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( 1 ) OJ NO L 96 , 23 . 4 . 1972 , P . 9 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 326 , 27 . 11 . 1973 , P . 17 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 320 , 29 . 11 . 1974 , P . 1 .

COMMISSION DECISION

OF 3 JULY 1980

ON THE REIMBURSEMENT BY THE GUIDANCE SECTION OF THE EAGGF TO THE FRENCH REPUBLIC OF EXPENDITURE INCURRED DURING 1978 ON ANNUITIES RELATING TO MEASURES TO ENCOURAGE THE CESSATION OF FARMING AND THE REALLOCATION OF UTILIZED AGRICULTURAL AREA FOR THE PURPOSE OF STRUCTURAL IMPROVEMENT

( ONLY THE FRENCH TEXT IS AUTHENTIC )

( 80/714/EEC )

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 72/160/EEC OF 17 APRIL 1972 CONCERNING MEASURES TO ENCOURAGE THE CESSATION OF FARMING AND THE REALLOCATION OF UTILIZED AGRICULTURAL AREA FOR THE PURPOSES OF STRUCTURAL IMPROVEMENT ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY DIRECTIVE 73/358/EEC ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 12 ( 2 ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS THE MEASURES TAKEN BY THE FRENCH REPUBLIC TO IMPLEMENT DIRECTIVE 72/160/EEC WERE THE SUBJECT OF A FAVOURABLE COMMISSION DECISION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 9 OF THE SAID DIRECTIVE ;

WHEREAS THE FRENCH REPUBLIC HAS SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENDITURE INCURRED ON ANNUITIES GRANTED DURING 1978 TO ENCOURAGE THE CESSATION OF FARMING AND THE REALLOCATION OF UTILIZED AGRICULTURAL AREA FOR THE PURPOSES OF STRUCTURAL IMPROVEMENT ; WHEREAS SUCH APPLICATION IS COMPLETE AND HAS BEEN SUBMITTED IN DUE FORM AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF COMMISSION DECISION 74/581/EEC OF 16 OCTOBER 1974 CONCERNING APPLICATIONS FOR REIMBURSEMENT IN RESPECT OF AID GRANTED BY THE MEMBER STATES PURSUANT TO DIRECTIVES 72/159/EEC , 72/160/EEC AND 72/161/EEC ( 3 ), AND PAYMENTS ON ACCOUNT WHICH CAN BE AUTHORIZED ;

WHEREAS AN EXAMINATION OF THE FIGURES PROVIDED SHOWS THAT ELIGIBLE EXPENDITURE OF FF 652 472 HAS BEEN INCURRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DIRECTIVE 72/160/EEC ; WHEREAS THE GUIDANCE SECTION OF THE EUROPEAN AGRICULTURAL GUIDANCE AND GUARANTEE FUND SHOULD THEREFORE REIMBURSE 25 % THEREOF , I.E . FF 156 368 ;

WHEREAS A PAYMENT ON ACCOUNT OF FF 117 885.94 HAS BEEN PAID PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 12 ( 3 ) OF DIRECTIVE 72/160/EEC AND TO ARTICLE 4 ( 1 ) OF DECISION 74/581/EEC ;

WHEREAS THE DETAILS OF EXPENDITURE SUBMITTED SHOW , HOWEVER , THAT RECOVERY OF FF 5 243.84 SHOULD BE MADE IN RESPECT OF EXPENDITURE INCURRED DURING 1976 ;

WHEREAS A BALANCE OF FF 33 238.22 SHOULD THEREFORE BE PAID TO THE MEMBER STATE ;

WHEREAS THE EAGGF COMMITTEE HAS BEEN CONSULTED ON THE FINANCIAL ASPECTS AND IN PARTICULAR AS TO THE FUNDS AVAILABLE ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :

ARTICLE 1

THE FINAL CONTRIBUTION BY THE GUIDANCE SECTION OF THE EUROPEAN AGRICULTURAL GUIDANCE AND GUARANTEE FUND TOWARDS THE EXPENDITURE INCURRED BY THE FRENCH REPUBLIC DURING 1978 IN RESPECT OF ANNUITIES TO ENCOURAGE THE CESSATION OF FARMING AND THE REALLOCATION OF UTILIZED AGRICULTURAL AREA FOR THE PURPOSES OF STRUCTURAL IMPROVEMENT SHALL BE FF 156 368 .

THE BALANCE OF THE CONTRIBUTION , I.E . FF 33 238.22 , SHALL BE PAID TO THE FRENCH REPUBLIC .

ARTICLE 2

THIS DECISION IS ADDRESSED TO THE FRENCH REPUBLIC .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 3 JULY 1980 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT