Commission Regulation (EC) No 2278/1999 of 21 October 1999 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3528/86 on the protection of the Community's forests against atmospheric pollution
Date: 1999-10-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, EU financing, action programme, air quality, forest conservation, pollution control measures

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2278/1999

of 21 October 1999

laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3528/86 on
the protection of the Community's forests against atmospheric pollution

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3528/86 of 17
November 1986 on the protection of the Community's forests
against atmospheric pollution (1), as last amended by Regula-
tion (EC) No 307/97 (2), and in particular Articles 2 and 4
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

Regulation (EEC) No 3528/86 provides for a financial
contribution from the Community to measures under
the Community scheme for the protection of forests
against atmospheric pollution.

Article 12 of that Regulation stipulates that the Commu-
nity's contribution is to cover the periodic inventory of
damage caused to forests, in particular by atmospheric
pollution,
the network of observation points for in-
tensive and continuous monitoring of the forest ecosys-
tems, experiments, and pilot and demonstration projects
to improve the protection of forests against atmospheric
pollution.

In the interests of effectiveness and in order to simplify
and rationalise procedures at national and Community
level, the various measures for which Community finan-
cial assistance is requested should be brought together in
an annual national programme for each Member State.

Detailed rules should be adopted on how aid applica-
tions under
should be
the national programmes
presented and the information they must contain in
order to expedite examination thereof.

A system of advance payments of Community assistance
should be introduced to assist Member States in the
proper
national
programmes.

financial management

their

of

The applications submitted to the Commission by the
competent authority for the payment of advances and
balances under the national programme must contain

(1) OJ L 326, 21.11.1986, p. 2.
(2) OJ L 51, 21.2.1997, p. 9.

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

(11)

(12)

certain information to help establish the regularity of
expenditure.

The Commission must be informed that the measures
are being implemented in accordance with the condi-
tions and within the time limit laid down in the decision
granting aid.

The Member States must adopt the provisions necessary
to ensure that effective checks are carried out on the
the national
implementation of measures
programmes.

under

Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 3528/86 and Council
Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95 of 18 December
1995 on the protection of the European Communities'
financial interests (3) require the Member States to ascer-
tain the effective and regular nature of the operations
financed by the Community and to recover sums lost as
a result of irregularities or negligence. Such sums re-
present unjustified expenditure from the Community
budget and must
therefore be reimbursed to the
Community.

If the checks provided for in Article 14 of Regulation
(EEC) No 3528/86 carried out by the Commission reveal
an irregularity, the Member State must be able to express
its opinion on the situation noted. Where the irregularity
is confirmed and the sums concerned represent unjusti-
fied expenditure from the Community budget,
they
should be reimbursed to the Community.

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 526/87 (4), Article 2
of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1696/87 (5) as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1398/95 (6) and Article
2 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1091/94 (7), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1545/1999 (8) should
be repealed.

The Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1697/87 (9) of 10
June 1987 should also be repealed. That Regulation
remains applicable to the payment of Community finan-
cial contributions under Regulation (EEC) No 3528/86
decided before 1 November 1999.

(13)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of the Standing Forestry
Committee,

(3) OJ L 312, 23.12.1995, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 53, 21.2.1987, p. 14.
(5) OJ L 161, 22.6.1987, p. 1.
(6) OJ L 139, 22.6.1995, p. 4.
(7) OJ L 125, 18.5.1994, p. 1.
(8) OJ L 180, 15.7.1999, p. 9.
(9) OJ L 161, 22.6.1987, p. 23.

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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The measures provided for in Articles 2 and 4 of Regula-
1.
tion (EEC) No 3528/86 shall be
implemented under
programmes to be drawn up each year by the Member States.
National programmes must cover all the applications for as-
sistance submitted under those Articles. They must contain the
information and supporting documents indicated in Annex I to
this Regulation and relate to the information specified in
Article 2. Each year, before 1 November, the Member States
shall send the Commission their programmes for the next year
in duplicate.

