80/427/EEC: Commission Decision of 28 March 1980 amending Decisions 74/581/EEC and 76/627/EEC as regards the rules governing payment of the aid granted under Directives 72/159/EEC, 72/160/EEC, 72/161/EEC and 75/268/EEC

COMMISSION DECISION  of 28 March 1980  amending Decisions 74/581/EEC and 76/627/EEC as regards the rules governing payment of the aid granted under Directives 72/159/EEC, 72/160/EEC, 72/161/EEC and 75/268/EEC  (80/427/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 72/159/EEC of 17 April 1972 on the modernization of farms (1), and in particular Article 21 (4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 72/160/EEC of 17 April 1972 concerning measures to encourage the cessation of farming and the reallocation of utilized agricultural area for the purposes of structural improvement (2), and in particular Article 12 (4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 72/161/EEC of 17 April 1972 concerning the provision of socio-economic guidance for and the acquisition of occupational skills by persons engaged in agriculture (3), and in particular Article 14 (4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 75/268/EEC of 28 April 1975 on mountain and hill farming and farming in certain less-favoured areas (4), and in particular Article 13 thereof,
Whereas, on account of the growing number of common measures and their increasing financial impact, the Member States desire the speeding up of the procedures for the payment of reimbursement by the EAGGF Guidance Section in respect of aid granted by the Member States pursuant to Directives 72/159/EEC, 72/160/EEC, 72/161/EEC and 75/268/EEC ; whereas this desire seems reasonable in view of the trend recorded;
Whereas the provisions which, under Commission Decision 74/581/EEC (5) and Commission Decision 76/627/EEC (6), laid down that aid from the EAGGF Guidance Section, shall be given in the form of a payment on account and subsequent payment of the balance due should therefore be amended in order to enable the total amount to be paid in a single payment, on condition that the application for reimbursement submitted by the Member State fulfils the conditions laid down;
Whereas special provisions should be made for cases where the amount initially paid is either more or less than the reimbursement actually due, in order that the situation may be regularized after thorough examination of the application;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Fund Committee,