Commission Regulation (EEC) No 249/77 of 2 February 1977 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 2681/74 on Community financing of expenditure incurred in respect of the supply of agricultural products as food aid

• Published date: 05 February 1977
• Subject Matter: European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF),Food aid
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Communities, L 34, 5 February 1977,Journal officiel des Communautés européennes, L 34, 5 février 1977,Gazzetta ufficiale delle Comunità europee, L 34, 5 febbraio 1977

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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 249/77 of 2 February 1977 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 2681/74 on Community financing of expenditure incurred in respect of the supply of agricultural products as food aid

Official Journal L 034 , 05/02/1977 P. 0021 - 0030
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 249/77 of 2 February 1977 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 2681/74 on Community financing of expenditure incurred in respect of the supply of agricultural products as food aid

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2681/74 of 21 October 1974 on Community financing of expenditure incurred in respect of the supply of agricultural products as food aid (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Whereas the quantities of agricultural products delivered as food aid which are financed by the Community should be specified;

Whereas the value of the agricultural products drawn from public stocks should be determined;

Whereas to ensure that the system of advances functions properly, it should be based on monthly declarations by the Member States of their financial requirements and expenditure, on the forwarding of information on their cash position and on the introduction of accounting relating solely to the use of these advances;

Whereas, for the purposes of the audit of the annual accounts, the Member States should forward detailed statements of expenditure accompanied by a recapitulative summary and any other documents which may assist in determining the expenditure;

Whereas the supporting documents relating to the expenditure should be retained by the Member States for at least one financial year following that during which the decision approving the audit of the accounts is taken;

Whereas the decision approving the audit of the accounts should relate to the expenditure in a single budget year;

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 522/73 of 14 February 1973 laying down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EEC) No 1703/72 on Community financing of expenditure arising from the implementation of the 1971 Food Aid Convention (2), the provisions whereof are valid solely for the supply of cereals as food aid and have been incorporated in this Regulation, should be repealed;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the EAGGF Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. Financing under Article 1 o...