11.11.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL287/29
COMMISSION DECISION
of3November 1977
onthegrantingbytheGuidanceSectionoftheEAGGFtotheUnitedKingdom
ofapaymentonaccountinrespectofexpenditureincurredduring1976onaids
andpremiumsrelatingtothemodernization offarmsincludingthoseinthe
less-favoured farmingareas
(OnlytheEnglishtextisauthentic)
(77/695/EEC)
Whereastheapplicationforreimbursement lodgedby
theUnitedKingdominrespectofaidsgrantedduring
1976forthemodernization offarms,includingthose
intheless-favouredfarmingareas,iscompleteandhas
beensubmittedindueform;whereasthetotal
amountofexpenditurefortheyear1976comesto
£3472431-29(8333828-43u.a.)brokendownas
follows:
Ordinary
farmingareasLess-favoured
farmingareas
(TitleIII)
underArticle8 £198659404£154789-82
underArticle10 £1301960-51
underArticle11£27982-24
underArticle12 £1104-68
underArticle13
ofDirective
72/159/EECTHECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilDirective72/159/EECof17
April1972onthemodernization offarms(!),aslast
amendedbyDirective77/390/EEC(2),andinparti­
cularArticle21(3)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilDirective75/268/EECof28
April1975onmountainandhillfarmingandfarming
incertainless-favoured areas(3),aslastamendedby
Directive76/400/EEC(4),andinparticularArticle13
thereof,
WhereasthemeasurestakenbytheUnitedKingdom
toimplement Directives72/159/EECand
75/268/EECwerethesubjectoffavourableCommis­
sionDecisionspursuanttoArticle18ofDirective
72/159/EECandtoArticle13ofDirective
75/268/EEC;
WhereasCommission Decision76/627/EECof25
June1976concerningapplicationsforreimbursement
inrespectofaidsgrantedbytheMemberStates
pursuanttoDirective75/268/EEC(5),laysdownin
Article2thatapplications forreimbursement
concerningTitleIIIofDirective75/268/EECshallbe
submittedalongwithapplicationsforreimbursement
ofexpenditureonDirective72/159/EEC,underthe
provisionslaiddowninCommission Decision
74/581/EECof16October1974concerningapplica­
tionsforreimbursement inrespectofaidgrantedby
theMemberStatespursuanttoDirectives
72/159/EEC,72/160/EECand72/161/EEC(6)and
alsowiththepaymentsonaccountwhichcanbe
agreed;
WhereasCommission Decision74/581/EEClays
downinArticle4(1)thattheCommission ,actingon
thebasisofparticularscontainedintheapplication
forreimbursement ,shallmakeapaymentonaccount
of75%oftheamountrequested;Whereasthetotalamountofreimbursement comesto
£822983-39(1975158-56u.a.);
Whereasthemakingofapaymentonaccountforthe
periodinquestiondoesnotprejudicethefinaldeci­
siononthecontribution fromtheEAGGFforthe
saidperiod;whereastheGuidanceSectionofthe
EuropeanAgriculturalGuidanceandGuaranteeFund
shouldthereforemakeapaymentonaccountof75%
ofthesumof£822983-39(1975158-56u.a.),i.e.
£617237-54(1481368-92u.a.);
WhereastheEAGGFCommitteehasbeenconsulted
onthefinancialaspectsandinparticularastothe
fundsavailable,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
ThepaymentonaccountbytheGuidanceSectionof
theEuropeanAgriculturalGuidanceandGuarantee
FundtowardstheexpenditureincurredbytheUnited(!)OJNoL96,23.4.1972,s.1.
(2)OJNoL145,13.6.1977,p.43.
(3)OJNoL128,19.5.1975,p.1.
(4)OJNoL108,26.4.1976,p.21.
(5)OJNoL222,14.8.1976,p.37.
(*)OJNoL320,29.11.1974,p.1.

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Kingdomduring1976inrespectofaidandpremiums
relatingtothemodernization offarms,including
thoseintheless-favouredfarmingareas,shallbe
£617237-54(1481368-92u.a.).
Article2DoneatBrussels,3November1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheUnitedKingdom. Vice-President