NoL299/36 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 26.10.78
COMMISSION DECISION
of13October1978
onthegrantingbytheGuidanceSectionoftheEAGGFtoIrelandofapayment
onaccountinrespectofexpenditureincurredduring1977onaidsand
premiumsrelatingtothemodernization offarmsincludingthoseintheless-
favouredfarmingareas
(OnlytheEnglishtextisauthentic)
(78/881/EEC)
WhereasCommission Decision74/581/EEClays
downinArticle4(1)thattheCommission ,actingon
thebasisofparticularscontainedintheapplication
forreimbursement ,shallmakeapaymentonaccount
of75%oftheamountrequested;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
Whereastheapplicationforreimbursement lodgedby
Irelandinrespectofaidsgrantedduring1977forthe
modernization offarms,includingthoseintheless-
favouredfarmingareas,iscompleteandhasbeen
submittedindueform;whereasthetotalamountof
expenditure fortheyear1977comesto£
9077570.40brokendownasfollows: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,Ordinary
farmingareasLess-favoured
farmingareas(TitleIII)
underArticle8
underArticle10
underArticle11
underArticle12
underArticle13£611358400
£343584-40
£33463900£2285763.00
WhereasthemeasurestakenbyIrelandtoimplement
Directives72/159/EECand75/268/EECwerethe
subjectoffavourableCommissionDecisionspursuant
toArticle18ofDirective72/159/EECandtoArticle
13ofDirective75/268/EEC;
Whereasthetotalamountofreimbursement comesto
£2128701.56;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/EECandalso
withthepaymentsonaccountwhichcanbe
agreed(6);Whereasthemakingofapaymentonaccountforthe
periodinquestionshallnotprejudicethefinaldeci­
siononthecontribution fromtheEAGGFforthe
saidperiod;whereastheGuidanceSectionofthe
EuropeanAgriculturalGuidanceandGuaranteeFund
shouldthereforemakeapaymentonaccountof75%
ofthesumof£2128701.56,i.e.£1596526.17;
(»)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.WhereastheEAGGFCommittee hasbeenconsulted
onthefinancialaspectsandinparticularastothe
fundsavailable,(5)OJNoL222,14.8.1976,p.37.
(o)OJNoL320,29.11.1974,p.1.

26.10.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL299/37
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
ThepaymentonaccountbytheGuidanceSectionof
theEuropeanAgriculturalGuidanceandGuarantee
FundtowardstheexpenditureincurredbyIreland
during1977inrespectofaidandpremiumsrelating
tothemodernization offarms,includingthoseinthe
less-favouredfarmingareas,shallbe£159652617.Article2
ThisDecisionisaddressedtoIreland.
DoneatBrussels,13October1978.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President