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of15September1997
laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 723/97 on the
implementation of Member States' action programmes on control of EAGGF Guarantee Section
expenditure
(OJ L 252, 16.9.1997, p. 20)
Amended by:
Official Journal
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►M1Commission Regulation (EC) No 1890/98 of 3 September 1998 L 245 28 4.9.1998
►M2Commission Regulation (EC) No 2244/2001 of 19 November 2001 L 303 16 20.11.2001
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COMMISSIONREGULATION(EC)No1780/97
of15September1997
layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationofCouncilRegulation
(EC) No 723/97 on the implementation of Member States' action
programmesoncontrolofEAGGFGuaranteeSectionexpenditure
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 723/97 of 22 April 1997
on the implementation of Member States' action programmes on controlof EAGGF Guarantee Section expenditure(
1), and in particular Article 6
thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 723/97 provides specifically that the
Community may contribute to the financing of certain expenditure
incurred by the Member States for the initial costs of the creation or
reorganization of inspection services and the cost of training, briefingand equipping the staff of the departments involved in the reinforcementmeasures; whereas the detailed rules of application should specify whatexpenditure is eligible for Community assistance in order to ensureuniform application of the scheme;
Whereas the Commission allocates the amount of the Community
contribution each year among the Member States which so request;whereas the conditions for making and sending this request should belaid down;
Whereas the date of entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 723/97 was
too late in the year for the Member States to submit by 1 June 1997 their
action programmes for the 1998 year, as required by Article 2 of that
Regulation;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance
with the opinion of the EAGGF Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. New action programmes referred to in Article 1 (1) of Regulation
(EC) No 723/97 shall be limited to the control measures required by
Community legislation which enters into force after 15 October 1996.
2. The initial costs referred to in Article 1 (2) of the same Regulation
shall be limited to the costs of new action programmes which areadditional to the costs which would have been incurred without theimplementation of the new action programme, shall not comprise theemoluments of inspectors, and shall be limited to costs incurred within
three years of entry into force of the new Community obligations.
3. ‘Equipment and facilities’, as referred to in Article 1 (2) of
Regulation (EC) No 723/97, shall mean all data-processing equipment,including software, telecommunications equipment such as telephones,telex and fax machines and the costs of installing such equipment, notincluding the usual office equipment and furniture.
4. The training and briefing costs referred to in Article 1 (2) of
Regulation (EC) No 723/97 shall comprise all actual expenditure arisingfrom the organization of training courses and seminars of at least oneday's duration, including the fees of the trainers, the travel costs of theagents attending and the documentation provided, as well as the cost ofdisclosing specialized information.1997R1780 — EN — 23.11.2001 — 002.001 — 2
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Article 2
1. Member States shall submit their action programmes for the first
and second year of application of Regulation (EC) No 723/97 before the
end of the second month following the date of entry into force of thisRegulation. Only expenditure committed after 1 January 1997 shall beeligible for part-financing by the Community. For subsequent years,action programmes shall be submitted in accordance with the procedurelaid down in Article 2(1) and (2) of the aforementioned Regulation.
Estimates shall be drawn up in accordance with the table in the Annex.2. The Commission shall, on the basis of the information provided by
the Member States, set, in each Member State's national currency, the
maximum amount of the Community financial contribution in the monthfollowing that in which the general budget of the European Commu-nities for the financial year in question is adopted.
The Commission shall inform the Member State in question of any
expenditure which is not accepted for Community financing, and of the
reasons therefor.
2a. By derogation from the first subparagraph of paragraph 2, the
Commission shall fix, on the basis of the information provided by theMember States, the maximum amount of the Community financialparticipation for 2002, expressed in euro, within three months followingthe deadline for presentation of the programmes by the Member States.
Only expenditure paid after 1 January 2002 shall be eligible for
Community co-financing.
3. Not later than 31 May each year, each Member State shall present
the Commission with a statement of the amounts paid out during theprevious calendar year. The maximum amount of the Communityfinancial contribution set as provided for in Article 4(2) of the
abovementioned Regulation shall apply to this expenditure, limited to
the amounts presented in the action programmes and not consideredineligible by the Commission. However, for 1997, the final date forimplementation of expenditure shall be 31 August 1998, and thestatement of amounts paid out shall be sent to the Commission to reachit by 31 October 1998.
This statement shall be drawn up in accordance with the table in the
Annex.
Article 3
The maximum amount set as provided for in Article 4(2) of Regulation
(EC) No 723/97, as reduced by any unused amount paid in respect of theprevious year but one, shall be deemed to be expenditure as referred toin Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 296/96 under the monthin which it is set by the Commission.
Article 3a
For the last two years of application of this regulation, the unused
amount shall be credited to the appropriate budget heading of theEAGGF under expenditure for June of the financial year following the
year of implementation.
Article 4
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in
all Member States.1997R1780 — EN — 23.11.2001 — 002.001 — 3
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