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DECENTRALISED IMPLEMENTATION was a choice by the Commission 26. 
DECENTRALISERAT GENOMF RANDE Kommissionens val 26.
Until June 1999, external aid required ex ante approval by the Commission for project selection, tendering and contracting. 
Fram till juni 1999 krvdes kommissionens frhandsgodknnande fr externt std fr val av projekt, anbudsfrfarande och tecknande av kontrakt.
The Council did not stipulate that such a system of decentralised management must be used, but the Commission opted for this. 
Rdet krvde inte att ett sdant system med decentraliserad frvaltning mste anvndas, men kommissionen valde att ha det.
The (2) The amount of 154,4 million euro cannot be compared with the diagram because it includes 139,7 million euro of advance payments made by the Commission to applicant countries and 0,1 million euro for seminars. 
Kommissionens val att ha ett (2) Beloppet p 154,4 miljoner euro kan inte jmfras med figuren eftersom den ven gller 139,7 miljoner euro av frskottsbetalningar som kommissionen gjorde till Sapardlnderna och 0,1 miljon euro till seminarier.
These amounts are not shown in the diagram because they are not paid to final beneficiaries. 
Dessa belopp visas inte i figuren eftersom de inte utbetalas till slutliga stdmottagare.
The 154,4 million euro also includes 14,6 million euro of payments made by the Sapard agencies, from the advance payments, to final beneficiaries. 
I de 154,4 miljoner eurona ingr ven 14,6 miljoner euro i betalningar som Sapardorganen gjorde frn frskottsbetalningarna till slutliga stdmottagare.
These latter payments (adjusted by the Court for timing differences because the Commission books the payments on a cash basis) are shown as section ÔCŐ in Figure 1. 
Dessa betalningar (som justerats av revisionsrtten p grund av tidsskillnader eftersom kommissionen bokar betalningarna enligt kontantmetoden) visas i sektion ÓCÓ i figuren.
C 295/8 EN Official Journal of the European Union 30.11.2004 CommissionŐs option for decentralised implementation was correct given the likely large numbers of projects to be financed. 
C 295/8 SV Europeiska unionens officiella tidning 30.11.2004 decentraliserat genomfrande var riktigt med tanke p att antalet projekt som skulle finansieras frmodligen skulle bli stort.
Since the Commission had not set out the methods for managing the programme either as part of its proposal for the Sapard Regulation in March 1998, or during the subsequent period, it needed to do this after the adoption of the Regulation in June 1999 by the Council. 
Eftersom kommissionen inte hade utarbetat ngra metoder fr hur programmet skulle frvaltas, vare sig i frslaget till Sapardfrordningen i mars 1998 eller under den efterfljande perioden, blev den tvungen att gra det efter det att rdet hade antagit frordningen i juni 1999.
In January 2000, the Commission adopted a communication indicating that Sapard should be managed decentrally. 
I januari 2000 antog kommissionen ett meddelande dr det uppgavs att Sapard skulle ha en decentraliserad frvaltning.
The Berlin European Council of March 1999 assumed that the accession of six new Member States, five of which were eligible for Sapard, might take place from 2002 onwards (1). 
Europeiska rdet i Berlin i mars 1999 rknade med att anslutningen av sex nya medlemsstater skulle kunna ske frn 2002 och framt, och av dem var fem berttigade till std enligt Sapard (1).
Since this meant for those five countries that Sapard would only be operational for two years, it was necessary to start the Sapard programme as soon as possible in order to have effect. 
Det innebar att fr dessa fem lnder skulle Sapard endast glla i tv r och drfr var det ndvndigt att inleda Sapardprogrammet s snabbt som mjligt om det skulle f ngon effekt.
However, by opting for decentralised implementation the Commission had to provide a legal framework for making Sapard rules applicable in those countries. 
Men genom att kommissionen valde en decentraliserad frvaltningsmodell mste den utarbeta en rttslig ram fr att Sapardbestmmelserna skulle kunna tillmpas i dessa lnder.
Then the Sapard countries needed to set up their systems, for which they had no previous experience. 
Sedan mste Sapardlnderna inrtta system som de inte hade ngon tidigare erfarenhet av.
Given the complexity of the tasks, the Commission under-estimated the time which would be needed for this to be done. 
Med tanke p att detta arbete var komplext underskattade kommissionen den tid som krvdes fr att f det gjort.
Of the five countries, only Estonia (in June 2001) and Slovenia (in November 2001) had their systems approved by the Commission before 2002. 
