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II 
(Preparatory Acts) 
COMMISSION 
Proposal for a Council Regulation instituting integrated Mediterranean programmes 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 23 August 1983) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Articles 43,127 
and 235 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European 
Parliament, 
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social 
Committee, 
Whereas the Mediterranean regions of the Community 
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 definite 
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 integrated 
programmes in 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 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 
Mediterranean 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 complementary 
and mutually consistent relationships among the various 
operations in respect of their nature, specific 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; whereas 
it must therefore approve the operational plan of 
campaign as a coherent set of measures; 
Whereas, in addition, the implementation of the 
integrated Mediterranean programmes necessitates 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 
programme, of a guidance 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 finding a solution to these 
difficulties, of maintaining the momentum of the 
programmes and their adaptation; 
Whereas the agricultural operations to be devised must 
hold a central position in the programmes because of the 
importance of agriculture for the economies of the 
Mediterranean regions and because of the major 
handicaps farmers have to contend with those regions, 
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owing not only to harsh natural conditions but also to the 
lack of modern production, marketing and processing 
structures, to the nature of the products and to the market 
disposal conditions, which are difficult to control; 
Whereas, to give this sector a better competitive position 
in the Community framework, these agricultural 
operations must comprise - depending on the needs of 
the areas concerned - action of various kinds to improve 
physical production conditions, including agricultural 
infrastructure, to develop production structures, 
including a qualitative improvement and reorientation of 
production, to improve the socio-structural situation, 
and to enhance the value of products, plus back-up 
operations such as the development of forestry and the 
introduction of agricultural advisory services; 
Whereas the situation of the fishing industry is 
comparable with that of agriculture; whereas its 
difficulties arise mainly because a large part of the fleet is 
obsolete, processing and marketing 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 sea 
aquaculture, is needed to reduce the difficulties 
mentioned; 
Whereas a substantial improvement in agricultural 
income is heavily dependent on job creation outside 
agriculture; 
Whereas, in view of the weakness of industry in the areas 
concerned, which is largely made up of small and 
medium-sized undertakings and craft undertakings, 
operations concerning non-agricultural activities must 
assign priority to the development of these undertakings; 
whereas such operations must be supplemented by other 
specific measures such as rural tourism, renewable energy 
and the promotion of infrastructure designed to facilitate 
the starting-up or developing job-creating activities and 
to improve the viability of the rural areas, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
TITLE I 
GENERAL 
Article 1 
1. Integrated Mediterranean programmes, hereinafter 
referred to as IMPs, shall be drawn up with a view to promoting the development of rural areas in certain 
Mediterranean regions situated in France, Greece and 
Italy. 
2. The IMPs shall relate to operations involving 
agricultural activities, including fishing, and other 
economic activities. Such operations shall complement 
one another with regard to nature, specific objectives, 
scope, modulation and adaptation to the characteristics 
of the various regions and areas where they are 
executed. 
The operations shall, moreover, complement present or 
future Community operations also implemented in the 
areas covered by the IMPs. This Regulation shall in no 
way affect these operations. 
3. A description of the IMPs, including the definition 
of their geographical scope, is given in the Annex. 
Article 2 
1. Within two months following the entry into force of 
this Regulation, a Guidance Committee shall be set up for 
each IMP in order to provide continuing momentum for 
its execution. 
The Guidance Committee shall be assisted by a technical 
working group for each IMP. 
2. Each of the Member States concerned and the 
Commission shall appoint the members of the Guidance 
Committees and shall decide on the membership of the 
working groups. 
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 referred to 
in paragraph 2. 
2. The operational plan of campaign shall comprise 
all the measures which must be taken by the authorities 
responsible for implementing the IMPs to enable all the 
operations provided for in the IMPs to be executed in 
accordance with the conditions laid down by this 
Regulation. 
3. The operational plan shall consist of two parts. 
4. The first part of the operational plan shall relate to 
information on the IMP as a whole, demonstrating inter 
alia that the operations involved are consistent with one 
another and with the regional development programmes, 
including overall technical information on the various 
operations provided for in the IMP. 
