13.3.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesNoL70/45
COMMISSION DECISION
of20December1977
onaidfromtheGuidanceSectionoftheEAGGFtowardstheexpenditureoftheKingdomof
theNetherlandsonrefundsonexportstonon-membercountriesandinterventiononthe
internalmarketinrespectofthe1970accountingperiod
(OnlytheDutchtextisauthentic)
'(78/250/EEC).
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,unitsofaccount)doesnotsatisfytheaboverequire­
mentsastoeligibilityandthereforecannotbereim­
bursedforthisperiod;whereastheMemberStatehas
beenfullyinformedofthesedeductionsandhasbeen
abletogiveitsviewsthereon;whereas,however,appeal
proceedingsinrespectoftherefusal,foridentical
reasons,ofapartoftheexpendituredeclaredforthe
1971financialyeararestillpendingbeforetheCourtof
Justice;whereas,inconsequence ,theabovementioned
amountwillbecorrected,ifnecessary,afterthejudg­
mentoftheCourt;
WhereastheCommission ,initsDecisionsof28
December1970(5)and30June1971(6),fixedat
300597196unitsofaccountthetotaloftheadvances
tobesetagainstaidfromtheFundtowardstheexpen­
ditureoftheKingdomoftheNetherlandsreimbursable
by,theGuaranteeSectioninrespectofthe1970ac­
countingperiod;whereasthisshouldbetakeninto
accountwhenestablishingtheamounttobereimbursed
bvwayofsuchaid,HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo17/64/EECof
5February1964ontheconditionsforgrantingaid
fromtheEuropeanAgriculturalGuidanceandGuaran­
teeFund(*),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
3171/75(2),andinparticularArticle10(5)(b)thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationforreimbursement
fromtheKingdomoftheNetherlands ,
Afterconsultation wriththeCommitteeoftheEAGGF,
WhereasArticle10(5)(b)ofRegulationNo17/64/EEC
providesthattheCommission istodecidebefore31
December1974onaidfromtheFundonthebasisof
theapplicationsforreimbursement ofexpenditureon
refundsonexportstonon-membercountriesandinter­
ventionontheinternalmarketsubmittedbythe
MemberStatesinrespectofthe'1970accounting
period;whereas,however,asaresultoftheconsider­
abledelaysinsubmittingandverifyingtheseapplica­
tionsithasnotbeenpossibletotakeadecisiononthis
aidbeforeDecember1977;
WhereasArticle7(1)ofCouncilRegulationNo
130/66/EECof26July1966onthefinancingofthe
commonagriculturalpolicy(3)providesthatthecon­
tributionfromtheFundistocoveralltheexpenditure
eligibleunderArticle3(1)(a),(b)and(c)ofCouncil
RegulationNo25of4April1962onthefinancingof
thecommonagriculturalpolicy(4);whereastheinspec­
tionscarriedoutshowthatapartoftheexpenditure
declaredamountingtoFl1522364-72(420542-74HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
ArticleI
1.AidfromtheEuropeanAgriculturalGuidanceand
GuaranteeFund,GuaranteeSection,towardstheeli­
gibleexpenditureoftheKingdomoftheNetherlandson
refundsonexportstonon-membercountriesandinter­
ventionontheinternalmarketinrespectofthe1970
accountingperiodisfixedatatotalofFl
1458093740-19(402788326-02unitsofaccount).
2.ThesumtobereimbursedbytheFundasaid,after
deductionoftheadvances,totalling300597196units
(!)OJNo34,27.2.1964,p.586/64.
(2)OJNoL315,5.12.1975,p.1.
(3)OJNo165,21.9.1966,p.2965/66.
(4)OJNo30,20.4.1962,p.991/62."(s)OJNoL14,18.1.1971.
(6)OJNoL161,19.7.1971.

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ofaccount,approvedon28December1970and30
June1971isfixedat10219113002unitsofaccount.
Article2
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheKingdomofthe
Netherlands .DoneatBrussels,20December1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President