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(a) shall be equal to a maximum of 5 °/o, 5 °/o, 4 %, 
3 % and 2 % of the value of products: 
— coming from producer groups as referred to in 
Article 1 (1), 
— to which recognition relates and which are 
placed on the market; 
(b) may not, however, exceed the actual formation 
and administrative operating expenditure.' 
2. The following subparagraph is added to Article 5 (1): 
'However, the aid referred to in the first subpara­
graph relating to storage, ginning and packaging 
facilities may also be granted to private undertakings 
provided that the programmes referred to under (c) 
include: 
— investments which the said undertakings 
contemplate making in storage, ginning and 
packaging facilities, 
— an assurance as to the adequate, lasting parti­
cipation of cotton producers in the economic 
advantages arising from the investments, and/or 
the obligation to conclude supply contracts 
between groups and the said undertakings, of a 
duration of at least five years.' 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Articles 42 and 
43 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European 
Parliament, 
Whereas, pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 
1942/81 0), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3768/ 
85 O, the United Kingdom is implementing an agri­
cultural development programme in the less-favoured 3. Article 10 is replaced by the following: 
'Article 10 
1. The period for carrying out the common 
measures shall be 10 years from the date of entry into 
force of this Regulation. 
2. Before the end of the period provided for in 
paragraph 1, the Commission shall submit to the 
Council a report on progress in the common 
measures. 
3. The estimated total cost of carrying out the 
common measures to be borne by the Guidance 
Section of the Fund shall be 45 million ECU, 3 
million ECU of which are provided for the 
application of Title I. 
4. Article 6 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 
shall apply to this Regulation.' 
4. In Article 11 (2), '40 %' is replaced by '50 %'. 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its 
publication in the Official Journal of the European 
Communities. 
It shall apply with effect from 26 February 1987. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and 
directly applicable in all Member States. 
areas of Northern Ireland to bring about a significant 
improvement in agricultural structures and in agricultural 
production possibilities in the areas concerned; 
Whereas the programme has been reviewed after its first 
four years of implementation in accordance with Article 
2 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1942/81; 
Whereas Council Directive 84/169/EEC of 28 February 
1984 concerning the Community list of less-favoured 
farming areas within the meaning of Directive 
75/268/EEC (United Kingdom) (3), extended the less-
favoured areas of Northern Ireland; Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 1942/81 for the stimulation 
of agricultural development in the less-favoured areas of Northern Ireland 
COM(87) 371 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 28 July 1987) 
(87/C 237/13) 
(') OJ No L 197, 20. 7. 1981, p. 17. 
O OJNoL362, 31. 12. 1985, p. 8. O OJ No L 82, 26. 3. 1984, p. 67. 
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Whereas the real needs for work on farm roads and land 
improvement have been much greater than the provisions 
on which the Regulation were based; whereas there is a 
particular need in the less-favoured areas of Northern 
Ireland to reinforce investment in this sector as an 
indispensable prerequisite for maintaining farming and 
enabling diversification in rural areas; 
Whereas little use has been made of the aid for the orien­
tation of agricultural production and the farm 
improvement plan has since been duplicated by the farm 
improvement plan under Council Regulation (EEC) No 
797/85 ('); whereas this measure should be discontinued 
and replaced by a farm investment schedule aimed at 
smaller farmers encouraging higher livestock quality by 
improvement of winter feeding facilities and environ­
mental protection by improvement of storage capacity 
for animal waste in order to reduce the risk of pollution 
from winter housing for livestock; 
Whereas Northern Ireland is considered a priority for 
regional development and agriculture is a key element in 
the region; whereas in order to ensure the continuation 
of the development of the less-favoured areas of 
Northern Ireland, it is necessary to amend the measure 
and the limits of EAGGF contribution; whereas it is 
opportune to allow a certain flexibility in these limits at 
the discretion of the Commission without, however, in­
creasing the overall cost of the common measure, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
Regulation (EEC) No 1942/81 is hereby amended as 
follows: 
1. In Article 1 (2), 'Directive 75/276/EEC is replaced 
by 'Directive 84/169/EEC 
2. In Article 1 (3) the following is added: 
/ 
'(d) the improvement of winter feeding of animals 
and environmental protection'. 
3. Article 2 (3) is replaced by the following: 
'3. All measures provided for in this common 
measure must fit into the framework of a regional 
development programme where the United Kingdom 
is obliged to forward it to the Commission under Article 2 (3) (a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 
1787/84 of 19 June. 1984 establishing a European 
Regional Development Fund ('). 
O OJNoL 169,28.6. 1984, p. 1.' 
4. The following Article 3a is inserted after Article 3: 
'Article 3a 
The investments mentioned under Article 1 (3) (a), 
(b) and (d) shall be made under a farm investment 
schedule to be prepared by the farmer and approved 
by the appropriate authorities.' 
5. In Article 6, paragraph (a) is replaced by the 
following: 
'(a) renewal of existing field drainage'. 
6. In Article 11, the following paragraph 5 is added: 
'5. The present Title shall apply to improvement 
plans approved before 30 June 1987.' 
7. The following Title IVa is inserted after Title IV: 
TITLE IVa 
Winter feeding and environmental protection 
Article 11a 
The measure for the improvement of winter feeding 
of animals and environmental protection referred to 
in Article 1 (d) shall include aid for investments 
granted to farmers without an improvement plan 
under Regulation (EEC) No 797/85 for 
(a) the storage of silage including appropriate silage 
effluent tanks; 
(b) the storage of animal wastes. 
The aid provided under (a) and (b) shall not exceed 
that available to farmers with an improvement plan 
not providing a labour income in excess of 120 % of 
the reference income under Article 2 of Regulation 
(EEC) No 797/85. The limits to investment eligible 
for aid as laid down in that Regulation are not 
modified by this Regulation.' 
8. In Article 12 (2), '48 million ECU' is replaced by '57 
million ECU'. 
O OJ No L 93, 30. 3. 1985, p. 1. 9. In Article 13, 70 %' is replaced by '55 %'. 
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10. Article 14 (2) is replaced by the following: 
'2. The fund shall reimburse to the United 
Kingdom the following percentage of its actual 
expenditure: 
(a) 40 % for measures under Article 4 with a 
maximum eligible amount of 44 million ECU; 
(b) 40 % for the other measures with a maximum 
eligible amount of: 
— 600 ECU per hectare for the work referred 
to in Article 6 (a), 
— 500 ECU per hectare for the work referred 
to in Article 6 (b) and (c), 
— 40 ECU per livestock unit for the work 
referred to in Article 11 (2), 
— 15 000 ECU per farm for the work referred 
to in Article 11a, subject to a maximum eligible amount of 21 
million ECU for the work under Title IV and 
Title IVa. 
However, if it proves necessary at a later stage, the 
Commission may at the request of the Member State 
concerned adjust the above maximum amounts 
under the procedure referred to in Article 17, 
provided the total amount of eligible expenditure 
does not exceed 142,5 million ECU.' 
Article 2 
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.