CELEX: 31978D0079
Language: en
Date: 1977-12-21 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 21 December 1977 on the reimbursement by the Guidance Section of the EAGGF to the Federal Republic of Germany of expenditure incurred during 1975 on aids for the less-favoured farming areas

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                                                     COMMISSION
                                                   COMMISSION DECISION
                                                      of 21 December 1977
               on the reimbursement by the Guidance Section of the EAGGF to the Federal
               Republic of Germany of expenditure incurred during 1975 on aids for the less­
                                                     favoured farming areas
                                                (Only the German text is authentic)
                                                           (78/79/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                      and has been submitted in due form in accordance
COMMUNITIES,                                                        with the requirements of Commission Decision
                                                                    76/627/EEC of 25 June 1976 concerning applications
                                                                    for reimbursement in respect of aid granted by
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              Member States pursuant to Directive 75/268/EEC (5) ;
 Economic Community,
 Having regard to Council Directive 75/268/ EEC of 28
April 1975 on mountain and hill farming in certain
less-favoured areas ('), as last amended by Directive               Whereas an examination of the information provided
76/400/ EEC (2 ), and in particular Article 13 thereof,             shows that eligible expenditure of DM 99 488 589.78
                                                                   (27 1 82 674.80 u.a.) broken down as follows :
                                                                    under Title II            .          DM 98 499 329.78
 Having regard to Council Directive 72/ 159/ EEC of 17                                 Directive
April 1972 on the modernization of farms (3), as last              under Title IV 75/268/EEC             DM    989 260
amended by Directive 76/ 837/ EEC (4 ), and in parti­
cular Article 21 (2) thereof,                                       has been incurred under the conditions laid down in
                                                                    Directive 75/268 / EEC ; whereas the Guidance Section
Whereas the measures taken by the Federal Republic                 of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee
of Germany to implement 75/268 / EEC were the                       Fund should therefore reimburse 25 % thereof i.e.
subject of a favourable Commission Decision pursuant                DM 24 872 147-45 (6 795 668.70 u.a.) ;
to Article 13 of the said Directive and to Article 18 of
 Directive 72/ 159 / EEC ;
Whereas the Federal Republic of Germany has made                   Whereas a payment on account of DM 18 882 202.41
an application for reimbursement of expenditure                    (5 159 071-70 u.a.) has been granted in application of
incurred during 1975 on aids for the less-favoured                 Article 13 of Directive 75/ 268/ EEC and of Article 5
farming areas ; whereas this application is complete               ( 1 ) of Decision 76/627/EEC ; whereas a balance of
                                                                   DM 5 989 945-04 (1 636 597 u.a.) should therefore be
(')  OJ  No L 128 , 19 . 5. 1975, p. 1 .                           paid to the Member State ;
(2)  OJ  No L 108 , 26 . 4. 1976, p. 21 .
(3)  OJ  No L 96, 23 . 4. 1972, p. 1 .
 4)  OJ  No L 302, 4. 11 . 1976, p. 19 .                           (5) OJ No L 222, 14. 8 . 1976, p. 37.
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Whereas Decision 76/627/ EEC lays down in Article 2          towards the expenditure incurred by the Federal Repu­
that applications for reimbursement concerning Title        blic of Germany during 1975 on aids for the less­
III of Directive 75/268 / EEC shall be submitted along       favoured farming areas shall be DM 24 872 147.45
with applications for reimbursement of expenditure          (6 795 668.70 u.a .).
on Directive 72/ 159/ EEC ;
                                                                                   Article 2
Whereas the EAGGF Committee has been consulted
on the financial aspects and in particular as to the        This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of
funds available,                                             Germany.
                                                             Done at Brussels, 21 December 1977 .
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
                                                                                      For the Commission
                       Article 1
                                                                                       Finn GUNDELACH
The final contribution by the Guidance Section of the
European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund                                         Vice-President