APIA

Swine welfare subsidies - Measure 215

Purpose

Supporting swine breeders who provide growth conditions above those imposed by European and national legislation.


Relevant documentation: Guide Measure 215 from PNDR (National Program for Rural Development)

Funding/Guarantees 

Budget
The total public contribution (both EU and national) for Measure 215 (swine and poultry) is 372.879.978,00 Euro.

Amount (per UVM - livestock unit)

  • max 101.3 EUR  - fattening pigs
  • max 275.9 EUR  - gilts 
  • max 99 EUR  - sows

Financing
LEI

Credit amount
Max 90% of swine welfare subsidy offered value

  • For loans signed up to 31st of December 2014, inclusive, at lei / euro European Central Bank rate from the day before loan application
  • For loans signed starting with 1st of January 2015, inclusive, at lei / euro European Central Bank rate from 31st of December 2014

Guarantees (FGCR/FNGCIMM)
Max 80% of granted loan value

Credit maturity
2015 December 31

Documents

Aid request submitted to APIA. Submission deadline: 2014 July 16– August 18.

Quaterly request submitted to APIA until analysis time (2014 July 16 –  October 15; 2015 October 16 – January 15; 2015 January 16– April 15; 2015 16 April – July 15)

Applicants shall submit a single aid application for all holdings owned with ANSVSA code at APIA county center where the applicant office is registered (headquarter). You can request one, combination of two or more packages of support (measures).

Certificate issued by APIA as of APIA signed Convention model, specifying:

  • 30% of annual aid request submitted to APIA (that certify neither the amount nor the eligibility of submitted documents) 
  • UniCredit Bank beneficiary's account

Poultry welfare subsidies - Measure 215

Description

Purpose
Supporting poultry breeders who provide growth conditions above those imposed by European and national legislation.

Relevant documentation
Guide Measure 215 from PNDR (National Program for Rural Development)

Funding/Guarantees

Value (per UVM -livestock unit)

  • Poult 122,11 euro
  • Turkey poult 407,2 euro 
  • Laying hens 178,32 euro
  • Breeding hens 239,61 euro

Financing
LEI

Credit amount
Max 90% of poultry welfare subsidy offered value

  • For loans signed up to 31st of December 2013, inclusive, at lei / euro European Central Bank rate from the day before loan application
  • For loans signed starting with 1st of January 2014, inclusive, at lei / euro European Central Bank rate from 31st of December 2014 (4.4710 lei / Euro)


Guarantees (FGCR/FNGCIMM)
Max 80% of granted loan value

Credit maturity
2015 March 30th

Documents

Aid request submitted to APIA. Submission deadline: 2013 October 16th – November 15th.


Certificate issued by APIA as of APIA signed Convention model, specifying:

  • The applicant has applied Measure 215 aid – Payments for Animal Welfare package b) - poultry
  • 30% of the annual aid request submitted to APIA (not-certified by APIA)
  • Annual aid request amount
  • UniCredit Bank beneficiary's account

Quaterly request submitted to APIA until the time of analysis (2013 October 16th –  2014 January 15th; 2014 January 16th – April 15th; 2014 April 16th– July 15th; 2014 July 16th– October 15th)

Applicants shall submit a single aid application for all holdings owned with ANSVSA code at APIA county center where the applicant office is registered (headquarter). You can request one, combination of two or more packages of support (measures).

PNDC 1 vegetal (complementary national direct payments in vegetal sector) subsidies

Description

Purpose

  • Supporting farmers who cultivate land (ownership, rented, leased, etc.). Most crops in Romania are eligible.
  • Unlike SAPS, PNDC (complementary national direct payments) does not subsidize uncultivated land, permanent grassland and permanent crops (fruit trees, chestnuts, walnuts, hazelnuts and related species, shrubs, nurseries, vineyards).


Relevant documentation
General Legislation

  • OUG 125/2006  on direct payment schemes and complementary national direct payments approval, which are granted in agriculture since 2007, and on amending Article 2 of Law No. 36/1991 for agricultural companies and other forms of association in agriculture.


Legislation related to the maximum amount of interest / fees

  • Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development order No. 703/2013 approving conditions in which the agreements between banking and non-banking institutions and Agency for Payments and Intervention in Agriculture are concluded, in order for them to finance current activities for payment beneficiaries conducted by the Agency.


Specific Legislation / amount
Annually established by Government Decision


Finance/Guarantee

Budget
Annually established by Government Decision

Value
19.81 euro/ha

Financing
LEI

Credit  amount
Max 80% of PNDC1 (complementary national direct payments) subsidy offered value

Guarantees (FGCR/FNGCIMM)
Max 80% of granted loan value

Credit maturity
2015 March 31th


Documents

Aid request submitted to APIA

Collected PNDC subsidies history for previous years (n-3, n-2, n-1)

Certificate issued by APIA which specifies:

  • number of hectares accepted for payment
  • UniCredit Bank beneficiary's account.

