No C 302/4 Official Journal of the European Communities 13. 11. 84 
Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 78/627/EEC on the programme to 
accelerate the restructuring and conversion of vineyards in certain Mediterranean regions 
in France 
COM(84) 554 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 18 October 1984) 
(84/C 302/04) 
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 Par­
liament, 
Whereas Article 5 (1) of Council Directive 
78/627/EEC ('), as last amended by Directive 
83/362/EEC (2), lays down that the duration of the 
measure provided for by the Directive is to be five 
years; whereas the date of expiry of the measure, 
counting from the date the programme was approved 
pursuant to Article 2 of the Directive, is thus 
18 October 1984; 
Whereas the implementation of the measure provided 
for in Directive 78/627/EEC has taken longer than 
foreseen; whereas, however, given the present 
situation on the market in wine and with the aim of 
improving the quality of wine, the abovementioned 
date of expiry should be extended only for the re­
structuring of vineyard areas in wine-growing zone CII situated in hill regions or hillside regions as 
referred to in Article 29 (4) of Council Regulation 
(EEC) No 337/79 of 5 February 1979 on the com­
mon organization of the market in wine (3), as last 
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1208/84 (4), 
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE 
Article 1 
In Article 5 (1) of Directive 78/627/EEC, the 
following subparagraph is added: 
'However, the duration of the measure shall be 
extended until 31 December 1985 in the case of 
the common measure to accelerate restructuring 
operations in areas in wine-growing zone C II 
situated in hill regions and hillside regions as 
referred to in Article 29 (4) of Council Regulation 
(EEC) No 337/79 (') and the common measure to 
accelerate conversion operations throughout the 
territory specified in Article 1. 
0) OJ No L 54, 5. 3. 1979, p. 1.' 
Article 2 
This Directive is addressed to the French Republic. 
O OJ No L 206, 29. 7. 1978, p. 1. 
(2) OJ No L 202, 26. 7. 1983, p. 41. (3) OJNoL54, 5. 3. 1979, p. 1. 
(4) OJ No L 115, 1. 5. 1984, p. 77. 
Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 79/173/EEC on the programme for 
the acceleration and guidance of collective irrigation works in Corsica 
COM(84) 5 54 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 18 October 1984) 
(84/C 302/05) 
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 Par­
liament, 
13.11.84 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 302/5 
Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 of Council Directive 
79/173/EEC (*), France submitted to the Commission 
a programme for the acceleration of collective irri­
gation works which was approved by the Commission 
by Decision 80/33/EEC (2); 
Whereas, to encourage efforts to assist Corsican 
farmers in preparing to meet the keener competition 
resulting from enlargement of the Community and to 
help make up time lost in the execution of the 
O OJ No L 38, 14. 2. 1979, p. 15. 
(2) OJNoL 13, 18. 1. 1980, p. 37. programme, the duration of the common measure 
should be extended until the end of 1985, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: 
Article 1 
Article 5 (1) of Directive 79/173/EEC is replaced by 
the following: 
'1. The duration of the common measure shall 
run until 31 December 1985.' 
Article 2 
This Directive is addressed to the French Republic. 
Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 269/79 establishing a 
common measure for forestry in certain Mediterranean zones of the Community 
COM(84) 5 54 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 18 October 1984) 
(84/C 302/06) 
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 Par­
liament, 
Whereas the common measure for forestry 
introduced by Council Regulation (EEC) No 
269/79 O, as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 
2119/83 (2), has met with great interest and has 
been satisfactorily applied; whereas that common 
measure expires on 31 December 1984; 
Whereas these forestry activities, from which local 
agriculture has unquestionably gained, are but a first 
step towards improving agricultural structures 
through forestry measures in the Mediterranean 
regions of the Community, and whereas this first step 
should be continued without interruption; Whereas, in order to ensure the continuity of the 
common measure, it is appropriate to extend the 
duration of this measure until 31 December 1985 and 
to increase the physical limits to the work by 20 % in 
the light of the extension of the common measure, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
Regulation (EEC) No 269/79 is hereby amended as 
follows: 
1. Article 10 (1) and (2) are replaced by the 
following: 
'1. The limit for the duration of the common 
measure shall be 31 December 1985. 
2. The estimated cost to the fund of the 
common measure shall be 276 million ECU for the 
period envisaged'. 
2. Article 11 (2) is replaced by the following: 
O OJNoL38, 14.2. 1979, p. 1. 
O OJ No L 205, 29. 7. 1983, p. 4. '2. Aid from the Fund shall amount to 50 % of 
the cost of executing the work and the measures 
referred to in Article 2 within the following limits: