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Commission Implementing Decision of 15 April 2011 of excluding from European Union financing certain expenditure incurred by the Member States under the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF), under the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (notified under document C(2011) 2517) (only the Bulgarian, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, and Spanish texts are authentic) (2011/244/EU)

EU Decision 2011/244 · Adopted 15 April 2011 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Commission Implementing Decision

of 15 April 2011

of excluding from European Union financing certain expenditure incurred by the Member States under the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF), under the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD)

(notified under document C(2011) 2517)

(only the Bulgarian, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, and Spanish texts are authentic)

(2011/244/EU)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the financing of the common agricultural policyf1, and in particular Article 7(4) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 of 21 June 2005 on the financing of the common agricultural policyf2, and in particular Article 31 thereof,

Having consulted the Committee on the Agricultural Funds,

Whereas:

(1)

Under Article 7(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 and Article 31 of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005, the Commission is to carry out the necessary verifications, communicate to the Member States the results of these verifications, take note of the comments of the Member States, initiate a bilateral discussion so that an agreement may be reached with the Member States in question, and formally communicate its conclusions to them.

(2)

The Member States have had an opportunity to request the launch of a conciliation procedure. That opportunity has been used in some cases and the reports issued on the outcome have been examined by the Commission.

(3)

Under Regulations (EC) No 1258/1999 and (EC) No 1290/2005, only agricultural expenditure which has been incurred in a way that has not infringed European Union rules may be financed.

(4)

In the light of the verifications carried out, the outcome of the bilateral discussions and the conciliation procedures, part of the expenditure declared by the Member States does not fulfil this requirement and cannot, therefore, be financed under the EAGGF Guarantee Section, the EAGF and the EAFRD.

(5)

The amounts that are not recognised as being chargeable to the EAGGF Guarantee Section, the EAGF and the EAFRD should be indicated. Those amounts do not relate to expenditure incurred more than 24 months before the Commission’s written notification of the results of the verifications to the Member States.

(6)

As regards the cases covered by this decision, the assessment of the amounts to be excluded on grounds of non-compliance with European Union rules was notified by the Commission to the Member States in a summary report on the subject.

(7)

This Decision is without prejudice to any financial conclusions that the Commission may draw from the judgments of the Court of Justice in cases pending on 31 December 2010 and relating to its content,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p.103.

f2

OJ L 209, 11.8.2005, p. 1.

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. Signature
  4. Annex Annex

1

The expenditure itemised in the Annex hereto that has been incurred by the Member States’ accredited paying agencies and declared under the EAGGF Guarantee Section, under the EAGF or under the EAFRD shall be excluded from European Union financing because it does not comply with European Union rules.

2

This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Bulgaria, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Italian Republic, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Portuguese Republic, Romania and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Signature

Done at Brussels, 15 April 2011.

