http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/eudn/2010/58

Commission Decision

of 1 February 2010

on the clearance of the accounts of certain paying agencies in Greece, Portugal and Finland concerning expenditure financed by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) for the 2007 financial year

(notified under document C(2010) 425)

(Only the Finnish, Greek, Portuguese and Swedish texts are authentic)

(2010/58/EU)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 of 21 June 2005 on the financing of the common agricultural policy1, and in particular Articles 30 and 33 thereof,

After consulting the Fund Committee,

Whereas:

(1)

Commission Decision 2008/397/EC2 and Commission Decision 2009/86/EC3 cleared, for the 2007 financial year, the accounts of all the paying agencies except for the Greek paying agency ‘OPEKEPE’, the Portuguese paying agency ‘IFAP’ and the Finnish paying agency ‘MAVI’.

(2)

Following the transmission of new information and after additional checks, the Commission can now take a decision concerning expenditure financed by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) on the integrality, accuracy and veracity of the accounts submitted by the Greek paying agency ‘OPEKEPE’, the Portuguese paying agency ‘IFAP’ and the Finnish paying agency ‘MAVI’.

(3)

In accordance with Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005, this Decision does not prejudice decisions taken subsequently by the Commission excluding from Community financing expenditure not effected in accordance with Community rules,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: