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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
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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 thevarious agricultural regions must be taken into account in working outthe commonagricultural policy;
Whereas, to achieve the aims of the commonagricultural policy as set
out inArticle 39 (1) (a) an d (b) of the Treaty, special measures appro-priate to the situationinthe less-favoured agricultural areas should betakenat Commun ity 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 is relatively high and agricultural incomes arevery 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 productioninthese region s is seriously hampered
by a particularly poor surface and ground water balance; whereas theavailable water canbe used to establish small irrigationn etworks;
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;
Whereas relatively few farmers inthese region s are 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 onthe modern izationof farms (
5), as last
amended by Directive 82/436/EEC (6); whereas the 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;
Whereas the level of training among the farming population is particu-
larly low; whereas the measures to improve the conditions foragricultural production cannot achieve their full effect unless farmersacquire greater occupational skill; whereas, therefore, it is necessary1982R1975 — EN — 01.04.1985 — 001.001 — 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;
Whereas it follows from 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), as last amended by
Regulation(EEC) No 3509/80 (2);
Whereas it is for the Commission, 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, is hereby introduced for the purpose of bringing about asignificant improvement in the agricultural structure and the potentialfor agricultural production in the regions concerned.
2. The commonmeasure 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’, measures relating 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 facilities for agricultural training;
(f) forestry improvement.
4. The measures referred to inparagraph 3 shall be un dertaken
withinthe framework of a programme to be drawnup by the GreekGovernment and approved by the Commission.1982R1975 — EN — 01.04.1985 — 001.001 — 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 inArticle 1 (4) shall comprise:
(a) a description of the separate measures included therein, as outlined
in Titles II to VII, including the cost 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
Commissionfor the assessmen t of the programme.
3. All measures referred to inthe commonmeasure 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 durationof the programme shall be at least the same as that
of the commonmeasure.
Article 3
1. The programme shall be forwarded to the Commissionby the
Greek Government.
2. The programme and any amendments thereto shall 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 villages or parts of villages whose inhabitants are 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 particulars must appear in the programme referred
to inArticle 1 (4):
— data on the farming and non-farming population,
— anestimate of the n umber of farms which will be supplied with
electricity and drinking water,
— the length of the farm roads and local roads to be constructed or
improved and an estimate of the number of farms to be served bythese roads.
2. This Regulation shall not apply to projects for which Community
aid is being provided under other common measures within the1982R1975 — EN — 01.04.1985 — 001.001 — 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 irrigationreferred to inArticle 1 (3) (b) shall comprise the
construction of small-scale public irrigation networks not exceeding400 hectares save inexception al cases.
Article 7
The following particulars must appear in the programme referred to in
Article 1 (4):
(a) the areas to be irrigated, their location and estimates of the number
of projects and farms which will benefit;
(b) the estimated cost and the schedule of expenditure;
(c) the aid earmarked for the executionof the work.
TITLE IV
Landimprovement
Article 8
Land improvement as referred to in Article 1 (3) (c) shall 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
terraces and collecting ditches.
Article 9
The following particulars must 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 executionof 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 inArticle 1 (3) (d) shall in clude:
(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. This premium shall be granted for nomore than15 calves per holdin g per year.1982R1975 — EN — 01.04.1985 — 001.001 — 5
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2. The aids referred to in paragraph 1 (a) and (b) and aid for the
purchase of breeding animals as provided for in paragraph 1 (c) byindividual farmers shall be granted to holdings which meet the condi-
tions laid down in Article 2 (1) (a), (b) and (c) and (2) of Council
Regulation(EEC) No 797/85 of 12 March 1985 onimprovin g 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 oncompletionof the planthe share of sales derivin g 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 aids referred to inparagraph 1 (a), (b) an d (c) shall be
granted subject to Articles 3 to 6, Article 7 (2) and Article 8 (1) ofRegulation(EEC) No 797/85. The gran t of the aids referred to in
Article 8 (1) shall not be taken into consideration for reimbursement
under Article 18.
Article 11
The following particulars must 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 Titles III and IV.
TITLE VI
Improvementoffacilities foragricultural training
Article 12
1. The improvement of facilities for 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 centres shall 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), as last amended by Directive 82/436/EEC.
Article 13
The following particulars shall 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 centres where existing facilities are to be improved;1982R1975 — EN — 01.04.1985 — 001.001 — 6
(1) OJ No L 93, 30. 3. 1985, p. 1.
