Article 1
The accounts of the German paying agency ‘Bayern-Umwelt’, the Spanish...
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany,...
ANNEX
Commission Decision
of 20 December 2007
on the clearance of the accounts of certain paying agencies in Germany, Spain, France, Italy and Luxembourg and concerning expenditure financed by the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF), Guarantee Section, for the 2004 financial year
(notified under document number C(2007) 6532)
(Only the German, Spanish, French and Italian texts are authentic)
(2008/54/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the financing of the common agricultural policy , and in particular Article 7(3) thereof,
After consulting the Fund Committee,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Decision 2005/385/EC cleared, for the 2004 financial year, the accounts of all the paying agencies except for the German paying agency ‘Bayern-Umwelt’, the Spanish paying agency ‘Madrid’, the French paying agency ‘SDE’, the Italian paying agency ‘AGEA’ and the Luxembourg paying agency ‘Ministère de l’Agriculture’.
(2)
Following the transmission of new information and after additional checks, the Commission can now take a decision on the integrality, accuracy and veracity of the accounts submitted by the German paying agency ‘Bayern-Umwelt’, the Spanish paying agency ‘Madrid’, the French paying agency ‘SDE’, the Italian paying agency ‘AGEA’ and the Luxembourg paying agency ‘Ministère de l’Agriculture’.
(3)
In clearing the accounts of the paying agencies concerned, the Commission must take account of the amounts already withheld from the Member States concerned on the basis of Decision 2005/385/EC.
(4)
In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999, this Decision does not prejudice decisions adopted subsequently by the Commission excluding from Community financing expenditure not effected in accordance with Community rules,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 103.
OJ L 127, 20.5.2005, p. 22.