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26.6.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
165/83
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 22 June 2012
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(2012) 3838)
(only the Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, French, German, Greek, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian,
Slovenian and Spanish texts are authentic)
(2012/336/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
relate to expenditure incurred more than 24 months
before the Commission’s written notification of the
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
results of the verifications to the Member States.
Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 of
(6) As
regards
the
cases
covered
by
this
decision,
the
17 May 1999 on the financing of the common agricultural
assessment of the amounts to be excluded on grounds
policy (
of non-compliance with European Union rules was

1 ), and in particular Article 7(4) thereof,
notified by the Commission to the Member States in a
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 of
summary report on the subject.
21 June 2005 on the financing of the common agricultural
policy (
(7) This
Decision
is
without
prejudice
to
any
financial

2 ), and in particular Article 31 thereof,
conclusions that the Commission may draw from the
Having consulted the Committee on the Agricultural Funds,
judgments of the Court of Justice in cases pending on
Whereas:
1 February 2012 and relating to its content,

(1) Under
Article
7(4)
of
Regulation
(EC)
No
1258/1999, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
and Article 31 of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005, the
Article 1
Commission is to carry out the necessary verifications,
communicate to the Member States the results of these
The expenditure itemised in the Annex hereto that has been
verifications, take note of the comments of the Member
incurred by the Member States’ accredited paying agencies and
States, initiate a bilateral discussion so that an agreement
declared under the EAGGF Guarantee Section, under the EAGF
may be reached with the Member States in question, and
or under the EAFRD shall be excluded from European Union
formally communicate its conclusions to them.
financing because it does not comply with European Union
rules.
(2) The
Member
States
have
had
an
opportunity
to
request
the launch of a conciliation procedure. That opportunity
Article 2
has been used in some cases and the reports issued on
the outcome have been examined by the Commission.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Denmark, the
Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic of Estonia, the
(3) Under
Regulation
(EC)
No
1258/1999
and
Regulation Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic,
(EC) No 1290/2005, only agricultural expenditure
the Italian Republic, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the
which has been incurred in a way that has not
Republic of Poland, the Portuguese Republic, Romania, the
infringed European Union rules may be financed.
Republic of Slovenia and the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland.
(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
Done at Brussels, 22 June 2012.
cannot, therefore, be financed under the EAGGF
Guarantee Section, the EAGF and the EAFRD.
For the Commission
(5) The
amounts
that
are
not
recognised
as
being
chargeable
to the EAGGF Guarantee Section, the EAGF and the
Dacian CIOLO
EAFRD should be indicated. Those amounts do not
Member of the Commission
( 1 ) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 103.
( 2 ) OJ L 209, 11.8.2005, p. 1.

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L 165/84
ANNEX
BUDGET ITEM: 6 7 0 1
MS Measure
Financial
year
Reason Type
% Currency Amount Deductions Financial
impact
EN

DE Clearance
of
2008 overpayments
in
the
EAGF
IACS
population ONE-OFF EUR –
59
318,36 0,00 –
59
318,36
accounts
Total DE EUR –
59
318,36 0,00 –
59
318,36
DK Other
Direct
Aid
—
2007 non-application
of
sanctions
regarding
potentially
eligible ONE-OFF EUR –
67
797,32 0,00 –
67
797,32
Bovines
animals
Off
icial
DK Other
Direct
Aid
—
2008 non-application
of
sanctions
regarding
potentially
eligible ONE-OFF EUR –
48
411,25 0,00 –
48
411,25
Jour
Bovines
animals
nal
of
Total DK EUR –
116
208,57 0,00 –
116
208,57
the
European
ES Rural
Development
2006 deficiencies
in
the
on-the-spot
checks,
in
the
measurement FLAT RATE 5,00
% EUR –
350
224,00 0,00 –
350
224,00
EAGGF (2000-
of agricultural parcels, in application of Good Farming
2006) — Area
Practices in the measure of agri-environment
Union
related measures
ES Rural
Development
2006 insufficient
random
selection,
deficiencies
in
the
on
the
spot FLAT RATE 5,00
% EUR –
710
805,00 0,00 –
710
805,00
EAGGF (2000-
checks, in the measurement of agricultural parcels, in appli
2006) — Area
cation of Good Farming Practices in the measure of less-
related measures
favoured areas
ES Wine
plantation of vine without the (re-)plantation rights ONE-OFF EUR –
131
300
920,00 0,00
– 131 300 920,00
Total ES EUR –
132
361
949,00 0,00
– 132 361 949,00
FR Other
Direct
Aid
—
2005 shortcomings in the verification of the eligibility conditions, FLAT RATE 2,00
% EUR –
17
088
517,03 0,00 –
17
088
517,03
26.6.2012
Bovines
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

