2010/729/EU: Commission Decision of 30 November 2010 on the clearance of the accounts of the paying agency of Estonia concerning expenditure in the field of rural development measures financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) for the 2009 financial year (notified under document C(2010) 8275)

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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 2009 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 2009 — EAGF RURAL DEVELOPMENT EXPENDITURE IN NEW MEMBER STATES

Amount to be recovered from or paid to the Member State

MS

2009 — 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

2 721 225,72

0,00

2 721 225,72

0,00

2 721 225,72

0,00

2 721 225,72

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

ANNEX II

ANNEX II

CLEARED EXPENDITURE BY EAGF RURAL DEVELOPMENT MEASURE FOR EXERCISE 2009 IN NEW MEMBER STATES

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ANNUAL ACCOUNTS AND DECLARATIONS OF EXPENDITURE

ESTONIA

No

Measures

Expenditure 2009 Annex I column ‘a’

Reductions Annex I column ‘d’

Amount cleared for 2009 Annex I column ‘e’

i

ii

iii = i + ii

1

Less-favoured areas

–4 309,58

–4 309,58

2

Agri-environment

2 277 454,54

2 277 454,54

3

Afforestation of agricultural land

–3 217,50

–3 217,50

4

Support for semi-substance farms

–40 203,13

–40 203,13

5

Meeting standards

– 187 999,27

– 187 999,27

6

Complements in direct payments

1 506,86

1 506,86

7

Technical assistance

2 307,41

2 307,41

8

Sapard

0,00

0,00

9

Natura 2000

675 686,39

675 686,39

Total

2 721 225,72

0,00

2 721 225,72