CELEX: 31977D0756
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 Kingdom of Belgium in respect of expenditure incurred in the 1974 financial year on cereals and skimmed-milk powder purchased on the market and supplied as food aid

No L 313/ 12                           Official Journal of the European Communities                             7 . 12. 77
                                                 COMMISSION DECISION
                                                    of 22 November 1977
               on the clearance of the accounts presented by the Kingdom of Belgium in
               respect of expenditure incurred in the 1974 financial year on cereals and
                 skimmed-milk powder purchased on the market and supplied as food aid
                                       (Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic)
                                                         (77/756/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                    amounting to Bfrs 4 667 337 (93 346-74 u.a.) does not
COMMUNITIES,                                                      satisfy the requirements of this provision and there­
                                                                  fore cannot be financed ; whereas the Member State
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             has been fully informed of this deduction and has
Economic Community,                     *                         been able to give its views thereon ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      Whereas, at this stage, it is advisable that a measure
1703/72 of 3 August 1972 amending Regulation                      should be financed subject to further review
(EEC) No 2052/69 on the Community financing of                    concerning the proof that the goods reached their
expenditure arising from the implementation of the                destination ,
Food Aid Convention of 1967, and laying down rules
for the Community financing of expenditure arising
from the implementation of the Food Aid Convention                HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
of 1971 (! ), and in particular Article 9(3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                                            Article 1
2721 /72 of 19 December 1972 on the supply of                     The accounts of the departments and agencies empow­
skimmed-milk powder as food aid (2), and in parti­                ered by the Kingdom of Belgium to pay expenditure
cular Article 5 (2) thereof,                                      incurred in the 1974 financial year on cereals and
Having consulted the EAGGF Committee,                             skimmed-milk powder purchased on the market and
                                                                  supplied as food aid shall be cleared as indicated in
Whereas the Kingdom of Belgium has supplied to the                the Annex.
Commission the supporting statements required for
the clearance of the accounts pursuant to Article 2 of                                   Article 2
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 522/73 of 14
February 1973 laying down detailed rules for the appli­           This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of
cation of Regulation (EEC) No 1 703/72 (3), and                   Belgium .
pursuant to Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No
2721 /72 ;
                                                                  Done at Brussels, 22 November 1977 .
Whereas under Articles 7 and 8 of Council Regulation
(EEC) No 1703/72 and Articles 2 and 3 of Council                                            For the Commission
Regulation (EEC) No 2721 /72 only the value of the
goods and the appropriate forwarding and distribution                                        Finn GUNDELACH
costs may be financed ; whereas the inspections
carried out show that part of the expenditure declared                                          Vice-President
(!) OJ No L 180, 8 . 8 . 1972, p . 1 .
(2) OJ No L 291 , 28 . 12. 1972, p . 28 .
P) OJ No L 50, 23 . 2. 1973 , p . 33 .
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                                                         ANNEX
          Clearance of the accounts of the departments and agencies in Belgium empowered to pay
          expenditure on cereals and skimmed-milk powder purchased on the market and supplied
                                                       as food aid
          1 . Funds available after clearance of the accounts
              for 1973                                                Bfrs   55 658 374 i.e.    1 113 1 67-48 u.a .
          2. Advances authorized for food aid in 1974                 Bfrs 630 000 000 i.e. 12 600 000         u.a .
          3 . Total available to cover expenditure for 1974           Bfrs 685 658 374 i.e . 13 713 167.48 u.a .
          4. Expenditure effected in 1974 and charged
              against Chapter 92 'Food aid expenditure' of
              the general budget of the European Communi­
              ties                                                    Bfrs 668 935 295 i.e . 13 378 705.90 u.a .
          5 . Funds available after clearance of the accounts
              for 1974                                                Bfrs   16 723 079 i.e.      334 461-58 u.a .
          6. With regard to the aid measure for Rwanda, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No
              2653/74 of 18 October 1974, the financing of Bfrs 7 714 000, i.e. 154 280 u.a ., is effected, at this
              stage, subject to further review concerning the proof that the goods reached their destination .