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26.6.2012 Off
MS Measure
Financial
year
Reason Type
% Currency Amount Deductions Financial
impact
FR Other
Direct
Aid
—
2005 shortcomings in the verification of the eligibility conditions, ONE-OFF EUR –
12
394
594,82 0,00 –
12
394
594,82
Bovines
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
EN

FR Other
Direct
Aid
—
2006 shortcomings in the verification of the eligibility conditions, FLAT RATE 2,00
% EUR –
16
233
350,64 0,00 –
16
233
350,64
Bovines
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
FR Other
Direct
Aid
—
2006 shortcomings in the verification of the eligibility conditions, ONE-OFF EUR –
8
732
969,42 0,00 –
8
732
969,42
Bovines
non-application of penalties, unsatisfactory checking of the
icial
movements, deficiencies in the application of notion of
obvious error and in the acces to BDNI for slaughterhouses
Jour
nal
of
FR Other
Direct
Aid
—
2007 shortcomings in the verification of the eligibility conditions, FLAT RATE 2,00
% EUR –
3
367
782,68 0,00 –
3
367
782,68
the
Bovines
non-application of penalties, unsatisfactory checking of the
European
movements, deficiencies in the application of notion of
obvious error and in the acces to BDNI for slaughterhouses
Union
FR Other
Direct
Aid
—
2007 shortcomings in the verification of the eligibility conditions, ONE-OFF EUR –
5
102
086,06 0,00 –
5
102
086,06
Bovines
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
Total FR EUR –
62
919
300,65 0,00 –
62
919
300,65
GB Meat
Premiums
—
2004 no
sanctions
applied
in
case
of
non-compliance
related
to ONE-OFF GBP –
15
517,23 0,00 –
15
517,23
Bovines
claimed above quota
L
GB Meat
Premiums
—
2004 payments
to
claimants
with
less
than
10
quota
rights ONE-OFF GBP –
10
647,81 0,00 –
10
647,81
165/85
Ewe and Goats

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L 165/86
MS Measure
Financial
year
Reason Type
% Currency Amount Deductions Financial
impact
GB Meat
Premiums
—
2005 no
sanctions
applied
in
case
of
non-compliance
related
to ONE-OFF GBP –
6
790,67 0,00 –
6
790,67
Bovines
claimed above quota
GB Meat
Premiums
—
2005 payments
to
claimants
with
less
than
10
quota
rights ONE-OFF GBP –
3
492,44 0,00 –
3
492,44
EN
Ewe and Goats

