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►B COUNCILREGULATION(EEC)No1975/82
of19July1982
ontheacceleration ofagricultural developmentincertain regionsofGreece
(OJ L 214, 22.7.1982, p. 1)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Council Regulation (EEC) No 797/85 of 12 March 1985 L 93 1 30.3.1985
►M2Council Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85 of 20 December 1985 L 362 8 31.12.1985
►M3Council Regulation (EEC) No 3157/87 of 19 October 1987 L 301 3 24.10.1987
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COUNCILREGULATION(EEC)No1975/82
of19July1982
on the acceleration of agricultural development in certain regions
ofGreece
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European EconomicCommunity, and in particular Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (
1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social
Committee (3),
Whereas Article 39 (2) (a) of the Treaty provides that the social struc-
ture of agriculture and the structural and natural disparities between thevariousagricultural regionsmus t be taken into account in working outthe common agricultural policy;
Whereas, to achieve the aims of the common agricultural policy as set
out in Article 39 (1) (a) and (b) of the Treaty, special measures appro-priate to the situation in the less-favoured agricultural areas should betaken at Community level;
Whereas, in certain less-favoured areas of Greece, within the meaning
of Council Directive 81/645/EEC of 20 July 1981 concerning theCommunity list of less-favoured farming areas within the meaning ofDirective 75/268/EEC (Greece) (
4), there are serious problems of under-
employment in agriculture;
Whereas, in these areas, the percentage of the working population
engaged in agriculture isrelatively high and agricultural incomesarevery low;
Whereas the infrastructure in these rural regions is very inadequate,
particularly in public services such as electricity, drinking water, farmroads and local roads; whereas the provision of new or better servicesis an important prerequisite for the improvement of agricultural struc-tures;
Whereas agricultural production in these regions is seriously hampered
by a particularly poor surface and ground water balance; whereas theavailable water can be used to establish small irrigation networks;
Whereas, in the mountain and hill areas, the improvement of pastures
and protection against erosion are essential prerequisites for the
improvement of agriculture in these regions;
Whereasrelatively few farmersin thes e regionsare capable of imple-
menting a development plan with a view to attaining the comparable
income level referred to in Article 4 (1) of Council Directive 72/159/
EEC of 17 April 1972 on the modernization of farms(
5), aslas t
amended by Directive 82/436/EEC (6); whereasthe development of
beef cattle, sheep and goat farming, together with the improvement ofpastures and irrigation, could help to bring about an effective and
permanent improvement in the economic position of farms;
Whereasthe level of training among the farming population isparticu-
larly low; whereasthe meas uresto improve the conditionsforagricultural production cannot achieve their full effect unless farmersacquire greater occupational skill; whereas, therefore, it is necessary1982R1975 — EN — 27.10.1987 — 003.001 — 2
(1) OJ No C 84, 3. 4. 1982, p. 5.
(2) Opinion delivered on 9 July 1982 (not yet published in the Official Journal).
(3) Opinion delivered on 30 June 1982 (not yet published in the Official
Journal).
(4) OJ No L 238, 24. 8. 1981, p. 1.
(5) OJ No L 96, 23. 4. 1972, p. 1.
(6) OJ No L 193, 3. 7. 1982, p. 37.
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to improve the infrastructure for agriculture training by establishing
training centres or by enlarging and renovating existing centres;
Whereas, since some farmland is affected by erosion, soil and water
conservation is a particularly important requirement; whereas afforesta-
tion and the improvement of deteriorated forests, including measures to
protect and maintain forests, constitute appropriate means of protectingfarmland in these regions;
Whereas these objectives should be furthered by action combining
these various elements within the framework of a programme;
Whereasit followsfrom the foregoing that the above-mentioned
measures constitute a common measure within the meaning of Article
6 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 of 21 April 1970 on the
financing of the common agricultural policy (
1), aslas t amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 3509/80 (2);
Whereasit isfor the Commis s ion, after receiving the opinion of the
Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure, to decide whether toapprove the programme submitted by the Greek Government,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
TITLE I
Measuresaimedatacceleratingagriculturaldevelopmentincertain
regionsofGreece
Article 1
1. In order to accelerate agricultural development in certain regions
of Greece, a common measure within the meaning of Article 6 (1) of
Regulation (EEC) No 729/70, to be implemented by the HellenicRepublic, ishereby introduced for the purpos e of bringing about asignificant improvement in the agricultural structure and the potentialfor agricultural production in the regionsconcerned.
