CELEX: 31977D0040
Language: en
Date: 1976-12-21 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 21 December 1976 on the reimbursement by the Guidance  Section of the EAGGF to the United Kingdom of premiums paid during 1975 for the conversion of dairy herds to meat production

11 . 1 . 77                             Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 8 / 17
                                                   COMMISSION DECISION
                                                      of 21 December 1976
                on the reimbursement by the Guidance Section of the EAGGF to the United
                Kingdom of premiums paid during 1975 for the conversion of dairy herds to
                                                        meat production
                                                (Only the English text is authentic)
                                                           (77/40/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                       date the aid is granted ; whereas a provisional amount
COMMUNITIES,                                                         should therefore be fixed including only the expendi­
                                                                     ture    incurred   on     the    first instalment,    i.e.
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                £ 8 097 671-14 ( 19 434 395-19 u.a.);
Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                         Whereas the Guidance Section of the European Agri­
                                                                     cultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund should there­
729/70 of 21 April 1970 on the financing of the                      fore reimburse 50 % thereof, i.e. £ 4 048 835-57
common agricultural policy ('), as last amended by                   (9 717 197-59 u.a.);
Regulation (EEC) No 2788/72 (2), and in particular
Article 7 ( 1 ) thereof,                                             Whereas the Fund Committee has been consulted on
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                         the financial aspects and in particular as to the funds
                                                                     available,
 1353/73 of 15 May 1973 introducing a premium
system for the conversion of dairy cow herds to meat
production and a development premium for the                         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
specialized raising of cattle for meat production (3), as
last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 266/75 (4), and
in particular Articles 16 (2) and 17 (2) thereof,                                           Article 1
Whereas the United Kingdom has made an applica­                     The contribution by the Guidance Section of the Euro­
tion for reimbursement in respect of expenditure                     pean Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund
incurred in respect of premiums granted during 1975 ;                towards the expenditure incurred by the United
                                                                     Kingdom during 1975 in respect of premiums for the
Whereas this application is in accordance with the                   conversion of dairy herds to meat production and of
provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No                         development premiums for the specialized raising of
2641 /74 of 15 October 1974 concerning applications                  cattle for meat production shall provisionally be
for the refund by the Guidance Section of the EAGGF                  £ 4 048 835-57 (9 717 197-59 u.a.).
of premiums for the conversion of dairy herds to meat
production and of development premiums for the
                                                                                            Article 2
specialized raising of cattle for meat production (5) ;
Whereas an examination of the information provided                  This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom .
shows that premiums amounting to £ 13 218 500-14
and in particular £ 8 097 671-14 as a first instalment
and £ 5 120 829-00 as a second instalment, were paid                 Done at Brussels, 21 December 1976 .
under the conditions laid down in Articles 1 to 4 of
Regulation (EEC) No 1353/73 and its detailed rules of                                           For the Commission
application ;
                                                                                                  P.J. LARDINOIS
Whereas the second instalment will have to be calcu­
lated again at the conversion rate operative on the                                        Member of the Commission
(')  OJ   No L 94, 28 . 4. 1970, p. 13.
(2)  OJ   No L 295, 30 . 12. 1972, p. 1 .
(3) OJ    No L 141 , 28 . 5 . 1973, p. 18 .
(4)  OJ   No L 30, 4 . 2. 1975, p. 1 .
(5) OJ    No L 283, 19 . 10 . 1974, p. 5.