2008/395/EC: Commission Decision of 30 April 2008 on the clearance of the accounts of the paying agencies of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia concerning expenditure in the field of rural development measures financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) for the 2007 financial year (notified under document number C(2008) 1710)
Date: 2008-04-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, EU financing, closing of accounts, common agricultural policy, fund (EU), rural development

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 30 April 2008

on the clearance of the accounts of the paying agencies of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus,
Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia concerning expenditure in the field
of rural development measures financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) for
the 2007 financial year

(notified under document number C(2008) 1710)

(Only the Czech, Estonian, Greek, English, Latvian, Lithuanian, Hungarian, Polish, Slovak and Slovenian texts are
authentic)

(2008/395/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 of
21 June 2005 on the financing of the common agricultural
policy (1), and in particular Articles 30 and 39 thereof,

After consulting the Committee on the Agricultural Funds,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Poland,

Slovenia

On the basis of the annual accounts submitted by the
Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania,
Hungary, Malta,
Slovakia
concerning expenditure in the field of rural development
measures, accompanied by the information required, the
accounts of the paying agencies referred to in Article 6(2)
of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 are to be cleared. The
clearance covers the completeness, accuracy and veracity
of the accounts transmitted in the light of the reports
established by the certification bodies.

and

Latvia,

Lithuania, Hungary, Malta,

The time limits granted to the Czech Republic, Estonia,
Cyprus,
Poland,
Slovenia and Slovakia referred to in Article 7(2) of
Commission Regulation (EC) No 885/2006 (2)
laying
the
down detailed
procedure for the clearance of accounts of the EAGF
for
the
documents referred to in Article 8(1)(c) of Regulation
(EC) No 1290/2005 and in Article 7(1) of Regulation
(EC) No 885/2006, have expired.

submission to the Commission of

application of

rules

the

the

for

(3)

The Commission has checked the information submitted
and communicated to the Czech Republic, Estonia,

(1) OJ L 209, 11.8.2005, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1437/2007 (OJ L 322, 7.12.2007, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 171, 23.6.2006, p. 90. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1233/2007 (OJ L 279, 23.10.2007, p. 10).

Latvia,

Lithuania, Hungary, Malta,

Poland,
Cyprus,
Slovenia and Slovakia before 31 March 2008 the
results of
its verifications, along with the necessary
amendments.

the rural development expenditure

For
covered by
Article 7(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No
27/2004 of 5 January 2004 laying down transitional
detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation
(EC) No 1257/1999 as regards the financing by the
EAGGF Guarantee
development
of
measures
in the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus,
Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and
Slovakia (3) the outcome of the clearance decision is to
be deducted from or added to subsequent payments
made by the Commission.

Section

rural

the

documents

accompanying

In the light of the verifications made, the annual accounts
and
the
for certain paying agencies, a
Commission to take,
decision on the completeness, accuracy and veracity of
the accounts submitted. The details of these amounts
were described in the Summary Report
that was
presented to the Fund Committee at the same time as
this Decision.

permit

In the light of the verifications made, the information
submitted by certain paying agencies requires additional
inquiries and their accounts cannot be therefore cleared
in this Decision.

For the rural development expenditure covered by Regu-
lation (EC) No 27/2004,
the amounts recoverable or
payable under the clearance of accounts decision are to
be deducted from or added to subsequent payments.

In accordance with Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No
1290/2005, this Decision does not prejudice decisions
taken subsequently by the Commission excluding from
Community
effected in
financing
accordance with Community rules,

expenditure not

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(3) OJ L 5, 9.1.2004, p. 36.

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HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

the accounts of the paying
Without prejudice to Article 2,
agencies of the Member States concerning expenditure in the
financed by the European Agri-
field of rural development
cultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF)
the 2007
financial year, are hereby cleared.

in respect of

The amounts which are recoverable from, or payable to, each
Member State pursuant to this Decision in the field of rural
development measures applicable
in the Czech Republic,
Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland,
Slovenia and Slovakia are set out in Annex I and Annex II.

Article 2

For the 2007 financial year, the accounts of the Member States'
paying agencies in the field of rural development measures
applicable in the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia,

Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia, set
out in Annex III, are disjoined from this Decision and shall
be the subject of a future clearance Decision.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Czech Republic, the Republic
of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the
Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of
Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the
Slovak Republic.

