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REGULATION (EEC)No2030/73OFTHECOUNCIL
of24July1973
onaidfromtheEuropeanAgricultural GuidanceandGuaranteeFund,
GuaranteeSection,forthe1967/68to1970accountingperiods
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,excludedfromCommunityfinancing;whereas,for
thispurpose,itisnecessarytoincludeitinalater
accountingperiodoryear,providedthatapplicationof
thisprovisiondoesnotconflictwiththeprovisionsof
Article3(3)(c),firstindent,oftheCouncilDecision
of21April1970(3)onthereplacementoffinancial
contributions fromMemberStatesbytheCommuni­
ties'ownresources;
Whereasallowanceshouldalsobemade,duringa
subsequentperiod,foramountsrelatingtoirregulari­
tiesornegligenceinrespectofwhichrecoveryproce­
duresarestilltakingplacewhentheaccountsofa
givenperiodareclosed;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticles43
and209thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment;
WhereastheCommissionhasnotbeenabletoadopt
thenecessaryprovisionsinsufficienttimeforthe
MemberStatestopreparetheirapplicationsforreim­
bursementfromtheEuropeanAgriculturalGuidance
andGuaranteeFund,GuaranteeSection,forthe
1967/68to1970accountingperiods;whereas,asa
result,theMemberStateshavebeenunabletosubmit
theirapplicationswithinthetimelimitslaiddownby
Article9(2)(c),2a(b)and2b(c)ofCouncilRegula­
tionNo17/64/EEC(')of5February1964onthe
conditionsforgrantingaidfromtheEuropeanAgricul­
turalGuidanceandGuaranteeFund,aslastamended
byRegulation (EEC)No847/72(2);whereas,
consequently ,nodecisiononaidhasbeentakenby
theCommissiononthedatessetbyArticle10(4)(b),
5(b),5a(b)and5b(b)ofthatRegulation ,andwhereas
thedatesforsubmissionofapplicationsforaidand
decisionstograntaidshouldbedeferred;
Whereasarrangements shouldbemadetosetafinal
timelimitof31December1974fortheendingof
theseperiods,andwhereasappropriateprocedures
shouldbeadoptedtothisend;
Whereastheeligibleexpenditurewhichremains
unpaidwhentheaccountsareclosedshouldnotbeArticle1
ThedateswhichtheCommissionmust,inaccordance
withArticle10(4)(b),5(b),5a(b)and5b(b)ofRegula­
tionNo17/64/EEC,decideonthegrantingofaid
undertheEuropeanAgriculturalGuidanceand
GuaranteeFund,GuaranteeSection,forthe
accountingperiods1967/68,1968/69,secondhalfof
1969andtheyear1970respectively ,shallbereplaced
bythefinaldateof31December1974.
TheDecisionswillbephasedinaccordancewitha
timetabletobelaiddownbytheproceduresetoutin
Article13ofCouncilRegulationNo729/70of21
April1970(4)onthefinancingofthecommonagricul­
turalpolicy.
(■)OJNo34,27.2.1964,p.586/64.
2)OJNoL100,27.4.1972,p.4.(3)OJNoL94,28.4.1970,p.19.
(4)OJNoL94,28.4.197.0,p.13.

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Article2
ThetimelimitsprovidedforinArticle9(2)(c),2a(b)
and2b(c)ofRegulationNo17/64/EECforthe
submissionofapplicationsforreimbursement of
expenditurechargeabletotheGuaranteeSectionof
theFundfortheaccountingperiods1967/68and
1968/69,secondhalfof1969andtheyear1970respec­
tively,shallbereplacedbythosesetinaccordance
withatimetabletobelaiddownbytheprocedureset
outinArticle13ofRegulation(EEC)No729/70.accountsofexpenditureforasubsequentaccounting
period.
2.BywayofderogationfromArticle2(1),second
indent,andfromArticle8(1)ofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No728/70(2)of21April1970onadditional
provisionsforthefinancingofthecommonagricul­
turalpolicy,theexpenditurechargeabletothe
accountingperiodsofthesecondhalfof1969andthe
year1970respectively ,whichremainunpaidwhenthe
accountsfortheseperiodsareclosed,shallbecarried
forwardtoalateraccountingperiodoryear,andshall
beincludedintheexpenditureforthatperiodoryear.
Thedecisiononthegrantingofaidtakenbythe
Commissioninrespectoftheyear1970shallclearly
showtheamountscarriedforwardfromprevious
periodswhichareincludedtherein.
3.Where,incasesofirregularityornegligence,
amountsreimbursedbytheFundforthe1967/68to
1970accountingperiodshavetoberepaidtothe
CommunitybyaMemberState,theamountsrepaid
shallbeincludedinthefirstaccountingperiodoryear
notyetendedatthetimeofrepayment .Article3
1.BywayofderogationfromArticle9(1)ofRegu­
lationNo17/64/EEC,therefundableportionofthe
expenditurechargeabletothe1966/67accounting
periodnottakenintoconsideration whenthe
accountsforthisperiodareclosed,shallbesubjectto
aspecificsettlementofaccountsbetweenMember
StatesaccordingtothescalespecifiedinArticle3of
CouncilRegulationNo130/66/EEC(')of26July
1966onthefinancingofthecommonagricultural
policyandtheresultthereofshallbeincludedinthe
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,24July1973.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
I.NØRGAARD
(')OJNo165,21.9.1966,p.2965/66. (2)OJNoL94,28.4.1970,p.9.