TWNNING PROJECT
2005 Transition Facility - Programme for Malta

The main objectives of this twinning project is as follows:

• Further training of existing and new staff members and information campaigns to increase awareness among farmers,
  
  
• Review of the organisational structure and of recommendations on staffing levels for the Paying Agency and its delegated services,
  
  
• Elaboration of the tender dossiers for the complete IT system, contracting and supervision of the implementation,
  
  
• Creation of the entitlements register and fine-tuning of the cross-compliance database,
  
  
• Provision of the complete infrastructure (software, hardware, network, office buildings fully equipped). This will be tendered out separately,
  
  
• Establishment of the link between the farmers in the LPIS (Land Parcel Identification System) and the entitlements register,
  
  
• Further secondary legislation, protocols, memoranda and contracts,
  
  
• Elaboration of the complete set of manuals,
  
  
• Implementation of the Single Payment Scheme and all its processes,
  
  
• Any modifications required on the criteria for Good Agricultural and Environmental Conditions (GAECs),
  
  
• Setting up of the farm advisory system.