2004/303/EC: Commission Decision of 31 March 2004 on a financial contribution from the Community to expenditure incurred by Italy in establishing the Community vineyard register (notified under document number C(2004) 1077)
Date: 2004-03-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, Italy, agricultural expenditure, financial aid, viticulture

2.4.2004

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 98/59

COMMISSION DECISION

of 31 March 2004

on a financial contribution from the Community to expenditure incurred by Italy in establishing
the Community vineyard register

(notified under document number C(2004) 1077)

(Only the Italian text is authentic)

(2004/303/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Com-
munity,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2392/86 of 24
July 1986 establishing a Community vineyard register (1), 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.

An advance has been paid to Italy on the basis of Article
9(3) of that Regulation. It will be deducted from the
total amount of the Community contribution.

Article 9(4) of the Regulation provides that Articles 8
and 9 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 (2)
apply to the Community financing for establishing the
register.

Italy 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 Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999.

(6)

(7)

(8)

In the light of checks carried out, some of the expendi-
ture declared by Italy does not meet the requirements in
the rules and may not therefore be financed by the Com-
munity.

The deadline for establishing the register in Italy was 31
December 1998. Expenditure on work completed after
that date should therefore be excluded from Community
financing.

A breakdown of the amounts to be defrayed and the
amounts to be excluded on grounds of failure to comply
with Community rules was sent to Italy on 7 August
2003,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Community shall contribute to the expenditure incurred
by Italy in establishing the Community vineyard register the
amount shown in the table attached to this Decision.

This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 31 March 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 208, 31.7.1986, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1631/98 (OJ L 210, 28.7.1998, p. 14).

(2) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 103.

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ANNEX

Year

1996

1997

1998

Eligible expenditure
(ITL)

Conversion rate (OJ for
first working day)

Eligible expenditure
(EUR)

Part-financing at 50 %
(EUR)

3 172 455 950

18 902 708 300

2 061,3

1 913,1

1 539 055,91

769 527,96

9 880 699,23

4 940 349,61

12 716 806 800

1 942,62

6 546 214,29

3 273 107,14

TOTAL

34 791 971 050

17 965 940

8 982 985

Advances

26 688 122

To be recovered

– 17 705 137