1. Technical Assistance for Development of a Strategy for Alignment with
Common Market Organisation (CMO) Requirements
TR2014/AG/10-A1-01/001
This Project is co-financed by the European Union and the Republic of Turkey
Determination of eligible actions for the national apiculture programme
Ankara, 25 June, 2018

2. Contents
Legal Basis
Measures & Actions
Results & Challenges

3. Legal Basis
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 1368/2015 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to aid in the apiculture sector
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 1366/2015 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to aid in the apiculture sector
European Decision no. 1102/2016 regarding the approval of the national honey programmes
Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) – art
Commission Regulation (EC) No 917/2004 on detailed rules to implement Council Regulation (EC) No 797/2004 on measures improving general conditions for the production and marketing of apiculture products
National legislation needed to co-finance the program

4. Legal Basis

5. Measures & Actions BACKGROUND (R. 917/2004, R. 1234/2007)
First Program 2008 – 2010
Two measures
technical assistance to beekeepers;
control of varroasis;
rationalisation of transhumance;
analyses of honey;
restocking of hives;
applied research programmes;
Action:
1. Purchase of authorized treatments
Actions:
Purchase of bee queens
Purchase of swarm
Purchase of bee families

6. Measures & Actions First Program 2008 – 2010
determined the authorities, after consultations with the beekeeping associations, to include the measure “control of varroasis” in the Romanian National Apiculture Programme
First Program 2008 – 2010
Objective – a healthy bee population
Control of varroasis
Controlling Varroa was considered essential for a successful beekeeping
The spread of varroasis in the last decade
The problems which this disease may cause to honey production
The fact that it cannot be completely eradicated
The high number of beekeepers (more than in 2007)
The traditional way of beekeeping – transhumance

7. Measures & Actions First Program 2008 – 2010
Objective – support for replacing and increasing the bee colonies with high quality biological material.
Restocking of hives
Restocking of hives in Romania
Increasing the productivity of bee families
Improving the biodiversity by pollination
Improving the apiaries health
Decreasing the use of treatments by using strong and healthy families

8. R. 1308/2013, R. 1368/2015, R. 1366/2015 Measures & Actions
National Apiculture Programme
Five measures
technical assistance to beekeepers and beekeepers' organisations;
combating beehive invaders and diseases, particularly varroasis;
rationalisation of transhumance;
measures to support laboratories for the analysis of apiculture products;
restocking of hives;
applied research programmes;
market monitoring;
enhancement of product quality with a view to exploiting the potential of products on the market.

9. R. 1308/2013, R. 1368/2015, R. 1366/2015 Measures & Actions
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
National Agency for Breeding and Reproduction
National Paying Agency
Sanitary Veterinary Authority
National Apiculture Programme
Five measures
Working groups (beekeepers, national experts and representatives of the different beekeeper associations)
Priorities of the programme:
The health of bee families;
Apiaries improvement
improving the genetic quality of biological material by restocking
improving technology by purchasing new tools
High quality products;
Better knowledge in technology and veterinary aspects
Strengthening associative forms – the cooperatives

10. National Apiculture Programme 2014-2016 Five measures
Measures & Actions
National Apiculture Programme
Five measures
technical assistance to beekeepers and groupings of beekeepers
- Purchasing of tools: centrifuge, stainless steel steam wax melter by the cooperatives
control of varroasis and other diseases
Purchasing of medicines, biological products to treat varroasis and nosema;
rationalisation of transhumance;
Purchasing of hives in order to replace the old one after the transhumance
Purchasing of apiculture accessories - pollen collector, propolis collector, pollen dryer, honey warmer
measures to support laboratories
Purchasing high equipment for a national laboratory
measures to support the restocking of hives in the Community;
Purchasing of queens and bee families

11. Measures & Actions
Expenditure
National Apiculture Programme
2017

12. Measures & Actions Expenditure in Euro National Apiculture Programme
2017
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13. Measures & Actions
Vision
Priorities
Final document

14. Challenges Results & Challenges
Lack of experience regarding National Apiculture programme for beekeepers
Reluctant beekeepers to the EU programmes
Insufficient funds
Recruiting young beekeepers to the sector
New needs for the beekeepers
Impossibility to have research programs (three year program, but implementation in full within the financial year concerned!)
Providing adequate funding for honey bee research measures

15. National Apiculture Programme Expenditure rate (%)
Results & Challenges
National Apiculture Programme
Expenditure rate (%)
Second programme
5 measures
Third programme
5 measures
Fourth programme
5 measures
First programme
2 measures
2008 – 17%
2009 – 54%
2010 – 99.8%
2011 – 84.85%
2012 – 98.34%
2013 – 100%
2014 – 100%
2015 – 100%
2016 – 100%
2017 – 99%
(a) technical assistance to beekeepers and groupings of beekeepers;
(b) control of varroasis and other diseases;
(c) rationalisation of transhumance;
(d) measures to support laboratories carrying out analyses of the physico-chemical properties of honey;
(e) measures to support the restocking of hives in the Community.
(a) technical assistance to beekeepers and groupings of beekeepers;
(b) control of varroasis;
(c) rationalisation of transhumance;
(d) measures to support laboratories carrying out analyses of the physico-chemical properties of honey;
(e) measures to support the restocking of hives in the Community.
(b) control of varroasis;
(e) measures to support the restocking of hives in the Community

16. Results & Challenges

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