CELEX: 31977D0514
Language: en
Date: 1977-07-28 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 28 July 1977 on the granting by the Guidance Section of the EAGGF to the French Republic of a payment on account in respect of expenditure incurred during 1976 on aids for the less-favoured farming areas

No L 207/ 56                            Official Journal of the European Communities                               13 . 8 . 77
                                                   COMMISSION DECISION
                                                         of 28 July 1977
              on the granting by the Guidance Section of the EAGGF to the French Republic
              of a payment on account in respect of expenditure incurred during 1976 on aids
                                             for the less-favoured farming areas
                                                (Only the French text is authentic)
                                                           (77/514/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
Economic Community,                                                 period ; whereas the Guidance Section of the Euro­
                                                                    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 FF 87 248 405 ( 15 708 574-07 u.a.) i.e.
in certain less-favoured areas (J ), as last amended by             FF 65 436 303-75 ( 11 781 430-55 u.a.) ;
Directive 76/400/EEC (2), and in particular Article 13
thereof,                                                            Whereas Decision 76/627/EEC lays down in Article 2
Having regard to Council Directive 72/ 159/EEC of 17                that application for reimbursement concerning Title
April 1972 on the modernization of farms (3), as last               III of Directive 75/268 / EEC shall be submitted along
amended by Directive 76/837/EEC (4), and in parti­                  with applications for reimbursement of expenditure
                                                                    on Directive 72/ 159/ EEC ;
cular Article 21 (3) thereof,
Whereas the measures taken by the French Republic                   Whereas the EAGGF Committee has been consulted
to implement Directive 75/268/EEC were the subject                  on the financial aspects and in particular as to the
of a favourable Commission Decision pursuant to                     funds available,
Article 13 of the said Directive and to Article 18 of
Directive 72/ 159 /EEC ;
Whereas Commission Decision 76/627/ EEC of 25                       HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
June 1976 concerning applications for reimbursement
in respect of aid granted by Member States pursuant                                        Article 1
to Directive 75/268/EEC (5), lays down in Article 5 ( 1 )
that the Commission, acting on the basis of particu­                The payment on account by the Guidance Section of
lars contained in the application for reimbursement,                the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee
shall make a payment on account of 75 % of the                      Fund towards the expenditure incurred by the French
amount requested ;                                                  Republic during 1976 on aids for the less-favoured
Whereas the application for reimbursement lodged by                 farming areas shall be              FF     65 436 303-75
the French Republic in respect of aids granted during               ( 11 781 430-55 u.a.).
 1976 for the less-favoured farming areas is complete
and has been submitted in due form ; whereas the                                           Article 2
total amount of expenditure for the year 1976 comes
to FF 348 993 621 (62 834 296-50 u.a.) broken down                  This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.
as follows :
under Title II \                              FF 348 993 621
                  f      of Directive                               Done at Brussels, 28 July 1977.
                  (      75/268 / EEC
under Title IV )                                    —
                                                                                               For the Commission
Whereas      the    total    amount       of    reimbursement                                   Finn GUNDELACH
requested comes to FF 87 248 405 ( 15 708 574-07
u.a.) ;                                                                                            Vice-President
(>) 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 .
(4) OJ  No L  302, 4. 11 . 1976, p. 19 .
(5) OJ  No L  222, 14. 8 . 1976, p. 37.