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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Brussels ,13July 1973
NOT TOBEPUBLISHED
COMMISSION OPINION
of13July 1973
onthedraft provisions fortheimplementation ofCouncil
Directive No72/16O/EECof17April 1972 notified "bythe
Government oftheUnited Kingdom ofGreat Britain
and Northern Ireland
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COMMISSION OPINION
_ of13July 1973 .
onthedraft ,provisions fortheimplementation ofCouncil
Directive No72/160/EECof17April 1972 Viotified "bythe
Government oftheUnited Kingdom ofGreat Britain
and Northern Ireland
Inaccordance with Article 8(l)ofCouncil Directive No72/160/
EECconcerning measures toencourage thecessation offarming
andthereallocation ofthelandused hitherto foragricultural
land^forthepurposes ofstructural improvement ,theUnited
Kingdom Government gave notification on15May 1973 ,ofthe
following Acts and draft provisions fortheimplementation of
the said Directive s
1.Agriculture Act1967 »asamended bytheAgriculture Act1970
andtheAgriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions )Act1972 }
2.Draft oftheAgriculture Act1967 (Amendment )Regulations 1973 ;
3.Draft oftheFarm Structure (Payment toOutgoers )Scheme 1973 ;
4»Draft oftheFarm Amalgamation Scheme 1973 ;
5.Draft administrative provision onthearea ofland which may "be
retained byanoutgoer ;
6.Draft administrative provision toensure that theoutgoer' aland
should beadded ontoadevelopment plan farm wherever this is
reasonably pratioable .
After hearing theStanding Committee onAgricultural Structures
(67th meeting of13and14June 1973 )theCommission ,inaocordanoe
xith Article 8(3)ofCouncil Directive No72/I6O/EEC,hereby delivers
thefollowing opinion onthetexts asnotified :

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1»General
1.1.TheUnitedKingdomcommunication ofl*jMay1973containsno
.■draftprovisionsforthoimplementation ofDirectiveKo72/
159/SSGonthemodernization offarms.
However,atthemeetingoftheStandingCommitteeonAgri­
culturalStructuresof13and14June1973theBritishDe­
legationstatedthattheBritishGovernmentproposedto
"bringprovisionsfortheimplementation 'bothofDirective
ITo72/159/330andofArticle5(l)(a)ofDirectivesWo72/I6O/
EECintooperationnotlaterthan1January1974»andthat
therelevantdraftswereto"benotifiedtotheCommission
inthenearfuture.■
^However,theCommissionwouldpointoutthatunderArticle5
(l)(a)ofDirectiveHo72/I60/EEC,theCommunitycanparti­
cipateinthefinancingofmeasuresadopted "byaMemberState
forimplementation oftheDirectiveonlyifthelandpreviously
utilizedforagricultural purposeandnowreleasedbythe
cessationofagricultureismadeavailabletofarmerswho,in
accordancewithArticles2and4ofDirectiveHo72/l59/E2Cf
havedrawnupandsubmittedaplanofdevelopingtheirfarms
andwhoqualifyfortheincentivemeasuresprovidedforby
Article8ofthatDirective,
Consequently theCommissioncan,inaccordancex;ithArticle
8(3)ofDirectiveHo72/l60/SEC,determinewhetherthedraft
satisfiestheconditionsforfinancialcontribution fromthe
Communityonlywhentheprovisionsfortheimplementation of
DirectiveHo72/159/eSGhave"beensubmittedinaccordance
withaprocedurelaiddowninArticles17and18ofthe
latterDirective.
ThoCommissionisthereforenotyetabletogiveafinal
opiniononthedraftsasnotified.
1.2,Inthecommunication of15May1973theBritishGovernment
imadeitclearthatitdoc3notproposetograntanannuity
underArticle2(l)(c)ofDirectiveHo72/I6O/ESCtohired
workersofpermanentfamilyworkersinagriculture aged
between55and65whoceaseworkinginagricultureasa
resultoftheclosureofthefarm.

