No L 24/22 Official Journal of the European Communities 29. 1. 85 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 20 December 1984 on applications for reimbursement and for the payment of advances in connec- tion 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 ('), 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 instal- ments, 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, () OJ No L 38, 14. 2. 1979, p. 18. HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION : Article 1 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 administra- tive instructions as well as forms and all other docu- ments relating to the administrative implementation of the measure. Article 2 France shall hold available for inspection by the Commission, for a period of three years after the payment of the final reimbursement, all the documen- tary evidence or certified copies thereof in its posses- sion 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. Article 3 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 IL