
Article 1 
The accounts of the Maltese paying agency ‘MRRA’ concerning expenditure in the field of rural development measures financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF), in respect of the 2008 financial year, are hereby cleared.
The amounts which are recoverable from, or payable to, the Member State pursuant to this Decision in the field of rural development measures applicable in Malta are set out in Annex I and Annex II.
Article 2 
This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Malta.
Done at Brussels, 2 February 2010.
For the Commission
Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission
ANNEX I
Clearance of the Paying Agencies' accounts 

MS  2008 — Expenditure for the Paying Agencies for which the accounts are Total a + b Reductions Total Interim Payments reimbursed to the Member State for the financial year Amount to be recovered from (–) or paid to (+) the Member State
cleared disjoined
= expenditure declared in the annual declaration = total of Interim Payments reimbursed to the Member State for the financial year
  a b c = a + b d e = c + d f g = e – f
MT EUR 2 241 670,14 0,0 2 241 670,14 0,0 2 241 670,14 2 241 670,14 0,0

ANNEX II
MS No Measures Expenditure 2008Annex I column ‘a’ ReductionsAnnex I column ‘d’ Amount cleared for 2008Annex I column ‘e’
MT No Measures i ii iii = i + ii
 1 Less favoured areas 975,33 0,0 975,33
 2 Agri-environment 663 097,97 0,0 663 097,97
 3 Meeting Standards 1 511 921,23 0,0 1 511 921,23
 4 Producers group 0,0 0,0 0,0
 5 Technical Assistance 55 916,31 0,0 55 916,31
 6 State Aid Complement 0,0 0,0 0,0
 7 Ad hoc measure 9 759,3 0,0 9 759,3
Total 2 241 670,14 0,0 2 241 670,14