agro-industrial
sector.. Article 60 Agriculture and
agro-industrial sector The purpose of
cooperation in this area is pursuance of the
agrarian reform, the modernisation, privatisation
and restructuring of agriculture, the
agro-industrial and service sectors in Ukraine,
development of domestic and foreign markets for
the Ukrainian products, in conditions that ensure
the protection of the environment, taking into
account the necessity to improve security of food
supply.The Parties also aim at the gradual
approximation of Ukrainian standards to Community
technical regulations concerning industrial and
agricultural food products including sanitary and
phytosanitary standards. Article 63.
Environment. P.2 Co-operation shall aim at
combating the deterioration of the environment
and in particularthe environmental impact of
agriculture, soil erosion and chemical
pollution.
4
EU-Ukraine Action Plan
  • 2.3.1 Movements of goods Trade relations Article
    sanitary and phytosanitary
  • (32) Increase food safety for consumers and
    facilitate trade through reforms and
    modernisation of the sanitary and phytosanitary
    sectors.
  • Ensure implementation of the WTO Agreement on the
    Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary
    Measures upon Ukraines accession to the WTO,
    including by nominating a central enquiry point
    and creating a rapid information system
  • Accede to the Codex Alimentarius Commission and
    the International Plant Protection Convention.
  • Carry out a comparative assessment of the
    sanitary and phytosanitary control systems in
    Ukraine and the EU.
  • Review list of measures to be taken for gradual
    convergence towards the principles of the EU
    sanitary and phytosanitary control legislation
    and institutions, accompanied by timetables and a
    financing plan. Advance effective reform in this
    area (e.g. clear division of competences of
    institutions, principles of Directives 96/22/EC
    on prohibition of substances and 96/23/EC on
    monitoring the residues of substances).
  • Conduct comparative assessment of EU and
    Ukrainian legislation in the sphere of food
    hygiene, including food processing. If necessary
    draw up measures for legislative approximation in
    this area, accompanied by a financing plan.
  • Progress in convergence with EU food traceability
    legislation general food safety principles and
    requirements (Regulation (EC) No 178/2002)
    effectively implement the Hazard Analysis
    Critical Control Point system at enterprises and
    controlling bodies, including the fish industry
  • Review the national laboratory network and
    identify the national reference laboratories in
    the sanitary and phytosanitary sectors with
    special attention given to the necessary
    equipment and appropriate methods of analysis
    (residue testing) and prepare for their
    accreditation in compliance with ISO standards.
  • In the light of progress on the above, jointly
    define steps towards veterinary and phytosanitary
    agreements.

5
ENP
  • Objective of the ENP - promoting reform, the rule
    of law, stable democracies prosperity, security
    and stability throughout the neighbourhood of the
    enlarged European Union.
  • The EU offers its neighbours an intensified
    political dialogue and deeper economic
    relationship.
  • It covers 16 countries all neighbouring
    countries by land and sea, except Russia
  • The ENP is based on the concept of shared values
    and common interests, i.e.
  • democratic reforms (fundamental rights, rule of
    law)
  • market economy
  • sustainable development
  • Substantive issues key improvements proposed
  • Further economic integration- Free Trade
    Agreements
  • Mobility (facilitation of visa regime, managed
    migration)
  • Regional conflicts and political dialogue
  • Sectoral reform and modernisation
  • Financial cooperation (CBC, Governance Facility,
    Neighbourhood Investment Facility)

6
ENPI
  • From 1 January 2007 onwards the MEDA and TACIS
    and various other programmes was replaced by a
    single instrument the European Neighbourgood
    and Partnership Instrument (ENPI)
  • This is much more flexible, policy-driven
    instrument. It is designed to target sustainable
    development and approximation to EU policies and
    standards - supporting the agreed priorities in
    the ENP Action Plans (as well as the Strategic
    Partnership with Russia, which was previously
    also covered by the TACIS programme). 
  • For the budgetary period (2007-2013),
    approximately 12 billion in EC funding will be
    available, an increase of 32 in real terms.
  • Funds allocated to individual country programmes
    depend on their needs and absorption capacity as
    well as their implementation of agreed reforms
  • The budget for Ukraine in 2007- 120 MEUR, in
    2008 -122 MEUR, in 2009- 124 MEUR

7
Available mechanisms for agricultural support
  • Within ENPI
  • National Action Programmes
  • Actions in the area of trade facilitation, norms
    and standards, environment, cross-border
    cooperation
  • Twinning projects (Institutional building)
  • Outside ENPI
  • The 7th Research Framework Programme
    (International scientific and technological
    co-operation) Theme 2 Food, agriculture and
    fisheries, and biotechnology (37 MEUR for
    2007-2013)
  • Technical assistance and information exchange
    (TAIEX) (short term technical assistance,
    technical training and peer assistance)
  • Co-operation with relevant DGs (DG AGRI, DG
    SANCO)

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Cooperation with DGs DG AGRI
  • DG AGRI MAP policy dialogue
  • Signature of Memorandum (18/10/2006)
  • Content best practices exchange, agricultural
    trade (export/import), agricultural production,
    rural development,
  • High level meetings Minister - Commissioner
  • Working groups (at least 2 meetings per year)
  • Training of the Ukrainian officials in Brussels
    (e.g. statistics, grain quota management)
  • As far as FAO is concerned, Memorandum contains
    the following provision enhance harmonization
    of Ukraine and EU positions on issues dealt with
    in the framework of the international
    organisations ( IGC, ISO, FAO).
  • The next meeting of working groups is planned for
    13-14 December in Kyiv. The main topics grain
    export, organic farming, biofuel, GIs, RD, etc.

9
Cooperation with DGs -DG SANCO
  • No specific direct agreement between DG SANCO-
    MAP, however, signature of such agreement might
    be considered after WTO accession and within
    preparation of FTA (at least, there is a strong
    wish of Ukraine to have an extended SPS agreement
    with EU) Currently, Ukraine is exporting honey
    and live horses to the EU.
  • In 2005 Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) made an
    assessment of the conditions of production of
    fishery products intended to be exported to the
    EU.
  • In 2006, FVO carried out a mission to analise the
    structure, organisation and functioning of the
    control system in Ukraine, with a view to
    assessing progress in implementing the priorities
    of the EU-Ukraine Action Plan in the sanitary and
    phytosanitary area.
  • In 2006 DG SANCO established a Country Profile on
    food and feed safety, animal health, animal
    welfare and plant health.
  • Ukraine has applied to the EU Commission for
    approval of the residue control plan for
    aquaculture products, bovines, swine and poultry.
  • In 2007 Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) carried
    out a mission to Ukraine to evaluate control of
    residues in live animals and products of animal
    origin, including control of veterinary products.

10
EU-funded activities for ag sector in Ukraine
  • Preparation of the Twinning project on food
    safety issues -drafting of the Twinning fiche -
    1MEUR
  • Preparation of sectoral project (food safety,
    market infrastructure, rural development and
    institutional capacity building) finalisation
    of the ToR 5 MEUR 3MEUR supply contract
    equipment for reference veterinary laboratories
  • TAIEX expert mission to analyse national plan
    2008 of food standards approximation (February
    2008)
  • TAIEX participation in the training course Use
    of reference materials and the estimation of
    measurement uncertainty 2-3 April, Belgium
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