CELEX: 31977D0051
Language: en
Date: 1976-12-22 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 22 December 1976 on the granting by the Guidance Section of the EAGGF to the Federal Republic of Germany of a payment on account in respect of expenditure incurred during 1975 on aids and premiums relating to the modernization of farms including those in the less-favoured farming areas

12. 1 . 77                               Official Journal of the European Communities                                  No L 9/ 19
                                                   COMMISSION DECISION
                                                      of 22 December 1976
             on the granting by the Guidance Section of the EAGGF to the Federal Republic
             of Germany of a payment on account in respect of expenditure incurred during
             1975 on aids and premiums relating to the modernization of farms including
                                          those in the less-favoured farming areas
                                                (Only the German text is authentic)
                                                            (77/51 /EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                         Article 2 that applications for reimbursement
COMMUNITIES,                                                           concerning Title III of Directive 75/268/EEC shall be
                                                                       submitted along with applications for reimbursement
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                  of expenditure on Directive 72/ 159/EEC, under the
Economic Community,                                                    provisions laid down in Commission Decision
Having regard to Council Directive 72/ 159/ EEC of 17                  74/581 /EEC of 16 October 1974 concerning applica­
April 1972 on the modernization of farms ('), as last                  tions for reimbursement in respect of aid granted by
amended by Directive 76/837/EEC (2), and in parti­                     the Member States pursuant to Directives
cular Article 21 (3) thereof,                                          72/ 159/ EEC, 72/ 160/EEC and 72/ 1 61 /EEC (6), and
                                                                       also with the payments on account which can be
Having regard to Council Directive 75/268/EEC of 28                    agreed ;
April 1975 on mountain and hill farming and farming
in certain less-favoured areas (3), as last amended by                 Whereas Commission Decision 74/581 /EEC lays
Directive 76/400/ EEC (4), and in particular Article 13                down in Article 4 ( 1 ) that the Commission, acting on
thereof,                                                               the basis of particulars contained in the application
Whereas the measures taken by the Federal Republic                     for reimbursement, shall make a payment on account
of Germany to implement Directives 72/ 159/ EEC and                    of 75 % of the amount requested ;
75/268/EEC were the subject of favourable Commis­
sion Decisions pursuant to Article 18 of Directive                     Whereas the application for reimbursement lodged by
72/ 159/ EEC and         to    Article      13    of  Directive        the Federal Republic of Germany in respect of aids
75/268 / EEC ;                                                         granted during 1975 for the modernization of farms,
                                                                       including those in the less-favoured farming areas, is
Whereas Commission Decision 76/ 627/ EEC of 25                         complete and has been submitted in due form ;
June 1976 concerning applications for reimbursement                    whereas the total amount of expenditure for the year
in respect of aids granted by the Member States                        1975 comes to DM 96 756 521-41 (26 436 208-03 u.a.)
pursuant to Directive 75/268/EEC (5), lays down in                     broken down as follows :
                                                                        ordinary                  less-favoured
                                                                     farming areas           farming areas (Title III)
             under Article 8        J                    i       DM 44 168 241-49            DM 12 794 143-92
             under Article 10 / Directive                \       DM       447 238            DM          10 395
              under Article 11     >  72/ 159/ EEC       N       DM 1 998 156                           —
             under Article 12 V                          /       DM       653 361                       —
              under Article 13 J                         \       DM 36 684 986                          —
(') OJ  No L 96, 23 . 4. 1972, p. 1 .
(2) OJ  No L 302, 4. 11 . 1976, p. 19.
(3) OJ  No L 128 , 19 . 5 . 1975, p. 1 .
(4) OJ  No L 108 , 26. 4. 1976, p. 21 .
(5) OJ  No L 222, 14. 8 . 1976, p. 37.                                 (6) OJ No L 320, 29 . 11 . 1974, p. 1 .
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whereas the total amount of reimbursement comes to          Fund towards the expenditure incurred by the Federal
DM 19 424 132-69 (5 307 140 08 u.a.) ;                     Republic of Germany during 1975 in respect of aid
                                                           and premiums relating to the modernization of farms,
Whereas the making of a payment on account for the         including those in the less-favoured farming areas,
period in question shall not prejudice the final deci­     shall be DM 14 568 099-52 (3 980 355 06 u.a.).
sion on the contribution from the Fund for the said
period ; whereas the Guidance Section of the Euro­
pean Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund                                    Article 2
should therefore make a payment on account of 75 %
of the sum of DM 19 424 132-69 (5 307 140-08 u.a.),
i.e. DM 14 568 099-52 (3 980 355-06 u.a.) ;                This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of
                                                           Germany.
Whereas the Fund Committee has been consulted on
the financial aspects and in particular as to the funds
available,
                                                           Done at Brussels, 22 December 1976.
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
                                                                                   For the Commission
                       Article 1
                                                                                      P.J. LARDINOIS
The payment on account by the Guidance Section of
the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee                               Member of the Commission