Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/871 of 26 March 2019 on the clearance of the accounts of the paying agencies of the United Kingdom concerning expenditure financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) for financial year 2018 (notified under document C(2019) 2357)

The accounts of the paying agencies of the United Kingdom, ‘Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs’, ‘The Scottish Government Rural Payments and Inspections Directorate’, ‘Welsh Government’ and ‘Rural Payments Agency’ are hereby cleared as regards expenditure financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) in respect of financial year 2018. The amounts recoverable from, or payable to the United Kingdom pursuant to this Decision, including those resulting from the application of Article 54(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013, are set out in the Annex to this Decision.

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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.