Underoverskrift 17 pkt bold hvid Maks. 2 linjer med respekt for evt logo Indsæt billede >Klik på billedikonet og indsæt billede Efter indsættelse >Højreklik på billedet >Placér bagerst Nu skal det hvide og gennemsigtige logo fremtræde over det nye billede Overskrift her Størrelse 49 pkt hvid MAKS 2 linjer med respekt for kant A level playing field and transparency - two integrated elements of a Common Agricultural Policy Hearing on ”European – Level playing field: state of of implementation of the EU agricultural legislation in different Member States” Monday, April 25 th 2016 Niels Lindberg Madsen, Danish Agriculture & Food Council

Overskrift her Brødtekst her Brødtekst starter uden bullets Hvis du vil have bullets brug ‘Forøge / Formindske indryk’ for at få de forskellige niveauer frem The main points Level playing field Single market Transparency The power of comparison Niels Lindberg Madsen - Danish Agriculture & Food Council

Overskrift her Brødtekst her Brødtekst starter uden bullets Hvis du vil have bullets brug ‘Forøge / Formindske indryk’ for at få de forskellige niveauer frem What is a level playing field? Definition of a level playing field “Economic and legal environment in which all competitors, irrespective of their size or financial strength, follow the same rules and get equal opportunity to compete” And why is it not always there? National legislation/regulation Flexibility in the EU-regulations or directives Baseline / frontrunner Imperfect implementation Niels Lindberg Madsen - Danish Agriculture & Food Council

Overskrift her Brødtekst her Brødtekst starter uden bullets Hvis du vil have bullets brug ‘Forøge / Formindske indryk’ for at få de forskellige niveauer frem The CAP and the playing field Single market for agricultural products is fundamental Rewarding the frontrunner – the baseline discussion Administrative costs – the need for simplification Flexibility in the regulation Latest reform gives member states significant flexibility Niels Lindberg Madsen - Danish Agriculture & Food Council

Overskrift her The CAP The use of direct payments Source: DG Agri Basic payment / single area payment Coupled support Greening Redistributive payment Young farmers

Overskrift her Indsæt billede >Klik på billedikonet og indsæt billede Alternativt >Klik på baggrunden I topmenuen tryk på ”insert” Tryk på ”Photo” og tryk ”Picture from file” Overskrift her Størrelse 36 pt eller størrer MAKS 3 linjer Underoverskrift 14 pt hvid

Overskrift her Brødtekst her Brødtekst starter uden bullets Hvis du vil have bullets brug ‘Forøge / Formindske indryk’ for at få de forskellige niveauer frem The costs of an unlevel playing field Case study: Danish implementation of directives Nitrate, WFD, EIA, IE, Habitat etc. Costs for Danish agriculture: €400 – 600 million —New regulation on use of nitrate will significantly reduce cost Case study: Benchmarking cross compliance in Denmark compared to other Member States Describe rules, guidelines and practices Information not available from Member States or Commission Gives rise to suspicion of foul play …similar examples could be found in other MS! Niels Lindberg Madsen - Danish Agriculture & Food Council

Overskrift her Brødtekst her Brødtekst starter uden bullets Hvis du vil have bullets brug ‘Forøge / Formindske indryk’ for at få de forskellige niveauer frem Transparency – a concrete proposal Transparency: Full information on implementation Transfer of best practice from other member states Increases credibility of agricultural regulation —Basic payment and greening —Rural development —Cross compliance Must focus on the concrete practices Introduction of a CAP scoreboard Easy comparison Should evaluate if proposals goes against a level playing field Niels Lindberg Madsen - Danish Agriculture & Food Council

Overskrift her Brødtekst her Brødtekst starter uden bullets Hvis du vil have bullets brug ‘Forøge / Formindske indryk’ for at få de forskellige niveauer frem To sum up Niels Lindberg Madsen - Danish Agriculture & Food Council Level playing field Single market  To ensure fairer competition Transparency Gives farmers more power  A lever for better regulation  As a “myth buster”