2. The common measure shall apply to the less-favoured areas
within the meaning of Directive 81/645/EEC of the administrative
regions of Euritania, Karditsa, Trikala, Fthiotis, Fokis, Etoloakarnania,
Arta, Preveza, Ioannina, Thesprotia, Grevena, Larissa, Kozani,Kastoria, Florina, Korinthia, Akhaia, Elia, Messinia, Lakonia, Argolisand Arkadia.
3. The Community may, in accordance with Title VIII, grant aid for
the common measure by financing through the Guidance Section of the
European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, hereinafter
referred to as‘the Fund’, meas uresrelating to:
(a) the improvement of rural infrastructure;
(b) irrigation;
(c) land improvement;
(d) the development of beef cattle, sheep and goat farming;
(e) the improvement of facilitiesfor agricultural training;
(f) forestry improvement.
4. The measures referred to in paragraph 3 shall be undertaken
within the framework of a programme to be drawn up by the GreekGovernment and approved by the Commission.1982R1975 — EN — 27.10.1987 — 003.001 — 3
(1) OJ No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 13.
(2) OJ No L 367, 31. 12. 1980, p. 87.
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Article 2
1. The programme referred to in Article 1 (4) shall comprise:
(a) a description of the separate measures included therein, as outlined
in TitlesII to VII, including the cos t and the financing arrange-
ments;
(b) the timetable envisaged for the implementation of the separate
measures;
(c) the provisions for coordination with any other programmes or
measures which may influence the development of agriculture inthe region concerned;
(d) an assurance that the planned measures are compatible with the
protection of the environment.
2. The programme shall also include the particulars referred to in
Articles 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 and 15. The Greek Government shall alsosupply any additional information which may be required by the
Commission for the assessment of the programme.
3. All measures referred to in the common measure must fall within
the framework of the regional development programme where theHellenic Republic is obliged to forward it to the Commission underArticle 6 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 724/75 of 18 March 1975establishing a European Regional Development Fund (
1).
4. The duration of the programme shall be at least the same as that
of the common measure.
Article 3
1. The programme shall be forwarded to the Commission by the
Greek Government.
2. The programme and any amendmentsthereto s hall be approved in
accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 21 after consul-tation of the Fund Committee on the financial aspects.
TITLE II
Ruralinfrastructure
Article 4
The improvement of rural infrastructure referred to in Article 1 (3) (a)
shall include:
(a) the provision of electricity and drinking water supplies for farms
and villagesor partsof villageswhos e inhabitantsare dependentprincipally on agriculture;
(b) the construction and improvement of farm roads and local roads
used mainly for agriculture and forestry.
Article 5
1. The following particularsmus t appear in the programme referred
to in Article 1 (4):
— data on the farming and non-farming population,
— an estimate of the number of farms which will be supplied with
electricity and drinking water,
— the length of the farm roadsand local roadsto be cons tructed or
improved and an estimate of the number of farms to be served bythese roads.
2. ThisRegulation s hall not apply to projectsfor which Community
aid isbeing provided under other common meas ureswithin the1982R1975 — EN — 27.10.1987 — 003.001 — 4
(1) OJ No L 73, 21. 3. 1975, p. 1.
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meaning of Article 6 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 or through the
European Regional Development Fund.
TITLE III
Irrigation
Article 6
The irrigation referred to in Article 1 (3) (b) shall comprise the
construction of small-scale public irrigation networks not exceeding400 hectares save in exceptional cases.
Article 7
The following particularsmus t appear in the programme referred to in
Article 1 (4):
(a) the areasto be irrigated, their location and es timatesof the number
of projectsand farmswhich will benefit;
(b) the estimated cost and the schedule of expenditure;
(c) the aid earmarked for the execution of the work.
TITLE IV
Landimprovement
Article 8
Land improvement asreferred to in Article 1 (3) (c) s hall include:
(a) the improvement of pastures, including the provision of the neces-
sary facilities;
(b) work to protect farmland against erosion by water, such as bench
terracesand collecting ditches .
Article 9
The following particularsmus t appear in the programme referred to in
Article 1 (4):
(a) — the area of pasture to be improved, the nature and scope of the
work planned,
— the estimated cost and the schedule of expenditure,— the aid earmarked for the execution of the work;
(b) the area of farmland affected by the measures to protect against
erosion, the nature of the work and the estimated cost.
