No L 123/32 Official Journal of the European Communities 17. 5. 88 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) ' COMMISSION . COMMISSION DECISION of 27 April 1988 on applications for reimbursement and the payment of advances in respect of aids gran;ed pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1400/86 (Only the French text is authentic) (88/286/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1400/86. of 6 May 1986 introducing a common measure for the encouragement of agncultme by improving the rearing of beef cattle in certain less-favoured areas of France ('), and in particular Article 8 (4) thereof, Whereas applications for reimbursement and applications for the payment of advances to be presented by France to the Guidance Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) must include certain items of information making it possible to verify that the expenditure complies with the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 1400/86 and the programme presented by France, endorsed by the Commission in accordance with Article 3 (3) of that Regulation; Whereas, to allow for effective verification, France must hold all supporting documentation at the disposal of the Commission for a period of three years after payment of the last reimbursement; Whereas to enable payment of the advances provided for in Article 8 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1400/86 to be " implemented, rules . relating to procedures in this connection must be laid down; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF), () OJ No L 128, 14. 5. 1986, p. 1. HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION : Article 1 1. The reimbursement applications referred to in Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1400/86 must comply with the tables given in Annexes I to IIL 2. France shall submit to the Commission, with the first reimbursement application, texts of the national implementing and verification provisions and of the administrative instructions, and the forms and all other documents relating to the administrative 1mplementatlon of the measure. Article 2 France shall hold at the disposal of the Commission for three years after payment of the last reimbursement all the supporting documents or certified copies thereof in its possession on the basis of which the aids provided for by Regulation (EEC) No 1400/86 were approved, and also the applications for reimbursement and advances established. ‘ Article 3 The applications for advances referred to in Article 8 (3) of Regulatlon (EEC) No 1400/86 must comply with the tables given in Annexes IV and V.1 to V6.