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Country Taxes
AT
BE
BG
HR
CY
Informations about taxes are quite har to fin!"
In blue ! informations from the $re%ious CAP
&''()&'1*
RDPs : Budgets + conversion and maintenance payments Remarks,
country target/specificity
Euro$ean +nion) En%ironmental taxes ,energ-. trans$ort.
$ollution/ ! 0)1' of totaltaxes in2omes in ea2h E+10 M3
) CAP &'14)&'&' total buget ! 5 *(0.0B ,54&'.( B
for &''()&'1*/) CAP for &'14)&'&' ! &
$illar 6 Rural 7e%elo$ment Programs ,R7Ps/. $artiall- funeb- the
Euro$ean Agri2ultural 8un for Rural 7 e%elo$ment ,EA8R7/9) +ner :
E+ $riorities. R7Ps gather measures for organi2 farming.
agroe2ologi2al$ra2ti2es. sustainable li%esto2;. rene
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CN
7=
EE
8I
8R 8ran2e
7E
GR
HR
Ce2h Re$ubli2) >o s$e2ifi2 tax for organi2 farming) >o
higher $ri2es for in$uts or $esti2ies
) R7P &'14)&'&' buget ! 5 *.1B ,5 &.*B from E+/)
5 1.(B ,:4.*/ for P4. in2luing 5 '0M ,&.44 /for M1' an 5 **'M
,1'.(:/ forM11) Con%ersion $a-ments ! from 100 to 4 5"ha
) 4'' ''' ha $lanne for organi2 farming ,2on%ersion or
maintenan2e/) Aims for a 1' reu2tion of $esti2ies in foo resiues
from &'1' to &'&') Young farmers setting u$ in organi2
ha%e extra $oints than the ones setting u$ in 2on%entionnal)
A$$li2ations for some measures , li;e far moerniation/ go uner a
$oint s-stem. setting the amount ofthe grant D organi2 farmers ha%e
extra)$oints
7enmar;
) 3in2e 10. hight taxes on $rou2ts su2h as fertilisers
an$esti2ies ,on a%erage *( of the retail $ri2e in 1/ D onl-
inagri2ulture. not in forestr-9 The effe2t of $esti2ies 2onsum$tion
is
relati%el- small ,) 10 to &'/) >e< tax s in2e &'1*
for $esti2ies en%ironmental an healthhaars
) R7P &'14)&'&' buget ! 5 :'M ,5 :&M from E+/) 5
0(:M ,:( fro P4. in2luing 5 1M ,&1.:/ for M1' an 5 11&M
,1&.4/ for M11
) Con%ersion $a-ments ! & -ears max ,1:' 5"ha"-ear/)
Maintenan2e $a-ments ! 0 -ears max ,11: 5"ha"-ear/
) bFe2ti%e of oubling the organi2 area ,1&/) nl- aroun '
ifferent a2ti%e substan2es are $ermitte in. 2om$are to *)4'' in
man- other E+Member 3tates) Target ! 4' $esti2ie reu2tion bet
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IE
IT
WQ
WT
W+ Wuxembourg
MT Malta
>W
PW
PT Portugal
R
3=
Irelan
) R7P &'14)&'&' buget ! e *.&B ,5 &.4B from
E+/) 5 &.B ,(*.4/ for P4. in2luing 5 1.&1B ,*1.'0/ for M1'
an 5 0:M ,1.4*/ forM11) Con%ersion $a-ments ! from 14 to 1 5"ha)
Maintenan2e $a-ments !
) 3u$$ort aroun 0' ''' ha of organi2 farming) Co%er some &'
of the Irish agri2ultural lan uner bioi%ersit-. etherlans) R7P
&'14)&'&' buget ! 51.*B ,5 :'(M from E+/
) 5 :(:M ,01.*0/ for P4. 5 4':M ,*'.&/ for M1'. nothing for
M11
) 0* of P4 is for im$ro%ing lans2a$es an o9 (*"&'')
Con%ersion $a-ments ! from &* to :&' 5"ha"-ear) Maintenan2e
$a-ments ! from &1 to 4( 5"ha"-ear
) 19* million he2tares of agri2ultural lan ,1'/ an '' '''
he2tares ,1&/ of forests uner M1'
) &'' ''' he2tares of agri2ultural lan are ex$e2te to be
su$$orte uner M11 ,2on%ersion"maintenan2eais/
3lo%a;ia) R7P &'14)&'&' buget ! 5 &.1B ,5 1.0B
from E+/) 5 :M ,4*.11/ for P4. in2luing 5 144M ,:.1/ for M1' an 5
'M ,4.**/ for M11) Con%ersion $a-ments ! from 11& to ' 5"ha
) Targets ! 10' ''' ha to be su$$orte b- organi2 farming
measure. &0' ''' ha of agri2ultural lan uneragri)en%ironmental
an 2limate)relate measures) A$$li2ations for some measures , li;e
far moerniation/ go uner a $oint s-stem. setting the amount ofthe
grant D organi2 farmers ha%e extra)$oints
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3I
E3
3E
+=
) Wo< $a-ments but ass2iate orthern Irelan) R7P
&'14)&'&' buget ! 5 (:'.1M ,&&.4 from E+/) 5
&&M ,4'./ for P4. in2luing 5 1*M ,&(.1&/ for M1' an
5 *.4M ,'.4/ forM11
) Bring 1& of agri2ultural lan uner 2ontra2t to $reser%e
bioi%ersit-. to im$ro%e
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General I8AM 7ata
