CELEX: 31978D1009
Language: en
Date: 1978-12-01 00:00:00
Title: 78/1009/EEC: Commission Decision of 1 December 1978 on the granting by the Guidance Section of the EAGGF to Ireland of a payment on account in respect of expenditure incurred during 1977 on aids for the less-favoured farming areas

9 . 12. 78                            Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 345/21
                                                COMMISSION DECISION
                                                    of 1 December 1978
               on the granting by the Guidance Section of the EAGGF to Ireland of a payment
               on account in respect of expenditure incurred during 1977 on aid for the less­
                                                  favoured farming areas
                                             (Only the English text is authentic)
                                                        (78/ 1009/ 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 £ 6 750 390.79 , i.e. £ 5 062 793.09 ;
in certain less-favoured areas ('), as last amended by
Directive 76/400/ EEC (2), and in particular Article 13             Whereas Decision 76/627/ EEC lays down in Article 2
thereof,                                                            that application for reimbursement concerning Title
                                                                    III of Directive 75/268/EEC shall be submitted along
Having regard to Council Directive 72/ 159 / EEC of 17              with applications for reimbursement of expenditure
April 1972 on the modernization of farms (3), as last               on Directive 72/ 159/ EEC ;
amended by Directive 76/837/ EEC (4), and in parti­
                                                                    Whereas the EAGGF Committee has been consulted
cular Article 21 (3) thereof,
                                                                    on the financial aspects and in particular as to the
Whereas the measures taken by Ireland to implement                  funds available,
Directive 75/268 / EEC were the subject of a favourable
Commission Decision pursuant to Article 13 of the
said    Directive  and   to   Article     18   of  Directive        HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
72/ 159 / EEC ;
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 Ireland
lars contained in the application for reimbursement,                during 1977 on aids for the less-favoured farming
                                                                    areas shall be £ 5 062 793.09 .
shall make a payment on account of 75% of the
amount requested ;
                                                                                           Article 2
Whereas the application for reimbursement lodged by
Ireland in respect of aids granted during 1977 for the              This Decision is addressed to Ireland .
less-favoured farming areas is complete and has been
submitted in due form ; whereas the total amount of
expenditure for the year 1977 comes to £ 19 453                     Done at Brussels, 1 December 1978 .
834.60 , broken down as follows :
— under Title II : £ 18 883 772-60 ,                                                         For the Commission
— under Title IV : £        570 062 00 ;
                                                                                              Finn GUNDELACH
whereas the total amount of reimbursement requested
comes to £ 6 750 390-79 ;                                                                        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.