Done at Brussels, 30 April 2008.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

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29.5.2008

ANNEX II

CLEARED EXPENDITURE BY EAGF RURAL DEVELOPMENT MEASURE FOR EXERCISE 2007 IN NEW
MEMBER STATES

Differences between annual accounts and declarations of expenditure

CYPRUS

Measures

Expenditure 2007
Annex I column ‘a’

Reductions
Annex I column ‘d’

Amount cleared for 2007
Annex I column ‘e’

i

ii

iii = i + ii

Support of investments for management of animal waste

Encouragement for improvement and development

Encouragement of the set-up of producer groups

Promotion of vocational training of farmers

Technical and advisory service to the farmers

Early retirement

Support for setting-up of young farmers

8 Meeting EU standards

9 Adoption of agri-environmental measures

10 Agri-environmental actions for the protection of natural value

11 Afforestation

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Improving of infrastructure for livestock development

Less-favoured areas

Support for quality schemes

Support of small-scale traditional processing

Protection of agricultural and traditional landscapes

Protection from forest fires and other natural disasters

18 Afforestation of non-agricultural land

Improvement of harvesting process

Technical support of the implementation, monitoring

Technical support of collective initiatives at local level

3 225 390,38

2 413 832,05

0,00

0,00

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0,00

1 327 209,76

5 598 846,60

1 385 404,31

80 294,63

600 274,13

1 298 319,91

0,00

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504 899,70

293 655,31

314 776,22

79 455,98

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3 225 390,38

2 413 832,05

0,00

0,00

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476 161,06

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1 327 209,76

5 598 846,60

1 385 404,31

80 294,63

600 274,13

1 298 319,91

0,00

211 518,23

504 899,70

293 655,31

314 776,22

79 455,98

0,00

7 951,82

Total

17 817 990,09

0,00

17 817 990,09

CZECH REPUBLIC

Measures

Expenditure 2007
Annex I column ‘a’

Reductions
Annex I column ‘d’

Amount cleared for 2007
Annex I column ‘e’

i

ii

iii = i + ii

1 590 493,75

81 005 360,10

102 916 341,29

2 687 988,90

207 656,03

0,00

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81 005 360,10

102 916 341,29

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207 656,03

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Early retirement

Less-favoured areas

3 Agri-environment

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Forestry

Producer groups

Technical assistance

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No

1

2

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No

Measures

Expenditure 2007
Annex I column ‘a’

Reductions
Annex I column ‘d’

Amount cleared for 2007
Annex I column ‘e’

i

ii

iii = i + ii

7

Sapard programme

700

Investments in agricultural holdings, Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999

701

Processing and marketing, Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999

702

Flood damage 1

703

Improving structures for quality

704

Land improvement and reparcelling

705

Renovation and development of villages

706

Flood damage 2

707 Development of rural infrastructure

708 Development and diversification of activities

709 Agricultural production methods to protect

710

Improvement of vocational training

711

Technical assistance, Sapard programme

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2 Meeting standards

3 Afforestation

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Producer groups

Early retirement

Less-favoured areas

Technical assistance

Projects approved under Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999

10

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No

Measures

Total

188 407 840,07

0,00

188 407 840,07

HUNGARY

Expenditure 2007
Annex I column ‘a’

Reductions
Annex I column ‘d’

Amount cleared for 2007
Annex I column ‘e’

i

ii

iii = i + ii

73 486 969,91

4 105 536,55

22 816 432,69

685 771,04

15 660 337,14

0,00

5 445 831,94

12 481 066,90

0,00

43 816 881,59

73 486 969,91

4 105 536,55

22 816 432,69

685 771,04

15 660 337,14

0,00

5 445 831,94

12 481 066,90

0,00

43 816 881,59

Total

178 498 827,76

0,00

178 498 827,76

LITHUANIA

Expenditure 2007
Annex I column ‘a’

Reductions
Annex I column ‘d’

Amount cleared for 2007
Annex I column ‘e’

i

ii

iii = i + ii

1 Agri-environment

2

Less-favoured areas and areas with environmental restrictions

3 Meeting standards

22 285 402,90

49 265 832,76

27 087 408,61

22 285 402,90

49 265 832,76

27 087 408,61

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No

Measures

Expenditure 2007
Annex I column ‘a’

Reductions
Annex I column ‘d’

Amount cleared for 2007
Annex I column ‘e’

i

ii

iii = i + ii

4 Afforestation of agricultural land

5

6

Early retirement

Support for semi-subsistence farms undergoing restructuring

7 Other measures

Technical assistance

Complementary national direct payments

2 282 657,14

25 344 412,08

1 957 236,61

261 299,00

1 608 513,64

26 154 987,96

2 282 657,14

25 344 412,08

1 957 236,61

261 299,00

1 608 513,64

26 154 987,96

Total

156 247 750,70

0,00

156 247 750,70

LATVIA

Measures

Expenditure 2007
Annex I column ‘a’

