Commission Decision

of 23 August 2002

on a Community financial contribution to expenditure by Spain on establishing the Community vineyard register

(notified under document number C(2002) 3133)

(Only the Spanish text is authentic)

(2002/680/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2392/86 of 24 July 1986 establishing a Community vineyard register(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1631/98(2), and in particular Article 9(3) thereof,

After consulting the EAGGF Committee,

Whereas:

(1) Article 9(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2392/86 states that the Community is to contribute 50 % of the actual cost of establishing the Community vineyard register in the Member States and of the investment in data-processing facilities needed to manage the register.

(2) On the basis of Article 9(3) of that Regulation, advances have been paid to Spain. They are to be deducted from the total amount of the Community contribution.

(3) Under Article 9(4) of that Regulation, Articles 8 and 9 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999(3) apply to the Community contribution to establishing the vineyard register.

(4) Spain has sent the Commission the documents needed to decide on the amount to be defrayed as expenditure incurred in establishing the register.

(5) The Commission has carried out the checks provided for in Article 9(2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70(4) and in Article 9(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999.

(6) In the light of the checks carried out, some of the expenditure declared by Spain does not meet the statutory requirements and therefore may not be funded by the Community.

(7) Spain has finalised the vineyard register in its complete version for the provinces not covered on 1 July 1995. However, in accordance with Article 4(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2392/86, Community funding should be limited to the funding corresponding to that of the simplified register for the areas in question.

(8) A breakdown of the amounts to be defrayed and the amounts to be excluded for failure to comply with Community rules was sent to Spain on 29 April 2002,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Community contribution to the expenditure incurred by Spain in establishing the Community vineyard register shall be as set out in the table annexed to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain.

Done at Brussels, 23 August 2002.

For the Commission

Franz Fischler

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 208, 31.7.1986, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 210, 28.7.1998, p. 14.

(3) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 103.

(4) OJ L 94, 28.4.1970, p. 13.

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