TO CERTAIN MEASURES VITAL FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAMME WITH THE AIM OF IMPROVING THE STRUCTURES IN AGRICULTURE AND FISHING , WHICH ARE PARTICULARLY DEFICIENT IN THE REGION CONCERNED ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
ARTICLE 1
1 . IN ORDER TO IMPROVE WORKING AND LIVING CONDITIONS IN THE WESTERN ISLES OF SCOTLAND ( OUTER HEBRIDES ) , A COMMON MEASURE WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 6 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 729/70 IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED TO FACILITATE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AN INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME IN THOSE ISLES .
2 . THE COMMON MEASURE SHALL INVOLVE THE FINANCIAL PARTICIPATION , SUBJECT TO THE RULES AND CONDITIONS LAID DOWN IN TITLE III , OF THE EUROPEAN AGRICULTURAL GUIDANCE AND GUARANTEE FUND , GUIDANCE SECTION , HEREINAFTER CALLED " THE FUND " , IN THE AGRICULTURAL MEASURES REFERRED TO IN TITLE II REQUIRED FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME DESCRIBED IN TITLE I , WHICH HAS RECEIVED A FAVOURABLE OPINION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 4 ( 3 ) .
3 . THE CONDITIONS AND LIMITS LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 13 ( 2 ) AND ARTICLE 19 ( 2 ) AND ( 3 ) OF COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 72/159/EEC OF 17 APRIL 1972 ON THE MODERNIZATION OF FARMS ( 4 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY DIRECTIVE 81/528/EEC ( 5 ) , AND IN ARTICLE 15 OF COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 75/268/EEC OF 28 APRIL 1975 ON MOUNTAIN AND HILL FARMING AND FARMING IN CERTAIN LESS-FAVOURED AREAS ( 6 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY DIRECTIVE 80/666/EEC ( 7 ) , SHALL NOT APPLY TO THE MEASURES INCLUDED IN THIS COMMON MEASURE .
TITLE I
INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
ARTICLE 2
THE INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME , HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS " THE PROGRAMME " , SHALL COVER NOT ONLY MEASURES TO IMPROVE AGRICULTURE , INCLUDING THE AFFORESTATION OF MARGINAL LAND , OPERATIONS TO IMPROVE THE MARKETING AND PROCESSING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AND MEASURES TO DEVELOP FISHERIES , BUT ALSO MEASURES RELATING TO TOURIST AMENITIES , CRAFTS , INDUSTRIAL AND OTHER COMPLEMENTARY ACTIVITIES ESSENTIAL TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE GENERAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC SITUATION OF THOSE ISLES .
ARTICLE 3
1 . THE PROGRAMME SHALL INCLUDE :
- A DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESENT SITUATION ,
- A DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECTIVES TO BE ATTAINED AND A LIST OF PRIORITIES ,
- A DESCRIPTION OF OPERATIONS AND MEASURES ALREADY UNDER WAY IN EACH OF THE SECTORS CONCERNED , AND THE FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR THEM ,
- A DESCRIPTION OF ANY FURTHER MEASURES NEEDED TO IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAMME ,
- AN ESTIMATE OF COSTS AND OF THE FUNDS REQUIRED , TOGETHER WITH A TIMETABLE OF EXPECTED EXPENDITURE ,
- AN ASSURANCE THAT THE ACTIONS ENVISAGED ARE COMPATIBLE WITH THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT ,
- THE MEASURES TAKEN TO ENSURE THE UTILIZATION OF OTHER COMMUNITY FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WITH STRUCTURAL OBJECTIVES .
2 . ALL THE ACTION REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2 MUST FALL WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME WHERE THE UNITED KINGDOM