20. 4. 91 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 100/35 COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 20 March 1991 on applications for reimbursement of aid granted by Member States to organizations of nut and/or locust bean producers (91/229/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, " Having regard to the. Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3920/90 (3, and in particular Article 14 g thereof, Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 789/89 (%) supple- mented the aid arrangements for fruit and vegetable producer organizations by introducing an additional flat- rate aid, as an incentive to formation, to producers’ organizations with economic activity centred on the production and marketing of nuts and/or locust beans ; Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 790/89 (%) set the amount of .the additional flat-rate aid provided for in Article 14 (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 for forma- tion of producers’ organizations; Whereas applications for reimbursement of additional flat-rate aid granted by Member States to organizations of producers of nuts and/or locust beans in order to cover additional costs of their formation must include certain information permitting verification of conformity of the expenditure with the requirements of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72, in particular Article 14 (b) thereof ; Whereas to permit effective monitoring of applications for reimbursement Member States must keep available for the Commission, for three years following the final reim- bursement, all supporting documents on the basis of which aid was granted ; () OJ No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1. () OJ No L 375, 31. 12. 1990, p. 17. () OJ No L 85, 30. 3. 1989, p. 3. (9 OJ No L 85, 30. 3. 1989, p. 6. Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION : Article 1 1.  Applications for reimbursement of expenditure under Article 14 (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 must be presented as indicated in the Annex to this Deci- sion. 2.  Member States shall transmit to the Commission with their first application for reimbursement the texts of national implementing - and control provisions and administrative instructions, and also forms or any other document relating to administration of the measure. Article 2 Member States shall keep available for the Commission, for three years from the date of the final reimbursement, all documents, or certified copies thereof in their posses- sion, on the basis of which aid as provided for in Article 14 (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 was granted, and also the complete file for each recipient. Article 3 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 20 March 1991. For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission