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Ignaz Knöbl

Head of Division II 6 - Rural Development

Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management, Austria

Programming Rural Development 2007 to 2013 in Austria

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Content

Background of Rural Development in Austria

Implementation of RD 2000 to 2006

Programming process 2007 to 2013

Open questions

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Background

Austrian accession to EU in 1995

Austria has federal structure covering 9 federal states

Consultation as a key element in programming

- Relevant competences both on national and regional level

- National public financing from national and regional level

2nd pillar of the CAP is [in terms of financial importance] the 1st pillar in Austria's Agricultural Policy

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1st and 2nd Pillar of CAP in Austria

27%

34%

39%

2nd pillar including national cofinancing

1st pillar

2nd pillar

EU-funding

National cofinancing

Data for 2003

60 % state

40 % region

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Why is RD that important to Austria?

Austria became a member state of the EU, when CAP-reform-discussion gave birth to RD – agri-environmental measures

The share of less favoured areas is very high in Austria (mountain regions!) – compensatory allowence

Austria`s tradition in supporting income combinations and the development of rural regions – objective-5b and LEADER

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ÖPUL60,67%

Segment 120,00%

LEADER1,44%

sonstige0,25%

objective 10,80%

LFA25,48%

Article 333,10%

Processing, Maketing1,25%

Forestry1,59%

Setting-up1,30%

3,79% (265,67 Mio)

Training0,59%

Austrian RD-ProgramPublic ressources 2000 – 2006: 7.166,35 Mio EUR

Investment

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RD programmes 2000 - 2006

Three programmes (1995-99: 23 programmes)

- One rural development programme on national level

- EAGGF sub-programme of one Objective 1-programme

- One LEADER+ programme on national level

Economic and social partners involved in co-ordination platform ÖROK

Monitoring committees are taking in NGOs (two Committees for three programmes)

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Implementation of RD 2000 - 2006

Managing authority – BMLFUW – II 6 –co-ordination and other units

Paying Agency - AMA

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RD Programming 07-13

Starting event in November 2004 on the basis of the Commissions proposal of 14/07/2004

Time planning: Commission approval on one single national RDP before 01/01/2007

Taking all partners and stakeholder into account

Very active form of partnership

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RD 07-13 programming structure

Two parallel processes: (a) drawing up of the programme and (b) consultation with civil society

Drawing up process

- More than 200 experts in working groups set up along the four axis of the regulation

- Working group members from national and regional level including economic and social partners

Consultation process

- Regular conferences giving reports on the status of the programming process

- Internet platform

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www.le07-13.lebensministerium.at

Internet plattform as part of partnership

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Implementing RD 07 - 13

• One programm• Managing authority is the Ministry of Agricultural, Forestry,

Environment and Watermanagement• Monitoring committee• Single paying agency• Project approval at regional level

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RD 07-13: Key issues, but open questions

No Financial Perspective

No official adopted European Strategic Guidelines

No implementing rules

„Optimism is a Moral Duty“

Sir Karl Popper