Thereasonadvancedtojustifythisisthatallpersonswho
"becomeredundantarecompensated bylawundertheRedundancy
PaymentsScheme,whichcameintoforcein19&5tarealso
eligiblefornormalunemployment benefit.Inthisconnection,
theBritishGovernmentrefersthedeclaration givenbythe
Communityatthe7thmeetingoftheInterimCommitteeon28
and29March1973,thatwhenthesituationrelatingtothe
beneficiary'sincomeisbeingreviewed,asreferredtointhe
secondinsetofthesecondsubparagraph ofArticle2(lc)of
DirectiveNo72/I6O/EECaccountmaybetakenoftheexistence
ofothermeasuresofsocialsecurityorredundancypayments.
IntheopinionoftheCommission,theMemberStatesarealready
justifiedbyArticle2(3)ofDirectiveHo72/I6O/EECintaking
existingunemployment benefitsintoaccountwhengrantingannui­
tiestopermanentfamilyworkersorhiredworkers.Inviewof
thedeclarationreferredtoabove,aswellasthefactthatthe
farmsforwhichtheoutgoerpaymentsaredesignedareingeneral
toosmalltogivefullemploymenttoagricultural workers,the
Commissioncanraisenoobjectionstothenon-application of
Artiole2(lc)oftheDireotive.

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2.Clause3(l)and(2)roadwithclause12ofthedraftFarmStructure
(PaymentstoOutgoors)Scheme1973
2.1.1.Clause3(l)and(2),roadinconjunctionwithClause12ofthe
draft,providesforthegrantofasinglepaymenttofarmers
agedlessthan55yearsandthegrantofanannuitytofarmers
agedmorethan55yearswhogiveupan"uncommercial "unit.
Farmersaged"between5565year3maychoosebetweenthe
singlegrantandtheannuity.
ΛInthisconnectionan'"uncommercial "unit,undersection40
oftheAgriculture Act1967;meansafarmwhichisnotcapable
ofprovidingfull-timeemploymentforanindividualoccupying
itandatleastoneotherfully-employed man:fullemployment
isexpressedin"standardman-daysandacommercialunitmust
provideatleast600standardman-daysontheassumptionthat
-thegreaterpartofthefeedingstuffs requiredbyanylivestock
keptontheunitisgrownthere.
Farmsprovidingemploymenttolessthan100standardman-days
donotqualifyforoutgoerpayments.
2.1.2.AtthemeetingoftheStandingCommitteeonAgricultural Struc­
tures,theBritishDelegationstatedthattheaverageannual
incomefromcommercialunits,i.3.unitsprovidingatleast
600standardman-daysofemployment,wellexceedsthatreceived
fromnon-agricultural industriesandtrades,evenallowingfor
areasonablereturnoncapital;itprovidedrelevantstatistical
information (seeappendix4"tothecommunication of15Kay1973).
Itfurtherexplainedthataunitprovidinglessthan100standard
man-daysemploymentwouldnormallyoccupyaverysmallareaof
landandthenumberofsuchunitsascomparedwiththetotal
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agricultural landareainGreatBritainissosmallthatsuoh
unitscannotmakeacontribution worthmentioningtotheen­
largementofotherfarmsandinparticulartotheformation
of"commercial"units;exclusionofthiscategoryfromthe
outgoerpaymentsschemethusinnowayimpededtheachievement
oftheaimsofDirectiveHo72/I6O/EEC.
2.2.Articlel(l)ofDirectiveHo72/I60/EEC,readinconjunctionwith
Article2(l)(a)(b),obligestheMemberStates:
-tointroduceanannuityforfarmerswhopractisefarmingas
theirmainoccupationandleaveagriculture ;
-tointroduceapremiumforcessationoffarming,thispremium
beingavailabletoallfarmers.
