EUROPE AID/133073/D/SER/HR - IPA: CAPACITY BUILDING OF CROATIAN PAYING AGENCY IN PREPARATION FOR THE NEW CAP AND CFP REFORMS

Contract description

The purpose of the project is to strengthen the internal capacities of the Paying Agency for Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development (PAAFRD) and achieve its readiness for smooth transition and uninterrupted functioning in implementation of support schemes in agriculture, fisheries and rural development fully in compliance with EU rules and regulations in the post-2013 period in order to ensure controllability of measures, increase the effectiveness and efficiency with necessary adaptations of new tools of the common agricultural policy (CAP) and common fisheries policy (CFP). This project shall assist the adjustment of the accredited part of the Paying Agency for implementation of the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) schemes envisaged for the post-2013 period and assist at the same time the preparation for accreditation of the Agency for the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) implementation. This would include software upgrade for IACS measures administration according to requirements under new CAP reform, software upgrade for EAFRD and European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) measures administration according to requirements established under new programme for rural development and operational programme for the support in fisheries and finance module software upgrade. Also 1 component of the project will deal with preparation and organisation of the information campaign about the CAP and CFP novelties in the post-2013 period.

Eligibility

Participation is open to all legal persons (participating either individually or in a grouping (consortium) of candidates) which are established in a Member State of the European Union or in a country or territory of the regions covered and/or authorised by the specific instruments applicable to the programme under which the contract is financed. Participation is also open to international organisations. The participation of natural persons is governed by the specific instruments applicable to the programme under which the contract is financed.

Budget

Maximum budget: 1 600 000 EUR.


Deadline: 19 July 13

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