13.3.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL70/21
COMMISSION DECISION
of20December1977
onaidfromtheGuidanceSectionoftheEAGGFtowardstheexpenditureoftheFrench
Republiconrefundsonexportstonon-membercountriesandinterventionontheinternal
marketinrespectofthe1968/69accountingperiod
(OnlytheFrenchtextisauthentic)
(78/236/EEC)
unitsofaccountistobebornebytheMemberStatein
accordancewithArticle16ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No2306/70of10November1970onthefinancingof
interventionexpenditureinrespectofthedomestic
marketinmilkandmilkproducts(5);whereasthein­
spectionscarriedoutshowthatapartoftheexpendi­
turedeclaredamountingtoFF95669727-24
(19377874-13unitsofaccount)doesnotsatisfythe
aboverequirementsastoeligibilityandthereforecannot
bereimbursedforthisperiod;whereastheMember
Statehasbeenfullyinformedofthesedeductionsand
hasbeenabletogiveitsviewsthereon;
WhereastheCommission ,initsDecisionsof27June
1969(6),22December1969(7)and23October
1970(8),fixedat614595101unitsofaccountthetotal
oftheadvancestobesetagainstaidfromtheFund
towardstheexpenditureoftheFrenchRepublicreim­
bursablebytheGuaranteeSectioninrespectofthe
1968/69accountingperiod;whereasthisshouldbe
takenintoaccountwhenestablishingtheamounttobe
reimbursedbywayofsuchaid,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo17/64/EECof
5February1964ontheconditionsforgrantingaid
fromtheEuropeanAgriculturalGuidanceandGuaran­
teeFund(]),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
3171/75(2),andinparticularArticle10(5)(b)thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationforreimbursement
fromtheFrenchRepublic,
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
andmilkproductssectorwherethesumof77031250HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
1.AidfromtheEuropeanAgriculturalGuidanceand
GuaranteeFund,GuaranteeSection,towardstheeli­
gibleexpenditureoftheFrenchRepubliconrefundson
exportstonon-membercountriesandinterventionon
theinternalmarketinrespectofthe1968/69account­
ingperiodisfixedatatotalofFF3629394941-94
(735132840-59unitsofaccount).
2.ThesumtobereimbursedbytheFundasaid,after
deductionoftheadvances,totalling614595101units
HOJNo34,27.2.1964,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)OfNoL244,7.11.1970.(3)OJNo165,21.9.1966,p.2965/66
(4)OJNo30,20.4.1962,p.991/62.

NoL70/22 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities13.3.78
ofaccount,approvedon27June1969,22December
1969and23October1970isfixedat120537739-59
unitsofaccount.
Article2DoneatBrussels,20December1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFrenchRepublic.Vice-President