GB Meat
Premiums
—
2005 payments
to
claimants
with
less
than
10
quota
rights, ONE-OFF GBP –
9
451,43 0,00 –
9
451,43
Ewe and Goats
penalty for missing animals was not applied to the
national envelope
GB Sugar
—
Production
2007 deficiency
in
substitution
checks FLAT
RATE 5,00
% EUR –
19,13 0,00 –
19,13
refunds
Off
icial
GB Sugar
—
other
than
2007 deficiency
in
substitution
checks FLAT
RATE 5,00
% EUR –
26,49 0,00 –
26,49
Export refunds
Jour
(2007+)
nal
of
GB Export
refunds
—
2007 deficiency
in
substitution
checks FLAT
RATE 5,00
% EUR –
726,63 0,00 –
726,63
the
Sugar and isog
European
lucose
GB Export
refunds
—
2007 deficiency
in
substitution
checks FLAT
RATE 5,00
% EUR –
227,75 0,00 –
227,75
Union
other
GB Export
refunds
—
2008 deficiency
in
substitution
checks FLAT
RATE 5,00
% EUR –
26,39 0,00 –
26,39
other
GB Sugar
—
Production
2008 deficiency
in
substitution
checks FLAT
RATE 5,00
% EUR 0,86 0,00 0,86
refunds
GB Export
refunds
—
2008 deficiency
in
substitution
checks FLAT
RATE 5,00
% EUR –
557,68 0,00 –
557,68
Sugar and isog
lucose
Total GB GBP –
45
899,58 0,00 –
45
899,58
26.6.2012
Total GB EUR –
1
583,21 0,00 –
1
583,21

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26.6.2012 Off
MS Measure
Financial
year
Reason Type
% Currency Amount Deductions Financial
impact
GR Export
refunds
—
2006 absence
of
production
and
storage
control
systems FLAT
RATE 10,00
% EUR –
1
800
082,70 0,00 –
1
800
082,70
Sugar and isog
lucose
EN

GR Export
refunds
—
2006 absence
of
production
and
storage
control
systems FLAT
RATE 10,00
% EUR –
12
890,85 0,00 –
12
890,85
Non-Annex I
GR Export
refunds
—
2006 absence
of
production
and
storage
control
systems FLAT
RATE 15,00
% EUR –
66
216,34 0,00 –
66
216,34
Non-Annex I
GR Export
refunds
—
2006 absence
of
production
and
storage
control
systems FLAT
RATE 15,00
% EUR –
7
117
284,53 0,00 –
7
117
284,53
icial
Sugar and isog
Jour
lucose
nal
of
GR Export
refunds
—
2007 absence
of
production
and
storage
control
systems FLAT
RATE 10,00
% EUR –
2
522
082,75 0,00 –
2
522
082,75
the
Sugar and isog
European
lucose
Union
GR Export
refunds
—
2007 absence
of
production
and
storage
control
systems FLAT
RATE 10,00
% EUR –
57
587,78 0,00 –
57
587,78
Non-Annex I
GR Export
refunds
—
2008 absence
of
production
and
storage
control
systems FLAT
RATE 10,00
% EUR –
515,62 0,00 –
515,62
Sugar and isog
lucose
GR Export
refunds
—
2008 absence
of
production
and
storage
control
systems FLAT
RATE 10,00
% EUR –
3
633,19 0,00 –
3
633,19
Non-Annex I
GR Other
Direct
Aid
—
2007 weaknesses
with
regards
to
minimum
yield,
delivery
require ONE-OFF EUR –
71
253
223,81 0,00 –
71
253
223,81
Processed dried
ments, checks on processors, cross-checks
L
grape products
165/87
(other measures)

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L 165/88
MS Measure
Financial
year
Reason Type
% Currency Amount Deductions Financial
impact
GR Other
Direct
Aid
—
2008 weaknesses
with
regards
to
minimum
yield,
delivery
require ONE-OFF EUR –
250
325,81 0,00 –
250
325,81
Processed dried
ments, checks on processors, cross-checks
grape products
(other measures)
EN

