KIND WHICH CONCERN RELATIVELY LARGE GEOGRAPHICAL UNITS SHOULD NORMALLY TAKE THE FORM OF MULTIANNUAL PROGRAMMES ;
WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO ENSURE COORDINATION BETWEEN COMMUNITY AND NATIONAL MEASURES , THE MEMBER STATE CONCERNED SHOULD HAVE APPROVED THE PROGRAMMES TO BE FINANCED BY THE EUROPEAN AGRICULTURAL GUIDANCE AND GUARANTEE FUND , HEREINAFTER CALLED ' THE FUND ' , AND SHOULD CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR FINANCING ;
WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THE RECIPIENTS OF AID FROM THE FUND COMPLY WITH THE CONDITIONS ON WHICH IT IS GRANTED , THERE SHOULD BE PROVISION FOR AN EFFICIENT CONTROL PROCEDURE AND FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF SUSPENDING , REDUCING OR WITHDRAWING AID FROM THE FUND ;
WHEREAS , IN VIEW OF THE SPECIAL DIFFICULTIES OF THESE REGIONS , IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR THE COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE AID FROM THE FUND IN THE FORM OF A CAPITAL GRANT EQUAL TO 50 % OF THE INVESTMENT ;
WHEREAS IT FOLLOWS FROM THE AFOREGOING CONSIDERATIONS THAT THE ACTION DESCRIBED ABOVE CONSTITUTES 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 ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2788/72 ( 2 );
WHEREAS THE PROGRAMMES SUBMITTED BY MEMBER STATES CONCERNED REQUIRE THE APPROVAL OF THE COMMISSION AFTER CONSULTATION OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURAL STRUCTURE SET UP BY ARTICLE 1 OF THE COUNCIL DECISION OF 4 DECEMBER 1962 ON THE COORDINATION OF POLICIES ON THE STRUCTURE OF AGRICULTURE ( 3 ); WHEREAS CONSULTATION OF THE FUND COMMITTEE REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 11 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 729/70 SHOULD ALSO BE PROVIDED FOR ;
WHEREAS THE NECESSARY STEPS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO FACILITATE THE FINANCING OF THE INVESTMENTS PROVIDED FOR , SO AS TO MEET PARTICULAR URGENT NEEDS AND TO HELP LAUNCH THE MEASURES TO BE UNDERTAKEN ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
ARTICLE 1
IN ORDER TO RAISE THE STANDARD OF LIVING OF THE AGRICULTURAL POPULATION OF CERTAIN MEDITERRANEAN ZONES OF THE COMMUNITY , A COMMON MEASURE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED TO IMPROVE , BY MEANS OF INTERVENTION IN THE FORESTRY SECTOR , THE GEOPHYSICAL AND CULTIVATION CONDITIONS WHICH HAMPER AGRICULTURE PARTICULARLY AS REGARDS SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION .
THE COMMON MEASURE SHALL INVOLVE THE FINANCIAL PARTICIPATION OF THE GUIDANCE SECTION OF THE FUND IN FORESTRY MEASURES WHICH MEET THE CONDITIONS LAID DOWN IN TITLES I AND II , SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DETAILED RULES LAID DOWN IN TITLES III AND IV .
TITLE I
OUTLINE PROGRAMME
ARTICLE 2
THE OUTLINE PROGRAMME SHALL CONCERN AFFORESTATION , THE IMPROVEMENT OF DETERIORATED FORESTS AND OTHER NECESSARY SUPPLEMENTARY MEASURES SUCH AS THE CONSTRUCTION OF FOREST ROADS , TERRACING AND FIRE PROTECTION AND INDISPENSABLE SPECIFIC STUDIES AND EXPERIMENTS :
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