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II 
(Preparatory Acts) 
COMMISSION 
Amended proposal for a Council Regulation instituting integrated Mediterranean 
programmes 
COM(84) 499 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 6 September 1984) 
(84/C 280/01) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN 
COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­
pean Economic Community, and in particular Arti­
cles 43, 127 and 235 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commis­
sion ('), 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Par­
liament (2), 
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and 
Social Committee, 
Whereas the Mediterranean regions of the Com­
munity are among the least developed and in most 
cases poorest regions of the Community; whereas 
the agricultural sector still holds a dominant or 
major position in terms of employment in these 
regions; 
Whereas industry in these regions is weak, there is 
high unemployment and activity rates are very low; 
whereas, despite the action already taken, the 
development gap between these regions and the 
others has not been bridged, and in certain cases has 
actually widened; 
Whereas experience has shown that there are defi­
nite limits to what can be achieved by an approach 
based on sectoral schemes which are not 
coordinated and dovetailed into an integrated 
development operation, 
Whereas no lasting improvement of the situation in 
the Mediterranean regions can be attained without 
(') OJ No C 251, 19.9. 1983, p. 1. (2) OJ No C 117, 30. 4. 1984, p. 111. integrated development programmes for rural areas 
designed to ensure both the development of the 
farm sector and that of other economic sectors 
where jobs can be created to accommodate surplus 
labour from the farm sector, by interdependent 
operations complementing each other; 
Whereas the operations in the integrated Mediterra­
nean programmes, combined with other national 
and Community operations still being implemented 
in the same regions, will strengthen and amplify 
these; whereas this combination must be maintained 
if the efficiency sought is to be achieved; 
Whereas the implementation of the integrated Medi­
terranean programmes entails introduction by the 
Member States of an operational plan of campaign 
constituted by all the measures to be adopted by the 
Member States; whereas this operational plan of 
campaign must, in particular, establish complemen­
tary and mutually consistent relationships among 
the various operations in respect of their nature, spe­
cific objectives, scale, modulation and adaptation to 
the characteristics of the various regions and areas 
where they are implemented; 
Whereas the Commission must ensure that mutual 
consistency of the various operations is achieved at 
all levels where their combined result can be ampli­
fied; whereas it must, nevertheless, approve the 
operational plan of campaign also as a coherent set 
of measures; 
Whereas, in addition, the implementation of the 
integrated Mediterranean programmes necessitates 
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the introduction of machinery for concertation and 
coordination between each of the Member States 
concerned and the Commission, in particular when 
the operational plan of campaign is being worked 
out; whereas the creation, at political level, for each 
of the three programmes, of a steering committee, 
assisted at technical level by a working group, is an 
appropriate method of enabling problems, lacunae 
and bottlenecks to be detected in time and, by find­
ing a solution to these difficulties, of maintaining 
the momentum of the programmes and their adapta­
tion; 
Whereas the agricultural operations to be laid down 
in the programmes must ocpupy a central position 
there because of the importance of agriculture for 
the economies of the Mediterranean regions and 
because of the major handicaps farmers have to 
contend with in those regions; whereas it must be 
taken into account in this connection that those 
handicaps stem not only from harsh natural condi­
tions but also from the lack of modern production, 
marketing and processing structures, from the 
nature of the products and from the market disposal 
conditions, which are difficult to control; 
Whereas, to secure for agriculture in those regions a 
better competitive position in the Community, these 
agricultural operations must comprise — depending 
on the needs of the areas concerned — action of 
various kinds to improve physical production condi­
tions, including agricultural infrastructure, to 
develop production structures, including a qualita­
tive improvement and reorientation of certain lines 
of production, to improve the socio-structural situa­
tion, and to enhance the value of products, plus 
back-up operations such as the development of 
forestry and the introduction of agricultural ad­
visory services; 
Whereas the aim of the measures concerning crop 
products is to bring farm production more closely 
into line with market requirements and needs, so as 
to avoid any increase in the output of products that 
are in structural surplus; 
Whereas, in those regions, the situation of the fish­
ing industry is comparable with that of agriculture; 
whereas the difficulties arise mainly because a large 
part of the fleet is obsolete, processing and market­
ing channels are inefficient and there is no balanced 
management of resources; 
Whereas action to step up the overall productivity of 
the sector, in particular with regard to infrastructure 
and port installations, restructuring of the fleet and aquaculture, is needed to reduce the difficulties 
mentioned; 
Whereas implementation of the measures needed in 
agriculture and in the .fishing industry as well as a 
substantial improvement in agricultural income are 
heavily dependent on the expansion of other econo­
mic and social activities making for job and income 
creation outside agriculture; 
Whereas small and medium-sized enterprises and 
craft firms constitute the nub of industry in the 
regions and areas concerned; whereas such enter­
prises and firms are a source of employment; where­
as, therefore, the development of other economic 
activities should be centred on the growth of such 
undertakings and firms; 
Whereas this requires, in addition to investment 
aids, a diversified package of measures capable of 
creating the instruments that will be needed and 
satisfying the necessary conditions, such as 
improved market knowledge, better access to inno­
vations and improvements in their management and 
organization, the creation of joint services and the 
groundwork for improved access to risk capital; 
Whereas the improvement in agricultural incomes 
can also be achieved by way of complementary 
activities, notably in the sector of rural tourism; 
Whereas, if this sector is to expand and thereby pave 
the way for the said complementary activities, 
accommodation in rural areas needs to be improved 
and arrangements to promote, advertise and admin­
ister rural tourism and to provide services in this 
sector introduced or significantly improved; 
Whereas, moreover, the exploitation of renewable 
sources of energy utilizes those regions' natural 
resources and may also contribute to job and 
income creation there; 
Whereas all these measures, both in agriculture and 
in the other sectors of economic and social activity, 
also necessitate the creation or strengthening of cer­
tain infrastructures, notably those designed to en­
hance the viability of rural areas and the effective­
ness of job-creating activities; 
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Whereas the Treaty does not provide all the neces­
sary powers, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
TITLE I 
GENERAL 
Article 1 
1. Integrated Mediterranean programmes, herein­
after referred to as IMPs, shall be drawn up with a 
view to promoting the development of rural areas in 
certain Mediterranean regions of France, Greece 
and Italy. 
2. The IMPs shall relate to operations concerning 
agriculture, the fishing industry, forestry, renewable 
sources of energy, craft industry, small and 
medium-sized enterprises and service firms, rural 
tourism, other economic activities including the pro­
cessing and marketing of agricultural and fishery 
products, and back-up infrastructures. Such opera­
tions shall complement one another with regard to 
nature, specific objectives and scope. They shall be 
differentiated in line with, and adapted to, the char­
acteristics of the various regions and areas where 
they are executed. 
The said operations shall, moreover, complement 
Community operations implemented under the 
Community's structural funds in the regions and 
areas covered by the IMPs. This Regulation shall in 
no way affect existing Regulations concerning those 
Community operations. 
The Commission shall ensure that the consistency 
that exists between the different policies is also 
guaranteed in relation to the objectives of the IMPs, 
particularly as regards the agricultural prices and 
markets policy, with a view to the full attainment of 
those objectives. 
3. The annexed IMPs, which form an integral part 
of this Regulation, define the scope of, and consti­
tute the general framework for, the measures pro­
vided for therein. Article 2 
1. Within two months of the entry into force of this 
Regulation, a Steering Committee shall be set up for 
each IMP in order to provide continuing momen­
tum for its execution. Each Steering Committee 
shall be assisted by a technical working group. 
2. Each of the Member States concerned and the 
Commission shall appoint the members of the Steer­
ing Committees and shall decide on the membership 
of the working groups. Representatives of the 
regions concerned by the IMPs may take part in the 
deliberations of the Steering Committees. 
Article 3 
1. The operations contained in the IMPs shall be 
implemented by each Member State within the 
framework of an operational plan of campaign 
defined below. 
2. The operational plan of campaign shall com­
prise for each IMP all the measures already taken or 
still to be taken by the authorities responsible at dif­
ferent levels for implementing the IMP in question. 
The aim shall be to enable all the operations to be 
executed in accordance with the conditions laid 
down by this Regulation. 
However, in order to ensure that the operations can 
be executed gradually without it being necessary to 
await the adoption of all of them, the operational 
plan shall consist of two parts, these being described 
in paragraphs 3 and 4. 
3. The first part of the operational plan shall con­
tain information on the IMP as a whole, the opera­
tions to be undertaken in each region or area, their 
complementarity and their consistency with one 
another and with each regional development pro­
gramme, specifying where appropriate the adjust­
ments to be made to each programme, as well as the 
overall technical information relating to the nature 
of those operations, an estimate of the financial 
resources needed, the ordering of priorities, the 
designation of the authorities or bodies responsible 
for each operation, the coordination machinery set 
up at national, regional and local level, estimates of 
the investments to be made by the public authorities 
and the location of such investments, financing 
plans and expenditure schedules. 
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4. The second part of the plan shall relate to the 
technical data specific to the various operations, as 
required by this Regulation, and to the measures 
provided for to ensure that the proposed operations 
are compatible with environmental protection. 
It shall also include the laws, regulations or admin­
istrative measures and the detailed plans or special 
programmes required for implementation of the 
operations. 
5. The Member States concerned shall prepare and 
draw up the operational plans of campaign within 
one year from the date of entry into force of this 
Regulation. The Commission may provide the 
Member States which so desire with the necessary 
technical assistance at the levels deemed appro­
priate. 
At the request of a Member State, the Commission 
may extend that deadline in respect of items of the 
second part of the operational plan of campaign if 
the summary information on those items supplied 
with the other information referred to in paragraph 4 
is such as to permit an assessment of overall consist­
ency. 
6. Member States shall forward the operational 
plans of campaign to the Commission and shall 
supply all the information needed by the Commis­
sion to satisfy itself that they fulfil the requirements 
of this Regulation. 
Article 4 
1. Examination of the operational plans of cam­
paign shall focus special attention on the need for 
the operations to be mutually consistent and to 
complement one another, at regional level as well. 
Examination of the second part of the operational 
plan of campaign shall be carried out in the light of 
the Commission assessment of the first part as a 
coherent set of measures in accordance with the pro­
cedures provided for by this Regulation in respect of 
the various operations. 
Within the framework of those procedures, the 
Commission shall ensure that the integrated nature 
of the IMPs is maintained. 
2. The Commission shall approve the two parts of 
the operational plan of campaign. 
Initially, such approval shall relate to the first part 
of the operational plan of campaign and the items 
in the second part in respect of which the proce­dures referred to in paragraph 1 have been com­
pleted. 
With regard to the other items in the second part of 
the operational plan of campaign, notably those in 
respect of which the Commission has given the 
authorization referred to in Article 3 (5), approval 
shall be given as and when the procedures referred 
to in paragraph 1 are completed. 
3. Where appropriate, Commission approval shall 
include conditions to ensure that the IMP measures 
in the course of being carried out are mutually con­
sistent. 
Article 4 a 
1. Community financial assistance for the opera­
tions contained in the IMPs may be granted in the 
form of either: 
(a) reimbursement of expenditure incurred by the 
public authorities, or 
(b) a direct financial contribution. 
2. Assistance granted under the IMPs from appro­
priations set aside under the relevant article of the 
budget shall be in addition to assistance granted to 
the same operations under the existing funds, except 
where the Community contribution is charged in 
full to the said budget heading. 
Assistance under the IMPs may cover public 
expenditure incurred in respect of interest subsidies. 
TITLE II 
AGRICULTURAL MEASURES 
Section 1 
General provisions 
Article 5 
1. Where reference is made in this Title to the pro­
cedure contained in this paragraph, the decision 
shall be taken in accordance with the procedure 
referred to in Article 22 of Council Regulation 
(EEC) No 355/77 (')• 
(') OJ No L 51, 23. 2. 1977, p. 1. 
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2. For the purposes of contributions to the imple­
mentation of projects, 'project' shall mean any 
public, semi-public or private physical investment 
project, which relates at least in part to one or more 
of the operations referred to in Articles 7, 8, 13 and 
18, which concerns part or all of an area indicated in 
the IMPs, and which falls within the framework of 
an operational plan of campaign referred to in 
Article 3. 
The provisions contained in Articles 13, 14, 17 (1), 
18, 19 (1), (2), (3) and (5), and 20 to 22 of Regulation 
(EEC) No 355/77 shall apply. 
3. In cases where the expenditure incurred by the 
Member States is to be reimbursed, Community 
assistance shall be granted in accordance with 
Article 7(1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/ 
70('). 
4. Articles 8 and 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 
shall apply to the operations referred to in this Title. 
5. Advance payments may be made in respect of 
the measures provided for in Articles 7 to 9 and 12 
to 18 of this Regulation. 
6. Detailed rules for the application of this Article 
shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure 
provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) 
No 729/70. 
Article 6 
The eligible amounts and the limits on surface area 
referred to in this Title may, if such proves neces­
sary, be adjusted at the request of one of the Mem­
ber States concerned. If such adjustments are 
designed to increase the eligible amounts by not 
more than 10% per year and/or the limits on sur­
face area by 20 % over the period, they shall be car­
ried out in accordance with the procedure provided 
for in Article 5 (1). 
More substantial adjustments may be made by a 
decision of the Council, acting by a qualified major­
ity on a proposal from the Commission. 
Section 2 
Physical improvements 
Article 7 
1. The Community's financial contribution to the 
reparcelling operations, including voluntary repar-
(') OJNOL94, 28.4. 1970, p. 13. celling, referred to in the first indent of II. A. 1 of the 
IMPs for Greece, Italy and France, shall cover the 
financing of projects involving related works, such 
as levelling, improvement of embankments and 
ditches, farm roads and other land improvement 
works necessitated by the reparcelling. 
2. Projects must: 
— contribute to a lasting structural improvement 
in the agricultural holdings, 
— be aimed at reducing the number of parcels in 
the holdings concerned on completion of repar­
celling; as a general rule, such reduction must 
produce a reparcelling ration of at least 3:1, 
— provide full information on the minimum sur­
face area and/or the minimum number of hold­
ings concerned, 
— include a description of the necessary works 
and the cost thereof, 
— oblige those concerned not to parcel out anew 
the land in their holdings. 
3. Community assistance shall amount to: 
— in the case of Greece, 75 %, 
— in the case of Italy, 65 %, 
— in the case of France, 50 % 
of the cost of carrying out the works referred to in 
paragraph 1, with a maximum eligible amount of 
1 500 ECU per hectare reparcelled and up to the 
following total areas: 
— 150 000 hectares in Greece, 
— 300 000 hectares in Italy, 
— 200 000 hectares in France, of which not more 
than 140 000 hectares may be located in the 
regions referred to in II.D of the IMP for 
France. 
Article 8 
1. The Community's financial contribution 
referred to in the second indent of II.A. 1 of the 
IMPs for Greece and France shall be restricted to 
collective irrigation works involving one or more of 
the production options provided for in the IMP. 
2. The financial contribution referred to in para­
graph 1 shall relate to the financing of projects 
which may involve: 
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(a) in France, the installation and renewal of col­
lective irrigation networks from reservoirs and 
main channels, including associated drainage; 
(b) in Greece, the execution of boreholes and reser­
voirs and the installation and renewal of collec­
tive irrigation networks, including associated 
drainage. 
3. Projects must: 
— contribute to a structural improvement in the 
agricultural holdings, 
— indicate the number of hectares in the areas 
concerned, their location and the number of 
beneficiary holdings, 
— indicate the types of farming concerned and the 
action taken to orientate production towards the 
production options provided for in the IMPs, 
— include a description, timetable and financing 
plan for the necessary works. 
4. Community assistance shall amount to: 
— in the case of Greece, 75 %, 
— in the case of France, 50 % 
of the cost of carrying out the works referred to in 
paragraph 2 with the following maximum eligible 
amounts per hectare and up to the following total 
areas: 
— in Greece: 
7 000 ECU per hectare irrigated or per hectare 
of irrigation network renewed, of which not 
more than 4 000 ECU per hectare for the collec­
tive irrigation network, up to a total area of 
80 000 hectares; 
— in France: 
4 000 ECU per hectare irrigated or per hectare 
of irrigation network renewed up to a total area 
of 100 000 hectares, of which not more than 
60 000 hectares may be located in the regions 
referred to in II.D of the IMP for France. 
Article 9 
1. The land improvement works provided for in 
the third indent of II.A.l of the IMPs for Greece 
and France and the second indent of II.A.l of the 
IMP for Italy may include works such as: 
— the preparation of unproductive and marginal 
land including: 
— stone removal and clearing, — rotary slashing of undergrowth, 
— ploughing, 
— fencing, 
— measures to protect land against erosion, 
including bench terraces and collecting ditches, 
and against wind, 
— building of shelters, 
— construction of small irrigation systems, includ­
ing small reservoirs and associated drainage, for 
one or several holdings covering not more than 
400 hectares and not supplied from collective 
irrigation networks. 
The measures referred to in the third and fifth 
indents above may also be applied to the areas 
referred to in Article 12 (1) (c). 
2. The measures referred to in paragraph 1 shall be 
implemented under one or more detailed plans. 
These plans or, where appropriate, amendments — 
necessitated by this Regulation — to plans already 
approved by the Commission under Article 3 (2) of 
Council Regulation (EEC) No 1975/82 ('), shall be 
presented by the Member States concerned within 
the framework of the operational plan of campaign 
referred to in Article 3 and approved by the Com­
mission in accordance with the procedure referred 
to in Article 5 (1). 
3. The plans referred to in paragraph 2 shall 
include the following information: 
— areas to be irrigated, estimates of the number of 
projects and holdings which will benefit, 
— unproductive and marginal areas earmarked for 
improvement, nature and scope of the work 
planned, 
— aid measures envisaged, 
— measures taken to grant priority to grouped 
improvement projects, 
— estimated cost and time-schedule of expendi­
ture. 
4. The actual expenditure incurred by the Member 
States in respect of the works referred to in para­
graph 1 shall be reimbursed at a rate of 50 %, with 
the following maximum eligible amounts and up to 
the following total areas: 
— 5 000 ECU per hectare irrigated, 
(') OJ No L 214, 22. 7. 1982, p. 1. 
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— 1 500 ECU per hectare improved where 
improvement includes measures for land protec­
tion, 
— 700 ECU per hectare of land otherwise 
improved; 
up to a total area of: 
— 150 000 hectares in Italy, of which not more 
than 50 000 hectares may be located in the 
regions referred to in II.D of the IMP for Italy, 
— 50 000 hectares in France, 
— 60 000 hectares in Greece. 
5. In the case of Greece, part of the Community 
contribution shall be provided by the EAGGF Guid­
ance Section subject to the conditions and limits 
laid down by Regulation (EEC) No 1975/82. 
The balance of the Community contribution 
required to make up the rate, ceilings and volumes 
fixed in paragraph 4, and to cover the measures sup­
plementary to Regulation (EEC) No 1975/82 and 
referred to in paragraph 1 shall be provided under 
this Regulation. 
Section 3 
Efficiency of agricultural structures 
Article 10 
1. The measure to encourage the cessation of farm­
ing referred to in the first indent of II.A.2 of the 
IMPs for Greece, Italy and France shall involve the 
granting of an annuity to farmers aged between 55 
and 65 practising farming as their main occupation 
and ceasing work in agriculture, subject to the 
following conditions: 
(a) either the area of agricultural land released must 
be assigned to one or more agricultural holdings 
managed by farmers practising farming as their 
main occupation on condition that each holding 
consequently reaches a minimum work require­
ment of 0,5 MWU; 
(b) or the person installed on the abandoned hold­
ing as farming manager practising farming as 
his main occupation must be a relative in the 
descending line up to and including the third 
generation on condition that: 
— the abandoned holding has a work require­
ment of at least 0,5 MWU, 
— the successor is under 40 years of age; 
(c) or the agricultural land released must be 
assigned to a land agency with a view to facili­
tating the transfer of the land to one or more holdings subject to the conditions laid down 
at (a). 
