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Brussels, 28.10.2005

SEC(2005) 1375

COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT

Annex to the SAPARD ANNUAL REPORT – YEAR 2004

{COM(2005) 537 final}

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ANNEX A: | Financial Execution |

ANNEX B: | All Countries |

Table I | Distribution of Sapard funds between measures |

Table II | Number of projects contracted |

Table III | Amounts contracted to projects |

Table IV | Amounts contracted to projects in percentage of total EU allocation |

Table V | Progression of payments |

Table VI | EU allocation and the value of Sapard projects contracted since the start of the programmes |

ANNEX C: | Amounts contracted per country |

Annex C.1 | Amounts contracted in new Members States under farm investment and processing and marketing measures |

Annex C.2 | Amounts contracted in new Member States under rural infrastructure and diversification measures |

Annex C.3.1 | CZECH REPUBLIC |

Annex C.3.2 | ESTONIA |

Annex C.3.3 | HUNGARY |

Annex C.3.4 | LATVIA |

Annex C.3.5 | LITHUANIA |

Annex C.3.6 | POLAND |

Annex C.3.7 | SLOVAKIA |

Annex C.3.8 | SLOVENIA |

Annex C.3.9 | BULGARIA |

Annex C.3.10 | ROMANIA |

ANNEX D: | Modification of Sapard Programmes |

ANNEX E: | List of EU Legislation |

ANNEX F: | Conferral of Management |

ANNEX A – Financial Execution

Table 1 – Execution of commitment appropriations available in the 2004 budget by 31.12.2004 (million EUR)

Budget lines | Budget 2004 | carry-over from 2003 | transfers | total available | executed | % |

05.050102 | – | +2.4 | – | 2.4 | 2.4 | 100 | in 2004 initially only payment appropriations** |

05.010403 | 1.5 | –1.5 | 0 | was made available for RO/BG under AFA 2004 |

05.490403 | – | only payment appropriations*** |

TOTAL | 226.7 | 3.9 | 0 | 230.6 | 229.1 | 0.99 |

* Amount not used under Article 7(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999 and to be made available to Romania and Bulgaria. ** Payment of the programmes of the new Member States. *** Payment of open commitments from the evaluation seminar held in Brussels in 2003. |

Table 2 – Execution of payment appropriations available in the 2004 budget by 31.12.2004 (million EUR)

Budget lines | Budget 2004 | transfers budgetary authority | transfers Commission | available budget | paid | % |

05.050102 | 267.8 | 136.4 | –23.8 | 380.4 | 380.4 | 100 | claims for € 46,9 million* could not be paid due to lack of budget appropriations |

05.010403 | 1.5 | –1.5 | – | – | – | transferred to budget line 05.050101 |

05.490403 | 0.3 | – | – | 0.3 | 0.02 | 7 | payment of evaluation seminars |

TOTAL | 401.8 | 172.0 | – | 573.8 | 573.5 | 100 |

* Payment claims submitted by the Sapard beneficiary countries but not paid by the Commission at 31.12.2004. |

ANNEX A – Financial Execution

Table 3 – Commitments, payments and RAL by 31.12.2004

Country | Commitments | Payments from the Commission | in % of available funds | RAL* |

Total AFAs 2000–2004* | Total payments made until 31.12.2003 | Payments made in 2004 | Payments made since start |

Total AFAs 2000–2003 | Total payments made until 31.12.2003 | Payments made in 2004 | Payments made since start |

ANNEX B – All Countries

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* The distribution is based on Financial Tables in force on 31/12/04.

ANNEX B – All Countries

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* The amounts are expressed as % of the total amount available for 2000–2003. For Bulgaria and Romania, the amounts are expressed for 2000–2004.

ANNEX B – All Countries

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* Payments including payment requests in treatment.

** The amount indicated is partially paid in 2005.

*** In 2004, only Bulgaria and Romania were allocated further EU funds in the sum of € 226.7 million.

ANNEX C.1 – Amounts Contracted in eight new Member States under two measure

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* Arable Crops include cereals, essential-oil crops, oil crops, grain, and flax.

** Animal Production and Products include cattle, pork, sheep, poultry, fattening, dairying and milk.

*** Agricultural Production: Investments in Agricultural Production in Poland, which includes horticultural production, other plant production, investments connected with preparation of products for sale and extension of agricultural production profile, was included as a separate sector as a result of the manner in which it was presented in Poland’s monitoring tables.

**** Others include wine, fodder production, and greenhouses.

ANNEX C.2 – Amounts Contracted in eight new Member States under two measure

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* Waste Management includes sewerage networks, waste-water treatment plans, collection of classified waste, building of facilities for waste utilizing, waste water purification and disposal, and solid waste management.

** Others includes preparatory activities, expansion of public transport, and development of technical infrastructure.

*** Others includes crayfish and fish farming, preparatory works, development of sales facilities, markets, festivals, fairs, production of energy of alternative sources, recycling, alternative heating material, SMEs, and providing additional income sources to farm households.

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ANNEX D – Modifications of Sapard Programmes

2. | Sapard Council Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999 of 21 June 1999 on Community support for pre-accession measures for agriculture and rural development in the applicant countries of central and eastern Europe in the pre-accession period (OJ L 161, 26.06.1999, p. 87). |

3. | Council Regulation (EC) No 2008/2004 of 16 November 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999 on Community support for pre-accession measures for agriculture and rural development in the applicant countries of central and eastern Europe in the pre-accession period. (OJ L 349, 25.11.2004, p. 12). |

4. | Council Regulation (EC) No 2257/2004 of 20 December 2004 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3906/89, (EC) No 1267/1999, (EC) No 1268/1999 and (EC) No 2666/2000, to take into account Croatia’s candidate status (OJ L 389, 30.12.2004, p. 1). |

5. | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2759/1999 of 22 December 1999 laying down rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999 on Community support for pre-accession measures for agriculture and rural development in the applicant countries of central and eastern Europe in the pre-accession period (OJ L 331, 23.12.1999, p. 51). |

6. | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2278/2004 of 30 December 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 2759/1999 laying down rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999 on Community support for pre-accession measures for agriculture and rural development in the applicant countries of central and eastern Europe in the pre-accession period (OJ L 396, 31.12.2004, p. 36). |

7. | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1419/2004 on the continuation of the application of the Multi-annual Financing Agreements and the Annual Financing Agreements concluded between the European Commission representing the European Community on the one hand and the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia on the other, and providing for certain derogations from the Multi-annual Financing Agreements and from Regulations (EC) No 1266/1999 and (EC) No 2222/2000 (OJ L 258, 5.08.2004, p. 11). |

8. | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2222/2000 of 7 June 2000 laying down financial rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999 on Community support for pre-accession measures for agriculture and rural development in the applicant countries of central and eastern Europe in the pre-accession period (OJ L 253, 7.10.2000, p. 5-14). |

ANNEX F – Conferral of Management

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