In'thecontextofthisframeworkforgrantingannuitiesorpre­
miums,whichisessentially independentofage,incomeandsize
oftheapplicant'sfarm,theMemberStatescan,however,vary-
orrefrain ,fromgranting-theannuityorthepremiumtinthe
basisoftheageand/orincomeofthebeneficiary.Moreover,
farmers ,&hopractisefarmingasamainoccupationandreceive
theannuityforcessation -offarmingmaybeexcludedfrombenefit
ofthepremium.
2.3.Inappraisingtheabove-mentioned provisionsofthecommunication
of15Kay1973,theCommissionfollowstheprinciplethatthe'
mainpurposeoftheCouncilDirectivesof17April1972onthe
'reformofagricultural structuresistheformationanddevelopment
offarmswhosesizeandstructureenablethemtoadapttofuture
developments intheagricultural industry.
Farmerswhocannotorwillnotdevelopinthiswaymustbegiven•
thepossibilityofgivingupagriculture ,therebyreleasingland
forfarmswhichcanbemodernized anddeveloped.
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Animportant element ofthese Directives isthat the individual
farmer isgiven total freedom ofdecision over his .ownfuture ,eig .
todecide todevelop hisfarm inaccordance with theconditions of
Directive No72/159/EECor–where hemeets thenecessary conditions –
toapply forthe "benefits provided forinDirective No72/l60/EEC ,
encouraging hintogive upfaming before retirement age.
Theprovisions adopted bytheMember States forimplementing
Directive No72/l60/EECmust beanalysed inthelight ofthese
principles .
2.3«1»Asregards application ofclause 3(l)ofthedraft tofarmers
whowork an"uncommercial "unit ,i.e. aunit which provides
employment ofless thaji 600standard nan-days ,theCommission
^isaware that this provision ensures extensive application
oftherules concerning cessation offarming provided for in
Directive No72/16O/EEC ,andinmany cases goe3 beyond the
minimum required bytheDirective ;forexample ,itmaybe
assumed that many farms which are tobeconsidered asmodern ;
within thameaMng oftheminimum requirements ofArticle 4
ofDirective No72/159/SEXJ (comparable annual inceme forat
least 1full-time worker ),cantjualify forthebenefit of
therules .)
Ontheother hand ,however ,theCommission would point out
that thelimitation ofeligible porsons under clause 3(l)
ofthe draft must not beallowed toexclude farmers whose
farms yield atiannual income perworker substantially less
than theincome which ,under Article 4ofDirective llo72/
I59/EEC ,istobefixed asthedevelopment aimforthemo­
dernization offarms .The existence ofsuch asubstantial
difference between the restriction onthe onehand and the
objective ontheother maynotonly jeopardize theachievement
oftheDirective 'saims butwill also sharply restrict the
individual farmer 'sfreedom ofdecision ,towhich wereferred
above .
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Evenif,astheBritishDelegationhasstated,acommercial
unitshould,generally "betakentomeanafarmwhichcanpro­
videitsworkerswithacomparableincomewithinthemeaning
ofArticle4ofDirectiveNo72/159/eSCJ,thecriterionselected,
namelythelabourrequirement ,expressedinstandardman-days,
doesnotprovideanadequateassurancethatsuch'acommercial
unitwillalwaysberegardedasmodernwithinthemeaningof
Directive72/159/eEC.
IntheopinionoftheCommissicn ,thi3criteriondoesnot
excludethepossibilitythatinindividualcasesunitsmight
beexcludedfromapplicationoftheoutgoerBschemewhere,
althoughtheyare"commercial"units,providetheworkers
employedthereinwithanincomewhichissubstantially lower
thanthecomparableincomespecifiedinArticle4Directive
72/159/ESC.
TheCommissionthereforerecommendsthattheBritishGovern­
mentmakeprovisionforgrantingtheoutgoerr;paymentsprovi­
dedforinClause3(l)incon-'mictionwithClause12ofthe
drafteventoownersof"commercial"units,whereitisfound
thattheincomeperworker011thefarmissubstantially lower
thanthecomparableincomespecifiedinArticle4(l)ofDirect
tiveNo72/159/EEC.
2.3*2.AsregardstherestrictionofClanae3(2)ofthedraftto
unitsprovidingemploymentofatleastonehundredstandard
man-days,theCommissionwouldfirstlypointoutthatthe
premiumprovidedforinArticle2(l)(b)oftheDirectiveis
tobograntedtoallfarmers,subjecttonoconditionasto
minimumsize.
TheCommissionnevertheless believesthatpracticalreasons
connectedwithpayingthepremiumunderArticle2(l)(b)of
DirectiveNo72/160/EECmayjustifythefixingofaminimum
sizeasitisnotthepurposeoftheDirectivetopro­
moteihecessationofverysmallfarmswhichcannot-either
individually ortakenalltogether-haveanynoteworthy

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effects ontheaim of -theDirective ,namely ,torelease
adequate areas ofagricultural land forfarms which can
bemodernized .
Asfurther statistics supplied "bytheBritish Government
have shown ,only avery small proportion ofland isoccupied
byunits providing lesthan 100man-days employment .
TheCommission therefore considers that units providing
less than onehundred standard man-days employment will
have noappreciate effect ontherealization oftheaims
oftheDirective ,andthat inconsequence exclusion oftheso
,>units from theoutgoer payment scheme isjustified .
Clarice 3(3)(b)ofthedraft Farm Structure (Payments toOut£cers )
Scheme 1973
3.1.Under Clause 3(3)(b)ofthedraft ,theoutgoer payments pro­
vided forinclause 3(l)maybepaid only tofarmor whoduring
thefive years preceding submission oftheir application had
been employed inagriculture fornot loss than 100days in
aggregate inayear onaverage .
3.2.Asalready pointed out ,Article 2(l)(a )ofDirective No72/I6O/EEC
provides forthegrant ofanannuity tofarmers whopractice
farming astheir main occupation when they cease such occupation
andArticle 2(l)(b )ofthat Directive provides forthegrant of
apremium toallfarmers whogive uptheir agricultural activi­
ties .Under Article 3(b)afarmer whopractises farming asa
■•main occupation must during thefive years before submitting
hisapplication have spent atleast $0$ofhisworking hours
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3.3.1.Asregardsthegr?mtof-theannuityprovidedforinClause
12ofthedrafttofarmersaged"between5565years
whohave,inaccordancewithClause3(3)("b)ofthedraft,
workedatleast100standardman-daysinagriculture ,the
.'Commissinnwouldpointoutthatunderthi3provisionthe
I
annuitymightalso"begrantedtofarmerswhocouldnolonger
"beregardedaspractisingfarmingasamainoccupationwi­
thinthomeaningofArticled®fDirectiveNo72/16O/EEC,
sinceThey.havespentlessthanhalfthsirworkinghours
toagricultural ,work.'•
Suchextensionofthegrantofanannuitytofarmerswho
cannot "beregardedaspractisingfarmingasamainoccu-
.–pationisacceptable ,undertheprovisionsofArticle14
.ofDirectiveITo72/I6O/EEC.However,thoCommissionwould
if.-pointoutthattheCommunitydoesnotcontributefinancially'
tothocostofgrantingannuitiesunderArticle2(l)(a)of
theDirectivetofarmerswhodonotpractisefarmingasa
mainoccupationwithinthomeaningofArticle3(b).
.3.3.2.Asregardstheexclusionoffarmerswhoduringthefive
yearsprecedingtheirapplication workedlessthan100
standardman-daysinagriculture fromthelumpcumpayment
providedforbyclause12ofthedraftinrespectoffarmers
whodonotqualifyfortheannuity,thoCommissionwould
pointcutthat,underArticle2(l)(b)ofDirectiveNo72/
I60/EEC,apremiumforgivingupafarmisto
begrantedtoallfarmers,irrespective oftheamountof
timetheyhave3pcntonworkinagriculture.
TheCommissiondoesnotconsideritjustifiedtostartfrom
theprinciplethatallunitswithalabourrequirement
between100-599standardman-daysshouldinfactberegarded
asunitswherefarmingispractisedr.r,amainoccupation,
forthiswouldleadtopaymentofthelumpsumpremium
beingexcludedinthecaseofunitsonwhich,eventhough
theyareofthorightsizetoqualifyforthepayment,
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TheCommission'sviewisthatsucharestrictionofthe
paymentofthepremiumprovidedforTinderArticle2(l)(b)
ofDirectiveNo72/160/EECwouldjeopardizetheachievement
oftheaimsofthatDirective.Accordingly,theCommission
considersthatClause3(3)(b)ofthedraftmust"beso
modifiedthatapremiummayalsohepaidtofarmerswho
themselvesworkedlessthan100standardman–daysiwagri­
culturealthoughthefarmprovidedmorethan100standard
man-daysemployment.
4.Clau3<5/l(2)('b)and(ii)ofthedraftFarmStructure(Paymentto
Outroers)Scheme1973
Λ4.1.UnderClause4(2)(b)and(ii)ofthedraft,theannuityorthe
lumpsumpremiumprovidedforinClause12ofthedraftmay
■notbepaidtopersonsoperating'"uncommercial "unitswhoduring
thefiveyearsprecedingtheirapplication havereducedthesize
oftheirunitbymorethan25fo.
4*2.Article4ofDirectiveNo72/16o/keCrequiresMemberStatesto
makeprovisionsdebarringfromthegrantoftheannuityprovided
forinArticle2(l)(a)anyfarmerwhosefarmhasdecreasedsub­
stantiallyinareaoverthelastfewyearsprecedinghisappli­
cation.AnadditionalprotocoloftheCouncilstatesthatreduc­
tioninareabymorethan15$istoberegardedassubstantially
forthepurposesofthatArticle.
4.&»TheCommissionnotesthatArticle4oftheDirectiverefersonly
tothegrantofannuitiestofarmersaged"between55-65years
...v.•whopractisefarmingasamainactivity.TheCommission'sview
isthatthepurposeofthi3provisionistopreventunjustified
applications forannuities,inthecostofwhichtheCommunity
takesashare,suchascouldoccurinparticularif,shortly
beforethefarmergaveupfarming,asubstantialpartofthe
farmedpreavrnrsseparatedfromthefarmandputtoausediffe­
rentfromtheusesspecifiedinArticle5(l)(a)"theDirective.

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Undertheabove-mentioned .Councilprotocol,v/hereveraunit
hasteenreduced "bymorethan15/°shortly -"beforesubmissionof
theapplication ,itwould"bepresumedthattheapplicationis
unjustified.
t
TheCommissionconsenquently holdstheviewthatclause4(2)(b)
and(ii)ofthedraftdonotfullymeettheconditionsofArticle
4oftheDirectiveNo72/l60/SECAndoftheCouncilProtocolre­
ferringtheretototheextentthatthepaymentsprovidedforby
clause12forfarmers ,agedbetween55and65yearscanbemade
evenifinthefiveyearsprecedingtheapplicationtheyhave
reducedthesize©ftheirfarmbymorethan15J>•
5.Clause5'>ofthedraftFarmStructure(PaymenttoOutgoers)Scheme1973
Asregardsclause50f"thedraft,theCommissionwouldpointoutthat
thepaymentoftheannuities®rpremiumstofarmersagedbetween55
and65yearswhoapplyinaccordancewithsub-paragraphs (a)and(b)
wouldnotbereimbursable bytheGuidanceSectionofEAGGF,since
forannuitiestobereimbursableunderArticle2(l)(a)ofDirective
No72/160/ESC(exceptforthesituationsevisagedinArticle2(l)(a)
(ii)(clause5(°)"thedraft))theapplicanthimselfmustmeet
theconditionsofArticle3(b)©f.theDirective.