2. The Member States concerned shall adopt the 
laws, regulations or administrative provisions 
required for implementation of the measure referred 
to in paragraph 1. Such laws, regulations or admin­
istrative provisions shall be submitted by the Mem­
ber States concerned within the framework of the 
operational plan of campaign referred to in Article 3 
and shall be approved by the Commission in 
accordance with the procedure referred to in 
Article 5(1). 
3. The laws, regulations and provisions referred to 
in paragraph 2 shall relate in particular to: 
— the provisions necessary to ensure that the 
social security benefits which recipients of the 
annuity provided for in paragraph 1 would have 
received had they not ceased to farm are not 
reduced, and that the contributions made by 
them to social security funds are not unduly 
increased, 
— the definition of: 
(a) what is meant by 'farmer'. For the purposes 
of this Article, there may in respect of any 
one utilized area of agricultural land be one 
farmer only; 
(b) what is meant for the purposes of this 
Article by 'practising farming as the main 
occupation'. The definition shall at least 
include the following conditions in respect 
of the person concerned: 
— he must have worked in agriculture for 
a period of at least five years before 
submitting an application for an annu­
ity, 
— he must during that period have 
devoted at least 50 % of his working 
hours to work in agriculture, 
— he must during that period have derived 
at least 50 % of his earned income from 
work in agriculture, 
— the conditions under which farming shall be 
deemed to have ceased, 
— the provisions debarring from the grant of the 
annuity provided for in paragraph 1 any farmer 
whose farm has decreased significantly in area 
over the last few years preceding his applica­
tion, save where this has been due to expropria­
tion or to acquisition in the public interest. 
4. The actual expenditure incurred by the Member 
States concerned in respect of the measure referred 
to in paragraph 1 shall be reimbursed at a rate of: 
— 75 % in the case of Greece, 
— 65 % in the case of Italy, 
— 50 % in the case of France, 
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up to a maximum eligible amount per annuity of 
3 000 ECU a year. 5. The procedures provided for in Articles 24 and 
25 of Regulation (EEC) No ... shall also apply to 
the supplementary measures referred to in para­
graphs 1 to 4. 
Article 11 
1. The compensatory allowance provided for in 
Article 15 of Council Regulation (EEC) No ... on 
improving efficiency of agricultural structures 
and referred to in the second indent of II.A.2 of the 
IMPs for Greece, Italy and France may be granted 
in areas within the meaning of Article 3 (4) and (5) 
of Council Directive 75/268/EEC (2) in respect of 
areas under crops covered by the specific measures 
provided for by this Regulation. 6. The additional Community financial contribu­
tion needed to finance the measures supplementary 
to Regulation (EEC) No... referred to in para­
graphs 1 to 4 shall be provided under this Regula­
tion. 
Section 4 
Specific measures for agricultural production in 
inland areas and the islands 
2. The amount of the compensatory allowance 
granted under Article 15 of Regulation (EEC) 
No ... to farmers under 40 practising farming as 
their main occupation may be increased by a maxi­
mum of 30 ECU per LU or per hectare for the first 
15 LU or hectares per holding. 
3. In cases where Member States grant the maxi­
mum compensatory allowance provided for in 
Article 15 of Regulation (EEC) No... plus, where 
appropriate, the supplementary amount referred to 
in paragraph 3, the Community's financial contribu­
tion provided for in Article 26 of Regulation (EEC) 
No ... in respect of not more than the first 15 LU or 
hectares per holding shall be supplemented under 
this Regulation to bring the total contribution to: 
— 75 % in the case of Greece, 
— 65 % in the case of Italy, 
— 50 % in the case of France, 
subject to such maximum amounts being granted 
for at least the first 5 LU or hectares per holding and 
to the allowance amounts provided for on the date 
of entry into force of this Regulation not being 
reduced for the LU or hectares exceeding this first 
quota of five. 
4. Member States shall define, within the frame­
work of the vineyard restructuring project referred to 
in Article 13 and within the framework of the plans 
— provided for in Article 14 — for the implementa­
tion of special measures in favour of certain crops, 
the perimeters within which the compensatory 
allowance may be granted for areas under crops 
referred to in these plans. Article 12 
1. The measures for the development of livestock 
farming referred to in II.B.l of the respective IMPs 
for Greece, Italy and France may include: 
as regards cattle, sheep and goat farming and, in 
the case of Italy, farming of equine animals: 
(a) aids for the modernization, rationalization 
and construction of livestock housing, 
including the requisite equipment. Such 
aids shall be granted, in the case of Italy, in 
accordance with the conditions laid down 
in Article 3 (1) (a) and (2) of Council Regu­
lation (EEC) No 1944/81(2) and, in the 
case of Greece and France, in accordance 
with the conditions laid down in 
Article 10(2) and (3) of Regulation (EEC) 
No 1975/82. In the case of holdings 
engaged principally in sheep and goat farm­
ing and not practising cattle farming, the 
aids provided for above may also be 
granted if the holding's sales of sheepmeat 
and goatmeat account for less than 40 % of 
its total sales; 
(b) aids for the purchase of machinery for fod­
der production; such aids shall be granted 
in accordance with the conditions laid 
down in Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) 
No 1944/81 or Article 10(3) of Regulation 
(EEC) No 1975/82; they may, however, be 
increased by 10% in the case of machinery 
purchased by agricultural cooperatives; 
(c) aids for the improvement of meadows, 
grassland, pasture and land for the produc­
tion of fodder crops, together with the 
requisite equipment, including fences; 
(i) OJ No L 128, 19. 5. 1975, p. 1. O OJNoL197, 20. 7. 1981, p. 27. 
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(d) measures for the control and prevention of 
disease, including inspections, tests and 
vaccinations; 
(e) measures aimed at genetic improvement, 
including: 
— aids for the modernization or creation 
of breeding and selection centres, 
including aids for progeny testing, 
— aids for the intensification of perform­
ance testing, 
— aids to encourage more widespread use 
of artificial insemination, 
— aids for the purchase of male breeding 
animals of approved quality, provided 
that their economic use is possible; 
(f) in Italy and Greece, an additional premium 
for beef-breed calves and calves resulting 
from a cross with a beef breed, in accord­
ance with the conditions laid down in 
Article 3 (1) (d) of Regulation (EEC) 
No 1944/81 and Article 10 (1) (d) of Regu­
lation (EEC) No 1975/82; 
(g) in Italy, an additional premium for keeping 
cows for meat production, in accordance 
with the conditions laid down in 
Article 3 (1) (e) and (3) of Regulation (EEC) 
No 1944/81; 
as regards pig farming: 
(h) the disease control and prevention measures 
referred to in point (d) above; 
(i) in Corsica, aids for the construction and 
modernization of shelters for extensive 
farming; such aids shall be granted in 
accordance with the conditions laid down 
in Article 10 (3) of Regulation (EEC) 
No 1975/82. 
2. The measures referred to in paragraph 1 shall be 
implemented in the form of one or more detailed 
plans. 
Such plans or, where appropriate, adjustments — 
made necessary as a result of this Regulation — to 
programmes already approved by the Commission 
pursuant to Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) 
No 1944/81 or Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) 
No 1975/82 shall be presented by Member States as 
part of the operational plan of campaign referred to 
in Article 3 and approved by the Commission in 
accordance with the procedure referred to in 
Article 5 (1). 3. The plans referred to in paragraph 2 shall indi­
cate: 
— the provisions concerning the establishment of 
plans for the improvements referred to in para­
graph 1 (a), 
— the aid measures taken, and in particular the 
conditions for the granting of aids, 
— the measures for the control and prevention of 
disease, and in particular the conditions for the 
granting of the relevant aids, 
— the number of breeding and selection centres to 
be modernized or created, 
— the funds allocated for the various measures, 
together with a time-schedule. 
4. The actual expenditure incurred by Member 
States in implementing the measures referred to in 
paragraph 1 shall be reimbursed at the rate of 50 %, 
subject to the following maximum eligible amounts 
and limits: 
— as regards the measures provided for in para­
graph 1 (c), 700 ECU per hectare up to an over­
all limit of: 
— 80 000 hectares in Greece, 
— 40 000 hectares in France, 
— and in the case of Italy up to the overall 
limit specified in the outline programme 
drawn up pursuant to Article 2 of Regula­
tion (EEC) No 1944/81 for the areas cov­
ered by the integrated Mediterranean pro­
gramme, 
— as regards the measures referred to in para­
graph 1 (e), up to an overall limit of 20 % of the 
overall expenditure provided for in respect of 
the implementation of the measures referred to 
in paragraph 1 (a), (b) and (c), 
— as regards the measure referred to in para­
graph 1 (f), 36 ECU per calf, 
— as regards the measure referred to in para­
graph 1 (g), 48 ECU per cow subject to a limit of 
480 ECU per individual holding. 
5. The Community contribution shall be provided 
in part by the EAGGF Guidance Section subject to 
the conditions and limits laid down: 
— as regards Greece, by Regulation (EEC) 
No 1975/82 and, in the case of the areas not 
covered by that Regulation, by Regulation 
(EEC) No ... on improving the efficiency of 
agricultural structures, 
— as regards Italy, by Regulation (EEC) 
No 1944/81, 
— as regards France, by Regulation (EEC) No ... 
on improving the efficiency of agricultural 
structures. 
The balance of the Community contribution 
required to make up the rate, amounts and volumes 
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fixed in paragraph 4 and to enable the overall limits 
on eligible expenditure in respect of the measures 
referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) 
No 1944/81 and Articles 8 (a) and 10 (1) of Regula­
tion (EEC) No 1975/82 to be exceeded shall be 
provided under this Regulation. 
Article 13 
1. Under the measures to encourage the restructur­
ing of vineyards producing table wines, as referred 
to in II.B.2, II.C.2 and II.C.3 of the integrated Med­
iterranean programme for Greece, II.B.2 and II.C.3 
of the integrated Mediterranean programme for 
Italy and II.B.2 and II.C.2 of the integrated Medi­
terranean programme for France, the Community 
shall reimburse expenditure incurred by Member 
States on collective restructuring projects. 
