NoL194/4 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 17.7.86
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No2224/86
of14July1986
adapting,onaccountoftheaccessionofSpain,Regulations (EEC)No797/85,
(EEC)No355/77and(EEC)No1360/78onagriculturalstructures
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle43
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission('),lopedand,inmanycases,inneedofrationalization ;
whereastheexpansionandimprovement ofmarketing
andprocessingfacilitiesareessentialifagriculturalstruc­
tures,whichareparticularlyinadequateinmanyregions
ofSpainincludingtheCanaryIslands,aretobedeve­
lopedandifproductionistoberedirectedandadaptedin
linewithmarketrequirements ;
Whereas,particularlybecauseoftheslownessofoverall
economicdevelopment andfinancingdifficulties,
economicinitiativestoimprovetheprocessingand
marketingofagriculturalproductsinsuchregionscannot
beencouragedwithoutparticularlyintensiveeffortssuited
totherequirementsofthevariousregions;whereasthere
shouldconsequently beanincreaseintheCommunity
financialcontributionprovidedforinCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No355/77of15February1977oncommon
measurestoimprovetheconditionsunderwhichagricul­
turalandfisheryproductsareprocessedandmarketed(*),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3827/85;
Whereas,inthesamecontext,applicationofthecommon
measureintroducedbyCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1360/78of19June1978onproducergroupsandassocia­
tionsthereof(6),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
3827/85mayhelptoachievetheabovementioned objec­
tives,HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParli­
ament(2),
WhereastheDeclarationmadebytheCommunityon18
April1985inthecontextofthenegotiationsonSpain's
accessiontotheCommunities providesthat,following
Spanishaccession,thereshouldbeanextensiontothat
Stateofthescopeofcertainspecificprovisionsandmore
favourableconditionslaiddownintheCommunity's
horizontallegislationasatthedateofaccession,andin
particularthoseonbehalfofless-favouredareas;
WhereasthestructuralsituationinSpanishagriculture
andthesituationontheSpanishcapitalmarketsjustify
theapplicationofthespecialconditionsreferredtoin
Article2(1)(d)andArticle4(2)ofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No797/85of12March1985onimprovingthe
efficiencyofagriculturalstructures(3),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No3827/85(4);
Whereasinthemountainareasandless-favoured areasof
Spaintheminimumlevelofutilizedagriculturalareafor
farmsqualifyingforthecompensatory allowancereferred
toinTitleIIIofRegulation(EEC)No797/85istoohigh,
atthreehectares,giventhepreponderance ofverysmall
farmsinthatcountry;whereasthelevelshouldbefixed
attwohectares;
Whereasintheless-favouredareasofSpain,including
thoseontheCanaryIslands,the25%rateofreimburse­
mentforeligibleexpenditureoninvestmentaids,andin
particularthemeasuresreferredtoinTitleIIIofRegula­
tion(EEC)No797/85,seemsinsufficienttoenablethese
measurestobeeffectivelyimplemented ;whereastherate
shouldthereforebeincreasedto50%;
Whereastheareastowhichthe50%reimbursement rate
istoapplycanbedeterminedonlyatthetimeofthe
establishment oftheCommunitylistofless-favoured
areasinSpain;
WhereasinmanyregionsofSpainthemarketingand
processingofagriculturalproductsareinsufficientlydeve­HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Regulation (EEC)No797/85isherebyamendedas
follows:
1.Thesecondsubparagraph ofArticle2(1)(d)shallbe
replacedbythefollowing :
'However,intheless-favoured areasdeterminedin
accordance withArticle2and3ofDirective
75/268/EEC,theKingdomofSpain,theHellenic
Republic,theItalianRepublic,asregardstheMezzogi­
ornoincludingtheislands,andthePortuguese
Republic,asregardsitsentireterritory,shallbeautho­
rizedtoacceptimprovement planssubmittedduring
thefirstthreeyearsofthedurationofthismeasure
and,inthecaseofSpainandPortugal,submitted
duringthefirstthreeyearsfollowingtheentryinto
forceoftheprovisionsimplementing ,inthesetwo (')OJNoC146,13.6.1986,p.13.
(2)Opiniondeliveredon11July1986(notyetpublishedinthe
OfficialJournal).
(3)OJNoL93,30.3.1985,p.1.
(4)OJNoL372,31.12.1985,p.1.0OJNoL51,23.2.1977,p.1.h)OJNoL166,23.6.1978,p.1.

