26. 3. 77 Official  Journal  of the European  Communities No C 75/17 
Opinion  on the  proposal  for  a Council  Directive  amending  Directive  75/271/EEC 
concerning  the  Community  list  of less-favoured  farming  areas  within  the  meaning  of 
Directive  75/268/EEC  (France) 
The text  referred  to the  Committee  has  been  published  in Official  Journal  of  the 
European  Communities  No  C 8 of 12 January  1977,  page  3. 
A. LEGAL  BASIS  FOR  THE  OPINION 
On 23  December  1976  the  Council  referred  the  abovementioned  proposal  to the 
Economic  and  Social  Committee  in accordance  with  Article  198  of the  Treaty 
establishing  the European  Economic  Community. 
B. OPINION  OF  THE  ECONOMIC  AND  SOCIAL  COMMITTEE 
The Economic  and  Social  Committee  prepared  its opinion  on the  above  matter  at its 
146th  plenary  session,  held  in Brussels  on 23 and  24 February  1977. 
The full  text  of the opinion  is as follows: 
THE  ECONOMIC  AND  SOCIAL  COMMITTEE, 
Having  regard  to Articles  47 and  198  of the  Treaty 
establishing  the European  Economic  Community, 
Having  regard  to the request  for an opinion  made  by 
the Council  of the  European  Communities  on 23 
December  1976, 
Having  regard  to the Decision  taken  by its Chairman 
instructing  the  Section  for Agriculture  to prepare  its 
work  on the matter, 
Having  regard  to its previous  work  in this  field  and, 
more  specifically,  its opinions  of 30 January  1975  0) 
on the  proposal  for  a Directive  completing  the 
provisions  under  Title  V of the  Directive  on moun-
tain and  hill  farming  and  farming  in certain  less-
favoured  areas  which  was  adopted  by the Council  on 
21 January  1974,  and  the  eight  proposals  for  Direc-tives  concerning  the  Community  list  of less-favoured 
farming  areas  within  the  meaning  of the  Directive  on 
mountain  and  hill  farming  and  farming  in certain 
less-favoured  areas,  adopted  by the  Council  on 21 
January  1974,  and  its opinion  of 26 February  1976  (-') 
on the  proposal  for  a Directive  amending  Council 
Directive  75/271/EEC  of 28 April  1975  concerning 
the Community  list  of less-favoured  farming  areas 
within  the  meaning  of Directive  75/268/EEC  (France), 
Having  regard  to the  oral  report  made  by  the 
rapporteur,  Mr Clavel, 
Having  regard  to the  opinion  issued  by the  Section 
for Agriculture  at its meeting  on 3 February  1977, 
Having  regard  to the discussions  at its plenary  session 
of 23 and  24 February  1977  (meeting  of 23 February 
1977), 
HAS  ADOPTED  THE  FOLLOWING  OPINION 
by unanimous  vote: 
(!) OJ  No C 62, 15. 3. 1975. n OJ  No  C 131,  12. 6. 1976. 
No C 75/IX Official  Journal  of the  European  Communities 26. 3. 77 
The Section  for  Agriculture  takes  note  of  the 
Commission's  proposal  that  a number  of French 
areas  be  added  to  the  Community  list  of 
less-favoured  areas  within  the  meaning  of Article  3 
(4) and  (5) of Directive  75/268/EEC.  The  Committee delivered  an opinion  on the  last-named  Directive  in 
January  1975. 
The Section  has  no specific  comments  to make  on the 
proposed  amendment. 
Done  at Brussels,  23 February  1977. 
7 he Chairman 
of the Economic  and  Social  Committee 
Basil  de FERRANTI