CELEX: 31977D0676
Language: en
Date: 1977-10-21 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 21 October 1977 on the granting by the Guidance Section of the EAGGF to the Federal Republic of Germany of a payment on account in respect of expenditure incurred during 1976 on aids for the less-favoured farming areas

No L 276/36                            Official Journal of the European Communities                           28 . 10. 77
                                                  COMMISSION DECISION
                                                      of 21 October 1977
               on the granting by the Guidance Section of the EAGGF to the Federal Republic
               of Germany of a payment on account in respect of expenditure incurred during
                                   1976 on aids for the less-favoured farming areas
                                               (Only the German text is authentic)
                                                          (77/676/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                     Whereas the making of a payment on account for the
 COMMUNITIES,                                                      period in question shall not prejudice the final deci­
                                                                   sion on the contribution from the Fund for the said
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             period ; whereas the Guidance Section of the Euro­
 Economic Community,
                                                                   pean Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund
 Having regard to Council Directive 75/268/EEC of 28               should therefore make a payment on account of 75 %
April 1975 on mountain and hill farming and farming                of the sum of DM 28 114 735-69 (7 681 621-77 u.a.)
 in certain less-favoured areas (x), as last amended by            i.e. DM 21 086 051-77 (5 761 216-33 u.a.);
 Directive 76/400/EEC (2), and in particular Article 13
 thereof,                                                          Whereas Decision 76/627/EEC lays down in Article 2
                                                                   that application for reimbursement concerning Title
 Having regard to Council Directive 72/ 159/EEC of 17              III of Directive 75/268/EEC shall be submitted along
April 1972 on the modernization of farms (3), as last              with applications for reimbursement of expenditure
 amended by Directive 76/837/EEC (4), and in parti­                on Directive 72/ 159/EEC ;
 cular Article 21 (3) thereof,
                                                                   Whereas the EAGGF Committee has been consulted
Whereas the measures taken by the Federal Republic                 on the financial aspects and in particular as to the
 of Germany to implement Directive 75/268/EEC were                 funds available,
 the subject of a favourable Commission Decision
 pursuant to Article 13 of the said Directive and to
Article 18 of Directive 72/ 159/EEC ;                              HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
Whereas Commission Decision 76/627/ EEC of 25
June 1976 concerning applications for reimbursement                                      Article 1
 in respect of aid granted by Member States pursuant
 to Directive 75/268/EEC (5) lays down in Article 5 ( 1 )          The payment on account by the Guidance Section of
 that the Commission, acting on the basis of particu­              the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee
 lars contained in the application for reimbursement,              Fund towards the expenditure incurred by the Federal
 shall make a payment on account of 75 % of the                    Republic of Germany during 1976 on aids for the less­
 amount requested ;                                                favoured farming areas shall be DM 21 086 051-77
                                                                   (5 761 216-33 u.a.).
Whereas the application for reimbursement lodged by
 the Federal Republic of Germany in respect of aids                                       Article 2
granted during 1976 for the less-favoured farming
 areas is complete and has been submitted in due                   This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of
 form ; whereas the total amount of expenditure for the            Germany.
year 1976 comes to DM 112 458 942-90 (30 726
 4871 3 u.a.) broken down as follows :
                                                                   Done at Brussels, 21 October 1977.
under Title II ) of Directive            DM 1 12 039 316-90
under Title IV ) 75/268/EEC              DM       419 626                                   For the Commission
                                                                                             Finn GUNDELACH
whereas the total amount of reimbursement requested
comes to DM 28 114 735-69 (7 681 621-77 u.a.);                                                  Vice-President
(!) OJ  No L  128, 19 . 5. 1975, p. 1 .
0   OJ  No L  108, 26. 4. 1976, p. 21 .
(J) OJ  No L  96, 23. 4. 1972, p. 1 .
(4) OJ  No L  302, 4. 11 . 1976, p. 19 .
0   OJ  No L  222, 14. 8 . 1976, p. 37.