CELEX: 31977D0305
Language: en
Date: 1977-04-19 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 19 April 1977 on the granting by the Guidance Section of the EAGGF to the Kingdom of Belgium of a payment on account in respect of expenditure incurred during 1976 on aids for the less-favoured farming areas

No L 103 /28                              Official Journal of the European Communities                                27. 4. 77
                                                     COMMISSION DECISION
                                                           of 19 April 1977
              on the granting by the Guidance Section of the EAGGF to the Kingdom of
              Belgium of a payment on account in respect of expenditure incurred during
                                     1976 on aids for the less-favoured farming areas
                                          (Only the Dutch and French texts are authentic)
                                                             (77/305/ 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 Bfrs 84 129 611 (1 682 592.22 u.a.) i.e.
in certain less-favoured areas ('), as last amended by                 Bfrs 63 097 208.25 (1 261 944.17 u.a.) ;
Directive 76/400/ EEC (2), and in particular Article 13                Whereas Decision 76/627/EEC lays down in Article 2
thereof,
                                                                       that applications 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 Fund Committee has been consulted on
Whereas the measures taken by the Kingdom of                           the financial aspects and in particular as to the Funds
Belgium to implement Directive 75/268/ EEC were                        available,
the subject of a favourable Commission Decision
pursuant to Article 13 of the said Directive and to
Article 18 of Directive 72/ 159 / EEC ;                                HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
Whereas Commission Decision 76/ 627/ EEC of 25
                                                                                              Article 1
June 1976 concerning applications for reimbursement
in respect of aid granted by Member States pursuant                    The payment on account by the Guidance Section of
to Directive 75/268 / EEC (5) lays down in Article 5 ( 1 )             the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee
that the Commission , acting on the basis of particu­                  Fund towards the expenditure incurred by the
lars contained in the application for reimbursement,                   Kingdom of Belgium during 1976 on aids for the less-
shall make a payment on account of 75 % of the                         favoured farming areas shall be Bfrs 63 097 208.25
amount requested ;                                                     (1 261 944.17 u.a.).
Whereas the application for reimbursement lodged by
the Kingdom of Belgium in respect of aids granted                                             Article 2
during 1976 for the less-favoured farming areas is
                                                                       This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of
complete and has been submitted in due form ;
                                                                       Belgium .
whereas the total amount of expenditure for the year
 1976 comes to Bfrs 336 518 445 (6 730 368.90 u.a.)
broken down as follows :
                                                                        Done at Brussels, 19 April 1977.
under Title II ) of Directive ^                 Bfrs 336 392 297
under Title IV ) 75/268/EEC f                        Bfrs 126 148                               For the Commission
Whereas      the    total     amount        of    reimbursement
                                                                                                  Finn GUNDELACH
 requested comes to Bfrs 84 129 611 (1 682 592.22
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 .
(«) OJ  No L  302, 4. 11 . 1976, p . 19 .
 5  OJ  No L  222, 14 . 8 . 1976, p . 37 .