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(For the time being, this programme is still provisional)

Wednesday, 27 October 2010

• 16:00 - 19:00 Guided tour of the Citadelle of Namur
• 19:30 - 22:00 Informal dinner at the Arsenal, Namur

Thursday, 28 October 2010

• 09:00 - 09:30 Registration at Namur Expo
• 09:30 - 10:00 Opening session 1
  • Mr Benoît Lutgen, Walloon Minister for Public Works, Agriculture, Rural Affairs, Nature, Forests and Heritage
  • Mrs Sabine Laruelle, Federal Minister of SMEs, the Self-employed, Agriculture, and Science Policy
  • Mr Claude Delbeuck, Director general, Paying Agency of Wallonia, Belgium
• 10:00 - 11:00 Plenary session 2
  • European Commission, Mrs Patricia Bugnot, Director of Audit of Agricultural Expenditure
  • Clearance of accounts procedure, Mr Wolfgang Stolz, Team leader, Performance Unit C, European Court of Auditors
  • Belgian coordination body, Mrs Frieda Blockx, Belgium
• 11:00 - 11:30 Coffee break
• 11:30 - 13:00 Plenary session 3
  • Conclusions from the 27th Conference of directors in Oviedo, Mr Fernando Miranda, Director of Fega, Spain
  • Conclusions from the 37th Panta Rhei Conference in Porto, Portugal and from the 38th Conference in Ghent, Belgium, Mrs Christina Huhtasaari, Secretariat of Panta Rhei
  • Belgian organization and introducing to Workshop 1 : 'Financial systems used by the Paying Agencies', Mrs Mélanie Lepage, Paying Agency of Wallonia, Belgium
  • Contribution to workshop 1, Mr Owen Jones, Head of Unit I.4 : Financial management of the EAGF, European Commission
  • Introducing to Workshop 2 : 'Control burden for the Paying Agencies', Mrs Catherine Lecocq, Expert Audit, B.I.R.B, Belgium
• 13:00 - 14:30 Family Photo and lunch
• 14:30 - 16:00 Workshops
  • Workshop 1 : Financial systems used by the Paying Agencies, Mrs Mélanie Lepage, Paying Agency of Wallonia, Belgium
  • Workshop 2 : Control burden for the Paying Agencies, Mrs Catherine Lecocq, Expert Audit, B.I.R.B, Belgium
• 16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break
• 16:30 - 17:30 Plenary session 4
  • Minimum requirements for receiving direct payments, Mr Andreas Lillig, European Commission, DG Agriculture and Rural Development, Unit D.1 - Direct Support
  • BE : Minimum requirements for receiving direct payments – complements, Mr Charles Langhendries, Director, Paying Agency of Wallonia, Belgium
  • Monitoring tools useful for the DAS, Mr Bernard Hennuy, Director general, B.I.R.B, Belgium
• 20:00 - 20:30 Departure from the hotels to 'le Château de Franc-Waret'
• 20:30 - 23:00 Gala Dinner
• 23:00 - 23:30 Back to the hotels

Friday, 29 October 2010

• 09:00 - 10:00 Plenary session 5
  • Workshop 1 : Conclusions and discussions, Mrs Mélanie Lepage, Paying Agency of Wallonia, Belgium
  • Workshop 2 : Conclusions and discussions, Mrs Catherine Lecocq, Expert Audit, B.I.R.B, Belgium
• 10:00 - 10:30 Break
• 10:30 - 12:00 Plenary session 6
  • Use of the reference blocks as basis for the payment : Cases from
    • EE, Mr Ahti Bleive, Director, Estonian Agricultural Registers and Information Board;
    • RO, Mr Traian Crainic, Head of Unit, Paying and Intervention Agency for agriculture
    • GR, Mr Georgios Kormentzas, Vice President of Greek Payment and Control Agency for Guidance and Guarantee Community Aids
  • Capabilities of a physical block type of RP applied to agriculture and environment – Mrs Béatrice Leteinturier and Mrs Aberdeen Renkin, Paying Agency of Wallonia, Belgium
• 12:00 - 12:15 Next meeting announcement : Mr Péter Palkovics, President, Agricultural and Rural Development Agency, Hungary
• 12:15 - 12:30 Closing remarks
• 12:30 Informal lunch