2002/948/EC: Commission Decision of 29 November 2002 on a Community financial contribution to expenditure by Portugal on establishing the Community vineyard register (notified under document number C(2002) 4780)
Date: 2002-11-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, Portugal, agricultural expenditure, financial aid, viticulture

5.12.2002

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Official Journal of the European Communities

L 328/21

COMMISSION DECISION

of 29 November 2002

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

(notified under document number C(2002) 4780)

(Only the Portuguese text is authentic)

(2002/948/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 particular
Article 9(3) thereof,

After consulting the European Agricultural Guidance and Guar-
antee Fund 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.

that Regulation, an
On the basis of Article 9(3) of
advance has been paid to Portugal. It is 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.

Portugal has sent the Commission the documents needed
to decide on the amount to be defrayed as expenditure
incurred in establishing the register.

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)

(8)

In the light of the checks carried out, some of the expen-
diture declared by Portugal does not meet the statutory
requirements provided for in Article 9(1) of Regulation
(EEC) No 2392/86 and therefore may not be funded by
the Community.

Under Article 4(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2392/86, the
final date for establishing the register in Portugal was 31
December 2000. A Community contribution should
therefore be refused for expenditure on work completed
after that date.

A breakdown of the amounts to be defrayed and the
amounts to be excluded for failure to comply with
Community rules was sent to Portugal on 23 October
2002,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

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

This Decision is addressed to the Portuguese Republic.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 29 November 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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Official Journal of the European Communities

5.12.2002

ANNEX

Year

Eligible expenditure (PTE)

Conversion rate
(OJ for 1st working day)

Eligible expenditure
(EUR)

Part-financing at 50 %
(EUR)

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

132 911 852

44 684 986

7 644 214

10 054 400

29 014 361

586 509 813

801 466 523

1 192 000

512 025 480

2 104 034 081

182,054

179,131

175,652

196,964

195,876

196,283

195,714

202,077

200,482

200,482

730 068,29

249 454,23

43 519,08

51 046,89

148 126,17

2 988 082,58

4 095 090,40

5 899,74

2 553 972,33

10 494 877,74

365 034,14

124 727,12

21 759,54

25 523,45

74 063,08

1 494 041,29

2 047 545,20

2 949,37

1 276 986,16

5 247 438,87

Total

4 229 537 710

21 360 136

10 680 068

Advances

– 2 013 091

Balance to be paid

8 666 977