2000/179/EC: Commission Decision of 14 February 2000 on the clearance of the accounts of Denmark, Germany, Spain and France in respect of expenditure financed by the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) Guarantee Section, for the 1998 financial year and modifying Decision 1999/327/EC (notified under document number C(2000) 344) (Only the Spanish, Danish, German and French texts are authentic)
2. 3. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 57/31 II (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 14 February 2000 on the clearance of the accounts of Denmark, Germany, Spain and France in respect of expenditure financed by the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) Guarantee Section, for the 1998 financial year and modifying Decision 1999/327/EC (notified under document number C(2000) 344) (Only the Spanish, Danish, German and French texts are authentic) (2000/179/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 of 21 the common agricultural April 1970 on the financing of policy (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1287/95 (2), and in particular Article 5(2)(b) thereof, After consulting the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund Committee, Whereas: (1) Under Article 5(2)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70, the Commission, on the basis of the annual accounts submitted by the Member States, accompanied by the information required for clearance and a certificate regarding the veracity, completeness, and accuracy of the accounts transmitted clears the accounts of the paying agencies referred to in Article 4(1) of that Regulation. Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2776/88 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2236/98 (4), account is taken for the 1998 financial year of expenditure incurred by the Member States between 16 October 1997 and 15 October 1998. (3) The accounts of the paying agencies of EU-Direktoratet in Denmark, Niedersachsen in Germany, Cantabria in Spain and Ofival in France concerning expenditure financed by the EAGGF Guarantee Section for the 1998 financial year which could not be cleared by Commis- sion Decision 1999/327/EC (5) were disjoined from that Decision. For these paying agencies, the annual accounts and the accompanying documents now permit the Commission to take a decision on the veracity, completeness, and accuracy of the accounts submitted. lists the amounts cleared for each paying Annex I agency. (2) With regard to Article 7(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 296/96 of 16 February 1996 on data to be forwarded by the Member States and the monthly booking of expenditure financed under the Guarantee (4) The Commission has checked the information submitted and communicated to the Member States the results of its verifications with the necessary amendments. (1) OJ L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 13. (2) OJ L 125, 8. 6. 1995, p. 1. (3) OJ L 39, 17. 2. 1996, p. 5. (4) OJ L 281, 17. 10. 1998, p. 9. (5) OJ L 124, 18. 5. 1999, p. 28. L 57/32 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 2. 3. 2000 (5) (6) the accounts of The second subparagraph of Article 7(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1663/95 of 7 July 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regu- lation (EEC) No 729/70 regarding the procedure for the clearance of the EAGGF Guarantee Section (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2245/ 1999 (2), lays down the amounts which are recoverable from, or payable to, each Member State in accordance with Annex II to this Decision are to be deducted from, or added to, advances against expenditure from the second month following that in which the accounts clearance decision is taken. In accordance with the final subparagraph of Article 5(2)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 and Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1663/95, this Decision, adopted on the basis of accounting information, does not preju- dice decisions taken subsequently by the Commission excluding from Community financing expenditure not effected in accordance with Community rules, EAGGF Guarantee Section in respect of the 1998 financial year are cleared as shown in Annex I to the present Decision. Article 2 recoverable from or payable to Denmark, The amounts Germany, Spain and France concerning expenditure financed by the EAGGF Guarantee Section in respect of the 1998 finan- cial year are determined in Annex II to the present Decision. Article 3 The entries in Annex III to Decision 1999/327/EC relating to Denmark, Germany, Spain and France are deleted. Article 4 This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Kingdom of Spain and the Republic of France. HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Done at Brussels, 14 February 2000. Article 1 The accounts of the paying agencies of EU-Direktoratet in Denmark, Niedersachsen in Germany, Cantabria in Spain and in France concerning expenditure financed by the Ofival For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission ANNEX I CLEARANCE OF THE PAYING AGENCIES' ACCOUNTS — FINANCIAL YEAR 1998 List of paying agencies for which the accounts are cleared as follows: Member State Paying agency Amounts cleared in national currency DK DE ES F EU-Direktoratet Niedersachsen Cantabria Ofival 8 666 055 313,89 1 082 704 977,77 2 830 711 486,00 4 684 044 575,33 (1) OJ L 158, 8. 7. 1995, p. 6. (2) OJ L 273, 23. 10. 1999, p. 5. 2. 3. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 57/33 I I X E N N A 8 9 9 1 R A E Y L A I C N A N I F — S T N U O C C A ' S E I C N E G A G N I Y A P E H T F O E C N A R A E L C. 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