CELEX: 31978D0777
Language: en
Date: 1978-09-08 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 8 September 1978 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 1977 on aids for the less-favoured farming areas

No L 259/24                          Official Journal of the European Communities                             22. 9. 78
                                                COMMISSION DECISION
                                                   of 8 September 1978
             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 1977 on aids
                                           for the less-favoured farming areas
                                             (Only the English text is authentic)
                                                        (78/777/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 £ 12 835 344.79 i.e. £ 9 626 508.59 ;
in certain less-favoured areas (!), as last amended by
                                                                 Whereas Article 2 of Decision 76/627/EEC lays down
Directive 76/400/EEC (2), and in particular Article 13
thereof,                                                          that applications for reimbursement concerning Title
                                                                  III of Directive 75/268/EEC shall be submitted along
Having regard to Council Directive 72/ 159/EEC of 17             with applications for reimbursement of expenditure
April 1972 on the modernization of farms (3), as last             on Directive 72/ 159/EEC ;
amended by Directive 76/837/EEC (4), and in parti­               Whereas the EAGGF Committee has been consulted
cular Article 21 (3) thereof,
                                                                  on the financial aspects and in particular as to the
Whereas the measures taken by the United Kingdom                  funds available.
to implement Directive 75/268/EEC were the subject
of a favourable Commission Decision pursuant to
Article 13 of the said Directive and to Article 18 of             HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
Directive 72/ 159/EEC ;
                                                                                         Article 1
Whereas Article 5 ( 1 ) of Commission Decision
76/627/EEC of 25 June 1976 concerning applications
                                                                  The payment on account by the Guidance Section of
for reimbursement in respect of aid granted by
                                                                  the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee
Member States pursuant to Directive 75/268/EEC (5)                Fund towards the expenditure incurred by the United
lays down that the Commission, acting on the basis of             Kingdom during 1977 on aids for the less-favoured
particulars contained in the application for reimburse­           farming areas shall be £ 9 626 508.59.
ment, shall make a payment on account of 75 % of
the amount requested ;
                                                                                         Article 2
Whereas the application for reimbursement lodged by
the United Kingdom in respect of aids granted during              This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom.
1977 for the less-favoured farming areas is complete
and has been submitted in due form ; whereas the
total amount of expenditure for the year 1977 comes               Done at Brussels, 8 September 1978 .
to £ 51 341 379.14, broken down as follows :
      under Title II :                 £ 51 282 490-50                                     For the Commission
      under Title IV :                      £ 58 888.64
                                                                                            Finn GUNDELACH
Whereas     the    total  amount        of   reimbursement
requested comes to £ 12 835 344-79 ;                                                           Vice-President
C) OJ No L 128, 19 . 5. 1975, p. 1 .
(2) OJ No L 108 , 26. 4. 1976, p. 21 .
(3) OJ No L 96, 23. 4. 1972, p. 1 .
I4) OJ No L 302, 4. 11 . 1976, p. 19.
(5) OJ No L 222, 14. 8 . 1976, p. 37.