Workshop on definition and control of GAECS and cross compliance with environment directives

Amphitheatre, building 36, JRC, Ispra, Italy

19-20 October 2004

PRELIMINARY AGENDA

Opening session

• Welcome 
• Objectives of the workshop
• Statutory Management Requirements imposed by Environmental Directives – activities of the Soil and Waste unit
• Concerted Action on cross-compliance

Session 1: Definition of GAECs / criteria and geographic extension/ differences and possible interaction with the Good Farming practices (2nd pillar) or eco-conditionality.

Overview of the GAECs as defined by Member States

Session 2: General control strategy for cross compliance

• Statutory Management Requirements imposed by Environmental Directives – activities of the Soil and Waste unit
• Involvement of and information flow between different specialized control agencies
• Combined sample with on the spot checks / with controls with Remote sensing
• Discussion

Session 3: Access to IACS/LPIS database for the cross compliance controls

Presentations

Session 4: Possible use of Remote sensing in the control of cross compliance and especially GAECs    

• Remote sensing as a risk analysis / or selection of the 1% sub sample
• Remote sensing as a support to control of some of the GAECs