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Contents

1. Preamble
2. 1. Article 1
   2. Article 2
3. ANNEX
4. ANNEX BUDGET ITEM: 6701 BUDGET ITEM: 6711 BUDGET ITEM: 05 07 01 07

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the financing of the common agricultural policy, and in particular Article 7(4) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 of 21 June 2005 on the financing of the common agricultural policy, and in particular Article 31 thereof,

Having consulted the Committee on the Agricultural Funds,

Whereas:

(1) Under Article 7(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999, and Article 31 of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005, the Commission is to carry out the necessary verifications, communicate to the Member States the results of these verifications, take note of the comments of the Member States, initiate a bilateral discussion so that an agreement may be reached with the Member States in question, and formally communicate its conclusions to them.

(2) The Member States have had an opportunity to request the launch of a conciliation procedure. That opportunity has been used in some cases and the reports issued on the outcome have been examined by the Commission.

(3) Under Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 and Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005, only agricultural expenditure which has been incurred in a way that has not infringed European Union rules may be financed.

(4) In the light of the verifications carried out, the outcome of the bilateral discussions and the conciliation procedures, part of the expenditure declared by the Member States does not fulfil this requirement and cannot, therefore, be financed under the EAGGF Guarantee Section, the EAGF and the EAFRD.

(5) The amounts that are not recognised as being chargeable to the EAGGF Guarantee Section, the EAGF and the EAFRD should be indicated. Those amounts do not relate to expenditure incurred more than 24 months before the Commission’s written notification of the results of the verifications to the Member States.

(6) As regards the cases covered by this decision, the assessment of the amounts to be excluded on grounds of non-compliance with European Union rules was notified by the Commission to the Member States in a summary report on the subject.

(7) This Decision is without prejudice to any financial conclusions that the Commission may draw from the judgments of the Court of Justice in cases pending on 1 February 2012 and relating to its content,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The expenditure itemised in the Annex hereto that has been incurred by the Member States’ accredited paying agencies and declared under the EAGGF Guarantee Section, under the EAGF or under the EAFRD shall be excluded from European Union financing because it does not comply with European Union rules.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic of Estonia, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Italian Republic, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Republic of Poland, the Portuguese Republic, Romania, the Republic of Slovenia and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Done at Brussels, 22 June 2012. For the Commission Dacian Cioloș Member of the Commission

ANNEX

ANNEX BUDGET ITEM: 6701 BUDGET ITEM: 6711 BUDGET ITEM: 05 07 01 07

MS Measure Financial year Reason Type % Currency Amount Deductions Financial impact DE Clearance of accounts 2008 overpayments in the EAGF IACS population ONE-OFF EUR –59318,36 0,00 –59318,36 Total DE EUR –59318,36 0,00 –59318,36 DK Other Direct Aid — Bovines 2007 non-application of sanctions regarding potentially eligible animals ONE-OFF EUR –67797,32 0,00 –67797,32 DK Other Direct Aid — Bovines 2008 non-application of sanctions regarding potentially eligible animals ONE-OFF EUR –48411,25 0,00 –48411,25 Total DK EUR –116208,57 0,00 –116208,57 ES Rural Development EAGGF (2000-2006) — Area related measures 2006 deficiencies in the on-the-spot checks, in the measurement of agricultural parcels, in application of Good Farming Practices in the measure of agri-environment FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR –350224,00 0,00 –350224,00 ES Rural Development EAGGF (2000-2006) — Area related measures 2006 insufficient random selection, deficiencies in the on the spot checks, in the measurement of agricultural parcels, in application of Good Farming Practices in the measure of less-favoured areas FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR –710805,00 0,00 –710805,00 ES Wine plantation of vine without the (re-)plantation rights ONE-OFF EUR –131300920,00 0,00 –131300920,00 Total ES EUR –132361949,00 0,00 –132361949,00 FR Other Direct Aid — Bovines 2005 shortcomings in the verification of the eligibility conditions, non-application of penalties, unsatisfactory checking of the movements, deficiencies in the application of notion of obvious error and in the acces to BDNI for slaughterhouses FLAT RATE 2,00 % EUR –17088517,03 0,00 –17088517,03 FR Other Direct Aid — Bovines 2005 shortcomings in the verification of the eligibility conditions, non-application of penalties, unsatisfactory checking of the movements, deficiencies in the application of notion of obvious error and in the acces to BDNI for slaughterhouses ONE-OFF EUR –12394594,82 0,00 –12394594,82 FR Other Direct Aid — Bovines 2006 shortcomings in the verification of the eligibility conditions, non-application of penalties, unsatisfactory checking of the movements, deficiencies in the application of notion of obvious error and in the acces to BDNI for slaughterhouses FLAT RATE 2,00 % EUR –16233350,64 0,00 –16233350,64 FR Other Direct Aid — Bovines 2006 shortcomings in the verification of the eligibility conditions, non-application of penalties, unsatisfactory checking of the movements, deficiencies in the application of notion of obvious error and in the acces to BDNI for slaughterhouses ONE-OFF EUR –8732969,42 0,00 –8732969,42 FR Other Direct Aid — Bovines 2007 shortcomings in the verification of the eligibility conditions, non-application of penalties, unsatisfactory checking of the movements, deficiencies in the application of notion of obvious error and in the acces to BDNI for slaughterhouses FLAT RATE 2,00 % EUR –3367782,68 0,00 –3367782,68 FR Other Direct Aid — Bovines 2007 shortcomings in the verification of the eligibility conditions, non-application of penalties, unsatisfactory checking of the movements, deficiencies in the application of notion of obvious error and in the acces to BDNI for slaughterhouses ONE-OFF EUR –5102086,06 0,00 –5102086,06 Total FR EUR –62919300,65 0,00 –62919300,65 GB Meat Premiums — Bovines 2004 no sanctions applied in case of non-compliance related to claimed above quota ONE-OFF GBP –15517,23 0,00 –15517,23 GB Meat Premiums — Ewe and Goats 2004 payments to claimants with less than 10 quota rights ONE-OFF GBP –10647,81 0,00 –10647,81 GB Meat Premiums — Bovines 2005 no sanctions applied in case of non-compliance related to claimed above quota ONE-OFF GBP –6790,67 0,00 –6790,67 GB Meat Premiums — Ewe and Goats 2005 payments to claimants with less than 10 quota rights ONE-OFF GBP –3492,44 0,00 –3492,44 GB Meat Premiums — Ewe and Goats 2005 payments to claimants with less than 10 quota rights, penalty for missing animals was not applied to the national envelope ONE-OFF GBP –9451,43 0,00 –9451,43 GB Sugar — Production refunds 2007 deficiency in substitution checks FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR –19,13 0,00 –19,13 GB Sugar — other than Export refunds (2007+) 2007 deficiency in substitution checks FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR –26,49 0,00 –26,49 GB Export refunds — Sugar and isoglucose 2007 deficiency in substitution checks FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR –726,63 0,00 –726,63 GB Export refunds — other 2007 deficiency in substitution checks FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR –227,75 0,00 –227,75 GB Export refunds — other 2008 deficiency in substitution checks FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR –26,39 0,00 –26,39 GB Sugar — Production refunds 2008 deficiency in substitution checks FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR 0,86 0,00 0,86 GB Export refunds — Sugar and isoglucose 2008 deficiency in substitution checks FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR –557,68 0,00 –557,68 Total GB GBP –45899,58 0,00 –45899,58 Total GB EUR –1583,21 0,00 –1583,21 GR Export refunds — Sugar and isoglucose 2006 absence of production and storage control systems FLAT RATE 10,00 % EUR –1800082,70 0,00 –1800082,70 GR Export refunds — Non-Annex I 2006 absence of production and storage control systems FLAT RATE 10,00 % EUR –12890,85 0,00 –12890,85 GR Export refunds — Non-Annex I 2006 absence of production and storage control systems FLAT RATE 15,00 % EUR –66216,34 0,00 –66216,34 GR Export refunds — Sugar and isoglucose 2006 absence of production and storage control systems FLAT RATE 15,00 % EUR –7117284,53 0,00 –7117284,53 GR Export refunds — Sugar and isoglucose 2007 absence of production and storage control systems FLAT RATE 10,00 % EUR –2522082,75 0,00 –2522082,75 GR Export refunds — Non-Annex I 2007 absence of production and storage control systems FLAT RATE 10,00 % EUR –57587,78 0,00 –57587,78 GR Export refunds — Sugar and isoglucose 2008 absence of production and storage control systems FLAT RATE 10,00 % EUR –515,62 0,00 –515,62 GR Export refunds — Non-Annex I 2008 absence of production and storage control systems FLAT RATE 10,00 % EUR –3633,19 0,00 –3633,19 GR Other Direct Aid — Processed dried grape products (other measures) 2007 weaknesses with regards to minimum yield, delivery requirements, checks on processors, cross-checks ONE-OFF EUR –71253223,81 0,00 –71253223,81 GR Other Direct Aid — Processed dried grape products (other measures) 2008 weaknesses with regards to minimum yield, delivery requirements, checks on processors, cross-checks ONE-OFF EUR –250325,81 0,00 –250325,81 GR Other Direct Aid — Processed dried grape products (other measures) 2009 weaknesses with regards to minimum yield, delivery requirements, checks on processors, cross-checks ONE-OFF EUR –2192,34 0,00 –2192,34 GR Fruit and Vegetables — Citrus Processing 2007 Insufficient number of administrative controls and non-application of sanctions FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR –255264,74 0,00 –255264,74 GR Fruit and Vegetables — Citrus Processing 2008 Insufficient number of administrative controls and non-application of sanctions FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR –258047,81 0,00 –258047,81 GR Wine plantation of vine without the (re-)plantation rights ONE-OFF EUR –21336120,00 0,00 –21336120,00 Total GR EUR –104935468,27 0,00 –104935468,27 IT Fruit and Vegetables — Citrus Processing 2006 weaknesses in the control system (administrative and accounting checks) FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR –1683981,22 0,00 –1683981,22 IT Fruit and Vegetables — Citrus Processing 2007 weaknesses in the control system (administrative and accounting checks) FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR –1100328,66 0,00 –1100328,66 IT Fruit and Vegetables — Tomato Processing 2006 insufficient check of tomato production yield FLAT RATE 2,00 % EUR –3510182,04 0,00 –3510182,04 IT Fruit and Vegetables — Tomato Processing 2007 insufficient check of tomato production yield FLAT RATE 2,00 % EUR –2679963,75 0,00 –2679963,75 IT Fruit and Vegetables — Tomato Processing 2008 insufficient check of tomato production yield FLAT RATE 2,00 % EUR –2556488,30 0,00 –2556488,30 IT Olive Oil — Work programmes of operators' organisations 2007 payments made after the regulatory deadline ONE-OFF EUR –515252,59 0,00 –515252,59 IT RD Guarantee Accompanying Measures (area related measures) 2005 Article 25 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 796/2004 not respected in case of the announcement of the on-the-spot checks in Calabria region FLAT RATE 2,00 % EUR –160616,00 0,00 –160616,00 IT Rural Development EAGGF (2000-2006) — Area related measures 2006 Article 25 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 796/2004 not respected in case of the announcement of the on-the-spot checks in Calabria region FLAT RATE 2,00 % EUR –60045,00 0,00 –60045,00 IT Rural Development EAGGF (2000-2006) — Area related measures 2006 late on-the-spot checks for agri-envi measures, Article 25 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 796/2004 not respected in case of the announcement of the on-the-spot checks in Pugia region FLAT RATE 2,00 % EUR –308332,00 0,00 –308332,00 IT Rural Development EAGGF (2000-2006) — Area related measures 2006 late on-the-spot checks for agri-envi measures, Article 25 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 796/2004 not respected in case of the announcement of the on-the-spot checks in Pugia region FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR –82920,00 0,00 –82920,00 IT Rural Development EAGGF (2000-2006) — Area related measures 2007 late on-the-spot checks for agri-envi measures, Article 25 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 796/2004 not respected in case of the announcement of the on-the-spot checks in Pugia region FLAT RATE 2,00 % EUR –3985,00 0,00 –3985,00 IT Wine plantation of vine without the (re-)plantation rights ONE-OFF EUR –98881120,00 0,00 –98881120,00 Total IT EUR –111543214,56 0,00 –111543214,56 NL Clearance of accounts 2007 wrongful transfer of the rights of one certificate leading to wrongful payment of export refunds ONE-OFF EUR –81004,00 0,00 –81004,00 Total NL EUR –81004,00 0,00 –81004,00 PL Cross Compliance 2006 some GAEC not defined and weaknesses in sanctioning system (claim year 2005) FLAT RATE 10,00 % PLN –9462163,58 –298039,22 –9164124,36 PL Cross Compliance 2007 some GAEC not defined (claim year 2006) FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR –3231141,53 –76634,50 –3154507,03 PL Cross Compliance 2007 some GAEC not defined and weaknesses in sanctioning system (claim year 2005) FLAT RATE 10,00 % EUR –3730,29 –117,50 –3612,79 PL Cross Compliance 2008 some GAEC not defined (claim year 2006) FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR 3168,04 0,00 3168,04 PL Cross Compliance 2008 some GAEC not defined (claim year 2007) FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR –6242027,29 0,00 –6242027,29 PL Cross Compliance 2008 some GAEC not defined and weaknesses in sanctioning system (claim year 2005) FLAT RATE 10,00 % EUR –602,58 0,00 –602,58 PL Cross Compliance 2009 some GAEC not defined (claim year 2006) FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR –585,38 0,00 –585,38 PL Cross Compliance 2009 some GAEC not defined (claim year 2007) FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR –7875,92 0,00 –7875,92 Total PL PLN –9462163,58 –298039,22 –9164124,36 Total PL EUR –9482794,95 –76752,00 –9406042,95 PT Other Direct Aid — Bovines 2005 population excluded from on-the-spot checks FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR –43659,00 0,00 –43659,00 PT Other Direct Aid — Ewe and Goats 2007 amounts paid for less than 10 quota rights ONE-OFF EUR –831,83 0,00 –831,83 PT Other Direct Aid — Bovines 2007 non-application of sanctions ONE-OFF EUR –24450,00 0,00 –24450,00 PT Other Direct Aid — Bovines 2008 non-application of sanctions ONE-OFF EUR –41350,00 0,00 –41350,00 Total PT EUR –110290,83 0,00 –110290,83 SI Clearance of accounts 2008 non-recovered amounts for errors in the EAGF IACS population ONE-OFF EUR –8014,42 0,00 –8014,42 Total SI EUR –8014,42 0,00 –8014,42 6701 Total GBP –45899,58 0,00 –45899,58 PLN –9462163,58 –298039,22 –9164124,36 EUR –421619146,82 –76752,00 –421542394,82 MS Measure Financial year Reason Type % Currency Amount Deductions Financial impact DE Clearance of accounts 2008 known errors in the EAFRD IACS population ONE-OFF EUR –4599,05 0,00 –4599,05 DE Clearance of accounts 2008 known errors in the EAFRD non-IACS population ONE-OFF EUR –99505,49 0,00 –99505,49 DE Clearance of accounts 2007 overpayments in the EAFRD ONE-OFF EUR –6422,93 0,00 –6422,93 Total DE EUR –110527,47 0,00 –110527,47 EE Rural Development EAFRD Axis 1 + 3 — Investment orientated measures (2007-2013) 2008 control weaknesses FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR –219399,90 0,00 –219399,90 EE Rural Development EAFRD Axis 1 + 3 — Investment orientated measures (2007-2013) 2009 control weaknesses FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR –432949,15 0,00 –432949,15 EE Rural Development EAFRD Axis 4 LEADER (2007-2013) 2009 control weaknesses FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR –54631,06 0,00 –54631,06 EE Rural Development EAFRD Axis 4 LEADER (2007-2013) 2010 control weaknesses FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR –90905,20 0,00 –90905,20 Total EE EUR –797885,31 0,00 –797885,31 IT Rural Development EAFRD Axis 2 (2007-2013, area related measures) 2008 late on-the-spot checks for agri-envi measures, Article 25 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 796/2004 not respected in case of the announcement of the on-the-spot checks in Pugia region FLAT RATE 2,00 % EUR –46958,00 0,00 –46958,00 Total IT EUR –46958,00 0,00 –46958,00 PL Cross Compliance 2008 some GAEC not defined (claim year 2007) FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR –1577692,31 0,00 –1577692,31 PL Cross Compliance 2009 some GAEC not defined (claim year 2007) FLAT RATE 5,00 % EUR –2873,42 0,00 –2873,42 Total PL EUR –1580565,73 0,00 –1580565,73 PT Clearance of accounts 2008 most likely error ONE-OFF EUR –507308,00 0,00 –507308,00 PT Clearance of accounts 2008 systematic error ONE-OFF EUR –897367,00 0,00 –897367,00 PT Clearance of accounts 2008 systematic error - RURIS ONE-OFF EUR –590,00 0,00 –590,00 Total PT EUR –1405265,00 0,00 –1405265,00 SI Clearance of accounts — Financial Clearance 2008 known error found in the completeness test of Annex II and III A ONE-OFF EUR –6010,62 0,00 –6010,62 Total SI EUR –6010,62 0,00 –6010,62 6711 Total EUR –3947212,13 0,00 –3947212,13 MS Measure Financial year Reason Type % Currency Amount Deductions Financial impact RO Financial audit — Late payments and payment deadlines 2009 late payments ONE-OFF EUR –7674175,73 –9399922,54 1725746,81 Total RO EUR –7674175,73 –9399922,54 1725746,81 05 07 01 07 Total EUR –7674175,73 –9399922,54 1725746,81

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• Commission Implementing Decision of 2 May 2013 on excluding from European Union financing certain expenditure incurred by the Member States under the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF), under the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (notified under document C(2013) 2436) (Only the Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Slovak, Slovenian and Spanish texts are authentic) (2013/214/EU) Decision · Grade B

  MS Measure Financial Year Reason Type % Currency Amount Deductions Financial impact BUDGET ITEM: 6701 BE Financial audit - Overshooting 2011 Exceeding of ceilings ONE-OFF EUR –595061,63 0,00 –595061,63 TOTAL BE EUR –595061,63 0,00 –595061,63 CZ Financial audit - Overshooting 2010 exceeding of financial ceilings ONE-OFF EUR –26676,47 0,00 –26676,47 TOTAL CZ EUR –26676,47 0,00 –26676,47 DE Clearance of accounts - Financial Clearance 2009 Material error found in the EAGF debtor population ONE-OFF EUR –63112,38 0,00 –63112,38 TOTAL DE EUR –63112,38 0,00 –63112,38 ES Other Direct Aid - Bovines 2008