13.3.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesNoL70/5
COMMISSION DECISION
of20December1977
onaidfromtheGuidanceSectionoftheEAGGFtowardstheexpenditureoftheFederal
RepublicofGermanyonrefundsonexportstonon-membercountriesandinterventionon
theinternalmarketinrespectofthe1968/69accountingperiod
(OnlytheGermantextisauthentic)
(78/228/EEC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,accordancewithArticle16ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No2306/70of10November1970onthefinancingof
interventionexpenditureinrespectofthedomestic
marketinmilkandmilkproducts(s);whereasthein­
spectionscarriedoutshowthatapartoftheexpendi­
turedeclaredamountingtoDM12404330-39or
3101082-60unitsofaccountdoesnotsatisfythe
aboverequirementsastoeligibilityandthereforecannot
bereimbursedforthisperiod;whereastheMember
Statehasbeenfullyinformedofthesedeductionsand
hasbeenabletogiveitsviewsthereon;
WhereastheCommission ,initsDecisionsof27June
1969(6),22December1969(7)and23October1970
(8),fixedat260395407unitsofaccountthetotalof
theadvancestobesetagainstaidfromtheFund
towardstheexpenditureoftheFederalRepublicof
Germanyreimbursable bytheGuaranteeSectionin
respectofthe1968/69accountingperiod;whereasthis
shouldbetakenintoaccountwhenestablishingthe
amounttobereimbursedbywayofsuchaid,HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo17/64/EECof
5February1964ontheconditionsforgrantingaid
fromtheEuropeanAgriculturalGuidanceandGuaran­
teeFund(x),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
3171/75(2),andinparticularArticle10(5)(b)thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationforreimbursement
fromtheFederalRepublicofGermany,
AfterconsultationwiththeCommitteeoftheEAGGF,
WhereasArticle10(5)(b)ofRegulationNo17/64/EEC
providesthattheCommissionistodecidebefore31
December1974onaidfromtheFundonthebasisof
theapplicationsforreimbursement ofexpenditureon
refundsonexportstonon-membercountriesandinter­
ventionontheinternalmarketsubmittedbythe
MemberStatesinrespectofthe1968/69accounting
period;whereas,however,asaresultoftheconsider­
abledelaysinsubmittingandverifyingtheseapplica­
tionsithasnotbeenpossibletotakeadecisiononthis
aidbeforeDecember1977;
WhereasArticle7(1)ofCouncilRegulationNo
130/66/EECof26July1966onthefinancingofthe
commonagriculturalpolicy(3)providesthatthecon­
tributionfromtheFundistocoveralltheexpenditure
eligibleunderArticle3(1)(a),(b)and(c)ofCouncil
RegulationNo25of4April1962onthefinancingof
thecommonagriculturalpolicy(4),exceptinthemilk
andmilkproductssectorwherethesumof70975000
unitsofaccountistobebornebytheMemberStateinHASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
1.AidfromtheEuropeanAgriculturalGuidanceand
GuaranteeFund,GuaranteeSection,towardstheeligi­
bleexpenditureoftheFederalRepublicofGermanyon
refundsonexportstonon-membercountriesandinter­
ventionontheinternalmarketinrespectofthe1968/69
accountingperiodisfixedatatotalofDM
1186925380-04(296731345-01unitsofaccount).
2.ThesumtobereimbursedbytheFundasaid,after
deductionoftheadvances,totalling260395407units
(!)OJNo34,27.2.1964,p.586/64.
(2)OJNoL315,5.12.1975,p.1.(5)OJNoL249,17.11.1970,p.4.
(6)OJNoL173,15.7.1969.
(7)OJNoL13,19.1.1970.
(8)OJNoL244,7.11.1970.(3)OJNo165,21.9.1966,p.2965/66.
(4)OJNo30,20.4.1962,p.991/62.

NoL70/6 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities13.3.78
DoneatBrussels,20December1977. ofaccount,approvedon27June1969,22December
1969and23October1970isfixedat36335938-01
unitsofaccount.
Article2
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFederalRepublicof
Germany.FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President