THE TIMETABLE AND THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL RESOURCES ;
WHEREAS THESE OBJECTIVES SHOULD BE FURTHERED BY A COMMON MEASURE CONCERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ADEQUATE ARTERIAL DRAINAGE SYSTEM IN CERTAIN CATCHMENT AREAS INCLUDING LAND ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BORDER BETWEEN IRELAND AND NORTHERN IRELAND , 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 ) NO 729/70 OF 21 APRIL 1970 ON THE FINANCING OF THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY ( 4 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2788/72 ( 5 ),
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE :
ARTICLE 1
IN ORDER TO INCREASE AGRICULTURAL INCOMES IN AREAS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BORDER BETWEEN IRELAND AND NORTHERN IRELAND BY IMPROVING BASIC STRUCTURES IN THESE AREAS , THUS CONTRIBUTING TO THE MODERNIZATION OF FARMS , A COMMON MEASURE WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 6 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 729/70 , TO BE JOINTLY IMPLEMENTED BY IRELAND AND THE UNITED KINGDOM , SHALL BE INTRODUCED FOR THE PURPOSE OF ARTERIAL DRAINAGE OPERATIONS TO BE CARRIED OUT IN COORDINATED FASHION IN CATCHMENT AREAS INCLUDING LAND ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BORDER .
ARTICLE 2
1 . THE FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION OF THE COMMUNITY SHALL BE USED ONLY IN THE FRAMEWORK OF A JOINT PROGRAMME ESTABLISHED BY IRELAND AND THE UNITED KINGDOM AND COVERING THE PROVISION OF ARTERIAL DRAINAGE IN CATCHMENT AREAS INCLUDING LAND ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BORDER . THIS PROGRAMME SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE COMMISSION JOINTLY BY IRELAND AND THE UNITED KINGDOM .
2 . THE PROGRAMME AND ANY ADJUSTMENTS THERETO SHALL BE EXAMINED AND APPROVED , AFTER CONSULTATION OF 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
1 . THE PROGRAMME REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2 SHALL INCLUDE IN PARTICULAR THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION :
- THE EXTENT OF THE CATCHMENT AREAS WHERE ARTERIAL DRAINAGE OPERATIONS ARE PROVIDED FOR UNDER THE PROGRAMME ,
- THE NUMBER OF HECTARES OF AGRICULTURAL AREA WHOSE HYDROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WILL BE IMPROVED AS A RESULT OF ARTERIAL DRAINAGE ,
- THE LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION OF THE ABOVE WORKS ,
- THE TIMETABLE FOR THE WORKS PROVIDED FOR IN EACH CATCHMENT AREA GUARANTEEING THE COORDINATION OF OPERATIONS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BORDER ,
- THE ESTIMATED COST OF THE ARTERIAL DRAINAGE WORKS FOR EACH CATCHMENT AREA ,
- THE FINANCIAL PLANNING AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF THIS FINANCE OVER THE DURATION OF THE PROGRAMME IN EACH CATCHMENT AREA ,
- DATA ON THE ANTICIPATED ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF THE COMMON MEASURE .
2 . INFORMATION SHALL MOREOVER BE FORWARDED INDICATING IF AND TO WHAT EXTENT THE MEASURES UNDER THIS PROGRAMME ARE CONSISTENT