Council Directive 85/350/EEC of 27 June 1985 concerning the Community list of less-favoured farming areas within the meaning of Directive 75/268/EEC (Ireland)
Date: 1985-06-27
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Ireland, farm income, land productivity, less-favoured agricultural area, rural migration













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Council Directive 85/350/EEC of 27 June 1985 concerning the Community list of less-favoured farming areas within the meaning of Directive 75/268/EEC (Ireland)  


Official Journal L 187 , 19/07/1985 P. 0001 - 0033 





COUNCIL  DIRECTIVEof 27 June 1985concerning the Community list of less-favoured farming areas within the  meaning of Directive 75/268/EEC (Ireland)(85/350/EEC)THE COUNCIL 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 (2) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the  opinion of the European Parliament (3),Whereas Council Directive 75/272/EEC of 28 April 1975  concerning the Community list of less-favoured farming areas within the meaning of Directive  75/268/EEC (Ireland) (4), indicates which areas in Ireland are included in the Community list  within the meaning of Article 3 (4) of Directive 75/268/EEC;Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 (1) of  Directive 75/268/EEC, the Government of Ireland has requested an extension, via a redefinition, of  its less-favoured areas; whereas Directive 75/272/EEC should therefore be replaced by this  Directive; Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 (1) of Directive 75/268/EEC, the Government of Ireland, has  informed the Commission that it wishes a number of areas to be included in the Community list of  less-favoured farming areas; whereas it has supplied information concerning the characteristics of  the areas in question;Whereas the following criteria of the presence of infertile land, as referred  to in Article 3 (4) (a) of Directive 75/268/EEC, were used to define each of the zones in question:  percentage of ploughed area less than 7,8 % and a stocking rate of less than one adult bovine  livestock unit per forage hectare;Whereas the concept of economic results of farming appreciably  below average, as referred to in Article 3 (4) (b) of Directive 75/268/EEC, was defined in terms of  family farm income per male farm worker not exceeding 80 % of the national average;Whereas low  population density, as referred to in Article3 (4) (c) of Directive 75/268/EEC, was defined as not  more than 27 inhabitants per square kilometre (national and Community averages being 49 and 163  inhabitants per square kilometre respectively); whereas the minimum percentage of the total working  population engaged in agriculture is 30 %;Whereas the type and level of the abovementioned criteria  used by the Government of Ireland to define the areas communicated to the Commission comply with  the characteristics of less-favoured farming areas referred to in Article 3 (4) of Directive  75/268/EEC;Whereas the areas adjacent to and contiguous with the Western Region should form part of  the Western Region within the meaning of this Directive, HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:Article 1The areas of Ireland listed in the Annex  hereto shall be included in the Community list of less-favoured farming areas within the meaning of  Article 3 (4) of Directive 75/268/EEC.Article 2Directive 75/272/EEC is hereby repealed. Article 3This Directive is addressed to Ireland.Done at Luxembourg, 27 June 1985.For the  CouncilThe PresidentA. BIONDI(1) OJ N° L 128, 19. 5. 1975, p. 1. (2) OJ N° L 327, 24. 11. 1982, p. 19. (3) OJ N° C 175, 15. 7. 1985. (4) OJ N° L 128, 19. 5. 1975, p. 68. BILAG   ANHANG   ÐÁÑÁÑÔÇÌÁ   ANNEX   ANNEXE   ALLEGATO   BIJLAGE LESS-FAVOURED AREAS  WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 3 (4) OF DIRECTIVE N° 75/268/EEC1.  The Western RegionAll of the  counties of Donegal, Cavan, Monaghan, Sligo, Mayo, Galway, Leitrim, Roscommon, Longford, Clare and  Kerry and that area of County Cork comprising the former Rural Districts of Bantry, Castletown,  Schull and Skibbereen and the District Electoral Divisions of Aultagh, Bealanagarry, Bealock,  Carrigboy, Coolmountain, Dunmanway North, Garrown and Milane in the Rural District of Dunmanway. The District Electoral Divisions of Clonfert East and Clonfert West, Kilmeen, Knockatooan, Rowls  and Williamstown in the Rural District of Kanturk. Bealanageary, Candroma, Cleanrath, Clondrohid, Derryfineen, Gortnatubbrid, Inchigeelagh,  Kilberrihert, Kilnamartery, Rahalisk, Slievereagh and Ullanes in the Rural District of Macroom. The District Electoral Divisions of Caherbarnagh, Coomlogane and Drishane in the Rural District of  Millstreet. The District Electoral Divisions of Barnacurra, Glenlara and Meens in the Rural District of  Kanturk. >TABLE>Parts of County Limerick, comprising:(athe District Electoral Divisions of  Kilfergus and Kilmoylan in the Rural District of Glin(bthe District Electoral Divisions of  Abbeyfeale, Caher, Dromtrasna, Templeglental, Glenagower, Glensharrold, Mountcollins, Port,  Rathronan and Rooskagh in the Rural District of Newcastle(cthe District Electoral Divisions of  Dunmoylan West, Mohernagh in Rathkeale Rural District(dDoon West and Glenstal in Limerick N° 1  Rural District together with Bilboa in Tipperary N° 2 Rural District. >TABLE>2.  The Eastern Region>TABLE>Parts of the DEDs of: (bMountain sheep grazing land in the District Electoral Divisions in the following counties: >TABLE>Mountain sheep grazing land in the following townlands>TABLE>