First, it should be recalled that it is for the Member States, by virtue of Article 5 of the EC Treaty, to ensure that Community regulations, particularly t
hose concerning the common agricultural policy, are implemented within their territory. Similarly, it follows from Article 8(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 of the Council of 2
1 April 1970 on the financing of the common agricultural
policy (OJ, English Special Edition 1970 (1), p. 218), that Member States must take the measures necessary t
...[+++]o recover sums lost as a result of irregularities or negligence.
De même, il résulte de l'article 8, paragraphe 1, du règlement (CEE) n° 729/70 du Conseil, du 21 avril 1970, relatif au financement de la politique agricole commune, que les États membres doivent prendre les mesures nécessaires pour récupérer les sommes perdues à la suite d'irrégularités ou de négligences.