CELEX: 31977D0695
Language: en
Date: 1977-11-03 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 3 November 1977 on the granting by the Guidance Section of the EAGGF to the United Kingdom 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

11 . 11 . 77                            Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 287/29
                                                    COMMISSION DECISION
                                                        of 3 November 1977
                on the granting by the Guidance Section of the EAGGF to the United Kingdom
                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 English text is authentic)
                                                            (77/69 5/EEC)
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                       Whereas the application for reimbursement lodged by
 COMMUNITIES,                                                         the United Kingdom in respect of aids granted during
                                                                       1976 for the modernization of farms, including those
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                in the less-favoured farming areas, is complete and has
 Economic Community,                                                  been submitted in due form ; whereas the total
 Having regard to Council Directive 72/ 159/EEC of 17                 amount of expenditure for the year 1976 comes to
 April 1972 on the modernization of farms ( !), as last               £ 3 472 431-29 (8 333 828-43 u.a.) broken down as
                                                                      follows :
 amended by Directive 77/390/EEC (2), and in parti­
 cular Article 21 (3) thereof,
                                                                                                                 Less-favoured
                                                                                                   Ordinary
 Having regard to Council Directive 75/268/EEC of 28                                             farming areas   farming areas
 April 1975 on mountain and hill farming and farming                                                               (Title III)
 in certain less-favoured areas (3), as last amended by
 Directive 76/400/EEC (4), and in particular Article 13               under Article 8          £ 1 986 594 04   £ 154 789-82
 thereof,                                                             under Article 10         £ 1 301 960-51
                                                                      under Article 11         £     27 982-24
 Whereas the measures taken by the United Kingdom                     under Article 12         £      1 104-68
 to      implement         Directives      72/ 159/EEC      and       under Article 13
 75/268/EEC were the subject of favourable Commis­                    of Directive
                                                                      72/ 1 59/EEC
 sion Decisions pursuant to Article 18 of Directive
 72/ 159/ EEC     and       to  Article     13    of   Directive
 75/268/EEC ;
                                                                      Whereas the total amount of reimbursement comes to
 Whereas Commission Decision 76/627/ EEC of 25                        £ 822 983-39 (1 975 158-56 u.a.) ;
 June 1976 concerning applications for reimbursement
 in respect of aids granted by the Member States                      Whereas the making of a payment on account for the
 pursuant to Directive 75/268/EEC (5), lays down in                   period in question does not prejudice the final deci­
 Article 2 that applications for reimbursement                        sion on the contribution from the EAGGF for the
 concerning Title III of Directive 75/268 /EEC shall be               said period ; whereas the Guidance Section of the
 submitted along with applications for reimbursement                  European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund
 of expenditure on Directive 72/ 159/EEC, under the                   should therefore make a payment on account of 75 %
 provisions laid down in Commission Decision                          of the sum of £ 822 983-39 (1 975 158-56 u.a.), i.e.
 74/581 /EEC of 16 October 1974 concerning applica­                   £ 617 237-54 (1 481 368-92 u.a.) ;
 tions for reimbursement in respect of aid granted by
 the Member States pursuant to Directives
                                                                      Whereas the EAGGF Committee has been consulted
 72/ 159/EEC, 72/ 160/EEC and 72/ 1 61 /EEC (6) and
 also with the payments on account which can be                       on the financial aspects and in particular as to the
                                                                      funds available,
 agreed ;
Whereas Commission Decision 74/581 /EEC lays
 down in Article 4 ( 1 ) that the Commission, acting on
 the basis of particulars contained in the application                HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
 for reimbursement, shall make a payment on account
 of 75 % of the amount requested ;
                                                                                              Article 1
(!)  OJ  No  L 96, 23 . 4. 1972, s. 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 .                             The payment on account by the Guidance Section of
(5)  OJ  No  L 222, 14. 8 . 1976, p. 37.                              the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee
(*)  OJ  No  L 320, 29 . 11 . 1974, p. 1 .                            Fund towards the expenditure incurred by the United
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Kingdom during 1976 in respect of aid and premiums           Done at Brussels, 3 November 1977.
relating to the modernization of farms, including
those in the less-favoured farming areas, shall be
£ 617 237-54 (1 481 368-92 u.a.).                                                   For the Commission
                      Article 2                                                      Finn GUNDELACH
This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom.                                       Vice-President