CELEX: 31977D0046
Language: en
Date: 1976-12-22 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 22 December 1976 on the granting by the Guidance Section of the EAGGF to the United Kingdom of a payment on account in respect of expenditure incurred during 1975 on aids for the less-favoured farming areas

No L 9/ 14                            Official Journal of the European Communities                              12. 1 . 77
                                                 COMMISSION DECISION
                                                    of 22 December 1976
               on the granting by the Guidance Section of the EAGGF to the United Kingdom
               of a payment on account in respect of expenditure incurred during 1975 on aids
                                            for the less-favoured farming areas
                                              (Only the English text is authentic)
                                                         (77/46/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 £ 9 813 298-75 (23 551 898-16 u.a.) i.e.
 in certain less-favoured areas ('), as last amended by           £ 7 359 974-06 ( 17 663 923-61 u.a.) ;
 Directive 76/400/EEC (2), and in particular Article 13
 thereof,                                                         Whereas Decision 76/627/EEC lays down in Article 2
                                                                  that applications 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 Fund Committee has been consulted on
Whereas the measures taken by the United Kingdom                  the financial aspects and in particular as to the funds
 to implement Directive 75/268 /EEC were the subject              available,
 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 United
shall make a payment on account of 75 % of the                    Kingdom during 1975 on aids for the less-favoured
amount requested ;                                                farming areas shall be £ 7 359 974-06 ( 17 663 923-61
                                                                  u.a.).
Whereas the application for reimbursement lodged by
the United Kingdom in respect of aids granted during
 1975 for the less-favoured farming areas is complete                                    Article 2
and has been submitted in due form ; whereas the
total amount of expenditure for the year 1975 comes               This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom.
to 39 253 195-00 (94 207 592-63 u.a .) broken down as
follows :
                                                                  Done at Brussels, 22 December 1976.
under Title II J        Directive         ^ 39 253 195-00
under Title IV )        75/268/ EEC       (       —
                                                                                           For the Commission
Whereas      the   total    amount      of    reimbursement
                                                                                             P.J. LARDINOIS
requested comes to £ 9 813 298-75 (23 551 898-1 6
u.a.) ;                                                                                 Member of the Commission
(') OJ  No L  128, 19. 5. 1975, p. 1 .
(*) OJ  No L  108, 26. 4. 1976, p. 21 .
(3) OJ  No L  96, 23. 4. 1972, p. 1 .
(4) OJ  No L  302, 4. 11 . 1976, p. 19.
(5) OJ  No L  222, 14. 8 . 1976, p. 37.