CELEX: 31985D0454
Language: en
Date: 1985-08-28 00:00:00
Title: 85/454/EEC: Commission Decision of 28 August 1985 on the clearance of the accounts presented by the Hellenic Republic in respect of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guarantee Section, expenditure for 1981

9 . 10 . 85                                Official Journal of the European Communities                                        No L 267 / 19
                                                        COMMISSION DECISION
                                                             of 28 August 1985
                    on the clearance of the accounts presented by the Hellenic Republic in respect of the European
                         Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund , Guarantee Section , expenditure for 1981
                                                      ( Only the Greek text is authentic )
                                                               ( 85 / 454 / EEC )
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                                 Whereas the present Decision does not prejudge the financial
                                                                             consequences which may be drawn in any subsequent
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                        clearance of accounts procedure for national aids in
Economic Community ,                                                         accordance with Article 93 of the Treaty or infringement
                                                                             procedures under Article 169 of the Treaty currently in
                                                                             progress or concluded after the date of 31 March 1985 or as a
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 729 / 70 of                   result of infringements in 1981 or national aids incompatible
21 April 1970 on the financing of the common agricultural                    with the Treaty paid in 1981 having affected the expenditure
policy ( J ), as last amended by Regulation ( EEC )                          charged to the EAGGF in any financial year subsequent to
No 870 / 85 ( 2 ), and in particular Article 5 ( 2 ) thereof,                that of 1981 ;
After consulting the Fund Committee ,                                        Whereas the present Decision does not prejudge the financial
                                                                             consequences which may be drawn in any subsequent
                                                                             clearance of accounts relating to current investigations ,
Whereas , under Article 5 ( 2 ) ( b ) of Regulation ( EEC )                  financial losses resulting from irregularities in the meaning of
No 729 / 70 , the Commission , on the basis of the annual                    Article 8 of Regulation ( EEC ) No 729 / 70 or judgments by
accounts presented by the Member States , clears the accounts                the Court of Justice on cases currently under consideration
of the authorities and bodies referred to in Article 4 of that
                                                                             and concerning matters which are also the subject of this
Regulation ;                                                                 Decision ,
Whereas Greece has transmitted to the Commission the
documents required to clear the accounts for 1981 ; whereas
the latter has carried out on-the-spot inspections as provided               HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
for in Article 9 ( 2 ) of Regulation ( EEC ) No 729 / 70 ;
                                                                                                         Article 1
Whereas Article 8 of Commission Regulation ( EEC )
No 1723 / 72 of 26 July 1 972 on the clearance of the accounts
of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund ,                   The expenditure by Greece recognized as chargeable to the
Guarantee Section ( 3 ), provides that the Decision to clear the             European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund ,
accounts must include the determination of the amount of                     Guarantee Section , in respect of the 1981 financial
expenditure incurred in each Member State during the                         year amounts , in accordance with the Annex , to Dr
financial year in question recognized as chargeable to the                   8 561 938 107 .
Fund , Guarantee Section , and also the determination of the
amount of the Community's financial resources still available
in each Member State ;                                                                                   Article 2
Whereas , under Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation ( EEC )
No 729 / 70 , only refunds on exports to non-member                          The financial resources available at the end of 1981 amount ,
countries and intervention intended to stabilize agricultural                in accordance with the Annex , to Dr 1 361 147 893 .
markets , respectively granted and undertaken according to
Community rules within the framework of the common
organization of agricultural markets , may be financed ;                                                 Article 3
whereas the inspections carried out show that a part of the
expenditure declared amounting to Dr 423 537 043 does not
satisfy the requirements of these provisions and therefore                   This Decision is addressed to the Hellenic Republic .
cannot be financed ; whereas the Member State has been fully
informed of this correction and has been able to give its views              Done at Brussels , 28 August 1985 .
thereon ;
                                                                                                                    For the Commission
(») OJ No L 94 , 28 . 4 . 1970 , p. 13 .                                                                             Frans ANDRIESSEN
( 2 ) OJ No L 95 , 2 . 4 . 1985 , p. 1 .
( 3 ) OJ No L 186 , 16 . 8 . 1972 , p. 1 .                                                                              Vice-President
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                                                                 ANNEX
               Clearance of the accounts concerning the expenditure financed by the EAGGF , Guarantee Section , for 1981
                                                                                                    Dr)
         1 . Funds available after clearance of the accounts for 1980
        2 . Advances received for 1981                                                                      9 923 086 000
        3 . Total funds available to cover expenditure for 1981                                             9 923 086 000
        4 . Expenditure recognized for 1981 :
             ( a ) Expenditure declared                                              8 985 475 150
             ( b ) Expenditure not recognized :                                     - 423 537 043
                   — of which definitive decision deferred to 1982
             ( c ) Elimination of reserves for previous years
             ( d ) Expenditure recognized                                                                   8 561 938 107
         5 . Funds available after clearance of accounts for 1981                                           1 361 147 893