TITLE V
Measures to promote the development of beef cattle, sheep and
goatfarming
Article 10
1. The development of beef cattle, sheep and goat farming referred
to in Article 1 (3) (d) shall include:
(a) aid for the modernization and construction of livestock housing;
(b) aid for the purchase of machinery for fodder production;
(c) aid for the purchase of male breeding animals of approved quality,
provided that the conditions for the economic use thereof exist.However, this aid shall not be granted for the purchase of puredairy breed bulls;
(d) a premium for beef-breed calves or calves resulting from a cross
with a beef-breed animal, which are kept for at least 12 monthson the holding of origin. Thispremium s hall be granted for nomore than 15 calvesper holding per year.1982R1975 — EN — 27.10.1987 — 003.001 — 5
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2. The aidsreferred to in paragraph 1 (a) and (b) and aid for the
purchase of breeding animals as provided for in paragraph 1 (c) byindividual farmerss hall be granted to holdingswhich meet the condi-
tionslaid down in Article 2 (1) (a), (b) and (c) and (2) of Council
Regulation (EEC) No 797/85 of 12 March 1985 on improving the effi-ciency of agricultural structures (
1) and whose improvement plan
shows:
— that the planned investments amount to at least 2 500 ECU per
holding;
— that on completion of the plan the share of sales deriving from the
production of beef and veal and all production of the sheep andgoat sectors, in relation to the holding's total sales, will not be
reduced and will exceed 40 % of the holding's total sales;
— that the livestock housing meets the health and hygiene standards
laid down by Community provisions.
3. The aidsreferred to in paragraph 1 (a), (b) and (c) s hall be
granted subject to Articles 3 to 6, Article 7 (2) and Article 8 (1) ofRegulation (EEC) No 797/85. The grant of the aidsreferred to in
Article 8 (1) shall not be taken into consideration for reimbursement
under Article 18.
Article 11
The following particularsmus t appear in the programme referred to in
Article 1 (4):
(a) an indication of the provisions concerning the establishment of the
improvement plan referred to in Article 10 (2);
(b) the measures taken to achieve the objectives and the conditions for
the granting of aid;
(c) an estimate of the number of farms benefiting from these measures;
(d) the financial resources earmarked for the implementation of the
measures;
(e) the links between the measures described under this Title and those
mentioned under TitlesIII and IV.
TITLE VI
Improvementoffacilities foragricultural training
Article 12
1. The improvement of facilitiesfor agricultural training referred to
in Article 1 (3) (e) shall involve the provision and equipment of
— agricultural training centres,
— provincial agricultural training sub-centres.
2. The main objective of the training centress hall be to organize
training courses as defined in Title II of Council Directive 72/161/EEC of 17 April 1972 concerning the provision of socio-economicguidance for and the acquisition of occupational skills by personsengaged in agriculture (
2), aslas t amended by Directive 82/436/EEC.
Article 13
The following particularss hall appear in the programme referred to in
Article 1 (4):
(a) the number of training centres already in existence and to be estab-
lished;
(b) the number of centreswhere exis ting facilitiesare to be improved;1982R1975 — EN — 27.10.1987 — 003.001 — 6
(1) OJ No L 93, 30. 3. 1985, p. 1.
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(c) the number of participantsto be accommodated in the centres
referred to under (a) and (b) respectively
(d) the estimated cost of the measures referred to under (a) and (b)
respectively;
(e) the content and duration of the planned training courses.
TITLE VII
Forestry measures
Article 14
1. Forestry improvement as referred to in Article 1 (3) (f) shall
comprise afforestation measures, measures to improve deterioratedforests and other necessary supplementary measures such as the
construction of forest roads, the control of fast flowing streams and
fire protection.
2. The measures referred to in paragraph 1 must be necessary for the
improvement of agriculture in the area concerned by meansof s oil and
water conservation.
Article 15
The following particularsmus t appear in the programme referred to in
Article 1 (4):
— the nature of the work, the area covered by the measures to be
taken and the location thereof,
— an estimate of the cost and of the financial resources earmarked for
thispurpos e,
— the economic importance of these measures to the agricultural
sector in the regions in question, including the consequences forproducers.
TITLE VIII
Financialandgeneral provisions
Article 16
1. The duration of the common measure shall not exceed five years
asfrom the date on which the programme referred to in Article 1 (4) isapproved.
2. During the fourth year, the Commission shall submit a progress
report on the common measure. Before the end of the five-year period,the Council shall decide, on a proposal from the Commission, whetherthe measure should be extended.
3. The estimated cost of the common measure to be charged to the
Fund amountsto 198·6 million ECU.
4. Article 6 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 shall apply to this
Regulation.
Article 17
The contribution by the owner of the land shall be at least 15 % of the
cost of the work referred to in Article 14; however, where the inclusionof thisland in the programme isin the public interes t and where the
owner isunlikely to derive any benefit in the fores eeable future from
such inclusion, his contribution may be taken over by the competentpublic authority.
