Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE amending Directive 81/645/EEC concerning the Community list of less-favoured farming areas within the meaning of Directive 75/268/EEC (Greece)
Date: 1993-04-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: less-favoured agricultural area, regions of Greece

COMMISSION  OF  THE  EUBOPEAN  CCftMONITIES 

COM(93)  157 final 

Brussels, 21  ApriI  1993 

Proposal  for a 

COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 

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amending Directive 81/645/EEC concerning 

the Community  list of  less-favoured  farming areas within 

the meaning of Directive 75/268/EEC  (Greece) 

(presented  by  the Commission) 

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EXPLANATORY  MEMORANDUM 

In accordance with  Article  2  (2) of  Council  Directive 75/268/EEC of  28 
April  1975  on  mountain  and  hill  farming  and  farming  in  certain  less-
favoured  a r e a s ^ ),  the  Greek  government  has  requested  an  extension  of 
the  list  of  less-favoured  farming  areas  fixed  by  Directive  81/645/EEC 
of  20 July  1 9 8 1 (2\  as  last  amended  by Council  Directive  89/588/EEC of 
23 October  1989. 

The new request  involves an  increase  in area of  178.000 hectares of  UAA 
meeting  the  classification  criteria  laid  down  by  Council  Directive 
85/148/EEC  of  25  February  1985.  This  brings  the  proportion  of  less-
favoured  areas  to  the  utilised  agricultural  area  of  the  country 
to 80.8%. 

The annual  impact  on  the budget  is estimated  at  ECU  1.4 Million. 

The  main  aspect  of  this  request  is  the  creation  of  homogenous 
agricultural  border  areas within  the meaning of Article  3 (5). 

(1) 0J No L 128. 19. 5.1975, p. 1. 
(2) OJ No L 238, 24. 8.1981, p. 1. 

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Draft 

COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 

Of 

amending Directive 81/645/EEC concerning 

the Community  list of  less-favoured  farming areas within 

the meaning of Directive 75/268/EEC  (Greece) 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European  Economic 

Commun i t y, 

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), and  in particular  Article  2 (2) thereof, 

Having  regard  to the proposal  from  the Commission^2), 

Having  regard  to the opinion of  the European Par Iiament^3), 

Whereas  Directive  81/645/EEC^4),  lays  down  the  areas  in  Greece  which 

are  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 Greek  Government  has  requested,  in accordance  with  Article 

2  (2)  of  Directive  75/268/EEC,  that  the  Community  list  of  less-

favoured  areas given  in the Annex  to Directive 81/645/EEC be amended; 

Whereas  the  new  areas  to  be  included  in  the  list  comply  with  the 

criteria  and  figures applied pursuant  to Directive 85/148/EEC^5) 

to determine  areas within  the meaning  of  Article  3  (3), (4) and  (5) of 

directive 75/268/EEC; 

(1) OJ  No L128 of  19.5.1975, p.1. Directive  as  last amended by 

Regulation  (EEC) No 797/85  (OJ No L93 of  30.3.1985, p. 1 ). 

(2) (Not  yet  received) 
(3) (Not  yet  received) 
(4) OJ No L238 of  24.8.1981, p. 1. Directive as amended  by Directive 

85/148/EEC  (OJ No L56 of  25.2.1985, p.  1.) 

(5) OJ  No L56 of  25.2.1985, p.1.) 

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Whereas  it  has  been  decided  that  the  only  new  areas  to  be  classed  as 

areas affected  by specific  handicaps as referred  to  in Article  3 (5) of 

Directive  75/268/EEC  are  the  border  areas  eligible  under  the  Interreg 

Community  initiative^6),  which  requires  the  reclassification  of  areas 

already  classified  as  areas  within  the  meaning  of  Article  3  (4)  as 

areas within  the meaning of Article 3 (5)  in order  to create  homogenous 

agricultural  border areas; 

Whereas  the  combined  area  of  the  areas  in question  does  not  exceed  4% 

of  the area of  the Member  State  concerned; 

Whereas  the amendment  requested  by  the Greek  Government  represents  2.5% 

of  the  utilized  agricultural  area  of  Greece;  whereas,  as  a  result  of 

this  request,  the  amendment  to  Directive  81/645/EEC  involves  an 

increase of more  than  1.5% of  the utilized agricultural  area  in Greece, 

AS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE; 

Article 1 

The  list  of  less-favoured  areas  in  Greece  given  in  the  Annex  to 

Directive  81/645/EEC  is hereby  supplemented  and  amended  in  accordance 

with  the  list given  in the Annex  hereto. 

