2012/336/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 22 June 2012 on excluding from European Union financing certain expenditure incurred by the Member States under the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF), under the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (notified under document C(2012) 3838)
Date: 2012-06-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EAGGF Guarantee Section, EU Member State, Structural Funds, aid to agriculture, eligibility criteria, infringement of EU law, rural development, terms for aid




L_2012165EN.01008301.xml










26.6.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 165/83








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
         
of 22 June 2012
         
on excluding from European Union financing certain expenditure incurred by the Member States under the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF), under the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD)
(notified under document C(2012) 3838)
(only the Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, French, German, Greek, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovenian and Spanish texts are authentic)
(2012/336/EU)


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (1), and in particular Article 7(4) thereof,


Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 of 21 June 2005 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (2), and in particular Article 31 thereof,


Having consulted the Committee on the Agricultural Funds,

Whereas:







(1)


Under Article 7(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999, and Article 31 of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005, the Commission is to carry out the necessary verifications, communicate to the Member States the results of these verifications, take note of the comments of the Member States, initiate a bilateral discussion so that an agreement may be reached with the Member States in question, and formally communicate its conclusions to them.












(2)


The Member States have had an opportunity to request the launch of a conciliation procedure. That opportunity has been used in some cases and the reports issued on the outcome have been examined by the Commission.












(3)


Under Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 and Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005, only agricultural expenditure which has been incurred in a way that has not infringed European Union rules may be financed.












(4)


In the light of the verifications carried out, the outcome of the bilateral discussions and the conciliation procedures, part of the expenditure declared by the Member States does not fulfil this requirement and cannot, therefore, be financed under the EAGGF Guarantee Section, the EAGF and the EAFRD.












(5)


The amounts that are not recognised as being chargeable to the EAGGF Guarantee Section, the EAGF and the EAFRD should be indicated. Those amounts do not relate to expenditure incurred more than 24 months before the Commission’s written notification of the results of the verifications to the Member States.












(6)


As regards the cases covered by this decision, the assessment of the amounts to be excluded on grounds of non-compliance with European Union rules was notified by the Commission to the Member States in a summary report on the subject.












(7)


This Decision is without prejudice to any financial conclusions that the Commission may draw from the judgments of the Court of Justice in cases pending on 1 February 2012 and relating to its content,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The expenditure itemised in the Annex hereto that has been incurred by the Member States’ accredited paying agencies and declared under the EAGGF Guarantee Section, under the EAGF or under the EAFRD shall be excluded from European Union financing because it does not comply with European Union rules.


Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic of Estonia, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Italian Republic, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Republic of Poland, the Portuguese Republic, Romania, the Republic of Slovenia and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.




Done at Brussels, 22 June 2012.


For the Commission

Dacian CIOLOȘ
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 103.

(2)  
            OJ L 209, 11.8.2005, p. 1.




ANNEX

BUDGET ITEM: 6701
















MS


Measure


Financial year


Reason


Type


%


Currency


Amount


Deductions


Financial impact






DE


Clearance of accounts


2008


overpayments in the EAGF IACS population


ONE-OFF


 


EUR


–59 318,36 


0,00 


–59 318,36 




Total DE


EUR


–59 318,36 


0,00 


–59 318,36 






DK


Other Direct Aid — Bovines


2007


non-application of sanctions regarding potentially eligible animals


ONE-OFF


 


EUR


–67 797,32 


0,00 


–67 797,32 




DK


Other Direct Aid — Bovines


2008


non-application of sanctions regarding potentially eligible animals


ONE-OFF


 


EUR


–48 411,25 


0,00 


–48 411,25 




Total DK


EUR


– 116 208,57 


0,00 


– 116 208,57 






ES


Rural Development EAGGF (2000-2006) — Area related measures


2006


deficiencies in the on-the-spot checks, in the measurement of agricultural parcels, in application of Good Farming Practices in the measure of agri-environment


FLAT RATE


5,00  %


EUR


– 350 224,00 


0,00 


– 350 224,00 




ES


Rural Development EAGGF (2000-2006) — Area related measures


2006


insufficient random selection, deficiencies in the on the spot checks, in the measurement of agricultural parcels, in application of Good Farming Practices in the measure of less-favoured areas


FLAT RATE


5,00  %


EUR


– 710 805,00 


0,00 


– 710 805,00 




ES


Wine


 


plantation of vine without the (re-)plantation rights


ONE-OFF


 


EUR


– 131 300 920,00 


0,00 


– 131 300 920,00 




Total ES


EUR


– 132 361 949,00 


0,00 


– 132 361 949,00 






FR


Other Direct Aid — Bovines


2005


shortcomings in the verification of the eligibility conditions, non-application of penalties, unsatisfactory checking of the movements, deficiencies in the application of notion of obvious error and in the acces to BDNI for slaughterhouses


FLAT RATE


2,00  %


EUR


–17 088 517,03 


0,00 


–17 088 517,03 




FR


Other Direct Aid — Bovines


2005


shortcomings in the verification of the eligibility conditions, non-application of penalties, unsatisfactory checking of the movements, deficiencies in the application of notion of obvious error and in the acces to BDNI for slaughterhouses


ONE-OFF


 


EUR


–12 394 594,82 


0,00 


–12 394 594,82 




FR


Other Direct Aid — Bovines


2006


shortcomings in the verification of the eligibility conditions, non-application of penalties, unsatisfactory checking of the movements, deficiencies in the application of notion of obvious error and in the acces to BDNI for slaughterhouses


FLAT RATE


2,00  %


EUR


–16 233 350,64 


0,00 


–16 233 350,64 




FR


Other Direct Aid — Bovines


2006


shortcomings in the verification of the eligibility conditions, non-application of penalties, unsatisfactory checking of the movements, deficiencies in the application of notion of obvious error and in the acces to BDNI for slaughterhouses


ONE-OFF


 


EUR


–8 732 969,42 


0,00 


–8 732 969,42 




FR


Other Direct Aid — Bovines


2007


shortcomings in the verification of the eligibility conditions, non-application of penalties, unsatisfactory checking of the movements, deficiencies in the application of notion of obvious error and in the acces to BDNI for slaughterhouses


FLAT RATE


2,00  %


EUR


–3 367 782,68 


0,00 


–3 367 782,68 




FR


Other Direct Aid — Bovines


2007


shortcomings in the verification of the eligibility conditions, non-application of penalties, unsatisfactory checking of the movements, deficiencies in the application of notion of obvious error and in the acces to BDNI for slaughterhouses


ONE-OFF


 


EUR


–5 102 086,06 


0,00 


–5 102 086,06 




Total FR


EUR


–62 919 300,65 


0,00 


–62 919 300,65 






GB


Meat Premiums — Bovines


2004


no sanctions applied in case of non-compliance related to claimed above quota


ONE-OFF


 


GBP


–15 517,23 


0,00 


–15 517,23 




GB


Meat Premiums — Ewe and Goats


2004


payments to claimants with less than 10 quota rights


ONE-OFF


 


GBP


–10 647,81 


0,00 


–10 647,81 




GB


Meat Premiums — Bovines


2005


no sanctions applied in case of non-compliance related to claimed above quota


ONE-OFF


 


GBP


–6 790,67 


0,00 


–6 790,67 




GB


Meat Premiums — Ewe and Goats


2005


payments to claimants with less than 10 quota rights


ONE-OFF


 


GBP


–3 492,44 


0,00 


–3 492,44 




GB


Meat Premiums — Ewe and Goats


2005


payments to claimants with less than 10 quota rights, penalty for missing animals was not applied to the national envelope


ONE-OFF


 


GBP


–9 451,43 


0,00 


–9 451,43 




GB


Sugar — Production refunds


2007


deficiency in substitution checks


FLAT RATE


5,00  %


EUR


–19,13 


0,00 


–19,13 




GB


Sugar — other than Export refunds (2007+)


2007


deficiency in substitution checks


FLAT RATE


5,00  %


EUR


–26,49 


0,00 


–26,49 




GB


Export refunds — Sugar and isoglucose


2007


deficiency in substitution checks


FLAT RATE


5,00  %


EUR


– 726,63 


0,00 


– 726,63 




GB


Export refunds — other


2007


deficiency in substitution checks


FLAT RATE


5,00  %


EUR


– 227,75 


0,00 


– 227,75 




GB


Export refunds — other


2008


deficiency in substitution checks


FLAT RATE


5,00  %


EUR


–26,39 


0,00 


–26,39 




GB


Sugar — Production refunds


2008


deficiency in substitution checks


FLAT RATE


5,00  %


EUR


0,86 


0,00 


0,86 




GB


Export refunds — Sugar and isoglucose


2008


deficiency in substitution checks


FLAT RATE


5,00  %


EUR


– 557,68 


0,00 


– 557,68 




Total GB


GBP


–45 899,58 


0,00 


–45 899,58 




Total GB


EUR


–1 583,21 


0,00 


–1 583,21 






GR


Export refunds — Sugar and isoglucose


2006


absence of production and storage control systems


FLAT RATE


10,00  %


EUR


–1 800 082,70 


0,00 


–1 800 082,70 




GR


Export refunds — Non-Annex I


2006


absence of production and storage control systems


FLAT RATE


10,00  %


EUR


–12 890,85 


0,00 


–12 890,85 




GR


Export refunds — Non-Annex I


2006


absence of production and storage control systems


FLAT RATE


15,00  %


EUR


–66 216,34 


0,00 


–66 216,34 




GR


Export refunds — Sugar and isoglucose


2006


absence of production and storage control systems


FLAT RATE


15,00  %


EUR


–7 117 284,53 


0,00 


–7 117 284,53 




GR


Export refunds — Sugar and isoglucose


2007


absence of production and storage control systems


FLAT RATE


10,00  %


EUR


–2 522 082,75 


0,00 


–2 522 082,75 




GR


Export refunds — Non-Annex I


2007


absence of production and storage control systems


FLAT RATE


10,00  %


EUR


–57 587,78 


0,00 


–57 587,78 




GR


Export refunds — Sugar and isoglucose


2008


absence of production and storage control systems


FLAT RATE


10,00  %


EUR


– 515,62 


0,00 


– 515,62 




GR


Export refunds — Non-Annex I


2008


absence of production and storage control systems


FLAT RATE


10,00  %


EUR


–3 633,19 


0,00 


–3 633,19 




GR


Other Direct Aid — Processed dried grape products (other measures)


2007


weaknesses with regards to minimum yield, delivery requirements, checks on processors, cross-checks


ONE-OFF


 


EUR


–71 253 223,81 


0,00 


–71 253 223,81 




GR


Other Direct Aid — Processed dried grape products (other measures)


2008


weaknesses with regards to minimum yield, delivery requirements, checks on processors, cross-checks


ONE-OFF


 


EUR


– 250 325,81 


0,00 


– 250 325,81 




GR


Other Direct Aid — Processed dried grape products (other measures)


2009


weaknesses with regards to minimum yield, delivery requirements, checks on processors, cross-checks


ONE-OFF


 


EUR


–2 192,34 


0,00 


–2 192,34 




GR


Fruit and Vegetables — Citrus Processing


2007


Insufficient number of administrative controls and non-application of sanctions


FLAT RATE


5,00  %


EUR


– 255 264,74 


0,00 


– 255 264,74 




GR


Fruit and Vegetables — Citrus Processing


2008


Insufficient number of administrative controls and non-application of sanctions


FLAT RATE


5,00  %


EUR


– 258 047,81 


0,00 


– 258 047,81 




GR


Wine


 


plantation of vine without the (re-)plantation rights


ONE-OFF


 


EUR


–21 336 120,00 


0,00 


–21 336 120,00 




Total GR


EUR


– 104 935 468,27 


0,00 


– 104 935 468,27 






IT


Fruit and Vegetables — Citrus Processing


2006


weaknesses in the control system (administrative and accounting checks)


FLAT RATE


5,00  %


EUR


–1 683 981,22 


0,00 


–1 683 981,22 




IT


Fruit and Vegetables — Citrus Processing


2007


weaknesses in the control system (administrative and accounting checks)


FLAT RATE


5,00  %


EUR


–1 100 328,66 


0,00 


–1 100 328,66 




IT


Fruit and Vegetables — Tomato Processing


2006


insufficient check of tomato production yield


FLAT RATE


2,00  %


EUR


–3 510 182,04 


0,00 


–3 510 182,04 




IT


Fruit and Vegetables — Tomato Processing


2007


insufficient check of tomato production yield


FLAT RATE


2,00  %


EUR


–2 679 963,75 


0,00 


–2 679 963,75 




IT


Fruit and Vegetables — Tomato Processing


2008


insufficient check of tomato production yield


FLAT RATE


2,00  %


EUR


–2 556 488,30 


0,00 


–2 556 488,30 




IT


Olive Oil — Work programmes of operators' organisations


2007


payments made after the regulatory deadline


ONE-OFF


 


EUR


– 515 252,59 


0,00 


– 515 252,59 




IT


RD Guarantee Accompanying Measures (area related measures)