2. Projects shall involve the granting of aids: 
— for the grubbing of vines intended for the pro­
duction of table wines and the preparation of 
the soil for the replanting of vines referred to in 
the second indent, 
— the replanting of vines for the production of 
quality wines produced in specified areas or 
tables wines of improved quality. 
For the purposes of this Regulation, 'replanting' 
shall mean any planting of vines undertaken in 
accordance with the definitions referred to in Annex 
IVa (a) to (d) to Council Regulation (EEC) 
No 337/79 (') with varieties recommended or 
authorized by Commission Regulation (EEC) 
No 3800/81 (2). 
3. The aids for the restructuring of vineyards 
referred to in paragraph 2 shall be granted in the 
form of: 
— a premium per hectare of vineyard replanted, 
towards the cost of the restructuring work; the 
amount of the premium may be fixed between 
2 418 and 3 022 ECU per hectare of vineyard 
replanted, depending on the structural situation 
and the cost of the vineyard restructuring opera­
tions. 
However, in order to take account of special 
situations, Member States may exceed the maxi­
mum limit specified; 
(i) OJNoL54, 5. 3. 1979, p. 1. 
(2) OJ No L 381, 31. 12. 1981, p. 1. — a special degressive allowance paid to farmers 
practising farming as their main occupation to 
compensate for loss of income resulting from 
restructuring. This allowance shall be granted 
for a maximum of three years and may not 
exceed a total of 3 000 ECU/ha. 
4. Projects must: 
— satisfy the conditions laid down in the first sub­
paragraph of Article 2(1), paragraphs 2 to 5 of 
Article 3 and Article 4 of Council Regulation 
(EEC) No 458/80 (3), 
— indicate the areas within which the compensa­
tory allowance referred to in Article 11 may be 
granted in areas within the meaning of 
Article 3 (4) of Directive 75/268/EEC. 
5. The actual expenditure incurred by Member 
States in implementing the measures referred to in 
paragraph 3 shall be reimbursed at the rate of 50 %, 
subject to the overall limits of: 
— 17 000 hectares in Greece, 
— 20 000 hectares in France, 
— 30 000 hectares in Italy. 
Those areas shall form part of the areas laid down in 
Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 458/80. 
6. Part of the Community contribution shall be 
provided by the EAGGF Guidance Section, subject 
to the conditions and limits laid down by Regula­
tion (EEC) No 458/80. 
The balance of the Community contribution 
required to make up the amounts and the rate fixed 
in paragraphs 3 and 5 and to cover the additional 
measure over and above Regulation (EEC) 
No 458/80, as referred to in the second indent of 
paragraph 3, shall be provided under this Regula­
tion. 
Article 14 
1. The measures for the development of crop pro­
duction, other than those relating to the restructur­
ing of vineyards, referred to in II.B.2 of the inte­
grated Mediterranean programmes for Greece, Italy 
and France may include: 
— as regards wine-growing: 
(a) measures to encourage to conversion of 
vineyards producing table wines to crops of 
which there are no surpluses, in particular: 
(3) OJNoL57, 29. 2. 1980, p. 27. 
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— either fodder and protein crops, seed 
crops, and medicinal and aromatic 
plants, or 
— permanent crops of nuts, soft fruit or 
exotic fruit, or 
— energy crops; 
in addition to the aids provided for in 
Article 8, the measures shall cover the grant­
ing: 
— of a premium per hectare of conversion, 
towards the costs of grubbing vines, 
preparing the soil and purchasing 
selected seed, 
— in the case of conversion to other per­
manent crops, a special degressive 
allowance payable to farmers practising 
farming as their main occupation, to 
compensate for loss of income resulting 
from the conversion; 
this allowance shall be granted for a 
maximum period of five years and may 
not exceed an overall total of 6 000 
ECU/ha; 
— aids for collective mechanization, in 
accordance with Article 12 (1) (b); 
— as regards olive-growing: 
(b) measures to encourage: 
— the restructuring, including the renewal, 
of plantations for the production of oil, 
— conversion to the growing of table 
olives or permanent crops of nuts, soft 
fruit or exotic fruit, 
the measures shall relate to the granting: 
— of a premium per hectare towards the 
costs of restructuring and conversion, 
including the purchase of selected seed 
and of shrubs and the cost of replant­
ing, 
— except in the case of conversion to fod­
der and protein crops, a special degres­
sive allowance in accordance with the 
fourth indent of (a), — in Greece and Italy, aids for collective 
mechanization, in accordance with 
the provisions referred to in 
Article 12 (1) (b); 
(c) the measures referred to under (b) may also 
be applied: 
— to the restructuring and development of 
permanent crops of nuts, soft fruit and 
exotic fruit and of energy crops, 
— in Greece, to the renewal of vineyards 
intended for the production of dried 
grapes; in this case the allowance 
referred to in the fifth indent of 
point (b) may not exceed a total of 
3 000 ECU; 
— in Greece, the aid referred to in the 
third indent of point (b) may also be 
granted for the planting of apple 
orchards and the planting of vines for 
the production of dried grapes, pro­
vided that such planting does not 
increase the total area under apples or 
under vines for the production of dried 
grapes; 
— as regards annual plants, aromatic and medicinal 
plants and seeds and propagating material: 
(d) measures to encourage standardization, 
rationalization and improvement of quality, 
including varietal conversion of annual 
plants, aromatic and medicinal plants and 
seeds and propagating material. Those 
measures shall also concern any extension 
of the areas under those crops, with the 
exception of areas under crops that are in 
surplus; 
the measures shall relate to the granting of a 
premium per hectare towards the costs of 
establishing the lines of production con­
cerned, not exceeding the actual cost of the 
reproductive material. 
— an estimate of the number of hectares of vine­
yards or plantations of olives, nuts, soft fruit or — conversion to fodder and protein crops; 2. The measures referred to in paragraph 1 shall be 
implemented under one or more detailed plans. 
These plans shall be presented by the Member 
States concerned as part of the operational plan of 
campaign referred to in Article 3 and approved by 
the Commission in accordance with the procedure 
referred to in Article 5 (1). 
3. The plans referred to in paragraph 2 shall con­
tain: 
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exotic fruit likely to have been restructured or 
converted on completion of the plans, 
— an indication of the location of the areas con­
cerned and the criteria concerning the suitability 
of those areas, 
— an indication of the permanent and annual 
crops to which the conversion is to be made, 
— an indication of the areas within which the com­
pensatory allowance referred to in Article 11 
may be granted in areas within the meaning of 
Article 3 (4) of Directive 75/268/EEC in respect 
of the crops referred to in this Article, 
— provisions ensuring that the vineyard restructur­
ing operations will not involve an increase in 
the area under vines, 
— the type and amount of the aids envisaged, 
— an estimate of the costs and the funds allocated. 
4. The actual expenditure incurred by the Member 
States concerned on the measures referred to in 
paragraph 2 shall be reimbursed at the rate of 
50 %, subject to the following limits: 
— 3 000 ECU per hectare of vineyard for the con­
version premium or for the measures referred to 
in paragraph 1 (b) and (c), with not more than: 
— 20 000 hectares in Greece, 
— 50 000 hectares in Italy, 
— 15 000 hectares in France; 
— 50 ECU per hectare of vegetable, medicinal and 
aromatic plant crops referred to in para­
graph 1 (d); 
— 100 ECU per hectare for the production of seeds 
and propagating material referred to in para­
graph 1 (d). 
Section 5 
Specific measures for agricultural production in the 
lowlands and coastal areas 
Article 15 
1. The specific measures for the development of 
fodder crops and livestock farming in the lowlands 
and coastal areas, referred to in II.C.l of the IMPs 
for Greece and Italy and the first indent of II.C.l of 
the IMP of France may include: irrigating land intended for the production of 
selected seed for these crops; 
(b) aids for the purchase of selected seed for the 
crops referred to in point (a); 
(c) aids for the purchase of machinery and irriga­
tion equipment for collective use for the crops 
referred to in (a); the aids shall be granted in 
accordance with the conditions laid down in 
Article 12 (l)(b); 
(d) in Italy, aids for the construction of livestock 
housing for the fattening of livestock coming 
principally from areas within the meaning of 
Article 3 of Directive 75/268/EEC, provided 
that such construction work is part of the pro­
cess of conversion to fodder production; the 
aids shall be granted in accordance with the 
conditions laid down in Article 3 (2) of Regula­
tion (EEC) No 1944/81; 
(e) in Greece, as regards cattle farming, the mea­
sures referred to in (a), (d), (e) and (f) of 
Article 12 (1), subject to the conditions and lim­
its laid down therein and, as regards pig farm­
ing, the measure referred to in point (h) of the 
said Article. 
2. The measures referred to in paragraph 1 shall be 
implemented under one or more detailed plans. 
These plans or, where appropriate, adjustments — 
made necessary as a result of this Regulation — to 
plans already approved by the Commission pur­
suant to Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) 
No 1944/81 or Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) 
No 1975/82 shall be presented by the Member 
States concerned as part of the operational plan of 
campaign referred to in Article 3 and approved by 
the Commission in accordance with the procedure 
referred to in Article 5 (2). 
3. The plans referred to in paragraph 2 shall indi­
cate: 
— the aid measures adopted, and in particular the 
terms on which the aids are granted, 
— the conditions, in particular as regards the mini­
mum size and the duration of the commitment, 
to be met by the collective organizations which 
are beneficiaries of the measure referred to in 
paragraph 1 (c), 
— the funds allocated for the various measures 
and a time schedule. 
In the case of cattle and pig farming in Greece, the 
plans shall also contain the details referred to in 
Article 12 (3). 
