Amended proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 723/97 on the implementation of Member States' action programmes on control of EAGGF Guarantee Section expenditure (presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 250(2)of the EC Treaty)
Date: 2000-07-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Community budget, EAGGF Guarantee Section, action programme, agricultural expenditure, member country

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for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 723/97 on the
Amended proposal
implementation of Member States’ action programmes on control of EAGGF Guarantee Section
expenditure (1)

(2000/C 337 E/32)

COM(2000) 411 final (cid:15) 1999/0091 (CNS)

(Submitted by the Commission pursuant to Article 250(2) of the EC Treaty on 10 July 2000)

(1) OJ C 137, 18.5.1999, p. 8.

INITIAL PROPOSAL

AMENDED PROPOSAL

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 37 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

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Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament

Whereas:

Whereas Article 8 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 of
21 April 1970 on the financing of the common agricultural
policy (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1287/95 of
22 May 1995, lays down that the Member States are to take
the measures necessary to satisfy themselves that transactions
financed by the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee
Fund (EAGGF), are actually carried out and are executed
correctly,
to prevent and deal with irregularities and to
recover sums lost as a result of irregularities or negligence;

(1) Article 8 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 of 17
May 1999 on the financing of the common agricultural
policy (1),
lays down that the Member States are to take
the measures necessary to satisfy themselves that trans-
actions financed by the European Agricultural Guidance
and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF), are actually carried out
and are executed correctly, to prevent and deal with irregu-
larities and to recover sums lost as a result of irregularities
or negligence.

Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EC) No 723/97 (2)
lays down that the Community is to contribute towards the
costs incurred by Member States in implementing new action
programmes, arising out of new Community obligations,
approved by the Commission and aimed at
improving the
structures or effectiveness of EAGGF Guarantee Section expen-
diture controls;

(2) Article 1 of Council Regulation (EC) No 723/97 (2)

lays
down that the Community is to contribute towards the
costs incurred by Member States in implementing new
action programmes, arising out of new Community obli-
gations, approved by the Commission and aimed at
improving the
effectiveness of EAGGF
Guarantee Section expenditure controls.

structures or

Whereas, in order to improve controls of EAGGF Guarantee
Section expenditure, provision should be made for Community
financing in particular cases where the Commission asks
Member States to carry out a number of controls in certain
sectors considerably above the minimum rate laid down in
other Regulations,
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(1) OJ L 125, 8.6.1995, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 108, 25.4.1997, p. 6.

(3) In order to improve controls of EAGGF Guarantee Section
expenditure, provision should be made for Community
financing in particular cases where the Commission asks
Member States to carry out a number of controls in certain
sectors considerably above the minimum rate laid down in
other Regulations,

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(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 103.
(2) OJ L 108, 25.4.1997, p. 6.

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INITIAL PROPOSAL

AMENDED PROPOSAL

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

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Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 723/97 is amended as follows.

The following Article 5a is added:

>Article 5a

Within the limits of the financial resources available the
Commission may, under
this Regulation, provide part-
financing of 50 % of the additional expenditure incurred
by carrying out additional controls in particular cases
where the Commission asks the Member States to carry
out a number of controls in certain sectors considerably
above the minimum rate laid down in other Regulations.

Within the limits of the financial resources available the
Commission may, under
this Regulation, provide part-
financing of 50 % of the additional expenditure incurred
by Member States
cases whereby the
in particular
Commission asks them to carry out a number of controls
in certain sectors considerably above the minimum rate laid
down in other Regulations.

The expenditure in question may not cover staff costs or
costs normally incurred under Article 1(4) of Regulation
(EEC) No 729/70.A

The expenditure in question may not cover staff costs or
costs normally incurred under Article 1(4) of Regulation
(EC) No 1258/1999.A

Article 2

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into force on the third day
This Regulation shall enter
following that of 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.