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( 1 ) OJ NO L 180 , 8 . 8 . 1972 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 288 , 25 . 10 . 1974 , P . 1 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 34 , 5 . 2 . 1977 , P . 21 .

COMMISSION DECISION OF 12 NOVEMBER 1984 ON THE CLEARANCE OF THE ACCOUNTS PRESENTED BY THE FRENCH REPUBLIC IN RESPECT OF EXPENDITURE INCURRED IN THE 1979 FINANCIAL YEAR ON AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SUPPLIED AS FOOD AID ( ONLY THE FRENCH TEXT IS AUTHENTIC ) ( 84/605/EEC )

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1703/72 OF 3 AUGUST 1972 AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2052/69 ON THE COMMUNITY FINANCING OF EXPENDITURE ARISING FROM THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FOOD AID CONVENTION OF 1967 , AND LAYING DOWN THE RULES FOR THE COMMUNITY FINANCING OF EXPENDITURE ARISING FROM THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FOOD AID CONVENTION OF 1971 ( 1 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 9 ( 3 ) THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2681/74 OF 21 OCTOBER 1974 ON COMMUNITY FINANCING OF EXPENDITURE INCURRED IN RESPECT OF THE SUPPLY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AS FOOD AID ( 2 ) ,

HAVING CONSULTED THE EAGGF COMMITTEE ,

WHEREAS THE FRENCH REPUBLIC HAS SUPPLIED TO THE COMMISSION THE SUPPORTING STATEMENTS REQUIRED FOR THE CLEARANCE OF THE ACCOUNTS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 7 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 249/77 OF 2 FEBRUARY 1977 LAYING DOWN DETAILED RULES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2681/74 ( 3 ) ;

WHEREAS , UNDER ARTICLE 1 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 249/77 , ONLY THE NET QUANTITIES TAKEN OVER BY THE CONSIGNEE OF THE AID AT THE POINT OF DELIVERY PROVIDED FOR IN COMMUNITY REGULATIONS CAN BE FINANCED ;

WHEREAS EXPENDITURE IS FINANCED ON THE BASIS OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE MOBILIZATION REGULATIONS FOR EACH OPERATION ACCORDING TO THE RELEVANT RULES ; WHEREAS AUDIT INSPECTIONS HAVE SHOWN THAT PART OF THE DECLARED EXPENDITURE , AMOUNTING TO FF 37 641,37 , DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THIS PRINCIPLE AND MUST THEREFORE BE DISALLOWED ; WHEREAS MOREOVER , AN AMOUNT OF FF 400 147,93 SHOULD BE DEDUCTED SUBJECT TO FURTHER EXAMINATION ON THE BASIS OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO BE SUPPLIED BY THE MEMBER STATE ; WHEREAS THE MEMBER STATE HAS BEEN INFORMED IN DETAIL OF THESE DEDUCTIONS AND HAS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS ITS VIEWS ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :

ARTICLE 1

THE ACCOUNTS OF THE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES EMPOWERED BY THE FRENCH REPUBLIC TO PAY EXPENDITURE INCURRED IN 1979 ON AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SUPPLIED AS FOOD AID ARE HEREBY CLEARED AS INDICATED IN THE ANNEX HERETO .

ARTICLE 2

THIS DECISION IS ADDRESSED TO THE FRENCH REPUBLIC .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 12 NOVEMBER 1984 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

POUL DALSAGER

MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION

ANNEX

CLEARANCE OF THE ACCOUNTS OF THE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES IN THE FRENCH REPUBLIC EMPOWERED TO PAY EXPENDITURE ARISING FROM FOOD-AID OPERATIONS IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS

1 . FUNDS AVAILABLE AFTER CLEARANCE OF 1978 ACCOUNTS FF 68 977 417,32

2 . ADVANCE PAYMENTS AUTHORIZED FOR FOOD-AID OPERATIONS IN 1979 FF 367 297 000,00

3 . TOTAL AVAILABLE TO COVER 1979 EXPENDITURE FF 436 274 417,32

4 . EXPENDITURE EFFECTED IN RESPECT OF 1979 AND RECOGNIZED AS CHARGEABLE TO CHAPTER 92 : FOOD-AID EXPENDITURE FROM THE GENERAL BUDGET OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES FF 345 662 280,16

5 . FUNDS AVAILABLE AFTER CLEARANCE OF 1979 ACCOUNTS FF 90 612 137,16

6 . RESERVATION

REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2284/78 - 2 800 TONNES - WHEAT - CHAD

AN AMOUNT OF FF 400 147,93 HAS BEEN DEDUCTED SUBJECT TO FURTHER EXAMINATION ON THE BASIS OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO BE SUPPLIED BY THE MEMBER STATE CONCERNING THE DESTRUCTION OF A QUANTITY OF 237,2 TONNES OF WHEAT .