National programmes as referred to in paragraph 1 must
2.
later than three years after the date of
be completed not
notification of the Commission Decision on financing and may
not be extended.

Article 2

Programmes as referred to in Article 1 must also comprise:

— a schedule of the supporting documents to be provided by
beneficiaries; ‘supporting documents’ means any document
drawn up in accordance either with the laws or regulations
of the Member State concerned, or with measures adopted
by the competent authority, which afford evidence that the
conditions attached to each individual application have
been met. The schedule shall give the description of each
document and the provisions or measures under which it is
drawn up and a brief description of the content of such
documents;

— specimens of

the forms on which beneficiaries are to
submit their applications for payment. Such forms must
include at least a summary of the expenditure incurred and
a comparative table giving a qualitative and quantitative
description of the measures provided for and those imple-
mented;

— a description of the checking and management methods
put
in place to ensure the effective implementation of
measures under the programme, pursuant to Article 14 of
Regulation (EEC) No 3528/86.

Member States shall also notify the Commission of subsequent
updates of the documentation referred to in this Article.

Article 3

In accordance with Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No
the Member State shall designate the competent

1.
3528/86,
authority empowered to carry out the programme.

The competent authorities may apply for an advance of
2.
up to 50 % of
the Community assistance to the national
programme not earlier than 1 January of the year following the
date of notification of
the Commission Decision on the
financing of the programme.

Competent authorities may apply for a second advance of
3.
not more than 30 % once they have furnished proof that 60 %
of the first advance for the same programme has been utilised.

4.
The balance shall be paid after the Commission has
received and approved the final report, a definitive financial
statement and the application for the final payment for the
national programme.

Article 4

the Commission Decision on the
the competent authorities

1.
From 1 July of the year following the date of notification
of
the
forward six-
programme,
monthly statements of the payments made to beneficiaries, in
accordance with Annex II and accompanied by a statement
describing the state of progress of the work.

financing of
shall

The competent authorities must submit applications for
the national
in accordance

2.
the payment of advances and balances
programme to the Commission,
with Annex III hereto.

for
in duplicate,

Article 5

Any amounts lost through irregularities or negligence and
1.
recovered by a Member State shall be reimbursed to the
Community.

Should the Commission, within four years following
2.
payment of the balance, note any irregularity in an operation
financed by the Community where the amount concerned has
not been reimbursed to the Community under paragraph 1, it
shall inform the Member State thereof and give it an oppor-
tunity to comment.

3.
If analysis of the situation and any comments by the
Member State result in the Commission confirming the irregu-
larity,
amounts
shall
concerned.

the Member State

reimburse

the

Article 6

Regulation (EEC) No 526/87, Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No
1696/87 and Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1091/94 are
repealed.

Article 7

Regulation (EEC) No 1697/87 is repealed. However,
it shall
continue to apply to the payment of Community financial
contributions under Regulation (EEC) No 3528/86 decided
before 1 November 1999.

Article 8

This Regulation shall enter
into force on the third day
following its publication in the Official Journal of the European
Communities.

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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 21 October 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

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PROTECTION OF THE COMMUNITY'S FORESTS AGAINST ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION (REGULATION (EC)
No 3528/86

ANNEX I

Information on the national programme for 20..

MEMBER STATE:

1. Short description of the programme: Contact for the competent authority: (name, address, telephone and fax numbers,
e-mail address of the contact person/body), starting and closing dates for implementation of the programme, total cost
of the programme and aid applied for (percentage of total cost), breakdown of costs by measure, provisional
scheduling of implementation and agency to which the Community financial assistance to the programme is to be
paid (name, bank details), confirmation that work will not commence before the programme has been submited,
confirmation that no applications under the programme will be submitted to other Community Funds, financial
programming of the national programme: use forms 1 and 1b.

2. Individual aid applications under Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3528/86 (intensive and continuous monitoring of

forest ecosystems): use forms 2 and 2a and/or 2b and/or 2c and/or 2d.

3. Individual aid applications under Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 3528/86 (experiments, pilot and demonstration

projects): use forms 3 and 3a.

Explanatory notes

Experiments and monitoring activities presented to the Commission with a view to their part-financing under Regulation (EEC) No 3528/86
on the protection of the Community's forests against atmospheric pollution are to be collected together each year in one programme per
Member State, Community financial assistance will be paid per programme to the competent authorities designated by the Member States
which will then reimburse the respective responsible bodies.

All activities to be realised under Articles 2 and 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 3528/86 and its amendments for which Community part-financing
is requested are to be included in the programme as individual applications.

Types of activities:

Programmes cover two types and four sub-types of activity:

Type A:

Monitoring of forest ecosystems (Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3528/86)

Sub-type A1:

Systematic grid (16 × 16 km) and annual observation of state of crowns, possible repeat of soil survey or survey of the
chemical composition of leaves.

Sub-type A2:

Observations at intensive observation points.

Sub-type A3:

Any additional activity required for intensive or continuous monitoring (such as tests of methods, special studies, etc).

Sub-type A4:

Proposals for the evaluation of all data from the systematic grid or from intensive monitoring at European or regional level
(including external evaluation).

Type B:

Experimental activities (Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 3528/86)

Priorities:

Activities are divided into three priorities:

Priority 1:

Compulsory observations and analyses with the required accuracy (QC/QA).

Priority 2:

Important observations or analyses which are not compulsory (e.g. the analysis of optional parameters). Additional and
temporary efforts to guarantee quality are also included here.

Priority 3:

All other measures not specified in the manual or implementing regulation. This includes observations and analyses carried
out using methods not specified in the implementing regulation or manual and experimental activities (Article 4).

The financial assistance rerquested is indicated separately in the programme for each of the three priority categories.

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Forms

The following forms must be used for the prersentation of the programmes:
— a short description of the programme (form 1);
— a financial plan for the programme (form 1b);
— general
information (forms 2 and 3);
— specific information (forms 2a, 2b, 2c and 2d).

The programme description form contains administrative information on the competent national authority and summary information on the
various individual applications in the programme, along with a timetable. The form must bear the stamp of the competent national authority
and be duly signed and dated by it, with the name of the signatory indicated below the signature. The financial plan for the programme
contains information on the planned use of the Community financial assistance. A general information form (containing general information
on the individual applications) and a specific information form (containing technical information on the individual applications) must be
completed for each individual application for assistance (form 2 for Article 2 activities, form 3 for Article 4; forms 2a and/or 2b, and/or 2c,
and/or 2d for technical information). The general information forms must bear the seal of the competent national authority and be duly
signed and dated by it, with the name of the signatory indicated below the signature.

Form 1:

Programme description form containing administrative information on the competent national authority and summary
information on the various individual applications in the programme, along with a timetable

Form 1b:

Financial plan for national programme

Form 2:

All applications relating to monitoring activities (Article 2): General

information form (A1/A2/A3/A4 activities)

Form 2a:

Applications for type A1 activities: Technical

information on systematic grid (level I)

Form 2b:

Applications for type A2 activities: Technical

information on observations at intensive observation points (level II)

Form 2c:

Applications for type A3 activities: Technical information on additional aspects relating to intensive monitoring (level II)

Form 2d:

Applications for type A4 activities: Technical information on evaluation activities relating to intensive monitoring (level II)

Form 3:

All applications for experimental activities (Art. 4): General

information form (type B activities)

Form 3a:

All applications for experimental activities (Art. 4): Specific information form (technical summary)

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FORM 1

PROGRAMME SHEET

Summary of the individual requests

National Competent Authority:

Year: 20 . .