Art icle 2 

This Directive  is adressed  to the Hellenic Republic. 

Done at Brussels, 

For  the Council 

The President 

(6) Communication  to the Member  States, C(90)1563/2, OJ  No C215 of 

30.8.1990,  p. 4. 

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FINANCIAL  STATEMENT 

Draft Council  Directive  amending Directive 81/645/EEC concerning  the Community 
list of  less-favoured  farming  areas within  the meaning of  Directive  75/268/EEC 
(Greece) 

1.  Budget  Heading  (1993 nomenclature) 

B2-1010  : Objective  1 CSF 

2. 

Legal  basis  :  Article 43 of Treaty 

Description of measure  :  The purpose of  the proposal  is to extend  the 
less-favoured  areas of Greece within  the meaning of  Directive  75/268/EEC 
and  to reclassify  areas now covered by Article 3(4) of  Directive 
75/268/EEC as Article  3(5) areas.  This reclassification has no  financial 
consequences. 
This enlargement  affects  the agricultural  population of  the areas 
concerned. 

4.  Classification of expenditure  :  NCE 

5. 

Form of expenditure  :  Part-financing of eligible expenditure  at a rate 
of 65% in accordance with existing rules. 

6. 

Financial  implication as regards operating  appropriations 

6.1  Method  for calculating  total  cost  :  The proposal  involves an  increase  in 
the UAA classed  as  less favoured  areas of  177.950 hectares and  in the 
number of  livestock units receiving premium of  41.000.  With  average aids 
of  ECU  (B) 52/LU, the cost  to the EAGGF Guidance Section would  be : 
41.000 LU  x ECU  (B) 52 x 0,65  = ECU  1,4m. 

6.2  Schedule of commitments and payment  appropriations 

Year 

1993 
1994 
1995 
1996 
1997 
1998 
1999 
Total 

CA/CP  (in ECUm) 

p.m. 
1,4 
1,4 
1,4 
1,4 
1,4 
1^4 
8,4 

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Aims and  justification for  the measure 

COST BENEFIT  ANALYSIS 

The proposal  to extend  the  less-favoured  areas has been made as a 
result of a Greek  application based on  the criteria  currently  in force 
and used under  Directive 81/645/EEC. 

The Commission  is obliged  to evaluate  this application on  the basis of 
the said criteria  and  to send  it to the Council.  There  is, therefore, 
no alternative and  it does not  constitute a new measure  str ictu sensu. 

Consistency  with  financial  programming 

Expenditure will  be accounted  for  in the new  financial  envelope  to be 
adopted  for Greece  for  the period  1994-99. 

Monitoring and  assessment 

As this  is a structural  measure, Articles 25 and 26 of Regulation  (EEC) 
No 4253/88 apply. 

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ANNEX 

Less-favoured a 

reas within  the meaning of  Article  3  (3) of  Directive  75/268/E6C. 

Zones défavorisées au sens de l'article 3.3 de la directive 75/268/CEE 

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Région 

Nomos 

Démos 

Superficie 

SAU 

Makedonia 

Pella 

Edessas :  -  H. : Ecclissochorio 

Péloponèse 

Corinthe 

Megalou Valtou (sauf H. Kalires - Vatseika) 

Péloponèse 

Messenie 

Spitaliou 

Sterea Ellada 

Eubée 

Agiou loannou 

classée 

(ha) 

(ha) 

1.360 

1.150 

300 

1.320 

1.020 

280 

4.800 

4.730 

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ANNEX 

Less-favoured  areas  within  the  meaning  of  Article  .' (|^)  of  Directive  75/268/EEC. 

