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EUROPEAN COMMISSION
CONSUMERS, HEALTH, AGRICULTURE AND FOOD EXECUTIVE AGENCY Promotion of Agricultural Products Unit
2020 Call for proposals – SIMPLE Programmes
STATISTICAL REPORT
Contents:
Submission statistics
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Statistics on proposals selected for EU co-funding
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The below statistics are based on the applicants' declarations.
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SUBMISSION STATISTICS
1. Number of submitted proposals, volumes of requested grants
and comparison with the available budget
Topic
Number of
submitted
proposals
Total of
requested
grants (EUR)
Available
budget (EUR)
Ratio of
requested /
available
Simple-01-2020. Union
quality schemes
28
37.715.064
12.000.000
314%
Simple-02-2020. AGRI
methods & products
26
36.367.475
8.000.000
455%
Simple-03-2020. Asia
22
42.738.795
27.500.000
155%
Simple-04-2020.
Canada, USA, Mexico
12
24.749.635
20.000.000
124%
Simple-05-2020. Other
geographical areas
36
73.777.816
22.500.000
328%
Simple-06-2020.
Beef&veal
5
10.153.062
5.000.000
203%
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2. Proposals by Member State of the applicants
Member
State
Number of
submitted
proposals
Total of
requested grants
(EUR)
Ratio of
requested grant
/ total requested
grants
Belgium 2 2.243.309 1,0% Bulgaria 3 3.688.972 1,6% Czechia 1 1.864.428 0,8% Germany 3 4.231.599 1,9% Denmark 1 3.293.717 1,5% Greece 17 24.001.447 10,6% Spain 12 40.121.879 17,8% Finland 2 2.560.640 1,1% France 20 33.757.768 15,0% Croatia 1 480.000 0,2% Hungary 1 262.525 0,1% Ireland 2 6.292.134 2,8% Italy 36 61.343.174 27,2% Lithuania 2 6.560.505 2,9% Latvia 2 4.926.405 2,2% Netherlands 4 7.890.997 3,5% Poland 7 15.088.289 6,7% Portugal 1 705.440 0,3% Romania 3 1.948.677 0,9% Sweden 1 709.628 0,3% Slovenia 8 3.530.314 1,6% Total 129 225.501.847 100,0%4
3. Number of submitted proposals by type of proposing
organisation
Type of proposing organisation
Number of applicants
(coordinators + partners)
Agri-food sector body
16
Member State-level trade or inter-trade
organisation
73
Producer association
118
4. Number of submitted proposals by quality scheme to be
promoted
Quality scheme
Number of proposals
EU quality scheme
62
National quality scheme
15
Organic production method
12
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5. Proposals' target markets
Target market
Number of proposals
Ratio of all submitted
proposals
INTERNAL MARKET
54
41.9%
THIRD COUNTRIES
75
58.1%
In detail:
Internal market:
Target country
Number of submitted proposals
Ratio of all submitted
proposals
Austria 5 9,3% Belgium 4 7,4% Bulgaria 2 3,7% Croatia 2 3,7% Cyprus 2 3,7% Czechia 2 3,7% Denmark 5 9,3% Finland 1 1,9% France 17 31,5% Germany 26 48,1% Greece 6 11,1% Italy 14 25,9% Latvia 1 1,9% Luxembourg 1 1,9% Netherlands 5 9,3% Poland 3 5,6% Portugal 1 1,9% Romania 3 5,6% Slovakia 1 1,9%6
Slovenia 7 13,0% Spain 9 16,7% Sweden 5 9,3% United Kingdom 5 9,3%7
Third countries:
Target country
Number of submitted proposals
Ratio of all submitted
proposals
Albania 2 2,7% Algeria 1 1,3% Argentina 1 1,3% Australia 2 2,7% Azerbaijan 1 1,3% Bahrain 3 4,0% Belarus 1 1,3%Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 4,0%
Brazil 5 6,7% Canada 7 9,3% Chile 1 1,3% China 20 26,7% Colombia 3 4,0% Ecuador 1 1,3% Egypt 3 4,0% Hong Kong 7 9,3% India 4 5,3% Indonesia 1 1,3% Israel 2 2,7% Japan 15 20,0% Jordan 1 1,3% Kuwait 4 5,3% Lebanon 1 1,3% Malaysia 2 2,7% Mexico 4 5,3% Montenegro 2 2,7% Morocco 1 1,3%
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Nigeria 2 2,7% North Korea 2 2,7% Norway 4 5,3% Oman 3 4,0% Palestine 1 1,3% Peru 2 2,7% Philippines 2 2,7% Qatar 4 5,3% Republic of Macedonia 1 1,3% Russia 2 2,7% Saudi Arabia 7 9,3% Senegal 2 2,7% Serbia 4 5,3% Singapore 5 6,7% South Korea 6 8,0% Switzerland 4 5,3% Syria 1 1,3% Taiwan 4 5,3% Thailand 4 5,3% Tunisia 2 2,7% Ukraine 1 1,3%United Arab Emirates 12 16,0%
United States 16 21,3%
Vietnam
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6. Proposals by products
Product
Number of
proposals
covering the
product
Basket 65Fruit (fresh or dried) 9
Meat preparations 8
Olive oil 7
Cheese 6
Preparations of vegetables, fruit or nuts (incl. table
olives) 6
Bovine meat (fresh, chilled and frozen) 5 Sheep and goat meat (fresh, chilled and frozen) 4 Dairy products (excl. Cheese) 3
Beer 2
Eggs 2
Honey and beekeeping products 2 Other eligible products 2 Pork meat (fresh, chilled and frozen) 2 Vegetables (fresh, chilled and dried) excluding
sweetcorn 2
Bread, pastry, cakes, confectionery, biscuits and
other baker's wares 1
Cereals 1
Spirits, liqueurs and vermouth 1 Vegetable oils other than olive oils 1
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STATISTICS on PROPOSALS SELECTED FOR EU CO-FUNDING
11. Outcome of the evaluation
Proposal status
Number of proposals
Ratio of all submitted
proposals
Accepted
43
33.3%
Reserve list
13
10.1%
Rejected (insufficient
funding)
51
39.5%
Rejected (below threshold)
12
9,3%
Rejected (insufficient
operational capacity)
1
0.8%
Ineligible
9
7,0%
Total
129
100%
2. Number of accepted proposals, volumes of requested grants and
consumption of indicative budget
Topic
Number of
accepted
proposals
Requested
grant (EUR)
Available
budget (EUR)
Share of
available
budget spent
Simple-01-2020.
