25. 1.84 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 18/5 
II 
(Preparatory Acts) 
COMMISSION 
Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directives 72/159/EEC, 72/160/EEC and 
72/161/EEC in relation to agricultural structures 
COM(83) 746 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 5 January 1984) 
(84/C 18/06) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN 
COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the 
European Economic Community, and in particular 
Article 43 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European 
Parliament, 
Whereas Article 16 of Council Directive 72/159/EEC 
of 17 April 1972 on the modernization of farms (*), 
Article 7 of Council Directive 72/160/EEC of 
17 April 1972 concerning measures to encourage the 
cessation of farming and the reallocation of utilized 
agricultural area for the purposes of structural 
improvement (2) and Article 9 of Council Directive 
72/161/EEC of 17 April 1972 concerning the 
provision of socio-economic guidance for, and the 
acquisition of, occupational skills by persons engaged 
in agriculture (3), all three Directives, as last amended 
by Directive 82/436/EEC (4), provide for the 
estimated time required for carrying out the common 
measures referred to in those Directives to run until 
31 December 1983; 
Whereas, on 10 October 1983, the Commission sent 
the Council proposals for improving the efficiency of 
agricultural structures, designed to replace the 
measures referred to in the abovementioned 
Directives; 
Whereas, in accordance with Article 6 (2) (c) of 
Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 of 21 April 
(') OJ No L 96, 23. 4. 1972, p. 1. 
(2) OJ No L 96, 23. 4. 1972, p. 9. 
(3) OJ No L 96, 23. 4. 1972, p. 15. 
(4) OJ No L 193, 3. 7. 1982, p. 37. 1970 on the financing of the common agricultural 
policy (5), the target date for completing these 
common measures should be deferred to 30 June 
1984 in order to ensure the necessary continuity until 
the proposed measures are applicable, whilst account 
be taken of some aspects of these proposed measures; 
Whereas the Government of the Federal Republic of 
Germany has pointed at difficulties in the application 
of Directive 72/160/EEC in that country; whereas it 
is thence indicated to authorize the Federal German 
Government to suspend the application of the said 
Directive, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: 
Article 1 
1. Article 16 (1) of Directive 72/159/EEC is hereby 
replaced by the following: 
' 1. The estimated time required for carrying out 
the common measures shall run until 30 June 
1984.' 
2. The first subparagraph of Article 7 (1) of Directive 
72/160/EEC is hereby replaced by the following: 
' The estimated time required for carrying out the 
common measures shall run until 30 June 1984.' 
3. Article 9 (1) of Directive 72/161/EEC is hereby 
replaced by the following: 
'1. The estimated time required for carrying out 
the common measures shall run until 30 June 
1984.' 
(5) OJ No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 13. 
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Article 2 
Member States are authorized to replace the 
development plan provided for in Article 2, 4 and 8 
of Directive 72/159/EEC by a farm improvement 
plan that must show, by means of specific calcu­
lations, that the investments therein are profitable and 
that they will bring about a lasting improvement in 
the economic results of the undertaking. Article 3 
The Federal Republic of Germany is authorized not 
to implement the measures provided for in Directive 
72/160/EEC. 
Article 4 
This Directive is addressed to the Member States. 
Proposal for a Council Regulation on suspension of aids for investments in the field of 
dairy production 
COM(83) 746 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 5 January 1984) 
(84/C 18/07) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN 
COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the 
European Economic Community, and in particular 
Article 43 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European 
Parliament, 
Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 
1946/81 of 30 June 1981 restricting investment aids 
for milk production (') authorizes Member States to 
grant aids to investments in the field of dairy 
production; 
Whereas with a view to attaining the Community's 
objectives in regard to production, in particular the 
objective of re-establishing market balance for the 
Community's milk products, all aids for investments 
directly related to milk production should be 
temporarily suspended; 
Whereas, however, the suspension of investment aid 
should take account of particular conditions of 
production in difficult regions where other 
production alternatives do not exist, such as those in 
mountain areas within the meaning of Council 
Directive 75/268/EEC of 28 April 1975 on mountain 
and hill farming and farming in certain less-favoured 
areas (2), or those regions for which specific measures 
(') OJ No L 197, 20. 7. 1981, p. 32. 
(2) OJNoL 128, 19.5. 1975, p. 1. provide for the structural development of beef-
rearing, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
By derogation to the provisions of Regulation (EEC) 
No 1946/81, the granting of all aid to investments 
directly concerning the field of dairy production is 
prohibited for the period to 30 June 1984. 
However, Member States shall be authorized to grant 
investment aid for milk production in the case of 
holdings located in areas within the meaning of 
Article 3 (3) of Directive 75/268/EEC, or in regions 
which are the subject of common measures in the 
sense of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 and for which 
special measures aimed at improving structural 
development of beef-rearing are envisaged, provided 
that: 
— the specific conditions of these common measures 
are respected, 
— the investment does not increase the dairy herd to 
more than 40 cows per holding, 
— at least 50 % of the holding's UAA consists of 
forage area. 
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.