2002/303/EC: Commission Decision of 19 April 2002 on a Community financial contribution to expenditure by Germany on establishing the Community vineyard register (notified under document number C(2002) 1445)
Date: 2002-04-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU financing, Germany, administrative formalities, directory, vineyard, viticulture

20.4.2002

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Official Journal of the European Communities

L 104/35

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(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 19 April 2002

on a Community financial contribution to expenditure by Germany on establishing the
Community vineyard register

(notified under document number C(2002) 1445)

(Only the German text is authentic)

(2002/303/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2392/86 of 24
July 1986 establishing a Community vineyard register (1), as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1631/98 (2), and in partic-
ular Article 9(3) thereof,

After consulting the EAGGF Committee,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Article 9(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2392/86 states that
the Community is to contribute 50 % of the actual cost
of establishing the Community vineyard register in the
Member States and of the investment in data-processing
facilities needed to manage the register.

On the basis of Article 9(3) of that Regulation, advances
have been paid to Germany. They are to be deducted
from the total amount of the Community contribution.

Under Article 9(4) of that Regulation, Articles 8 and 9 of
Council Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 (3) apply to the
Community contribution to establishing the vineyard
register.

Germany has sent
needed to decide on the amount
expenditure incurred in establishing the register.

the Commission the documents
to be defrayed as

The Commission has carried out the checks provided for
in Article 9(2) of Council Regulations (EEC) No 729/
70 (4) and (EC) No 1258/1999.

(6)

(7)

In the light of the checks carried out, some of the
expenditure declared by Germany does not meet the
statutory requirements and therefore may not be funded
by the Community. That expenditure relates in particular
to work carried out after completion of the register.

A breakdown of the amounts to be defrayed and the
amounts to be excluded for failure to comply with
Community rules was sent to Germany on 7 November
2001,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Community contribution to the expenditure incurred by
Germany in establishing the Community vineyard register shall
be as set out in the table annexed to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.

Done at Brussels, 19 April 2002.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 208, 31.7.1986, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 210, 28.7.1998, p. 14.
(3) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 103.
(4) OJ L 94, 28.4.1970, p. 13.

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ANNEX

Eligible expenditure
(DEM)

Conversion rate
(OJ for 1st working day)

Eligible expenditure
(EUR)

Part-financing at 50 %
(EUR)

Year

(1)

(2)

1987-1988

489 750,81

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

2 486 914,63

6 749 189,71

4 537 984,63

4 805 129,60

729 691,89

384 869,14

47 821,93

2 367,00

(3)

2,06918

2,07714

2,02565

2,04372

2,03680

1,95268

1,93541

1,90805

1,88548

(4)

(5)

236 688,93

1 197 278,29

3 331 863,70

2 220 453,21

2 359 156,32

373 687,39

198 856,65

25 063,25

1 255,38

118 344,46

598 639,15

1 665 931,85

1 110 226,60

1 179 578,16

186 843,69

99 428,32

12 531,62

627,69

Total

20 233 719

9 944 303

4 972 151

Advances

5 431 850

Balance to be recovered

459 699