| Preaccession programme - SAPARD |
Holder of the measures: Rural Development Section
SAPARD was one of three EU pre-accession programmes aimed to help candidate countries as a special programme to provide assistance in agricultural sectors and rural development in Central and East European candidate countries in the pre-accession period.
With the EU accession (01.05.2004) contracting within the SAPARD programme was concluded, whereas payments and reporting continue by the end of 2006.
The implementation of the SAPARD programme served as a good preparation for the implementation of the EAGGF and FIFG structural funds measures that were launched in the second half of 2004.
PURPOSE AND MEASURES
Funds from this programme are intended for achieving general goals of agricultural policy, namely for the promotion of sustainable development of agriculture and solid rural development. The purpose of SAPARD measures is to resolve priority and specific measures focusing on the adaptation of agricultural and foodstuff sectors as well as rural areas in candidate countries to the EU common market. This is also direct assistance provided to these countries so that following the EU accession they will be able to implement the common agricultural policy.
Recipients of the SAPARD funds... |
