CELEX: 31977D0456
Language: en
Date: 1977-06-27 00:00:00
Title: 77/456/EEC: Commission Decision of 27 June 1977 on the adjustment of the boundaries of less-favoured areas pursuant to Council Directive 75/268/EEC of 28 April 1975 (Belgium) (Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic)

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31977D0456

77/456/EEC: Commission Decision of 27 June 1977 on the adjustment of the boundaries of less-favoured areas pursuant to Council Directive 75/268/EEC of 28 April 1975 (Belgium) (Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic)  

Official Journal L 179 , 19/07/1977 P. 0028 - 0029

COMMISSION DECISION of 27 June 1977 on the adjustment of the boundaries of less-favoured areas pursuant to Council Directive 75/268/EEC of 28 April 1975 (Belgium) (Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic) (77/456/EEC)  THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,  Having regard to Council Directive 75/268/EEC of 28 April 1975 on mountain and hill farming and farming in certain less-favoured areas (1), and in particular Article 2 (3) thereof,  Whereas Council Directive 75/269/EEC of 28 April 1975 concerning the Community list of less-favoured areas within the meaning of Directive 75/268/EEC (Belgium) (2) indicates the areas of Belgium which are included in the Community list of less-favoured areas within the meaning of Article 3 (4) of Directive 75/268/EEC;  Whereas the Belgian Government has applied under Article 2 (1) of Directive 75/268/EEC to have the boundaries of the areas listed in the Annex to Directive 75/269/EEC adjusted as shown in the Annex to this Decision;  Whereas the proposed adjustments to the said areas satisfy the criteria applied by Directive 75/269/EEC when the areas within the meaning of Article 3 (4) of Directive 75/268/EEC were fixed;  Whereas the adjustments requested by the Belgian Government do not increase the effective area of agricultural land within the less-favoured areas of that Member State by more than 0 75 % of the total utilized agricultural area of that Member State;  Whereas the EAGGF Committee has been consulted on the financial aspects;  Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,  HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:    Article 1 The list of less-favoured areas in Belgium contained in the Annex to Directive 75/269/EEC is hereby replaced by the list contained in the Annex hereto.   Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium.     Done at Brussels, 27 June 1977.  For the Commission  The President  Finn GUNDELACH   (1) OJ No L 128, 19.5.1975, p. 1.  (2) OJ No L 128, 19.5.1975, p. 8.     ANNEX LESS-FAVOURED AREAS WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 3 (4) OF DIRECTIVE 75/268/EEC  (a) Complete agricultural regions of  Haute Ardenne Famenne Fagne Ardenne Région Jurassique  (b) Région herbagère  Aywaille Ferrières Jalhay Lierneux Spa Sprimont Stavelot Stoumont Theux Trois-Ponts Vielsalm  The territory of the commune of Verviers which was part of the communes of Polleur and Theux before 1 January 1977.  The territory of the commune of Esneux which was part of the commune of Dolembreux before 1 January 1977.  The territory situated south of the Vesdre, in the communes of Baelen, Eupen and Raeren.