It shall include: 
— an estimate of the financial resources needed and a 
description of the way in which they are to be made 
available as the programmes are implemented, 
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— the ordering of geographical and chronological 
priorities for scheduling implementation of the 
operations, 
— the designation of the authorities or bodies 
responsible for each operation, 
— a demonstration of the way in which the operations 
complement one another, with regard to the measures 
referred to above and, in particular, to the ordering of 
priorities, 
— any adjustments to be made to the regional 
development programmes in order to take account of 
implementation of the IMPs, 
— the coordination machinery set up at national, 
regional and local level to ensure coordinated 
implementation of the operations, 
— estimates of the investments to be made by the public 
authorities and information on the location of such 
investments, 
— financing plans and expenditure schedules. 
5. 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. 
Where such provision is made by this Regulation in 
respect of the various operations, the second part shall 
include: 
— the laws, regulations or administrative measures 
required for implementation of the operations, 
— the detailed plans or special programmes required for 
implementation of the operations. 
6. The Member States concerned shall prepare and set 
up the operational plans of campaign within one year 
from the date of entry into force of this Regulation. 
At the request of a Member State concerned, the 
Commission may extend, in respect of items thereof, the 
deadline for the preparation and setting up of the second 
part of the operational plan of campaign referred to in 
paragraph 5, if the Member State has supplied summary 
information on the items referred to in the preceding 
paragraph such as to enable an assessment of overall 
consistency. 
7. Member States shall forward the operational plans 
of campaign to the Commission and shall supply all the 
information needed by the Commission to satisfy itself 
that they fulfil the requirements of this Regulation. 
Article 4 
1. The Commission shall examine the operational 
plans of campaign forwarded by the Member States with special reference to the need for the operations to be 
mutually consistent and to complement one another, at 
regional level as well. 
2. Examination of the second part of the operational 
plan of campaign referred to in Article 3 (5) shall be 
carried out in accordance with the procedures provided 
for by this Regulation in respect of the various 
operations. 
3. The Commission shall approve the operational 
plan of campaign as a coherent set of measures. 
Such approval shall be restricted 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 2 have been completed. 
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 (6), the approval shall be given 
once the procedures referred to in paragraph 2 have been 
completed. 
4. Where appropriate, the Commission approval shall 
include conditions to ensure that the IMP measures in the 
course of being carried out are mutually consistent. 
TITLE II 
AGRICULTURAL MEASURES 
Section 1 
General provisions 
Article 5 
1. For each measure included in this title, Articles 6 to 
18 specify whether Community assistance is to consist 
of: 
(a) reimbursement of the expenditure incurred by the 
Member States in implementing an operation 
provided for by this title; or 
(b) a direct financial contribution to the cost of 
implementing the projects. 
2. Where reference is made in this title to the 
procedure 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 (»). 
3. For the purposes of contributions to the 
implementation 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. 
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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. 
4. In cases where the expenditure incurred by the 
Member States is to be reimbursed, Community 
assistance shall be granted in accordance with Arti­
cle 7 (1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 (*). 
5. Articles 8 and 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 
shall apply to the operations referred to in this title. 
6. Advance payments may be made in respect of the 
measures provided for in Articles 7 to 9 and 12 to 18 of 
this Regulation. 
7. 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 referred to in this title may be 
adjusted from the year following entry into force of this 
Regulation to reflect the trend in general economic 
conditions, by a decision of the Council acting by a 
qualified majority on a proposal from the 
Commission. 
Section 2 
Physical improvements 
Article 7 
1. The Community's financial contribution to the 
reparcelling operations, including voluntary reparcelling, 
referred to in the first indent of point 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 reparcelling; 
such reduction must produce a reparcelling ratio of at 
least 3:1, 
— provide full information on the minimum surface area 
and/or the minimum number of holdings 
concerned, 
— include a description of the necessary works and the 
cost thereof. 
(') OJ No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 13. 3. Community assistance shall amount to: 
— 75 % in the case of Greece, 
— 65 % in the case of Italy, 
— 50 % in the case of France, 
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 point II D of the IMP for France. 
Article 8 
1. The Community's financial contribution referred 
to in the second indent of point 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: 
(a) in France, the installation and renewal of irrigation 
networks from reservoirs and main channels, 
including associated drainage, 
(b) in Greece, the execution of boreholes and reservoirs 
and the installation of collective 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: 
— 75 % in the case of Greece, 
— 50 % in the case of France, 
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: 
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— in Greece 
7 000 ECU per hectare irrigated, of which not more 
than 4 000 ECU per hectare for the collective 
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 
point II D of the IMP for France. 
