CELEX: 31978D0110
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 Kingdom of the Netherlands of a payment on account in respect of expenditure incurred during 1976 on annuities relating to measures to encourage the cessation of farming and the reallocation of utilized agricultural area for the purpose of structural improvement

9 . 2 . 78                              Official Journal of the European Communities                               No L 39 / 25
                                                  COMMISSION DECISION
                                                     of 23 December 1977
                on the granting by the Guidance Section of the EAGGF to the Kingdom of the
                Netherlands of a payment on account in respect of expenditure incurred during
                1976 on annuities relating to measures to encourage the cessation of farming
                and the reallocation of utilized agricultural area for the purpose of structural
                                                         improvement
                                                (Only the Dutch text is authentic)
                                                          (78 / 1 10/ EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                         Whereas the making of a payment on account for the
COMMUNITIES ,                                                          period in question shall not prejudice the final deci­
                                                                       sion on the contribution from the Fund for the said
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                  period ; whereas the Guidance Section of the Euro­
Economic Community,                                                    pean Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund "
Having regard to Council Directive 72/ 160/ EEC of 17                  should therefore make a payment on account of 75 %
April 1972 concerning measures to encourage the                        of the sum of F1 4 779.30 (1 320.25 u.a .) i.e. Fl
cessation of farming and the reallocation of utilized                  3 584.48 (990.19 u.a .);
agricultural area for the purpose of structural improve­               Whereas the EAGGF Committee has been consulted
ment ('), as last amended by Directive 73 /358 / EEC (2),              on the financial aspects and in particular as to the
and in particular Article 12 (3) thereof,                              funds available ,
Whereas the measures taken by the Kingdom of the
Netherlands to implement Directive 72/ 160/ EEC                        HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
were the subject of a favourable Commission decision
pursuant to Article 9 of the said Directive ;                                                   Article 1
Whereas Commission           Decision 74/ 581 / EEC of 16
                                                                       The payment on account by the Guidance Section of
October 1974 concerning applications for reimburse­                    the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee
ment in respect of aid granted by the Member States                    Fund towards the expenditure incurred by the
pursuant to Directives 72/ 159/ EEC, 72/ 160/ EEC and                  Kingdom of the Netherlands during 1976 in respect
72/ 1 61 / EEC (3), lays down in Article 4 ( 1 ) that the              of annuities to encourage the cessation of farming and
Commission , acting on the basis of particulars                        the reallocation of utilized agricultural area for the
contained in the applications for reimbursement, shall                 purpose of structural improvement shall be F1
make a payment on account of 75 % of the amount                        3 584-48 (990.19 u.a .).
requested ;
Whereas the application for reimbursement lodged by                                             Article 2
the Kingdom of the Netherlands in respect of annui­
                                                                       This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of the
ties granted during 1976 relating to measures to                       Netherlands .
encourage the cessation of farming and the realloca­
tion of utilized agricultural area for the purpose of
structural improvement is complete and has been                        Done at Brussels 23 December 1977 .
submitted in due form ; whereas the total amount of
expenditure for the year 1976 comes to Fl 21 746                                                  Fur the Coin mission
(6 007.18 u.a .) ;
                                                                                                   Finn GUNDELACH
Whereas       the    total   amount         of reimbursement
requested comes to F1 4 779-30 (1 320-25 u.a .) ;                                                     Vice-President
(>) OJ No L 96 , 23 . 4 . 1972, p. 9 .
(2 ) OJ No L 326, 27 . 11 . 1973 , p . 17 .
(3 ) OJ No L 320 , 29 . 11 . 1974, p. 1 .