COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Accompanying document to the  REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS   SAPARD ANNUAL REPORT – YEAR 2009
Date: 2010-10-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Central and Eastern Europe, EU programme, accession to the European Union, activity report, aid to agriculture, rural development

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION 

Brussels, 18.10.2010 
SEC(2010) 1202 final 

COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT 

Accompanying document to the 

REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE 
COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE 
COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS 

SAPARD ANNUAL REPORT – YEAR 2009 

(COM(2010) 567 ) 

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ANNEX A – Financial Execution 2009 

Table 1 - Execution of commitment appropriations available in the 2009 budget 
by 31.12.2009 (million EUR) 

Budget 
lines  

1 

05.050101 

05.050102 

05.010403 

TOTAL  

Budget 
2009 

transfers 

total 
available 

executed 

% 

comments 

2 

- 

- 

0,2 

0,2 

3 

- 

- 

- 

0 

4 

- 

- 

0,2 

0,2 

5 

- 

- 

0 

0 

6=5/4 

7 

- 

- 

0 

0 

Table 2 - Execution of payment appropriations available in the 2009 budget 
by 31.12.2009 (million EUR) 

Budget 
lines  

Budget 
2009 

transfers 

total 
available 

executed 

% 

comments 

1 

2 

05.050101 

390,7 

05.050102 

- 

05.010403 

0,2 

TOTAL  

390,9 

3 

- 

- 

- 

- 

4 

5 

6=5/4 

7 

Additional appropriations of EUR 
165,3 million available at 31.12.2008 
have been carried over to the 2009 
budget. 

No payments from the Commission 
(programmes closed, last final 
payments made in 2008).  

390,7 

254,1 

65,0 

- 

0,2 

- 

0 

- 

0 

390,9 

254,1 

65,0 

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ANNEX A – Financial Execution 2009 

Table 3 - Commitments, payments and RAL by 31.12.2009 

Commitments 

Payments from the Commission 
(advances and reimbursements) 

Financial 
execution 

"Reste à liquider" (RAL) 

Total AFAs 
2000-2006 
(including de-
commitments 
for Bulgaria) 

Total 
payments 
made 
until 
31.12.2008 

Payments
made 
in 2009 

Payments 
made until 
31.12.2009 
since start 

in % of 
available 
funds 

2 

3 

4 

5=3+4 

6=5/2 

7=2-5 

371.409.686 

265.183.315 

62.430.464 

327.613.779 

1.159.785.692 

843.538.370  187.195.446  1.030.733.816 

25.000.000 

9.483.059 

4.477.174 

13.960.233 

1.556.195.378  1.118.204.744  254.103.084  1.372.307.828 

88,2 

88,9 

55,8 

88,2 

43.795.907 

129.051.876 

11.039.767 

183.887.550 

Country 

1 

Bulgaria 

Romania 

Croatia 

Total 
05.050101 

Commitments 

Payments from the Commission 
(programmes closed, final payments made) 

Financial 
execution 

De-commitment at closure 

Country 

Total AFAs 
2000-2003* 

Total 
payments 
made 
until 
31.12.2008 

Payments
made 
in 2009 

Payments 
made until 
31.12.2009 
since start  

1 

2 

3 

4 

5=3+4 

in % of 
available 
funds 
6=5/2 

(of which: * made in 2008 
and ** made before 2008) 

Czech Rep. 

92.787.704 

92.778.479 

Estonia 

51.043.119 

50.647.873 

Hungary 

160.039.127 

159.962.208 

Lithuania 

125.448.234 

125.338.243 

Latvia 

91.883.502 

87.289.326 

Poland 

709.409.786 

708.655.558 

Slovenia 

26.650.758 

26.648.593 

Slovakia 

76.915.845 

76.904.471 

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0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

92.778.479 

100,0 

50.647.873 

99,2 

159.962.208 

100,0 

125.338.243 

99,9 

87.289.326 

95,0 

708.655.558 

99,9 

26.648.593 

100,0 

76.904.471 

100,0 

Total 
05.050102 

1.334.178.075  1.328.224.751 

0  1.328.224.751 

99,6 

9.225 

395.246 

76.919 

109.991 

4.594.176 

754.228 

2.165 

11.374 

5.953.324 

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**

**

* 

* 

* 

**

**

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ANNEX B 

Table B.1 

Payments made to final beneficiaries 
declared to the Commission (all countries 
in million EUR)