Article 9 
1. The land improvement works provided for in the 
third indent of point II A 1 of the IMPs for Greece and 
France and the second indent of point II A 1 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, including 
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 (J), 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 Commission in 
accordance with the procedure referred to in Arti­
cle 5 (2). 
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 expenditure. 
4. The actual expenditure incurred by the Member 
States in respect of the works referred to in paragraph 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, 
— 1 500 ECU per hectare improved where improvement 
includes measures for land protection, 
— 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 point 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 Guidance 
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 para­
graph 4, and to cover the measures supplementary to 
Regulation (EEC) No 1975/82 and referred to in 
paragraph 1 shall be provided under this Regulation. 
Section 3 
Socio-structural Directives 
Article 10 
1. The measure to encourage the cessation of farming 
referred to in the first indent of point II A 2 of the IMPs 
for Greece, Italy and France shall involve the granting of 
the annuity referred to in Article 2 of Council Directive 
72/160/EEC (2) to farmers aged between 55 and 65 
practising farming as their main occupation and ceasing 
work in agriculture, subject to the following 
conditions: 
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(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 requirement 
of 0,5 MWU; 
(b) or the person installed on the abandoned holding as 
farming manager practising farming as a 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 requirement 
of at least 0,5 MWU, 
— the successor is under 40 years of age. 
2. The amount of the annuity is hereby increased to a 
maximum of 3 000 ECU per year. 
3. Articles 2 (3), 3 (a) and (b), 4, 8 and 9 of Directive 
72/160/EEC shall apply to the measure referred to in 
paragraph 1. 
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. 
5. Part of the Community contribution shall be 
provided by the EAGGF Guidance Section subject to the 
conditions and limits laid down by Directive 
72/160/EEC. 
The balance of the Community contribution required to 
make up the amount and the rates fixed in paragraphs 2 
and 4 and to cover any measures supplementary to 
Directive 72/160/EEC and referred to in paragraph 1 
shall be provided under this Regulation. 
Article 11 
1. The compensatory allowance provided for in 
Article 7 of Council Directive 75/268/EEC H and 
referred to in the second indent of point II A 2 of the IMPs 
for Greece, Italy and France may be granted in respect of 
equine animals, a horse of more than six months counting 
as one LU. 
2. In areas within the meaning of Article 3 (4) and (5) 
of Directive 75/268/EEC the compensatory allowance 
may be granted in respect of areas under crops covered by 
the specific measures provided for by this Regulation. 
3. The amount of the compensatory allowance 
granted under Article 7 of Directive 75/268/EEC to 
farmers under 35 practising farming as a main occupation 
(>) OJNoL 128, 19. 5. 1975, p. 1. may be increased by a maximum of 30 ECU per LU or per 
hectare for the first 15 LU or hectares per holding. 
4. In cases where Member States grant the maximum 
compensatory allowance provided for in Article 7 of 
Directive 75/268/EEC, plus, where appropriate, the 
supplementary amount referred to in paragraph 3, the 
Community's financial contribution provided for in 
Article 15 of Directive 75/268/EEC 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, 
— 50 % in the case of France, 
— 65 % in the case of Italy, 
subject to such maximum amounts being granted for at 
least the first five 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. 
5. Member States shall define, within the framework 
of the vineyard restructuring project referred to in Article 
13 and within the framework of the plans - provided for 
in Article 14 - for the implementation 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. 
6. The procedures provided for in Article 13 of 
Directive 75/268/EEC shall also apply to the 
supplements to this Directive referred to in paragraphs 1 
to 4. 
7. The additional Community financial contribution 
needed to finance the supplements to Directive 
75/268/EEC referred to in paragraphs 1 to 4 shall be 
provided under this Regulation. 
Section 4 
Specific measures for agricultural production in inland 
areas and the islands 
Article 12 
1. The measures for the development of livestock 
farming referred to in point II B 1 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 Regulation 
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(EEC) No 1944/81 (») 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; however, the maximum 
investment referred to in Article 3 (2) of 
Regulation (EEC) No 1944/81 and in Article 10 
(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1975/82 to betaken 
into consideration for the granting of aid shall be 
raised to an eligible amount of 30 000 ECU per 
individual holding. 
