CELEX: 31978D0017
Language: en
Date: 1977-12-06 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 6 December 1977 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 1976 on aids for the less-favoured farming areas

13 . 1 . 78                                  Official Journal of the European Communities                              No L 10/25
                                                        COMMISSION DECISION
                                                           of 6 December 1977
                 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 1976 on aids
                                                  for the less-favoured farming areas
                                                     (Only the English text is authentic)
                                                                (78/ 17/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                            measures which have been the subject of a favourable
COMMUNITIES,                                                              Commission Decision ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                     Whereas the making of a payment on account for the
Economic Community,                                                       period in question shall not prejudice the final deci­
Having regard to Council Directive 75/268/ EEC of 28                      sion on the contribution from the Fund for the said
April 1975 on mountain and hill farming and farming                       period ; whereas the Guidance Section of the Euro­
in certain less-favoured areas ('), as last amended by                    pean Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund
Directive 76/400 /EEC (2), and in particular Article 13                   should therefore make a payment on account of 75 %
thereof,                                                                  of the sum of £ 12 723 487-68 (30 536 346 u.a .), i.e.
                                                                          £ 9 542 615.76 (22 902 259.50 u.a .);
Having regard to Council Directive 72/ 159/ EEC of 17
April 1972 on the modernization of farms (3 ), as last                    Whereas Article 2 of Decision 76/627/ EEC provides
amended by Directive 76/837/ EEC (4), and in parti­                       that applications for reimbursement concerning Title
cular Article 21 (3) thereof,                                             III of Directive 75/ 268 / EEC shall be submitted at the
Whereas some of the measures taken by the United                          same time as applications for reimbursement of expen­
                                                                          diture under Directive 72/ 159 / EEC ;
Kingdom to implement Directive 75/268/EEC have
been the subject of a favourable Commission Decision                      Whereas the EAGGF Committee has been consulted
pursuant to Article 13 of the said Directive and to                       on the financial aspects, and in particular as to the
Article 18 of Directive 72/ 159/ EEC ;                                    funds available,
Whereas Commission               Decision 76/ 627/ EEC of 25
June 1976 concerning applications for reimbursement
                                                                          HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
in respect of aid granted by Member States pursuant
to Directive 75/268 / EEC (5) lays down in Article 5 ( 1 )
that the Commission , acting on the basis of particu­                                             Article 1
lars contained in the application for reimbursement,
                                                                          The payment on account by the Guidance Section of
shall make a payment on account of 75 % of the                            the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee
amount requested ;
                                                                          Fund towards the expenditure incurred by the United
Whereas the application for reimbursement lodged by                       Kingdom during 1976 on aids for the less-favoured
the United Kingdom in respect of aids granted during                      farming areas shall be £ 9 542 615-76 (22 902 259.50
1976 for the less-favoured farming areas is complete                      u.a .).
and has been submitted in due form ; whereas the
total amount of expenditure for the year 1976 comes                                               Article 2
to £ 51 185 573.40 ( 122 845 277.88 u.a .) broken down
as follows :                                                              This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom .
under Title II            Directive                £ 51 184 503.40
                                                                          Done at Brussels, 6 December 1977 .
under Title IV            75 / 268 / EEC           £'      1 070.00
Whereas        the     total     amount       of     reimbursement                                    For the Commission
requested comes to £ 12 796 39 3.35 (30 711 319.47                                                     Finn GUNDELACH
u.a .) ; whereas only a portion of this amount, namely
£ 12 723 487.68 (30 536 346 u.a .) relates to the                                                         Vice-President
(')  OJ  No  L   128 , 19 . S. 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 . 1 1 . 1976 , p. 19 .
(5 ) OJ  No  L  222 , 14 . 8 . 1976 , p. 37.