NoL94/22 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 4.4.74
COMMISSION DECISION
of13March1974
pursuanttoArticle18ofDirectiveNo72/159/EEConprovisionsnotifiedbythe
FederalRepublicofGermanyfortheimplementation ofDirectiveNo
72/159/EEC
(OnlytheGermantextisauthentic)
(74/185/EEC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;—Directivesof1973topromotetheconstructionof
buildingsforcattle-andpig-farming
—Directivesof1973toencouragedrainingofindi­
vidualfarms
LowerSaxony:
—Directivesof2May1972onsubsidiesfor
machinerysyndicates
—Directivesof13December1972toencouragethe
poolingoflabourresources
—Directivesonspecialmeasuresrelatingtoagricul­
turalholdingsinLowerSaxony—phasedinvest­
mentplan—asamendedon29August1973
NorthRhineWestphalia :
—DirectivesofMay1973toencouragetheforma­
tionofmachinerysyndicates
—Directivesof25April1973toencouragefarmers
toemployagriculturallabourers
—Directivesof25June1973toencouragefarmers
toemployreliefmilkersHavingregardtoCouncilDirectiveNo72/159/EEC
of17April1972onthemodernization offarms,and
inparticularArticle18(3)thereof;
Whereas,asrequiredbyArticle17(4)ofDirectiveNo
72/159/EEC,theGovernmentoftheFederalRepublic
ofGermanynotifiedthefollowinglaws,regulations
andadministrative provisionson19June1973;
—outlinerulesof20April1973topromoteinvest­
mentonindividualagriculturalholdingsand
encouragetherepopulationofruralareas
—outlinerulesof20April1973topromoteinvest­
mentonagriculturalforestryandforestryholdings
—Directivesof1March1973oncreditguarantees
foragriculturalholdingsandjointinvestmentby
severalholdings;
Whereas,asrequiredbythesecondindentofArticle
17(1)andbyArticle17(4)ofDirectiveNo
72/159/EEC,theGovernmentoftheFederalRepublic
of.Germanyfurthernotifiedthefollowinglaws,regula­
tionsandadministrative provisionson23October
1973:Hesse:
—Directivesof21December1972onthegrantof
subsidiesbytheLandtolanddevelopmentassocia­
tions
—Directivesof21December1972onthepromotion
ofjointlanddevelopmentschemes
RhinelandPalatinate :
—Orderof12February1973topromotetheforma­
tionofmachinerysyndicatesandthepoolingof
labourresources Schleswig-Holstein :
Saarland:
—Orderof5June1973topromoteinter-farmcoop­
eration—Directivesof8August1973toencouragethe
rationaluseofagriculturalmachinery (machinery
syndicates)
—Directivesof15May1970(asamendedon4
August1972)toencouragefarmerstoemployagri­
culturallabourers
—Directivesof1973topromotetheenlargementof
holdingsthroughthepurchaseorrentingoflandBaden-Württemberg :
—Directivesof10July1973topromotethejoint
useofmachinerythroughtheformationof
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—Directivesof1March1973ontheprovisionof
localfemalehelpandfarmlabourersfromland
funds
—Orderof1973onadditionalmeasuresrelatingto
theLand'sregionalprogrammeforagriculture
Bavaria:whereas,howevertheoutlinerulesforthepromotion
ofinvestmentonagricultureforestryholdingsandthe
variousotherlaws,regulationsandadministrative pro­
visionsoftheLandernotifiedmakeprovisionfor
incentivestofarmswhichuponcompletionofthe
developmentplanwillnotbecapableofprovidingat
leastoneworkerwithafullearnedincomefromagri­
culturewhicharemorefavourablethanArticle14(2)
oftheDirectiveallowsandconsequentlynotcompat­
iblewiththeprovisionsofthatArticle;
Whereasadecisionastowhethertheobjectivesofthe
Directiveareorarenotjeopardizedbyincentives
whicharenotcompatiblewiththeDirectivelargely
dependsonthemannerandextentoftheirapplica­
tion;whereassuchadecisioncannotbetakenuntil
theincentiveshavebeenappliedforsometimeanda
detailedreporthasbeensubmittedbytheGovern­
mentoftheFederalRepublicofGermany;
WhereasforthisreasonaCommission Decision
pursuanttoArticle18(3)oftheDirectivecanbe
adoptedforalimitedperiodonly;
WhereastheEAGGFCommittee hasbeenconsulted
onthefinancialaspects;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordance ,withtheOpinionoftheStanding
CommitteeonAgriculturalStructure,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :—Orderof20March1973layingdownspecial
conditionsforfinancialassistanceunderArticle6
(5)oftheLawonthepromotionofagriculturein
Bavaria(machinerysyndicates)
—Orderof27July1972layingdowngeneralcondi­
tionsrelatingtofinancialassistanceforacentral
serviceforlocalfemalehelpandfarmlabourers
—Directivesof12March1973onvillageimprove­
ments;
WhereasArticle18(3)ofDirectiveNo72/159/EEC
requirestheCommission todeterminewhether,
havingregardtotheobjectivesoftheDirectiveandto
theneedforaproperconnectionbetweenthevarious
measures,thedraftsofthelaws,regulationsandadmi­
nistrativeprovisionscomplywiththeDirectiveand
thussatisfytheconditionsforfinancialcontribution
bytheCommunity ;
WhereastheobjectiveofDirectiveNo72/159/EECis
toencouragethecreationanddevelopmentoffarms
which,assumingrationalproduction,arecapableof
ensuringthatpersonsworkingonthemhavean
incomecomparabletothatreceivedfornon-agricul­
turalworkandenvoyacceptableworkingconditions ;
WhereasforthesereasonsDirectiveNo72/159/EEC
obligestheMemberStatestointroduceselectiveincen­
tivestofarmerswhoproduceafarmdevelopment
planshowingthatoncompletionofthedevelopment
periodthefarmwillbecapableofattainingasa
minimum,foratleastoneworker,alevelofearned
incomecomparabletothatreceivedfornon-agricul­
turalwork;
WhereasArticle14(2)ofDirectiveNo72/159/EEC
specifiesthatfarmswhichdonotmeetthisrequire­
mentqualifyforreducedassistanceonlytheinterest
remainingpayablebythebeneficiaryamountingto
notlessthan5%peryear;
Whereasthemeasurestoassistfarmswithadevelop­
mentplanwithinthemeaningofArticle4ofthe
DirectivenownotifiedbytheGovernment ofthe
FederalRepublicofGermany,complywiththerequir­
ementsoftheDirective ;Article1
Thelaws,regulationsandadministrative provisionsfor
theimplementation ofDirectiveNo72/159/EEC,
notifiedbytheGovernmentoftheFederalRepublic
ofGermanyon19June1973and23October1973
pursuanttothesecondindentofArticle17(1)andto
Article17(4)ofthesaidDirective,satisfythecondi­
tionsforfinancialcontributionbytheCommunityto
commonmeasureswithinthemeaningofArticle15
ofDirectiveNo72/159/EEC.
Article2
TheGovernmentoftheFederalRepublicofGermany
shall,notlaterthan31March1975,forwardtothe
Commission adetailedreportontheapplicationof
theoutlinerulesforthepromotionofinvestmenton
individualagricultureforestryandforestryholdings.
Thereportprovidedforintheforegoingparagraph
shallindicate,inparticular,thenumberandtypesof
farmreceivingincentives,theproportionofincome

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Article4
ThestatementmadeinArticle1willbeeffectiveuntil
31December1974.derivedfromforestryorfromsecondarynon-indus­
trialactivity,thelocationofthefarmsandthereasons
forgrantingincentivesundertheoutlinerulesreferred
tointheforegoingparagraph.Thereportshallalso
specifytheextentofbudgetaryexpenditureonthese
farmsandanyadditionalincentivesgrantedunderthe
laws,regulationsandadministrative provisions
adoptedbytheLander.Article5
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFederalRepublicof
Germany.
Article3DoneatBrussels,13March1974.
FortheCommissionFinancialcontributionbytheCommunityshallbe
confinedtoeligibleexpenditurearisinginconnection
withaidsgrantedinpursuanceofdecisionstakenafter
20April1973.ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI