1. Training on Cross Compliance – module 1 Introduction to the training
IACS Technical Assistance Project Support to establishment of fully operation Paying Agency in line with the EU standards IPA
Training on Cross Compliance – module 1 Introduction to the training
Pavel Trojáček

2. Is this Cross Compliance?

3. Objectives of the training
To provide complex, up-to-date and easy-to-understand information about Cross Compliance (CC)
To share the experience from EU member states
To obtain up-to-date information about current state of affairs in Croatia
To allow open exchange about practical consequences of the CC implementation

4. Main features of the training
Five training events
38 training modules
Organized by the IACS TA project team in close co-operation with PAAFRD staff
Implementation period: September – October 2011
Two groups per 15 participants from PAAFRD and other relevant institutions
In total 10 training days per participant

5. Covered areas Overview of Cross Compliance
Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition (GAEC) – issues and standards
Statutory Management Requirements (SMRs)
Farm Advisory System (FAS)
Control of Cross Compliance
Experience from the implementation of CC in the EU
Discussion about practical aspects of the CC implementation in Croatia

6. Trainers
Pavel Trojáček – preparation of the training plan, CC overview, selected GAEC standards, CC control
Dr. Deterd Goeman – context of CC
Dr. Milan Sáňka – soil protection, selected GAEC standards
Lubomír Smrček – selected SMRs, FAS
Dr. Martin Mistr – selected SMRs, FAS
Jan Ulrich – implementation of CC
Andrej Gajdoš - implementation of CC
Representative from the JRC – support to the CC implementation

7. Trainers
The lectures given by the trainers will be completed with the information about current state of affairs in Croatia as regards:
Implementation of CC in Croatia
New GAEC ordinance
GAEC controls in 2011
Implementation of requirements which form the content of SMRs
The co-trainers will be either:
Representatives from PAAFRD or
Representatives from other relevant institutions in Croatia (ministries, agencies, other institutions in charge)

8. Participants
Could you please briefly introduce yourself (name, institution, responsibility)?
How would you assess your actual knowledge of Cross Compliance (beginner, intermediate, advanced, expert)?
What is your personal expectation from the training?

9. Training events
Presentations / lectures on CC topics for smaller groups of 15 participants
Workshop on the CC implementation in EU member states and the support provided by the JRC
Discussions during the lectures
Discussions about practical consequences of the CC implementation in Croatia
Field visit to selected farms in Varaždin county - will be prepared with the help of the colleagues from Agricultural Pollution Control Project (APCP)

10. Organization Two groups per 15 participants
Training events 1 – 4 will be held in this meeting room of PAAFRD
Training event 5 (Workshop on the CC implementation) will be held in hotel Antunović
Last day of the training will be dedicated to the Field trip to selected farms in Varaždin county
Lectures and workshops: every day from 09:00 to 16:00
Lunch will be provided - lunch break is planned from 12:00 to 13:00
One coffee break in the morning and one in the afternoon

11. Organization
Training will be provided in English and some lectures also in Croatian (contributions by our Croatian colleagues)
Training material is provided in hardcopy both in English and Croatian (you can use it for making your own notes)
Feel free to ask the trainers any question relating to the topic right in the course of the training session

12. Training plan Description of training modules
Detailed training schedule
Let’s have a look on the document
Any questions on the content of the plan?

13. Thank you for your attention!
IACS Technical Assistance Project Support to establishment of fully operation Paying Agency in line with the EU standards IPA
Thank you for your attention!