6.Clause7inconjunctionwithclause4(3)ofthedraft
Asregardsclause7of"thedraft,theCommissionwouldalsopointout
thatthegrantoftheannuityorlumpsumpremiumprovidedff»»in
clauso12tofarmersagedbetween55and65yearswhoatthetimeof
makingtheapplication nolongerworkthelandthemselveswouldnot
bereimbursable bytheGuidanceSectionofEAGGF.
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ClauseIl(l)oftho«"lraftFarmStructure(PaymentatoOiitpoorn)
Scheine1973
7»1»Accordingtoclausell(l)ofthedi-aft,thepaymentschemeprs-
videdforinclause3(l)istoapplyonlytofarmerswhoBein-
oomefrom',thefarmeverthefiveyearsprecedingthoapplica-
.tionwasashighas,orhigherthan,incomefromothersources.
Forthispurpose,thefirst£>500ofannualincome .fromnon-agri-
..culturalsourcesaredisregarded. ;.•
•7«2.AsalreadypointedOut,Article2(l)(a)ofDirectiveNo72/160/ESG
providesforthegrantofanannuitytofarmerspractisingfarming
astheirmainoccupationwholeaveagriculture,andArticle2(l)("b)
providesforthegrantofapremiumtoallfarmerswholeaveagri-
.:culture.UnderArticle3(h)oftheDirective,afarmerpractising
farmingasamainoccupationmeansafarmerwho,duringthefive
/'yearsprecedingsubmissionoftheapplication ,derivedatleast
1.5Of0hisearnedincomefromworkinagriculture.
7.3.1.Asregards ,thegrantoftheannuityprovidedforinclause12
,"ofthedrafttofarmersaged"between5565yearswhoderive
lessthan50^oftheirtotalincomefromworkinagriculture,
•••..theCommissionwouldpointoutthat,underthisprovision,the.
annuitycould"bepaideventofarmerswhocannslongerbe
.regardedaspractisingagriculture asamainoccupationwithin
themeaningofArticle3(b)oftheDirective,"becausethey,
derivelessthanhalftheirincomefromworkinagriculture.
Suchextensionofthegrantofanannuitytofarmerswh®cannot
"beregardedaspractisingagricultureasamainoccupationis
acceptableundertheprovisionsofArticle14ofDirective
•.No72/16O/ESC,However,theCommissior/wouldpointoutthat
•
theCommunitydoesnotcontributefinanciallytothecostof
.'grantingthoannuityunderArticle2(l)(a)tofarmerswho
cannotberegardedaspractisingagricultureasamainoccu­
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7.3.2.However,asregardsapplicationoftheconditionlaiddown
"byclaueell(l)ofthedraftforthegrantofthelumpcum
premiumtofarmerswhodonotc/ualifyfortheannuity,the
Commission'sviewisthat,underArticle2(l)(b)ofDirective
No72/l6o/l]ECfapremiumforgivingupafarm
.mustbegrantedtoallfarmers,irrespective ofwhatpropor­
tionoftheirtotalincomederivesfromworkinagriculture.
TheCommissionfurtherconsidersthattheconditionlaid
downinclausell(l)©fthe'draftmighthoweverirrindividual
casesleadtothesituationwhere-althoughthefirst&500
ofnon-agricultural incomearedisregarded-afarmowner
operatingan"uncommercial "unit,i.e.afarmprovidingmore
than100andlessthan6QQstandardman-daysemployment,
.frould"beexcludedfromthegrantofthepremiumunderclause
12ofthedraft.
