2009/85/EC: Commission Decision of 27 January 2009 on the clearance of the accounts of the paying agencies of Estonia concerning expenditure in the field of rural development measures financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) for the 2007 financial year (notified under document number C(2009) 150)

• Articles: 4

Article 1

The accounts of the Estonian paying agency ‘PRIA’ concerning expenditure in the field of rural development measures financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF), in respect of the 2007 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 Estonia are set out in Annex I and Annex II.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Estonia.

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX I

ANNEX I

CLEARANCE OF THE PAYING AGENCIES' ACCOUNTS

FINANCIAL YEAR 2007 — EAGF RURAL DEVELOPMENT EXPENDITURE IN NEW MEMBER STATES

AMOUNT TO BE RECOVERED FROM OR PAID TO THE MEMBER STATE

MS

2007 — 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  ( 1 )

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

EE

EUR

40 720 193,48

0,00

40 720 193,48

0,00

40 720 193,48

36 236 291,00

4 483 902,48

( 1 )   As payments have reached 95 % of the financial plan, the balance in respect of Estonia will be settled during the closure of the programme.

ANNEX II

ANNEX II

CLEARED EXPENDITURE BY EAGF RURAL DEVELOPMENT MEASURE FOR EXERCISE 2007 IN NEW MEMBER STATES

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ANNUAL ACCOUNTS AND DECLARATIONS OF EXPENDITURE

MS

No

Measures

Expenditure 2007

Annex I column ‘a’

Reductions

Annex I column ‘d’

Amount cleared for 2007

Annex I column ‘e’

EE

No

Measures

i

ii

iii = i + ii

1

Support of investments for management of animal waste

6 551 632,40

0,00

6 551 632,40

2

Encouragement of the improvement and the development

20 321 752,46

0,00

20 321 752,46

3

Encouragement for setting up producer groups

101 134,83

0,00

101 134,83

4

Promotion of vocational training of farmers

2 566 539,21

0,00

2 566 539,21

5

Technical and advisory service to farmers

6 225 307,60

0,00

6 225 307,60

6

Early retirement

4 021 137,22

0,00

4 021 137,22

7

Support for setting up young farmers

932 689,76

0,00

932 689,76

8

Meeting EU standards

0,00

0,00

0,00

9

Adoption of agri-environmental measures

0,00

0,00

0,00

10

Agri-environmental actions for the protection of natural value

0,00

0,00

0,00

11

Afforestation

0,00

0,00

0,00

12

Improving of infrastructure for livestock development

0,00

0,00

0,00

13

Less favourite areas

0,00

0,00

0,00

14

Support for quality schemes

0,00

0,00

0,00

15

Support of small scale, traditional processing

0,00

0,00

0,00

16

Protection of agricultural and traditional landscapes

0,00

0,00

0,00

17

Protection from forest fires and other natural disasters

0,00

0,00

0,00

18

Afforestation of non-agricultural land

0,00

0,00

0,00

19

Improvement of harvesting process

0,00

0,00

0,00

20

Technical support of the implementation, monitoring

0,00

0,00

0,00

21

Technical support of collective initiatives at local level

0,00

0,00

0,00

Total

40 720 193,48

0,00

40 720 193,48