commiss decis octob confer manag aid implement agenc preaccess measur agricultur rural develop republ lithuania preaccess period ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun regard council regul ec june coordin aid applic countri framework preaccess strategi amend regul eec articl thereof regard council regul ec june commun support preaccess measur agricultur rural develop applic countri central eastern europ preaccess period amend regul ec articl thereof special programm agricultur rural develop republ lithuania hereinaft sapard approv commiss decis novemb amend decis septemb accord articl regul ec govern republ lithuania commiss act behalf european commun sign march multiannu financ agreement lai technic legal administr framework execut sapard amend annual financ agreement sign februari final enter forc june nation pai agenc ministri agricultur appoint compet author republ lithuania implement measur defin sapard nation fund depart ministri financ appoint financi function due perform framework implement sapard basi case case analysi nation sectori programm project manag capac financi control procedur structur public financ provid articl regul ec commiss adopt decis ec novemb confer manag aid implement agenc preaccess measur agricultur rural develop republ lithuania preaccess period regard measur provid sapard commiss undertaken analysi articl regul ec respect measur quot afforest agricultur land improv forest infrastructur quot measur quot technic assist inform public campaign quot provid sapard commiss consid regard measur republ lithuania compli provis articl annex commiss regul ec june lai financi rule applic council regul ec commun support preaccess measur agricultur rural develop applic countri central eastern europ preaccess period amend regul ec minimum condit set annex regul ec waiv ant approv requir provid articl regul ec confer regard measur measur nation pai agenc ministri agricultur nation fund depart ministri financ republ lithuania manag aid decentralis basi verif carri commiss measur measur base system fulli oper regard relev element confer manag sapard nation pai agenc ministri agricultur nation fund depart ministri financ articl regul ec provision basi full conferr manag sapard envisag verif order ensur system oper satisfactorili carri recommend commiss issu regard conferr manag aid nation pai agenc ministri agricultur nation fund depart ministri financ implement juli lithuanian author propos rule elig expenditur accord articl section multiannu financ agreement commiss call decis respect decid articl requir ant approv commiss project select contract measur measur republ lithuania provid articl regul ec waiv articl manag sapard programm confer provision basi nation pai agenc nacionalné mokéjimo agentura ministri agricultur republ lithuania gedimino pr lt vilniu republ lithuania implement measur quot afforest agricultur land improv forest infrastructur quot measur quot technic assist inform public campaign quot defin programm agricultur rural develop approv commiss decis final novemb amend commiss decis septemb nation fund ministri financ tumo vaizganto lt vilniu republ lithuania financi function due perform framework implement sapard programm measur republ lithuania articl expenditur pursuant decis elig commun financ incur beneficiari date decis date instrument make beneficiari project question feasibl relat studi technic assist inform public campaign date novemb provid case paid nation pai agenc prior date decis articl prejudic decis grant aid sapard programm individu beneficiari rule elig expenditur propos lithuania letter juli appli brussel octob commiss franz fischler member commiss oj oj oj final oj oj oj