2005


Article 25 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 796/2004 not respected in case of the announcement of the on-the-spot checks in Calabria region


FLAT RATE


2,00  %


EUR


– 160 616,00 


0,00 


– 160 616,00 




IT


Rural Development EAGGF (2000-2006) — Area related measures


2006


Article 25 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 796/2004 not respected in case of the announcement of the on-the-spot checks in Calabria region


FLAT RATE


2,00  %


EUR


–60 045,00 


0,00 


–60 045,00 




IT


Rural Development EAGGF (2000-2006) — Area related measures


2006


late on-the-spot checks for agri-envi measures, Article 25 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 796/2004 not respected in case of the announcement of the on-the-spot checks in Pugia region


FLAT RATE


2,00  %


EUR


– 308 332,00 


0,00 


– 308 332,00 




IT


Rural Development EAGGF (2000-2006) — Area related measures


2006


late on-the-spot checks for agri-envi measures, Article 25 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 796/2004 not respected in case of the announcement of the on-the-spot checks in Pugia region


FLAT RATE


5,00  %


EUR


–82 920,00 


0,00 


–82 920,00 




IT


Rural Development EAGGF (2000-2006) — Area related measures


2007


late on-the-spot checks for agri-envi measures, Article 25 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 796/2004 not respected in case of the announcement of the on-the-spot checks in Pugia region


FLAT RATE


2,00  %


EUR


–3 985,00 


0,00 


–3 985,00 




IT


Wine


 


plantation of vine without the (re-)plantation rights


ONE-OFF


 


EUR


–98 881 120,00 


0,00 


–98 881 120,00 




Total IT


EUR


– 111 543 214,56 


0,00 


– 111 543 214,56 






NL


Clearance of accounts


2007


wrongful transfer of the rights of one certificate leading to wrongful payment of export refunds


ONE-OFF


 


EUR


–81 004,00 


0,00 


–81 004,00 




Total NL


EUR


–81 004,00 


0,00 


–81 004,00 






PL


Cross Compliance


2006


some GAEC not defined and weaknesses in sanctioning system (claim year 2005)


FLAT RATE


10,00  %


PLN


–9 462 163,58 


– 298 039,22 


–9 164 124,36 




PL


Cross Compliance


2007


some GAEC not defined (claim year 2006)


FLAT RATE


5,00  %


EUR


–3 231 141,53 


–76 634,50 


–3 154 507,03 




PL


Cross Compliance


2007


some GAEC not defined and weaknesses in sanctioning system (claim year 2005)


FLAT RATE


10,00  %


EUR


–3 730,29 


– 117,50 


–3 612,79 




PL


Cross Compliance


2008


some GAEC not defined (claim year 2006)


FLAT RATE


5,00  %


EUR


3 168,04 


0,00 


3 168,04 




PL


Cross Compliance


2008


some GAEC not defined (claim year 2007)


FLAT RATE


5,00  %


EUR


–6 242 027,29 


0,00 


–6 242 027,29 




PL


Cross Compliance


2008


some GAEC not defined and weaknesses in sanctioning system (claim year 2005)


FLAT RATE


10,00  %


EUR


– 602,58 


0,00 


– 602,58 




PL


Cross Compliance


2009


some GAEC not defined (claim year 2006)


FLAT RATE


5,00  %


EUR


– 585,38 


0,00 


– 585,38 




PL


Cross Compliance


2009


some GAEC not defined (claim year 2007)


FLAT RATE


5,00  %


EUR


–7 875,92 


0,00 


–7 875,92 




Total PL


PLN


–9 462 163,58 


– 298 039,22 


–9 164 124,36 




Total PL


EUR


–9 482 794,95 


–76 752,00 


–9 406 042,95 






PT


Other Direct Aid — Bovines


2005


population excluded from on-the-spot checks


FLAT RATE


5,00  %


EUR


–43 659,00 


0,00 


–43 659,00 




PT


Other Direct Aid — Ewe and Goats


2007


amounts paid for less than 10 quota rights


ONE-OFF


 


EUR


– 831,83 


0,00 


– 831,83 




PT


Other Direct Aid — Bovines


2007


non-application of sanctions


ONE-OFF


 


EUR


–24 450,00 


0,00 


–24 450,00 




PT


Other Direct Aid — Bovines


2008


non-application of sanctions


ONE-OFF


 