Av de fem lnderna var det endast Estland (i juni 2001) och Slovenien (i november 2001) som fick sina system godknda av kommissionen fre 2002.
The time taken did not result in a shortening of the implementation period for Sapard because the Gothenburg European Council of June 2001 set May 2004 as the accession date, due to protracted enlargement negotiations. and the CommissionŐs management was not always suited to Sapard countriesŐ needs 31. 
Den tid som gick t berodde inte p att perioden fr genomfrandet av Sapard hade frkortats utan p att Europeiska rdet i Gteborg i maj 2001 faststllde maj 2004 som anslutningsdatum p grund av de utdragna frhandlingarna i samband med utvidgningen. Kommissionens frvaltning var inte alltid anpassad till Sapardlndernas behov 31.
In line with the principles of EU programmes in the Member States, the Sapard countries have full responsibility for the management of Sapard. 
I enlighet med principerna fr EU-program i medlemsstaterna r Sapardlnderna fullstndigt ansvariga fr frvaltningen av Sapard.
The international agreements, signed between them and the Commission, assign the responsibility for day-to-day management, in particular identifying and addressing implementation problems, to the Sapard countries. 
I de internationella avtal som undertecknas av dem och kommissionen tilldelas Sapardlnderna ansvaret fr den dagliga frvaltningen, srskilt nr det gller att identifiera och ta itu med problem som gller genomfrandet.
(1) Initially, accession was foreseen for six countries: Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Poland, Slovenia (Sapard) and Cyprus (non-Sapard). 
(1) Till en brjan frvntades sex lnder ansluta sig till unionen: Estland, Polen, Slovenien, Tjeckien, Ungern (Sapard) och Cypern (inte Sapard).
In the CommissionŐs view, its responsibility under a system of decentralised management is to monitor the implementation of Sapard. 
Kommissionen anser att dess ansvar vid en decentraliserad frvaltning endast bestr i att vervaka genomfrandet av Sapard.
The formal tools for this are through the negotiation of the programmes, analysis of annual implementation reports provided by the Sapard countries and the participation, in an advisory capacity, in each national Monitoring Committee, which meet twice a year (2). 
De formella verktygen fr detta r fljande: frhandlingen om programmen, analysen av de rliga genomfranderapporter som Sapardlnderna lmnar in och kommissionens medverkan som rdgivande instans i varje nationell vervakningskommitt som sammantrder tv gnger om ret (2).
On average less than the time of one official was allocated for managing the programme of a Sapard country (3). 
I genomsnitt var det mindre n en heltidstjnst avsatt till att frvalta ett Sapardlands program (3).
For instance, a single official was responsible for overseeing the implementation of both the Romanian and the Bulgarian programmes amounting to 1 442 million euro of Community assistance. 
Till exempel hade en enda tjnsteman ansvaret fr att bevaka genomfrandet av bde det rumnska och det bulgariska programmet, vilka uppgr till 1 442 miljoner euro i gemenskapsstd.
The CommissionŐs approach for managing the programme can be illustrated by the following. 
Kommissionens frvaltningsmetod fr programmet kan illustreras p fljande stt.
As part of the 2001 discharge, the European Parliament criticised the Commission for under-implementation of the Sapard budget, because payments to final beneficiaries were very low. 
I samband med frfarandet fr att bevilja ansvarsfrihet fr 2001 kritiserade Europaparlamentet kommissionen fr att Sapardbudgeten underutnyttjades eftersom betalningarna till de slutliga stdmottagarna var mycket lga.
The Commission replied that expenditure is essentially a function of how rapidly beneficiaries incur expenditure, which the Commission could not control. 
Kommissionen svarade att utgifterna frmst hngde samman med hur snabbt stdmottagarna drar sig kostnader, ngot som kommissionen inte kunde kontrollera.
The Commission gave a commitment to speed up implementation, of which the main result was that letters were sent to beneficiary countries asking them what the Commission could do (4). 
Kommissionen tog sig att pskynda genomfrandet vilket frmst yttrade sig i att man skickade brev till mottagarlnderna och frgade dem vad kommissionen kunde gra (4).
The CourtŐs audit identified several areas where different practices are applied in the Sapard countries, some with good results but others which are counter-productive (see paragraphs 21, 39, 80, 90, 95, 103 and 109). 
Vid revisionsrttens granskning upptcktes flera omrden dr Sapardlnderna anvnde olika arbetsmetoder, somliga gav goda resultat medan andra var kontraproduktiva (se punkterna 21, 39, 80, 90, 95, 103 och 109).
