Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/871 of 28 May 2021 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 2020 and on the reimbursement of appropriations related to financial discipline, carried over from financial year 2020 (notified under document C(2021) 3685) (Only the English text is authentic)

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 2020. 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 Annex I to this Decision.

The amount to be reimbursed to the United Kingdom as regards the financial discipline applied in financial year 2020 is set out in Annex II.

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.