13.3.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL70/9
COMMISSION DECISION
of20December1977
onaidfromtheGuidanceSectionoftheEAGGFtowardstheexpenditureoftheFederal
RepublicofGermanyonrefundsonexportstonon-membercountriesandinterventionon
theinternalmarketinrespectofthe1970accountingperiod
(OnlytheGermantextisauthentic)
(78/230/EEC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,declaredamountingtoDM6753499-80(1845218-52
unitsofaccount)doesnotsatisfytheaboverequire­
mentsastoeligibilityandthereforecannotbereim­
bursedforthisperiod;whereastheMemberStatehas
beenfullyinformedofthesedeductionsandhasbeen
abletogiveitsviewsthereon;whereas,however,appeal
proceedingsinrespectoftherefusal,foridentical
reasons,ofapartoftheexpendituredeclaredforthe
1971financialyeararestillpendingbeforetheCourtof
Justice;whereas,inconsequence ,theabovementioned
amountwillbecorrected,ifnecessary,afterthejudg­
mentoftheCourt;
WhereastheCommission ,initsDecisionsof28De­
cember1970(5)and30June1971(6),fixedat
494265266unitsofaccountthetotaloftheadvances
tobesetagainstaidfromtheFundtowardstheexpen­
ditureoftheFederalRepublicofGermanyreimbursable
bytheGuaranteeSectioninrespectofthe1970ac­
countingperiod;whereasthisshouldbetakeninto
accountwhenestablishingtheamounttobereimbursed
bywayofsuchaid,HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo17/64/EECof
5February1964ontheconditionsforgrantingaid
fromtheEuropeanAgriculturalGuidanceandGuaran­
teeFund(1),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
MemberStatesinrespectofthe1970accounting
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);whereastheinspec­
tionscarriedoutshowthatapartoftheexpenditureHASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
1.AidfromtheEuropeanAgriculturalGuidanceand
GuaranteeFund,GuaranteeSection,towardstheeligi­
bleexpenditureoftheFederalRepublicofGermanyon
refundsonexportstonon-membercountriesandinter­
ventionontheinternalmarketinrespectofthe1970
accountingperiodisfixedatatotalofDM
2334635047-60(637878428-30unitsofaccount).
2.ThesumtobereimbursedbytheFundasaid,after
deductionoftheadvances,totalling494265266units
(*)OJNo34,27.2.1964,p.586/64.
(2)OJNoL315,5.12.1975,p.1.
(3)OJNo165,21.9.1966,p.2965/66.
(4)OJNo30,20.4.1962,p.991/62.(5)OJNoL14,18.1.1971.
(6)OJNoL161,19.7.1971.

NoL70/10OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 13.3.78
ofaccount,approvedon28December1970and30
June1971isfixedat143613162-30unitsofaccount.
Article2
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFederalRepublicof
Germany.DoneatBrussels,20December1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President