Reductions
Annex I column ‘d’

Amount cleared for 2007
Annex I column ‘e’

i

ii

iii = i + ii

Early retirement

Producer groups

Support for semi-substance farms

4 Meeting standards

5 Agri-environment

6

7

Less-favoured areas

Technical assistance

8 Obligations transferred from previous programming period

9 Allocations of resources for single area payments

1 969 847,34

0,00

11 380 749,30

18 477 804,02

28 455 604,50

44 469 295,01

687 059,69

5 527 008,42

0,00

1 969 847,34

0,00

11 380 749,30

18 477 804,02

28 455 604,50

44 469 295,01

687 059,69

5 527 008,42

0,00

Total

110 967 368,28

0,00

110 967 368,28

POLAND

Measures

Expenditure 2007
Annex I column ‘a’

Reductions
Annex I column ‘d’

Amount cleared for 2007
Annex I column ‘e’

i

ii

iii = i + ii

Early retirement

Support for semi-substance farms

Producer groups

Less-favoured areas

5 Agri-environment undertakings and animal welfare

6 Afforestation

7 Meeting EU standards

8

9

Technical assistance

Complements to direct payments

10

Projects approved under Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999

208 211 570,06

153 848 603,49

2 217 071,84

268 656 270,64

99 644 744,58

34 137 537,58

162 483 934,83

1 179 654,66

155 386 446,75

53 130,11

208 211 570,06

153 848 603,49

2 217 071,84

268 656 270,64

99 644 744,58

34 137 537,58

162 483 934,83

1 179 654,66

155 386 446,75

53 130,11

Total

1 085 818 964,54

0,00

1 085 818 964,54

8

9

No

1

2

3

No

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

No

1

2

3

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No

Measures

1

Less-favoured areas

2 Agri-environment

3

Early retirement

4 Meeting standards

Technical assistance

Sapard programme

Complements to direct payments

SLOVENIA

Expenditure 2007
Annex I column ‘a’

Reductions
Annex I column ‘d’

Amount cleared for 2007
Annex I column ‘e’

i

ii

iii = i + ii

35 507 061,93

36 570 020,31

2 157 975,90

11 469 182,41

622 994,02

341 673,22

2 184 704,95

35 507 061,93

36 570 020,31

2 157 975,90

11 469 182,41

622 994,02

341 673,22

2 184 704,95

Total

88 853 612,73

0,00

88 853 612,73

SLOVAKIA

Measures

Expenditure 2007
Annex I column ‘a’

Reductions
Annex I column ‘d’

Amount cleared for 2007
Annex I column ‘e’

i

ii

iii = i + ii

Investments in agricultural holdings

Training

Less-favoured areas and areas with environmental restrictions

4 Meeting standards

5 Agri-environmental support

6

7

Improving processing and marketing of agricultural products

Forest management

8 Afforestation of agricultural land

9

Land consolidation

10 Diversification of agricultural activities

11

12

13

14

Support for semi-subsistence farms

Producer groups

Technical assistance including evaluation

Complements to direct payments

901
Investments in agricultural holdings, Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999
905 Agri-environmental support — projects approved under Regulation

907

912

(EC) No 1268/1999
Forest management — projects approved under Regulation (EC) No
1268/1999
Producer groups — project approved under Regulation (EC) No
1268/1999

2 371 921,16

0,00

69 206 792,25

2 926 865,23

47 813 409,02

355 963,87

1 109,96

96 237,08

316 125,54

9 505,89

445 878,45

2 305 705,75

3 586 575,26

14 365 364,23

131 805,70

582 024,62

0,00

80 862,15

2 371 921,16

0,00

69 206 792,25

2 926 865,23

47 813 409,02

355 963,87

1 109,96

96 237,08

316 125,54

9 505,89

445 878,45

2 305 705,75

3 586 575,26

14 365 364,23

131 805,70

582 024,62

0,00

80 862,15

Total

144 596 146,16

0,00

144 596 146,16

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ANNEX III

CLEARANCE OF THE PAYING AGENCIES' ACCOUNTS

Financial year 2007 — EAGF rural development expenditure in new Member States

List of the paying agencies for which the accounts are disjoined and are the subject of a later clearance decision

Member State

Estonia

Malta

Paying agency

PRIA

MRAE