1.200 

1.000 

800 

600 

400 

709 

1.007 

322 

200 

93 

51 

160 

125 

81 

82 

27 

12 

0 

CZ

EE

HU

LV

LT

PO

SK

SL

BG

RO

HR

Table B.2 

Number of Projects contracted with final 
beneficiaries (all countries)

24.457

25.000

20.000

15.000

10.000

5.000

0

1.685 1.531

866 1.808

906

562

2.640 2.615

4.451

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CZ EE LT LV SK SI PO HU BG RO HR

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35%

30%

25%

20%

15%

10%

5%

0%

ANNEX B 

Table B.3 

All Countries. Distribution of Sapard Allocations 
between Measures and Expenditure per Measure (%)

34%

28%

%
3
9

23%

%
4
9

%
5
9

8%

%
7
8

2%

%
5
7

%
2
2% 9

0%

%
3% 7
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Rural Inf rast ruct ure

Pr ocessing &

Farm Invest ment s

Diversif icat ion

Forest ry

Renovat ion of

Set t ing up of

Ot hers

Mar ket ing

Villages

producer  groups

Allocation per measure as a % of total allocation
EU expenditure per measure as a % of measure allocation

Table B.4 

Eight new Member States.  Distribution of 
Sapard Allocations between Measures and 
Expenditure per Measure (%)

35%

30%

25%

20%

15%

10%

5%

0%

32%

30%

%
3
0
1

% 23%

1
0
1

%
0
0
1

9%

%
1
9

0%

%
4
0

2%1

0%

%
4% 7
7

Rural

Processing &

Farm

Diversif icat ion

Forest ry

Renovat ion of

Set t ing up of

Ot hers

Inf rast ruct ur e

Market ing

Invest ment s

Villages

producer

groups

Allocation per measure as a % of total allocation

EU expenditure per measure as a % of measure allocation

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ANNEX B 

Table B.5 

Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia. Distribution of 
Sapard Allocations between Measures and 
Expenditure per Measure (%)

40%

35%

30%

25%

20%

15%

10%

5%

0%

36%

27%

%
6
8

%
8
8

22%

%
0
9

7%

%
2
8

4%

%
5
7

%
3
2% 8

0%

%
2% 7
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Rural

Pr ocessing &

Farm Invest ment s

Diversif icat ion

Forest ry

Renovat ion of

Set t ing up of

Ot hers

Inf rast ruct ure

Market ing

Villages

producer groups

Allocation per measure as a % of total allocation

EU expenditure per measure as a % of measure allocation

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ANNEX C.1 – BULGARIA 

Table C.1.1 

Bulgaria - EU Allocation, Contracted and Paid amount to Final Beneficiaries
since the Start of the Programme in million EUR.  Situation up to 31.12.2009

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500

450

400

350

300

250

200

150

100

50

0

31/12/1999

30/04/2000

31/08/2000

31/12/2000

30/04/2001

31/08/2001

31/12/2001

30/04/2002

31/08/2002

31/12/2002

30/04/2003

31/08/2003

31/12/2003

30/04/2004

31/08/2004

31/12/2004

30/04/2005

31/08/2005

31/12/2005

30/04/2006

31/08/2006

31/12/2006

30/04/2007

31/08/2007

31/12/2007

30/04/2008

31/08/2008

31/12/2008

31/04/2009

31/08/2009

31/12/2009

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Contracted amount to final beneficiaries

Payments to final beneficiaries

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ANNEX C.1 – BULGARIA 

Table C.1.2 

Bulgaria. Distribution of Sapard Allocations 
2000-2006 between Measures and Expenditure 
per Measure (%)

50%

45%

40%

35%

30%

25%

20%

15%

10%

5%

0%

37%

31%

%
2
9

%
4
8

12%

10%

9%

%
7
8

0%

%
3
8

%
% 1%4
5

5
8

0%

Far m

Pr ocessing and

Diversif icat ion

Set t ing up

Renovat ion of

Rural

Forest ry and

Ot hers

invest ment s

market ing

pr oducer gr oups

villages

inf r ast r uct ure

Af f or est r at ion

Allocation per meaure as a percentage of total allocation

EU expenditure per measure as a % of measure allocation

Table C.1.3 

Contracted amount by type of Production 
in Bulgaria under the Measure "Farm 
Investments" (in % at 31.12.2009)

