Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3108/76 of 20 December 1976 on the payment of aid for certain projects for repairing the damage caused to agriculture by the earthquake in May 1976 in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3108/76  of 20 December 1976  on the payment of aid for certain projects for repairing the damage caused to agriculture by the earthquake in May 1976 in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1505/76 of 21 June 1976 on the Community contribution towards repairing the damage caused to agriculture by the earthquake in May 1976 in Friuli-Venezia Giulia region (1), and in particular Article 2 (1), thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 17/64/EEC of 5 February 1964 on the conditions for granting aid from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3171/75 (3), and in particular Article 22 (4) thereof,
Whereas under Regulation (EEC) No 1505/76 the beneficiaries of the projects for repairing the damage caused by the earthquake are required to make only a small contribution towards financing the investments;
Whereas the said beneficiaries are having financial difficulty in making payments on account to the contractors who are to carry out the work;
Whereas, in order to ensure that the projects are carried out rapidly, the necessary measures should be taken to facilitate the financing of the proposed investments;
Whereas, as an exceptional measure and by way of derogation from Commission Regulation No 99/64/EEC of 24 July 1964 on procedures for implementing decisions by the Guidance Section of the EAGGF to grant aid (4), part of the aid should be paid on presentation of contracts for carrying out the work ; whereas the Member State concerned should contribute towards this exceptional operation;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Fund Committee,