For the Commission

Dacian Cioloş

Member of the Commission

MSMeasureFinancial YearReasonType%CurrencyAmountDeductionsFinancial impact
BUDGET ITEM 6701
BGDecoupled Direct Aids2009Weaknesses in the functioning of LPIS-GISFLAT RATE10,0EUR-20 848 236,790,0-20 848 236,79
TOTAL (BG) EUR -20 848 236,79 0,0 -20 848 236,79
DKFruit and Vegetables - Operational Programmes2007Deficient performance of the on-the-spot controlFLAT RATE2,0DKK-36 186,060,0-36 186,06
DKFruit and Vegetables - Operational Programmes2008Deficient performance of the on-the-spot controlFLAT RATE2,0EUR-58 609,250,0-58 609,25
DKDried Fodder2005Non-compliance with the minimum percentage of additional checks of operators who dried fodder has been supplied to and the late submission of the annual statisticsFLAT RATE2,0DKK-81 519,230,0-81 519,23
DKDried Fodder2006Non-compliance with the minimum percentage of additional checks of operators who dried fodder has been supplied to and the late submission of the annual statisticsFLAT RATE2,0DKK-384 358,590,0-384 358,59
DKDried Fodder (2007+)2007Non-compliance with the minimum percentage of additional checks of operators who dried fodder has been supplied to and the late submission of the annual statisticsFLAT RATE2,0DKK-376 720,620,0-376 720,62
DKDried Fodder (2007+)2008Non-compliance with the minimum percentage of additional checks of operators who dried fodder has been supplied to and the late submission of the annual statisticsFLAT RATE2,0DKK-54 280,430,0-54 280,43
TOTAL (DK) EUR -58 609,25 0,0 -58 609,25
TOTAL (DK) DKK -933 064,93 0,0 -933 064,93
ESMeat Premiums - Ewe and Goats2004Late start of on-the-spot checksFLAT RATE2,0EUR-1 559 059,120,0-1 559 059,12
ESMeat Premiums - Bovines2004On-the-spot control weaknessFLAT RATE5,0EUR-13 753,330,0-13 753,33
ESMeat Premiums - Bovines2004On-the-spot control weaknesses - insufficent or inadequate quality of control - inadequate controlFLAT RATE5,0EUR-1 401 451,460,0-1 401 451,46
ESMeat Premiums - Ewe and Goats2005Late start of on-the-spot checksFLAT RATE2,0EUR-1 652 652,30,0-1 652 652,3
ESMeat Premiums - Bovines2005On-the-spot control weaknessFLAT RATE5,0EUR-14 080,180,0-14 080,18
ESMeat Premiums - Bovines2005On-the-spot control weaknesses - insufficent or inadequate quality of control - inadequate controlFLAT RATE5,0EUR-1 421 329,380,0-1 421 329,38
ESMeat Premiums - Bovines2006On-the-spot control weaknesses - insufficent or inadequate quality of control - inadequate controlFLAT RATE5,0EUR-1 379 600,32-4 082,25-1 375 518,07
ESFruit and Vegetables - Operational Programmes2006Deficiencies in the environmental management of packagingONE-OFFEUR-2 672 816,950,0-2 672 816,95
ESFruit and Vegetables - Operational Programmes2007Deficiencies in the environmental management of packagingONE-OFFEUR-16 985 313,140,0-16 985 313,14
ESFruit and Vegetables - Operational Programmes2008Deficiencies in the environmental management of packagingONE-OFFEUR-17 594 421,010,0-17 594 421,01
ESMeat Premiums - Bovines2006On-the-spot control weaknessesFLAT RATE2,0EUR-187 589,740,0-187 589,74
ESOlive Oil - Production Aid2003Deficiencies in the controls of yieldsFLAT RATE2,0EUR-21 570,640,0-21 570,64
ESOlive Oil - Production Aid2003Incorrect technical tolerances leading to non respect of Olive GIS requirements the first year of applicationFLAT RATE5,0EUR-4 462,770,0-4 462,77
ESOlive Oil - Production Aid2004Correction of effect of flat rate correction on one-off correctionONE-OFFEUR166 246,080,0166 246,08
ESOlive Oil - Production Aid2004Deficiencies in the controls of yieldsFLAT RATE2,0EUR-16 844 579,610,0-16 844 579,61
ESOlive Oil - Production Aid2004Incorrect calculation of sanctionsONE-OFFEUR-5 230 671,00,0-5 230 671,0
ESOlive Oil - Production Aid2004Incorrect technical tolerances leading to non respect of Olive GIS requirements the first year of applicationFLAT RATE5,0EUR-5 678 034,360,0-5 678 034,36
ESOlive Oil - Production Aid2005Correction of effect of flat rate correction on one-off correctionONE-OFFEUR78 467,60,078 467,6
ESOlive Oil - Production Aid2005Deficiencies in the controls of yieldsFLAT RATE2,0EUR-19 830 448,920,0-19 830 448,92
ESOlive Oil - Production Aid2005Incorrect calculation of sanctionsONE-OFFEUR-3 923 380,00,0-3 923 380,0
ESOlive Oil - Production Aid2005Incorrect technical tolerances leading to non respect of Olive GIS requirements the first year of applicationFLAT RATE5,0EUR-89 880,780,0-89 880,78
ESOlive Oil - Production Aid2006Correction of effect of flat rate correction on one-off correctionONE-OFFEUR11 060,060,011 060,06
ESOlive Oil - Production Aid2006Deficiencies in the controls of yieldsFLAT RATE2,0EUR-19 030 403,00,0-19 030 403,0
ESOlive Oil - Production Aid2006Incorrect calculation of sanctionsONE-OFFEUR-553 003,00,0-553 003,0
ESOlive Oil - Production Aid2006Incorrect technical tolerances leading to non respect of Olive GIS requirements the first year of applicationFLAT RATE5,0EUR-10 623,550,0-10 623,55
TOTAL (ES) EUR -115 843 350,82 -4 082,25 -115 839 268,57
FRDirect Payments2007Weaknesses in the administrative procedureONE-OFFEUR-724 823,680,0-724 823,68
FRDirect Decoupled Aid (single payment scheme - SPS)2008Weaknesses in the administrative procedureONE-OFFEUR-872 782,680,0-872 782,68
FRDecoupled Direct Aids2009Weaknesses in the administrative procedureONE-OFFEUR-727 988,330,0-727 988,33
TOTAL (FR) EUR -2 325 594,69 0,0 -2 325 594,69
GBExport refunds - Other2006Weaknesses in the procedure for certification of exitFLAT RATE5,0EUR-339,410,0-339,41
GBExport refunds - Non-Annex I2006Weaknesses in the procedure for certification of exitFLAT RATE5,0EUR-1 551,620,0-1 551,62
GBExport refunds - Sugar and isoglucose2006Weaknesses in the procedure for certification of exitFLAT RATE5,0EUR-2 957,780,0-2 957,78
GBExport refunds - Other2007Weaknesses in the procedure for certification of exitFLAT RATE5,0EUR-224,140,0-224,14
GBExport refunds - Non-Annex I2007Weaknesses in the procedure for certification of exitFLAT RATE5,0EUR-1 024,640,0-1 024,64
GBExport refunds - Sugar and isoglucose2007Weaknesses in the procedure for certification of exitFLAT RATE5,0EUR-1 953,220,0-1 953,22
GBExport refunds - Sugar and isoglucose2008Weaknesses in the procedure for certification of exitFLAT RATE5,0EUR-153,040,0-153,04
GBExport refunds - Other2008Weaknesses in the procedure for certification of exitFLAT RATE5,0EUR-17,570,0-17,57
GBExport refunds - Non-Annex I2008Weaknesses in the procedure for certification of exitFLAT RATE5,0EUR-80,280,0-80,28
GBExport refunds - Sugar and isoglucose2009Weaknesses in the procedure for certification of exitFLAT RATE5,0EUR-7,570,0-7,57
GBExport refunds - Other2009Weaknesses in the procedure for certification of exitFLAT RATE5,0EUR-0,870,0-0,87
GBExport refunds - Non-Annex I2009Weaknesses in the procedure for certification of exitFLAT RATE5,0EUR-3,970,0-3,97
GBFruit and Vegetables - Operational Programmes2006Deficiencies in key controls on recognition and operational programmesFLAT RATE5,0EUR-508 223,820,0-508 223,82
GBFruit and Vegetables - Operational Programmes2006Deficiencies in key controls on recognition and operational programmesONE-OFFEUR-6 171 594,780,0-6 171 594,78
GBFruit and Vegetables - Operational Programmes2007Deficiencies in key controls on recognition and operational programmesFLAT RATE5,0EUR-999 359,830,0-999 359,83
GBFruit and Vegetables - Operational Programmes2007Deficiencies in key controls on recognition and operational programmesONE-OFFEUR-12 135 684,180,0-12 135 684,18
GBFruit and Vegetables - Operational Programmes2008Deficiencies in key controls on recognition and operational programmesONE-OFFEUR-6 589 732,170,0-6 589 732,17
GBFruit and Vegetables - Operational Programmes2008Deficiencies in key controls on recognition and operational programmesFLAT RATE5,0EUR-542 656,970,0-542 656,97
GBExceptional support measures2009Rendering and transport costs unduly charged to the EU budget; dead animals claimed for EU financingONE-OFFEUR-284 317,360,0-284 317,36
TOTAL (GB) EUR -27 239 883,22 0,0 -27 239 883,22
GRAdditional Amounts of Aid2008Incorrect information in the LPIS/GIS and weaknesses in the on-the-spot controlsFLAT RATE5,0EUR-3 685 863,710,0-3 685 863,71
GROther Direct Aid - Sugar - other than Export refunds2008Incorrect information in the LPIS/GIS and weaknesses in the on-the-spot controlsFLAT RATE5,0EUR-130 504,790,0-130 504,79
GROther Direct Aid - Direct Payments2008Incorrect information in the LPIS/GIS and weaknesses in the on-the-spot controlsFLAT RATE5,0EUR-1 497 576,860,0-1 497 576,86
GROther Direct Aid - Cotton2008Incorrect information in the LPIS/GIS and weaknesses in the on-the-spot controlsFLAT RATE5,0EUR-9 155 093,090,0-9 155 093,09
GROther Direct Aid - Article 69 of Reg.1782/2003 - except Ovines and Bovines2008Incorrect information in the LPIS/GIS and weaknesses in the on-the-spot controlsFLAT RATE5,0EUR-3 310 395,310,0-3 310 395,31
GRDirect Decoupled Aid (single payment scheme - SPS)2008Incorrect information in the LPIS/GIS and weaknesses in the on-the-spot controlsFLAT RATE5,0EUR-91 632 386,410,0-91 632 386,41
GROther Direct Aids2009Incorrect information in the LPIS/GIS and weaknesses in the on-the-spot controlsFLAT RATE5,0EUR5 928,180,05 928,18
GROther Direct Aid - Article 69 of Reg.1782/2003 - except Ovines and Bovines2009Incorrect information in the LPIS/GIS and weaknesses in the on-the-spot controlsFLAT RATE5,0EUR1 407,540,01 407,54
GRAdditional Amounts of Aid2009Incorrect information in the LPIS/GIS and weaknesses in the on-the-spot controlsFLAT RATE5,0EUR2 668,680,02 668,68
GRDecoupled Direct Aids2009Incorrect information in the LPIS/GIS and weaknesses in the on-the-spot controlsFLAT RATE5,0EUR-810 049,670,0-810 049,67
GROlive Oil - Production Aid2004Weaknesses in the controls of mills and in the olive cultivation GISFLAT RATE10,0EUR-193 490,20,0-193 490,2
GROlive Oil - Production Aid (2007+)2005Weaknesses in the controls of mills and in the olive cultivation GISFLAT RATE15,0EUR-283 443,460,0-283 443,46
GROlive Oil - Production Aid (2007+)2005Weaknesses in the controls of mills and in the olive cultivation GISFLAT RATE10,0EUR-43 471 909,070,0-43 471 909,07
GROlive Oil - Production Aid (2007+)2006Weaknesses in the controls of mills and in the olive cultivation GISFLAT RATE10,0EUR-447 353,510,0-447 353,51
GROlive Oil - Production Aid (2007+)2006Weaknesses in the controls of mills and in the olive cultivation GISFLAT RATE15,0EUR-89 134 155,41-215 120,8-88 919 034,62
GROlive Oil - Financement GIS2004Ineligible expenditures concerning activities carried out after 31 October 2003ONE-OFFEUR-3 437 468,510,0-3 437 468,51
GROlive Oil - Financement GIS2006Ineligible expenditures concerning activities carried out after 31 October 2003ONE-OFFEUR-263 620,00,0-263 620,0
TOTAL (GR) EUR -247 443 305,6 -215 120,8 -247 228 184,8
ITPublic Storage - Sugar2005Booking the sugar intake in 2005 not subject to physical movementONE-OFFEUR-797 560,00,0-797 560,0
ITPublic Storage - Sugar200635 % increase in storage costsFLAT RATE10,0EUR-171 418,00,0-171 418,0
ITPublic Storage - Sugar2006Late inventory controlsFLAT RATE5,0EUR-781 044,00,0-781 044,0
ITPublic Storage - Sugar200735 % increase in storage costsFLAT RATE10,0EUR-182 006,00,0-182 006,0
ITPublic Storage - Sugar200835 % increase in storage costsFLAT RATE10,0EUR-111 062,00,0-111 062,0
ITPublic Storage - Sugar200935 % increase in storage costsFLAT RATE10,0EUR-34 547,00,0-34 547,0
TOTAL (IT) EUR -2 077 637,0 0,0 -2 077 637,0
NLFruit and Vegetables - Operational Programmes2006Ineligible costs for printing on packages and expenditures of a producer organisation with decentralised marketingONE-OFFEUR-5 166 882,80,0-5 166 882,8
NLFruit and Vegetables - Operational Programmes2007Ineligible costs for printing on packages and expenditures of a producer organisation with decentralised marketingONE-OFFEUR-10 543 404,520,0-10 543 404,52
NLFruit and Vegetables - Operational Programmes2008Ineligible costs for printing on packages and expenditures of a producer organisation with decentralised marketingONE-OFFEUR-6 981 120,470,0-6 981 120,47
TOTAL (NL) EUR -22 691 407,79 0,0 -22 691 407,79
PTOther Direct Aid - Bovines2007Weeknesses established in the functioning of IT systemONE-OFFEUR-415 669,10,0-415 669,1
PTOther Direct Aid - Bovines2008Weeknesses established in the functioning of IT systemONE-OFFEUR-304 813,730,0-304 813,73
TOTAL (PT) EUR -720 482,83 0,0 -720 482,83
ROOther Direct Aid - Energy Crops2009Weaknesses in functioning of LPIS-GIS, in the performance of the on-the-spot/field visits following administrative cross-checksFLAT RATE10,0EUR-6 694,990,0-6 694,99
ROOther Direct Aid - Energy Crops2009Weaknesses in functioning of LPIS-GIS, in the performance of the on-the-spot/field visits following administrative cross-checksONE-OFFEUR-108 740,610,0-108 740,61
ROOther Direct Aids2009Weaknesses in functioning of LPIS-GIS, in the performance of the on-the-spot/field visits following administrative cross-checksONE-OFFEUR-52 831,050,0-52 831,05
RODecoupled Direct Aids2009Weaknesses in functioning of LPIS-GIS, in the performance of the on-the-spot/field visits following administrative cross-checksFLAT RATE10,0EUR-489 527,30,0-489 527,3
RODecoupled Direct Aids2009Weaknesses in functioning of LPIS-GIS, in the performance of the on-the-spot/field visits following administrative cross-checksONE-OFFEUR-38 620 445,360,0-38 620 445,36
TOTAL (RO) EUR -39 278 239,32 0,0 -39 278 239,32
TOTAL (6701) EUR -478 526 747,31 -219 203,05 -478 307 544,26
TOTAL (6701) DKK -933 064,93 0,0 -933 064,93
BUDGET ITEM 6711
BGRural Development EAFRD Axis 2 (2007-2013, area related measures)2009Weaknesses in the functioning of LPIS-GISFLAT RATE10,0EUR-1 204 509,850,0-1 204 509,85
BGRural Development EAFRD Complement to direct payment (2007-2013)2009Weaknesses in the functioning of LPIS-GIS and on-the-spot controlsFLAT RATE5,0EUR-2 490 360,230,0-2 490 360,23
TOTAL (BG) EUR -3 694 870,08 0,0 -3 694 870,08
GRRural Development EAFRD Axis 2 (2007-2013, area related measures)2007Incorrect information in the LPIS/GIS and weaknesses in the on-the-spot controlsFLAT RATE5,0EUR-3 154 596,630,0-3 154 596,63
GRRural Development EAFRD Axis 2 (2007-2013, area related measures)2008Incorrect information in the LPIS/GIS and weaknesses in the on-the-spot controlsFLAT RATE5,0EUR-8 414 084,260,0-8 414 084,26
GRRural Development EAFRD Axis 2 (2007-2013, area related measures)2009Incorrect information in the LPIS/GIS and weaknesses in the on-the-spot controlsFLAT RATE5,0EUR-597 155,10,0-597 155,1
TOTAL (GR) EUR -12 165 835,99 0,0 -12 165 835,99
RORural Development EAFRD Axis 2 (2007-2013, area related measures)2009Weaknesses in functioning of LPIS-GIS, in the performance of the on-the-spot/field visits following administrative cross-checksFLAT RATE10,0EUR-7 246 383,510,0-7 246 383,51
RORural Development EAFRD Axis 2 (2007-2013, area related measures)2009Weaknesses in functioning of LPIS-GIS, in the performance of the on-the-spot/field visits following administrative cross-checksONE-OFFEUR-10 512 529,350,0-10 512 529,35
RORural Development EAFRD Axis 2 (2007-2013, area related measures)2009Weaknesses in functioning of LPIS-GIS, in the performance of the on-the-spot/field visits following administrative cross-checksONE-OFFEUR-877 717,210,0-877 717,21
RORural Development EAFRD Complement to direct payment (2007-2013)2009Weaknesses in functioning of LPIS-GIS, in the performance of the on-the-spot/field visits following administrative cross-checksFLAT RATE10,0EUR-10 975 412,090,0-10 975 412,09
RORural Development EAFRD Complement to direct payment (2007-2013)2009Weaknesses in functioning of LPIS-GIS, in the performance of the on-the-spot/field visits following administrative cross-checksONE-OFFEUR-6 008 420,750,0-6 008 420,75
TOTAL (RO) EUR -35 620 462,91 0,0 -35 620 462,91
TOTAL (6711) EUR -51 481 168,98 0,0 -51 481 168,98
BUDGET ITEM 05070107
DEIrregularities2009Reimbursement concerning irregularity casesONE-OFFEUR508 165,760,0508 165,76
TOTAL (DE) EUR 508 165,76 0,0 508 165,76
TOTAL (05070107) EUR 508 165,76 0,0 508 165,76