CELEX: 31976D0898
Language: en
Date: 1976-11-18 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 18 November 1976 on the granting by the Guidance Section of the EAGGF to the United Kingdom of a payment on account in respect of expenditure incurred during 1975 on aids and premiums relating to the modernization of farms

10 . 12. 76                         Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 341 /27
                                               COMMISSION DECISION
                                                 of 18 November 1976
              on the granting by the Guidance Section of the EAGGF to the United Kingdom
              of a payment on account in respect of expenditure incurred during 1975 on aids
                            and premiums relating to the modernization of farms
                                           (Only the English text is authentic)
                                                      (76/898/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                  Whereas     the   total  amount     of  reimbursement
COMMUNITIES,                                                    requested comes to £ 217 825-94 (522 781-84 u.a.) ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European           Whereas the making of a payment on account for the
Economic Community,                                             period in question shall not prejudice the final deci­
                                                                sion on the contribution from the Fund for the said
Having regard to Council Directive 72/ 159/EEC of 17            period ; whereas the Guidance Section of the Euro­
April 1972 on the modernization of farms (!), as last           pean Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund
amended by Directive 73/358/EEC (2), and in parti­              should therefore make a payment on account of 75 %
cular Article 21 (3) thereof,                                   of the sum of £ 217 825-94 (522 781-84 u.a.), i.e.
Whereas the measures taken by the United Kingdom                £ 163 369-45 (392 086-37 u.a.);
to implement Directive 72/ 159/EEC were the subject             Whereas the Fund Committee has been consulted on
of a favourable Commission Decision pursuant to                 the financial aspects and in particular as to the funds
Article 1 8 of the said Directive ;                             available,
Whereas Commission Decision 74/581 / EEC of 16
October 1974 concerning applications for reimburse­             HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
ment in respect of aid granted by the Member States
pursuant to Directives 72/ 159/EEC, 72/ 160/EEC and                                     Article 1
72/ 161 /EEC (3), lays down in Article 4 ( 1 ) that the
Commission, acting on the basis of particulars                  The payment on account by the Guidance Section of
contained in the applications for reimbursement, shall          the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee
make a payment on account of 75 % of the amount                 Fund towards the expenditure incurred by the United
requested ;                                                     Kingdom during 1975 in respect of aid and premiums
                                                                relating to the modernization of farms shall be
Whereas the application for reimbursement lodged by
                                                                £ 163 369-45 (392 086-37 u.a.).
the United Kingdom in respect of aids granted during
1975 for the modernization of farms is complete and
                                                                                        Article 2
has been submitted in due form ; whereas the total
amount of expenditure for the year 1975 comes to                This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom.
£ 900 327-26 (2 160 783-70 u.a.) broken down as
follows :
under :                                                         Done at Brussels, 18 November 1976.
                                                                                            \
Article   8                                  £ 480 691-49
                                                                                          For the Commission
Article 10 1                                 £ 415 575-26
Article 1 1    Directive 72/ 159/ EEC        £   3 502-55
                                                                                             P.J. LARDINOIS
Article 1 2 \                                £     557-96
Article 1 3                                                                           Member of the Commission
(>) OJ No L 96, 23. 4. 1972, p. 1 .
(2) OJ No L 326, 27. 11 . 1973, p. 17.
b) OJ No L 320, 29. 11 . 1974, p. 1 .