OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 729/70 OF 21 APRIL 1970 ON THE FINANCING OF THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY ( 6 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3509/80 ( 7 ) AIMED AT COMPLEMENTING THE MEASURE PROVIDED FOR IN DIRECTIVE 78/628/EEC ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
ARTICLE 1
1 . IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IN CERTAIN LESS-FAVOURED AREAS OF THE WEST OF IRELAND , A COMMON MEASURE WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 6 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 729/70 IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED FOR ARTERIAL AND FIELD DRAINAGE , IN ORDER TO COMPLEMENT THE COMMON MEASURE REFERRED TO IN DIRECTIVE 78/628/EEC .
2 . ARTICLES 2 , 3 , 6 AND 7 OF DIRECTIVE 78/628/EEC SHALL APPLY TO THE COMMON MEASURE REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 1 .
3 . THE DRAINAGE PROGRAMME MUST BE SUCH AS TO PROVIDE AN ASSURANCE THAT THE MEASURES ENVISAGED ARE COMPATIBLE WITH PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT .
ARTICLE 2
1 . FIELD DRAINAGE , AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 ( 1 ) SHALL EXTEND TO NOT MORE THAN 50 000 HA .
ARTERIAL DRAINAGE AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 ( 1 ) SHALL BE LIMITED TO AN ELIGIBLE EXPENDITURE OF NOT MORE THAN 30 MECU ( A ).
2 . THE EXPENDITURE ON ARTERIAL DRAINAGE REFERRED TO IN THE SECOND SUBPARAGRAPH OF PARAGRAPH 1 MAY SERVE TO COMPLETE WORKS ALREADY FORESEEN WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF DIRECTIVE 78/628/EEC .
ARTICLE 3
THE EAGGF GUIDANCE SECTION SHALL REIMBURSE 50 % OF EXPENDITURE BY IRELAND ON THE COMMON MEASURE , HOWEVER , THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE FUND TO FIELD DRAINAGE MAY NOT EXCEED 425 ECU ( A ) PER HECTARE .
ARTICLE 4
1 . THE DURATION OF THE COMMON MEASURE SHALL BE LIMITED TO 31 DECEMBER 1986 .
2 . THE ESTIMATED TOTAL COST OF THE COMMON MEASURE TO BE CHARGED TO THE FUND SHALL BE 30 MILLION ECU FOR ITS WHOLE DURATION .
ARTICLE 5
THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE THIRD DAY FOLLOWING ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .
THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .
DONE AT BRUSSELS , 27 JULY 1981 .
FOR THE COUNCIL
THE PRESIDENT
P . WALKER