CELEX: 51974PC0395
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Date: 1974-04-01
Title: Proposals for Council Decisions regarding the list of agricultural regions where unfavourable conditions exist within the meaning of Council Directive 72/160/EEC concerning measures to encourage the cessation of arming and the reallocation of utilized agricultural area for the purposes of structural improvement. (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                                  COM(74)395 Final
                                                  Brussels , 1 April 1974
   Proposals for Council Decisions regarding the list of agricultural
       regions where unfavourable conditions exist within the meaning
          of Council Directive 72/160/EEC concerning measures to
                encourage the cessation of arming and the
                  reallocation of utilized agricultural
                    area for the purposes of structural
                                 improvement .
                ( submitted to the Council "by the Commission )
COM(74 ) 395 Final
 ---pagebreak---                       Explanatory note
1 . Article 10 , paragraph 2 , the 2nd part , of Council Directive
    No . 72/160/SEC , 17 april 1972 , concerning measures to encourage
    the cessation of farming and the reallocation of utilized agri­
     cultural area for the purposes of structural improvement provides
    that in agricultural regions where unfavourable conditions
    exist and where at the date on which this Directive takes effect ,
    measures to encourage the cessation of farming are not yet in
    operation the Guidance section of the E.A.G.G.F. shall refund
     65 % of the eligible expenditure .
    Paragraph 3 of the same article provides that , for the purposes
    of the preceding paragraph , agricultural regions where unfavourable
     conditions exist are regions where the following two conditions pre­
    vail at the same time    :
      - the percentage of the working population engaged in agriculture
        is higher than the community average ;
      - the gross domestio product per capita at factor cost is lower
        than the community average .
      In addition this article provides that the Council , acting on
      a proposal from the Commission and voting as provided in article 43
      paragraph 2 of the treaty , shall draw up a list of suoh regions .
 2 . At the date on which this directive takes effect only Italy ,
      Denmark , Luxemburg and Ireland were not applying measures to
      encourage the cessation of agricultural activity .
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3 . The two community averages mentioned below have been established
    on the basis of national data transmitted from the member
    States to the Commission .
    In 1971 "the community average for the aotive population engaged
    in agriculture was 9*8 ^ and the community average for gross
    domestic product per capita at factor cost was 2.420 units of
    account .
    Only Italy and Ireland had regions having at the same
    time a percentage of the active population engaged in agriculture
    higher than the Community average and a gross domestic product
    per capita at factor cost lower than the community average .
A map of the list of regions concerned is annexed to this explana­
tory note .
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 ---pagebreak---                          Less favoured regions within
                         •the context of directive
                         n° 72/160/CEE
  ûré'
^  Less favoured regions
 ---pagebreak--- THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES -
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economio
Community ,
Having regard to the Council Directive of 17 April 1972
( no . 73/ 16O/EEC) concerning measures to encourage the cessation
of farming and the reallocation of utilized agricultural area
for the purposes of structural improvements ( l ), and in particular
Article 10 ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Whereas , at the date of taking effect of Council Directive
no . 72/ I6O/EEC , Italy was not applying measures to encourage
the cessation of agricultural activity ,
Whereas in the regions specified in this regulation , the percen­
tage of the^a.ctive agricultural population is higher than the
community average and the gross domestic product per capita
at factor cost is lower than the community average -
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
( 1) 7^160/EEC , O.J. no . L 96 of 23.4.1972 , p. 9
 ---pagebreak---                          Article 1
The following regions are considered as agricultural regions where
unfavourable conditions exist within the meaning of article 10 ,
paragraphs 2 ancL3 of Council Directive of 17 April 1972 concerning
measures to encourage the cessation of farming and the reallocation
of utilized agricultural area for the purposes of structural
improvements ,
Piemonte                             Lazio
Valle d' Aosta                       Campania
Trentino Alto Adige                  Abruzzi
Veneto                               Molise
Friul i-Ve ne z ia-Giulia            Puglia
Emilia-Romagna                       Basilicata
Marche                               Calabria
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Toscana                              Sicilia
Umbria                               Sardegna
                           Article 2
This decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.
Done at Brus sel s                                  For the Councxl
                                                    The Président
 ---pagebreak--- THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COMMJNITIES
Having regard to ths Treaty establishing the European Economxo
Community ,
Having regard to the Council Directive of 17 April 1972
( no. 72/ l6o/EEC) concerning measures to encourage the cessation
of farming and the reallocation of utilized agricultural area
for the purposes of structural improvements ( l ), and in particular
Article 10 ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Whereas , at the date of taking effect of Council Directive
no . 72/ 16O/EEC , Ireland was not applying measures to encourage
the cessation of agricultural activity ,
Whereas in the regions specified in this regulation , the percen­
tage of the active agricultural population is higher than the
community average and the gross domestic product per capita
at factor cost is lower than the community average -
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
( 1) 72/ 160/EEC , O.J. L 96 of 23.4.1972 , p. 9
 ---pagebreak---                        Article 1
The four provinces of the country are considered as agricultural
regions where unfavourable conditions exist within the meaning
of article 10 , paragraphs 2 and 3 of Council Directive of
17 April 1972 concerning measures to encourage the cessation of
farming and the reallocation of utilized agricultural area for the
purposes of structural improvements 2
                Leister
                Munster
                Connacht
                Ulster
                        Article 2
This décision is addressed to Ireland .
Do ne at Brussels                                For the Council
                                                 The Président
 ---pagebreak---                        FIMANCIAL ASPECTS
The present proposals for decisions are inserted xn the context
of Directive No . 72/160/EEC which is found , expressed in section
8101 of the "budget ( cessation of farming and reallocation of
land for the' purposes of structural improvement ).
In the explanation of the pluriannual financial previsions rela­
tive to the period 1974/1976 , and communicated to the Council
in November 1973 (document SEC(73 ) 3743 fin. of October 1973)
the arrangements foreseen by the present proposals for the
application of article 10 of Directive 72/160/EEC have been taken
into account .
Consequently the present proposals for decisions do not call for
changes of pluriannual financial previsions worked out by the
Commission .
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