CELEX: 31977D0045
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 Federal Republic of Germany 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/ 13
                                                  COMMISSION DECISION
                                                    of 22 December 1976
              on the granting by the Guidance Section of the EAGGF to the Federal Republic
              of Germany of a payment on account in respect of expenditure incurred during
                                   1975 on aids for the less-favoured farming areas
                                              (Only the German text is authentic)
                                                          (77/45/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 accdunt of 75 %
April 1975 on mountain and hill farming and farming                of the sum of DM 25 176 269-88 (6 878 762-26 u.a.),
in certain less-favoured areas (J), as last amended by             i.e. DM 18 882 202-41 (5 159 071-70 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                   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 Federal Republic                 the financial aspects and in particlar as to the funds
of Germany to implement Directive 75/268/EEC were                  available,
the subject of a favourable Commission Decision
pursuant to 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 )          The payment on account by the Guidance Section of
that the Commission, acting on the basis of particu­               the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee
lars contained in the application for reimbursement,               Fund towards the expenditure incurred by the Federal
shall make a payment on account of 75 % of the                     Republic of Germany during 1975 on aids for the less­
amount requested ;                                                 favoured farming areas shall be DM 18 882 202-41
                                                                   (5 159 071-70 u.a.)
Whereas the application for reimbursement lodged by
the Federal Republic of Germany in respect of aids                                        Article 2
granted during 1975 for the less-favoured farming
areas is complete and has been submitted in due                    This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of
form ; whereas the total amount of expenditure for the             Germany.
year     1975     comes       to      DM      100 705 081-53
(27 515 049-60 u.a.) broken down as follows :
                                                                   Done at Brussels, 22 December 1976.
under Title II £ Directive          ^ DM 100 621 059-53
under Title IV ) 75/268 / EEC       (              84 022 -00
                                                                                            For the Commission
Whereas      the   total    amount      of     reimbursement
                                                                                               P.J. LARDINOIS
requested comes to DM 25 176 269-88 (6 878 762-26 .
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 .
(3) 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.