EUR


–41 350,00 


0,00 


–41 350,00 




Total PT


EUR


– 110 290,83 


0,00 


– 110 290,83 






SI


Clearance of accounts


2008


non-recovered amounts for errors in the EAGF IACS population


ONE-OFF


 


EUR


–8 014,42 


0,00 


–8 014,42 




Total SI


EUR


–8 014,42 


0,00 


–8 014,42 





6701 Total


GBP


–45 899,58 


0,00 


–45 899,58 




PLN


–9 462 163,58 


– 298 039,22 


–9 164 124,36 




EUR


– 421 619 146,82 


–76 752,00 


– 421 542 394,82 








BUDGET ITEM: 6711
















MS


Measure


Financial year


Reason


Type


%


Currency


Amount


Deductions


Financial impact






DE


Clearance of accounts


2008


known errors in the EAFRD IACS population


ONE-OFF


 


EUR


–4 599,05 


0,00 


–4 599,05 




DE


Clearance of accounts


2008


known errors in the EAFRD non-IACS population


ONE-OFF


 


EUR


–99 505,49 


0,00 


–99 505,49 




DE


Clearance of accounts


2007


overpayments in the EAFRD


ONE-OFF


 


EUR


–6 422,93 


0,00 


–6 422,93 




Total DE


EUR


– 110 527,47 


0,00 


– 110 527,47 






EE


Rural Development EAFRD Axis 1 + 3 — Investment orientated measures (2007-2013)


2008


control weaknesses


FLAT RATE


5,00  %


EUR


– 219 399,90 


0,00 


– 219 399,90 




EE


Rural Development EAFRD Axis 1 + 3 — Investment orientated measures (2007-2013)


2009


control weaknesses


FLAT RATE


5,00  %


EUR


– 432 949,15 


0,00 


– 432 949,15 




EE


Rural Development EAFRD Axis 4 LEADER (2007-2013)


2009


control weaknesses


FLAT RATE


5,00  %


EUR


–54 631,06 


0,00 


–54 631,06 




EE


Rural Development EAFRD Axis 4 LEADER (2007-2013)


2010


control weaknesses


FLAT RATE


5,00  %


EUR


–90 905,20 


0,00 


–90 905,20 




Total EE


EUR


– 797 885,31 


0,00 


– 797 885,31 






IT


Rural Development EAFRD Axis 2 (2007-2013, area related measures)


2008


late on-the-spot checks for agri-envi measures, Article 25 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 796/2004 not respected in case of the announcement of the on-the-spot checks in Pugia region


FLAT RATE


2,00  %


EUR


–46 958,00 


0,00 


–46 958,00 




Total IT


EUR


–46 958,00 


0,00 


–46 958,00 






PL


Cross Compliance


2008


some GAEC not defined (claim year 2007)


FLAT RATE


5,00  %


EUR


–1 577 692,31 


0,00 


–1 577 692,31 




PL


Cross Compliance


2009


some GAEC not defined (claim year 2007)


FLAT RATE


5,00  %


EUR


–2 873,42 


0,00 


–2 873,42 




Total PL


EUR


–1 580 565,73 


0,00 


–1 580 565,73 






PT


Clearance of accounts


2008


most likely error


ONE-OFF


 


EUR


– 507 308,00 


0,00 


– 507 308,00 




PT


Clearance of accounts


2008


systematic error


ONE-OFF


 


EUR


– 897 367,00 


0,00 


– 897 367,00 




PT


Clearance of accounts


2008


systematic error - RURIS


ONE-OFF


 


EUR


– 590,00 


0,00 


– 590,00 




Total PT


EUR


–1 405 265,00 


0,00 


–1 405 265,00 






SI


Clearance of accounts — Financial Clearance


2008


known error found in the completeness test of Annex II and III A


ONE-OFF


 


EUR


–6 010,62 


0,00 


–6 010,62 




Total SI


EUR


–6 010,62 


0,00 


–6 010,62 





6711 Total


EUR


–3 947 212,13 


0,00 


–3 947 212,13 








BUDGET ITEM: 05 07 01 07















MS


Measure


Financial year


Reason


Type


%


Currency


Amount


Deductions


Financial impact






RO


Financial audit — Late payments and payment deadlines


2009


late payments


ONE-OFF


 


EUR


–7 674 175,73 


–9 399 922,54 


1 725 746,81 




Total RO


EUR


–7 674 175,73 


–9 399 922,54 


1 725 746,81 




05 07 01 07 Total


EUR


–7 674 175,73 


–9 399 922,54 


1 725 746,81