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COMMISSION DECISION
of 23 February 1989
on applications for reimbursement and the payment of advances in respect of aids granted pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1402/86
(Only the English text is authentic)
(89/188/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1402/86 of 6 May 1986 introducing a common action for the encouragement of agriculture in the Scottish islands off the northern and western coasts with the exception of the Western Isles (Outer Hebrides) (1), and in particular Article 7 (4) thereof,
Whereas applications for reimbursement and applications for the payment of advances to be presented by the United Kingdom to the Guidance Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) must include certain items of information making it possible to verify that the expenditure complies with the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 1402/86 and the programme presented by the United Kingdom, endorsed by the Commission in accordance with Article 3 (3) of that Regulation;
Whereas, to allow for effective verification, the United Kingdom must hold all supporting documentation at the disposal of the Commission for a period of three years after payment of the last reimbursement;
Whereas to enable payment of the advances provided for in Article 7 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1402/86 to be implemented, rules relating to procedures in this connection must be laid down;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
1. The reimbursement applications referred to in Article 7 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1402/86 must comply with the tables given in Annexes I to III.
2. The United Kingdom shall submit to the Commission, with the first reimbursement application, texts of the national implementing and verification provisions and of the administrative instructions, and the forms and all other documents relating to the administrative implementation of the measure.
Article 2
The United Kingdom shall hold at the disposal of the Commission for three years after payment of the last reimbursement all the supporting documents or certified copies thereof in its possession on the basis of which the aids provided for by Regulation (EEC) No 1402/86 were approved, and also the applications for reimbursement and advances established.
Article 3
The applications for advances referred to in Article 7 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1402/86 must comply with the tables given in Annexes IV and V.1.1 to V.6.
Article 4
1. The EAGGF Guidance Section advances may not exceed 80 % of the Community contribution to the financing of the expenditure provided for during the reference year.
2. Advances not disbursed during the year for which they have been paid shall be deducted from the advance to be paid in respect of the following year.
3. Advances in respect of the following year may not be paid before the following documents have been submitted to the Commission:
- either a report drawn up in accordance with the Table in Annex VI reviewing the progress of the operations during the preceding year for which advances were paid,
- or the final application for reimbursement established in accordance with Article 1 (1).
Article 5
This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom.
Done at Brussels, 23 February 1989.