91/229/EEC: Commission Decision of 20 March 1991 on applications for reimbursement of aid granted by Member States to organizations of nut and/or locust bean producers

COMMISSION DECISION  of 20 March 1991  on applications for reimbursement of aid granted by Member States to organizations of nut and/or locust bean producers  (91/229/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 Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3920/90 (2), and in particular Article 14 g thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 789/89 (3) supplemented the aid arrangements for fruit and vegetable producer organizations by introducing an additional flat-rate aid, as an incentive to formation, to producers' organizations with economic activity  centred on the production and marketing of nuts and/or locust beans;
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 790/89 (4) set the amount of the additional flat-rate aid provided for in Article 14 (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 for formation of producers' organizations;
Whereas applications for reimbursement of additional flat-rate aid granted by Member States to organizations of producers of nuts and/or locust beans in order to cover additional costs of their formation must include certain information permitting  verification of conformity of the expenditure with the requirements of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72, in particular Article 14 (b) thereof;
Whereas to permit effective monitoring of applications for reimbursement Member States must keep available for the Commission, for three years following the final reimbursement, all supporting documents on the basis of which aid was granted;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,