CELEX: 31978D0099
Language: en
Date: 1977-12-23 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 23 December 1977 on the granting by the Guidance Section of the EAGGF to Ireland of a payment on account in respect of expenditure incurred during 1976 on aids and premiums relating to the modernization of farms including those in the less-favoured farming areas

8 . 2. 78                              Official Journal of the European Communities                                 No L 38 / 15
                                                  COMMISSION DECISION
                                                     of 23 December 1977
               on the granting by the Guidance Section of the EAGGF to Ireland of a payment
               on account in respect of expenditure incurred during 1976 on aids and
               premiums relating to the modernization of farms including those in the less­
                                                    favoured farming areas
                                               (Only the English text is authentic)
                                                          (78 /99/ EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                         Article 2 that applications for reimbursement
 COMMUNITIES,                                                          concerning Title III of Directive 75/268/EEC shall be
                                                                       submitted along with applications for reimbursement
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                 of expenditure on Directive 72/ 159/EEC, under the
 Economic Community,                                                   provisions laid down in Commission Decision
 Having regard to Council Directive 72/ 159/EEC of 17                  74/581 /EEC of 16 October 1974 concerning applica­
April 1972 on the modernization of farms ( 1), as last                 tions for reimbursement in respect of aid granted by
amended by Directive 77/390/EEC (2), and in parti­                     the Member States pursuant to Directives
cular Article 21 (3) thereof,                                          72/ 159/ EEC, 72/ 160/ EEC and 72/ 161 /EEC (6), and
                                                                       also with the payments on account which can be
 Having regard to Council Directive 75/268/ EEC of 28                  agreed ;
April 1975, on mountain and hill farming and
 farming in certain less-favoured areas (3), as last                   Whereas Commission Decision 74/581 /EEC lays
 amended by Directive 76/400/EEC (4), and in parti­                    down in Article 4 ( 1 ) that the Commission, acting on
 cular Article 13 thereof,                                             the basis of particulars contained in the application
                                                                       for reimbursement, shall make a payment on account
Whereas the measures taken by Ireland to implement                     of 75 % of the amount requested ;
 Directives 72/ 159/ EEC and 75/ 268 / EEC were the
subject of favourable Commission Decisions pursuant                    Whereas the application for reimbursement lodged by
 to Article 18 of Directive 72/ 159/ EEC and to Article                Ireland in respect of aids granted during 1976 for the
 13 of Directive 75/268 / EEC ;                                        modernization of farms, including those in the less­
                                                                       favoured farming areas, is complete and has
Whereas Commission Decision 76/627/ EEC of 25                          been submitted in due form ; whereas the total
June 1976 concerning applications for reimbursement                    amount of expenditure for the year 1976 comes
in respect of aids granted by the Member States                        to £ 4 981 968.64 (1 1 956 715.17 u.a.) broken down as
pursuant to Directive 75/268/ EEC (5), lays down in                    follows :
                                                          Ordinary farming areas         Less-favoured farming areas
                                                                                                  (Title III)
               under  Article  8                           £ 4 816 910.22                       £ 7 161.00
              under   Article 10                           £      30 977-42
              under   Article 11                           £     126 920.00
              under   Article 12
              under   Article 13
              of Directive 72/ 159/ EEC
(')  OJ No L  96, 23 . 4. 1972, p. 1 .
(2)  OJ No L  145, 13 . 6. 1977, p. 43.
(3)  OJ No L  128 , 19. 5. 1975, p. 1 .
(4)  OJ No L  108, 26. 4. 1976, p. 21 .
(5)  OJ No L  222, 14. 8 . 1976, p. 37.                                (') OJ No L 320, 29. 11 . 1974, p. 1 .
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Whereas the total amount of reimbursement comes to         Fund towards the expenditure incurred by Ireland
£ 1 179 675.79 (2 831 219.63 u.a.);                        during 1976 in respect of aid and premiums relating
                                                           to the modernization of farms, including those in the
Whereas the making of a payment on account for the         less-favoured farming areas, shall be £ 771 777.61
period in question does not prejudice the final deci­      (1 852 264-78 u.a.).
sion on the contribution from the Fund for the said
period ; whereas on the basis of the information
provided for the payment on account a sum
of £ 1 029 036-81 (2 469 686-37 u.a.) should therefore                           Article. 2
be taken into consideration, 75 % of which comes
to £ 771 777.61 (1 852 264-78 u.a.) ;
                                                           This Decision is addressed to Ireland.
Whereas the EAGGF Committee has been consulted
on the financial aspects and in particular as to the
funds available ,
                                                            Done at Brussels, 23 December 1977.
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
                                                                                    For the Commission
                       Article 1
                                                                                    Finn GUNDELACH
The payment on account by the Guidance Section of
the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee                                       Vice-President