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MemberStates,themeasuresprovidedforinTitleI,by
holdingswhichdonotsatisfytheconditionlaiddown
inthispoint,providedthatthevolumeofworkonthe
holdingdoesnotrequiremorethantheequivalentof
oneMWUandthatprojectedinvestmentsdonot
exceed25000ECU.'
2.ThelastsentenceofthelastsubparagraphofArticle4
(2)shallbereplacedbythefollowing:
'InthecaseofSpainandPortugal,theperiodreferred
toaboveshallbeginonthedateoftheentryintoforce
oftheprovisionsimplementing ,inthesetwoMember
States,themeasuresspecifiedinTitleI.'
3.Thelastsubparagraph ofArticle14(1)shallbe
replacedbythefollowing:
'However,intheMezzogiorno ,includingtheislands,
intheregionsintheFrenchoverseasdepartmentsand
intheGreek,PortugueseandSpanishregions,the
minimumutilizedagriculturalareaperholdingshall
betwohectares.'
4.Thefollowingparagraph4shallbeaddedtoArticle
26:
'4.TheCouncil,whendrawingupthelistofless­
favouredagriculturalareasinSpainwithinthe
meaningofArticle3ofDirective75/268/EEC,shall
determinethosewhichshallqualifyforthe50%rate
ofreimbursement forthemeasuresreferredtoin
Articles3,4,14and17.'
Article2
Regulation (EEC)No355/77isherebyamendedas
follows:
Article17shallbereplacedbythefollowing:
'Article17
1.AidfromtheFundshallconsistofcapitalgrants
paidinalumpsumorinstalments .
2.Foreachproject,inrelationtotheinvestment
made:
(a)thefinancialcontributionofthebeneficiarymust
benotlessthan50%;however,thisshallbe
reducedto:
—35%inthecaseofprojectscarriedoutin
Languedoc-Roussillon andthedepartmentsof
Vaucluse,Bouches-du-Rhone ,Var,Ardeche
andDromeinFrance,andintheautonomous
regionsofthePrincipadodeAsturias,Canta­
bria,PaisVascoexcludingtheprovinceof
Yizcaya,ComunidadForaldeNavarra,Rioja,
inAragontheprovinceofZaragoza,Cataluna,
excludingtheprovinceofBarcelona,Comu­
nidadValenciana,RegiondeMurcia,Andalucia
excludingtheprovincesofGranadaand
HuelvaandtheComunidadAutonomadelas
IslasBaleares,
—25%inthecaseofprojectscarriedoutinthe
Mezzogiorno ,intheless-favouredareasofthe
WestofIreland,inallregionsofGreeceexceptGreaterAthens,inPortugal,intheFrench
overseasdepartmentsandintheautonomous
regionsofGalicia,CastillayLeon,Castilla-la­
Mancha,Extremadura ,inAndaluciathe
provincesofGranadaandHuelva,inAragon
theprovicencesofHuescaandTeruel,andthe
CanaryIslandsinSpain.
Moreover,theCommissionmay,ifthisisjustified
bythesituationonthecapitalmarketofa
MemberState,authorizethatMemberStateto
reducethebeneficiary'sfinancialcontribution
from50%to45%,inaccordancewiththeproce­
durelaiddowninArticle22;
(b)thefinancialcontributionoftheMemberStateson
whoseterritorytheprojectistobecarriedout
mustbenotlessthan5%;
(c)theaidgrantedbytheFundshallnotexceed:
—50%forprojectscarriedoutintheMezzogi­
orno,intheless-favoured areasoftheWestof
Ireland,inallregionsofGreeceexceptGreater
Athens,inPortugal,intheFrenchoverseas
departmentsandintheautonomousregionsof
Galicia,CastillayLeon,Castilla-la-Mancha ,
Extremadura ,inAndaluciatheprovincesof
GranadaandHuelva,inAragontheprovinces
ofHuescaandTereul,andtheCanaryIslands
inSpain,
—35%forprojectscarriedoutinLanguedoc­
RoussillonandinthedepartmentsofVaucluse,
Bouches-du-Rhone ,Var,ArdecheandDrome
inFrance,andintheautonomousregionsof
thePrincipadodeAsturias,Cantabria,Pais
VascoexcludingtheprovinceofVizcaya,
ComunidadForaldeNavarra,Rioja,inAragon
theprovinceofZaragoza,Catalunaexcluding
theprovinceofBarcelona,ComunidadValen­
ciana,RegiondeMurcia,Andaluciaexcluding
theprovincesofGranadaandHuelvaandthe
ComunidadAutonomadelasIslasBalearesin
Spain,
—25%inotherregions;however,theCommis­
sionmay,inaccordancewiththeprocedure
laiddowninArticle22,increasethistoa
maximumof30%inthecaseofprojects
referredtoinArticle11(c).
3.WhereaidisgrantedbytheFundforthe
purchaseofharvestingequipmentunderArticle6(f),
thepercentagesreferredtoinparagraph2shallbe
determined asfollows:
(a)thefinancialcontributionofthebeneficiarymust
beatleast-80%and,inthecaseofGreece,
Ireland,Italy,PortugalandSpain,forprojects
submittedbefore31December1986,notlessthan
70%.
However,thiscontribution shallbereducedto:
—70%and,inthecaseofprojectssubmitted
before31December1986,60%inthecaseof
projectscarriedoutinMezzogiorno ,inthe
less-favoured areasoftheWestofIreland,in
allregionsofGreeceexceptGreaterAthens,in

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provincesofGranadaandHuelvaandthe
ComunidadAutonómadelasIslasBalearesin
Spain,Portugalandintheautonomousregionsof
Galicia,CastillayLeon,Castilla-la-Macha ,
Extremadura ,inAndaluciatheprovincesof
GranadaandHuelva,inAragontheprovinces
ofHuescaandTereul,andtheCanaryIslands
inSpain,
—70%inthecaseofprojectscarriedoutinthe
Frenchoverseasdepartmentsandthoseof
Vaucluse,Bouches-du-Rhone ,Var,Ardeche
.andDromeinFranceandintheautonomous
regionsofthePrincipadodeAsturias,Canta­
bria,PaisVascoexcludingtheprovinceof
Vizcaya,ComunidadForaldeNavarra,Rioja,
inAragontheprovinceofZaragoza,Calaluna
excludingtheprovinceofBarcelona,Comu­
nidadValenciana,RegiondeMurcia,Andalucia
excludingtheprovincesofGranadaand
HuelvaandtheComunidadAutonomadelas
IslasBaleares;
(b)TheaidgrantedbytheFundshallnotexceed:
—20%and,inthecaseofprojectssubmitted
before31December1986,30%inthecaseof
projectscarriedoutintheMezzogiorno ,inthe
less-favoured areasoftheWestofIreland,in
allregionsofGreeceexceptGreaterAthens,in
Portugalandintheautonomousregionsof
Galicia,CastillayLeon,Castilla-la-Mancha ,
Extremadura ,inAndaluciatheprovincesof
GranadaandHuelva,inAragontheprovinces
ofHuescaandTeruel,andtheCanaryIslands
inSpain,
—20%inthecaseofprojectscarriedoutinthe
Frenchoverseasdepartments ,inLanguedoc­
RoussillonandinthedepartmentsofVaucluse,
Bouches-du-Rhone ,Var,ArdecheandDrome
inFrance,andintheautonomousregionsof
thePrincipadodeAsturias,PaisVasco,Comu­
nidadForaldeNavarra,Rioja,inAragonthe
provinceofZaragoza,Catalunaexcludingthe
provinceofBarcelona,ComunidadValenciana,
RegiondeMurcia,Andaluciaexcludingthe—10%inotherregionsand20%inthecaseof
projectssubmittedbefore31December1986
intheotherregionsofGreece,Ireland,Italy
andSpain.'
Article3
Regulation (EEC)No1360/78isherebyamendedas
follows:
1.ThefifthindentofArticle2shallbereplacedbythe
following:
'—thewholeofPortugalandSpain,'
2.InArticle3(1)thefirstsentenceshallbereplacedby
thefollowing :
'1.InthecaseofItaly,Greece,PortugalandSpain,
thisRegulationshallapplytothefollowingproducts
providedthatsuchproductsareproducedinthose
countries:'.
3.InthesecondindentofArticle11(1),thefirstsub-in­
dentshallbereplacedbythefollowing:
'—inexistenceformorethanthreeyearsonthedate
oftheentryintoforceofthisRegulationand,in
thecaseofGreece,PortugalandSpain,ontheday
ofaccession,'.
4.InArticle19,theendofthesecondindentshallbe
replacedbythefollowing :
'andinthecaseofPortugalandSpain,by31March
1987.'
Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingthatofitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
Itshallapplywitheffectfrom1January1986.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,14July1986.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
M.JOPLING