(a) aids towards the cost of water supplies for irri­
gating intensive fodder and protein crops and 4. The actual expenditure incurred by Member 
States in implementing the measures referred to in 
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paragraph 1 shall be reimbursed at the rate of 50 %, 
subject to the following maximum eligible amounts 
and limits: 
— as regards the measure provided for in para­
graph 1 (a) and (b), 170 ECU per year per hec­
tare irrigated, for a maximum of five years, with 
the following overall limits: 
— 150 000 hectares in Greece, 
— 50 000 hectares in Italy, 
— 30 000 hectares in France; 
— as regards the measure provided for in para­
graph 1 (c), 1 000 ECU per hectare irrigated; 
— as regards the health and genetic improvement 
measures provided for in paragraph 1 (e), up to 
an overall limit of 30 % of the overall expendi­
ture provided for in respect of the measures 
referred to in paragraph 1 (a), (b) and (c). 
5. As regards Italy, the Community contribution 
shall be provided in part by the EAGGF Guidance 
Section, subject to the conditions and limits laid 
down by Regulation (EEC) No 1944/81. 
The balance of the Community contribution 
required to make up the rate, amounts and volumes 
fixed in paragraph 4 shall be provided under this 
Regulation. 
Article 16 
1. The specific measures designed to develop 
crops other than grape vines, referred to in II.C.2 of 
the IMPs for Greece and Italy and the second and 
third paragraphs of II.C.l of the IMP for France, 
shall cover: 
(a) measures to encourage: 
— the restructuring of fruit-tree plantations, 
except citrus fruit, in order to adapt the 
varieties grown to market requirements, 
provided that the result is not to increase 
the area under fruit-trees, fruit which is in 
surplus on the Community market; in 
Greece, such measures may also cover the 
conversion of apple orchards to the crops 
referred to in Article 14(a) and the restruc­
turing of vineyards producing table wines, 
— the restructuring and development of plan­
tations of nuts, soft fruit and exotic fruits, 
— the development of energy crops; aid shall consist of: 
— a premium per hectare to cover part of the 
cost of necessary work such as grubbing, 
cultivation of the soil and replanting or, in 
the case of nuts, soft fruit and exotic fruits, 
first planting, 
— a special compensation payment to prod­
ucers with farming as their main occupation 
to offset income lost as a result of restruc­
turing, to be paid in decreasing instalments; 
compensation shall be paid: 
— in the case of restructuring of fruit-tree 
plantations, for a maximum of five 
years and may not exceed a total of 
6 000 ECU per hectare, 
— in the case of restructuring of vineyards 
producing dessert grapes, for a maxi­
mum of three years and may not exceed 
a total of 3 000 ECU per hectare; 
(b) measures of the type provided for in 
Article 14(1) (d) to encourage the standardiza­
tion, rationalization and quality improvement of 
vegetable production. In France and in Greece 
such measures may include rice production. 
2. The measures referred to in paragraph 1 shall be 
implemented under one or more detailed plans. 
Such plans shall be presented by the Member States 
concerned as part of the operational plan of cam­
paign referred to in Article 3, and approved by the 
Commission under the procedure set out in 
Article 5(1). 
3. The plans referred to in paragraph 2 shall 
include: 
— an estimate in hectares of the area under fruit-
trees, nuts, soft fruit, exotic fruits which will 
have been restructured or developed and, in 
Greece, vineyards which will have been restruc­
tured, by the time the plans are completed, 
— an indication of the location of the areas con­
cerned and the criteria on which they have been 
selected, 
— an indication of the types of vegetable eligible 
under the measures referred to in para­
graph 1 (b), 
— the arrangements for guaranteeing that restruc­
turing will not lead to an increase in the area 
under fruit trees, 
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— the form and amount of aid proposed, 
— an estimate of the costs involved and the 
finance required, 
— coordination with the measures already imple­
mented by the Community. 
4. Reimbursement of the actual expenditure by the 
Member States concerned on the measures referred 
to in paragraph 1 shall be at a rate of 50 %, up to the 
maximum amounts eligible and subject to the limi­
tations below: 
3 000 ECU per hectare in the case of the measures 
referred to in the fourth indent of paragraph 1 (a), 
with a ceiling of: 
— 24 000 hectares in Greece, 
— 30 000 hectares in Italy, 
— 15 000 hectares in France. 
These limits shall also apply to the areas eligible 
under measures of the type referred to in the second 
indent of Article 17 (1). 
Article 17 
1. The specific measures designed to develop the 
crops referred to in II.C.3 of the IMPs for Greece 
and Italy and II.C.2 of the IMP for France, other 
than restructuring of vineyards, shall cover: 
— in Greece and France, measures to encourage 
the conversion of vineyards producing table 
wines in accordance with Article 14(1) (a), 
— measures to develop and to convert to energy 
crops in accordance with the first indent of 
Article 14(1) (a), 
— measures to encourage the restructuring and 
conversion of olive groves in accordance with 
Article 14 (l)(b), 
— measures to encourage the establishment of nut 
and exotic fruit plantations in accordance with 
Article 14(1) (c), 
— in Greece, measures to encourage conversion of 
vineyards for the production of dried grapes in 
accordance with Article 14(1) (a). 
2. The measures referred to in paragraph 1 shall be 
implemented in the form of one or more detailed 
plans. 
Such plans shall be presented by the Member States 
concerned as part of the operational plan of cam­paign referred to in Article 3, and approved by the 
Commission under the procedure set out in 
Article 5(1). 
3. The plans referred to in paragraph 2 shall 
include the details listed in Article 14 (3). 
4. Reimbursement of the actual expenditure by the 
Member States concerned on the measures referred 
to in paragraph 2 shall be at a rate of 50 %, up to the 
maximum amounts eligible and subject to the limi­
tations below: 
— 3 000 ECU per hectare of vineyards converted, 
with a ceiling of: 
— 4 000 hectares in Greece, 
— 30 000 hectares in France; 
— 3 000 ECU per hectare of energy crops; 
— 3 000 ECU per hectare in the case of restructur­
ing or conversion of olive groves; 
— 3 000 ECU per hectare in the case of newly 
established plantations of nuts and exotic fruits. 
Section 6 
Forestry 
Article 18 
1. The Community's contribution to financing the 
forestry measures referred to in II.D. of the IMP for 
Greece and II.E of the IMPs for Italy and France 
shall cover the types of project below: 
— afforestation and improvement of deteriorated 
woodlands in order to improve farming condi­
tions in the area concerned by protecting soil 
and water resources, 
— commercial forestry, including the planting of 
fast-growing trees and trees for the production 
of energy, 
— related works, such as earth-moving, the con­
struction of forest roads and the control of fast-
flowing streams, 
— measures to prevent and fight forest fires, 
— the establishment of tree nurseries, 
— the creation of nature parks and conservancy 
areas, including facilities for the rearing of 
game, 
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— the renovation and restructuring of chestnut and 
cork plantations and, in Greece, promotion of 
the Aleppo pine, 
— the development of forestry improvement 
schemes, 
— studies and trials essential to preparing the pro­
jects above, 
— starting-up aid to recognized cooperatives and 
groups set up to manage woodlands in com­
mon, the aid being intended as a contribution 
towards the cost of establishing and running 
such groups, including advisory services, during 
the first few years. 
2. Draft projects must: 
(a) in the case of the measures described in the first 
nine indents of paragraph 1: 
— indicate the economic impact on the agri­
cultural sector in the region concerned, 
including the effects on the producers them­
selves, 
— indicate the type and scale of planned 
works, the timetable and the proposed 
sources of finance, 
— indicate the location of such works and the 
land area involved in such projects; 
(b) in the case of measures as described in the last 
indent of paragraph 1: 
— give an estimate of the number of groupings 
to be created and the area of woodland 
involved, 
— indicate the minimum criteria which for­
estry groups must fulfil, which must include 
a requirement that groups consist of at least 
10 holdings and cover at least 550 hectares, 
— indicate the level of starting-up aid. 
3. The owners of the land concerned shall contri­
bute at least 10% towards the cost of the works 
referred to in paragraph 1; however, where it is in 
the public interest to include such land in a project 
and the owner is unlikely to benefit financially in 
the foreseeable future from the inclusion of his land, 
his contribution may be paid by the public au­
thorities concerned. 
4. The Community aid shall cover 50 % of the cost 
of the works and other measures referred to in para­
graph 2, up to the maximum eligible amounts and 
subject to the limitations below: 
— 2 500 ECU per hectare for protective and com­
mercial afforestation, with an overall ceiling of: — 25 000 hectares in Greece, 
— 60 000 hectares in Italy, including a maxi­
mum 20 000 hectares in the regions referred 
to in II.D of the integrated programme for 
Italy, 
— 30 000 hectares in France; 
— 2 300 ECU per hectare for the improvement of 
deteriorated woodlands, the renovation and re­
structuring of chestnut and cork plantations and 
the promotion of Aleppo pines, with an overall 
ceiling of: 
— 40 000 hectares in Greece, 
— 60 000 hectares in Italy, including a maxi­
mum 20 000 hectares in the regions referred 
to in II.D of the IMP for Italy, 
— 40 000 hectares in France; 
— 1 200 ECU per hectare for related works such as 
earth-moving and other minor ground stabiliza­
tion operations; 
— 18 000 ECU per kilometre for forest roads, with 
an overall ceiling of: 
— 6 000 kilometres in Greece, 
— 1 500 kilometres in Italy, including a maxi­
mum 500 kilometres in the regions referred 
to in II.D of the IMP for Italy, 
— 1 000 kilometres in France; 
— 300 ECU per hectare for controlling fast-flow­
ing streams; 
— 200 ECU per hectare for measures to prevent 
and fight forest fires, with an overall ceiling of: 
— 200 000 hectares protected in Greece, 
— 100 000 hectares protected in Italy, includ­
ing a maximum 30 000 hectares in the 
regions referred to in II.D of the IMP for 
Italy, 
— 70 000 hectares protected in France; 
— 10% of the overall expenditure allotted to for­
estry in the operational plan of campaign for the 
creation of nature parks and conservancy areas; 
— 5 % of the total cost of projects covered by para­
graph 1 for preparatory work. 
In the case of Greece, the Community contribution 
shall be met in part from the Guidance Section of 
the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee 
Fund on the conditions and within the limits set out 
in Regulation (EEC) No 1975/82. 
