No L 196/6 Official Journal of the European Communities 18. 7. 81 COMMISSION DECISION of 12 June 1981 on applications for reimbursement of aid granted by Member States to producer groups and associations thereof (81/524/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro- pean Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1360/78 of 19 June 1978 on producer groups and associations thereof (1), and in particular Article 15 (4) thereof, Whereas applications for reimbursement of aid granted by Member States in accordance with Regu- lation (EEC) No 1360/78 must include certain data in order to allow the conformity of the expenditure with the provisions of that Regulation to be checked; Whereas, in order to enable proper control to be exercised, Member States must keep supporting documents available for the Commission for a period of three years after the last repayment has been made; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Com- mittee of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 . Applications for reimbursement as referred to in Anicle 15 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1360/78 must () OJNoL166,23.6.1978,p. 1. be made out in accordance with the tables in the Annexes to this Decision. 2. Member States shall send to the Commission, with their first application for reimbursement, copies of the texts of national implementing provi- sions and of administrative instructions, and all forms and/or other documents relating to the administrative implementation of the operation that are not mentioned in Article 19 of Regulation (EEC) No 1360/78. Article 2 Member States shall, for each recipient of aid, keep available for the Commission, for three years after the last repayment, all supporting documents, or certified copies of these, in their possession on the basis of which aid as provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 1360/78 was granted. Article 3 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 12 June 1981. For the Commission The President Gaston THORN