
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 shall be excluded from Community financing because it does not comply with Community rules.
Article 2 
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Italian Republic, the Portuguese Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Done at Brussels, 20 July 2005.
For the Commission
Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission
ANNEX
Sector Member State Budget item Reason National Currency Expenditure excluded from financing Deductions already made Financial impact of decision Financial year
Export refunds BE 2310, 301, 30, 110, 200 5 % flat-rate correction — inadequate implementation of a key check (physical check). EUR – 225 713,07 0,0 – 225 713,07 2000-2001
Financial audit BE 1800 Correction — application of Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 — non-compliance with payment deadlines. EUR – 9 128,82 – 17 989,43 8 860,61 2003
 Total BE    – 234 841,89 – 17 989,43 – 216 852,46 
Fruit and vegetables EL 1512 Correction for non-compliance with payment deadlines. EUR – 30 662,52 0,0 – 30 662,52 2002
Public storage EL 3230, 3231 Correction for non-compliance with payment deadlines; 5 % flat-rate correction for non-fixing of penalties for over-declaration in aid applications (aid for the production of potatoes); 5 % flat-rate correction — unsatisfactory inspection reports (aid for vineyards). EUR – 3 105 400,72 0,0 – 3 105 400,72 2000-2002
Tobacco EL 1710 5 % flat-rate correction — shortcomings related to key checks and secondary checks. EUR – 23 975 602,85 0,0 – 23 975 602,85 2000-2003
Livestock premiums EL 2220, 2221, 2222 10 % flat-rate correction — persistent and recurrent weaknesses in the checking system. EUR – 38 550 236,16 0,0 – 38 550 236,16 2002-2003
Arable crops EL various Repayment following the Court's annulment of Commission Decision 2002/524/EC in case C-300/02. EUR 40 721 931,0 0,0 40 721 931,0 1996, 1997, 1999
Financial audit EL 1043, 1050, 1051, 1053, 1056, 2120, 2122, 2124, 2125, 2128 Correction — application of Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 — non-compliance with payment deadlines. EUR – 7 452 063,34 – 7 452 063,34 0,0 2002
 Total EL    – 32 392 034,59 – 7 452 063,34 – 24 939 971,25 
Fruit and vegetables ES 1507 10 % flat-rate correction — non-compliance with payment deadlines and other shortcomings related to checks. EUR – 16 992 532,63 0,0 – 16 992 532,63 2001-2002
Public storage ES 3221 5 % flat-rate correction — major shortcomings in the effectiveness of key checks. EUR – 286 402,94 0,0 – 286 402,94 2000-2002
Financial audit ES 1049, 1053, 1055, 1060, 1210, 1400, 1402, 1502, 1511, 1515, 1858, 2124, 2125, 2128, 2320 Correction — application of Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 — non-compliance with payment deadlines. EUR – 13 212 853,3 – 18 813 333,12 5 600 479,82 2003
 Total ES    – 30 491 788,87 – 18 813 333,12 – 11 678 455,75 
Fruit & vegetables FR 1502, 1512 Correction for non-compliance with payment deadlines and failure to reduce aid for operational programmes where requests for final payments were submitted after the deadline. EUR – 438 755,08 0,0 – 438 755,08 2002
Milk FR 3120 Correction for non-compliance with payment deadlines and in relation to ineligible payments made to ‘outdoor centres’ under the school milk scheme. EUR – 1 704 065,71 0,0 – 1 704 065,71 2001-2003
Wine FR 1650 10 % one-off correction for the area restructured or reconverted; expenses incurred beyond the 10 % limit are ineligible for the use of new planting rights. EUR – 14 521 216,85 0,0 – 14 521 216,85 2001-2003
Rural development FR 4092 Recovery of an amount claimed twice by the French authorities for interest subsidies in 2001. EUR – 18 443 923,0 0,0 – 18 443 923,0 2001
Financial audit FR 1590 Financial correction — certification of accounts 2002. EUR 1 540 669,82 0,0 1 540 669,82 2002
 Total FR    – 33 567 290,82 0,0 – 33 567 290,82 
Tobacco IT 1710 5 % flat-rate correction — shortcomings in key checks. EUR – 16 568 665,5 0,0 – 16 568 665,5 2001-2002
 Total IT    – 16 568 665,5 0,0 – 16 568 665,5 
Public storage PT 3211 5 % flat-rate correction — shortcomings in checks and inspection reports (aid for the production of potatoes) and shortcomings in the procedure for applying the penalties provided for in Article 3(6) (aid for the maintenance of the dairy herd). EUR – 1 174 131,43 0,0 – 1 174 131,43 2000-2002
 Total PT    – 1 174 131,43 0,0 – 1 174 131,43 
Livestock premiums UK 2125 Rectification of financial correction included in Commission Decision 2005/354/EC GBP 499 443,63 0,0 499 443,63 2001-2002
 Total UK    499 443,63 0,0 499 443,63 