13.3.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL70/7
COMMISSION DECISION
of20December1977
onaidfromtheGuidanceSectionoftheEAGGFtowardstheexpenditureoftheFederal
RepublicofGermanyonrefundsonexportstonon-membercountriesandinterventionon
theinternalmarketinrespectofthe1969secondhalf-yearaccountingperiod
(OnlytheGermantextisauthentic)
(78/229/EEC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,unitsofaccount)doesnotsatisfytheaboverequire­
mentsastoeligibilityandthereforecannotbereim­
bursedforthisperiod;whereastheMemberStatehas
beenfullyinformedofthesedeductionsandhasbeen
abletogiveitsviewsthereon;whereas,however,appeal
proceedingsinrespectoftherefusal,foridentical
reasons,ofapartoftheexpendituredeclaredforthe
1971financialyeararestillpendingbeforetheCourtof
Justice;whereas,inconsequence ,theabovementioned
amountwillbecorrected,ifnecessary,afterthejudg­
mentoftheCourt;
WhereastheCommission,initsDecisionsof31July
1970(*}and29December1970(6),fixedat
306896356unitsofaccountthetotaloftheadvances
tobesetagainstaidfromtheFundtowardstheexpen­
ditureoftheFederalRepublicofGermanyreimbursable
bytheGuaranteeSectioninrespectofthe1969second
half-yearaccountingperiod;whereasthisshouldbe
takenintoaccountwhenestablishingtheamounttobe
reimbursedbywayofsuchaid,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)ofRegulationNo
17/64/EECprovidesthattheCommissionistodecide
before31December1974onaidfromtheFundonthe
basisoftheapplicationsforreimbursement ofexpendi­
tureonrefundsonexportstonon-membercountries
andinterventionontheinternalmarketsubmittedby
theMemberStatesinrespectofthe1969secondhalf-
yearaccountingperiod;whereas,however,asaresultof
theconsiderabledelaysinsubmittingandverifyingthese
applicationsithasnotbeenpossibletotakeadecision
onthisaidbeforeDecember1977;
WhereasArticle7(1)ofCouncilRegulationNo
130/66/EECof26July1966onthefinancingofthe
commonagriculturalpolicy(3)providesthatthecon­
tributionfromtheFundistocoveralltheexpenditure
eligibleunderArticle3(1)(a),(b)and(c)ofCouncil
RegulationNo25of4April1962onthefinancingof
thecommonagriculturalpolicy(4);whereastheinspec­
tionscarriedoutshowthatapartoftheexpenditure
declaredamountingtoDM6031907-63(164806219HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
1.AidfromtheEuropeanAgriculturalGuidanceand
GuaranteeFund,GuaranteeSection,towardstheeligi­
bleexpenditureoftheFederalRepublicofGermanyon
refundsonexportstonon-membercountriesandinter­
ventionontheinternalmarketinrespectofthe1969
secondhalf-yearaccountingperiodisfixedatatotalof
DM1673399640-86(457213016-63unitsofac­
count).
2.ThesumtobereimbursedbytheFundasaid,after
deductionoftheadvances,totalling306896356units
(*)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)OJNoL195,2.9.1970.
(6)OJNoL14,18.1.1971.

13.3.78NoL70/8 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
DoneatBrussels,20December1977. ofaccount,approvedon31July1970and24December
1970isfixedat150316660-63unitsofaccount.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-PresidentArticle2
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFederalRepublicof
Germany.