In the case of holdings engaged principally in 
sheep and goat farming 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 fodder 
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; 
(c) aids for the improvement of meadows, grassland, 
pasture and land for the production of fodder 
crops, together with the requisite equipment, 
including fences; 
(d) measures for the control and prevention of 
disease, including inspections, tests and 
vaccinations; 
(e) measures aimed at genetic improvement, 
including: 
(i) aids for the modernization or creation of 
breeding and selection centres, including 
aids for progeny testing, 
(ii) aids for the intensification of performance 
testing, 
(Hi) aids to encourage more widespread use of 
artificial insemination, 
(iv) 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 accordance with the 
conditions laid down in Article 3 (1) (d) of 
Regulation (EEC) No 1944/81 and Article 10(1) 
(d) of Regulation (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 (2) of 
Regulation (EEC) No 1944/81; 
(») OJ No L 197, 30. 6. 1981, p. 27. — 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 (2). 
3. The plans referred to in paragraph 2 shall 
indicate: 
— the provisions concerning the establishment of plans 
for the improvements referred to in paragraph 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 paragraph 1 
(c), 700 ECU per hectare up to an overall limit of 
400 000 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 Regulation (EEC) 
No 1944/81 for the areas covered by the integrated 
Mediterranean programme, 
— as regards the measures referred to in paragraph 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), 
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— as regards the measure referred to in paragraph 1 (f), 
30 ECU per calf, 
— as regards the measure referred to in paragraph 1 (g), 
48 ECU per cow subject to a limit of 480 ECU per 
individual holding. 
5. As regards Greece and Italy the Community 
contribution shall be provided in part by the EAGGF 
Guidance Section, subject to the conditions and limits laid 
down by Regulations (EEC) No 1975/82 and (EEC) No 
1944/81. The balance of the Community contribution 
required to make up the rate, amounts and volumes 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 Regulation (EEC) No 1975/82 to be 
exceeded shall be provided under this Regulation. 
Article 13 
1. Under the measures to encourage the restructuring 
of vineyards producing table wines, as referred to in 
points II B 2 and II C 2 and 3 of the integrated 
Mediterranean programme for Greece, points IIB 2 and II 
C 3 of the integrated Mediterranean programme for Italy 
and points II B 2 and II C 2 of the integrated 
Mediterranean 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 production 
of table wines and the preparation of the soil for the 
replanting of vines, 
— the replanting of vines for the production of quality 
wines produced in specified areas or table 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 operations. 
(') OJNoL54, 5. 3. 1979, p. 1. 
(2) OJ No L 381, 31. 12. 1981, p. 1. However, in order to take account of special 
situations, Member States may exceed the maximum 
limit specified in the first subparagraph. 
— 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 
per hectare. 
4. Projects must: 
— satisfy the conditions laid down in the first 
subparagraph of Article 2(1), paragraphs 2 to 5 of 
Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 
458/80 (3), 
— indicate the areas within which the compensatory 
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, as 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 Regulation (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 Regulation. 
Article 14 
1. The measures for the development of crop 
production, other than those relating to the restructuring 
of vineyards, referred to in point II B 2 of the integrated 
Mediterranean programmes for Greece, Italy and France 
may include: 
— as regards wine-growing 
(a) measures to encourage the conversion of 
vineyards producing table wines to crops of 
which there are no surpluses, in particular: 
— either fodder and protein crops and medicinal 
and aromatic plants, 
— or permanent crops of nuts, soft fruit or 
exotic fruit. 
(3) OJ No L 57, 29. 2. 1980, p. 27. 
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In addition to the aids provided for in Article 8, 
the measures shall cover the granting: 
— 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 permanent 
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 per 
hectare. 
— in Greece and Italy, aids for collective 
mechanization, in accordance with the 
provisions referred to in Article 12 (1) (b); 
— as regards olive-growing 
(b) measures to encourage: 
— the restructuring of plantations for the 
production of oil, 
— conversion to the growing of table olives or 
permanent crops of nuts, soft fruit or exotic 
fruit, 
— conversion to fodder and protein crops. 