(Member State)

Mr/Mrs/Ms:

Name
contact person
address
postcode and town
tel
fax
e-mail

Agency to which aid is to be paid (by the European Commission)

Name
address
postcode and town
Bank and account number

Programme elements submitted for co-financing under Regulation (EEC) No 3528/86 and amendments

(costs in . . . . . . . . . . . . . ./€) (*)

Individual requests

No

Type

Sub-type

A1

A2

A3

A4

Responsible agency

Total
eligible costs

Aid requested
Priority 1

Aid requested
Priority 2

Aid requested
Priority 3

Aid requested
Total (**)

(. . . /€) (*)

(. . . /€) (*)

(. . . /€) (*)

(. . . /€) (*)

(. . . /€) (*)

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

Total

(*) Costs to be specified in local currency or euro (€)
(**) The total aid requested has a maximum of 50 % of the total eligible cost

It is herewith confirmed that the work will not begin before the submission of the programme to the Commission and that no request has or will be
submitted for other Community funding of part(s) of the programme elements above.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(date)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(signature and stamp)

Mr/Mrs/Ms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(in printed letters)

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National programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 . .

FORM 1b

Financial programming of the national programme

Year n + 1 (1)

Year n + 2

Year n + 3

1st half

2nd half

1st half

2nd half

1st half

2nd half

Amount of first advance

Amount of second advance

Payment of balance

(1) The national programme is deemed to have been submitted in year n; the payment of the first advance could therefore be applied for from 1 January in year n + 1.

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FORM 2

INDIVIDUAL REQUESTS (ARTICLE 2)

Individual request sheet (type A activities)

Request No (*):

(*) To be filled in by the National Competent Authority

Title:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Included types of activities

— Systematic grid (level I) (Type A1)

— Monitoring (Evaluation at

— Intensive Monitoring (Assessment) (Type A2)

— Monitoring (Additional aspects) (Type A3)

European level)
(Type A4)

Applicant

Institute

contact person

Mr/Mrs/Ms:

postal address

postcode and town

tel

fax

e-mail

Agency

Responsible Agency

contact person

Mr/Mrs/Ms:

postal address

postcode and town

tel

telefax

e-mail

legal status

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General information

General description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Execution period from 1/. . /. . . till 31/. . ./20. . duration . . . months

Total costs of the activities

Total eligible costs

Aid requested priority 1

Aid requested priority 2

Aid requested priority 3

Total aid requested













in . . . . . . . . . . . /euro (*)

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Note: Total aid requested has a maximum of 50 % of the total eligible costs

The remaining part of the eligible costs are obtained from:

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for

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . /euro (*)

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for

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . /euro (*)

(*) Costs to be specified in local currency or euro (€)

Agency to which aid is to be paid (by National Member State agent)

Name

postal address

postcode and town

Bank and account number

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(date)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(signature and stamp)

Mr/Mrs/Ms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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FORM 2a

SHEET FOR SYSTEMATIC GRIDNET

Type A1 activities

Measure

Number
of systematic
gridnet points

Total cost
(1)

Total elegible
cost
(1)

Aid requested

First priority
(1)

Second priority
(1)

Third priority
(1)

Total
(1)

To install and maintain plots
of the systematic gridnet

To establish and execute an
inventory of the crown
condition

To establish and execute an
inventory of the forest soil
condition

To establish and execute a
survey on the chemical
contents of the needles and
leaves

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Data management and
evaluation

Total

(1) In national currency or euro (€)

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FORM 2b

SHEET FOR INTENSIVE MONITORING

Type A2 activities

Measure

Number
of intensive
monitoring
plots

Total cost
(1)

Total eligible
cost
(1)

Aid requested

First priority
(1)

Second priority
(1)

Third priority
(1)

Total
(1)

To install and maintain plots
for the intensive monitoring

To establish and execute an
inventory of the crown
condition

To establish and execute an
inventory of the forest soil
condition

To establish and execute a
survey on the chemical
contents of the needles and
leaves

To establish and execute
increment change
measurements

To establish and execute
deposition monitoring

To establish and execute
meteorological monitoring

To establish and execute soil
solution monitoring

To establish and execute
ground vegetation surveys

To apply aerial photography
techniques (2)

Integrated data management
and data evaluation

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Subtotal and

percentage

Total

(1) In national currency or euro (€)

%

%

%

%

%

%

(2) Reference is made to the manual on Remote Sensing Applications edited by the European Commission.

