FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INTEGRATED MEDITERRANEAN PROGRAMMES .
ARTICLE 5
THE ASSISTANCE THAT THE COMMISSION DECIDES UPON FOR THE PILOT ACTION SHALL NOT BIND THE COMMUNITY AS REGARDS THE FINAL SELECTION OF THE AREAS IN WHICH THE INTEGRATED MEDITERRANEAN PROGRAMMES ARE TO BE CARRIED OUT .
ARTICLE 6
THIS DECISION IS ADDRESSED TO THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC .
DONE AT BRUSSELS , 21 DECEMBER 1983 .
FOR THE COMMISSION
LORENZO NATALI
VICE-PRESIDENT
ANNEX 1
PREPARATORY PILOT ACTION ON THE ISLAND OF LIMNOS
1 . TITLE
PILOT ACTION ON THE ISLAND OF LIMNOS IN PREPARATION FOR THE INTEGRATED MEDITERRANEAN PROGRAMMES .
2 . GENERAL PURPOSE
THE ACTION IS TO COVER THE DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURAL INFRASTRUCTURES AND PRODUCTION STRUCTURES ( IRRIGATION , GRAZING ) , PROCESSING AND MARKETING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE , THE IMPROVEMENT OF FISHERY STRUCTURES AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE AREA'S GENERAL INFRASTRUCTURES .
THE ISLAND OF LIMNOS CONSTITUTES A SEPARATE UNIT FOR PLANNING PURPOSES , WITH SPECIAL FEATURES DUE TO INADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTURE AND A LOW DEGREE OF EXPLOITATION OF ITS RESOURCES . THE AIM OF THE ACTION IS TO MOBILIZE THESE RESOURCES FOR A PROPERLY GRADED SERIES OF OBJECTIVES , WHICH WILL BOTH ENABLE THE CAPACITY OF LOCAL PLANNING BODIES TO BE DEVELOPED IN IMPLEMENTING THEM AND BRING ABOUT A MINIMUM LEVEL OF INFRASTRUCTURE TO SERVE AS A BASIS FOR FURTHER PLANNING SCHEMES .
3 . THE AREA AND ITS GENERAL FEATURES
LIMNOS IS A PART OF THE PREFECTURE OF LESBOS . IT HAS A POPULATION OF 16 000 ( 1981 ) , SPREAD OVER 39 LOCALITIES AND AN AREA OF 47 400 HA . THERE ARE ABOUT 12 400 HA OF CULTIVABLE LAND AND 20 000 HA OF GRAZING . CEREALS ACCOUNT FOR 70 % OF THE CULTIVATED LAND , FODDER CROPS FOR 20 % AND VINEYARDS FOR 8 % . LIVESTOCK FARMING MAKES A LARGE CONTRIBUTION TO TOTAL GROSS AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT ( 53 % ) , THE MOST IMPORTANT LIVESTOCK BEING SHEEP AND GOATS .
FISHING IS ALSO A MAJOR SOURCE OF INCOME , ACCOUNTING FOR 9 % OF PRIMARY PRODUCTION AND THERE IS A SURPLUS AFTER LOCAL CONSUMPTION IS CATERED FOR .
THE TOURIST ATTRACTIONS OF THE ISLAND ARE ALSO CONSIDERABLE .
HOWEVER , PRODUCTIVITY IN ALL SECTORS IS LOW , INFRASTRUCTURES ARE INADEQUATE AND THE ISLAND'S RESOURCES ARE TO A LARGE EXTENT UNEXPLOITED . THE ISLAND IS OF TYPICAL MEDITERRANEAN TYPE AND SUFFERS FROM THE USUAL MEDITERRANEAN HANDICAPS . THE ORGANIZATION OF SOCIAL SERVICES IS ALSO INADEQUATE AND THERE IS A SERIOUS IMBALANCE IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY , WITH THE PRIMARY SECTOR ACCOUNTING FOR MUCH MORE THAN HALF OF THE WORKFORCE .
4 . OPERATIONS
IN THE PERIOD DECEMBER 1983 TO DECEMBER 1985 , THE ACTIVITIES LISTED BELOW ARE TO BE CARRIED OUT :
( A ) AGRICULTURE :
- IRRIGATION AND LAND IMPROVEMENT ( USING WATER FROM THE KONDIAS DAM ) ,
- LIVESTOCK FARMING ( PASTURE IMPROVEMENT ) ,
- AGRICULTURAL INFRASTRUCTURES ( RURAL ROADS ) ,
- PROCESSING/MARKETING ( SLAUGHTERHOUSE