ItistheCommission'sviewthatsuchrestriction ofthe
premiumprovidedfor"byArticle2(l)(b)©fDirectiveITo
72/I6O/EECcanjeopardisethechievementoftheaims©fthis
Directivewhicharetomakeavailableasufficient amountof
landforfarmswhichcanbemodernized.TheCommissiontherefore
considersthatclausell(l)shouldbesoadaptedtothecondi­
tionsoftheDirectivethatapremiummayalsobegrantedto
ownersof"uncommercial "farmswhoseincomefromagricultural
activitiesislowerthanthatspecifiedinclausell(l)«-
8.Clause15ofthedraftFarmStructure0(PaymentstoOutgoers)
Scherne1973
Inconnectionwithclause15®fthe.draft,theCommissionwouldpoint
outthatthegrantof.theannuityforgivingupafarmis,underAr­
ticle2(l)(a)(ii)ofDirectiveITo72/160/EEC,reimbursablebythe
GuidanceSectionofEAGGFonlyiftheannuityispaidtothesurvi­
vingspouseoftheapplicant. -
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Conclusions
Afterexaminingthedraftfromthepointofviewofcompliancewith
DirectiveNo72/160/EEC,andhavingregard "bothoftheobjectivesof
theDirectiveandtheneedforaproperconneotion "betweenthevarious
measures :
1.ThoCommissionhasnospecialcomments'tomakeontheAgriculture
Act1967(Amendment)Regulations 1973,noronthedraftFarmAmal­
gamationsScheme1973;' :
2.AsregardsthedraftFarmStructure(PaymenttoOutgoers)Scheme
1973,theCommissionconcludesthat:
(a)Clause3(3)(b)ofthedraftmusthoadaptedtoArticle2(l)(b)
ofDirectiveNo72/160/EEC"byofferingapremiumpayablealso
,„tofarmownerswhosefarms,providemorethan100standard
man-daysemployment,althoughtheythemselvesworklessthan
100standardman-daysinagriculture ;
(b)Clause4(2)(b)(ii)ofthedraftmustboadaptedtoArticle4
ofDirectiveNo72/160/EECandtothesupplementary Council
ProtocolbyprovidingthattheannuityprovidedforinClause12
maynotbepaidtofarmownersagedbetween55a*"*65yearswho
inthefiveyearsprecedingthedateofthoapplication have
reducedtheareaoftheirfarmbymorethan15$;
(c)Clausell(l)ofthedraft'mustbeadaptedtoArticle2(l)(b)of
DirectiveNo72/160/EECbyofferingapremiummayalsobepaid
totheownerofanuncommercial unit,evenifhisinoomederived
fromagricultureislessthanthatspeoifiedinClausell(l)»

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3.InconnectionwiththedraftFarmStructure(PaymentstoOutgoers)
Scheme1973*theCommission recommendsthattheBritishGovernment :
makeprovisionforthepossibility ofpayingtheoutgoerpay­
mentsprovidedforinClause3(l)inconjunctionwithClause12
ofthedrafteventoownersofcommercialunits,whereitis
foundthattheincomeperworkeronthefarmissubstantially
lowerthan,the'teomparable incomewithinthemeaningofArticle
4(1)ofDirectiveHo72/159/eeC.
AsafurtherconclusiontheCommission considersthatthedraftsfor
theimplementation ofDirectiveNo72/l60/EECascommunicated,already
largelymeettheconditionsandtheaimofthisDirective,andinparts
evenexceedtheminimumconditionsoftheDirective,hutthatonthe
hasisofthecommunicated draftsitcannotyetheconfirmedthatthe
conditionsforfinancialcontribution fromtheCommunityaremet.
TheCommissionfurtherpointsouttotheBritishGovernmentthatcon­
firmationoftheconditionsforfinanoialcontribution fromtheCommu­
nityunderArticle8(3)ofDirectiveNo72/l60/EECcanbegivenonlyif
theprovisionsfortheimplementation ofDirectiveNo72/159/EECare
subjecttotheprooedoreprovidedforinArticle17and18ofthat
Directive.
DoneatBrussels,13July1973
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI