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COMMISSION
COMMISSION DECISION
of12March1973
ontherefundbytheGuidanceSectionoftheEuropeanGuidanceandGuaranteeFund
ofpremiumsforgrubbingapple,pearandpeachtreespaidbytheGovernmentof
Belgiumin1970and1971
(OnlytheFrenchandtheDutchtextsareauthentic)
(73/72/EEC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2517/69(1)of9December1969layingdowncertain
measuresforreorganizingCommunityfruitproduc­
tion,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2476/
70(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2093/70of20October1970layingdowngeneral
rulesforapplyingArticle6andArticle7(1)of
Regulation (EEC)No2517/69(3),andinparticular
Article2(2);
WhereastheCommissionon18July1972tookan
interimdecisiononpremiumsforgrubbingfruit
treespaidbytheKingdomofBelgiumin1970;
Whereasthisdecisionwasconditionalupon
paymentin1972ofthebalanceofthesepremiums
whichweretobebroughtupto800unitsof
accountpergrubbedhectare;
Whereasasregardsthe1970expensesthebalance
bringingthepartlypaidpremiumsupto800unitsofaccountwaspaidtothebeneficiaryin1972and
willberefundedbytheEuropeanAgriculturalGuid­
anceandGuaranteeFundundertheheadingof
expensesforthatcalendaryear;
WhereasthegrantbytheFundinrespectof1970
expensesshouldbefinalized;
WhereastheKingdomofBelgiumhas-requesteda
refundofallexpensesincurredin1971for
premiumsgranted;
WhereasthisrequestisinconformitywithCommis­
sionRegulation (EEC)No1096/71(4)of27May
1971onrequestofrefundsofpremiumsgrantedby
MemberStatesforgrubbingapple,pearandpeach
trees;
Whereastheinformationreceivedinrespectof1971
revealsthatthetotalamountofpremiumspaid
amountedto1710879unitsofaccount,ofwhich
1377808unitsofaccountwereforpremiums
amountingto800unitsofaccountperhectare,and
333071unitsofaccountwereinrespectofpartial
paymentsforgrubbingdonein1970;
Whereassuchpartialpaymentofpremiumsarose
fromtheanxietytoavoiddiscriminating between
beneficiaries ,whohavinggrubbedtreesin1970
havereceivedtheirpremiumsindifferentyears,that
isin1970or1971:
(MOJNoL318,18.12.1969,p.15.
(2)OJNoL266,9.12.1970,p.2.
(3)OJNoL232,21.10.1970,p.5. (4)OJNoL116,28.5.1971,p.35.

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Belgiumin1970bywayofpremiumsforgrubbing
apple,pearandpeachtreesisfixedatthefinal
figureof1206266unitsofaccount.
Article2Whereasthe.balancewas,however,paidin1972as
forthe1970expenses;
Whereas—subjecttowhatprecedes—paymentof
1710879unitsofaccountin1971wasmadein
accordancewithRegulation (EEC)No2517/69and
itsdetailedrulesofapplication ;
WhereastheGuidanceSectionoftheEuropeanAgri­
culturalGuidanceandGuaranteeFund,should,
therefore,reimburse50°/oofthisamount,namely
855439unitsofaccount;
WhereastheCommitteeoftheFundhasbeen
consultedonthefinancialaspectsandinparticular
onthefinancesavailable;Thecontribution oftheGuidanceSectionofthe
EuropeanAgricultural GuidanceandGuarantee
FundtotheexpensesincurredbytheKingdomof
Belgiumin1971bywayofpremiumsforgrubbing
apple,pearandpeachtreesshallbe855439unitsof
account.
Article3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheKingdomof
Belgium.
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :DoneatBrussels,12March1973.
Article1
FortheCommission
ThePresident
François-Xavier ORTOLIThecontribution oftheGuidanceSectionofthe
EuropeanAgricultural GuidanceandGuarantee
FundtotheexpensesincurredbytheKingdomof