12.1.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL9/19
COMMISSION DECISION
of22December 1976
onthegrantingbytheGuidanceSectionoftheEAGGFtotheFederalRepublic
ofGermanyofapaymentonaccountinrespectofexpenditureincurredduring
1975onaidsandpremiumsrelatingtothemodernization offarmsincluding
thoseintheless-favoured farmingareas
(OnlytheGermantextisauthentic)
(77/51/EEC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilDirective72/159/EECof17
April1972onthemodernization offarms('),aslast
amendedbyDirective76/837/EEC(2),andinparti­
cularArticle21(3)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilDirective75/268/EECof28
April1975onmountainandhillfarmingandfarming
incertainless-favoured areas(3),aslastamendedby
Directive76/400/EEC(4),andinparticularArticle13
thereof,
WhereasthemeasurestakenbytheFederalRepublic
ofGermanytoimplementDirectives72/159/EECand
75/268/EECwerethesubjectoffavourableCommis­
sionDecisionspursuanttoArticle18ofDirective
72/159/EECandtoArticle13ofDirective
75/268/EEC;
WhereasCommission Decision76/627/EECof25
June1976concerningapplicationsforreimbursement
inrespectofaidsgrantedbytheMemberStates
pursuanttoDirective75/268/EEC(5),laysdowninArticle2thatapplications forreimbursement
concerningTitleIIIofDirective75/268/EECshallbe
submittedalongwithapplicationsforreimbursement
ofexpenditureonDirective72/159/EEC,underthe
provisionslaiddowninCommission Decision
74/581/EECof16October1974concerningapplica­
tionsforreimbursement inrespectofaidgrantedby
theMemberStatespursuanttoDirectives
72/159/EEC,72/160/EECand72/161/EEC(6),and
alsowiththepaymentsonaccountwhichcanbe
agreed;
WhereasCommission Decision74/581/EEClays
downinArticle4(1)thattheCommission ,actingon
thebasisofparticularscontainedintheapplication
forreimbursement ,shallmakeapaymentonaccount
of75%oftheamountrequested;
Whereastheapplicationforreimbursement lodgedby
theFederalRepublicofGermanyinrespectofaids
grantedduring1975forthemodernization offarms,
includingthoseintheless-favouredfarmingareas,is
completeandhasbeensubmittedindueform;
whereasthetotalamountofexpenditurefortheyear
1975comestoDM96756521-41(26436208-03u.a.)
brokendownasfollows:
ordinary less-favoured
farmingareas farmingareas(TitleIII)
underArticle8J iDM44168241-49 DM12794143-92
underArticle10/Directive \DM447238 DM10395
underArticle11>72/159/EEC NDM1998156 —
underArticle12V /DM653361 —
underArticle13J \DM36684986 —
(')OJNoL96,23.4.1972,p.1.
(2)OJNoL302,4.11.1976,p.19.
(3)OJNoL128,19.5.1975,p.1.
(4)OJNoL108,26.4.1976,p.21.
(5)OJNoL222,14.8.1976,p.37. (6)OJNoL320,29.11.1974,p.1.

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FundtowardstheexpenditureincurredbytheFederal
RepublicofGermanyduring1975inrespectofaid
andpremiumsrelatingtothemodernization offarms,
includingthoseintheless-favouredfarmingareas,
shallbeDM14568099-52(398035506u.a.).
Article2
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFederalRepublicof
Germany.whereasthetotalamountofreimbursement comesto
DM19424132-69(530714008u.a.);
Whereasthemakingofapaymentonaccountforthe
periodinquestionshallnotprejudicethefinaldeci­
siononthecontribution fromtheFundforthesaid
period;whereastheGuidanceSectionoftheEuro­
peanAgriculturalGuidanceandGuaranteeFund
shouldthereforemakeapaymentonaccountof75%
ofthesumofDM19424132-69(5307140-08u.a.),
i.e.DM14568099-52(3980355-06u.a.);
WhereastheFundCommitteehasbeenconsultedon
thefinancialaspectsandinparticularastothefunds
available,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
ThepaymentonaccountbytheGuidanceSectionof
theEuropeanAgriculturalGuidanceandGuaranteeDoneatBrussels,22December1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission