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COMMISSION DECISION

OF 22 DECEMBER 1978

ON THE REIMBURSEMENT BY THE GUIDANCE SECTION OF THE EAGGF TO THE UNITED KINGDOM OF EXPENDITURE INCURRED DURING 1976 ON AIDS RELATING TO THE PROVISION OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC GUIDANCE FOR AND THE ACQUISITION OF OCCUPATIONAL SKILLS BY PERSONS ENGAGED IN AGRICULTURE

( ONLY THE ENGLISH TEXT IS AUTHENTIC )

( 79/166/EEC )

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

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 ( 1 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY DIRECTIVE 73/358/EEC ( 2 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 14 ( 2 ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS THE MEASURES TAKEN BY THE UNITED KINGDOM TO IMPLEMENT DIRECTIVE 72/161/EEC WERE THE SUBJECT OF A FAVOURABLE COMMISSION DECISION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 11 OF THE SAID DIRECTIVE ;

WHEREAS THE UNITED KINGDOM HAS MADE AN APPLICATION FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENDITURE INCURRED ON AIDS GRANTED DURING 1976 FOR THE PROVISION OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC GUIDANCE FOR AND THE ACQUISITION OF OCCUPATIONAL SKILLS BY PERSONS ENGAGED IN AGRICULTURE ; WHEREAS THE APPLICATION IS COMPLETE AND HAS BEEN SUBMITTED IN DUE FORM AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF COMMISSION DECISION 74/581/EEC OF 16 OCTOBER 1974 CONCERNING APPLICATIONS FOR REIMBURSEMENT IN RESPECT OF AID GRANTED BY THE MEMBER STATES PURSUANT TO DIRECTIVES 72/159/EEC , 72/160/EEC AND 72/161/EEC ( 3 ) , AND ALSO WITH THE PAYMENTS ON ACCOUNT WHICH CAN BE AGREED ;

WHEREAS AN EXAMINATION OF THE INFORMATION PROVIDED SHOWS THAT ELIGIBLE EXPENDITURE OF POUND 59 266,28 BROKEN DOWN AS FOLLOWS :

- UNDER TITLE I : POUND 10 036,44

- UNDER TITLE II : POUND 49 229,84

HAS BEEN INCURRED UNDER THE CONDITIONS LAID DOWN IN DIRECTIVE 72/161/EEC ; WHEREAS THE GUIDANCE SECTION OF THE EUROPEAN AGRICULTURAL GUIDANCE AND GUARANTEE FUND SHOULD THEREFORE REIMBURSE 25 % THEREOF , I.E . POUND 14 816,57 ;

WHEREAS A PAYMENT ON ACCOUNT OF POUND 12 032,64 HAS BEEN GRANTED IN APPLICATION OF ARTICLE 14 ( 3 ) OF DIRECTIVE 72/161/EEC AND OF ARTICLE 4 ( 1 ) OF DECISION 74/581/EEC ; WHEREAS A BALANCE OF POUND 2 783,93 SHOULD THEREFORE BE GRANTED TO THE MEMBER STATE ;

WHEREAS THE EAGGF COMMITTEE HAS BEEN CONSULTED ON THE FINANCIAL ASPECTS AND IN PARTICULAR AS TO THE FUNDS AVAILABLE ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :

ARTICLE 1

THE FINAL CONTRIBUTION BY THE GUIDANCE SECTION OF THE EUROPEAN AGRICULTURAL GUIDANCE AND GUARANTEE FUND TOWARDS THE EXPENDITURE INCURRED BY THE UNITED KINGDOM DURING 1976 IN RESPECT OF AIDS RELATING TO THE PROVISION OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC GUIDANCE FOR AND THE ACQUISITION OF OCCUPATIONAL SKILLS BY PERSONS ENGAGED IN AGRICULTURE SHALL BE POUND 14 816,57 .

THE BALANCE OF THE CONTRIBUTION , I.E . POUND 2 783,93 SHALL BE PAID TO THE UNITED KINGDOM .

ARTICLE 2

THIS DECISION IS ADDRESSED TO THE UNITED KINGDOM .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 22 DECEMBER 1978 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT

( 1 ) OJ NO L 96 , 23 . 4 . 1972 , P . 15 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 326 , 27 . 11 . 1973 , P . 17 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 320 , 29 . 11 . 1974 , P . 1 .