The Commission has helped by the organisation of seminars and its daily contacts with the Sapard countries, but this does not guarantee that implementation problems are actively and systematically identified and that action is taken in order to ensure that the best practices are implemented in all 10 countries (see also paragraphs 85 and 86). 
Kommissionen hjlpte till genom att organisera seminarier och genom den dagliga kontakten med Sapardlnderna, men detta r ingen garanti fr att de problem som gller genomfrandet upptcks aktivt och systematiskt eller fr att tgrder vidtas fr att alla tio lnderna skall anvnda de bsta arbetsmetoderna (se ven punkterna 85 och 86).
MAIN RESULTS OF SAPARD Limited impact in 8 out of 10 countries 36. 
FRMSTA RESULTATEN AV SAPARD Begrnsad effekt i tta av tio lnder 36.
For 8 out of 10 of the beneficiary countries, this period is from 1 January 2000 until 1 May 2004. 
I tta av de tio mottagarlnderna lper den perioden frn den 1 januari 2000 till den 1 maj 2004 .
The expenditure paid to final beneficiaries up to 31 December 2003 was 323 million euro (2) The other official ways to be informed reach the Commission at later stages: results of mid-term evaluation (by 31 December 2003) and final evaluation (by 31 December 2006). 
De utgifter som betalats till slutliga stdmottagare (2) vriga officiella informationsvgar nr kommissionen p senare stadier: resultaten av utvrderingen efter halva tiden (den 31 december 2003) och slutlig utvrdering (den 31 december 2006).
(3) Commission staff involvement in audits is not considered as management in a strict sense and is discussed in paragraph 58. 
(3) Denpersonalvidkommissionensomarbetarmedgranskningaranses inte ing i frvaltningen i strikt mening och diskuteras i punkt 58.
(4) TheCommissioncouldnotcontroltherateofcommitmentsandpay-ments because it did not want to change the fully decentralised management framework of Sapard and did not propose changes such as an additional measure for credit or guarantees. 
(4) Kommissionenkundeintekontrolleragradenavtagandenochbetal-ningar eftersom den inte ville ndra den helt decentraliserade frvalt-ningsramen fr Sapard och inte lmnade frslag p ndringar, till exempel kompletterande tgrder betrffande krediter eller garantier.
30.11.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 295/9 (14,8 % of the available budget of 2 183 million euro), more than half of which was paid in the last quarter of 2003. 
30.11.2004 SV Europeiska unionens officiella tidning C 295/9 till och med den 31 december 2003 uppgick till 323 miljoner euro (14,8 % av den tillgngliga budgeten p 2 183 miljoner euro) av vilka mer n hlften betalades under sista kvartalet av 2003.
Due to the low level of expenditure during the pre-accession period for these countries (see paragraphs 11 to 20), there has been only a minor contribution to the objectives defined in the Regulation before accession. 
P grund av de lga utgifterna under franslutningsperioden fr dessa lnder (se punkterna 11Đ20) hade man fre anslutningen endast i mindre grad bidragit till de ml som faststlls i frordningen.
For Bulgaria and Romania, the European Council has set a target date for accession of 1 January 2007, provided that these countries meet the necessary requirements. 
Fr Bulgarien och Rumnien har Europeiska rdet satt den 1 januari 2007 som mldatum fr anslutningen, frutsatt att dessa lnder uppfyller ndvndiga krav.
For these countries, a much higher impact can be expected. 
Man kan frvnta sig en mycket strre effekt i dessa lnder.
VAT included as eligible expenditure does not contribute to Sapard objectives 38. 
Mervrdesskatt som en stdberttigande utgift bidrar inte till Sapards ml 38.
Under the international agreements concluded between the Commission and each Sapard country, VAT invoiced on equipment or services may not be charged as an eligible cost for reimbursement if any of the following conditions are fulfilled: (a) if it is recoverable, refunded or offset by any means whatsoever; There was little contribution to achieving ÔEU standardsŐ 41. 
Enligt de internationella avtal som ingtts mellan kommissionen och varje Sapardland fr momsen p utrustning eller tjnster inte tas upp som en stdberttigande kostnad som terbetalas om ngot av fljande villkor r uppfyllt: a) Om den kan terkrvas, terbetalas eller kompenseras p ngot stt. b) Om den inte r en del av det allmnna skattesystemet. c) Om den p ett oproportionerligt stt belastar ngon del av programmet.
The Sapard Regulation stipulates in Article 4(3) that the countries concerned shall ensure that priority is given to improving market efficiency, quality and health standards and measures to create new employment in rural areas, in compliance with the provisions on the protection of the environment. 
