NoL39/30 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 9.2.78
COMMISSION DECISION
of23December 1977
onthegrantingbytheGuidanceSectionoftheEAGGFtotheFederalRepublic
ofGermanyofapaymentonaccountinrespectofexpenditureincurredduring
1976onaidsandpremiumsrelatingtothemodernization offarmsincluding
thoseintheless-favoured farmingareas
(OnlytheGermantextisauthentic)
(78/115/EEC)
THECOMMISSION 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,
WhereasthemeasurestakenbytheFederalRepublic
ofGermanytoimplementDirectives72/159/EECand
75/268/EECwerethesubjectoffavourableCommis­
siondecisionspursuanttoArticle18ofDirective
72/159/EECandtoArticle13ofDirective
75/268/EEC;
WhereasCommission Decision76/627/EECof25
June1976concerningapplicationsforreimbursement
inrespectofaidsgrantedbytheMemberStates
pursuanttoDirective75/268/EEC(5),laysdowninArticle2thatapplications 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(<>),and
alsowiththepaymentsonaccountwhichcanbe
agreed;
WhereasCommission Decision74/581/EEClays
downinArticle4(1)thattheCommission ,actingon
thebasisofparticularscontainedintheapplication
forreimbursement ,shallmakeapaymentonaccount
of75%oftheamountrequested ;
Whereastheapplicationforreimbursement lodgedby
theFederalRepublicofGermanyinrespectofaids
grantedduring1976forthemodernization offarms,
includingthoseintheless-favouredfarmingareas,is
completeandhasbeensubmittedindueform;
whereasthetotalamountofexpenditurefortheyear
1976comestoDM118827948.21(32466652.52
u.a.)brokendownasfollows:
Ordinary
farmingareasLess-favoured
farmingareas(TitleIII)
underArticle8
underArticle10
underArticle11
underArticle12
underArticle13
ofDirective72/159/EEC;DM64215600.38
DM641650-50
DM2993255
DM631964.69
DM20630259.30DM29655981.34
DM59237-00
(>)OJNoL96,23.4.1972,p.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. (6)OJNoL320,29.11.1974,p.1.

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FundtowardstheexpenditureincurredbytheFederal
RepublicofGermanyduring1976inrespectofaid
andpremiumsrelatingtothemodernization offarms,
includingthoseintheless-favouredfarmingareas,
shallbeDM22280238.72(6087496.92u.a.).
Article2
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFederalRepublicof
Germany .Whereasthetotalamountofreimbursement comesto
DM29706984.96(8116662.56u.a.);
Whereasthemakingofapaymentonaccountforthe
periodinquestiondoesnotprejudicethefinaldeci­
siononthecontribution fromtheEAGGFforthe
saidperiod;whereastheGuidanceSectionofthe
EuropeanAgriculturalGuidanceandGuaranteeFund
shouldthereforemakeapaymentonaccountof75%
ofthesumofDM29706984.96(8116662.56u.a.),
i.e.DM22280238.72(6087496-92u.a.);
WhereastheEAGGFCommittee hasbeenconsulted
onthefinancialaspectsandinparticularastothe
fundsavailable,
HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1
ThepaymentonaccountbytheGuidanceSectionof
theEuropeanAgriculturalGuidanceandGuaranteeDoneatBrussels,23December1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President