CELEX: 31978D0775
Language: en
Date: 1978-09-08 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 8 September 1978 on the reimbursement by the Guidance Section of the EAGGF to the Federal Republic of Germany 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

22. 9 . 78                           Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 259/21
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                                         (Acts whose publication is not obligatory)
                                                 COMMISSION
                                                COMMISSION DECISION
                                                   of 8 September 1978
              on the reimbursement by the Guidance Section of the EAGGF to the Federal
              Republic of Germany 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 German text is authentic)
                                                        (78/775/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                   provisions of Commission Decision 74/581 /EEC of
COMMUNITIES,                                                     16 October 1974 concerning applications for reimbur­
                                                                 sement in respect of aid granted by the Member States
                                                                 pursuant to Directives 72/ 159/EEC, 72/ 160/EEC and
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European            72/ 1 61 /EEC (3), and also with the payments on
Economic Community,                                              account which can be agreed ;
Having regard to Council Directive 72/ 160/EEC of 17
April 1972 concerning measures to encourage the
cessation of farming and the reallocation of utilized            whereas an examination of the information provided
agricultural area for the purposes of structural improve­        shows that eligible expenditure of DM 1 549 260-52
                                                                 has been incurred under the conditions laid down in
ment (J), as last amended by Directive 73/358/EEC (2),
and in particular Article 12 (2) thereof,                        Directive 72/ 160/EEC ; whereas the Guidance Section
                                                                 of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee
                                                                 Fund should therefore reimburse 25 % thereof, i.e.
Whereas the measures taken by the Federal Republic               DM 387 315-13 ;
of Germany to implement Directive 72/ 160/EEC were
the subject of a favourable Commission Decision
pursuant to Article 9 of the said Directive ;
                                                                 Whereas a payment on account of DM 292 334-65 has
                                                                 been granted in application of Article 12 (3) of Direc­
Whereas the Federal Republic of Germany has made                 tive 72/ 160/EEC and of Article 4 (1 ) of Decision
an application for reimbursement of expenditure                  74/581 /EEC ; whereas a balance of DM 94 980-48
incurred on annuities granted during 1976 to                     should therefore be granted to the Member State in
encourage the cessation of farming and the realloca­             question ;
tion of utilized agricultural area for the purposes of
structural improvement ;
Whereas the application is complete and has been                 Whereas the Fund Committee has been consulted on
submitted in due form and in accordance with the                 the financial aspects and in particular as to the funds
                                                                 available,
(!) 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 .
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HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :                                                       Article 2
                                                            This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of
                       Article 1
                                                            Germany.
The final contribution by the Guidance Section of the
European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund            Done at Brussels, 8 September 1978 .
towards the expenditure incurred by the Federal Repu­
                                                                                    For the Commission
blic of Germany during 1976 in respect of annuities
to encourage the cessation of farming and the realloca­                              Finn GUNDELACH
tion of utilized agricultural area for the purposes of
structural improvement shall be DM 387 315.13.                                          Vice-President