BETTER ORIENTED ;
WHEREAS PUBLIC ENCOURAGEMENT FOR DRAINAGE MEASURES SHOULD BE CONFINED TO THOSE WHICH CONCERN AREAS SHOWING WORTHWHILE PRODUCTIVITY AND ARE CARRIED OUT ON RATIONAL LINES , WHERE POSSIBLE BY GROUPS OF FARMERS ;
WHEREAS AID SHOULD BE PROVIDED FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE MACHINERY NEEDED BY AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES FOR DRAINAGE WORK ;
WHEREAS THESE OBJECTIVES SHOULD BE FURTHERED BY A COMMON MEASURE COMBINING THESE ELEMENTS , COVERING ALL THE LESS-FAVOURED AREAS OF THE WEST OF IRELAND ( WESTERN REGION ) AS DEFINED IN 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 ) , AND CONSTITUTING A SPECIAL PROGRAMME EXTENDING OVER SEVERAL YEARS ;
WHEREAS IT FOLLOWS FROM THE FOREGOING THAT THE MEASURES REFERRED TO CONSTITUTE A COMMON MEASURE WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 6 OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) N 729/70 OF 21 APRIL 1970 ON THE FINANCING OF THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY ( 5 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) N 2788/72 ( 6 ) ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE :
ARTICLE 1
IN ORDER TO INCREASE AGRICULTURAL INCOMES IN LESS-FAVOURED REGIONS OF THE WEST OF IRELAND ( WESTERN REGION ) WITHIN THE MEANING OF DIRECTIVE 75/272/EEC BY IMPROVING BASIC STRUCTURES , THUS CONTRIBUTING TO THE MODERNIZATION OF FARMS , A COMMON MEASURE WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 6 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) N 729/70 , TO BE IMPLEMENTED BY IRELAND , SHALL BE INTRODUCED FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACCELERATING ARTERIAL AND FIELD DRAINAGE OPERATIONS .
ARTICLE 2
1 . THE CONDITIONS AND LIMITS LAID DOWN IN ARTICLES 14 ( 2 ) AND 19 ( 1 ) AND ( 3 ) OF DIRECTIVE 72/159/EEC SHALL NOT APPLY TO DRAINAGE OPERATIONS FORMING THE SUBJECT OF THIS COMMON MEASURE .
2 . THE FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION OF THE COMMUNITY SHALL BE USED ONLY IN THE FRAMEWORK OF A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMME COVERING ALL DRAINAGE OPERATIONS IN LESS-FAVOURED REGIONS OF THE WEST OF IRELAND ( WESTERN REGION ) WITHIN THE MEANING OF DIRECTIVE 75/272/EEC . THIS PROGRAMME SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE COMMISSION BY IRELAND .
3 . THE PROGRAMME AND ANY ADJUSTMENTS THERETO SHALL BE EXAMINED AND APPROVED , AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE EUROPEAN AGRICULTURAL GUIDANCE AND GUARANTEE FUND ( HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS " THE FUND " ) COMMITTEE , ON THE FINANCIAL ASPECTS THEREOF , IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURE LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 18 ( 2 ) AND ( 3 ) OF DIRECTIVE 72/159/EEC .
ARTICLE 3
THE PROGRAMME REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2 SHALL INCLUDE IN PARTICULAR THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION :
( A ) WITH RESPECT TO PUBLIC ARTERIAL DRAINAGE WORKS :
_ THE EXTENT OF THE CATCHMENT AREAS TO BE DRAINED UNDER THE PROGRAMME ,
_ THE NUMBER OF HECTARES OF AGRICULTURAL AREA WHOSE DRAINAGE WILL BE IMPROVED AND THE NUMBER OF HECTARES TO BE FULLY DRAINED AS A RESULT OF THE OPERATION ,
_ THE LOCATION OF AND