Commission Regulation (EC) No 1890/98 of 3 September 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 1780/97 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 723/97 on the implementation of Member States' action programmes on control of EAGGF Guarantee Section expenditure

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1890/98 of 3 September 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 1780/97 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 723/97 on the implementation of Member States' action programmes on control of EAGGF Guarantee Section expenditure
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 723/97 of 22 April 1997 on the implementation of Member States' action programmes on control of EAGGF Guarantee Section expenditure (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas Articles 2 and 3 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1780/97 (2) laying down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 723/97 lay down, inter alia, the method of and deadlines for payment of the Community financial contribution to the Member States; whereas the method used providing for one single annual payment encompassing any unused amount set for the previous year and the advance on the following year has proved difficult to apply in practice, nor does it take account of the appropriations authorised by the budget authority for the following year;
Whereas, in order to improve administration of the measures, the advances to be paid to the Member States under Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 296/96 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1391/97 (4) may not be deducted from the amounts not used in the previous year but in the year before that, and whereas the maximum amount of the Community financial contribution may not be set before the appropriations have been authorised by the budget authority;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the EAGGF Committee,