CELEX: 31977D0759
Language: en
Date: 1977-11-22 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 22 November 1977 on the clearance of the accounts presented by the Federal Republic of Germany in respect of expenditure incurred in the 1974 financial year on cereals and sugar supplied as food aid

No L 313/ 18                             Official Journal of the European Communities                            7. 12. 77
                                                   COMMISSION DECISION
                                                      of 22 November 1977
              on the clearance of the accounts presented by the Federal Republic of Germany
              in respect of expenditure incurred in the 1974 financial year on cereals and
                                                   sugar supplied as food aid
                                                (Only the German text is authentic)
                                                           (77/759/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                      show that part of the expenditure declared amounting
COMMUNITIES,                                                        to DM 247 159-47 (67 529-91 u.a.) does not satisfy the
                                                                    requirements of this provision and therefore cannot
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               be financed ; whereas the Member State has been fully
Economic Community,                                                 informed of this deduction and has been able to give
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                        its views thereon ;
1703/72 of 3 August 1972 amending Regulation                        Whereas part payment has been made for one
(EEC) No 2052/69 on the Community financing of                      measure ; whereas it is therefore advisable, at this
expenditure arising from the implementation of the                  stage, to finance the expenditure declared, subject to
Food Aid Convention of 1967, and laying down rules                  review when the financing of that measure has been
for the Community financing of expenditure arising                  completed,
from the implementation of the Food Aid Convention
of 1971 (!), and in particular Article 9 (3) thereof,
                                                                    HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
1052/73 of 17 April 1973 on the supply of sugar to                                         Article 1
UNRWA as food aid pursuant to the Agreement with
that agency dated 18 December 1972 (2), and in parti­               The accounts of the departments and agencies empow­
cular Article 3 thereof,                                            ered by the Federal Republic of Germany to pay
                                                                    expenditure incurred in the 1974 financial year on
Having consulted the EAGGF Committee,                               cereals and sugar supplied as food aid shall be cleared
Whereas the Federal Republic of Germany has                         as indicated in the Annex.
supplied to the Commission the supporting state­
ments required for the clearance of the accounts                                           Article 2
pursuant to Article 2 of Commission Regulation
                                                                    This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of
(EEC) No 522/73 of 14 February 1973 laying down
                                                                    Germany.
detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EEC)
No 1 703/72 (3) and pursuant to Article 3 of Regula­
tion (EEC) No 1052/73 ;                                             Done at Brussels, 22 November 1977.
Whereas under Articles 7 and 8 of Council Regulation
                                                                                             For the Commission
(EEC) No 1703/72 and Article 2 of Council Regula­
tion (EEC) No 1052/73 only the value of the foods                                             Finn GUNDELACH
and the appropriate forwarding and distribution costs
may be financed ; whereas the inspections carried out                                            Vice-President
(') OJ No L 180, 8 . 8 . 1972, p. 1 .
(2) OJ No L 105, 20 . 4. 1973, p. 1 .
(3) OJ No L 50 , 23 . 2. 1973 , p . 33 .
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                                                              ANNEX
           Clearance of the accounts of the departments and agencies in the Federal Republic of
               Germany empowered to pay expenditure on cereals and sugar supplied as food aid
           1 . Funds available after clearance of the accounts
               for 1973                                                     DM 13 702 758.11 i.e .      3 743 922.98 u.a .
           2. Advances authorized for food aid in 1974                       DM 42 456 000       i.e . 1 1 600 000     u.a .
           3 . Total available to cover expenditure for 1974                DM 56 158 758.1 1 i.e . 15 343 922.98 u.a.
           4. Expenditure effected in 1974 and charged
               against Chapter 92 'Food aid expenditure' of
               the general budget of the European Communi­
               ties                                                         DM 48 065 509.38 i.e . 13 132 652.84 u.a .
           5 . Funds available after clearance of the accounts
               for 1974                                                     DM     8 093 248.73 i.e .    2 21 1 270.14 u.a .
           6. The aid measure for Morocco pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2149/73 of 3 August
                1 973 shall be financed, at this stage, subject to review after the financing of that measure has been
               completed, payments on account having been made by the Member State.