24.5.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL141/7
COMMISSION DECISION
of18April1974
onthereformoftheagriculturalstructureintheFederalRepublicofGermany,
inimplementation ofDirectiveNd72/160/EEC
(OnlytheGermantextisauthentic)
(74/258/EEC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilDirectiveNo
72/160/EEC(J)of17April1972concerningmeasures
toencouragethecessationoffarmingandtherealloca­
tionofutilizedagriculturalareaforthepurposesof
structuralimprovement ,andinparticularArticle9(3)
thereof;
Whereason5February1974theGovernmentofthe
FederalRepublicofGermanynotifiedpursuantto
Article8(4)ofDirectiveNo72/160/EECthefol­
lowing:
—Lawof19December1973onthepermanent
reviewofbenefitsunderthefarmers'pension
scheme(seventhamendmenttothefarmers'
pensionschemelaw)[Gesetzüberdielaufende/
AnpassungderAltersgelderinderAltershilfefür
Landwirte(SiebentesÄnderungsgesetz GAL)];
Whereason14June1973arid23October1973the
GovernmentoftheFederalRepublicofGermany
furthernotifiedpursuanttoArticle8(4)ofDirective
No72/160/EECthefollowingprovisions :
—outlinerulesof21December1972foradaptation
grantstoassistelderlyagriculturalworkers
[GrundsätzefürdieForderungdurchAnpassungs­
hilfenfurälterelandwirtschaftliche Arbeitnehmer
vom21.Dezember1972];
—outlinerulesof20April1973forpremiumsto
encouragethegrantingoflongleases[Grundsätze
fürdieForderungderlangfristigenVerpachtung
durchPrämien];
—Directivesof30July1970onspecialmeasures
relatingtoagriculturalholdingsinLowerSaxony
—supplementary socialwelfarescheme[Richt­
liniefürbesondereMaßnahmen fürlandwirtschaft­
licheBetriebeinNiedersachsen —sozialer
Ergänzungsplan ];
WhereasArticle9(3)ofDirectiveNo72/160/EEC
requirestheCommission todeterminewhether,
havingregardtothe-objectivesoftheDirectiveandto
theneedforaproperconnectionbetweenthevariousmeasures,-thesedraftprovisionscomplywiththe
Directiveandthussatisfytheconditionsforfinancial
contributionbytheCommunity ;
WhereastheobjectiveofDirectiveNo72/160/EECis
tomakesufficientvacantlandavailablefortheforma­
tionoffarmsofappropriatesizeandstructureas
providedforinArticle >4ofCouncilDirectiveNo
72/159/EEC(2)onthemodernization offarms;
WhereastoachievethisobjectiveMemberStatesare
consequentlyrequired:
:—underArticle2(1)(a)ofDirectiveNo72/160/EEC,
tograntannuitiestofarmersagedbetween55and
65practisingfarmingastheirmainoccupation
whoceasefarming;
—underArticle2(1)(b)ofDirectiveNo72/160/EEC,
tograntfarmerspremiums,suchpremiumsnotto
beeligibleforassistanceandtobecalculatedby
referencetotheutilizedagriculturalareareleased;
—underArticle2(1)(c)ofDirectiveNo72/160/EEC,.
tograntannuitiestopermanenthiredorfamily i
workersagedbetween55and65employedon
farmsonwhichthefarmerbenefitsfromthe
measuresprovidedforunderArticle2(1)(a)and(b)
oftheDirective;
Whereasthegrantofsuchannuityorpremiumis
subjecttotheconditionthattherecipientcease
workinginagricultureandthat,wheretherecipientis
afarmeratleast85%ofhislandbeeithersoldor
leasedforalongperiodtofarmswhichareunder­
goingmodernization pursuanttoDirectiveNo
72/159/EEC,orthatitbewithdrawnpermanently
fromagriculturaluseorsoldorleasedtoaland
agency,whichmustputthelandtooneoftheabove­
mentioneduses;
WhereasMemberStatesmay,onthegroundsofthe
ageormeansoftherecipient,varytheamountofor
refusetograntanannuityorpremium;whereasthey
mayreducetheannuitygrantedtopermanenthired
orfamilyworkersbytheamountofanyunemploy­
mentbenefitreceivedbythelatter;
Whereastheannuity(Betriebsabgaberente )provided
forintheLawforwardedbytheGovernmentofthe
FederalRepublicofGermanyonthepermanent
(')OJNoL96,23.4.1972,p.9. (2)OJNoL96,23.4.1972,p.1.

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reviewofbenefitsunderthefarmerspensionscheme
correspondstotheannuityprovidedforinArticle2(1)-
(a)ofDirectiveNo72/160/EEC;
Whereasthepremiumprovidedforintheoutline
rulesforpremiumstoencouragethegrantingoflong
leases,forwardedbytheGovernmentoftheFederal
RepublicofGermany,andthemeasuresprovidedfor
intheDirectivesonspecialmeasuresrelatingtoagri­
culturalholdingsinlowerSaxony—supplementary
socialwelfarescheme—correspondtothepremiums
providedforinArticle2(1)(b)ofDirectiveNo
72/160/EEC;
Whereasthearrangementsprovidedforintheoutline
rulesforadaptationgrantstoassistelderlyagricultural
workers,forwardedbytheGovernmentoftheFederal
RepublicofGermany,correspondtotheannuity
providedforinArticle2(1)(c)ofDirectiveNo
72/160/EEC;
Whereas,byreasonoftherelationshipbetweenthe
measuresprovidedforinDirectiveNo72/160/EEC
andthoseprovidedforinDirectiveNo72/159/EEC,a
Commission DecisionpursuanttoArticle9(3)of
DirectiveNo72/160/EECmayapplyonlyforthat
periodforwhichtheCommissionDecisionpursuant
toArticle18(3)ofDirectiveNo72/159/EEConthe
•measuresforimplementing thatDirectiveistoapply;
WhereastheEAGGFCommitteehasbeenconsulted
onthefinancialaspects;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheStanding
CommitteeonAgriculturalStructure,HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
Thelaws,regulationsandadministrative provisionsfor
theimplementation ofDirectiveNo72/160/EEC,
notifiedbytheGovernmentoftheFederalRepublic
ofGermanyon5February1974,19Juneand23
October1973pursuanttoArticle8(4)ofDirectiveNo
72/160/EEC,satisfytheconditionsforfinancialcontri­
butionbytheCommunitytocommonmeasures
withinthemeaningofArticle6ofDirectiveNo
72/160/EEC.
Article2
FinancialcontributionbytheCommunityshallbe
confinedtoeligibleexpenditurearisinginconnection
withaidsgrantedinpursuanceofdecisionstakenafter
1January1974.
Article3
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntil31December1974.
Article4
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFederalRepublicof
Germany.
DoneatBrussels,18April1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI