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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2011-96/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2011/96",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 11 February 2011 relating to the clearance of the accounts presented by Romania for the expenditure financed under the special accession programme for agriculture and rural development (Sapard) in 2007 (notified under document C(2011) 759) (Only the Romanian text is authentic) (2011/96/EU)",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Decision\nof 11 February 2011\nrelating to the clearance of the accounts presented by Romania for the expenditure financed under the special accession programme for agriculture and rural development (Sapard) in 2007\n(notified under document C(2011) 759)\n(Only the Romanian text is authentic)\n(2011/96/EU)\nTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999 of 21 June 1999 on Community support for pre-accession measures for agriculture and rural development in the applicant countries of central and eastern Europe in the pre-accession period,\nHaving regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2222/2000 of 7 June 2000 laying down financial rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999 on Community support for pre-accession measures for agriculture and rural development in the applicant countries of central and eastern Europe in the pre-accession period, and in particular Article 13 thereof,\nHaving regard to the Multiannual Financing Agreement concluded with Romania on 2 February 2001 and in particular Article 11 of Section A to the Annex thereof,\nHaving regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 248/2007 of 8 March 2007 on measures concerning the Multi-annual Financing Agreements and the Annual Financing Agreements concluded under the Sapard programme and the transition from Sapard to rural development, in conjunction with the Multiannual Financing Agreements as referred to in Annex II, point 1 to that Regulation, and in particular Article 11 of Section A to the Annex thereof,\nAfter consulting the Committee on the Agricultural Funds,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nThe Commission, acting on behalf of the European Union, concluded multiannual financing agreements (MAFAs) laying down the technical, legal and administrative framework for the execution of the Special Accession Programme for Agriculture and Rural Development (Sapard) with Romania.\n(2)\nArticle 11 of Section A of the Annex to the MAFAs provides for the adoption of a clearance of accounts Decision by the Commission. That provision continues to apply to Romania, by virtue of Regulation (EC) No 248/2007.\n(3)\nThe time limits granted to the recipient countries for the submission to the Commission of the requisite documents have expired.\n(4)\nCommission Decision C(2008) 5524 of 30 September 2008 cleared the accounts of Bulgaria and Croatia. However, pending the review of supplementary information which had been requested from Romania, the decision concerning the accounts of this country could not be adopted at that stage.\n(5)\nThe supplementary information has in the meantime been submitted. The checks carried out enable the Commission to take a decision on the completeness, accuracy and veracity of the accounts submitted by the Sapard Agency.\n(6)\nThis Decision is adopted on the basis of accounting information. It does not prejudice the possibility for the Commission to decide subsequently to exclude from EU financing expenditure not incurred in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2222/2000,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 87."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 253, 7.10.2000, p. 5."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 69, 9.3.2007, p. 5."
    }
  ],
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