2006/334/EC: Commission Decision of 28 April 2006 excluding from Community financing certain expenditure incurred by the Member States under the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) (notified under document number C(2006) 1702)
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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 shall be excluded from Community financing because it does not comply with Community rules.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Hellenic Republic, the Italian Republic, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Portuguese Republic, the Republic of Finland, the Kingdom of Sweden and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
ANNEX Total corrections Sector Member State Budget item Reason Nat. Currency Expenditure to exclude from financing Deductions already made Financial impact of this decision Financial year Milk and milk products BE 2040 Control deficiencies: 5 % flat-rate correction. Incorrect treatment of result of physical checks: one-off correction EUR –5 851 253,86 0,00 –5 851 253,86 2001-2003 Total BE –5 851 253,86 0,00 –5 851 253,86 Milk and milk products DE 2040 Non-compliance with the requirement to perform unannounced checks. 10 % flat-rate correction (1 operator) EUR – 396 063,56 0,00 – 396 063,56 2002-2004 Total DE – 396 063,56 0,00 – 396 063,56 Fruit and vegetables GR 1515 Partial annulment of Commission Decision 2002/881/EC, amount to be reimbursed to Greece. EUR 623 385,74 0,00 623 385,74 1998-2000 Public storage GR 3231 Partial annulment of Commission Decision 2003/102/EC, amount to be reimbursed to Greece. EUR 9 926 005,21 0,00 9 926 005,21 1999-2001 Irregularities GR Miscellaneous Partial annulment of Commission Decision 2003/481/EC, amount to be reimbursed to Greece. EUR 41 884,90 0,00 41 884,90 Total GR 10 591 275,85 0,00 10 591 275,85 Public storage ES 2111, 2112, 2113, 2114 Control deficiencies: 5 % flat-rate correction EUR –2 763 696,91 0,00 –2 763 696,91 2001-2003 Animal premiums ES 2220, 2221, 2222 Premium paid to farmers not having the minimum quota rights. One-off correction EUR –78 720,15 0,00 –78 720,15 2003-2004 Rural development ES 4000, 4010 Various shortcomings in the management and control system. 5 % flat-rate correction EUR – 135 394,00 0,00 – 135 394,00 2002-2003 Financial audit ES Miscellaneous Partial annulment of Commission Decision 2002/461/EC, amount to be reimbursed to Spain. EUR 451 482,55 0,00 451 482,55 2001 Total ES –2 526 328,51 0,00 –2 526 328,51 Milk and milk products FI 2040 Control w eakness. 5 % flat-rate correction (1 operator) EUR –65 903,93 0,00 –65 903,93 2002-2003 Ceiling overshoot FI 2128 Overshoot of financial ceilings EUR –6 820,82 –6 820,82 0,00 2003 Total FI –72 724,75 –6 820,82 –65 903,93 Fruit and vegetables FR 1508 Aid over-estimated (calculated on the basis of quantities loaded rather quantities marketed), non-application of sanction in respect of claim submitted after the deadline: one-off correction. Non-performance of several key controls: 10 % flat-rate correction EUR –32 072 056,72 0,00 –32 072 056,72 2002-2004 Public storage FR 2111, 2112, 2113, 2114 Control deficiencies: 5% flat-rate correction. Payment delays: one-off correction EUR –7 135 187,50 0,00 –7 135 187,50 2001-2003 Rural development FR 4040 Incorrect application of a procedure for verifying one of the conditions of eligibility. One-off correction EUR – 870 374,00 0,00 – 870 374,00 2002 Total FR –40 077 618,22 0,00 –40 077 618,22 Fruit and vegetables IT 1501, 1502, 1515 Non-application of sanctions, deficiencies in controls on composting and bio-degradation. 10 % flat-rate correction and one-off correction EUR –30 021 060,00 0,00 –30 021 060,00 1999-2002 Fruit and vegetables IT 1512 Non-compliance with payment deadlines. One-off correction EUR –4 414 265,04 0,00 –4 414 265,04 2002 Fruit and vegetables IT 1502 Key controls are not applied in the number, frequency, or depth required by the regulations. 5 % flat-rate correction EUR –7 708 059,40 0,00 –7 708 059,40 2000-2003 Milk and milk products IT 2040 Non-compliance with the regulations: one-off correction. Control deficiencies: 5 % flat-rate correction. Non-compliance with minimum rate of control: 10 % flat-rate EUR – 297 002,44 0,00 – 297 002,44 2002-2004 Arable crops IT 1040-1062, 1310, 1858 Failure to apply sanctions. 3 % flat-rate correction EUR –7 975 231,00 0,00 –7 975 231,00 2002 Arable crops IT 1040-1060, 1310, 1858 Poor quality of classical field inspections. 5 % flat-rate correction EUR – 603 692,00 –36 829,00 – 566 863,00 2001-2003 Rural development IT 4000, 4010, 4040 Weaknesses in the management, control and sanctions system. 2 % flat-rate correction EUR –3 748 761,00 0,00 –3 748 761,00 2001-2002 Payment deadline IT Miscellaneous Failure to meet payment deadlines EUR –30 938 245,66 –31 631 666,68 693 421,02 2003 Total IT –85 706 316,54 –31 668 495,68 –54 037 820,86 Milk and milk products NL 2040 Unsatisfactory sampling procedure: 10 % flat-rate correction (1 operator). Incorrect treatment of result of physical checks: one-off correction EUR – 158 235,60 0,00 – 158 235,60 2002-2003 Total NL – 158 235,60 0,00 – 158 235,60 Fat PT 1400, 1402 The control system put in place w as not adequate to prevent irregular practices on the part of all the actors concerned in the flax sector. 100 % financial correction EUR –3 135 348,71 0,00 –3 135 348,71 2001 Total PT –3 135 348,71 0,00 –3 135 348,71 Arable crops SE 1040, 1062, 1310 Shortcomings in the application of the rules regarding set-aside, incorrect application of technical tolerances, obvious errors applied over-generously. One-off correction. SEK –1 308 192,00 0,00 –1 308 192,00 2001-2002 Total SE –1 308 192,00 0,00 –1 308 192,00 Financial audit UK Miscellaneous Unidentified corrections to be credited to EAGGF. One-off correction GBP – 497 130,69 0,00 – 497 130,69 2004 Total UK – 497 130,69 0,00 – 497 130,69
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