Enforceability of decisions of the Agricultural Paying Agency in matters of direct payments

Lucia Palsova,Ondrej Benus

doi:10.19040/ecocycles.v6i2.169

Abstract

Since its inception, the Common Agricultural Policy has been the largest among all common European policies. The main objective of the Common agricultural policy is food sovereignty in the European Union, stabilization of farmers' incomes and, at present, support for non-production functions of agriculture and environmental protection. Given the rising input prices and the time mismatch between supply and demand for agricultural products, the first pillar of the CAP has become a key tool for sustaining the desired competitiveness of agricultural products in the EU Member States. Direct payments have become an important tool for Slovak farmers, and therefore their effective implementation is essential for their continued existence or development. The aim of the paper was to point out the weak enforceability of direct payments to eligible users of agricultural land if there is a conflicting legal entitlement to provide a direct payment in accordance with §28 and §29 of Act no. 280/2017 Coll. and the resulting problems for eligible applicants.

Highlights

INTRODUCTIONAgriculture plays only a small role in terms of its impact on the overall performance of the economies of European countries, it has its irreplaceable and indispensable place in every, even the most advanced economy
Agriculture plays only a small role in terms of its impact on the overall performance of the economies of European countries1, it has its irreplaceable and indispensable place in every, even the most advanced economy.By joining the European Union, the Slovak Republic has assumed the obligations arising from the Common Agricultural Policy
Direct payments have become an important tool for Slovak farmers, and their effective implementation is essential for their continued existence or development

Summary

INTRODUCTION

Agriculture plays only a small role in terms of its impact on the overall performance of the economies of European countries, it has its irreplaceable and indispensable place in every, even the most advanced economy. On the provision of support and subsidies in agriculture and rural development and on the amendment of Act No 292/2014 Coll. The Act on the contribution, the APA acts and decides on the provision of support and subsidies in the field of agriculture, including direct payments. Several lawful decisions of administrative courts are relatively ambiguous and their enforceability is often not feasible. For this reason, the submitted paper aims point out the weak enforceability of the application of direct payments to eligible users of agricultural land in the event of a conflicting legal right to the provision of direct payment within the meaning of § 29 of the AoPS

ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE OF DIRECT PAYMENTS FOR

Limit for the hectare threshold

CONCLUSIONS