83/557/EEC: Commission Decision of 18 October 1983 on applications for reimbursement and advance payment of expenditure under Directive 79/197/EEC on a programme to promote drainage in catchment areas including land on both sides of the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland (Only the English text is authentic)

COMMISSION DECISION of 18 October 1983 on applications for reimbursement and advance payment of expenditure under Directive 79/197/EEC on a programme to promote drainage in catchment areas including land on both sides of the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland (Only the English text is authentic) (83/557/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 79/197/EEC of 6 February 1979 on a programme to promote drainage in catchment areas including land on both sides of the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland (1), and in particular Article 7 (4) thereof,
Whereas applications for reimbursement and for advance payment of expenditure to be submitted by Ireland and the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland to the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guidance Section, must include certain information making it possible to verify that expenditure complies with the provisions of Directive 79/197/EEC and the joint Irish/United Kingdom programme approved under Article 2 (2) of that Directive;
Whereas, if verification is to be effective, Ireland and the United Kingdom must, for a period of three years from the payment of the final reimbursement, hold the supporting documents at the Commission's disposal;
Whereas, to enable the Commission to make advance payments, the necessary detailed rules and procedures should be laid down;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund Committee,