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►B COUNCILDIRECTIVE
of28April1975
concerning the Community list of less-favoured farming areas within the meaning of Directive
No75/268/EEC
(theNetherlands)
(75/275/EEC)
(OJ L 128, 19.5.1975, p. 229)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Council Directive 81/875/EEC of 27 October 1981 L 321 22 10.11.1981
►M2Council Directive 84/168/EEC of 28 February 1984 L 82 65 26.3.1984
►M3Commission Decision 87/462/EEC of 4 August 1987 L 252 21 3.9.1987
►M4Council Directive 88/403/EEC of 18 July 1988 L 195 72 23.7.1988
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COUNCILDIRECTIVE
of28April1975
concerning the Community list of less-favoured farming areas
withinthemeaningofDirective No75/268/EEC
(theNetherlands)
(75/275/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
Community;
Having regard to Council Directive No 75/268/EEC (1) of 28 April
1975 on mountain and hill farming and farming in certain less-favouredareas, and in particular Article 2 (2) thereof;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament;Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and Social
Committee (
2);
Whereas the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands commu-
nicated to the Commission, in accordance with Article 2 (1) of
Directive No 75/268/EEC, 262 areas suitable for inclusion in the
Community list of less-favoured farming areas and informationconcerning the characteristics of these areas;
Whereas for the definition of the areas affected by specific handicaps,
which may be considered as less-favoured farming areas within themeaning of Article 3 (5) of Directive No 75/268/EEC, account was
taken, on the one hand, of the existence of unfavourable natural
production conditions due to poor drainage conditions and to the poorsoil quality, and, on the other hand, of handicaps resulting from restric-tions prescribed for the preservation of the countryside; whereas,moreover, the total extent of these areas is not more than 0·40% ofthe area of the Member State concerned;
Whereas the nature of the abovementioned indices used by the Govern-
ment of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to define the areas notified to
the Commission, corresponds to the characteristics of the areas affectedby specific handicaps referred to in Article 3 (5) of Directive No 75/268/EEC;
Whereas according to the information supplied by the Member State
concerned, these areas are provided with adequate amenities,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
The areas of the Kingdom of the Netherlands which appear in the
Annex shall form part of the Community list of less-favoured farming
areas within the meaning of Article 3 (5) of Directive No 75/268/EEC.
Article 2
This Directive is addressed to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.1975L0275 — EN — 27.07.1988 — 004.001 — 2
(1) See page 1 of this Official Journal.
(2) OJ No C 62, 15. 3. 1975, p. 19.
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ANNEX
LESS-FAVOUREDAREASWITHINTHEMEANINGOFARTICLE3(5)
OFDIRECTIVE75/268/EEC
Province Number of areas Area (ha)
Groningen 9 3255
Friesland 20 6617Drente 12 4700
Overijssel 21 7071
Gelderland 17 3050Utrecht 8 2335
Noord-Holland 11 6145
Zuid-Holland 11 4057Zeeland 12 1227Noord-Brabant 14 4863
Limburg 4 4897
Total 139 482171975L0275 — EN — 27.07.1988 — 004.001 — 3