CELEX: 31977D0047
Language: en
Date: 1976-12-22 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 22 December 1976 on the granting by the Guidance Section of the EAGGF to the French Republic of a payment on account in respect of expenditure incurred during 1975 on aids for the less-favoured farming areas

12 . 1 . 77                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 9 / 15
                                                        COMMISSION DECISION
                                                           of 22 December 1976
                  on the granting by the Guidance Section of the EAGGF to the French Republic
                  of a payment on account in respect of expenditure incurred during 1975 on aids
                                                   for the less-favoured farming areas
                                                      (Only the French text is authentic)
                                                                 (77/47/ 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
  Economic Community,
                                                                          period ; whereas the Guidance Section of the Euro­
                                                                          pean Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund
  Having regard to Council Directive 75/268 / EEC of 28                   should therefore make a payment on account of 75 %
 April 1975 on mountain and hill farming and farming                      of the sum of FF 76 248 208 ( 13 728 051-80 u.a.) i.e.
 in certain less-favoured areas ('), as last amended by                    FF 57 1 86 1 56 (1 0 296 038-85 u.a.) ;
  Directive 76/400/ EEC (2), and in particular Article 13
 thereof,                                                                 Whereas Decision 76/627/EEC lays down in Article 2
                                                                          that applications for reimbursement concerning Title
 Having regard to Council Directive 72/ 159/ EEC of 17                     III of Directive 75/268/EEC shall be submitted along
 April 1972 on the modernization of farms (3 ), as last                   with applications for reimbursement of expenditure
 amended by Directive 76/837/ EEC (4), and in parti­                      on Directive 72/ 159/ EEC ;
 cular Article 21 (3) thereof,
                                                                          Whereas the Fund Committee has been consulted on
 Whereas the measures taken by the French Republic
 to implement Directive 75/268 / EEC were the subject                     the financial aspects and in particular as to the funds
 of a favourable Commission Decision pursuant to                          available,
 Article 13 of the said Directive and to Article 18 of
 Directive 72/ 159/ EEC ;
                                                                          HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
 Whereas Commission Decision 76/ 627/ EEC of 25
 June 1976 concerning applications for reimbursement
                                                                                                    Article 1
 in respect of aid granted by Member States pursuant
 to Directive 75/268 / EEC (5), lays down in Article 5 ( 1 )
 that the Commission, acting on the basis of particu­
                                                                          The payment on account by the Guidance Section of
 lars contained in the application for reimbursement,                     the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee
 shall make a payment on account of 75 % of the                           Fund towards the expenditure incurred by the French
 amount requested ;                                                       Republic during 1975 on aids for the less-favoured
                                                                          farming areas shall be FF 57 186 156 ( 10 296 038-85
Whereas the application for reimbursement lodged by                       u.a.).
 the French Republic in respect of aids granted during
 1975 for the less-favoured farming areas is complete                                              Article 2
 and has been submitted in due form ; whereas the
 total amount of expenditure for the year 1975 comes                      This Decision is addressed to the French Republic .
 to FF 304 992 832 (54 912 207-18 u.a.) broken down
 as follows :
                                                                          Done at Brussels, 22 December 1976 .
under Title 1} ) Directive                    ^ FF 304 992 832
under Title IV )           75/ 268 / EEC (               —
                                                                                                      For the Commission
Whereas         the    total     amount        of    reimbursement
                                                                                                        P.J. LARDINOIS
requested comes to FF 76 248 208 -( 13 728 051-80
u.a .) ;                                                                                          Member of the Commission
(!)  OJ   No  L  128 , 19 . 5 . 1975, p. 1 .
(2)  OJ   No  L  108 , 26 . 4 . 1976, p. 21 .
Q)   OJ   No  L  96, 23 . 4 . 1972, p. 1 .
(")  OJ   No  L  302, 4. 11 . 1976, p. 19 .
  5) OJ   No  L  222, 14 . 8 . 1976 , p. 37 .