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, 
— except in the case of conversion to fodder and 
protein crops, a special degressive 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 of permanent crops of 
nuts, soft fruit and exotic fruit, 
— 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, 
provided 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. 
The measures shall relate to the granting of a 
premium per hectare towards the costs of 
establishing the lines of production concerned, 
not exceeding the actual cost of the reproductive 
material. 
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 (2). 
3. The plans referred to in paragraph 2 shall 
contain: 
— an estimate of the number of hectares of vineyards or 
plantations of olives, nuts, soft fruit or exotic fruit 
likely to have been restructured or converted on 
completion of the plans, 
— an indication of the location of the areas concerned 
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 
compensatory 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 restructuring 
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 conversion 
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; 
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50 ECU per hectare of vegetable, medicinal and aromatic 
plant crops referred to in paragraph 1 (d); 
100 ECU per hectare for the production of seeds and 
propagating material referred to in paragraph 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 point II C 1 of the IMPs for 
Greece and Italy and the first indent of point IIC 1 of the 
IMP for France may include: 
(a) aids towards the cost of water supplies for irrigating 
intensive fodder and protein crops and 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 irrigation 
equipment for collective use for the crops referred to 
in point (a); the aids shall be granted in accordance 
with the conditions laid down in Article 3 (2) of 
Regulation (EEC) No 1944/81; 
(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 process of 
conversion to fodder production; the aids shall be 
granted in accordance with the conditions laid down 
in Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1944/81. 
However, the maximum investment to be taken into 
consideration for the granting of aid shall be 
increased to an eligible amount of 30 000 ECU per 
individual holding and 150 000 ECU per holding 
operated by a group of producers; 
(e) in Greece, as regards cattle farming, the measures 
referred to in points (a), (d), (e) and (f) of Article 12 
(1), subject to the conditions and limits laid down 
therein and, as regards pig farming, 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 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 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 
indicate: 
— the aid measures adopted, and in particular the terms 
on which the aids are granted, 
— the conditions, in particular as regards the minimum 
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). 
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 measure provided for in paragraph 1(a) 
and (b), 170 ECU per year per hectare 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 measures provided for in paragraph 1 
(c), 1 000 ECU per year per hectare irrigated, 
— as regards the measures provided for in paragraph 1 
(e), up to an overall limit of 30% of the overall 
expenditure 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 IIC 2 of the IMPs for 
Greece and Italy and the second and third paragraphs of II 
C 1 of the IMP for France, shall cover: 
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(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; in 
Greece, such measures may also cover the 
conversion of apple orchards to the crops 
referred to in Article 14 (a), 
— the restructuring and development of plantations 
of nuts, soft fruit and exotic fruits. 
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 producers 
with farming as their main occupation to offset 
income lost as a result of restructuring, to be paid 
in decreasing instalments. 
In the case of restructuring of fruit-tree 
plantations, compensation shall be paid for a 
maximum of five years and may not exceed a 
total of 6 000 ECU per hectare; 
(b) measures of the type provided for in Article 14 (d) to 
encourage the standardization, rationalization and 
quality improvement of vegetable production. 
In France, 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 campaign 
referred to in Article 3, and approved by the Commission 
under the procedure set out in Article 5 (2). 
3. The plans referred to in paragraph 2 shall 
include: 
— an estimate in hectares of the area under fruit trees, 
nuts, soft fruit, exotic fruit and, in Greece, vineyards 
which will have been restructured or developed by the 
time the plans are completed, 
— an indication of the location of the areas concerned 
and the criteria on which they have been selected, 
— an indication of the types of vegetable eligible under 
the measures referred to in paragraph 1 (b), 
— the arrangements for guaranteeing that restructuring 
will not lead to an increase in the area under fruit 
trees, — an estimate of the costs involved and the finance 
required. 
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 limitations below: 
3 000 ECU per hectare in the case of the measures 
referred to in the third 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 IIC 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 encourage the restructuring and 
conversion of olive groves in accordance with 
Article 14 (1) (b), 
— measures to encourage the establishment of nut and 
exotic fruit plantations in accordance with Article 14 
(D(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 (2). 
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 limitations below: 
3 000 ECU per hectare of vineyards converted, with a 
ceiling of: 
4 000 hectares in Greece, 
— the form and amount of aid proposed, 30 000 hectares in France; 
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3 000 ECU per hectare in the case of restructuring 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 IID 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 conditions in 
the area concerned by protecting soil and water 
resources, 
— commercial forestry, including the planting of 
fast-growing trees, 
— related works, such as earth-moving, the construction 
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, 
— 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 projects 
above, 
— starting-up aid to recognized groups set up to manage 
woodlands in common, 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 agricultural 
sector in the region concerned, including the 
effects on the producers themselves, 
— 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 forestry 
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 contribute 
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 authorities concerned. 
4. The Community aid shall cover 50 % of the cost of 
the works and other measures referred to in paragraph 2, 
up to the maximum eligible amounts and subject to the 
limitations below: 
— 2 500 ECU per hectare for protective and commercial 
afforestation, with an overall ceiling of: 
25 000 hectares in Greece, 
60 000 hectares in Italy, including a maximum 
20 000 hectares in the regions referred to in IID 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 
restructuring 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 maximum 
20 000 hectares in the regions referred to in IID 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 stabilization 
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 maximum 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-flowing 
streams, 
— 200 ECU per hectare for measures to prevent and 
fight forest fires,.with an overall ceiling of: 
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200 000 hectares protected in Greece, 
100 000 hectares protected in Italy, including 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 forestry in 
the operational plan of campaign for the creation of 
nature parks and conservancy areas, 
— 5% of the total cost of projects covered by 
paragraph 1 for preparatory work. 
In the case of Greece, the Community contribution shall 
be met in part from the Guidance Section of the European 
TITLE IV 
INCREASING THE MARKET VALUE OF PRODUCTS 
Article 22 
1. The schemes referred to in Article 6 of Regulation 
(EEC) No 355/77 and in IV 1 of the integrated 
programmes for Greece and France and IV A of the 
integrated programme for Italy shall cover: 
— machinery for harvesting agricultural commodities, 
provided that this machinery is owned and used by 
producers' organizations or other beneficiaries within 
the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 other 
than producers, 
— advertising and market research, provided that these 
are conducted by groups or organizations 
representing producers in the sector in question, 
— the processing of agricultural commodities listed in 
Annex II to the Treaty for the manufacture of 
products not listed in the said Annex and the 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 measures referred to in paragraph 
1 and to allow the overall limits on eligible expenditure 
referred to in indents 7 to 12 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 (3) of this 
Regulation. 
marketing of such products, provided that these are 
new products or by-products manufactured from 
agricultural commodities of commercial significance 
to the agricultural producers concerned. 
2. 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. 
3. The level of the Community contribution provided 
for in Article 17 (2) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 is 
supplemented to bring the overall 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. 
4. The balance of the Community contribution 
needed to finance the amounts additional to Regulation TITLE III 
FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE 
Article 19 (III A) 
Article 20 (III B) 
Article 21 (III C) 
In view of the discussions under way on implementing the Council resolution of 25 January 
1983 on structures policy in the fisheries sector, the Commission's proposals on that part of the 
integrated Mediterranean programmes concerning fisheries and aquaculture will be sent to the 
Council at a later date. 
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(EEC) No 355/77 as referred to in paragraphs 1 and 3 
shall be paid under this Regulation and approved in 
accordance with Title II of Regulation (EEC) 
No 355/77. 
Article 23 
1. Council Regulation (EEC) No 1360/78 0), as 
referred to in points IV 2/IV B of the integrated 
programmes 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 
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 provided 
for in Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1360/78 is 
supplemented to bring the overall level of contribution to 
50%. 
(>) OJ No L 166, 23. 6. 1978, p. 1. 4. Within six months of the entry into force of this 
Regulation, the Commission shall adopt the provisions 
provided for in Article 6 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 
1360/78 in accordance with the procedure laid down in 
that Regulation. 
5. The balance of the Community contribution 
needed to finance the amounts additional to Regulation 
(EEC) No 13£0/78 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 
1. As regards the Community contribution to 
operations to promote small and medium-sized 
enterprises and craft firms under point V 1 of the 
integrated Mediterranean programmes for Greece, Italy 
and .France, the following provisions of Council 
Regulation (EEC) No 2615/80 (2) shall apply: 
(a) operations under point V 1 (a) of the IMPs: Article 5 
(1) (a) (i); 
(b) operations under point V 1 (b) of the IMPs: Article 5 
(1) (a) (ii); 
(c) operations under point V 1 (c) of the IMPs: Article 5 
(l)(a)(iii)and(iv); 
(d) operations under point V 1 (d) of the IMPs: Article 5 
(1) (a) (v); 
(e) operations under point V 1 (e) of the IMPs: Article 5 
(D(a)(vii); 
(f) operations under point V 1 (f) of the IMPs: Article 5 
(D(b)(i); 
(g) operations under point V 1 (g) of the IMPs: Article 5 
(1) (b) (ii); 
(h) operations under point V 1 (h) of the IMPs: Article 5 
(1) (a) (viii); 
(i) operations under point V 1 (i) of the IMPs: Article 5 
(1) (c) (ii); 
(j) operations under point V 1 (k) of the IMPs: Article 5 
(1) (c). 
2. In addition, in the case of operations under point 
V 1 (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. 
(2) OJNoL271, 15. 10. 1980, p. 1. 
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Article 25 Article 28 
The Community contribution to operations for 
relocating businesses under point V 2 of the integrated 
Mediterranean programmes shall be as follows: 
1. operations under point V 2 (a) of the IMPs: 50 % of 
the public expenditure resulting from the granting of 
aid for dismantling, transferring and modifying 
equipment, provided that such aid is supplementary 
to the existing aid system; 
2. operations under point 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 
operations for developing rural tourism under point V 3 
of the IMPs, the following provisions of Regulation 
(EEC) No 2615/80 shall apply: 
(a) operations under point V 3 (a) of the IMPs: Article 5 
(1) (d) (i); 
(b) operations under point V 3 (b) of the IMPs: Article 5 
(1) (d) (ii); 
(c) operations under point V 3 (c) of the IMPs: Article 5 
(1) (d) (iv). 
2. In addition, in the case of operations under point 
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. 1. Aid granted under the IMPs and, where 
appropriate, under Regulations (EEC) No 2615/80 and 
(EEC) No 2618/80 may not be combined with aid from 
the quota section of the ERDF. 
2. Where necessary, the provisions of Article 5 (3) of 
Regulation (EEC) No 2615/80 and of Article 5 (2) of 
Regulation (EEC) No 2618/80 shall apply. 
Article 29 
1. The implementation of the operations referred to in 
Articles 1 to 4 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) and (6) of 
Regulations (EEC) No 2615/80 and (EEC) No 2618/80 
shall apply. 
3. Where a special programme has already been 
approved by the Commission pursuant to Regulations 
(EEC) No 2615/80 or (EEC) No 2618/80, the necessary 
adjustments with reference to the IMP shall be presented 
within the framework of the operational plan of 
campaign. 
Article 30 
The provisions of Articles 5 (5) and 6 of Regulation 
(EEC) No 2615/80 shall apply. 
Article 27 
1. As regards the Community contribution to 
operations for promoting renewable sources of energy 
under point V 4 of the IMPs, the following provisions of 
Council Regulation (EEC) No 2618/80 (») shall apply: 
(a) operations under point V 4 (a) of the IMPs: Article 5 
(D(a); 
(b) operations under point V 4 (b) of the IMPs: Article 5 
(1) (b); 
(c) operations under point V 4 (c) of the IMPs: Article 5 
(1) (c). 
2. In addition, in the case of operations under point 
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. TITLE VI 
INFRASTRUCTURE 
Article 31 
1. As regards the Community contribution to the 
financing of infrastructure under point VI (a) and (b) of 
the integrated Mediterranean programmes for Greece 
and Italy and point VI (a) of the integrated Mediterranean 
programme for France, the provisions of Council 
Regulation (EEC) No 724/75 (2), shall apply. 
2. In particular, only infrastructure covered by 
programmes as defined in Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) 
No 724/75 may be financed. Such programmes shall be 
presented to the Commission within the framework of the 
operational plan of campaign referred to in Article 3 of 
this Regulation. 
(') OJ No L 271, 15. 10. 1980, p. 23. (2) OJ No L 73, 21. 3. 1975, p. 1. 
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3. 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 expenditure, 
— in the case of France: 50% of the public 
expenditure. 
4. The Community contribution shall be provided in 
part by the ERDF, which shall grant assistance under the 
terms laid down by Regulation (EEC) No 724/75. 
The balance of the Community contribution needed to 
attain the rates laid down in paragraph 3 above and to 
cover any infrastructure referred to in paragraph 1 which 
is not eligible under Regulation (EEC) No 724/75, shall 
be provided under this Regulation. 
Article 32 
(Agricultural infrastructure) 
1. The financial contribution to the development of 
infrastructure directly related to agriculture under point 
VI (c) of the integrated Mediterranean programmes for 
Greece and Italy and point VI (b) of the integrated 
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 villages whose 
inhabitants are dependent principally on 
agriculture, 
— the construction and improvement of farm roads and 
local roads used for agriculture and forestry. 
2. Projects must: 
— contribute to a lasting improvement in the facilities 
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 agriculture. 
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: 
— 75 % in Greece, 
— 65 % in Italy, 
— 50% in France, 
of the cost of the work referred to in paragraph 1. 
5. In the case of Greece, the Community contribution 
shall be provided in part by the EAGGF Guidance 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 (3) of this 
Regulation. 
7. Article 5 (3), (5), (6) and (7) shall apply to the 
measures covered by this Article. 
TITLE VII 
BACK-UP MEASURES 
Article 33 
(Agricultural advisory services) 
1. The measures to develop the agricultural advisory 
services referred to at point VII (a) of the integrated 
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 0) 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 (2). 
3. Actual expenditure incurred by Greece in 
implementing the measures referred to in paragraph 1 
shall be reimbursed at a rate of 75 %, subject to maximum 
eligible amounts and within the following limits: 
— 100 000 ECU for the specialized training of 
teachers, 
— 260 000 ECU per annum for the running expenses of 
the national committee, including the centres, 
— 1 200 000 ECU per annum for expenditure incurred 
by way of the course attendance allowance, for a 
period of four years and subject to a limit of 4 000 
ECU per student, 
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— 15 000 ECU per adviser employed under the annual 
advisory plans, paid directly or indirectly 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. 
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 
point 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 
contribution 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. 
The additional Community contribution needed to attain 
the amounts and levels fixed in paragraphs 1 and 2 and to 
enable the overall limits on eligible expenditure 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 
. . . shall apply to the Community contribution to the 
financing of the vocational training measures and the 
activities designed to increase awareness, provide 
information and promote local initiative provided for 
under point VII (a) of the integrated Mediterranean 
programmes for Greece, Italy and France as well as of the 
measures for developing the services which guarantee 
integrated 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. 
2. All running expenses other than those concerning 
vocational training shall be eligible within the meaning of Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No . . . for the measures 
referred to in paragraph 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 36 
1. The agricultural research measures referred to at 
point VII (b) of the IMPs for Greece, Italy and France 
shall be the subject of an addition to the 'Mediterranean 
agriculture' programme referred to at point II 1 in the 
Annex to Council Decision 83/. . ./EEC (adopting joint 
research programmes and programmes for coordinating 
agricultural research). 
2. The purpose of the addition mentioned in 
paragraph 1 shall be to broaden and reinforce the 
'Mediterranean agriculture' programme by financing ad 
hoc measures enabling any urgent problems arising 
during implementation of the integrated Mediterranean 
programmes to be dealt with rapidly. 
3. The financing of the measures referred to in 
paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be governed by this Regulation 
and the relevant decisions made in accordance with 
Article 2 of Decision 83/. . ./EEC. 
TITLE VIII 
FINAL PROVISIONS 
Article 37 
1. The duration of the integrated Mediterranean 
programmes 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 third and the fifth years, the 
Commission shall present to Parliament and to the 
Council a report on the implementation of the measures 
provided for in the integrated Mediterranean 
programmes. 
3. At the request of the Commission, Member States 
shall provide all the information necessary to draw up the 
report referred to in paragraph 2. 
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Article 38 
The Commission shall ensure that the various measures 
are mutually complementary and consistent throughout 
the period covered by the integrated Mediterranean 
programmes. 
It may, if need be, carry out appropriate on-the-spot 
checks, inter alia to monitor the economic effectiveness 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 complementary 
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.