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FORM 2c

SHEET FOR MONITORING

Type A3 activities

Which assessment is involved? And what part of the assessment?

— general plot lay-out, plot structure,

— crown condition

— soil, soil solution

— foliar,

litterfall

— forest growth

— deposition and ambient air quality

— meteorology and phenology

— ground vegetation

— remote sensing

— . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Short description of activities

objectives:

— methods

— sampling

— analysis

— calculation

— intercalibration

— QC/QA

— evaluation

set-up

expected results

Contact person:
Tel:
Fax:
E-mail

. . / . . / 20 . .

End date:

. . / . . / 20 . .

Start date:
Milestone 1:
Milestone 2:
Milestone 3:

. . / . . / 20 . . of:
. . / . . / 20 . . of:
. . / . . / 20 . . of:

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FORM 2d

SHEET FOR MONITORING

Type A4 activities

Data needs (*)

Area(s) (*)

Year(s) (*)

Parameters (*)

Source (*)

Observations (*)

General plot info

Crown Condition

Soil

Foliar

Forest growth

Deposition

Meteorology

Soil solution

Ground vegetation

(*) In the columns are the details of the data needed to be submitted, e.g. when soil data is needed for the Mediterranean area/region, for the year 1994/1995 on pH, Ca and
Mg, this can be specified. When data that are not of the intensive monitoring programme will be used, then the source is to be indicated (e,g, EMEP, etc.).

Phases of evaluations
intended

Number
of intensive
monitoring
plots

Total cost
(1)

Total eligible cost
(1)

Aid requested

First
priority
(1)

Second
priority
(1)

Third
priority
(1)

Total
(1)

1

2

3

4

5

Total

(1) In national currency or euro (€)

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FORM 3

SHEET FOR ARTICLE 4 ACTIVITIES

Type B activities

Request No (*):

(*): to be filled in by National Competent Authority

Title:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(in English):

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

General objective: — to improve the understanding of atmospheric pollution in forests

— to improve the understanding of the effects of atmospheric pollution in forests

— to improve methods of observing and measuring damage in forests

— devise methods of maintaining an restoring damaged forests

— pilot projects to maintain damaged forests

— integrated projects

Applicant

Institute

contact person

Mr/Mrs/Ms:

postal address

postcode and town

tel

fax

e-mail

Agency

Responsible Agency

contact person

Mr/Mrs/Ms:

postal address

postcode and town

tel

fax

e-mail

legal status

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Execution period

from 1 / .

. / . . . .

till

31 / . . / 20 . .

duration

. . . months

Total costs

Total eligible costs

Total aid requested













in . . . . . . . . . . . /euro (*)

in . . . . . . . . . . . /euro (*)

in . . . . . . . . . . . /euro (*)

Note: Total aid requested has a maximum of 50 % of the total elegible costs

The remaining part of the eligible costs are obtained from:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

for

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

/euro (*)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

for

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

/euro (*)

(*) Costs to be specified in local currency or euro (€)

Agency to which aid is to be paid (by the National Member State agent)

Name

postal address

postcode and town

Bank and account number

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(date)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(signature and stamp)

Mr/Mrs/Ms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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FORM 3a

SHEET FOR ARTICLE 4 ACTIVITIES

Individual requests

Agency name

Applicant name

Brief description of activities

objectives:

set-up

expected results

Contact person:
Tel:
Fax:
E-Mail

. . / . . / 20 . .

End date:

. . / . . / 20 . .

Start date:
Milestone 1:
Milestone 2:
Milestone 3:

. . / . . / 20 . . of:
. . / . . / 20 . . of:
. . / . . / 20 . . of:

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ANNEX II

Introductory remarks

Applications for advances and payment, six-monthly statements and progress reports must be submitted in duplicate to

European Commission
Directorate-General for Agriculture
Unit VI FII 2
Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200
B-1049 Brussels

Six-monthly statement of payments

Use the form in Table 1

State of progress of the work

Use the form in Table 2

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Table 1

National programme .................... 20 . .

SIX-MONTHLY STATEMENT OF PAYMENTS FOR THE NATIONAL PROGRAMME FOR 20 . .

Period from 1/ . . /20 . . to 1/ . . /20 . . (period t)

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e) = (c) + (d)

Total assistance granted

Total advances received
to date from the Commission
for the 20 . . programme

Total payments made
on behalf of the Commission
to beneficiaries up to
the end of period t-1 (1)

Payments made
on behalf of the Commission
to beneficiaries during
period t (2)

Total payments made
on behalf of the Commission
to beneficiaries up to
the end of period t

(1) Column (e) of previous statement.
(2) Payment made during the six months indicated in the title.

Table 2

National programme

. . . . . . . 20 . .

STATE OF PROGRESS OF THE WORK

Period from 1/ . . /20 . . to 1/ . . /20 . .

Application No

Title

Applicant

Implementation (1)

Implementation rate

Remarks

(1) 1: being implemented; 2: completed; 3: abandoned.

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Application for the first advance payment for national programme .................... approved in 20 . . under Articles 2 and 4 of Regulation
(EEC) No 3528/86

ANNEX III

Number of national programme:

Amount of the advance requested (1):

EUR

Bank details:

Name of bank:

Address of branch/code:

Tel/fax, telex, e-mail address:

Account No:

Account name:

Done at

Date:

For the competent authority
(Signature and stamp)

(1) Not more than 50% of aid granted to the national programme in the Commission Decision.

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Application for the second advance payment for national programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . approvated in 20 . . under Articles 2 and 4 of Regulation
(EEC) No 3528/86

Number of national programme:

Amount of the advance requested (1):

EUR:

Declaration:

The competent authority hereby confirms that:

(1) A total of EUR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(at least 60 % of the amount of the first advance payment) has been paid to the beneficiaries on the basis of the

supporting documents referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No . . . . ;

(2) the checks have been carried out in accordance with the checking methods notified to the Commission.

Bank details:

Name of bank:

Address of branch/code:

Telephone/fax, telex, e-mail address:

Account No:

Account name:

Done at

Date

For the competent authority
(Signature and stamp)

(1) Not more than 30 % of aid granted to the national programme in the Commission Decision.

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Certificate for payment of the balance for national programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . of 20 . . under Articles 2 and 4 of Regulation
(EEC) No 3528/86

Number of national programme:

Total payments made to date to beneficiaries on behalf of the Commission: EUR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total payments received by the Commission: EUR . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Amount of balance requested: EUR . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The competent authority responsible for implementing the measures adopted pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3528/86, on protection of the
Community's forests against atmospheric pollution,

in accordance with Article 13 of the said Regulation, hereby certifies that:

(1) the supporting documents indicated in the schedule sent to the Commission under Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No . . . . have been

checked;

(2) the work provided for by the scheme commenced on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at the scheduled site;

(3) the entire scheme was completed on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ;

(4) the actual costs of the eligible expenditure incurred total

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ;

(5) the abovementioned costs are broken down by type of measure as specified in Table 3, annexed hereto;

(6) it has been noted in the field by . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
application on which the Commission decision was based;

that the work carried out is as specified in the dossier attached to the aid

(7) the amount of recoverable value-added tax included in the declared expenditure is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ;

(8) Bank details:

Name of bank:

Address of branch/code:

Telephone/fax, telex, e-mail address:

Account No:

Account name:

Done at

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Date

For the competent authority
(Signature and stamp)

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Table 3

Breakdown of costs for the

............... national programme — Year: ....

Individual application No

Level I
(EUR)

Article 2

Level II
(EUR)

Level I+II
(EUR)

Article 4
(EUR)

Total
(EUR)

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Total