Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2113 of 30 November 2016 on the clearance of accounts of the paying agencies of Member States concerning expenditure financed by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) in the last execution year of EAFRD 2007-2013 programming period (16 October 2014-31 December 2015) (notified under document C(2016) 7690)

With the exception of the paying agencies referred to in Article 2, the accounts of the Member States' paying agencies concerning expenditure financed by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) in the last execution year of EAFRD 2007-2013 programming period (16 October 2014-31 December 2015) are hereby cleared. The list of the Member States' paying agencies for which the accounts for the last execution year of EAFRD 2007-2013 programming period are cleared, is set out in Annex I.

For the last execution year of EAFRD 2007-2013 programming period referred to in Article 1, the accounts of the Member States' paying agencies in respect of expenditure for each corresponding rural development programme financed by the EAFRD as set out in Annex II, are not covered by this Decision and shall be subject of a future clearance of accounts decision.

The final balances for the 2007-2013 rural development programmes for which all relevant annual accounts of the corresponding paying agencies have been cleared are set out in Annex III.

The rural development programmes for which the annual accounts of the corresponding paying agencies have not been cleared for one or more financial years, are set out in Annex IV.

This Decision is without prejudice to future conformity clearance decisions that the Commission may take pursuant to Article 52 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 to exclude from Union financing expenditure not effected in accordance with Union rules.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.