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PROPOSAL FORADIRECTIVE
concerningtheCommunitylistofless-favoured farmingareas
withinthemeaningofDirective75/268/EEC ^
(France-OverseasDepartments )
..^ ..._(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COK(75)693final.
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Inaccordance with theprocedure laid down inArticle 2,paragraph 1,
ofDirective 75/268/EEConmountain andhill farming andfarming in
certain lees-favoured areas ,theGovernment oftheFrench Republic
has communicated totheCommission theboundaries ofareas ,situated
intheOverseas Departments ,eligible for inclusion intheCommunity
list ofless-favoured farming areas ,within themeaning ofArticle 3,
paragraphs kand5ofthesaid Directive .Atthesame time ,the
Government has communicated the relevant information concerning the
characteristics ofthese areas and theaidmeasures tobeapplied ,
aswell ascomplementary information ,requested bytheCommission ,
onthe characteristics ofareas ,situated inthe Overseas Depart­
ments ,which theFrench Government proposed inaformer commu­
nication within themeaning ofArticle 3»paragraph 3»ofDirective
75/268/EEC . -
Concerning thecharacteristics ofthe areas inquestion ,itshould
benoted that the level ofindices characterising them come within
the limits selected bytheCommission atthe time oftheproposal
foraDirective of18December 197^relative totheCommunity list
ofless-favoured farming areas (1).
Inparticular ,theareas ,proposed within themeaning ofArticle 3»
paragraph 3»are characterised ineach constituent commune orpart
ofacommune ,either byaslope ofgreater than 20#,orbyanaverage
altitude of800metres ,orbyacombination ofthese twofactors where­
bytheresulting handicap canbeconsidered asequivalent tothat
deriving from each ofthe factors taken separately .
Theless-favoured areas indanger ofdepopulation proposed withir
themeaning ofArticle J,paragraph k,arechrracterised simultaneously
byaproductivity perhectare and agross farm income perfamily
worker notgreater than 77%and27 respectively ,ofthenational
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average ;whereas thepopulation density isapproximately 1person
per square kilometre and theminimum percentage oftheactive
population engaged inagriculture is30
The areas proposed within themeaning ofArticle 3»paragraph 5»
ofthe Directive .,are characterised byunfavourable ftatural
conditions ofproduction and ,atthe same time ,handicaps resulting
from insularity and distance from themother-country which ,conse -,
quently ,give high transport costs and ,therefore ,excessive costs
ofproduction materials .
Thepresent proposal for aDirective isnotaccompanied byafinancial
annex relating tothe calculation ofexpenses ,eligible toE.A.G.G.F.
arising from theapplication ,intheareas inquestion ,ofDirective
75/268/EEConmountain andhill farming andfarming incertain less- ,
favoured areas .This isduetothe fact that ,inconformance with Article
227 »paragraph 2,1stindent ,thedispositions concerning theE.A.G.G.F.
areapplicable totheFrench Overseas Departments only byvirtue of ;
aCouncil decision tobetaken with respect tothe2ndindent ofthis
same Article 227 »paragraph 2.TheCommission recalls inthis regard
that itsubmitted totheCouncil ,on31October 1975 »aproposal
aimed atextending theapplication oftheE.A.G.G.F. -Orientation
Section ,totheFrench Overseas Departments .
Thisproposal contains afinancial statement inwhich thefinancial
implications oftheextension oftheOrientation Section totheFrench
Overseas Departments areindicated . !

