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Commission Report 2002 (Romania)
Romania intends to carry out an agricultural census starting at the end of
2002, for which preparations are under way. With conferral of management for
the SAPARD Agency approved in July 2002, Romania has taken a step forward in
preparing the administrative structures for the design, implementation,
management, monitoring, control, and evaluation of EC-funded rural
development programmes - although it still has to elaborate a national rural
development strategy and will have to earmark financial resources for
restructuring the agricultural sector and rural communities. Romania is
implementing a programme of institutional reform in the Ministry of
Agriculture, Food and Forestry. A programme of administrative strengthening
to improve policy formulation and economic analysis is also being carried
out, as mentioned in the Action Plan. Although Romania is currently
implementing an animal identification programme in line with its calendar for
implementation, work on the creation of a General Cadastre and Land
Registration system has encountered delays. As mentioned in the Action Plan,
training and technical assistance programmes are in place in the various
institutions responsible for veterinary, phytosanitary and food safety
legislation. Substantial efforts have been made to reform the different
veterinary and phytosanitary administrations and their respective laboratory
structures. Many of these actions are at an early stage of implementation
although overall the priorities are being satisfactorily addressed. Major
reforms of veterinary and phytosanitary administrations are being implemented
to ensure their capacity to enforce the acquis, including on the testing of
animal diseases, and in particular transmissible spongiform encephalopathies.
The Romanian authorities are also in the process of implementing a strategy
to upgrade inspection arrangements, including at future external borders.
These programmes are at an early stage of development although they remain in
line with the calendar outlined in the Action Plan. While Romania has adopted
a programme to strengthen the administrative capacity to implement the food
safety strategy, work is still at an early stage. Romania has encountered
delays in the establishment of a vineyard register and control systems in the
wine sector - although implementation of a programme of administrative
restructuring and reinforcement is under way. The Accession Partnership
priorities in the area of agriculture have been partially met. Implementation
of the measures under the Action Plan is partially on track.
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