Commission Decision of 2 February 2010 on the clearance of the accounts of the paying agencies of Malta concerning expenditure in the field of rural development measures financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) for the 2008 financial year (notified under document C(2010) 468) (Only the Maltese text is authentic) (2010/68/EU)
EU Decision 2010/68 · Adopted 2 February 2010 · Extends to United Kingdom
Commission Decision
of 2 February 2010
on the clearance of the accounts of the paying agencies of Malta concerning expenditure in the field of rural development measures financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) for the 2008 financial year
(notified under document C(2010) 468)
(Only the Maltese text is authentic)
(2010/68/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 of 21 June 2005 on the financing of the common agricultural policyf1, and in particular Articles 30 and 39 thereof,
After consulting the Committee on the Agricultural Funds,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Decision 2009/366/ECf2 cleared, for the 2008 financial year, the accounts of all the paying agencies except for the Maltese paying agency ‘MRRA’.
(2)
Following the transmission of new information and after additional checks, the Commission can now take a decision concerning expenditure in the field of rural development measures on the integrality, accuracy and veracity of the accounts submitted by the Maltese paying agency ‘MRRA’.
(3)
In accordance with Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005, this Decision does not prejudice decisions taken subsequently by the Commission excluding from Community financing expenditure not effected in accordance with Community rules,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
Contents
- 1Article 1
- 2Article 2
- Signature
- Annex I
- Clearance of the Paying Agencies' accountsFinancial year 2008 — EAGF Rural Development Expenditure in New Member States
- Annex IICleared expenditure by EAGF Rural Development measure for exercise 2008 in new Member States
1
The accounts of the Maltese paying agency ‘MRRA’ concerning expenditure in the field of rural development measures financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF), in respect of the 2008 financial year, are hereby cleared.
The amounts which are recoverable from, or payable to, the Member State pursuant to this Decision in the field of rural development measures applicable in Malta are set out in Annex I and Annex II.
2
This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Malta.
Signature
Done at Brussels, 2 February 2010.
For the Commission
Mariann Fischer Boel
Member of the Commission
Clearance of the Paying Agencies' accountsFinancial year 2008 — EAGF Rural Development Expenditure in New Member States
Amount to be recovered from or paid to the Member State
| MS | 2008 — Expenditure for the Paying Agencies for which the accounts are | Total a + b | Reductions | Total | Interim Payments reimbursed to the Member State for the financial year | Amount to be recovered from (–) or paid to (+) the Member State | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cleared | disjoined | |||||||
| = expenditure declared in the annual declaration | = total of Interim Payments reimbursed to the Member State for the financial year | |||||||
| a | b | c = a + b | d | e = c + d | f | g = e – f | ||
| MT | EUR | 2 241 670,14 | 0,0 | 2 241 670,14 | 0,0 | 2 241 670,14 | 2 241 670,14 | 0,0 |
Annex IICleared expenditure by EAGF Rural Development measure for exercise 2008 in new Member States
Differences between annual accounts and declarations of expenditure
| MS | No | Measures | Expenditure 2008Annex I column ‘a’ | ReductionsAnnex I column ‘d’ | Amount cleared for 2008Annex I column ‘e’ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MT | No | Measures | i | ii | iii = i + ii |
| 1 | Less favoured areas | 975,33 | 0,0 | 975,33 | |
| 2 | Agri-environment | 663 097,97 | 0,0 | 663 097,97 | |
| 3 | Meeting Standards | 1 511 921,23 | 0,0 | 1 511 921,23 | |
| 4 | Producers group | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | |
| 5 | Technical Assistance | 55 916,31 | 0,0 | 55 916,31 | |
| 6 | State Aid Complement | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | |
| 7 | Ad hoc measure | 9 759,3 | 0,0 | 9 759,3 | |
| Total | 2 241 670,14 | 0,0 | 2 241 670,14 | ||