PNDC livestock (complementary national direct payments in livestock sector) subsidies

Description

Purpose
Supporting all cattle growing farmers.


Relevant legislation

General legislation
OUG 125/2006 on direct payment schemes and complementary national direct payments approval, which are granted in agriculture since 2007, and on amending Article 2 of Law No. 36/1991 for agricultural companies and other forms of association in agriculture, approved with modifications and completions by Law No. 139/2007, with subsequent amendments and completions.
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development order no. 573/2014 for the approval in implementation, specific conditions, eligibility criteria, terms of reference and model for applying for transitional national aid in the livestock sector for cattle and sheep / goat and for applying specific aid for milk and beef producers and milk and meat of sheep / goat producers from disadvantaged areas in 2014, according to the Community regulations in the field.

Legislation related to the maximum amount of interest / fees
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development order No. 703/2013 approving the conditions in which agreements between banking and non-banking institutions and Agency for Payments and Intervention in Agriculture are concluded, in order for them to finance current activities for payment beneficiaries conducted by the Agency.

Specific legislation / amount /budget 2014/2015
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development order no. 1456/2014 approving conditions for financing decoupled scheme on meat sector agreements in transitional national aid for cattle sector and for payment of certificate aid amount


Finance/Guarantee

Approved budget 2014/2015
Established annually

Value
300 lei / cattle

Financing
LEI

Credit  amount
Max 100% of certificate aid amount

Guarantees (FGCR/FNGCIMM)
Max 80% of granted loan value

Maturity
2015 April 30th

Documents

Aid request submitted to APIA ("registration receipt")

Collected subsidies history for previous years (n-3, n-2, n-1)  

Certificate issued by APIA which specifies:

  • number of cattle’s accepted for payment
  • UniCredit Bank beneficiary's account

PNDC – sheep/goat (complementary national direct payments in sheep/goat sector) subsidies

Description

Purpose
Supporting all sheep/goat growing farmers.

Farm eligibility depending on animal number:

  • min. 50 animals at least 1 year old – sheep sector
  • min. 25 animals at least 1 year old - goat sector


Relevant legislation

General legislation
OUG 125/2006 on direct payment schemes and complementary national direct payments approval, which are granted in agriculture since 2007, and on amending Article 2 of Law No. 36/1991 for agricultural companies and other forms of association in agriculture, approved with modifications and completions by Law No. 139/2007, with subsequent amendments and completions.
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development order no. 573/2014 for the approval in implementation, specific conditions, eligibility criteria, terms of reference and model for applying for transitional national aid in the livestock sector for cattle and sheep / goat and for applying specific aid for milk and beef producers and milk and meat of sheep / goat producers from disadvantaged areas in 2014, according to the Community regulations in the field.

Legislation related to the maximum amount of interest / fees
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development order No. 703/2013 approving the conditions in which agreements between banking and non-banking institutions and Agency for Payments and Intervention in Agriculture are concluded, in order for them to finance current activities for payment beneficiaries conducted by the Agency.

Specific legislation/amount 2014/2015
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development order no. 1472/30.09.2014 approving conditions for financing coupled scheme on sheep/goat sector agreements in transitional national aid and for payment of certificate aid amount.


Finance/Guarantee

Approved budget 2014/2015
Established annually

Value
20 lei / sheep/goat

Financing
LEI

Credit amount
Max 100% of certificate aid amount

Guarantees (FGCR/FNGCIMM)
Max 80% of granted loan value

Maturity
2015 June 30th

Documents

Aid request submitted to APIA ("registration receipt")

Collected subsidies history for previous years (n-3, n-2, n-1)  

Certificate issued by APIA which specifies:

  • number of sheep/goat accepted for payment
  • UniCredit Bank beneficiary's account

SAPS (Single Area Payment Scheme) subsidies

Description

Purpose

  • Supporting farmers who cultivate land (ownership, rented, leased, etc.). Most crops in Romania are eligible.


Relevant legislation

General legislation
OUG 125/2006 on direct payment schemes and complementary national direct payments approval, which are granted in agriculture since 2007, and on amending Article 2 of Law No. 36/1991 for agricultural companies and other forms of association in agriculture.

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development and Minister of Environment and Forests order no. 30/147/2010 for adoption of measures for good agricultural and environmental conditions in Romania, with subsequent amendments.


Legislation related to the maximum amount of interest / fees
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development order No. 703/2013 approving the conditions in which agreements between banking and non-banking institutions and Agency for Payments and Intervention in Agriculture are concluded, in order for them to finance current activities for payment beneficiaries conducted by the Agency.

Specific legislation /amount 2014/2015
HG 863/07.10.2014 for establishing 2014 single area direct payments amount, separate specific payments for rice and sugar, given in vegetable farming sector.


Finance/Guarantee

Value
120 euro / ha

Exchange rate subsidies value is 4.4102 LEI / EURO, ECB exchange rate valid on September 30th, 2014

Besides direct subsidy per ha, there are additional subsidies for 2014/2015 year:

  • Sugar beet – 379, 17 EURO / ha
  • Rice - 300 EURO / ha

Financing
LEI

Advance

  • SAPS beneficiaries can receive advance
  • According to APIA Convention beneficiaries who receive the advance, are no longer issued a new certificate

Credit amount
Max 90% of certificate aid amount

  • For loans signed up to 29th of September 2014, inclusive, at lei / euro European Central Bank rate from loan application day;
  • For loans signed starting with 30th of September 2014, inclusive, at lei / euro European Central Bank rate from 30th of September 2014 (4,4102 lei/euro).

Guarantees (FGCR/FNGCIMM)
Max 80% of granted loan value

Maturity
2015 March 31st


Documents

Aid request submitted to APIA ("registration receipt")

Collected subsidies history for previous years (n-3, n-2, n-1)  

Certificate issued by APIA which specifies:

  • number of hectares accepted for payment
  • UniCredit Bank beneficiary's account

Vineyard subsidies

Description

Purpose
Support conversion / replanting of vineyards noble varieties

Relevant legislation

247/2008 order on the approval for restructuring programs / conversion of vineyards implementing rules, developed with community support for campaigns 2008/2009 - 2013/2014.


Finance/Guarantee

Subsidy value
Max on a measure: 9,548 euro
You can combine several measures (and reach about 13,500 euro / ha)


Annual budget
42,1 mio euro

Financing
LEI

Credit amount
Up to 90% of the surface arising from the quantitative and qualitative minute of final acceptance.

Submission period of individual plans for vineyard campaign 2013-2014
County and Bucharest agencies for agriculture registration:

  • 2013 Octomber 1st - December 1st

APIA registration:

  • until 2013 December 15th


Performance bond
500 euro/ha as:

  • Cash deposit
  • Letter of guarantee


The performance bond shall be valid for a period equal to the period needed for individual plan measures implementation, plus 90 days in APIA favor.

The guarantee shall be registered in the same time with the measure starting declaration.

* The guarantee is not required for beneficiaries who have requested advance and who have to present the Advance Letter of Guarantee.

Deadline for receiving the subsidy
APIA subsidy payment is made in max 180 days after the quantitative and qualitative final acceptance.


Documents

Aid request submitted to APIA, together with explanatory memorandum 

Collected subsidies history for previous years (n-3, n-2, n-1)  - if any

Completion statement submitted to APIA

Quantitative and qualitative minute of final acceptance issued by authorities.

Certificate issued by APIA on request status check, issued after the date of quantitative and qualitative minute of final acceptance.

Notified assignment of receivables in favor of UniCredit Bank

National Rural Development Program 2007-2013 Axis II subsidies

Description

In Axis II of the PNDR for 2007-2013 are provided funding measures from FEADR and national budget, aimed at granting compensatory payments for users of agricultural land surface, for following measures:

  • Measure 211 - Support for disadvantaged mountain areas
  • Measure 212 - Support for disadvantaged areas, other than mountain (significantly disadvantaged areas and deprived of specific natural conditions areas) 
  • Measure 214 - Agro-environment subsidies; offers differentiated financial support packages such as:
  1. Grasslands with high natural value
  2. Traditional Agricultural Practices
  3. Meadows important for birds - pilot package comprising:
             Package 1 - Option 3.1 - Crex Crex:
             Package 2 - Option 3.2 - Lanius minor, Falco vespertinus:
  4. Green crops
  5. Organic farmingMasura 211 - Sprijin pentru zona montana defavorizata (ZMD)


Relevant legislation

National Rural Development Program 2007-2013, approved by European Commission Decision No. C (2008) 3831 of 16 July 2008, as amended and supplemented


Finance/Guarantee

Budget
According to 3 eligible measures allocations of PNDR

Financing

LEI

Credit amount
Max 80% of certificate aid amount

  • For loans signed up to 31st of December 2012, inclusive, at lei / euro European Central Bank rate from the day before loan application
  • For loans signed starting with 1st of January 2013, inclusive, at lei / euro European Central Bank rate from 31st of December 2012 (4.4445 lei / Euro)

Guarantees (FGCR/FNGCIMM)
Max 80% of granted loan value

Maturity
2015 March 31st


Documents

Aid request submitted to APIA ("registration receipt")

Collected subsidies history for previous years (n-3, n-2, n-1)  

Certificate issued by APIA which specifies:

  • number of hectares accepted for payment
  • UniCredit Bank beneficiary's account


Notified assignment of receivables in favor of UniCredit Bank

Final payment decision issued by APIA