CELEX: 31978D0782
Language: en
Date: 1978-09-11 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 11 September 1978 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 1977 on annuities relating to measures to encourage the cessation of farming and the reallocation of utilized agricultural area for the purpose of structural improvement

22. 9 . 78                           Official Journal of the European Communities                        No L 259/29
                                               COMMISSION DECISION
                                                 of 11 September 1978
               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 1977 on
               annuities relating to measures to encourage the cessation of farming and the
               reallocation of utilized agricultural area for the purpose of structural improve­
                                                           ment
                                            (Only the English text is authentic)
                                                       (78/782/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 72/ 160/EEC of 17            should therefore make a payment on account of 75 %
April 1972 concerning measures to encourage the                 of the sum of £ 7 033.01 i.e. £ 5 274.75 ;
cessation of farming and the reallocation of utilized           Whereas the EAGGF Committee has been consulted
agricultural area for the purpose of structural improve­        on the financial aspects and in particular as to the
 ment (!), as last amended by Directive 73/358/EEC (2),         funds available,
and in particular Article 12 (3) thereof,
Whereas the measures taken by the United Kingdom
to implement Directive 72/ 160/EEC were the subject             HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
of a favourable Commission Decision pursuant to
Article 9 of the said Directive ;                                                      Article 1
Whereas Article 4 ( 1 ) of Commission Decision                  The payment on account by the Guidance Section of
74/581 /EEC of 16 October 1974 concerning applica­              the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee
tions for reimbursement in respect of aid granted by            Fund towards the expenditure incurred by the United
the Member States pursuant to Directives                        Kingdom during 1977 in respect of annuities to
72/ 159/EEC, 72/ 160/EEC and 72/ 1 61 /EEC (3), lays            encourage the cessation of farming and the realloca­
down that the Commission, acting on the basis of                tion of utilized agricultural area for the purpose of
particulars contained in the applications for reimburse­        structural improvement shall be £ 5 274-75.
 ment, shall make a payment on account of 75 % of
the amount requested ;
                                                                                       Article 2
Whereas the application for reimbursement lodged by
the United Kingdom in respect of annuities granted              This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom.
during 1977 relating to measures to encourage the
cessation of farming and the reallocation of utilized
agricultural area for the purpose of structural improve­        Done at Brussels, 11 September 1978.
ment is complete and has been submitted in due
form ; whereas the total amount of expenditure for the                                   For the Commission
year 1977 comes to £ 28 132.03 ;
                                                                                          Finn GUNDELACH
Whereas      the    total amount       of   reimbursement
requested comes to £ 7 033.01 ;                                                              Vice-President
(1) OJ No L 96, 23. 4. 1972, p. 9.
(2) OJ No L 326, 27. 11 . 1973, p. 17.
(>) OJ No L 320, 29. 11 . 1974, p. 1 .