Litet bidrag till att uppn ÓEU-normernaÓ 41. Enligt artikel 4.3 i Sapardfrordningen skall Sapardlnderna i sina planer skerstlla prioritering av tgrder som frbttrar effektiviteten p marknaden, kvalitets-och hlsonormer samt tgrder som skapar nya arbetstillfllen i landsbygdsomrden, i enlighet med miljskyddsbestmmelserna.
The CourtŐs audit found that 44 out of the 46 projects reviewed for the two measures Ôinvestments in agricultural holdingsŐ and Ôimproving the processing and marketing of agricultural productsŐ increased or modernised production (1). 
Under granskningen upptckte revisionsrtten att 44 av de 46 projekt som granskades fr de tv tgrderna Óinvesteringar i jordbruksfretagÓ och Ófrbttring av bearbetningen och marknadsfringen av jordbruksprodukterÓ kade eller moderniserade produktionen (1).
However, only two projects were implemented which had as the main objective the improvement of standards of the business. While it is true that the new, modern equipment itself fulfils EU standards, there was little evidence that, for the 24 Sapard projects for on-farm investments, there was any effect on the quality, health or environmental standards for the farm as a whole. 
Endast tv projekt genomfrdes som hade som frmsta ml att frbttra normerna fr verksamheten. ven om det stmmer att den nya moderna utrustningen i sig uppfyller EU-normerna fanns det, nr det gller de 24 Sapardprojekten fr investeringar i jordbruksfretag, f bevis fr att detta hade ngon effekt p kvalitets-, hlso-eller miljnormerna fr jordbruksfretaget som helhet.
Similarly for the 20 projects for processing plants reviewed, although there was an effect from the new equipment itself on the plant as a whole, this was not in terms of readiness of the whole establishment to EU standards. 
P samma stt visade det sig vid granskningen av 20 projekt som gller frdlingsfretag att ven om den nya utrustningen hade haft en effekt p fretaget som helhet, gllde inte detta hela fretagets beredskap att uppfylla EU-normerna.
The importance of this is underlined in the CommissionŐs recent monitoring reports on the state of preparedness for EU membership (2). 
Att detta r viktigt betonas i kommissionens senaste vervakningsrapporter om frberedelsegraden fr medlemskap i EU (2).
In these reports, the Commission identified the current pace of upgrading the agri-food establishments in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia as an area of serious concern. 
I rapporterna betraktar kommissionen den nuvarande takten fr att frbttra livsmedelsanlggningarna i Polen, Slovakien, Tjeckien och Ungern som ett omrde som vcker allvarlig oro.
For Poland it concluded that urgent progress was needed in public health and that immediate action was needed in order to implement the acquis by the date of accession. 
Nr det gller Polen kom kommissionen fram till att det krvs snabba framsteg inom folkhlsan och omedelbara insatser fr att infra gemenskapens regelverk till anslutningsdatumet.
The agri-food sector, to which 27 % of Sapard funds are allocated, also receives substantial amounts of foreign direct investments. 
Livsmedelssektorn, till vilken 27 % av Sapardmedlen tilldelas, tar ocks emot betydande belopp frn utlndska direktinvesteringar.
In Poland, the sector attracts around 575 million euro of such investment per year, which is 10 times as much as the annual Sapard allocation (3). 
I Polen lockar sektorn till sig cirka 575 miljoner euro i sdana investeringar varje r, vilket r tio gnger mer n den rliga tilldelningen frn Sapard (3).
The sector is one of the most dynamic of Polish industry. 
Sektorn r en av de mest dynamiska inom den polska industrin.
In such an environment, the financing of commercial investments should be left to the private sector. 
Under sdana frhllanden br finansieringen av kommersiella investeringar verltas t den privata sektorn.
Projects for the measure Ôinvestments in agricultural holdingsŐ typically involved the purchase of bigger, more modern and more powerful farm equipment, which had the effect of increasing production of the beneficiary holding. 
I projekt fr tgrden Óinvesteringar i jordbruksfretagÓ ingick vanligen inkp av strre, modernare och kraftfullare jordbruksutrustning vilket ledde till att det stdmottagande fretagets produktion kade.
In some countries there was a strong concentration of these investments in the (1) In total, 48 projects were reviewed for the two measures; however, in two cases the project had not advanced sufficiently to draw a conclusion on the main objective. 
Investeringar i mjlk-och kttsektorn, dr kravet p att uppfylla EU-normerna r (1) Totalt granskades 48 projekt fr de tv tgrderna, men i tv fall hade inte projektet kommit s lngt att det gick att dra ngra slutsatser om det frmsta mlet.