Arable Crops
29%

Others
2%

Animal 
Producti on and 
Products
39%

Wine
13%

Fruit, Vegetables 
and Berries
17%

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Table C.1.4 

Contracted amount by Sector in Bulgaria 
under the Measure "Processing and 
Marketing" (in % at 31.12.2009)

Fishery
4%

Fruit and vegetables
31%

Meat Products 
37%

Wine
15%

Milk and dairy 
products
13%

Table C.1.5 

Contracted amount by type of Action in 
Bulgaria under the Measure "Diversification 
of Economic Activities" (in % at 31.12.2009)

Mushroom 
production 
processing of oil 
plants and herbs
1%

Aquaculture
6%

Horsebreeding
1%

Processing of oil 
plants and herbs
8%

Rural tourism
31%

Beekeeping
5%

Timber processing 
carpentry and 
biofuels 
26%

Local craftmanship 
and agroindustry
22%

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ANNEX C.2 – ROMANIA 

Table C.2.1 

1.200

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Romania - EU Allocation, Contracted and Paid amount to Final Beneficiaries
 since the Start of the Programme in million EUR.  Situation up to 31.12.2009

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t

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U
E

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A

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1.000

900

800

700

600

500

400

300

200

100

0

31/12/1999

30/04/2000

31/08/2000

31/12/2000

30/04/2001

31/08/2001

31/12/2001

30/04/2002

31/08/2002

31/12/2002

30/04/2003

31/08/2003

31/12/2003

30/04/2004

31/08/2004

31/12/2004

30/04/2005

31/08/2005

31/12/2005

31/04/2006

31/08/2006

31/12/2006

30/04/2007

31/08/2007

31/12/2007

30/04/2008

31/08/2008

31/12/2008

30/04/2009

31/08/2009

31/12/2009

EU funds allocated 

Contracted amount to final beneficiaries

Payments to final beneficiaries

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Table C.2.2 

Romania. Distribution of Sapard Allocations 2000-
2006 between Measures and Expenditure per 
Measure (%)  

45%

%
6
8

25%

%
2
9

17%
%
1
9

5%

%
9
7

0%

5%

3%

%
7
7

%
5
7

Farm Invest ment s

Processing and

Diversif icat ion

Set t ing up of

Rural

Forest ry and

Ot hers

mar ket ing

producer groups

inf rast ruct ure

af f orest rat ion

Allocation per measure as a percentage of total allocation

EU expenditure per measure as a % of measure allocation

50%

45%

40%

35%

30%

25%

20%

15%

10%

5%

0%

Table C.2.3 

Contracted amount by type of Production in 
Romania under the Measure "Farm 
Investments" (in % at 31.12.2009)

Wine
3%

Animal 
Production and 
Products
44%

Arable crops
47%

Fruit and 
vegetables and 
Berries
6%

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Table C.2.4 

Contracted amount by Sector in Romania under the 
Measure "Processing and Marketing" (in % at 31.12.2009)

Arable crops
12%

Textile plants
0%

Fishery
3%

Wine
9%

Fruits and vegetables
9%

Milk and dairy 
products
15%

Meat Products
52%

Table C.2.5 

Contracted amount by type of Actions in Romania under the 
Measure "Rural Infrastructure" (in % at 31.12.2009)

Works for floods 
prevention and 
protection
5%

Sewerage in centralised 
system in rural areas
13%

Drinkable water supply 
in centralized network 
in rural areas
31%

Roads in rural areas
51%

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ANNEX C.3 – CROATIA 

Table C.3.1 

Croatia - EU Allocation, Contracted and Paid amount to Final Beneficiaries
since the Start of the Programme in million EUR.  Situation up to 31.12.2009

30

25

20

15

10

5

0

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u
b
i
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o
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U
E
f
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n
u
o
m
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31/12/2005

