CELEX: 31978D1001
Language: en
Date: 1978-11-27 00:00:00
Title: 78/1001/EEC: Commission Decision of 27 November 1978 on the granting by the Guidance Section of the EAGGF to the Kingdom of Belgium of a payment on account in respect of expenditure incurred during 1977 on annuities relating to measures to encourage the cessation of farming and the reallocation of utilized agricultural area for the purpose of structural improvement

8 . 12. 78                          Official Journal of the European Communities                              No L 344/41
                                              COMMISSION DECISION
                                                of 27 November 1978
              on the granting by the Guidance Section of the EAGGF to the Kingdom of
               Belgium of a payment on account in respect of expenditure incurred during
               1977 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 and French texts are authentic)
                                                     (78/ 1 001 /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 Bfrs 290 523, i.e. Bfrs 217 892 ;
cessation of farming and the reallocation of utilized            Whereas the EAGGF Committee has been consulted
agricultural area for the purpose of structural improve­          on the financial aspects and in particular as to the
ment (*), as last amended by Directive 73/358/EEC (2),            funds available,
and in particular Article 12 (3) thereof,
Whereas the measures taken by the Kingdom of                      HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
Belgium to implement Directive 72/ 160/EEC 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 Belgium during 1 977 in respect of annui­
72/ 161 /EEC (3) lays down in Article 4 (1 ) that the             ties to encourage the cessation of farming and the re­
Commission, acting on the basis of particulars                    allocation of utilized agricultural area for the purpose
contained in the applications for reimbursement, shall            of structural improvement shall be Bfrs 217 892.
make a payment on account of 75 % of the amount
requested ;                                                                               Article 2
Whereas the application for reimbursement lodged by               This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of
the Kingdom of Belgium in respect of annuities                    Belgium.
granted during 1977 relating to measures to encourage
the cessation of farming and the reallocation of
utilized agricultural area for the purpose of structural          Done at Brussels, 27 November 1978 .
improvement is complete and has been submitted in
due form ; whereas the total amount of expenditure                                          For the Commission
for the year 1977 comes to Bfrs 4 708 734 ;
                                                                                             Finn GUNDELACH
Whereas      the   total  amount       of  reimbursement
requested comes to Bfrs 290 523 ;                                                               Vice-President
(M OJ No L 96, 23. 4. 1972, p. 1 .
(2) OJ No L 326, 27. 11 . 1973, p. 17.
(J) OJ No L 320, 29. 11 . 1974, p. 1 .