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(c) the number of participants to 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 afforestationmeasures, 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 inparagraph 1 must be n ecessary for the
improvement of agriculture in the area concerned by means of soil and
water conservation.
Article 15
The following particulars must appear in the programme referred to in
Article 1 (4):
— the nature of the work, the area covered by the measures to be
takenan d the locationthereof,
— an estimate of the cost and of the financial resources earmarked for
this purpose,
— 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 durationof the commonmeasure shall n ot exceed five years
as from the date onwhich the programme referred to inArticle 1 (4) isapproved.
2. During the fourth year, the Commission shall submit a progress
report onthe commonmeasure. Before the en d 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 commonmeasure to be charged to the
Fund amounts to 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 inArticle 14; however, where the in clusionof this land in the programme is in the public interest and where the
owner is unlikely to derive any benefit in the foreseeable 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 — 01.04.1985 — 001.001 — 7
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2. The Fund shall reimburse the Greek Government the following
percentages of its actual expenditure:
(a) 50 % for the work referred to inArticle 4. However, this amoun t
may not exceed 40 % of the total cost of the investment, with amaximum eligible amount of:
— 16 millionECU for electricity supplies,
— 60 million ECU for drinking-water supplies,— 40 millionECU for farm roads an d local roads;
(b) 50 % for the other measures, with a maximum eligible amount of:
— 4 800 ECU per hectare for the work referred to inArticle 6, up
to a total area of 35000 hectares and a maximum total expen-
diture of 122·5 millionECU,
— 250 ECU per hectare for the work referred to inArticle 8 (a),
up to a total area of 120 000 hectares and a maximum totalexpenditure of 25·2 million ECU,
— 1 500 ECU per hectare for the work referred to inArticle 8 (b),
up to a total area of 4 500 hectares and a maximum total expen-
diture of 5 millionECU,
— 38·6 millionECU for the measures referred to inArticle 10 (1)
(a), (b) and (c),
— 30 ECU per calf up to a maximum total expenditure of 3
millionECU for the measure referred to inArticle 10 (1) (d),
— 7 millionECU for the measures referred to inArticle 12,— 2 300 ECU per hectare for afforestation, up to a total area of
12 000 hectares and a maximum total expenditure of 23·3millionECU,
— 2 000 ECU per hectare for the improvement of deteriorated
forest, up to a total area of 10000 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 100000 hectares and a maximum
total expenditure of 21·5 million ECU,
— 150 ECU per hectare for fire protection, up to a total protected
area of 50000 hectares and a maximum total expenditure of 5·8millionECU,
— 18 000 ECU per kilometre for forest roads, up to a total length
of 2 500 kilometres and a maximum total expenditure of 35·2millionECU,
— 5 % of the total cost of the project concerned for preparatory
work relating to projects on private land within the framework
of Article 14, up to a maximum total expenditure of 0·8 million
ECU.
3. Detailed rules for the applicationof this Article shall be adopted
inaccordan ce with the procedure laid downinArticle 13 of Regulation
(EEC) No 729/70.
Article 19
Whenthe programme referred to inArticle 1 (4) is approved, the
Commission shall determine, in agreement with the Hellenic Republic,
the manner in which it is to be kept informed of the progress of the
development measures.
Article 20
1. Requests for the reimbursement shall relate to expenditure
incurred by the Hellenic Republic during one calendar year and shallbe submitted to the Commissionbefore 1 July of the followin g year.
2. Aid from the Fund shall be granted in accordance with Article 7
(1) of Regulation(EEC) No 729/70.
3. Advance payments may be granted by the Fund in accordance
with the rules on financing adopted by the Hellenic Republic and inaccordance with the progress of the programme.1982R1975 — EN — 01.04.1985 — 001.001 — 8
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4. Detailed rules for the applicationof this Article shall be adopted
under the procedure laid down in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC)No 729/70.
Article 21
1. Where the procedure laid downinthis Article is to be followed
the matter shall be referred to the Standing Committee on Agricultural
Structure by the chairmaneither onhis ownin itiative or at the requestof 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. Anopin ionshall be adopted by a majority of 45 votes, the
votes of the Member States being weighted as laid down in Article148 (2) of the Treaty. The chairmanshall n ot vote.
3. The Commissionshall 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
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its
publicationinthe Official Journal of the European Communities .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
inall Member States.1982R1975 — EN — 01.04.1985 — 001.001 — 9