Intended for: Managing authorities, advisory measure managers, contracting units and/or units involved in the regulatory development of the measure.

Location: Gran Via de San Francisco, 4. Madrid

Date: April 26, 2016

Room: 7C

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PROGRAM

MORNING SESSION

8:30 - 8:45 a.m. Reception of attendees, registration, signing and delivery of documentation

8:45 - 9:00 a.m. Presentation of the event.

Begoña Nieto Gilarte, Director General of Rural Development and Forestry Policy

9:00 - 10:30 a.m. Farm advisory services for the period 2014-2020. The selection of entities for the various operations of the measure.

Speaker: Teresa López García-Usach, Representative of the DGAGRI of the European Commission.

10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Legal analysis of the advisory measure in the Community Regulations: Competitive procurement/contesting

Speakers: José Antonio Perales Gallego State Attorney's Office .

Public procurement/bidding process for selecting beneficiary entities. Key aspects to consider.

Arturo Fernández Menéndez - Support Unit of the DG of Service.

11:30 - 12:00h Coffee break

12:00 – 14:30: Implementation of the PDR advisory service

12:00 - 12:30 p.m.: In-house system.

Representative of the Autonomous Community

12:30 – 1:00 PM: Workshop on implementation through tendering/procurement selection.

Working groups formed by representatives of autonomous communities to address the issues raised.

1:30 - 2:30 p.m. Gathering of the groups' conclusions. The speakers' responses to the questions posed.

2:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Lunch break (catering)

AFTERNOON SESSION:

15.45 – 17.00h.- Experience of Consulting Entities: Main aspects: areas, means, costs, impact, interest and employment.

Speaker: Alberto Marcilla López and Anselmo Garcia Martín . Representatives of Global Caja and the Caja Soria Foundation.

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM - Discussion on issues raised and/or opened during the day

Participation of attendees. Speakers respond.

6:00 p.m. Closing of the Day