Page 0
>ational a2tion $lan
AT x
BE
x
x x
BG x x
HR x
CY >o ata >o ata >o ata >o ata
CN x
7= x
EE x x
8I x
8R 8ran2e
7E x x
GR x
HR x
IE
>otes ta;en at the beginning of the internshi$ ! general I8AM
ata about 3tates@ $oli2ies in organi2 farming Man- of these
informations are obsolete
Countr-" Region Exam$lePoli2ies ,a2tual or $ast/
E+ rural e%elo$ment $rogrammes ther $oli2ies
Jhole E+
) In some 2ountries. the e2ision to ma;e the transition to
organi2 stillrequires farmers an $ro2essors to ma;e finan2ial
ris;s
) That is be2ause A2ion $lans are not al
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IT x
WQ x x
WT x
W+ Wuxembourg x
MT Malta >o ata >o ata >o ata >o ata
>W
PW x x
PT Portugal x
R x
3= >o ata >o ata >o ata >o ata
3I x
E3
3E x
+= x
Ital-
) rgani2 8arming A2tion Plan &'1* to &'109 The target is
to in2reasethe 2ertifie lan area to 0 b- &'&'
)$romote $otential ex$ort mar;et)ientif- issues o a2tion $lan
for organi2 agri2ulture8armers re2ei%e su$$ort uner the E+Os rural
e%elo$ment
$rogramme9
Withuania >o national a2tion $lan for organi2 farming an
foo3in2e &''4. ire2t $a-ments ha%e been grante uner a
s$e2ial
s2heme base on E+ legislation3ome measures exist for ire2t
sales. resear2h
an 2onsulting
Plan Oa2tion national $our la $romotion e lOagri2ulture
biologique !&'')&'1*
Pa-ments are grante uner a s$e2ial organi2 s2hemeThe Ministr- of
Agri2ulture su$$orts the organi2a%isor- ser%i2es an the farmersO
organisation
Bio)Wetebuerg
>etherlans
Bio2onne2t ! shifting resear2h oational Rural 7e%elo$ment Plan9
Wess
than ex$e2te a22oring to farmers ,not enought
2om$ensator-$a-ments/9
ex$ort strateg-
3lo%a;ia
3lo%enia>ational A2tion Plan for rgani2 Agri2ulture runs from
&''0 to &'109
8inan2ial resour2es are $ro%ie b- the Ministr- for Agri2ulture
an theEn%ironment
8inan2ial su$$ort for organi2 farming 19 Part of the
Rural7e%elo$ment Programme &''()&'1*
>ational 2ontributions to the E+ 2o)finan2eorgani2 $romotion
2am$aigns. from &'1' to
&'1& an &'1* to &'10
3$ain
3o2iea Es$aola e Agri2ultura E2olZgi2a ! $arternshi$ bet
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CAP &''()&'1* Anal-sis
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&'T ()&)!*D T
Country
Axis1
) Malta. Estonia ! onl- organi2 farmers ma- qualif- for su$$ort
in Malta an Estonia9
Axis&
Measure &14! rgani2 su$$ort $a-ments
The most im$ortant measure of rural e%elo$ment $rogrammesD the
onl- measures use s$e2ifi2all- for organi2 farming ,ex2e$t
Cataluna. 3$ain/9
T-e study giving t-e fo""o.ing data does not a".ays take into
account a"" mem0er states, on"y examp"es sometimes
Anal-sis of the CAP &''()&'1* ) 3our2e ! Use and
efficiency of public support measures addressing organic farming D
3aners L9. 3tole M9. Pael 39 D Institute of 8arm E2onomi2s D
&'11
Topup grants
1easure
Measure 11&! 3etting u$ of -oung farmers ) The Korgani2
bonus %aries betorth Rhine Jest$halia ,German-/ ! higher grants for
organi2 farmers) Austria ! to$)u$ restri2te to organi2 li%esto2;
farmers in%esting in farm builings
) Ce2h Re$ubli2. C-$rus. Wat%ia an 3lo%a;ia ! a$$ li2ations
sele2te on the basis of a $oint s-stem ! extra $oints for organi2
farmers
Measure 1&*! Aing %alue to agri2ultural anforestr-
$rou2ts
) Ba%aria ,German-/ ! $roFe2ts relate to organi2 foo $rou2tion.
$ro2essing or mar;eting re2ei%e higher su$$ort rates ,usuall-
&'/ etherlans. Maeira ,Portugal/ an Jales ,+= ! s$e2ial
$ro%isions are mae for organi2 farming $arti2i$ating in other foo
qualit-s2hemes
Measure 1**! Information an $romotiona2ti%ities
Con%ersion $a-ments ,&'11/ !) C-$rus. Belgium. Malta. some
Italian regions an Gree2e ha %e relati%el- high $er he2tare
2on%ersion $a-ment rates ,in general/) In terms of a %erage
$a-ments a22oring to lan use ,grasslan. arable lan. fruits.
%ine-ars999/. the ran;ing of M3 %aries9
) 8or instan2e. 8armers in 3