The balance of the Community contribution 
required to make up the rates and amounts laid 
down in paragraph 4 to cover the additional meas­
ures referred to in paragraph 1 and to allow the 
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overall limits on eligible expenditure referred to in 
the seventh to twelfth indents of Article 18 (2) (b) of 
Regulation (EEC) No 1975/82 to be exceeded shall 
be provided under this Regulation. 
5. Community assistance shall be approved, where 
necessary, notwithstanding Article 18 (2) (a) of 
Regulation (EEC) No 1975/82, in accordance with 
the procedure referred to in Article 5 (2) of this 
Regulation. 
TITLE III 
FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE 
Article 19 
1. With a view to implementation of the opera­
tions for the planning, development and protection 
of coastal marine areas, referred to in III.A of the 
programmes for France and Italy, the projects 
referred to in Article 2 (c) of Council Regulation 
(EEC) No 2908/83 (') may cover the creation and 
planning of protected marine areas, particularly in 
the interests of improved trawling control or mari-
culture development. 
2. With a view to implementation of the opera­
tions for the structural planning of coastal lagoons 
and the development of aquaculture potential, 
referred to in III.B of the programmes for 
France, Greece and Italy, the projects referred 
to in Article 2 (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2908/83 
may cover: 
(a) major restructuring, water and civil engineering 
works in coastal lagoons with a view to the set­
ting-up of extensive or semi-intensive rearing 
facilities; 
(b) the construction or modernization of hatcheries 
for the commercial production of fry, fingerlings 
and juveniles; 
(c) the launching of pilot projects to experiment 
with new rearing technologies. 
3. With a view to implementation of the opera­
tions for restructuring certain fishing fleets, referred 
to in III.C of the programmes for France, Greece 
and Italy, the projects referred to in Article 2 (a) of 
Regulation (EEC) No 2908/83 may cover: 
(i) OJ No L 290, 22. 10. 1983, p. 1. (a) individual or collective projects relating to 
Greek or Italian vessels specializing in coral 
gathering and sponge fishing and equipped for 
underwater investigation of new fishing 
grounds; 
(b) vessels with a length measured between perpen­
diculars of between 6 and 9 metres using fishing 
methods other than trawling or purse seining; 
(c) fitting-out of French and Italian tuna fleets 
operating in the Mediterranean with ancillary 
equipment for the detection and identification 
of tuna shoals; 
(d) procurement, construction and fitting-out of 
fishery and aquaculture research vessels. 
4. With a view to implementation of the technical 
assistance operations for the fisheries sector, 
referred to in VILA of the programmes for Greece 
and Italy, the projects referred to in Article 2 of 
Regulation (EEC) No 2908/83 may cover the con­
struction, equipment or modernization of fishery- or 
aquaculture-oriented technical assistance centres, 
with resources for the adequate dissemination of 
scientific and technical knowledge and with facili­
ties for the provision of vocational assistance to 
interested parties. 
5. In the areas covered by the IMPs, the Com­
munity aid referred to in Article 15 (2) of Regulation 
(EEC) No 2908/83 shall be increased to: 
— 50 % for the projects referred to in Article 2 (a) 
and (b) of the said Regulation, 
— 65 % in the case of Italy and 50 % in the case of 
France for the projects referred to in Article 2 (c) 
of the said Regulation, 
— 60% for the projects referred to in 
Article 11 (l)(c) of the said Regulation and in 
paragraph 2 (c) of this Article, 
— 75 % in the case of Greece, 65 % in the case of 
Italy and 50 % in the case of France for the pro­
jects referred to in paragraphs 2 (a) and (6) and 
3 (d) to this Article, 
— 75 % in the case of Greece and 65 % in the case 
of Italy for the projects referred to in para­
graph 4 of this Article. 
6. In the areas covered by the IMPs, the financial 
contribution by the beneficiary referred to in 
Article 15 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2908/83 shall 
be reduced to: 
— at least 25 % for the projects referred to in 
Article 2 (a) and (b) of the said Regulation, 
— at least 15 % for the projects referred to in 
Article 11(1) (c) of the said Regulation and in 
paragraph 2 (c) of this Article, 
— at least 10 % for the projects referred to in para­
graphs 2 (a) and (b), 3 (d) and 4 of this Article. 
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7. The projects referred to in paragraph 1 of this 
Article must be covered by a descriptive outline 
within the meaning of Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) 
No 2908/83. This descriptive outline, together with 
any amendments to existing descriptive outlines, 
shall be presented to the Commission as part of the 
operational plan of campaign referred to in Article 3 
of this Regulation. 
8. The projects referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 of 
this Article must be covered by a multiannual guid­
ance programme within the meaning of Article 2 of 
Regulation (EEC) No 2908/83, presented to the 
Commission as part of the operational plan of cam­
paign referred to in Article 3 of this Regulation and 
approved by the Commission in accordance with 
Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2908/83. 
9. In cases where a multiannual guidance pro­
gramme has already been approved by the Commis­
sion pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 2908/83, the 
amendments necessitated by the IMPs shall be pre­
sented to the Commission as part of the operational 
plan of campaign referred to in Article 3. 
10. The projects referred to in paragraph 4 of this 
Article must be covered by a special programme 
presented to the'Commission as part of the opera­
tional plan of campaign referred to in Article 3. The 
provisions contained in Articles 5 and 6 of Regula­
tion (EEC) No 2908/83 shall apply mutatis mutan­
dis to that special programme. 
11. The special programme referred to in para­
graph 10 shall contain at least the following infor­
mation : 
— demarcation of the geographical area(s) covered 
by the programme, 
— present status of the fishing fleet in the areas 
concerned: number of vessels broken down by 
length, gross registered tonnage, power, age and 
type of fishing, 
— previous developments and prospects with 
regard to employment in the fisheries sector in 
the areas concerned: number of fishermen, bro­
ken down by age, vocational training and type 
of fishing, 
— detailed information on existing facilities and 
programmes for the provision of technical 
assistance and counselling, 
— requirements met by the programme, objectives 
and foreseeable impact on employment, 
— investment plans, expenditure involved and 
provisional schedule, 
— link-up with other measures provided for under 
the IMPs, 
— duration of programme. 12. Part of the Community aid referred to in para­
graph 5 shall be provided by the EAGGF Guidance 
Section subject to the conditions laid down by 
Regulation (EEC) No 2908/83. The balance of the 
aid required to make up the rates fixed in para­
graph 5 and to cover the projects not subsidized 
under Regulation (EEC) No 2908/83 shall be pro­
vided under this Regulation. The provisions con­
tained in Articles 12, 17, 18, 19, 20 (1) and 21 of 
Regulation (EEC) No 2908/83, together with those 
contained in Articles 8 and 9 of Regulation (EEC) 
No 729/70, shall apply to the granting of such aid. 
13. Detailed rules for the application of this 
Article shall be adopted in accordance with 
Article 21 of Regulation (EEC) No 2908/83. 
Article 20 
1. The Community may grant financial aid to: 
— the operations for improving port facilities spe­
cifically used for fishing purposes, referred to in 
III.A of the programmes for France, Greece and 
Italy, 
— the operations for equipping coastal shelters for 
fishing vessels, referred to in III.A of the pro­
grammes for Greece and Italy, 
— the operations for providing landing facilities 
on lakes where professional fishing is an impor­
tant activity, referred to in III.A of the pro­
gramme for Greece. 
2. The financial aid referred to in paragraph 1 shall 
consist of capital subsidies for projects involving the 
construction or modernization of the following 
facilities: 
— facilities for victualling fishing vessels, notably 
with water, ice and fuel supplies, 
— assistance facilities for fishing vessels, 
— facilities for the landing, storage and marketing 
of fishery products, 
— other facilities linked specifically and directly 
with fishing. 
3. The projects referred to in paragraph 2 must be: 
— covered by a special programme presented to 
the Commission as part of the operational plan 
of campaign referred to in Article 3, 
— carried out by a public authority, by the man­
agement authority of the fishing port or shelter 
concerned or bv a collective body nominated 
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for this purpose by the competent authority in 
the Member State concerned. 
4. The special programme referred to in para­
graph 3 shall contain at least the following informa­
tion: 
— demarcation of the geographical area(s) covered 
by the programme, 
— present status of the fishing fleet in the areas 
concerned: number of vessels broken down by 
length, gross registered tonnage, power, age and 
type of fishing, 
— previous developments and prospects with 
regard to landings, broken down according to 
whether the source vessels are based in the 
region concerned, other regions, other Member 
States or outside the Community, 
— outlets for the products landed and volume of 
withdrawals, 
— detailed information on existing fishery infra­
structure and facilities, 
— requirements met by the programme, objectives 
and foreseeable impact on employment, 
— investment plans, expenditure involved and 
provisional schedule, 
— link-up with other measures provided for under 
the I MPs, 
— duration of programme. 
5. The provisions contained in Articles 5 and 6 of 
Regulation (EEC) No 2908/83 shall apply mutatis 
mutandis to the special programme referred to in 
paragraph 3. 
6. For each project and in relation to the invest­
ment involved: 
— the financial aid referred to in paragraph 1 shall 
be 75 % in the case of Greece, 65 % in the case 
of Italy and 50 % in the case of France, 
— the contribution by the beneficiary must be at 
least 10%, 
— the contribution by the Member State con­
cerned must be at least 5 %. 
7. The provisions contained in Articles 12, 17, 18, 
19, 20(1) and 22 of Regulation (EEC) No 2908/83, 
together with those contained in Articles 8 and 9 of 
Regulation (EEC) No 729/70, shall apply mutatis 
mutandis to the granting of the financial aid referred 
to in paragraph 1. 
8. Detailed rules for the application of this Article 
shall be adopted in accordance with Article 21 of 
Regulation (EEC) No 2908/83. Article 21 
1. With a view to implementation of the opera­
tions for adjusting capacity, referred to in III.C of 
the programmes for France, Greece and Italy, the 
financial aid referred to in Article 1 of Council 
Directive 83/515/EEC (') may be granted for: 
(a) the temporary halting of fishing by vessels with 
a length measured between perpendiculars of 
12 metres or more but less than 18 metres, put 
into service after 1 January 1958; 
(b) the permanent halting of fishing by vessels spe­
cializing in fishing with lights or vessels with a 
length measured between perpendiculars of 
9 metres or more. 
