CELEX: 31977D0048
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 Ireland of a payment on account in respect of expenditure incurred during 1975 on aids for the less-favoured farming areas

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No L 9/ 16                              Official Journal of the European Communities                              12. 1 . 77
                                                  COMMISSION DECISION
                                                     of 22 December 1976
              on the granting by the Guidance Section of the EAGGF to Ireland of a payment
              on account in respect of expenditure incurred during 1975 on aids for the less­
                                                    favoured farming areas
                                               (Only the English text is authentic)
                                                           (77/48/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               period ; whereas the Guidance Section of the Euro­
Economic Community,                                                 pean Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund
Having regard to Council Directive 75/268/EEC of 28                 should therefore make a payment on account of 75 %
April 1975 on mountain and hill farming and farming                 of the sum of £ 1 610 623-67 (3 865 493-72 u.a.) i.e.
in certain less-favoured areas ('), as last amended by              £ 1 207 967-75 (2 899 120-28 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 last               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 Ireland to implement                  the financial aspects and in particular as to the funds
Directive 75/268/EEC were the subject of a favourable               available,
Commission Decision pursuant to Article 13 of the
said   Directive    and     to   Article    18   of  Directive      HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
72/ 159/ EEC ;
Whereas Commission Decision 76/627/ EEC of 25                                              Article 1
June 1976 concerning applications for reimbursement
in respect of aid granted by Member States pursuant                 The payment on account by the Guidance Section of
to Directive 75/268/EEC (5), lays down in Article 5 ( 1 )           the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee
that the Commission, acting on the basis of particu­                Fund towards the expenditure incurred by Ireland
lars contained in the application for reimbursement,                during 1975 on aids for the less-favoured farming
shall make a payment on account of 75 % of the                      areas shall be £ 1 207 967-75 (2 899 120-28 u.a.).
amount requested ;
Whereas the application for reimbursement lodged by                                        Article 2
Ireland in respect of aids granted during 1975 for the
less-favoured farming areas is complete and has been                This Decision is addressed to Ireland .
submitted in due form ; whereas the total amount of
expenditure for the year 1975 comes to £
6 442 494-70 ( 15 461 974-91 u.a.) broken down as                   Done at Brussels, 22 December 1976 .
follows :
under Title II ) Directive               ^ £ 6 442 494-70                                    For the Commission
under Title IV S          75/268/EEC (              —
                                                                                                P. J LARDINOIS
Whereas      the    total    amount      of    reimbursement
requested comes to £ 1 610 623-67 (3 865 493-72 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 .
(4) OJ No  L  302, 4. 11 . 1976, p. 19.
(5) OJ No  L  222, 14. 8 . 1976, p. 37.