CELEX: 31977D0035
Language: en
Date: 1976-12-21 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 21 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 from 1973 to 1975 on aids relating to the provision of socio-economic guidance for and the acquisition of occupational skills by persons engaged in agriculture

No L 8/ 12                           Official Journal of the European Communities                              11 . 1 . 77
                                               COMMISSION DECISION
                                                  of 21 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 from 1973 to 1975
               on aids relating to the provision of socio-economic guidance for and the acquisi­
                          tion of occupational skills by persons engaged in agriculture
                                             (Only the French text is authentic)
                                                        (77/35/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/ 1 61 /EEC of 17           should therefore make a payment on account of 75 %
April 1972 concerning the provision of socio­                    of the sum of FF 7 565 576 (1 362 138-49 u. a.) i.e. FF
economic guidance for and the acquisition of occupa­             5 674 182 (1 021 603-87 u.a.) ;
tional skills by persons engaged in agriculture ( 1), as
                                                                 Whereas the Fund Committee has been consulted on
last amended by Directive 73/358/EEC (2), and in
particular Article 14 (3) thereof,                               the financial aspects and in particular as to the funds
                                                                 available,
Whereas the measures taken by the French Republic
to implement Directive 72/ 1 61 /EEC were the subject
of a favourable Commission Decision pursuant to                  HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
Article 1 1 of the said Directive ;
Whereas Commission Decision 74/ 581 / EEC of 16
                                                                                        Article 1
October 1974 concerning applications for reimburse­
ment in respect of aid granted by the Member States
                                                                 The payment on account by the Guidance Section of
pursuant to Directives 72/ 159/EEC, 72/ 160/EEC and
                                                                 the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee
72/ 161 /EEC (3), lays down in Article 4 ( 1 ) that the
                                                                 Fund towards the expenditure incurred by the French
Commission, acting on the basis of particulars
contained in the applications for reimbursement, shall
                                                                 Republic from 1973 to 1975 in respect of aids relating
                                                                 to the provision of socio-economic guidance for and
make a payment on account of 75 % of the amount
requested ;
                                                                 the acquisition of occupational skills by persons
                                                                 engaged in agriculture shall be FF 5 674 182
Whereas the application for reimbursement lodged by              (1 021 603-87 u.a.).
the French Republic in respect of aids granted from
1973 to 1975 for the provision of socio-economic guid­                                  Article 2
ance for and the acquisition of occupational skills by
persons engaged in agriculture is complete and has
been submitted in due form ; whereas the total
                                                                 This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.
amount of expenditure for the years 1973 to 1975
comes to FF 33 487 186 (6 029 175-45 u.a.) broken
down as follows :                                                Done at Brussels, 21 December 1976.
under Title I      ?    Directive                —
under Title II S        72/ 161 /EEC      FF 33 487 186 ;                                 For the Commission
                                                                                             P.J. LARDINOIS
Whereas      the    total   amount     of   reimbursement
requested comes to FF 7 565 576 (1 362 138-49 u.a.) ;                                  Member of the Commission
C ) OJ No L 96, 23 . 4. 1972, p. 15.
(2) OJ No L 326, 27. 11 . 1973, p. 17.
(3) OJ No L 320, 29. 11 . 1974, p. 1 .