14.8.76 Official Journal of the European Communities . No L 222/37 COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 25 June 1976 concerning application for reimbursement in respect of aid granted by Member States pursuant to Directive 75/268/EEC (76/627/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Directive 75/268/EEC of 28 April 1975 on mountain and hill farming in certain less-favoured areas (*), and in particular Article 13 thereof, Having regard to Council Directive 72/159/EEC of 17 April 1972 on the modernization of farms (*), and in particular Article 21 (4) thereof, Whereas applications forwarded to the Guidance Section of the European Agtricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund for reimbursement in respect of aid for the improvement of agriculture on mountains, hill and certain less-favoured areas granted by Member States should include certain particulars which, to facilitate verification that applications comply with the Directive and the taking of decisions thereof, should be submitted by all Member States in a standard form; Whereas, in order to enable an effective check to be kept on applications for reimbursement, Member States should hold the supporting documents on the basis of which the aids were calculated at the disposal “of the Commission for a period of three years; Whereas in order to enable the Commission to exercise its power to make payments on account to (1) OJ No L 128, 19. 5. 1975, p. 1. (*) OJ No L 96, 23. 4. 1972, p. 1. Member States, the amount and dates for payment on account by the Commission should be specified; Whereas, since expenditure under Title Il of Directive 75/268/EEC relates to Directive 72/159/EEC the reimbursement of such expenditure should be made under the provisions laid down for this purpose in Commission Decision 74/581/EEC of 16 October 1974 concerning applications for reimbursement of aid granted by Member States pursuant to Directives 72/159/EEC, 72/160/EEC and 72/161/EEC (%; Whereas, in order to differentiate between less- favoured and normal areas benefiting under -Council Directive 72/159/EEC, the standard form as presented in Commission Decision 74/581/EEC should be modified; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Fund Committee, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 * Applications for reimbursement of expenditure, incurred in a calendar year, prepared by Member States in accordance with Article 13 of Directive 75/268/EEC and Article 21 (1) of Directive 72/159/EEC shall be submitted in the form provided by the present: decision before 1 July of the following year. —— ) ( OJ No L 320, 29. 11. 1974, p. 1.