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COMMISSION DECISION
of8July1975
onthereformofagriculturalstructuresintheFederalRepublicofGermanyin1974,
inimplementation ofDirectivesNo72/159/EECandNo72/160/EEC
(OnlytheGermantextisauthentic)
(75/476/EEC)
regulationsandadministrative provisionsadoptedby
theLander,orconfirmedtheircontinuedvalidityfor
1974:
Scbleswig-Holstein
—directivesof8August1973toencouragethe
formationofassociationsfortherationaluseof
agriculturalmachinery (machinerysyndicates),
—directivesof18February1974toencourage
farmerstoemployagriculturallabourers,
—directivesof25February1974toencouragethe
enlargementofholdingsthroughtherentingof
land,
—directivesof25February1974toencouragethe
construction ofbuildingsforcattleandpig
farming,
—directivesof25February1974toencouragethe
drainingofindividualfarms.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilDirectiveNo72/159/
EEC(*)of17April1972onthemodernization of
farms,andinparticularArticle18(3)thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilDirectiveNo75/268/
EEC(2)of28April1975onmountainandhill
farmingandfarmingincertainless-favoured areas,
andinparticularArticle13thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilDirectiveNo72/160/
EEC(3)of17April1972concerningmeasuresto
encouragethecessationoffarmingandthe
reallocationofutilizedagriculturalareaforthe
purposesofstructuralimprovement ,andin
particularArticle9(3)thereof;
Whereas,on22Marchand21November1974,the
GovernmentoftheFederalRepublicofGermany
forwarded,pursuanttoArticle17(4)ofDirective
No72/159/EEC,thetextsofthefollowinglaws,
regulationsandadministrative provisions :
—outlinerulesfortheencouragement ofinvestment
inindividualfarmsandthesettlementofrural
areas,asamendedon17December1973andin
November1974,
—outlinerulesfortheencouragement ofinvestment
inindividualcombinedfarmandforestry
undertakingsandinindividualforestryunder­
takings,asamendedon17December1973;
Whereason16September1974theGovernmentof
theFederalRepublicofGermanyalsoforwarded,
pursuanttoArticle17(4)ofDirectiveNo72/159/
EEC,theamendedtextsofthefollowinglaws,LowerSaxony
—directivesof2May1972onthegrantingof
subsidiestomachinerysyndicates,
—directivesof13December1972toencouragethe
poolingoflabourresourcesbyfarms,
—directivesonspecialmeasuresrelatingto
agriculturalholdingsinLowerSaxony(phased
investmentplan),asamendedon29August1973.
NorthRhine-Westphalia
(x)OJNoL96,23.4.1972,p.1.
(2)OJNoL128,19.5.1975,p.1.
(3)OJNoL96,23.4.1972,p.9.—directivesof10May1974toencouragethe
formationofmachinerysyndicates,

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—directivesof25April1973toencouragefarmers
toemployagriculturallabourers,
—directivesof25June1973toencouragefarmers
toemployreliefmilkers.
Hesse
—directivesof21December1972onthegranting
bytheLandofsubsidiestolanddevelopment
associations,
—directivesof21December1972onthepromotion
ofjointlanddevelopmentschemes.
Rhineland-Palatinate
—orderof12February1973topromotethe
formationofmachinerysyndicatesandthe
poolingoflabourresources.
Baden-Wiirttemberg
—directivesof10July1973toencouragethejoint
useofmachinerythroughtheformationof
machinerysyndicates,
—directivesof1March1973ontheprovisionout
ofLandfundsoflocalfemalehelpandoffarm
labourers,
—orderof19April1974onadditionalmeasures
relatingtotheLand'sregionalprogrammefor
agriculture.Whereason22March1974theGovernmentofthe
FederalRepublicofGermanyalsoforwarded,
pursuanttoArticle8(4)ofDirectiveNo72/160/
EEC,thetextsofthefollowinglaws,regulationsand
administrative provisions:
—outlinerulesforpremiumstoencouragethe
grantingoflongleases,asamendedon17
December1973,
—outlinerulesforadaptationgrantstoassist
elderlyagriculturalworkers,asamendedon17
December1973;
Whereasthe1973versionsofalltheabovementioned
laws,regulationsandadministrative provisionsand
thelawonthegradualincorporation ofold-age
pensionsintofinancialassistanceforfarmers
(seventhamendinglawpursuanttothelaw
concerningfinancialassistanceforelderlyfarmersof
19December1973),whichgoverns,interalia,the
introductionoftheannuitymentionedinArticle2
(1)(a)ofDirectiveNo72/160/EEC,werethesubject
ofCommissionDecisionsNo74/185/EEC(*)of13
March1974andNo74/258/EEC(2)of18April
1974;
Whereason17Octoberand6December1974,the
GovernmentoftheFederalRepublicofGermany
alsoforwarded :
—outlinerulesof23September1974onaidto
mountainandhillfarmsandfarmsincertain
otherless-favouredareas,
—theprogrammeofLandBaden-Wiirttemberg ,
dated1October1974,fortheregional
maintenance anddevelopment offarms—
encouragement ofeconomicinvestment;
Whereas,underArticle18(3)ofDirectiveNo72/
159/EECandArticle9(3)ofDirectiveNo72/160/
EEC,theCommissionmustdecidewhether,having
regardtotheobjectivesoftheDirectiveinquestion
andtotheneedforaproperconnectionbetweenthe
variousmeasures,thelaws,regulationsand
administrative provisionsforwardedcomplywiththe
Directiveandthussatisfytheconditionsforfinancial
contributionbytheCommunityin1974also;
Whereasintheabovementioned outlinerulesforthe
encouragement ofinvestmentinindividualfarmsand
thesettlementofruralareastheearnedincome
comparabletothatreceivedfornon-agricultural
workwas,pursuanttoArticle4ofDirectiveNo72/
159/EEC,fixedatanaverageovertheFederal
RepublicofGermanyofDM18800for1974;
whereasthisisconsiderablylowerthantheactual
comparableincomefromnon-agricultural workfor
1974,ascalculatedonthebasisoftheactualSaarland
—orderof5June1973topromotecooperation
betweenfarms.
Bavarta
—orderof20March1973layingdownspecial
conditionsforfinancialassistanceunderArticle6
(5)ofthelawonthepromotionofagriculturein
Bavaria(machinerysyndicates),
—orderof27July1972layingdowngeneral
conditionsrelatingtofinancialassistancefor
centralservicesforlocalfemalehelpandfarm
labourers,
—directivesof12March1973ontheencour­
agementofvillageimprovements ;HOJNoL94,4.4.1974,p.22.
(2)OJNoL141,24.5.1974,p.7.

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nominalriseintheincomesofnon-agricultural
workerssince1970:
Whereas,however,itisrecognizedthatanybelated
raisingofthatlevelofearnedincometothelevelto
beestablishedofactualcomparableincomefrom
non-agricultural workwouldbefraughtwith
considerable administrative difficultiesandfor
practicalreasonscouldnotthereforebecarriedout;WhereastheprovisionsofthisDecisionarein
accordancewiththeOpinionoftheStanding
CommitteeonAgriculturalStructure,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
Theabovementioned laws,regulationsand
administrative provisionsfortheimplementation in
theFederalRepublicofGermanyinrespectofthe
year1974ofDirectivesNo72/159/EEC,No72/160/
EECandNo75/268/EECsatisfytheconditionsfor
financialcontributionbytheCommunitytocommon
measuresasreferredtoinArticle15ofDirectiveNo
72/159/EECandinArticle6ofDirectiveNo72/160/
EEC.Whereas,sincetheearnedincomefixedfor1975
pursuanttoArticle4ofthesaidDirective
correspondstoactualcomparableincomefrom
non-agricultural workasestablished (1),itmay
reasonablybeclaimedthatthefixingoftoolowan
earnedincomeforaperiodofoneyeariswithout
lastingprejudicetotheaimofDirectiveNo72/159/
EEC;
Article2
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFederalRepublicof
Germany.
DoneatBrussels,8July1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommissionWhereas,subjecttothereservationssetoutinthe
CommissionDecisionsof13Marchand18April
1974,theabovementioned laws,regulationsand
administrative provisionsotherwisecontinuetobe
consistentwiththeaimsofDirectivesNo72/159/
EEC,No72/160/EECandNo75/268/EEC;
WhereastheEAGGFCommitteehasbeenconsulted
onthefinancialaspects;
(1)OpinionoftheCommission,pursuanttoArticle17
ofDirectiveNo72/159/EECof20December1974
(COM(74)2205).