CELEX: 31977D0678
Language: en
Date: 1977-10-21 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 21 October 1977 on the granting by the Guidance Section of the EAGGF to Ireland of a payment on account in respect of expenditure incurred during 1976 on aids for the less-favoured farming areas

No L 276/38                            Official Journal of the European Communities                           28 . 10. 77
                                                 COMMISSION DECISION
                                                     of 21 October 1977
              on the granting by the Guidance Section of the EAGGF to Ireland of a payment
              on account in respect of expenditure incurred during 1976 on aids for the less­
                                                   favoured farming areas
                                              (Only the English text is authentic)
                                                         (77/678/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 fanning               of the sum of £ 3 897 092-66 (9 353 014-90 u.a.)   i.e. £
in certain less-favoured areas (!), as last amended by            2 922 819-50 (7 014 761-19 u.a.);
Directive 76/400/EEC (2), and in particular Article 13
thereof,                                                          Whereas Decision 76/627/EEC lays down in Article 2
                                                                  that application 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 measures taken by Ireland to implement                Whereas the EAGGF Committee has been consulted
Directive 75/268/EEC were the subject of a favourable             on the financial aspects and in particular as to the
Commission Decision pursuant to Article 13 of the                 funds available,
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 Ireland
amount requested ;                                                during 1976 on aids for the less-favoured farming
Whereas the application for reimbursement lodged by               areas shall be £ 2 922 819-50 (7 014 761-19 u.a.).
 Ireland in respect of aids granted during 1976 for the
less-favoured farming areas is complete and has been                                     Article 2
submitted in due form ; whereas the total amount of
expenditure for the year 1976 comes to £                          This Decision is addressed to Ireland.
 12 747 322-16 (30 593 548-71 u.a.) broken down as
follows :
                                                                   Done at Brussels, 21 October 1977.
under Title II ) of Dlrectivc              £ 12747 32216
under Tide IV ) 7M68/EEC                                                                   For the Commission
                                                                                            Finn GUNDELACH
whereas the total amount of reimbursement requested
comes to £ 3 897 092-66 (9 353 014-90 u.a.);                                                   Vice-President
0)  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 .
(<) OJ  No L 302, 4. 11 . 1976, p. 19.
(5) OJ  No L  222, 14. 8. 1976, p. 37.