Brussels, 27/07/2006 (Agence Europe) - On 27 July, the European Commission decided to claim back €161.9 million in Community agricultural subsidies unduly paid out to seven EU Member States. France comes first with a total of €86 million to be reimbursed, followed by Spain (€77.13 million), Greece (€14.5 million) and Italy (€9.41 million). Three other Member States must reimburse smaller sums (Ireland: €0.17 million, Portugal: €0.26 million, and the United Kingdom: €2.39 million). The most significant individual corrections are: - €77.13 million charged to France because direct aid was paid for ineligible land and sanctions were not applied; - €33.36 million charged to Spain for the weaknesses concerning the key control on the management of production potential, i.e. the ban on vine planting without the prior award of replanting or new planting rights; - €9.41 million charged to Italy for incomplete checks on the rules applying to the fruit and vegetable sector (mainly during withdrawal of products).