THE ROLE AND TASKS OF AGENCY FOR MODERNISATION AND RESTRUCTURING OF AGRICULTURE (ARMA) IN THE PROCESS OF SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL AREAS AND AGRICULTURE AFTER THE ACCESSION TO THE EUROPEAN UNION

This document presents tasks entrusted to ARMA to be performed after the accession, with reference to support instruments for the development of rural areas and agriculture given until the end of April 2004 - with a particular consideration of the pre-accession SAPARD programme. A vast spectrum of the future instruments is shown and the key role of banking sector, as a significant link of the institutional system, supporting implementation of the Union measures has been underlined. Also questions realting to the process of preparing ARMA to function as a Paying Agency for the instruments of Common Agricultural Policy, and also an implementing institution for sector oparation programmes are presented in general.