Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/871 of 28 May 2021 on the clearance of the accounts of the paying agencies of the United Kingdom concerning expenditure financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) for financial year 2020 and on the reimbursement of appropriations related to financial discipline, carried over from financial year 2020 (notified under document C(2021) 3685) (Only the English text is authentic)

• CELEX: Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/871
• Articles: 6

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’, ‘Welsh Government’ and ‘Rural Payments Agency’ are hereby cleared as regards expenditure financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) in respect of financial year 2020.

The amounts recoverable from, or payable to, the United Kingdom pursuant to this Decision, including those resulting from the application of Article 54(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013, are set out in Annex I to this Decision.

Article 2

The amount to be reimbursed to the United Kingdom as regards the financial discipline applied in financial year 2020 is set out in Annex II.

Article 3

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 4

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

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX I Clearance of the paying agencies' accounts

ANNEX I

Clearance of the paying agencies' accounts

Financial year 2020 - EAGF

Amount to be recovered from or paid to the United Kingdom

2020 - Expenditure / Assigned Revenue for the paying agencies for which the accounts are

Total a + b

Reductions, suspensions and other adjustments for executed conformity and financial clearance decisions for the whole financial year 1)

Amount to be charged according to Article 54(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 in relation to the EAGF

Total including reductions, suspensions and other adjustments

Payments made to the United Kingdom for the financial year

Amount to be recovered from (-) or paid to (+) the United Kingdom 2)

cleared

disjoined

= expenditure / assigned revenue declared in the annual declaration

= total of the expenditure / assigned revenue in the monthly declarations

a

b

c=a+b

d

e

f=c+d+e

g

h=f-g

UK

GBP

0,00

0,00

0,00

0,00

-62 451,20

-62 451,20

0,00

-62 451,20

UK

EUR

3 197 146 439,98

0,00

3 197 146 439,98

-5 748 968,67

0,00

3 191 397 471,31

3 192 730 760,53

-1 333 289,22

Expenditure 3)

Assigned revenue 3)

Article 54(2) (=e)

Total (=h)

08 02 06 01

6200

6200

i

j

k

l = i+j+k

UK

GBP

0,00

0,00

-62 451,20

-62 451,20

UK

EUR

0,00

-1 333 289,22

0,00

-1 333 289,22

1)

The reductions and suspensions are those taken into account in the payment system, to which are added in particular the corrections for the non respect of payment deadlines established in August, September and October 2020 and other reductions in the context of Article 41 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013.

2)

For the calculation of the amount to be recovered from or paid to the United Kingdom the amount taken into account is, the total of the annual declaration for the expenditure cleared (col.a) or, the total of the monthly declarations for the expenditure disjoined (col.b). Applicable exchange rate: Article 11(1), first subparagraph, second sentence of the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 907/2014.

3)

BL 08 02 06 01 shall be split between the negative corrections which become assigned revenue in BL 62 00 and the positive ones in favour of the United Kingdom which shall now be included on the expenditure side 08 02 06 01 as per article 43 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013.

NB: Nomenclature 2021 : 08 02 06 01 , 6200

ANNEX II Reimbursement of appropriations carried-over from financial year 2020 in relation to financial discipline

ANNEX II

Reimbursement of appropriations carried-over from financial year 2020 in relation to financial discipline

(amounts in EUR)

United Kingdom

41 383 278,00