Zones défavorisées au serre de radicle 3.4 de ta directive 75/268/CEE 

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ftiirjion 

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Ipiros 
Ipiros 
Kriti 
Kriti 
Kriti 
Kriti 
Kriti 
Kriti 
Makedonia 
Makedonia 
Makedonia 
Makedonia 
Makedonia 
Makedonia 
Makedonia 
Makedonia 
Makedonia 
Makedonia 
Makedonia 
Makedonia 
Makedonia 
Makedonia 
Makedonia 
Makedonia 
Makedonia 
Makedonia 
Makedonia 
Makedonia 
Makedonia 
Makedonia 
Péloponèse 
Péloponèse 
Péloponèse 

Péloponèse 

Péloponèse 
Péloponèse 
Péloponèse 
Péloponèse 
Péloponèse 
Péloponèse 
Péloponèse 
Péloponèse 
Péloponèse 
Péloponèse 
Péloponèse 
Péloponèse 
Péloponèse 
Péloponèse 
Péloponèse 
Péloponèse 
Péloponèse 
Péloponèse 
Péloponèse 
Péloponèse 
Péloponèse 
Péloponèse 
Péloponèse 
Péloponèse 
Péloponèse 
Péloponèse 
Péloponèse 
Péloponèse 
Péloponèse 
Péloponèse 
Péloponèse 
Péloponèse 
Péloponèse 
Péloponèse 
Sterea Ellada 
Sterea Ellada 
Sterea Ellada 
Sterea Ellada 
Sterea Ellada 
Thessalie 
Thessalie 
Thessalie 
Thessalie 
Thessalie 
Thessalie 
Thessalie 
Thessalie 
Thessalie 
Thessalie 
Thessalie 
Thessalie 
Thessalie 
Thessalie 
Thessalie 
Thessalie 
Thessalie 
Thessalie 
Thessalie 
Thessalie 
Thessalie 
Traki 
Traki 
Traki 
Traki 

l'r«>7«)/a 

Preveza 
Preveza 
Heraklion 
Heraklion 
Heraklion 
Xania 
Xanla 
Xania 
Kavala 
Kavala 
Kavala 
Kavala 
Kavala 
Kavala 
Kilkis 

Pella 
Pella 
Pella 
Pella 
Pella 

Pella 
Pieria 
Pieria 
Pieria 
Achaie 
Arcadie 
Arcadie 

Arcadie 

Argolide 
Corinth* 
Corinthe 
Elide 
Elide 
Elide 
Messenie 
Messenie 
Messenie 
Messenie 
Messenie 
Messenie 
Messenie 
Messenie 
Messenie 
Messenie 
Messenie 
Messenie 
Messenie 
Messenie 
Messenie 
Messenie 
Messenie 
Messenie 
Messenie 
Messenie 
Messenie 
Messenie 
Messenie 
Messenie 
Messenie 
Messenie 
Messenie 
Messenie 
Beotie 
Etolo 
Etolo 
Etolo 
Eubée 
Karditsa 
Karditsa 
Karditsa 
Karditsa 
Larissa 
Larissa 
Larissa 
Larissa 
Larissa 
Larissa 
Larissa 
Larissa 
Larissa 
Larissa 
Larissa 
Larissa 
Larissa 
Larissa 
Magnlsia 
Magnisia 
Magnisia 
Xanthi 
Xanthi 
Xanthi 
Xanthi 

V0UVOpOlii»Krt( 

saut H.  Tsekourl classé en 3 3 

Slofanls 
Thesprotikou 
Kousse 
Pitsidion 
Siva 
Valolakkou 
Gramvoussis 
Platanou 
Geronda 
Pemls 
Petroptgls 
PondoUvadou (Neas Komis) 
Platanotopou 
Zarkadias 
KHMa 

• H. Sevasto 
- H. Argyroupoli 
-H.Kolchlda 
- H.  Xhovryssi 
- H. Zacharato 

Anydrou 
Orosserou 
Mandalou 
Plagia  riou 
Edesste:  - H. 
-H 

Piatanis 
Skotinis 
Arona 
Lagonachis 
Kagadiou 

: Kaissariana 
: Proastion 

Tripoleos : H. Isolé Milea 
Agntou Andreou 

• sauf H. Aghios Georglos classé en 3.3 

Korakovounlou 

sauf H. KorakovounI classé en 3.3 

Thermlsslas 
EHinochoriou 
Zevgolatiou:-H. Kaletzi 
Kastrou 
Lyglas 
Karyvion Myrtoundion 
Kokla 
Ctuyssochoriou 
Psariou 
Anthousis 
llektras 
Kalrvton 
Kato Melpias 
Konstandinon 
Mandras 

Neochoriou Ithomis 
Parapougkiou 
Siamou 
Stenyklarou 
AghtouFkxou 
Orossias 
Pelekanadas 
AgrNovounou 
Diodion 
Andanias 
Dessyla 
KalHrois 
Katsarou 
Loutrou 
Polichnis 
Skalas 
Tsoukaleikon 
Filia 
Lafystiou 
Dry mou 
Katounas 
Stanou 
Mantoudiou 
Aghiou Dimitriou 
Petrinou 
Sykeon 
Oafnospilias 
Gerakaliou 
Dimitras 
Marmarinis 
Elatias 
Evangelismou 
Tempon 
Iteas 
Agnateris 
Achiliou 
Oilophou 
Eretrias 
Nathrakiou 
Neraidas 
Gonon 
Mikrothtvon 
FUzomytou 
Stetanovikiou 
Manganon 
Neas Kessanis 
Selinou 
Toxoton 

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ANNEX 

less-favoured areas within  the meaning of Article 3  (5) of  Directive  75/268/Ë6C. 

Zones défavorisées au sens de l'article 3.5 de la directive 75/268/CEE 

Region 

Nomos 

Démos 

Ipiros 
Ipiros 
Makedonia 
Makedonia 
Makedonia 
Makedonia 
Makedonia 
Makedonia 
Makedonia 
Makedonia 
Makedonia 
Makedonia 
Makedonia 
Makedonia 
Makedonia 
Makedonia 
Makedonia 
Makedonia 
Makedonia 
Makedonia 
Makedonia 

Total 

Thesprotia 

Igoumenitsis 
-  exclus  H. classé en  3.3 

Fiorina 
Kastoria 
Kastoria 

Florinis 
Kastorias 
Argous  Orestikou 

-  exclus  H. classé en  3.3 

Kilkis 
Kilkis 
Kilkis 
Kilkis 
Kilkis 
Kilkis 
Kilkis 
Kilkis 
Pella 
Pella 
Pella 
Pella 
Pella 
Serres 
Serres 

Limnotopou 
Gorgopis 
Polycastrou 
Aghiou  Petrou 
Evropou 
Messias 
Ruzion 
Toumbas 
Xifianis 
Arideas 
Exaplatanou 
Sossandras 
Tsakon 
Strymonochoriou 
Vamvakophytou 

Superficie 
Totale 
(ha) 

SAU 
classée 
(ha) 

I landicaps 
spécifiques 

1.900 

1.350 

Frontalière 

2.620 
4.380 
2.600 

1.540 
2.480 
3.700 
2.150 
2.590 
870 
2.190 
1.370 
800 
1.500 
1.600 
1.100 
1.400 
1.180 
1.690 

1.570 
1.650 
2.300 

Frontalière 
Frontalière 
Frontalière 

1.300 
1.930 
2.870 
1.960 
2.160 
820 
1.800 
1.100 
730 
1.240 
1.520 
780 
1.330 
660 
1.570 

Frontalière 
Frontalière 
Frontalière 
Frontalière 
Frontalière 
Frontalière 
Frontalière 
Frontalière 
Frontalière 
Frontalière 
Frontalière 
Frontalière 
Frontalière 
Frontalière 
Frontalière 

