85/138/EEC: Commission Decision of 29 January 1985 adjusting the boundaries of less-favoured areas, within the meaning of Council Directive 75/268/EEC, in France
Date: 1985-01-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EAGGF Guidance Section, France, State aid, agrarian reform, hill farming, less-favoured agricultural area













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85/138/EEC: Commission Decision of 29 January 1985 adjusting the boundaries of less-favoured areas, within the meaning of Council Directive 75/268/EEC, in France  


Official Journal L 051 , 21/02/1985 P. 0043 - 0047 





*****COMMISSION  DECISION  of 29 January 1985  adjusting the boundaries of less-favoured areas, within the meaning of Council Directive 75/268/EEC, in France  (Only the French text is authentic)  (85/138/EEC)  THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,  Having regard to Council Directive 75/268/EEC of 28 April 1975 on mountain and hill farming and farming in certain less-favoured areas (1), as last amended by Directive 82/786/EEC (2), and in particular Article 2 (3) thereof,  Whereas 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) (3), as last amended by Decision 84/266/EEC (4), identifies the areas in France included in the Community list of less-favoured areas within the meaning of Article 3 (3), (4) and (5) of Directive 75/268/EEC;  Whereas the French Government has applied, under Article 2 (1) of Directive 75/268/EEC, for an adjustment of the boundaries of the less-favoured areas listed in the Annex to Directive 75/271/EEC;  Whereas the transfer of certain areas already listed as areas within the meaning of Article 3 (4) and (5) of Directive 75/268/EEC to the list of the areas within the meaning of Article 3 (3) of the same Directive is in accordance with the indices and the values, including the criteria for exceptions, used in Directive 75/271/EEC to define mountain areas;  Whereas the less-favoured areas resulting from these adjustments exhibit the indices and values used in Council Directive 77/118/EEC of 14 February 1977 amending Directive 75/271/EEC concerning the Community list of less-favoured farming areas within the meaning of Directive 75/268/EEC (France) (5) to define areas within the meaning of Article 3 (4) and (5) of Directive 75/268/EEC;  Whereas the adjustments requested by the French Government pursuant to Article 2 (3) of Directive 75/268/EEC do not have the combined effect of increasing the utilized agricultural areas of all the listed areas by more than 1,5 % of the total utilized agricultural area in France;  Whereas the total area covered by the areas determined in accordance with Article 3 (5) of Directive 75/268/EEC represents less than 2,5 % of the total area of France;  Whereas the EAGGF Committee has been consulted on the financial aspects;  Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,  HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:  Article 1  With effect from 1 January 1985, the list of less-favoured areas in France contained in the Annex to Directive 75/271/EEC is hereby amended as shown in the Annex to this Decision.  Article 2  This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.  Done at Brussels, 29 January 1985.  For the Commission  Frans ANDRIESSEN  Vice-President  (1) OJ No L 128, 19. 5. 1975, p. 1.  (2) OJ No L 327, 24. 11. 1982, p. 19.  (3) OJ No L 128, 19. 5. 1975, p. 33.  (4) OJ No L 131, 17. 5. 1984, p. 46.  (5) OJ No L 58, 3. 3. 1977, p. 22.