GR Other
Direct
Aid
—
2009 weaknesses
with
regards
to
minimum
yield,
delivery
require ONE-OFF EUR –
2
192,34 0,00 –
2
192,34
Processed dried
ments, checks on processors, cross-checks
grape products
(other measures)
GR Fruit
and
Vegetables
2007 Insufficient
number
of
administrative
controls
and
non- FLAT RATE 5,00
% EUR –
255
264,74 0,00 –
255
264,74
— Citrus Processing
application of sanctions
Off
icial
Jour
GR Fruit
and
Vegetables
2008 Insufficient
number
of
administrative
controls
and
non- FLAT RATE 5,00
% EUR –
258
047,81 0,00 –
258
047,81
— Citrus Processing
application of sanctions
nal
of
the
GR Wine
plantation of vine without the (re-)plantation rights ONE-OFF EUR –
21
336
120,00 0,00 –
21
336
120,00
European
Total GR EUR –
104
935
468,27 0,00
– 104 935 468,27
Union
IT Fruit
and
Vegetables
2006 weaknesses in the control system (administrative and FLAT RATE 5,00
% EUR –
1
683
981,22 0,00 –
1
683
981,22
— Citrus Processing
accounting checks)
IT Fruit
and
Vegetables
2007 weaknesses in the control system (administrative and FLAT RATE 5,00
% EUR –
1
100
328,66 0,00 –
1
100
328,66
— Citrus Processing
accounting checks)
IT Fruit
and
Vegetables
2006 insufficient
check
of
tomato
production
yield FLAT
RATE 2,00
% EUR –
3
510
182,04 0,00 –
3
510
182,04
— Tomato
Processing
26.6.2012
IT Fruit
and
Vegetables
2007 insufficient
check
of
tomato
production
yield FLAT
RATE 2,00
% EUR –
2
679
963,75 0,00 –
2
679
963,75
— Tomato
Processing

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26.6.2012 Off
MS Measure
Financial
year
Reason Type
% Currency Amount Deductions Financial
impact
IT Fruit
and
Vegetables
2008 insufficient
check
of
tomato
production
yield FLAT
RATE 2,00
% EUR –
2
556
488,30 0,00 –
2
556
488,30
— Tomato
Processing
EN

IT Olive
Oil
—
Work
2007 payments
made
after
the
regulatory
deadline ONE-OFF EUR –
515
252,59 0,00 –
515
252,59
programmes of
operators' organisa
tions
IT RD
Guarantee 2005 Article
25 (1) of
Regulation
(EC) No 796/2004 not FLAT RATE 2,00
% EUR –
160
616,00 0,00 –
160
616,00
Accompanying
respected in case of the announcement of the on-the-spot
Measures (area
checks in Calabria region
related measures)
icial
Jour
IT Rural
Development
2006 Article
25 (1) of
Regulation
(EC) No 796/2004 not FLAT RATE 2,00
% EUR –
60
045,00 0,00 –
60
045,00
EAGGF (2000-
respected in case of the announcement of the on-the-spot
nal
2006) — Area
checks in Calabria region
of
related measures
the
European
IT Rural
Development
2006 late
on-the-spot
checks
for
agri-envi
measures,
Article
25
(1) FLAT RATE 2,00
% EUR –
308
332,00 0,00 –
308
332,00
EAGGF (2000-
of Regulation (EC) No 796/2004 not respected in case of
2006) — Area
the announcement of the on-the-spot checks in Pugia region
Union
related measures
IT Rural
Development
2006 late
on-the-spot
checks
for
agri-envi
measures,
Article
25
(1) FLAT RATE 5,00
% EUR –
82
920,00 0,00 –
82
920,00
EAGGF (2000-
of Regulation (EC) No 796/2004 not respected in case of
2006) — Area
the announcement of the on-the-spot checks in Pugia region
related measures
IT Rural
Development
2007 late
on-the-spot
checks
for
agri-envi
measures,
Article
25
(1) FLAT RATE 2,00
% EUR –
3
985,00 0,00 –
3
985,00
EAGGF (2000-
of Regulation (EC) No 796/2004 not respected in case of
2006) — Area
the announcement of the on-the-spot checks in Pugia region
related measures
IT Wine
plantation of vine without the (re-)plantation rights ONE-OFF EUR –
98
881
120,00 0,00 –
98
881
120,00
L
165/89
Total IT EUR –
111
543
214,56 0,00
– 111 543 214,56

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L 165/90
MS Measure
Financial
year
Reason Type
% Currency Amount Deductions Financial
impact
NL Clearance
of
2007 wrongful
transfer
of
the
rights
of
one
certificate
leading
to ONE-OFF EUR –
81
004,00 0,00 –
81
004,00
accounts
wrongful payment of export refunds
EN

Total NL EUR –
81
004,00 0,00 –
81
004,00
PL Cross
Compliance 2006 some
GAEC
not
defined
and
weaknesses
in
sanctioning FLAT RATE 10,00
% PLN –
9
462
163,58 –
298
039,22 –
9
164
124,36
system (claim year 2005)
PL Cross
Compliance 2007 some
GAEC
not
defined
(claim
year
2006) FLAT
RATE 5,00
% EUR –
3
231
141,53 –
76
634,50 –
3
154
507,03
Off
icial
PL Cross
Compliance 2007 some
GAEC
not
defined
and
weaknesses
in
sanctioning FLAT RATE 10,00
% EUR –
3
730,29 –
117,50 –
3
612,79
Jour
system (claim year 2005)
nal
of
the
PL Cross
Compliance 2008 some
GAEC
not
defined
(claim
year
2006) FLAT
RATE 5,00
% EUR 3
168,04 0,00 3
168,04
European
PL Cross
Compliance 2008 some
GAEC
not
defined
(claim
year
2007) FLAT
RATE 5,00
% EUR –
6
242
027,29 0,00 –
6
242
027,29
Union
PL Cross
Compliance 2008 some
GAEC
not
defined
and
weaknesses
in
sanctioning FLAT RATE 10,00
% EUR –
602,58 0,00 –
602,58
system (claim year 2005)
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 –
7
875,92 0,00 –
7
875,92
Total PL PLN –
9
462
163,58 –
298
039,22 –
9
164
124,36
26.6.2012
Total PL EUR –
9
482
794,95 –
76
752,00 –
9
406
042,95

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26.6.2012 Off
MS Measure
Financial
year
Reason Type
% Currency Amount Deductions Financial
impact
PT Other
Direct
Aid
—
2005 population
excluded
from
on-the-spot
checks FLAT
RATE 5,00
% EUR –
43
659,00 0,00 –
43
659,00
Bovines
PT Other
Direct
Aid
—
2007 amounts
paid
for
less
than
10
quota
rights ONE-OFF EUR –
831,83 0,00 –
831,83
EN
Ewe and Goats

PT Other
Direct
Aid
—
2007 non-application
of
sanctions ONE-OFF EUR –
24
450,00 0,00 –
24
450,00
Bovines
PT Other
Direct
Aid
—
2008 non-application
of
sanctions ONE-OFF EUR –
41
350,00 0,00 –
41
350,00
Bovines
icial
Total PT EUR –
110
290,83 0,00 –
110
290,83
Jour
SI Clearance
of 2008 non-recovered
amounts
for
errors
in
the
EAGF
IACS
popu ONE-OFF EUR –
8
014,42 0,00 –
8
014,42
nal
accounts
lation
of
the
Total SI EUR –
8
014,42 0,00 –
8
014,42
European
6 7 0 1 Total GBP –
45
899,58 0,00 –
45
899,58
Union
PLN –
9
462
163,58 –
298
039,22 –
9
164
124,36
EUR –
421
619
146,82 –
76
752,00
– 421 542 394,82
BUDGET ITEM: 6 7 1 1
MS Measure
Financial
year
Reason Type
% Currency Amount Deductions Financial
impact
DE Clearance
of
2008 known
errors
in
the
EAFRD
IACS
population ONE-OFF EUR –
4
599,05 0,00 –
4
599,05
accounts
L
165/91
DE Clearance
of
2008 known
errors
in
the
EAFRD
non-IACS
population ONE-OFF EUR –
99
505,49 0,00 –
99
505,49
accounts

