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| 22.2.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 49/21 |
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22.2.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 49/21

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION

of 20 February 2012

on the clearance of the accounts of certain paying agencies in Germany concerning expenditure financed by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) for the 2008 financial year

(notified under document C(2012) 907)

(Only the German text is authentic)

(2012/104/EU)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 of 21 June 2005 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (1), and in particular Articles 30 and 33 thereof,

After consulting the Fund Committee,

Whereas:

| (1) | Commission Decisions 2009/373/EC (2), 2010/59/EU (3), 2010/721/EU (4) and 2011/103/EU (5) cleared, for the 2008 financial year, the accounts of all the paying agencies except for the German paying agency ‘Bayern’ and the Greek paying agency ‘OPEKEPE’. |
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(1)

Commission Decisions 2009/373/EC (2), 2010/59/EU (3), 2010/721/EU (4) and 2011/103/EU (5) cleared, for the 2008 financial year, the accounts of all the paying agencies except for the German paying agency ‘Bayern’ and the Greek paying agency ‘OPEKEPE’.

| (2) | Following the transmission of new information and after additional checks, the Commission can now take a decision concerning expenditure financed by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) on the integrality, accuracy and veracity of the accounts submitted by the German paying agency ‘Bayern’. |
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(2)

Following the transmission of new information and after additional checks, the Commission can now take a decision concerning expenditure financed by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) on the integrality, accuracy and veracity of the accounts submitted by the German paying agency ‘Bayern’.

| (3) | In accordance with Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005, this Decision does not prejudice decisions taken subsequently by the Commission excluding from EU financing expenditure not effected in accordance with EU rules, |
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(3)

In accordance with Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005, this Decision does not prejudice decisions taken subsequently by the Commission excluding from EU financing expenditure not effected in accordance with EU rules,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The accounts of the German paying agency ‘Bayern’ concerning expenditure financed by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), in respect of the 2008 financial year, are hereby cleared.

The amounts which are recoverable from, or payable to, each Member State under each rural development programme pursuant to this Decision, including those resulting from the application of Article 33(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005, are set out in Annex.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.

Done at Brussels, 20 February 2012.

For the Commission

Dacian CIOLOȘ

Member of the Commission

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(1)  
  OJ L 209, 11.8.2005, p. 1.

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(2)  
  OJ L 116, 9.5.2009, p. 21.

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(3)  
  OJ L 34, 5.2.2010, p. 26.

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(4)  
  OJ L 312, 27.11.2010, p. 23.

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(5)  
  OJ L 42, 16.2.2011, p. 27.

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ANNEX

CLEARANCE OF DISJOINED EXPENDITURE BY RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR FINANCIAL YEAR 2008

Amount to be recovered from or paid to the Member State per programme

| (EUR) |
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| CCI | Expenditure 2008 | Corrections | Total | Non-reusable amounts | Accepted amount cleared for FY 2008 | Interim payments reimbursed to the Member State for the financial year | Amount to be recovered from (–) of paid to (+) the Member State |
| | i | ii | iii = i + ii | iv | v = iii – iv | vi | vii = v – vi |
| DE: 2007DE06RPO004 | 127 175 349,11 | 0,00 | 127 175 349,11 | 0,00 | 127 175 349,11 | 127 175 349,11 | 0,00 |

(EUR)

CCI

Expenditure 2008

Corrections

Total

Non-reusable amounts

Accepted amount cleared for FY 2008

Interim payments reimbursed to the Member State for the financial year

Amount to be recovered from (–) of paid to (+) the Member State

i

ii

iii = i + ii

iv

v = iii – iv

vi

vii = v – vi

DE: 2007DE06RPO004

127 175 349,11

0,00

127 175 349,11

0,00

127 175 349,11

127 175 349,11

0,00

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