CELEX: 31978D0084
Language: en
Date: 1977-12-21 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 21 December 1977 on the reimbursement by the Guidance Section of the EAGGF to the United Kingdom of expenditure incurred during 1975 on aids for the less-favoured farming areas

3 . 2. 78                                Official Journal of the European Communities                                 No L 33 /7
                                                   COMMISSION DECISION
                                                      of 21 December 1977
              on the reimbursement by the Guidance Section of the EAGGF to the United
              Kingdom of expenditure incurred during 1975 on aids for the less-favoured
                                                          farming areas
                                                (Only the English text is authentic)
                                                            (78/ 84/ EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                         Whereas a payment on account of £ 7 359 974.06
COMMUNITIES,                                                           ( 17 663 923 61 u.a .) has been granted in application of
                                                                       Article 13 of Directive 75/ 268 / EEC and of Article 5
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                  ( 1 ) of Decision 76/627/ EEC ; whereas a balance of
Economic Community,
                                                                       £ 2 456 323-90 (5 895 172-64 u.a.) should therefore be
Having regard to Council Directive 75/268 / EEC of 28                  paid to the Member State ;
April 1975 on mountain and hill farming and farming
in certain less-favoured areas ('), as last amended by                 Whereas Decision 76/627/ EEC lays down in Article 2
Directive 76/400/ EEC (2), and in particular Article 13                that applications for reimbursement concerning Title
thereof,                                                               III of Directive 75/ 268/ EEC shall be submitted along
                                                                       with applications for reimbursement of expenditure
Having regard to Council Directive 72/ 159/ EEC of 17                  on Directive 72/ 159 / EEC ;
April 1972 on the modernization of farms (3 ), as last
amended by Directive 76/837/EEC (4), and in parti­                     Whereas the EAGGF Committee has been consulted
cular Article 21 (2) thereof,                                          on the financial aspects and in particular as to the
                                                                       funds available ,
Whereas the measures taken by the United Kingdom
to implement 75/268 / EEC were the subject of a favou­
rable Commission Decision pursuant to Article 13 of
the said Directive and to Article 18 of Directive                       HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
72/ 159 / EEC ;
Whereas the United Kingdom has made an applica­                                                  Article 1
tion for reimbursement of expenditure incurred
during 1975 on aids for the less-favoured farming                      The final contribution by the Guidance Section of the
areas ; whereas this application is complete and has                    European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund
been submitted in due form in accordance with the                       towards the expenditure incurred by the United
 requirements of Commission Decision 76/627/ EEC of                     Kingdom during 1975 on aids for the less-favoured
25 June 1976 concerning application^ for reimburse­                     farming areas shall be £ 9 816 297.96 (23 559 096-25
 ment in respect of aid granted by Member States                        u.a.).
 pursuant to Directive 75/268 /EEC (5) ;
Whereas an examination of the information provided                                               Article 2
 shows that eligible expenditure of £ 39 265 191-82
(94 236 384.98 u.a.) broken down as follows :                           This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom .
 under Title II                                £ 39 265 191.82
                     Directive
                     75/268 / EEC
 under Title IV                                                         Done at Brussels, 21 December 19 77.
 has been incurred under the conditions laid down in
 Directive 75/268/ EEC ; whereas the Guidance Section                                              For the Com m issio n
 of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee                                                Finn GUNDELACH
 Fund should therefore reimburse 25 % thereof i.e.
 £ 9 816 297.96 (23 559 096.25 u.a.) ;                                                                 Vice-President
 (') OJ No  L 128 , 19 . 5 . 1975, p. 1 .
 (*) OJ No  L 108 , 26. 4. 1976, p . 21 .
 (J) 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 .