CELEX: 31973D0072
Language: en
Date: 1973-03-12 00:00:00
Title: 73/72/EEC: Commission Decision of 12 March 1973 on the refund by the Guidance Section of the European Guidance and Guarantee Fund of premiums for grubbing apple, pear and peach trees paid by the Government of Belgium in 1970 and 1971

11 . 4 . 73                              Otticial Journal of the European Communities                          No L 95 / 17
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                                             (Acts whose publication is not obligatory)
                                                      COMMISSION
                                                    COMMISSION DECISION
                                                         of 12 March 1973
               on the refund by the Guidance Section of the European Guidance and Guarantee Fund
               of premiums for grubbing apple, pear and peach trees paid by the Government of
                                                     Belgium in 1970 and 1971
                                          (Only the French and the Dutch texts are authentic)
                                                            (73/72/EEC)
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                       of account was paid to the beneficiary in 1972 and
COMMUNITIES,                                                          will be refunded by the European Agricultural Guid­
                                                                      ance and Guarantee Fund under the heading of
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­                    expenses for that calendar year ;
pean Economic Community ;
                                                                      Whereas the grant by the Fund in respect of 1970
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC ) No                         expenses should be finalized ;
2517/69 ( 1 ) of 9 December 1969 laying down certain
measures for reorganizing Community fruit produc­                     Whereas the Kingdom of Belgium has -requested a
tion, as last amended by Regulation (EEC ) No 2476/                   refund of all expenses incurred in 1971 for
70 (2) ;                                                              premiums granted ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                          Whereas this request is in conformity with Commis­
2093/70 of 20 October 1970 laying down general                        sion Regulation (EEC) No 1096/71 (4) of 27 May
rules for applying Article 6 and Article 7 ( 1 ) of                   1971 on request of refunds of premiums granted by
Regulation ( EEC) No 2517/69 (3 ), and in particular                  Member States for grubbing apple, pear and peach
Article 2 (2) ;                                                       trees ;
Whereas the Commission on 18 July 1972 took an                        Whereas the information received in respect of 1971
interim decision on premiums for grubbing fruit                       reveals that the total amount of premiums paid
trees paid by the Kingdom of Belgium in 1970 ;                        amounted to 1 710 879 units of account, of which
                                                                      1 377 808 units of account were for premiums
Whereas this decision was conditional upon                            amounting to 800 units of account per hectare, and
payment in 1972 of the balance of these premiums                      333 071 units of account were in respect of partial
which were to be brought up to 800 units of                           payments for grubbing done in 1970 ;
account per grubbed hectare ;
                                                                      Whereas such partial payment of premiums arose
Whereas as regards the 1970 expenses the balance                      from the anxiety to avoid discriminating between
bringing the partly paid premiums up to 800 units                     beneficiaries, who having grubbed trees in 1970
                                                                      have received their premiums in different years, that
                                                                      is in 1970 or 1971 :
(M OJ No L 318 , 18 . 12 . 1 969 , p . 15 .
 (2) OJ No L 266, 9 . 12 . 1970 , p . 2 .
(3) OJ No L 232 , 21 . 10 . 1970, p . 5 .                             (4) OJ No L 116 , 28 . 5 . 1971 , p . 35 .
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Whereas the .balance was, however, paid in 1972 as            Belgium in 1970 by way of premiums for grubbing
 for the 1970 expenses ;                                       apple, pear and peach trees is fixed at the final
                                                               figure of 1 206 266 units of account.
 Whereas — subject to what precedes — payment of
 1 710 879 units of account in 1971 was made in                                       Article 2
 accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2517/69 and
its detailed rules of application ;                            The contribution of the Guidance Section of the
                                                               European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee
Whereas the Guidance Section of the European Agri­             Fund to the expenses incurred by the Kingdom of
cultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, should,                 Belgium in 1971 by way of premiums for grubbing
therefore, reimburse 50 °/o of this amount, namely             apple, pear and peach trees shall be 855 439 units of
                                                               account .
855 439 units of account ;
Whereas the Committee of the Fund has              been                               Article 3
consulted on the financial aspects and in particular
on the finances available ;                                   This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of
                                                              Belgium .
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
                                                              Done at Brussels, 12 March 1973 .
                        Article 1
                                                                                         For the Commission
The contribution of the Guidance Section of the
                                                                                            The President
European Agricultural Guidance         and Guarantee
Fund to the expenses incurred by the Kingdom of                                       François-Xavier ORTOLI