2. The provisions contained in Articles 6 and 7 of 
Directive 83/515/EEC shall apply to the operations 
referred to in paragraph 1. The information within 
the meaning of Article 6 of the said Directive relat­
ing to the operations referred to in paragraph 1 shall 
be forwarded to the Commission as part of the oper­
ational plan of campaign referred to in Article 3. 
3. The supplements to Directive 83/515/EEC 
referred to in paragraph 1 shall be financed under 
this Regulation in accordance with the procedure 
laid down in the said Directive. 
TITLE IV 
INCREASING THE MARKET VALUE OF 
PRODUCTS 
Article 22 
1. The schemes referred to in Article 6 of Regula­
tion (EEC) No 355/77 and in IV. 1 of the IMPs for 
Greece and France and IV.A of the IMPs for Italy 
shall cover advertising and market research, pro­
vided that these are conducted by groups or organi­
zations representing producers in the sector in ques­
tion. 
2. In order to benefit under paragraphs 3 and 4, 
the specific programmes within the meaning of 
Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 shall be 
submitted by the Member States concerned within 
the framework of the operational plan of campaign 
referred to in Article 3 and shall be approved by the 
Commission in accordance with the procedure pro­
vided for in Article 5(1). 
(') OJ No L 290, 22. 10. 1983, p. 15. 
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3. The contribution of the beneficiary referred to 
in Article 17 (2) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 
is hereby reduced to: 
— at least 20 % in the case of projects in Greece 
and Italy, 
— at least 25 % in the case of projects in France. 
4. The level of the Community contribution pro­
vided for in Article 17 (2) (c) of Regulation (EEC) 
No 355/77 shall be supplemented to bring the over­
all level of contribution to: 
— 60 % for projects in Greece and in the areas of 
the Mezzogiorno referred to in the IMP for 
Italy, 
— 45 % for projects in France. 
5. The balance of the Community contribution 
needed to finance the amounts additional to Regu­
lation (EEC) No 355/77 as referred to in para­
graphs 1 and 3 shall be paid under this Regulation 
and approved in accordance with Title II of Regula­
tion (EEC) No 355/77. 
Article 23 
1. Council Regulation (EEC) No 1360/78 (•), as 
referred to in IV.(b) of the IMPs for Greece, Italy 
and France, may be applied to producers of: 
— dried figs 
08.03 B of the Common Customs Tariff, 
— dried grapes 
08.04 B of the Common Customs Tariff, 
— dried apricots 
08.12 A of the Common Customs Tariff, 
— prunes 
08.12 C of the Common Customs Tariff, 
— nuts 
08.05 of the Common Customs Tariff, 
— locust beans 
12.08 B, C of the Common Customs Tariff, 
— resins 
13.02 A of the Common Customs Tariff and in France to producers of: 
— the crop and livestock products referred to in 
Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1360/78; 
— the following processed agricultural products: 
— beef and veal, quarters and whole carcases 
ex 02.01 A of the Common Customs Tariff, 
— cheese and curd 
04.04 of the Common Customs Tariff, 
— dried forage 
ex 12.10 B of the Common Customs Tariff, 
— olive oil 
15.07 A of the Common Customs Tariff, 
— cork 
45.01 of the Common Customs Tariff. 
2. The aid referred to in Article 10 of Regulation 
(EEC) No 1360/78 may also be granted to producer 
groups whose marketing operations are confined to 
centralizing sales. 
3. The level of the Community contribution pro­
vided for in Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) 
No 1360/78 shall be supplemented to bring the 
overall level of contribution to 50 %. 
4. Within six months of the entry into force of this 
Regulation, the Commission shall adopt the provi­
sions provided for in Article 6 (3) of Regulation 
(EEC) No 1360/78 in accordance with the proce­
dure laid down in that Regulation. 
5. The balance of the Community contribution 
needed to finance the amounts additional to Regu­
lation (EEC) No 1360/78 shall be paid under this 
Regulation and approved in accordance with 
Article 15 of Regulation (EEC) No 1360/78. 
TITLE V 
NON-AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT MEASURES 
Article 24 
(i) OJ No L 166,23.6. 1978, p. 1. 1. As regards the Community contribution to oper­
ations to promote small and medium-sized enter-
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prises and craft firms under V.l of the IMPs for 
Greece, Italy and France, the following provisions 
of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2615/80 (»), as 
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 214/84 (2), shall 
apply: 
(a) operations under V.l.(a) of the IMPs: Article 5 
(1) (a) (i); 
(b) operations under V.l.(b) of the IMPs: Article 5 
(1) (a) (ii); the supplementary aid shall be 
financed by the Community for a period of four 
years; 
(c) operations under V.l.(c) of the IMPs: Article 5 
(l)(a)(iii); 
(d) operations under V.l.(d) of the IMPs: Article 5 
(l)(a)(v); 
(e) operations under V.l.(e) of the IMPs: Article 5 
(l)(a)(vii); 
(f) operations under V.l.(f) of the IMPs: Article 5 
(l)(b)(i); 
(g) operations under V.l.(g) of the IMPs: Article 5 
(l)(b)(ii); 
(h) operations under V.l.(h) of the IMPs: Article 5 
(l)(a)(viii); 
(i) operations under V.l.(i) of the IMPs: Article 5 
(l)(c)(i)and(ii); 
(j) operations under V.l.(k) of the IMPs: Article 5 
(l)(a)(iv). 
2. In addition, in the case of operations under 
V.l.(j) of the IMPs, the Community contribution 
shall be 50 % of the public expenditure linked to the 
travel and per diem expenses in non-Community 
Mediterranean countries of technicians from the 
regions covered by the programme and to the cost of 
training courses for technicians from such countries 
in SMEs in the regions covered by the programme. 
Article 25 
The Community contribution to operations for relo-
(') OJ No L 271, 15. 10. 1980, p. 1. 
(2) OJNoL27, 31. 1. 1984, p. 1. eating businesses under V.2 of the integrated Medi­
terranean programmes shall be as follows: 
1. operations under V.2.(a) of the IMPs: 75% of 
the public expenditure resulting from the grant­
ing of aid for dismantling, transferring and 
modifying equipment, provided that such aid is 
supplementary to the existing aid system; 
2. operations under V.2.(b) of the IMPs: 50% of 
the public expenditure with a ceiling of 10 000 
ECU per housing unit. 
Article 26 
1. As regards the Community contribution to oper­
ations for developing rural tourism under V.3 of the 
IMPs, the following provisions of Regulation (EEC) 
No 2615/80 shall apply: 
(a) operations under V.3.(a) of the IMPs: Article 5 
(l)(d)(i); 
(b) operations under V.3.(b) of the IMPs: Article 5 
(l)(d)(ii); 
(c) operations under V.3.(c) of the IMPs: Article 5 
(l)(d)(iv). 
2. In addition, in the case of operations under 
V.3.(d) of the IMPs, the Community contribution 
shall be 50% of the public expenditure resulting 
from the cost of restoring buildings and monuments 
accessible to tourists. 
Article 27 
1. As regards the Community contribution to oper­
ations for promoting renewable sources of energy 
under V.4 of the IMPs, the following provisions of 
Council Regulation (EEC) No 2618/80 (3), as 
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 218/84 (4), shall 
apply: 
(a) operations under V.4.(a) of the IMPs: Article 5 
(D(a); 
(b) operations under V.4.(b) of the IMPs: Article 5 
(l)(b)and(c); 
(3) OJ No L 271, 15. 10. 1980, p. 23. 
(4) OJNoL27, 31. 1. 1984, p. 19. 
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(c) operations under V.4.(c) of the IMPs: Article 5 
(l)(d). 
2. In addition, in the case of operations under 
V.4.(d) of the IMPs, the Community contribution 
shall be 50% of the public expenditure resulting 
from aid towards the installation of heating systems, 
with a ceiling of 30 % of the cost of the investment. 
Article 28 
1. Aid granted under the IMPs in connection with 
Articles 24 to 27 and, where appropriate, under 
Council Regulations (EEC) No 1787/84(0, (EEC) 
No 2615/80, (EEC) No 2618/80 and (EEC) No 
215/84 (2) may not be combined. 
2. Where necessary, Article 5 (3) of Regulation 
(EEC) No 2615/80 and Article 5 (2) of Regulation 
(EEC) No 2618/80 shall apply. 
Article 29 
1. The implementation of the operations referred 
to in Articles 24 to 27 shall be carried out under a 
special programme presented to the Commission 
within the framework of the operational plan of 
campaign referred to in Article 3 of this Regulation. 
2. The provisions of Article 3 (2), (3), (4), (6) and 
(6a) of Regulations (EEC) No 2615/80 and (EEC) 
No 2618/80 shall apply, with the exception of the 
definition of scope, which shall be that referred to in 
Article 1 (3) of this Regulation. 
3. Where a special programme has already been 
approved by the Commission pursuant to Regula­
tions (EEC) No 2615/80, (EEC) No 2618/80 or 
(EEC) No 215/84, the necessary adjustments with 
reference to the IMP shall be presented within the 
framework of the operational plan of campaign. 
Article 30 
Article 5 (5) and Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) 
No 2615/80 shall apply. 
(') OJ No L 169, 26. 6. 1984, p. 1. 
(2) OJ No L 27, 31. 1. 1984, p. 5. TITLE VI 
INFRASTRUCTURE 
Article 31 
1. As regards the Community contribution to the 
financing of infrastructure under VI.(a) and (b) of 
the IMPs for Greece and Italy and VI.(a) of the IMP 
for France, the provisions of Council Regulation 
(EEC) No 1787/84 on the European Regional 
Development Fund shall apply, with the exception 
of those that run counter to this Regulation, and in 
particular Article 1 (3) thereof, which defines the 
scope of the Regulation, and Article 31 (2) thereof, 
which concerns the rates of the Community contri­
bution. 
2. The rates of the Community contribution shall 
be: 
— in the case of Greece: 75 % of the public 
expenditure, 
— in the case of Italy: 65 % of the public expendi­
ture, 
— in the case of France: 50 % of the public 
expenditure. 