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L 165/92
MS Measure
Financial
year
Reason Type
% Currency Amount Deductions Financial
impact
DE Clearance
of
2007 overpayments
in
the
EAFRD ONE-OFF EUR –
6
422,93 0,00 –
6
422,93
accounts
Total DE EUR –
110
527,47 0,00 –
110
527,47
EN

EE Rural
Development
2008 control
weaknesses FLAT
RATE 5,00
% EUR –
219
399,90 0,00 –
219
399,90
EAFRD Axis 1 + 3
— Investment
orientated measures
(2007-2013)
EE Rural
Development
2009 control
weaknesses FLAT
RATE 5,00
% EUR –
432
949,15 0,00 –
432
949,15
EAFRD Axis 1 + 3
— Investment
Off
orientated measures
icial
(2007-2013)
Jour
EE Rural
Development
2009 control
weaknesses FLAT
RATE 5,00
% EUR –
54
631,06 0,00 –
54
631,06
nal
EAFRD Axis 4
of
LEADER (2007-
the
2013)
European
EE Rural
Development
2010 control
weaknesses FLAT
RATE 5,00
% EUR –
90
905,20 0,00 –
90
905,20
EAFRD Axis 4
LEADER (2007-
Union
2013)
Total EE EUR –
797
885,31 0,00 –
797
885,31
IT Rural
Development
2008 late
on-the-spot
checks
for
agri-envi
measures,
Article
25
(1) FLAT RATE 2,00
% EUR –
46
958,00 0,00 –
46
958,00
EAFRD Axis 2
of Regulation (EC) No 796/2004 not respected in case of
(2007-2013, area
the announcement of the on-the-spot checks in Pugia region
related measures)
Total IT EUR –
46
958,00 0,00 –
46
958,00
PL Cross
Compliance 2008 some
GAEC
not
defined
(claim
year
2007) FLAT
RATE 5,00
% EUR –
1
577
692,31 0,00 –
1
577
692,31
PL Cross
Compliance 2009 some
GAEC
not
defined
(claim
year
2007) FLAT
RATE 5,00
% EUR –
2
873,42 0,00 –
2
873,42
26.6.2012
Total PL EUR –
1
580
565,73 0,00 –
1
580
565,73

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26.6.2012 Off
MS Measure
Financial
year
Reason Type
% Currency Amount Deductions Financial
impact
PT Clearance
of
2008 most
likely
error ONE-OFF EUR –
507
308,00 0,00 –
507
308,00
accounts
PT Clearance
of
2008 systematic
error ONE-OFF EUR –
897
367,00 0,00 –
897
367,00
accounts
EN

PT Clearance
of
2008 systematic
error
-
RURIS ONE-OFF EUR –
590,00 0,00 –
590,00
accounts
Total PT EUR –
1
405
265,00 0,00 –
1
405
265,00
SI Clearance
of 2008 known
error
found
in
the
completeness
test
of
Annex
II
and ONE-OFF EUR –
6
010,62 0,00 –
6
010,62
accounts —
III A
Financial Clearance
icial
Total SI EUR –
6
010,62 0,00 –
6
010,62
Jour
6 7 1 1 Total EUR –
3
947
212,13 0,00 –
3
947
212,13
nal
of
BUDGET ITEM: 05 07 01 07
the

European
MS Measure
Financial
year
Reason Type
% Currency Amount Deductions Financial
impact
Union
RO Financial
audit
— 2009 late
payments ONE-OFF EUR –
7
674
175,73 –
9
399
922,54 1
725
746,81
Late payments and
payment deadlines
Total RO EUR –
7
674
175,73 –
9
399
922,54 1
725
746,81
05 07 01 07 Total EUR –
7
674
175,73 –
9
399
922,54 1
725
746,81
L
165/93

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