Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/872 of 26 March 2019 on the clearance of the accounts of the paying agencies in the United Kingdom concerning expenditure financed by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) for financial year 2018 (notified under document C(2019) 2358)

• CELEX: Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/872
• Articles: 8

Article 1

The accounts of the paying agencies of the United Kingdom, ‘Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs’, ‘The Scottish Government Rural Payments and Inspections Directorate’ and ‘Rural Payments Agency’ are hereby cleared as regards expenditure financed by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), in respect of financial year 2018.

The amounts recoverable from or payable to the United Kingdom under each rural development programme pursuant to this Decision are set out in Annex I.

Article 2

For financial year 2018, the accounts of the United Kingdom's paying agency ‘Welsh Government’ in respect of expenditure for Rural Development programmes financed by the EAFRD relating to the 2014-2020 programming period, as set out in Annex II, are not covered by this Decision and shall be the subject of a future clearance of accounts Decision.

Article 3

The amounts to be charged to the United Kingdom, as a result of the application of Article 54(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 relating to the 2014-2020 programming period and to the 2007-2013 programming period for EAFRD, are set out in Annex III to this Decision.

Article 4

This Decision is without prejudice to future conformity clearance decisions that the Commission may take pursuant to Article 52 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 to exclude from Union financing expenditure not effected in accordance with Union rules.

Article 5

This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX I

ANNEX I

CLEARED EAFRD EXPENDITURE BY RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR FINANCIAL YEAR 2018

AMOUNT TO BE RECOVERED FROM OR PAID TO THE MEMBER STATE PER PROGRAMME

Approved programmes with declared expenditure for EAFRD 2014-2020

(In EUR)

MS

CCI

Expenditure 2018

Corrections

Total

Non-reusable amounts

Accepted amount cleared for FY 2018

Interim payments reimbursed to the Member State for the financial year

Amount to be recovered from (–) or paid to (+) the Member State

i

ii

iii = i + ii

iv

v = iii – iv

vi

vii = v – vi

UK

2014UK06RDRP001

341 029 324,58

0,00

341 029 324,58

0,00

341 029 324,58

340 987 294,18

42 030,40

UK

2014UK06RDRP002

17 901 684,45

0,00

17 901 684,45

0,00

17 901 684,45

17 901 330,80

353,65

UK

2014UK06RDRP003

127 217 147,23

0,00

127 217 147,23

0,00

127 217 147,23

127 388 490,41

– 171 343,18

ANNEX II

ANNEX II

CLEARANCE OF THE PAYING AGENCIES' ACCOUNTS

FINANCIAL YEAR 2018 — EAFRD

List of the Paying Agencies and programmes for which the accounts are disjoined and are subject of a later clearance decision

Member State

Paying Agency

Programme

United Kingdom

Welsh Government

2014UK06RDRP004

ANNEX III

ANNEX III

CLEARANCE OF THE PAYING AGENCIES' ACCOUNTS

FINANCIAL YEAR 2018 - EAFRD

Corrections according to Article 54(2) of Regulation (EU) 1306/2013

Corrections Related to the 2014-2020 Programming Period

Corrections Related to the 2007-2013 Programming Period

Member State

Currency

In National currency

In EUR

In National currency

In EUR

UK  ( *1 )

GBP

—

—

48 141,99

—

( *1 )   In respect of the paying agencies for which the accounts are disjoined, the reduction as laid down in Article 54(2) is to be applied once the accounts are proposed for clearance.