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Commission Report (2002): Czech Republic
Good progress has been made on preparing measures to up-grade the capacity
of agricultural administration and to complete preparations for the
enforcement and practical application of the management mechanisms of the
Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The measures foreseen by the Action Plan to
set up market information systems, the Integrated Administration and Control
System, the Paying Agency and the Farm Accountancy Data Network are largely
on track. However, a decision has been taken to have two Paying Agencies
instead of one as originally foreseen. Preparations for implementation of
Common Market Organisations foreseen by the Action Plan are also on track.
The classification agency was set up in January 2002. Preparations for the
implementation and enforcement of phytosanitary and food safety legislation
is progressing well. In the veterinary field, efforts are needed to complete
the border inspection post at Prague airport according to the foreseen
timetable. Significant progress has been made on reinforcing the
administrative structures needed for the design, implementation, management,
monitoring, control and evaluation of EC funded rural development programmes.
Preparations to complete the Horizontal Rural Development Plan (HRDP) and the
Sectoral Operational Programme (SOP) are well advanced. Measures foreseen in
the Action Plan in the veterinary and phytosanitary area are largely on
track. Good progress has been made with regard to completing the system of
animal identification and the transposition of phytosanitary acquis.
Inspection arrangements in the phytosanitary field have been upgraded. In the
veterinary field, the Czech Republic joined ANIMO on a voluntary basis in
July 2002. However, little progress has been made with regard to further
transposition of veterinary acquis. Efforts are also needed to continue the
upgrading of food processing establishments, in particular meat and dairy
plants, so that they are in a position to respect EC food safety standards.
Completion of transposition of legislation on transmissible spongiform
encephalopathies will only be achieved with the adoption of the Veterinary
framework law. Little progress has been made in this respect. Plant passports
have been introduced as foreseen in the Action Plan and the new Act on the
Czech Agricultural and Food Inspection (CAFI) authorises CAFI to carry out
monitoring of maximum residue levels. In the field of animal nutrition,
transposition still needs to be completed with regard to TSE-related rules.
As regards spongiform encephalopathies, the Czech Republic has introduced a
comprehensive testing programme, which has progressively been aligned to the
one of the Community. The Accession partnership priorities in the area of
agriculture have been partially met. Implementation of the measures under the
Action Plan is largely on track.
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