NEW MEMBER STATES AND CROSS COMPLIANCE: THE CASE OF POLAND

The New Member States did not yet have to implement the full cross-compliance package. Currently the GEAC requirements in the conditionality clause for the direct payments. The SMRs will become part of it starting from 2009. This paper looks into the Polish case and looks whether timely implementation is feasible. Several factors are mentioned, indicating that this will be a hard task. The problems with implementation explain why the new member states are advocating a gradual phasing in of the SMRs.cross-compliance, agricultural policy, Agricultural and Food Policy, Research Methods/ Statistical Methods, C01, C02, Q12, Q13,

Compliance with mandatory standards in agriculture : a comparative approach of the EU vis-à-vis the United States, Canada and New Zealand

This report presents some of the interim results of the project 'Facilitating the CAP reform: Compliance and competitiveness of European agriculture'. It summarises and integrates the implementation of cross compliance measures in seven EU countries (France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Spain and Poland), with a particular focus on the degree of compliance and the costs of compliance. Also, the implementation of similar measures is examined in three non-EU countries (Canada, United States and New Zealand)

Exploring the synergies between cross compliance and certification schemes

This report presents some of the interim results of the project 'Facilitating the CAP reform: Compliance and competitiveness of European agriculture'. It examines the similarities and differences between mandatory cross compliance standards and those set by voluntary certification schemes. There is a potential synergy between cross compliance and certification schemes, not least because both approaches set minimum standards and enforce those standards through inspection systems. Although there are some strong limitations, there is sufficient overlap in the standards set and in approaches to control to warrant further investigation of the potential for the harmonisation of standards and collaborative approaches to control

Communicating soil carbon science to farmers: incorporating credibility, salience and legitimacy

A key narrative within climate change science is that conserving and improving soil carbon through agricultural practices can contribute to agricultural productivity and is a promising option for mitigating carbon loss through sequestration. This paper examines the potential disconnect between science and practice in the context of communicating information about soil carbon management. It focuses on the information producing process and on stakeholder (adviser, farmer representative, policy maker etc) assessment of the attributes credibility, salience and legitimacy. In doing this it draws on results from consultations with stakeholders in the SmartSOIL project which aimed to provide decision support guidelines about practices that optimise carbon mitigation and crop productivity. An iterative methodology, used to engage stakeholders in developing, testing and validating a range of decision support guidelines in six case study regions across Europe, is described. This process enhanced legitimacy and revealed the importance, and the different dimensions, of stakeholder views on credibility and salience. The results also highlight the complexities and contested nature of managing soil carbon. Some insights are gained into how to achieve more effective communication about soil carbon management, including the need to provide opportunities in projects and research programmes for dialogue to engender better understanding between science and practice

Appearance of roads development design 2D to 3D with use of CAD/CAM for the automotive industry

W artykule omówione zostały zintegrowane systemy komputerowe CAD, a dokładniej program 2D jakim jest Auto CAD oraz system 3D – Solid Works. Oba te programy są dziś powszechnie wykorzystywane w przemyśle samochodowym. W dobie coraz szybszego postępu informatycznego, do niedawna tak bardzo rozpowszechnione programy 2D, coraz częściej ustępują miejsca bardzo zaawansowanym i zintegrowanym komputerowo systemom 3D.The article presents the integrated computer systems, CAD / CAM, and more which is a 2D program Auto CAD and 3D system - Solid Works, both of these programs are now widely used in the automotive industry. In the era of increasingly rapid progress of information technology, until recently, so widespread 2D programs, are increasingly giving way to a very advanced computer systems and integrated 3D

Research and analysis of traffic noise with the use of computer application

W artykule została omówiona możliwość tworzenia alternatywnych-tanich map hałasu drogowego dla lokalnych samorządów, poprzez zastosowanie aplikacji komputerowej. Przeprowadzono analizę hałasu drogowego głównych szlaków komunikacyjnych, na przykładzie Koszalina.The article discusses the issue of creating alternative – economic maps of the traffic noise for local authorities with the use of a computer application. The analysis of the traffic noise herein has been conducted at the main communication routes of the Koszalin city

Using the techniques of CAD/CAE in designing and analyzing of scissor car jacks

W artykule przedstawiono możliwości wykorzystania technik komputerowych CAD/CAE do modelowania i analizy ruchu nożycowego podnośnika samochodowego. Opracowany model symulacyjny, zawierający szkieletowy model podnośnika, pozwala na symulowanie pracy mechanizmu nożycowego podczas wykonywania przez niego złożonego cyklu pracy. Wyniki analiz wykorzystano do opracowania wirtualnego modelu konstrukcji podnośnika.This article presents the possibilities of using computer technology of CAD/CAE for modeling and analysis motion of the scissor car jacks Developed a simulation model that contains skeletal model of jack, allows you to present simulation of the scissor mechanism during the performance of composite work cycle. The results of this analysis were used to develop of the virtual model of the jacks structure

Modeling car braking using integrated computer systems CAD/CAE

W artykule omówiona została geneza powstania hamulca tarczowego oraz jego konstrukcja. Wygląd poszczególnych elementów i złożenie hamulca tarczowego zostało przedstawione za pomocą modeli wykonanych w Solid Works. Zaprezentowana została także przykładowa analiza naprężeń statycznych Wszystko to zostało wykonane w zintegrowanym systemie komputerowym powszechnie wykorzystywanym w przemyśle samochodowym.The article discusses the genesis of the creation of the disc brake and its construction. The appearance of the elements and making the disc brake has been presented by models made in Solid Works. It has been also an example of a static stress analysis of all this was done in an integrated computer system commonly used in the automotive industry

Cranes workshop projects using computer aided design

W artykule przedstawiono możliwości wykorzystania komputerowego wspomagania projektowania na przykładzie wciągarki bramowej i podnośnika elektromechanicznego. Przeprowadzono modelowanie 3D oraz dokonano analiz naprężeń i odkształceń występujących podczas pracy zaprezentowanych dźwignic warsztatowych.The paper presents the possibility of using computer aided design as an example gantry cranes and lifting electromechanical. Performed 3D modeling and analysis have been stresses and strains that occur during operation presented crane workshop

Structural analysis of bicycle with an additional pneumatic drive

W artykule przedstawiono projekt konstrukcji innowacyjnego roweru z dodatkowym napędem pneumatycznym. Sprężone powietrze przeznaczone do napędu roweru jest magazynowane w specjalnych zbiornikach.The article presents the structural design of innovative bicycle with an additional pneumatic drive. The compressed air used to drive the bicycle is stored in special containers