Article 18
1. The expenditure incurred by the Hellenic Republic under the
common measure shall be eligible for assistance from the Fund up tothe amount specified in paragraph 2.1982R1975 — EN — 27.10.1987 — 003.001 — 7
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2. The Fund shall reimburse the Greek Government the following
percentagesof itsactual expenditure:
(a) 50 % for the work referred to in Article 4. However, thisamount
may not exceed 40 % of the total cost of the investment, with amaximum eligible amount of:
— 16 million ECU for electricity supplies,
— 60 million ECU for drinking-water supplies,
— 40 million ECU for farm roadsand local roads ;
(b) 50 % for the other measures, with a maximum eligible amount of:
— 4 800 ECU per hectare for the work referred to in Article 6, up
to a total area of 35 000 hectaresand a maximum total expen-
diture of 122·5 million ECU,
— 250 ECU per hectare for the work referred to in Article 8 (a),
up to a total area of 120 000 hectaresand a maximum totalexpenditure of 25·2 million ECU,
— 1 500 ECU per hectare for the work referred to in Article 8 (b),
up to a total area of 4 500 hectaresand a maximum total expen-
diture of 5 million ECU,
— 38·6 million ECU for the measures referred to in Article 10 (1)
(a), (b) and (c),
— 30 ECU per calf up to a maximum total expenditure of 3
million ECU for the measure referred to in Article 10 (1) (d),
— 7 million ECU for the measures referred to in Article 12,— 2 300 ECU per hectare for afforestation, up to a total area of
12 000 hectaresand a maximum total expenditure of 23·3
million ECU,
— 2 000 ECU per hectare for the improvement of deteriorated
forest, up to a total area of 10 000 hectares and a maximumtotal expenditure of 16·5 million ECU,
— 260 ECU per hectare for the control of fast flowing streams, up
to a total protected area of 100 000 hectaresand a maximum
total expenditure of 21·5 million ECU,
— 150 ECU per hectare for fire protection, up to a total protected
area of 50 000 hectaresand a maximum total expenditure of 5·8million ECU,
— 18 000 ECU per kilometre for forest roads, up to a total length
of 2 500 kilometresand a maximum total expenditure of 35·2million ECU,
— 5 % of the total cost of the project concerned for preparatory
work relating to projectson private land within the framework
of Article 14, up to a maximum total expenditure of 0·8 million
ECU.
2(a) The Commission may on the occasion of its approval, in accor-
dance with the procedure laid down in Article 21, of an adjustment ofthe programme referred to in Article 1(4), alter the limitss et in para-graph 2, apart from those in the fifth indent under (b), but without
exceeding the estimated cost specified in Article 16(3).
3. Detailed rulesfor the application of thisArticle s hall be adopted
in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 13 of Regulation(EEC) No 729/70.
Article 19
When the programme referred to in Article 1 (4) isapproved, the
Commission shall determine, in agreement with the Hellenic Republic,the manner in which it isto be kept informed of the progres sof thedevelopment measures.1982R1975 — EN — 27.10.1987 — 003.001 — 8
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Article 20
1. Requests for the reimbursement shall relate to expenditure
incurred by the Hellenic Republic during one calendar year and shall
be submitted to the Commission before 1 July of the following year.
2. Aid from the Fund shall be granted in accordance with Article 7
(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70.
3. Advance paymentsmay be granted by the Fund in accordance
with the ruleson financing adopted by the Hellenic Republic and inaccordance with the progress of the programme.
4. Detailed rulesfor the application of thisArticle s hall be adopted
under the procedure laid down in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC)No 729/70.
Article 21
1. Where the procedure laid down in thisArticle isto be followed
the matter shall be referred to the Standing Committee on Agricultural
Structure by the chairman either on hisown initiative or at the reques tof the representative of a Member State.
2. The representative of the Commission shall submit a draft of the
measures to be adopted. The Standing Committee on AgriculturalStructure shall deliver its opinion on those measures within a periodwhich may be set by the chairman according to the urgency of the
matter. An opinion shall be adopted by a majority of ►
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four◄votes, the votes of the Member States being weighted as laid
down in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty. The chairman shall not vote.
3. The Commission shall adopt the measures, which shall be imme-
diately applicable. However, if such measures are not in accordancewith the opinion delivered by the Standing Committee on Agricultural
Structure they shall be communicated forthwith by the Commission to
the Council. In that case, the Commission may defer application of themeasures which it has decided upon by not more than one month fromthe date of communication. The Council, acting by a qualifiedmajority, may adopt a different decision within one month.
Article 22
ThisRegulation s hall enter into force on the third day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
ThisRegulation s hall be binding in itsentirety and directly applicable
in all Member States.1982R1975 — EN — 27.10.1987 — 003.001 — 9