COMMISSION DECISION of 2 December 1983 concerning applications for reimbursement and advance payments for measures for the acceleration of agricultural development in certain regions of Greece (Only the Greek text is authentic) (83/644/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1975/82 of 19 July 1982 on the acceleration of agricultural development in certain regions of Greece (1), and in particular Article 20 (4) thereof,
Whereas applications for reimbursement and for advance payments to be submitted by Greece to the Guidance Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund must include certain information making it possible to verify that the expenditure complies with Regulation (EEC) No 1975/82 and the Greek programme approved in accordance with Article 3 (2) of the said Regulation;
Whereas, to permit proper control, Greece must keep the supporting documents on file at the Commission's disposal for a period of three years after payment of the final reimbursement;
Whereas, to enable the Commission to make advance payments, the necessary detailed rules and procedures 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,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
1. The applications for reimbursement referred to in Article 20 of Regulation (EEC) No 1975/82 must be in accordance with the tables set out in Annexes 1 to 1.17.
2. Greece shall communicate to the Commission, with the first application for reimbursement, the texts of the national implementing and control provisions and the administrative instructions as well as the forms and any other documents relating to the administrative implementation of the measure.
As regards implementation of these measures, special attention shall be paid to the provisions set out in Annexes 4 and 5 concerning the presentation of the documents.
Article 2
Greece shall hold at the Commission's disposal, for a period of three years after payment of the final reimbursement, all the supporting documents or the certified copies thereof in its possession on the basis of which the aids provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 1975/82 have been approved, the complete files on the recipients as well as the documents and tables on the basis of which the reimbursement and advance-payment applications have been drawn up.
Article 3
Applications for advance payments in respect of expenditure eligible for aid from the Guidance Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee (1) OJ No L 214, 22.7.1982, p. 1. Fund, as referred to in Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No 1975/82, must be in accordance with the tables set out in Annexes 2 to 2.16.
Article 4
1. Advance payments from the Guidance Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund may not exceed 80 % of the Community contribution towards the financing of the proposed expenditure for the year concerned.
2. Advance payments not spent during the year in respect of which they were made shall be deducted from the advance payments to be made in respect of the following year.
Article 5
At the end of each year in respect of which advance payments have been made, Greece shall submit a report on the progress of operations during that year, in accordance with the tables set out in Annexes 3 to 3.16.
Advance payments for the following year may not be made before the abovementioned report has been sent to the Commission.
Article 6
This Decision is addressed to the Hellenic Republic.
Done at Brussels, 2 December 1983.