28/02/2006

30/04/2006

30/06/2006

31/08/2006

31/10/2006

31/12/2006

28/02/2007

31/04/2007

30/06/2007

31/08/2007

31/10/2007

31/12/2007

28/02/2008

30/04/2008

30/06/2008

31/08/2008

31/10/2008

31/12/2008

28/02/2009

30/04/2009

30/06/2009

31/08/2009

31/10/2009

31/12/2009

EU funds allocated 

Contracted amount to final beneficiaries

Payments to final beneficiaries

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Table C.3.2 

Croatia. Distribution of Sapard Allocation 
2006 between Measures  and 
Expenditure per Measure (%)
66%

70%

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%

34%

%
4
3

%
6
5

Farm Invest ment s

Pr ocessing & Mar ket ing

Allocation per measure as a percentage of total allocation

EU expenditure per measure as a % of measure allocation

Table C.3.3 

Contracted amount by type of 
Production in Croatia under the 
Measure "Farm Investments" (in % 
at 31.12.2009)

Animal 
Production and 
Products
43%

Fruit, 
Vegetables and 
Berries
47%

Arable Crops
10%

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Table C.3.4 

Contracted amount by Sector in Croatia 
under the Measure "Processing and 
Marketing" (in % at 31.12.2009)

Fruit and 
Vegetable 
processing plants
23%

Fishery
28%

Meat Products
18%

Milk and Dairy 
Products
31%

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ANNEX D – Modifications of Sapard Programmes 

Bulgaria 

20.10.2000

Croatia 
08.02.2006

21.05.2002 

27.05.2003 

19.10.2007 

14.08.2008 

Czech Rep.  Estonia  Hungary 

Latvia 

Lithuania 

Poland 

Romania 

Slovakia 

Slovenia 

26.10.2000 17.11.2000 18.10.2000  25.10.2000 27.11.2000 18.10.2000 12.12.2000 17.11.2000  27.10.2000 

26.02.2002  19.12.2002 26.11.2002  28.11.2001  23.12.2002 22.04.2002 11.07.2002 5.03.2002  24.11.2003 

12.04.2002  13.02.2004 21.08.2003  31.07.2002  09.09.2003 05.12.2002 27.5.2003  31.07.2002  20.7.2005 

23.12.2004 

31.07.2002  12.07.2005 25.02.2004  18.02.2003  27.05.2005 11.07.2003 01.08.2003 20.03.2003 

07.06.2005 

23.12.2002 

19.09.2005  17.07.2003 

01.08.2003 17.09.2004 21.08.2003 

09.09.2005 

14.07.2005 

13.02.2004 

13.02.2004 04.07.2005 13.02.2004 

24.03.2006 

23.12.2005 

14.07.2005 

03.11.2004 11.04.2006 09.09.2005 

05.07.2006 

27.12.2006 

26.06.2008 

21.11.2008 

30.11.2009 

05.07.2006

27.12.2006

Commission Decision approving the 
Sapard programme on 
1ST  modification  of  the  programme 
adopted by the Commission on 
2ND  modification  of  the  programme 
adopted by the Commission on 
3RD  modification  of  the  programme 
adopted by the Commission on 
4TH  modification  of  the  programme 
adopted by the Commission on 
5TH  modification  of  the  programme 
adopted by the Commission on 
6TH  modification  of  the  programme 
adopted by the Commission on 
7TH  modification  of  the  programme 
adopted by the Commission on 
8TH  modification  of  the  programme 
adopted by the Commission on 
9TH  modification  of  the  programme 
adopted by the Commission on 
10TH modification of the programme 
adopted by the Commission on 
11TH modification of the programme 
adopted by the Commission on 

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ANNEX E – Sapard Conferral of Management 

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ANNEX F – Sapard irregulatiry reports by Member States 

Number of first communications 

Country
BG
CZ
EE
HR
HU
LT
LV
PL
RO
SI
SK
Total

2003

1

3
4

3
1
22

34

2004
5
1
1

13
3
7
19
77
5
2
133

2005
15
7
4

24
3
4
24
80
3
1
165

2006
18
4
4

8
3
3
51
70

3
164

2007
42
6
5

4

1
32
55
1
5
151

2008
56

2009 Total
250

5
4
11
5
3
43
101

3
231

2

7
1
2
44
59
1
1
367

386
18
22
4
70
19
20
216
443
32
15
1245  

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