CELEX: 31978D0115
Language: en
Date: 1977-12-23 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 23 December 1977 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 1976 on aids and premiums relating to the modernization of farms including those in the less-favoured farming areas

No L 39 / 30                              Official Journal of the European Communities                                        9 . 2 . 78
                                                    COMMISSION DECISION
                                                       of 23 December 1977
              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
              1976 on aids and premiums relating to the modernization of farms including
                                            those in the less-favoured farming areas
                                                 (Only the German text is authentic)
                                                            (78 / 115/ 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 77/390/ EEC (2 ), and in parti­                     the       Member States         pursuant         to Directives
cular Article 21 (3) thereof,                                            72/ 159/ EEC, 72/ 160/ EEC and 72/ 161 /EEC (<>), 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 1976 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                          1976 comes to DM 118 827 948.21 (32 466 652.52
pursuant to Directive 75/ 268 / EEC (5), lays down in                    u.a.) broken down as follows :
                                                                          Ordinary                   Less-favoured
                                                                       farming areas            farming areas (Title III)
              under Article 8                                      DM 64 215 600.38             DM 29 655 981.34
              under Article 10                                     DM       641 650-50          DM          59 237-00
              under Article 1 1                                    DM     2 993 255
              under Article 12                                     DM       631 964.69
              under Article 13                                     DM 20 630 259.30
              of Directive 72/ 159/ EEC ;
(>)  OJ No  L 96, 23 . 4 . 1972, p. 1 .
(2 ) OJ No  L 145 , 13 . 6 . 1977 , p. 43 .
(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 29 706 984.96 (8 116 662.56 u.a .) ;                    Republic of Germany during 1976 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 does not prejudice the final deci­     shall be DM 22 280 238.72 (6 087 496.92 u.a.).
sion on the contribution from the EAGGF for the
said period ; whereas the Guidance Section of the
European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund                                Article 2
should therefore make a payment on account of 75 %
of the sum of DM 29 706 984.96 (8 116 662.56 u.a .),
i.e. DM 22 280 238.72 (6 087 496-92 u.a .) ;              This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of
                                                          Germany.
Whereas the EAGGF Committee has been consulted
on the financial aspects and in particular as to the
funds available ,
                                                           Done at Brussels , 23 December 1977 .
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
                                                                                   For the Commission
                      Article 1
                                                                                    Finn GUNDELACH
The payment on account by the Guidance Section of
the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee                                       Vice-President