This project is designed to strengthen the institutional and operational capacity of the Croatian Paying Agency for Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development (PAAFRD) in order to ensure the implementation of the EU Common market organisation for several agricultural commodities upon Croatia's entry into the European Union.
The project budget is EUR 230,000 with the IPA budget amounting to EUR 207,000 and national co-financing to EUR 23,000.
Upon its admission to the European Union, Croatia will have to have a fully operational system for the implementation of the Common Market Organisation, said Emmanuel Le Clerc of the EU Delegation to Croatia.
He said that the latest progress report on Croatia issued by the European Commission three weeks ago noted Croatia's good progress in the CMO field.
Croatia has adopted legislation regulating the agricultural produce market and also an action plan to align itself with the CMO, he said.
The project will be carried out in six months in cooperation with French FranceAgriMer agency as the twinning partner as well as experts from Hungary, Poland and Germany.