1. COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 870/2004 COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 870/2004 Avena genetic resources for quality in human consumption Avena genetic resources for quality in human consumption AGRI GEN RES AVEQ 061 action AGRI GEN RES AVEQ 061 action

2. IntroductionIntroduction 1. Results of the 2 calls for proposals1. Results of the 2 calls for proposals 2. Plant and crop genetic resources in Council Regulation2. Plant and crop genetic resources in Council Regulation (EC) No 870/2004 (EC) No 870/2004 3. Key issues for management of GENRES actions3. Key issues for management of GENRES actions 4. Communication Policy4. Communication Policy 5. Web sites of DG AGRI5. Web sites of DG AGRI Council Regulation (EC) No 870/2004

3. 1.Results of the 2 calls for proposals

4. 1st Call2 nd CallTotal (2 Calls) Plant 152641 Tree 224 Animal 10 20 Plant + Animal 123 Micro-Organism 224 Total Submitted Proposals 304272 Total Eligible Proposals 273865 Submitted proposals

5. 1st Call2 nd CallTotal (2 Calls) Targeted actions253560 Concerted actions 437 Accompanying actions 134 « Combined » actions-11 Total Submitted Proposals304272 Total Eligible Proposals273865

6. 1st Call2 nd CallTotal (2 Calls) Targeted actions69 15 Concerted actions01 1 Accompanying actions01 1 Total61117 Selected actions

7. 1st Call2 nd CallTotal (2 Calls) Plant37 10 Tree11 2 Animals23 5 Total61117 Selected actions

8. Total EU Contribution in € (2 calls) €in % Targeted actions8.137.30291,2 Concerted actions398.0404,5 Accompanying actions382.3754,3 Total8.917.717100 Financial aspects

9. Total EU Contribution in € (2 calls) €in % Plant5.860.37966 Tree1.110.86012 Animal1.946.47822 Total8.917.717 100 Financial aspects

10. Actions co-funded under Council Regulation (EC) N°870/2004 SubjectTitle of projectCo-ordinator 001Leafy Vegetables Leafy vegetables germplasm, stimulating use Stichting Dienst Landbouwkundig Onderzoek (DLO), Costerweg 50, 6701 BH Wageningen, The Netherlands 008Grapevine Management and Conservation of Grapevine Genetic Resources Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), 147 rue de l'Université, 75 338 Paris Cedex 07, France 009Forest Genetic Resources European Information System on Forest Genetic Resources International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI), Via die Tre Denari 472/a, 00057 Maccarese Rome, Italy 012Regional Cattle Breeds Towards self-sustainable European regional cattle breed (EURECA) Stichting Dienst Landbouwkundig Onderzoek (DLO), Costerweg 50, 6701 BH Wageningen, The Netherlands 018Saffron Genetic resources of Saffron and allies (crocus spp.) Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM), C/.Altagracia 50, 13071 Ciudad Real, Spain 020Animal Gene Bank Databases An integrated network of decentralised country biodiversity and genebank databases European Association for Animal Protection (EAAP), Via G.Tomassetti 3 A/1, 00161 Rome, Italy

11. Actions co-funded under Council Regulation (EC) N°870/2004 SubjectTitle of projectCo-ordinator 036 Small berries European small berries genetic resources Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), 147 rue de l'Université, 75 338 Paris Cedex 07, France 040 Sheep Heritagesheep The University of York (UoY), York YO10 5DD, United Kingdom 049 Rice Genotyping for the conservation and valorisation of European rice germplasm Parco Tecnologico Padano Foundation (FPTP), Via Einstein – Localita'Cascina Codazza, 26900 Lodi, Italy 050 Allium Vegetative Allium, Europe's Core Collection, safe and sound Leibnitz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Correnstr. 3, 06466 Gatersleben, Germany 057* In-situ management strategy An integrated European In-Situ Management work plan: Implementing genetic reserves and On Farm concepts *Concerns 5 crops, including Prunus fruit Federal Centre for Breeding Research on Cultivated Plants (BAZ), Neuer Weg 22/23 06484 Quedlinburg, Germany 061 Avena Avena genetic resources for quality in human consumption Federal Centre for Breeding Research on Cultivated Plants (BAZ), Neuer Weg 22/23 06484 Quedlinburg, Germany 063 Artichoke [Cynara] European genetic resources of Cynara spp. Università degli Studi della Tuscia, Via S.Maria in Gradi, 01100 Viterbo, Italy 066 Rare breeds European livestock breeds ark and rescue net Stiftung Europäisches Naturerbe (EURONATUR), Konstanzer Str. 22, 78315 Radolfzell, Germany 067 Livestock biodiversity A global view of livestock biodiversity and conservation Universita' Cattolica del Saro Cuore (UCSC), Largo A. Gemelli 1, 29100 Milan, Italy 068 Hazelnut and Almond Safeguard of hazelnut and almond genetic resources Ente per le Nuove Tecnologie, L'Energia e L'Ambiente (ENEA), Lungotevere Thaon di Revel 76, 00196 Rome, Italy 071 Gooseberries [Ribes] RIBESCO - Core collection of Northern European gene pool of Ribes MTT Agrifood Research Finland (MTT), 31600 Jokioinen, Finland

