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Official Journal of the European Union
12.2.2011
COMMISSION DECISION
of 11 February 2011
relating to the clearance of the accounts presented by Romania for the expenditure financed under
the special accession programme for agriculture and rural development (Sapard) in 2007
(notified under document C(2011) 759)
(Only the Romanian text is authentic)
(2011/96/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
(2)
Article 11 of Section A of the Annex to the MAFAs
provides for the adoption of a clearance of accounts
Decision by the Commission. That provision continues
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
to apply to Romania, by virtue of Regulation (EC)
Union,
No 248/2007.
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999 of
21 June 1999 on Community support for pre-accession
(3) The
time
limits
granted
to
the
recipient
countries
for
the
submission to the Commission of the requisite
measures for agriculture and rural development in the
documents have expired.
applicant countries of central and eastern Europe in the pre-

accession period ( 1 ),
(4) Commission
Decision
C(2008)
5524
of
30
September
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2222/2000
2008 cleared the accounts of Bulgaria and Croatia.
of 7 June 2000 laying down financial rules for the application
However, pending the review of supplementary
of Council Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999 on Community
information which had been requested from Romania,
support for pre-accession measures for agriculture and rural
the decision concerning the accounts of this country
development in the applicant countries of central and eastern
could not be adopted at that stage.
Europe in the pre-accession period ( 2 ), and in particular
Article 13 thereof,
(5) The
supplementary
information
has
in
the
meantime
Having regard to the Multiannual Financing Agreement
been submitted. The checks carried out enable the
concluded with Romania on 2 February 2001 and in particular
Commission to take a decision on the completeness,
Article 11 of Section A to the Annex thereof,
accuracy and veracity of the accounts submitted by the
Sapard Agency.
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 248/2007 of
8 March 2007 on measures concerning the Multi-annual
(6)
This Decision is adopted on the basis of accounting
Financing Agreements and the Annual Financing Agreements
information. It does not prejudice the possibility for
concluded under the Sapard programme and the transition
the Commission to decide subsequently to exclude
from Sapard to rural development ( 3 ), in conjunction with the
from EU financing expenditure not incurred in
Multiannual Financing Agreements as referred to in Annex II,
accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2222/2000,
point 1 to that Regulation, and in particular Article 11 of
Section A to the Annex thereof,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
After consulting the Committee on the Agricultural Funds,
Article 1
Whereas:
The accounts of the Sapard Agency, situated on the territory of
Romania, which concern expenditure financed by the general
(1) The
Commission,
acting
on
behalf
of
the
European budget of the European Union in 2007 are hereby cleared.
Union, concluded multiannual financing agreements
(MAFAs) laying down the technical, legal and adminis
trative framework for the execution of the Special
Article 2
Accession Programme for Agriculture and Rural Devel
opment (Sapard) with Romania.
The expenditure and funding received from the EU for the
financial year 2007, as stated on 31 December 2007, and the
assets held by this Beneficiary Country on behalf of the EU on
( 1 ) OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 87.
( 2 ) OJ L 253, 7.10.2000, p. 5.
31 December 2007, to be cleared under this Decision, are laid
( 3 ) OJ L 69, 9.3.2007, p. 5.
down in the Annex.

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12.2.2011 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
38/43
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to Romania.
Done at Brussels, 11 February 2011.
For the Commission
Dacian CIOLO
Member of the Commission

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L 38/44
ANNEX
Clearance of the Romanian Sapard Agency's accounts
Financial year 2007
Expenditure and funding received from the EU in respect of the financial year 2007 as stated at 31 December 2007
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(all amounts in euro)
Declaration D2
Difference to berecovered or
Beneficiary Country
EU-contribution
EU-contribution cleared
EU-contribution disjoined
paid
Financial year 2007
with this decision
with this decision
Total b + c Adjustments
(1 )
Funding received from the
EU (D1)
Financial year 2007 (2 )
a
b
c
d
e
f
g = d - e - f
Romania 260
601
503,20 260
601
503,20 0,00 260
601
503,20 39
204,26
260 464 956,44 97
342,50
(3 )
(1 ) This amount represents the adjustments made by the Romanian authorities in the declared expenditure to the Commission for the FY 2007 during the subsequent periods, due to recovered amounts for the measure 3.3.
Off
(2 ) This amount represents the mathematical difference between the amount cleared and that reimbursed for the financial year 2007, without taking into account the advances paid in the previous years.The Commission services do
icial
not commit to recover or pay any amount at the date of this decision.
(3 ) The difference of (EUR – 97 342,50) is the mathematical result of (EUR 97 452,16) representing expenditure declared but not reimbursed by the Commission following the appraisal of the reperformance reports for the measure 3.3, of
Jour
(EUR – 92,69) representing corrections made by the Romanian authorities in 2007 for D1 2006, of (EUR – 18,36) triggered by the use of an incorrect exchange rate for three recoveries as explained by the CB, and of (EUR 1,39) due to
rounding.
nal
of
the
European
Assets held by the Beneficiary Countries on behalf of the EU on 31 December 2007
(all amounts in euro)
Union
Beneficiary Country
EURO ACCOUNT
EURO ACCOUNT
DEBTORS
DEBTORS
balance cleared with this decision
balance disjoined with this decision
cleared with this decision
disjoined with this decision
h
i
Romania 815
476,50 0,00
2 735 476,31 (1 ) 0,00
(1 ) The amounts do not take into account the interests accrued on debts.
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