PROPOSAL FOR ADIRECTIVE CONCERNING
»
theCommunity list ofless-favoured
farming areas within themeaning of
Directive 75/268/EEC
(france -Overseas Departments )
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic
Community ,
Having regard toCouncil Directive 75/268/EECof28April 1975
onmountain andhill farming and farming incertain less-favoured .
areas (1)andespecially Article 2,paragraph 2,thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,(2)
Having regard totheopinion oftheEuropean Parliament ,(3)
Having regard totheopinion oftheEconomic andSocial Committee ,(k)
whereas the Government ofthe Republic ofFrance has communicated
tothe Commission ,inaccordance with Article 2,paragraph 1of
Directive 75/268/EEC ,tenareas situated intheOverseas Departments
of Martinique ,Guadeloupe ,Reunion andGuiana ,and suitable for
inclusion inthe Community list ofles6-favoured agricultural areas ,
i
aswell asinformation relative tothecharacteristics oftheareas ;
whereas this Government has selected asanindex ofvery difficult
climatic conditions ,according toArticle 3»paragraph 3»first
indent ofDirective 75/268/EEC ,anaverage altitude ineach commune
ofatleast 800metres {
whereas steep slopes ,according toArticle 3»paragraph 3»6econd
indent ofDirective 75/268/EECaredefined a6being greater than 20#,
(1)O.J. no.L128-19May1975
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whereas where there isacombination ofthe two above mentioned
factors ,aminimum altitude of500metres and atthe same time ,
aslope greater than 15%or'tOOmetres and16%trespectively ,
have been selected «
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whereas the following indices .relevant tothepresence ofland of
limited potential ,according toArticle 3,paragraph ka)of
Directive 75/268/EEChave been utilized :value .offinal agricul­
tural production perhectare notgreater than ,77%oftheaverage
ofMetropolitan France (l^^O FFand2,400 FFrespectively ),or
livestock density of0,17 livestock units (L.U. )perforage hectare
whereas economic results offarming ,appreciably lower than average ,
according toArticle 3,paragraph kb)ofDirective 75/268/EECare
defined byanindex relating togross farm income per family worker
ofapproximately 27%ofthenational average ofMetropolitan France
(7,700 and28,AOO FFrespectively );
whereas concerning alow ordwindling population ,according to
Article 5,paragraph kc)ofDirective 75/268/EEC ,the following-' ,
index has .been utilised :density notgreater than 1inhabitant
persquare kilometre ,whereas thepercentage oftotal active popul­
ation engaged inagriculture is30% ;
/
whereas concerning the delimitation ofareas affected byspecific
' •
handicaps ,which can beconsidered asless-favoured within the
meaning ofArticle 3»paragraph 5»ofDirective 75/268/EEC ,the
French Governmtrt has utilised ,onthe one hand ,the existence
ofunfavourable natural conditions ofproduction :serious and
frequent extremes ofclimate such ascyclones ,prolonged periods
ofdrought andvery irregular rainfall ,andoften very rugged land
surfaces and ,ontheother hand ,handicaps resulting from insularity
andremoteness from themother-country which results inexcessive
costs ofproducts ,especially production materialsjmoreover the
combined extent ofthcr.e areas notexceeding 2.5# ofthearea of

theMember State concerned (0,46% ofthearea ofMetropolitan France
plus theOverseas Department s)i
whereas the type and level ofthe above mentioned indices ,utilised
bytheFrench Government ,inorder todefine the three classes of
area intheOverseas Departments ,communicated tothe Commission
correspond ,respectively ,tothecharacteristics ofthemountain
areas ,the less-favoured areas and the areas affected byspecific
handicaps ,according toArticle 3»paragraph and 5ofDirective
75/268/EEC ;
whereas the communication ofthe Member state concerned does not
describe thepresent infrastructure ofthese areas ,according to*
Article 3«paragraph 2ofthe 6aid Directive ,and itappears that
the infrastructure isinadequate ,andbesides theabsence ofinform­
ation ,relevant tothe current orprojected programmes ,does not
permit estimation ofthe time necessary for adefinite improvement
intheposition ;itappears ,nevertheless ,expedient toinclude the
areas inquestion intheCommunity list ofless-favoured farming
areas ,ontheunderstanding that theFrench Government will present
shortly totheCommission adetailed communication onthis subject ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE :

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Article 1
Theareas situated intheOverseas Departments ofGuadeloupe ,Reunion ,
Martinique andGuiana which /appear intheAnnex tothepresent Direc­
tive arepart oftheCommunity list ofless-favoured farming areas ,
within themeaning ofArticle 3»paragraphs J,4and 5ofCouncil
Directive 75/268/EEC .
Article2
The government oftheRepublic ofFrance will forward tothe
Commission bytheendof1976 atthelatest ,adetailed communication
indicating the time period during which measures for the substantial
improvement ofinfrastructure will beeffected intheareas scheduled
inArticle 1.
Article 3
The present Directive isaddressed tothe Republic ofFrance .
Done atBrussels , For the Council ,
The President ,

ANNEXE
Zones défavorisées ausens' del'article 3,paragraphe 3,
delaDirective 75/268/CEE
.Département delaGUADELOUPE f
Parties decommunes :Deshaies ,Pointe-Noire ,Bouillante ,
Vieux-Habitants ,Baillif ,Saint-Claude ,
Gourbeyre ,Vieux-Fort ,Trois-Rivières ,
Capesterré .
,Département delaMARTINIQUE .
Communes :Fonds-SaintyDenis ,Morne-Rouge ,Morne-Vert
Parties decommunes :Ajoupa-Bouillon ,Basse-Pointe ,Bellefontaine ,
Carbet ,Case-Pilote ,Fort -de-France ,Grand-Rivièia
Gros-Morne ,Lorrain ,Macouba ,Marigot ,Prêcheur ,
Saint-Joseph ,Sainte-Marie ,Saint-Pierre ,
Schoelcher .
yDépartement delaREUNION^
Communes :Cilaos ,Plaine -des-Palmistes, Salazie . >
Parties decommunes :Avirons ,Bras-Panon ,Entre-Deux ,Etang-Salé ,
Petite-Ile ,Possession ,Saint-André ,Saint -
Benoit ,Saint-Denis ,Saint-Leu ,Saint-Louis ,
(
Saint-Joseph ,Sainte-Marie ,Saint-Paul ,Saint -
Philippe ,Saint-Pierre ,Sainte-Rose ,Sainte -
Suzanne ,Tampon ,Trois-Bassins .

m2•
Zones défavorisées ausens del'article 3.paragraphe 4.
delaDirective 75/268/CEE
/Département delaGUYANE /
Zone des communes côtiêres entre lacfite etlalimite del'arcienne
colonie delaGuyane
Saint-Laurent ,Mana ,Iracoubo ,Sinnamary ,Kourou ,Macouria (Tonate ),
Montsinery ,Cayenne ,Matoury ,Remire ,Roura ,Regina ,Ouanary ,Saint -
Georges .
Zone del'intérieur ;bande dedeux kilométrés delargeur lelong
des fleuves frontières Maroni ,àl'ouest ,etOyapock .àl'est
Grand-Santi ,Maripasoula (àl.l'ouest surleMaroni ).
Saint-Georges ,Canopi (àl'estsur l'Oyapock ).
Zones défavorisées ausens del'article 3,paragraphe 5.
delaDirective 75/268/CEE
/Département delaGUADELOUPE /
Grande-Terre
Communes :Anse-Bertrand ,Port-Louis ,Moule ,St-François ,Ste-Anne ,
Morne -à-1'eau ,Pointe -à-Pitre, Petit-Canal ,Gosier ,Abymes .
m
Basse-Terre
Communes :Baie-Mahault ,Lamentin ,Petit-Bourg ,Sainte-Rose ,Basse -
Torrr ,Goyave .
Parties decommunes :Deshaies ,Pointe-Noire ,Bouillante ,Vieux -
Habitants ,Baillif ,Saint-Claude ,Gourbeyre ,
Vieux-Fort ,Trois-Rivières ,Cape6terre .
Dépendances
Les Saintes :Terre -de-Haut ,Terre -de-Bas
LaDésirade ,Marie-Galante ,Saint-Barthélemy ,Saint-Martin .
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/Département delaMARTINIQUE /
Communes :
Anses»»d 'Arlets ,LeDiamant ,Ducos ,LeFrançois ,LeLamentin ,Le
Marin ,Rivière-Pilote ,Rivière-Salée ,LeRobert ,Saint-Esprit ,
Sainte-Anne ,Sainte-Luce ,Trinité ,LesTrois-Ilets ,LeVauclin .
Parties decommunes î
Ajoupa-Bouillon ,Basse-Pointe ,Bellefontaine ,Carbet ,Case-Pilote ,
Fort -de-France ,Grand-Rivière ,Groe-Morne ,Lorrain ,Macouba ,Marigot ,
Prêcheur ,Saint-Joseph ,Sainte-Marie ,Saint-Pierre ,Schoelcher .
/Département delaREUNION /
Communes :
LePort
Parties decommunes :
/
LesAvirons ,Saint-Denis ,LaPossession ,Saint-Paul ,Trois-Ba6sins ,
Saint-Leu ,Etant-Salé ,Saint-Louis ,Entre-Deux ,Saint-Pierre ,Le
Tampon ,Petite-Ile ,Saint-Joseph ,Saint-Philippe ,Sainte-Rose ,
Saint-Benoit ,Bras-Panon ,Saint-André ,Sainte-Suzanne ,Sainte-Marie .