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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(74)395Final
Brussels,1April1974
ProposalsforCouncilDecisionsregardingthelistofagricultural
regionswhereunfavourable conditionsexistwithinthemeaning
ofCouncilDirective72/160/EECconcerningmeasuresto
encouragethecessationofarmingandthe
reallocation ofutilizedagricultural
areaforthepurposesofstructural
improvement .
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
COM(74)395Final

Explanatory note
1.Article10,paragraph 2,the2ndpart,ofCouncilDirective
No.72/160/SEC,17april1972,concerningmeasurestoencourage
thecessationoffarmingandthereallocation ofutilizedagri­
culturalareaforthepurposesofstructural improvement provides
thatinagricultural regionswhereunfavourable conditions
existandwhereatthedateonwhichthisDirectivetakeseffect,
measurestoencouragethecessationoffarmingarenotyetin
operationtheGuidancesectionoftheE.A.G.G.F.shallrefund
65%oftheeligibleexpenditure.
Paragraph 3ofthesamearticleprovidesthat,forthepurposes
oftheprecedingparagraph ,agricultural regionswhereunfavourable
conditionsexistareregionswherethefollowingtwoconditionspre­
vailatthesametime:
-thepercentageoftheworkingpopulationengagedinagriculture
ishigherthanthecommunityaverage;
-thegrossdomestioproductpercapitaatfactorcostislower
thanthecommunityaverage.
InadditionthisarticleprovidesthattheCouncil,actingon
aproposalfromtheCommissionandvotingasprovidedinarticle43
paragraph2ofthetreaty,shalldrawupalistofsuohregions.
2.AtthedateonwhichthisdirectivetakeseffectonlyItaly,
Denmark,LuxemburgandIrelandwerenotapplyingmeasuresto
encouragethecessationofagricultural activity.

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3.Thetwocommunityaveragesmentionedbelowhavebeenestablished
onthebasisofnationaldatatransmitted fromthemember
StatestotheCommission .
In1971"thecommunityaveragefortheaotivepopulationengaged
inagriculturewas9*8^andthecommunityaverageforgross
domesticproductpercapitaatfactorcostwas2.420unitsof
account.
OnlyItalyandIrelandhadregionshavingatthesame
timeapercentageoftheactivepopulationengagedinagriculture
higherthantheCommunityaverageandagrossdomesticproduct
percapitaatfactorcostlowerthanthecommunityaverage.
Amapofthelistofregionsconcernedisannexedtothisexplana­
torynote.
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Lessfavouredregionswithin
•thecontextofdirective
n°72/160/CEE
ûré'
^Lessfavouredregions

THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES-
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomio
Community,
HavingregardtotheCouncilDirectiveof17April1972
(no.73/16O/EEC)concerningmeasurestoencouragethecessation
offarmingandthereallocation ofutilizedagricultural area
forthepurposesofstructuralimprovements (l),andinparticular
Article10,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
Whereas,atthedateoftakingeffectofCouncilDirective
no.72/I6O/EEC,Italywasnotapplyingmeasurestoencourage
thecessationofagriculturalactivity,
Whereasintheregionsspecifiedinthisregulation,thepercen­
tageofthe^a.ctiveagriculturalpopulationishigherthanthe
communityaverageandthegrossdomesticproductpercapita
atfactorcostislowerthanthecommunityaverage-
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION:
(1)7^160/EEC,O.J.no.L96of23.4.1972,p.9

Article 1
The following regions are considered asagricultural regions where
unfavourable conditions exist within themeaning ofarticle 10,
paragraphs 2ancL3 ofCouncil Directive of17April 1972 concerning
measures toencourage thecessation offarming andthereallocation
ofutilized agricultural area forthepurposes ofstructural
improvements ,
Lazio
Campania
Abruzzi
Molise
Puglia
Basilicata
Calabria
Sicilia
SardegnaPiemonte
Valle d'Aosta
Trentino Alto Adige
Veneto
Friuli-Venezia-Giulia
Emilia-Romagna
Marche
r<
Toscana
Umbria
Article 2
This decision isaddressed totheItalian Republic .
DoneatBrus sels For the Councxl
The Président

THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEAN COMMJNITIES
HavingregardtothsTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomxo
Community,
HavingregardtotheCouncilDirectiveof17April1972
(no.72/l6o/EEC)concerningmeasurestoencouragethecessation
offarmingandthereallocation ofutilizedagricultural area
forthepurposesofstructuralimprovements (l),andinparticular
Article10,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
Whereas,atthedateoftakingeffectofCouncilDirective
no.72/16O/EEC,Irelandwasnotapplyingmeasurestoencourage
thecessationofagricultural activity,
Whereasintheregionsspecifiedinthisregulation ,thepercen­
tageoftheactiveagricultural populationishigherthanthe
communityaverageandthegrossdomesticproductpercapita
atfactorcostislowerthanthecommunityaverage-
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION:
(1)72/160/EEC,O.J.L96of23.4.1972,p.9

Article1
Thefourprovincesofthecountryareconsideredasagricultural
regionswhereunfavourable conditionsexistwithinthemeaning
ofarticle10,paragraphs 2and3ofCouncilDirectiveof
17April1972concerningmeasurestoencouragethecessationof
farmingandthereallocation ofutilizedagricultural areaforthe
purposesofstructural improvements 2
Leister
Munster
Connacht
Ulster
Article2
ThisdécisionisaddressedtoIreland.
DoneatBrussels FortheCouncil
ThePrésident

FIMANCIAL ASPECTS
Thepresent proposals fordecisions areinserted xnthe context
ofDirective No.72/160/EECwhich isfound ,expressed insection
8101 ofthe "budget (cessation offarming andreallocation of
land forthe'purposes ofstructural improvement ).
Intheexplanation ofthepluriannual financial previsions rela­
tive totheperiod 1974/1976 ,andcommunicated totheCouncil
inNovember 1973 (document SEC(73 )3743 fin.ofOctober 1973 )
thearrangements foreseen bythepresent proposals forthe
application ofarticle 10ofDirective 72/160/EEChave been taken
into account .
Consequently thepresent proposals fordecisions donot call for
changes ofpluriannual financial previsions worked outbythe
Commission .
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