Spanish Agricultural Guarantee Fund

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Spanish Agricultural Guarantee Fund
Fondo Español de Garantía Agraria
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Websitewww.fega.gob.es

The Spanish Agricultural Guarantee Fund (

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, whose main mission is to ensure that the funds from the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) assigned to Spain are strictly applied to achieve the objectives of this policy.[3]

It also ensures that the funds reach the beneficiaries who meet the requirements established for their granting, promotes the homogeneous application of CAP aid throughout the national territory, avoiding fraud and minimizing the risks of financial corrections. derived from incorrect management of said funds. Likewise, with regard to the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD) and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), it is responsible for their correct application and management in the case of the FEAD, and in the case of the EMFF, to certify that the management of the fund has been conducted according to the European and national regulations.[3]

History

The FEGA was created in 1995 during the term of Minister Luis María Atienza to unify the management of aid and payments of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) by merging the Fund for the Management and Regulation of Agricultural Production and Prices (Spanish: Fondo de Ordenación y Regulación de Producciones y Precios Agrarios, FORPPA) and the National Service for Agricultural Products (Spanish: Servicio Nacional de Productos Agrarios, SENPA).[4] Since Atienza took office, he carried out a restructuring policy the Department of Agriculture to adapt it to the new framework within the European Union and the devolution of powers to the regions due to many State agencies had been left empty of powers or with little space to develop them.[5]

It was originally created as an "autonomous commercial and financial agency", until in 1998 it was adapted to the single and common category of autonomous agency.[6] That same year, its powers were expanded not only for coordination, but also as a paying body and as the national authority in charge of European controls in its field of work.[7]

Structure

The agency is structured as follows:[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ Comptroller General of the State. "Personnel at the service of the State Public Sector" (PDF). www.igae.pap.hacienda.gob.es. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
  2. ^ "State Budget 2023" (PDF).
  3. ^ a b "Mission and Vision | fega.es". www.fega.gob.es. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  4. ISSN 1134-6582
    . Retrieved 2022-01-20.
  5. ^ Ministerio de la Presidencia (1995-12-29), Real Decreto 2205/1995, de 28 de diciembre, por el que se refunde los Organismos autónomos Fondo de Ordenación y Regulación de Producciones y Precios Agrarios (FORPPA) y Servicio Nacional de Productos Agrarios (SENPA) en el Organismo autónomo de carácter comercial y financiero denominado Fondo Estatal de Garantía Agraria, pp. 37465–37466, retrieved 2022-01-20
  6. ^ Jefatura del Estado (1998-12-31), Ley 50/1998, de 30 de diciembre, de Medidas Fiscales, Administrativas y del Orden Social, pp. 44412–44495, retrieved 2022-01-20
  7. ^ Ministerio de Administraciones Públicas (1998-07-14), Real Decreto 1490/1998, de 10 de julio, por el que se establece la estructura orgánica del Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación, pp. 23551–23558, retrieved 2022-01-20
  8. ^ "Real Decreto 1441/2001, de 21 de diciembre, por el que se aprueba el Estatuto del Fondo Español de Garantía Agraria". www.boe.es. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
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