12. Actions co-funded under Council Regulation (EC) N°870/2004 Number of coordinators17 Number of co-beneficiaries162 Total number of beneficiaries179

13. 23 Member States 4 Austria 6 Poland 2 Belgium 4 Portugal 2 Cyprus 3 Slovakia 5 Czech Republic 6 Slovenia 3 Denmark 11 Spain 4 Estonia 5 Sweden 3 Finland 6 Netherlands 17 France 11 U.K 14 Germany 10 Greece 3 Hungary 2 Ireland 32 Italy 1 Latvia 3 Lithuania Total: 157 Actions co-funded under Council Regulation (EC) N°870/2004

14. 2 most recent Member States 12 Non-EU 1 Bulgaria 2 Azerbaidjan 2 Romania 1 Brazil 1 Croatia 1 Egypt 4 Georgia Total: 3 1 Iceland 1 Kenya 1 Moldavia 1 Morocco 1 Norway 4 Switzerland 1 Turkey Total: 19 Actions co-funded under Council Regulation (EC) N°870/2004

15. Number of Member States *25 Number of non EU countries12 * Including Bulgaria and Romania; no beneficiary in Luxembourg and Malta Actions co-funded under Council Regulation (EC) N°870/2004

16. 2. Plant and Crop Genetic Resources in Council Regulation (EC) No 870/2004 Council Regulation (EC) No 870/2004

17. agricultural cropsArticle 3 – Definitions: (a) ‘plant genetic resources’ means those of agricultural crops, horticultural crops, medicinal plants and aromatics, fruit crops, forest trees and wild flora which are or could be of use in the field of agriculture; Article 4 (2) - Eligible actions: All actions carried out under the programme shall … take into account: (b) relevant international processes, developments and agreements, in particular as regards: the Convention on Biological Diversity, - the Convention on Biological Diversity, the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for - the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture, the FAO’s Global Plan of Action for the Conservation and - the FAO’s Global Plan of Action for the Conservation and Sustainable Utilisation of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Sustainable Utilisation of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Agriculture, the European Plant Conservation Strategy, - the European Plant Conservation Strategy, the European Cooperative Programme for Crop Genetic - the European Cooperative Programme for Crop Genetic Resources Networks (ECP/GR). Resources Networks (ECP/GR).

18. ANNEX I on the Community Programme: ELIGIBLE ACTIONS AND AREAS In Item 4.1 Crop genetic resources (CGR) Networking for national inventories on CGR Information exchange on methods, techniques…of on-farm activities Inventory and documentation on in situ resources of wild crop relatives European Central Crop databases (ECCDBs) Ex situ collections European network of conservation and demonstration fields/gardens of endangered and under-utilised CGR Ex Characterisation, evaluation, and collection of CGR that could be of interest for European agriculture

19. 3. Key issues for management of GENRES actions

20. Rules of the grant agreement to be respectedRules of the grant agreement to be respected Sound financial managementSound financial management Financial and technical reports in timeFinancial and technical reports in time Dialogue coordinators ↔ CommisssionDialogue coordinators ↔ Commisssion Publicity and dissemination of the results of the projectsPublicity and dissemination of the results of the projects

21. Demonstration for financial and technical reportingDemonstration for financial and technical reporting Financial issues: auditing, cost statementsFinancial issues: auditing, cost statements Publication, copyrightPublication, copyright

23. 4. Communication Policy

24. GENRES brochure: outcome of 20 co-funded projects under former Council Regulation (EC) N° 1467/1994GENRES brochure: outcome of 20 co-funded projects under former Council Regulation (EC) N° 1467/1994 New GENRES actions: meetings, on spot missionsNew GENRES actions: meetings, on spot missions Role of the GENRES CommitteeRole of the GENRES Committee Develop synergies between GENRES actions having complementary objectives and GENRES actions and other initiatives (EUFGIS-EUFORGEN, conferences, meetings on forest and other genetic resources …)Develop synergies between GENRES actions having complementary objectives and GENRES actions and other initiatives (EUFGIS-EUFORGEN, conferences, meetings on forest and other genetic resources …) Web sites of DG AGRIWeb sites of DG AGRI

25. 5. Web sites of DG AGRI

26. 1. Genetic resources in agriculture: http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/envir/index_en.htm http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/envir/index_en.htmhttp://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/envir/index_en.htm 2. Beneficiaries and parntners of the 17 new GENRES actions: http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/funding/index2_en.htm http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/funding/index2_en.htmhttp://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/funding/index2_en.htm Leo Maier: Head of Unit F.1………………….(32) 2 299 81 95 Adelmo Moreale: Deputy Head of Unit F.1…(32) 2 295 96 95 Peter Hirschfeldt: Financial………................ (32) 2 296 27 74 Olivier DIANA: Technical……………………..(32) 2 296 10 40 Dirk De Bruyne: Financial…………………….(32) 2 295 19 44 Gaston Alexander: Administrative support….(32) 2 295 04 74 AGRI-RESGEN@ec.europa.eu