27. 10. 87 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 304/9 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3188/87 of 23 October 1987 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3184/83 on the operation of the system of advances in respect of expenditure financed by the EAGGF Guarantee Section THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 of 21 April 1970 on the financing of the common agricul- tural policy ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3183/87 (3 and in particular Articles 4 and 5 thereof, Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3183/87 intro- duces special rules for the financing of the common agri- cultural policy, whereas the effect of these rules is that, after the appropriations granted for 1987 have been used up and until a definitive system has been adopted, Member States must themselves mobilize the funds required to cover EAGGF expenditure ; whereas, pursuant to the same Regulation, the Commision grants monthly advances solely after Member States’ expenditure has been entered in the accounts; Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3184/83 (%), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3462/85 (%), lays down the detailed rules for the application of the present system of advances; whereas this Regulation should be adapted to the new situation and Member States required to submit separate supporting statements according to the origin of the funds used by the paying departments and agencies ; Whereas Article 5a of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 provides that interest may be paid on the funds mobilized by certain Member States; whereas the . procedures whereby such Member States are to declare the interest to be charged to the Community should be laid down; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the EAGGF Committee, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 Regulation (EEC) No 3184/83 is hereby amended as follows : 1. Article 1 is amended as follows: (a) Paragraph 1 is replaced by the following : ‘.  The Commission, after deciding on advances in accordance with the last subparagraph of Article 5 (2) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70, () OJ No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 13. () See page 1 of this Official Journal. () OJ No L 320, 17. 11. 1983, p. 1. () OJ No L 332, 10. 12. 1985, p. 25. shall make available to Member States, within the limit of the budget appropriations the funds needed to cover the expenditure financed by the EAGGF Guarantee Section. An account shall be opened for this purpose by each Member State within the Treasury or some other financial insti- tution.’ (b) Paragraph 3 is replaced by the following : ‘3. Each Member State shall ensure the sound management of the financial means obtained in accordance with Article 4 (2), last subparagraph, of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 and shall carry out their division between the paying services and organizations in such a way as to allow a similar thythm of payment for all the expenditure financed by the Guarantee Section of the EAGGF’ 2. Article 2 is replaced by the following : ‘Article 2 Each paying department or agency shall keep accounts devoted exclusively to the use of the funds made available to it for payment of the expenditure referred to in Article 1 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70. : 3. Article 3 is amended as follows: . (a) Paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:’ ‘1. Not later than the 20th day of each month the Member States shall communicate to the Commission estimates of their financial require- ments, in triplicate. (b ~= In paragraphs 2 and 3, ‘application’ is replaced by ‘communication’. (c) Paragraph 4 is replaced by the following: ‘4. Not later than the 10th day of each month Member States shall communicate to the Commission, by telecopy or by certified telex, the total amount of expenditure disbursed in the preceding month. 4. Article 4 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 4 In accordance with the last subparagraph of Article 5 (2) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 and on the basis of the information communicated to it in accor- dance with Article 3, Fhe Commission shall decide on and pay the monthly advances on the expenditure entered in-the accounts.