COMMISSION  DECISION
of 20 December 1984
on applications for reimbursement and for the payment of advances in connection with the flood protection programme in the Hérault Valley
(Only the French text is authentic)
(85/63/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 79/174/EEC of 6 February 1979 concerning the flood protection programme in the Hérault Valley (1), and in particular Article 8 (4) thereof,
Whereas the applications for reimbursement and for the payment of advances to be submitted by France to the Guidance Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund must contain certain information to enable expenditure to be examined for conformity with Directive 79/174/EEC and with the programme presented by France and approved by the Commission in accordance with Article 2 (2) of the said Directive;
Whereas, for the purpose of effective monitoring, France must hold documentary evidence available for inspection by the Commission for a period of three years after payment of the final reimbursement;
Whereas, for the purpose of implementing the option open to the Commission of paying advance instalments, the detailed rules and procedures relating thereto should be laid down;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund,
1. The applications for reimbursement referred to in Article 8 (1) of Directive 79/174/EEC shall take the form set out in Annex I.
2. France shall forward to the Commission, together with the first application for reimbursement, the texts of national implementing provisions and administrative instructions as well as forms and all other documents relating to the administrative implementation of the measure.
France shall hold available for inspection by the Commission, for a period of three years after the payment of the final reimbursement, all the documentary evidence or certified copies thereof in its possession which have served as a basis for granting the aid provided for in Directive 79/174/EEC and for drawing up applications for reimbursement and the payment of advances.
Applications for advances to cover expenditure eligible for reimbursement by the Guidance Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, as referred to in Article 8 (3) of Directive 79/174/EEC, shall take the form set out in Annex II.
1. Advances from the Guidance Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund shall not exceed 80 % of the Community contribution to financing the proposed expenditure in a given year.
2. Advances not expended in the year for which they have been paid shall be deducted from advances to be paid in respect of the following year.
Before the end of each year for which advances have been paid, France shall submit a report on operations during the year in question in the form set out in Annex III.
Until the said report has been forwarded to the Commission, advances in respect of the following year may not be paid.
This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.