3. The Community contribution shall be provided 
in part by the ERDF, which shall grant assistance 
under the terms laid down by Regulation (EEC) 
No 1787/84. The balance of the Community contri­
bution needed to attain the rates laid down in para­
graph 2 shall be provided under this Regulation. 
Infrastructure mentioned in paragraph 1 and not 
assisted under Regulation (EEC) No 1787/84 shall 
be financed in full, at the rates laid down in para­
graph 2, under this Regulation. 
Article 32 
1. The financial contribution to the development 
of infrastructure directly related to agriculture under 
VI.(c) of the integrated Mediterranean programmes 
for Greece and Italy and point VI.(b) of the inte­
grated Mediterranean programme for France shall 
relate to the financing of projects which may 
involve: 
— the provision of electricity and potable water 
supplies for farms and villages or parts of vil­
lages whose inhabitants are dependent princi­
pally on agriculture, 
— the construction and improvement of farm 
roads and local roads used for agriculture and 
forestry. 
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2. Projects must: 
— contribute to a lasting improvement in the facil­
ities necessary for agricultural holdings, 
— be shown to be economically sound, 
— as regards the measure provided for in the first 
indent of paragraph 1, indicate the number of 
beneficiaries dependent principally on agricul­
ture. 
3. The contribution of the beneficiaries shall 
amount to at least 5 % of the cost of the work 
referred to in paragraph 1. 
4. Community assistance shall amount to: 
— in Greece, 75 %, 
— in Italy, 65 %, 
— in France, 50 % 
of the cost of the work referred to in paragraph 1. 
5. In the case of Greece, the Community contribu­
tion shall be provided in part by the EAGGF Guid­
ance Section, which shall provide assistance on the 
conditions and within the limits provided for in 
Regulation (EEC) No 1975/82. 
The balance of the Community contribution needed 
to make up the rate laid down in paragraph 4 and to 
enable the volumes laid down in Regulation (EEC) 
No 1975/82 to be exceeded shall be provided under 
this Regulation. 
6. Community assistance shall be approved, where 
necessary, notwithstanding Article 18 (2) (a) of 
Regulation (EEC) No 1975/82) in accordance with 
the procedure referred to in Article 5 (2) of this 
Regulation. 
7. Article 5 (2), (4), (5) and (6) shall apply to the 
measures covered by this Article. 
TITLE VII 
BACK-UP MEASURES 
Article 33 
1. The measures to develop the agricultural advi­
sory services referred to at point VII.(a) of the inte­
grated Mediterranean programme for Greece shall 
include: (a) establishment of a national advisory services 
committee; 
(b) establishment of training centres for agricultural 
advisers; 
(c) specialized training of instructors; 
(d) training of agricultural advisers; 
(e) employment of the advisers. 
2. The measures referred to in paragraph 1 shall be 
implemented in the form of a detailed plan to which 
Articles 3 and 5 to 9 of Council Regulation (EEC) 
No 270/79 (') shall apply mutatis mutandis. 
The plan shall be submitted by Greece under the 
operational plan of campaign referred to in Article 3 
and shall be approved by the Commission under the 
procedure laid down in Article 5(1). 
3. Actual expenditure incurred by Greece in imple­
menting the measures referred to in paragraph 1 
shall be reimbursed at a rate of 75 %, subject to max­
imum eligible amounts and within the following 
limits: 
— 100 000 ECU for the specialized training of 
teachers, 
— 260 000 ECU per annum for the running expen­
ses of the national committee, including the 
centres, 
— 1 200 000 ECU per annum for expenditure 
incurred by way of the course attendance allow­
ance, for a period of four years and subject to a 
limit of 4 000 ECU per student, 
— 15 000 ECU per adviser employed under the 
annual advisory plans, paid directly or indi­
rectly by public authorities and trained in 
accordance with this Article. Community aid 
shall extend over a period of six years of work 
by the adviser and shall be granted on the basis 
of the sliding scale laid down in Article 11 (3) of 
Regulation (EEC) No 270/79. 
4. Actual expenditure incurred by Greece in pay­
ing advisers employed pursuant to Council Regula­
tion (EEC) No 2966/83 of 19 October 1983 on the 
development of agricultural advisory services in 
Greece (2), as amended by Regulation (EEC) 
No 1301/84 (3), for years falling outside the period 
covered by that Regulation shall be reimbursed 
under this Regulation subject to the limits laid down 
in paragraph 3. 
(') OJ No L 38, 14. 2. 1979, p. 6. 
O OJNoL293, 25. 10. 1983, p. 1. 
(*) OJ No L 125, 12. 5. 1984, p. 5. 
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Article 34 
1. The following amounts shall be added to the 
maximum eligible amounts fixed in Article 11 of 
Regulation (EEC) No 270/79, which is referred to at 
VII.(a) of the IMP for Italy: 
— 72 000 ECU for running expenses incurred by 
the inter-regional body in respect of each centre 
set up in the areas of the Mezzogiorno covered 
by the programme, 
— 2 000 ECU per student for expenditure incurred 
by way of the attendance allowance, 
— 5 000 ECU per adviser employed. 
2. The amount of the Community's financial con­
tribution provided for in Article 11 of Regulation 
(EEC) No 270/79 shall be increased to give an 
aggregate contribution of 65 %. 
3. The Community contribution shall be funded in 
part by the EAGGF Guidance Section, which shall 
grant assistance subject to the conditions and within 
the limits laid down by Regulation (EEC) 
No 270/79 for a total of 2 000 advisers. 
The additional Community contribution needed to 
attain the amounts and levels fixed in paragraphs 1 
and 2 and to enable the number of advisers referred 
to above and the overall limits on eligible expendi­
ture laid down in Article 11 (1) of Regulation (EEC) 
No 270/79 to be exceeded, shall be provided under 
this Regulation and the relevant decisions made in 
accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 
270/79. 
Article 35 
1. The provisions of Council Regulation (EEC) 
No 2950/83 0) shall apply to the Community con­
tribution to the financing of the vocational training 
measures and the activities designed to increase 
awareness, provide information and promote local 
initiative provided for under VILA of the IMPs for 
Greece, Italy and France as well as of the measures 
for developing the services which guarantee inte­
grated operation of training and the establishment 
of facilities to monitor the labour market, provided 
for under the same point in the IMPs for Greece 
and Italy. 
(') OJ No L 289, 22. 10. 1983, p. 1. 2. All running expenses other than those concern­
ing vocational training shall be eligible within the 
meaning of Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) 
No 2950/83 for the measures referred to in para­
graph 1. 
3. The Community contribution shall be: 
— for Greece: 75 % of eligible expenditure, 
— for Italy: 65 % of eligible expenditure, 
— for France: 50 % of eligible expenditure. 
4. The Community contribution shall be provided 
under this Regulation. 
Article 35a 
1. The technical assistance operations in the fisher­
ies sector, referred to in VII.a) of the IMPs for 
Greece, Italy and France, shall include installing 
technical assistants in the major fishing ports or 
aquaculture centres. 
The Community may grant financial aid for such 
operations. 
2. The operations referred to in paragraph 1 must 
be covered by a special programme presented to the 
Commission as part of the operational plan of cam­
paign referred to in Article 3. 
3. The special programme referred to in para­
graph 2 shall contain at least the information speci­
fied in Article 19 (11) and the qualifications 
required of the technical assistants. 
4. The provisions contained in Articles 5 and 6 of 
Regulation (EEC) No 2908/83 shall apply mutatis 
mutandis to the special programme referred to in 
paragraph 2. 
5. The actual expenditure incurred by the Member 
States in carrying out the operations referred to in 
paragraph 1 shall be reimbursed at a rate of 75 % in 
the case of Greece, 65 % in the case of Italy and 
50 % in the case of France. 
6. Detailed rules for the application of this Article, 
with particular reference to the nature of the 
expenditure referred to in paragraph 5 which is eligi­
ble for Community aid, shall be adopted in accord­
ance with Article 21 of Regulation (EEC) No 2908/ 
83. 
Article 36 
1. The agricultural research measures referred to at 
VII.(b) of the IMPs for Greece, Italy and France 
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shall be the subject of an addition to the 'Mediterra­
nean agriculture' programme referred to at II. 1 in 
the Annex to Council Decision 83/641/EEC of 
12 December 1983 adopting joint research pro­
grammes and programmes for coordinating agricul­
tural research ('). 
2. The purpose of the addition mentioned in para­
graph 1 shall be to broaden and reinforce the 'Medi­
terranean agriculture' programme by financing ad 
hoc measures enabling any urgent problems arising 
during implementation of the IMPs to be dealt with 
rapidly. 
3. The financing of the measures referred to in 
paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be governed by this Regu­
lation and the relevant decisions made in accord­
ance with Article 2 of Decision 83/641/EEC. 
TITLE VIII 
FINAL PROVISIONS 
Article 37 
1. The duration of the IMPs shall be limited to six 
years, starting from the date of the first decision 
approving each operational plan of campaign 
referred to in Article 3. 
2. In the course of the second and the fifth years, 
the Commission shall present to Parliament and to 
(') OJNoL358, 22. 12. 1983, p. 36. the Council a report on the implementation of the 
measures provided for in the IMPs, focusing parti­
cular attention on the points referred to in Article 4 
(1). 
3. At the request of the Commission, Member 
States shall provide all the information necessary to 
enable the report referred to in paragraph 2 to be 
drawn up. 
Article 38 
The Commission shall ensure that the various mea­
sures are mutually complementary and consistent 
throughout the period covered by the IMPs. 
It may, if need be, carry out appropriate on-the-spot 
checks, inter alia to monitor the economic effective­
ness of the measures or projects part-financed by the 
Community. 
Where appropriate, it may, in accordance with the 
procedures laid down in Article 4 (2), suspend the 
Community's financial contribution if it finds that 
the various measures are no longer mutually com­
plementary and consistent. 
Article 39 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 
day following its publication in the Official Journal 
of the European Communities. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and 
directly applicable in all Member States.