CELEX: 31977D0013
Language: en
Date: 1976-12-16 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 16 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 1974 on aids relating to the provision of socio-economic guidance for and the acquisition of occupational skills by persons engaged in agriculture

6 . 1 . 77                               Official Journal of the European Communities                                No L 4/23
                                                   COMMISSION DECISION
                                                       of 16 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 1974 on aids
               relating to the provision of socio-economic guidance for and the acquisition of
                                 occupational skills by persons engaged in agriculture
                                                (Only the English text is authentic)
                                                              (77/ 13/ 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 72/ 1 61 /EEC of 17                 should therefore make a payment on account of 75 %
April 1972 concerning the provision of socio­                           of the sum of £ 24 518-50 (58 844-36 u.a.), i.e.
economic guidance for and the acquisition of occupa­                    £ 18 388-88 (44 133-27 u.a.);
tional skills by persons engaged in agriculture ( ! ), as               Whereas the Fund Committee has been consulted on
last amended by Directive 73/358 / EEC (2), and in
particular Article 14 (3) thereof,                                       the financial aspects and in particular as to the funds
                                                                        available ,
Whereas the measures taken by the United Kingdom
to implement Directive 72/ 161 / EEC were the subject
of a favourable Commission Decision pursuant to                          HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
Article 1 1 of the said Directive ;
Whereas        Commission           Decision       74/ 581 / EEC                                Article 1
concerning applications for reimbursement in respect
of aid granted by the Member States pursuant to Direc­                  The payment on account by the Guidance Section of
 tives 72/ 1 59/ EEC, 72/ 160/ EEC and 72/ 161 / EEC (3),                the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee
lays down in Article 4 ( 1 ) that the Commission , acting                Fund towards the expenditure incurred by the United
on the basis of particulars contained in the applica­                    Kingdom during 1974 in respect of aids relating to
tions for reimbursement, shall make a payment on                         the provision of socio-economic guidance for and the
account of 75 % of the amount requested ;                                acquisition of occupational skills by persons engaged
                                                                         in agriculture shall be £ 1 8 388-88 (44 133-27 u.a.).
Whereas the application for reimbursement lodged by
the United Kingdom in respect of aids granted during
 1974 for the provision of socio-economic guidance for                                          Article 2
and the acquisition of occupational skills by persons
engaged in agriculture is complete and has been                         This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom .
submitted in due form ; whereas the total amount of
expenditure for the year 1974 comes to £ 166 504-30
(399 610 u.a .), broken down as follows :                                Done at Brussels, 16 December 1976 .
under Title I            Directive             £   63 448-65
under Title II           72/ 161 / EEC         £ 103 055-65                                       For the Commission
                                                                                                     P. J. LARDINOIS
whereas the total amount of reimbursement requested
comes to £ 24 518-50 ( 58 844-36 u.a .);                                                       Member of the Commission
(') OJ No L 96 , 23 . 4 . 1972, p. 15 .
( 2 ) OJ No L 326, 27 . 11 . 1973 , p . 17 .
(3 ) OJ No L 320 , 29 . 11 . 1 974, p. 1 .