CELEX: 31985D0466
Language: en
Date: 1985-08-28 00:00:00
Title: 85/466/EEC: Commission Decision of 28 August 1985 on the clearance of the accounts presented by the United Kingdom in respect of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guarantee Section, expenditure for 1981

No L 267 / 52                              Official Journal of the European Communities                                             9 . 10 . 85
                                                        COMMISSION DECISION
                                                             of 28 August 1985
                   on the clearance of the accounts presented by the United Kingdom in respect of the European
                       Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund , Guarantee Section , expenditure for 1981
                                                     ( Only the English text is authentic )
                                                               ( 85 / 466 / EEC )
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                                 whereas the inspections carried out show that a part of the
                                                                             expenditure declared amounting to £ 2 449 175,53 does
                                                                             satisfy the requirements of these provisions and therefore can
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                        be financed ; whereas the Member State has been fully
Economic Community ,                                                         informed of this correction and has been able to give its views
                                                                             thereon ;
                                                                             Whereas , under Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 1078 / 77 of
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 729 / 70 of
                                                                             17 May 1977 introducing a system of premiums for the
21 April 1970 on the financing of the common agricultural                    non-marketing of milk and milk products and for the
policy 0 ), as last amended by Regulation ( EEC )
                                                                             conversion of dairy herds ( 4 ), as last amended by Regulation
No 870 / 85 ( 2 ), and in particular Article 5 ( 2 ) thereof,                ( EEC ) No 1300 / 84 ( s ), 60 % of expenditure on those
                                                                             measures is borne by the Guarantee Section of the EAGGF
                                                                             and 40 % by the Guidance Section ; whereas the said
After consulting the Fund Committee ,                                        measures count as intervention within the meaning of
                                                                             Article 3 of Regulation ( EEC ) No 729 / 70 and constitute a
                                                                             common measure within the meaning of Article 6 (1 ) of that
Whereas , under Article 5 ( 2 ) ( b ) of Regulation ( EEC )                  Regulation ; whereas it is therefore necessary to include
No 729 / 70 , the Commission , on the basis of the annual                    Guidance Section expenditure when clearing the accounts in
accounts presented by the Member States , clears the accounts                respect of expenditure financed by the EAGGF ;
of the authorities and bodies referred to in Article 4 of that
Regulation ;                                                                 Whereas the present Decision does not prejudge the financial
                                                                             consequences which may be drawn in any subsequent
                                                                             clearance of accounts procedure for national aids in
Whereas the United Kingdom has transmitted to the                            accordance with Article 93 of the Treaty or infringement
Commission the documents required to clear the accounts for                  procedures under Article 169 of the Treaty currently in
1981 ; whereas the latter has carried out on-the-spot                        progress or concluded after the date of 31 March 1985 or as a
inspections as provided for in Article 9 ( 2 ) of Regulation                 result of infringements in 1981 or national aids incompatible
( EEC ) No 729 / 70 ;                                                         with the Treaty paid in 1981 having affected the expenditure
                                                                              charged to the EAGGF in any financial year subsequent to
Whereas Article 8 of Commission Regulation ( EEC )                            that of 1981 ;
No 1723 / 72 of 26 July 1 972 on the clearance of the accounts
of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund ,                    Whereas the present Decision does not prejudge the financial
Guarantee Section ( 3 ), provides that the Decision to clear the              consequences which may be drawn in any subsequent
accounts must include the determination of the amount of                      clearance of accounts relating to current investigations ,
expenditure incurred in each Member State during the                          financial losses resulting from irregularities in the meaning of
financial year in question recognized as chargeable to the                    Article 8 of Regulation ( EEC ) No 729 / 70 or judgments by
Fund , Guarantee Section , and also the determination of the                  the Court of Justice on cases currently under consideration
amount of the Community's financial resources still available                 and concerning matters which are also the subject of this
in each Member State ;                                                        Decision ,
Whereas , under Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation ( EEC )
No 729 / 70 , only refunds on exports to non-member                           HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
countries and intervention intended to stabilize agricultural
markets , respectively granted and undertaken according to                                                   Article 1
Community rules within the framework of the common
organization of agricultural markets , may be financed ;
                                                                               1.     The expenditure by the United Kingdom recognized as
                                                                              chargeable to the European Agricultural Guidance and
(') OJ No L 94 , 28 . 4 . 1970 , p. 13 .
( 2 ) OJ No L 95 , 2 . 4 . 1985 , p. 1 .                                      ( 4 ) OJ No L 131 , 26 . 5 . 1977 , p. 1 .
( 3 ) OJ No L 186 , 16 . 8 . 1972 , p. 1 .                                    ( 5 ) OJ No L 125 , 12 . 5 . 1984 , p. 3 .
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Guarantee Fund , Guarantee Section , in respect of the 1981         in accordance with Annex I , to £ 38 737 682,50 and , in
financial year amounts , in accordance with Annex I , to            accordance with Annex II , to £ 676 307,59 .
£ 574 642 541,31 .
2.      The expenditure recognized as chargeable to the                                      Article 3
EAGGF pursuant to Regulation ( EEC ) No 1078 / 77
amounts ,    in    accordance      with    Annex      II ,  to
£ 22 726 445,77 .                                                   This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom .
                                                                    Done at Brussels , 28 August 1985 .
                          Article 2                                                                     For the Commission
                                                                                                         Frans ANDRIESSEN
The financial resources available at the end of 1981 amount ,                                               Vice-President
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                                                                 ANNEX I
             Clearance or the accounts concerning the expenditure financed by the EAGGF , Guarantee Section , for 1981 (')
                                                                                                        (£)
         1 . Funds available after clearance of the accounts for 1980                                         11 880 223,81
         2 . Advances received for 1981                                                                      601 500 000,00
         3 . Total funds available to cover expenditure for 1981                                             613 380 223,81
         4 . Expenditure recognized for 1981 :
              ( a ) Expenditure declared                                               572 193 365,78
              ( b ) Supplementary expenditure recognized :                             + 2 449 175,53
                     — of which definitive decision deferred to 1982                  (- 1 836 160,00 )
              ( c ) Elimination of reserves for previous years
              ( d ) Expenditure recognized                                                                   574 642 541,31
         5 . Funds available after clearance of the accounts for 1981                                         38 737 682,50
         (*) Excluding expenditure on measures under Regulation ( EEC ) No 1078 / 77 .
                                                                 ANNEX II
                       Clearance of the accounts concerning the expenditure financed by the EAGGF under Regulation
                                                        ( EEC ) No 1078 / 77 for 1981
                                                                                                         (£)
          1 . Funds available after clearance of the accounts for 1980                                         1 802 753,36
         2 . Advances received for 1981                                                                       21 600 000,00
         3 . Total funds available to coyer expenditure for 1981                                              23 402 753,36
         4 . Expenditure incurred in 1981 chargeable to the EAGGF of
               which :                                                                                        22 726 445,77
               ( a ) Guarantee Section                                                  13 635 867,46
               ( b ) Guidance Section                                                    9 090 578,31
          5 . Funds available after clearance of the accounts for 1981                                           676 307,59