(2) Comprehensive monitoring reports of the European Commission on the state of preparedness for EU membership of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia, 5 November 2003. 
(2) HeltckandevervakningsrapportfrnEuropeiskakommissionenom frberedelsegraden fr medlemskap i EU i Cypern, Estland, Lettland, Litauen, Malta, Polen, Slovakien, Slovenien, Tjeckien och Ungern av den 5 november 2003.
(3) The revised EU allocation for 2000-2003 averages 57 million euro per year. (b) (c) if it does not form part of the general taxation system, or if it bears disproportionately on any part of the programme. 
(3) Den nya tilldelningen av EU-medel fr 2000Đ2003 ligger i genomsnitt p 57 miljoner euro per r. C 295/10 SV Europeiska unionens officiella tidning 30.11.2004 mycket hgre, var lga.
After analysis of Sapard countriesŐ annual reports submitted in June 2003, the Commission has also identified an imbalance. 46. 
Efter att ha analyserat Sapardlndernas rsrapporter som lmnades in i juni 2003 noterade ocks kommissionen att det fanns en obalans.
Even if Sapard mainly concerned the purchase of equipment, it could still have contributed to upgrading to EU standards if procedures had been strictly applied. 
46. ven om Sapard i frsta hand gllde inkp av utrustning kunde programmet nd ha bidragit till en uppgradering motsvarande EU-normerna om man hade tillmpat frfarandena strikt.
This was not the case: requirements and checks for minimum standards are defined in the national legislation. 
Detta var inte fallet: krav p och kontroller av miniminormer faststlls i den nationella lagstiftningen.
They are the same for all agricultural producers and processing plants, whether they have a Sapard project or not. 
De r desamma fr alla jordbruksproducenter och frdlingsfretag, oavsett om de har ett Sapardprojekt eller inte.
The CourtŐs audit found that hygiene and environmental checks by the national authorities were insufficient. 
Vid revisionsrttens granskning upptcktes det att de nationella myndigheternas hygien-och miljkon-troller var otillrckliga.
Further details are provided in paragraphs 70 to 76. 
Nrmare upplysningar finns i punkterna 70Đ76.
Thus, when looking at the overall Sapard objective of implementation of the acquis concerning the common agricultural policy and related policies, the following can be concluded. Until the end of 2003, the money has generally been spent on projects which increase the quantity of agricultural production, more than on projects which improve the quality of agricultural production (meeting quality and health standards and protection of the environment). 
Nr man tittar p Sapards vergripande ml att infra gemenskapens regelverk nr det gller den gemensamma jordbrukspolitiken och tillhrande riktlinjer kan drfr fljande konstateras: fram till slutet av 2003 har pengarna i hgre grad anvnts till projekt som kar jordbruksproduktionens kvantitet n p projekt som frbttrar kvaliteten p den (dvs. som uppfyller kvalitets-, hlso-och miljnormerna).
Targets were not always clear 48. 
Mlen var inte alltid tydliga 48.
The CourtŐs on-the-spot audits of the priority Ôcreation of employment in rural areasŐ revealed several cases where due to modernisation of equipment using Sapard investments fewer jobs were needed. 
Vid revisionsrttens granskningar p plats av prioriteringen Ótgrder som skapar nya arbetstillfllen i landsbygdsom-rdenÓ avsljades flera fall dr antalet arbetstillfllen minskade p grund av moderniseringen av utrustning genom Sapardinveste-ringar.
However, the monitoring of Sapard did not take into account any negative effects on rural employment from investments in the agri-food sector. 
Men vid vervakningen av Sapard beaktades inte ngra negativa sysselsttningseffekter p landsbygden orsakad av investeringar i livsmedelssektorn.
For the few projects where the number of jobs to be created was quantified, it was found that these were based on general intentions, which depended on the expected market developments rather than on the direct effect of the Sapard project. 
Fr de f projekt dr antalet arbetstillfllen som skapades kvantifierades visade det sig att dessa grundade sig p allmnna fresatser, som hade att gra med den frvntade marknadsutvecklingen och inte med den direkta effekten av Sapardprojektet.
Investments in rural development infrastructure have to take place in rural areas in order to be eligible. 
Investeringar i utveckling av landsbygdens infrastruktur mste ske i landsbygdsomrden om de skall vara stdberttigande.
However, the Commission did not ensure that the projects were actually implemented in rural areas. 
Kommissionen sg emellertid inte till att projekten verkligen genomfrdes i landsbygdsomrden.