Union quality
schemes
5
9.956.400
12.000.000
83,0%
Simple-02-2020.
AGRI methods &
products
6
11.828.066
8.000.000
147.9%
Simple-03-2020.
Asia
13
26.847.407
27.500.000
97,6%
Simple-04-2020.
Canada, USA,
Mexico
6
19.397.205
20.000.000
97.0%
Simple-05-2020.
Other
geographical
areas
11
21.647.811
22.500.000
96.2%
Simple-06-2020.
Beef&veal
2
4.285.984
5.000.000
85,7%
Total
43
93.962.874
95.000.000
98.9%
1 The statistics cover the programmes included in the 'Main list' of selected proposals; the programmes
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3. Minimum score of accepted proposals by topic (= level of
competition)
4. Number of applicants in accepted proposals by type of proposing
organisation
Type of proposing organisation
Number of applicants
(coordinators + partners)
Agri-food sector body
2
Member State-level trade or inter-trade
organisation
29
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5. Number of accepted proposals by quality scheme to be
promoted
Quality scheme
Number of proposals
EU quality scheme
12
National quality scheme
1
Organic production method
3
Outermost regions
0
6. Accepted proposals by Member State of the applicants
Country
Number of
COORDINATORS
Number of
PARTNERS
Total
Belgium 1 1 Germany 1 1 Denmark 1 1 Spain 7 7 Finland 1 1 France 10 3 13 Italy 16 6 22 Lithuania 2 2 Netherlands 2 2 Poland 1 1 2 Slovenia 1 1 Total 43 10 5313
7. Target markets of accepted proposals
Target market
Number of
proposals
Share of total n° of
accepted
proposals
Share of total
budget
INTERNAL MARKET
11
25.6%
23.2%
THIRD COUNTRIES
32
74.4%
76.8%
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In detail:
Internal market:
Target country
Number of accepted proposals
Ratio of all accepted
internal market
proposals
Austria
1
9,1%Belgium
2
18,2%Croatia
1
9,1%France
3
27,3%Italy
5
45,5%Germany
6
54,5%Spain
1
9,1%Slovenia
1
9,1%United Kingdom
2
18,2%
Third countries:
Target country
Number of accepted proposals
Ratio of all accepted
third country
proposals
Australia 2 6,3% Belarus 1 3,1% Brazil 1 3,1% China 11 34,4% Colombia 1 3,1% Ecuador 1 3,1% Hong Kong 3 9,4% India 2 6,3% Japan 7 21,9% Kuwait 1 3,1% Lebanon 1 3,1%15
Malaysia 1 3,1% Mexico 2 6,3% Norway 1 3,1% Peru 1 3,1% Russia 1 3,1% Saudi Arabia 3 9,4% Singapore 1 3,1% South Korea 4 12,5% Switzerland 1 3,1% Taiwan 2 6,3% Thailand 1 3,1% Ukraine 1 3,1% United Arab Emirates 4 12,5% United States 5 15,6% Vietnam 2 6,3%16
8. Accepted proposals by product sector
Product
Number of proposals
covering the product
Requested grant
Basket
17
35.144.245
Beer 2 6.560.505
Bovine meat (fresh, chilled and frozen) 2 4.285.984
Cereals 1 1.869.472
Cheese 5 11.202.234
Dairy products (excl. Cheese) 2 3.890.176
Fruit (fresh or dried) 2 3.279.941
Meat preparations 4 10.196.682
Olive oil 3 7.098.720
Preparations of vegetables, fruit or nuts (incl.
table olives) 3 8.681.377
Sheep and goat meat (fresh, chilled and
frozen) 1 317.014
Spirits, liqueurs and vermouth 1 1.436.491
