9.10. 85 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 267/1 11 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 28 August 1985 on the clearance of the accounts presented by the Kingdom of Belgium in respect of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guarantee Section, expenditure for 1980 {Only the Dutch and French texts are authentic) (85/448/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 of 21 April 1970 on the financing of the common agricultural policy ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 870/85 (?), and in particular Article 5 (2) thereof, After consulting the Fund Committee, Whereas, under Article 5 (2) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70, the Commission, on the basis of the annual accounts presented by the Member States, clears the accounts of the authorities and bodies referred to in Article 4 of that Regulation; Whereas Belgium has transmitted to the Commission the documents required to clear the accounts for 1980; whereas the latter has carried out on-the-spot inspections as provided for in Article 9 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70; Whereas according to documents sent by Belgium the total amount of declared expenditure comes to Bfrs 22 846 371 620; whereas expenditure declared in respect of premium for leaf tobacco will be the subject of a subsequent (1) O] No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 13. (2) OJ No L 95, 2. 4. 1985, p. 1. clearance decision and is therefore excluded from the present Decision which consequently relates to an amount of Bfrs 22677 829 737; Whereas Article 8 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1723/72 of 26 July 1972 on the clearance of the accounts of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guarantee Section (3), provides that the Decision to clear the accounts must include the determination of the amount of expenditure incurred in each Member State during the financial year in question recognized as chargeable to the Fund, Guarantee Section, and also the determination of the amount of the Community’s financial resources still available in each Member State; Whereas, under Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70, only refunds on exports to non-member countries and intervention intended to stabilize agricultural markets, respectively granted and undertaken according to Community rules within the framework of the common organization of agricultural markets, may be financed; whereas the inspections carried out show that a part of the expenditure declared, amounting to Bfrs 50 224 040, does satisfy the requirements of these provisions and therefore can be financed; whereas the Member State has been fully informed of this correction and has been able to give its views thereon; Whereas the Decisions concerning the clearance of accounts for 1978 and 1979 excluded the financing of the following amounts, Bfrs 109 567 307 and Bfrs 117 663 053 in the () O] No L 186, 16. 8. 1972, p. 1.