37.660 

28.640 

classée par constitution de "zones agricoles homogènes frontalières" 

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RECLASSIFICATION OF THE LIST OF PARISCHES 

FROM 3-4 TO 3,5 

Liste des communes à reclasser de 3.4 vers 3.5 

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Domcrt 

Superficie totale 
ha 

XAU '.lassée 
lia 

Thesprotia 

Igoumenista 

Pëifa" 

Aridoa 

Kilkis 

Plycastro 

Kastoria 

Kastoria 

Fiorina 

Fiorina 

Serres 

Vamvakophyto 

Total 

Sagiadas 
Asproklissiou 
Kestrinis 
Smertou (Milon) 
Ragiou 
Ag.  Vlassiou 
Kastriou 
N.  Selolkias 
Thiriopetras 
Foustanis 
Filotias 
Neromylon 
Idas 
Mileas 
Konstantias 
Dorotheas 
Chryssis 
Alorou 
Apsalou 
Polykarpiou 
Megaplatanou 
Piperion 
Axioupoleos 
Akrita 
Evzonon 
Idomenis 
Plagion 
Mikrou  Dassous 
Pefkodassous 
Pontoïrakiias 
Megalis  Stemas 
Vafiochoriou 
Asprou 
Tichiou 
Metamorfosseos 
Polykarpis 
Mavrochoriou 
Ampelokipon 
Dispiliou 
Chiliodendrou 
Avgis 
Tsakonis 
Messopotamias 
Kalochoriou 
Ag.  Paraskevis 
Nikis 
Neou  Kafkassou 
Mesokambou 
Achladas 
Polyplatanou 
Kato  Kallinikis 
Messochoriou 
Ano  Kallinikis 
Kato  Klinon 
Kladorrachis 
Protis 
Amienochoriou 
Pappagianni 
Tripotamou 
Iteas 
Neochorakiou 
Mefitis 
Messonissiou 
Palestras 
Lofon 
Skopias 
Ammochoriou 
Sitarias 
Tropeouchou 
Perasmatos 
Ydroussis 
Kolchikis 
Leptokaryon 
Ag:  Vartholomeou 
Vevis 
Marinis 
Paleokastrou 
Melenikitsiou 
Lefkonos 
Kato Christou 

3.340 
1.990 
1.910 
910 
640 
1.300 
830 
830 
1.920 
980 
1.110 
1.140 
690 
1.610 
1.560 
870 
1.480 
1.470 
2.770 
1.830 
1.550 
1.110 
7.040 
4.140 
5.910 
2.690 
1.370 
1.580 
1.410 
1.610 
4.570 
8.540 
2.310 
1.350 
2.350 
970 
1.840 
1.500 
960 
1.710 
720 
740 
2.280 
1.610 
730 
1.090 
1.380 
940 
2.060 
1.000 
470 
1.160 
1.050 
1.150 
1.000 
1.380 
1.550 
1.070 
590 
980 
850 
3.720 
740 
770 
2.050 
1.890 
1.290 
1.110 
1.180 
570 
720 
1.100 
1.240 
2.100 
3.170 
1.000 
1.860 
2.730 
2.430 
1.550 
138.710 

3.240 
1.810 
1.750 
880 
580 
1.160 
790 
800 
1.070 
870 
910 
570 
520 
1.490 
1.510 
580 
1.240 
1.340 
2.480 
1.360 
1.280 
930 
3.430 
3.540 
5.600 
1.310 
870 
1.530 
1.290 
1.450 
4.240 
7.450 
1.750 
660 
1.560 
600 
1.260 
1.400 
730 
1.560 
660 
660 
1.970 
1.220 
650 
980 
1.300 
880 
1.960 
950 
440 
1.120 
960 
1.120 
470 
460 
1.400 
1.020 
540 
930 
820 
3.520 
660 
720 
1.910 
1.260 
1.240 
1.030 
1.010 
530 
620 
860 
700 
1.360 
2.580 
380 
1.280 
2.300 
2.260 
1.170 
113.290 

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