Commission Regulation (EC) No 1078/2000 of 22 May 2000 establishing transitional measures for the financing of veterinary and plant health measures by the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF)
Date: 2000-05-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EAGGF Guarantee Section, financial regulation, general budget (EU), plant health control, veterinary legislation

L 121/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

23.5.2000

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1078/2000

of 22 May 2000

establishing transitional measures for the financing of veterinary and plant health measures by the
Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(4)

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 of 17
May 1999 on the financing of
the common agricultural
policy (1), and in particular Article 18 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Community expenditure as regards veterinary and plant
health measures was, until 31 December 1999, managed
directly by the Commission, thus without being subject
to the provisions of Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/
70 of 21 April 1970 on the financing of the common
agricultural policy (2), as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 1287/95 (3), in particular, without being chan-
nelled through the Member States paying agencies.

According to Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 veterinary
and plant health measures undertaken in accordance
with Community rules are financed as from 1 January
2000 by the Guarantee Section of the EAGGF. This
would require the relevant expenditure to be carried out
in accordance with Articles 4 to 9 of Regulation (EC) No
1258/1999.

Given the complexity of the EAGGF Guarantee system
in combination with the heterogeneity of the veterinary
and plant health expenditure, it has been proven not to
be possible to implement the necessary rules and in
particular those relating to paying agencies by 1 January
2000.

It is therefore necessary to maintain for a limited trans-
itional period the system of direct management by the
Commission of the Community's financial contribution
on the basis of the relevant provisions of Title III of the
Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to
the general budget of the European Communities (4), as
amended by Council Regulation (EC, ECSC,
last
Euratom) No 2673/1999 (5),
to veterinary and plant
health measures
undertaken in accordance with
Community rules.

(5)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

By way of derogation from Articles 4 to 9 of Regulation (EC)
No 1258/1999, expenditure for veterinary and plant health
measures, effected as from 1 January 2000 until 31 December
2000, and undertaken in accordance with Community rules
shall continue to be managed directly by the Commission on
the basis of the relevant provisions of Title III of the Financial
Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to the general
budget of the European Communities.

Article 2

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

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

Done at Brussels, 22 May 2000.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 103.
(2) OJ L 94, 28.4.1970, p. 13.
(3) OJ L 125, 8.6.1995, p. 1.

(4) OJ L 356, 31.12.1977, p. 1.
(5) OJ L 326, 18.12.1999, p. 1.