CELEX: 31981R2195
Language: en
Date: 1981-07-27 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 2195/81 of 27 July 1981 on a special programme concerning drainage operations in the less-favoured areas of the West of Ireland

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31981R2195

Council Regulation (EEC) No 2195/81 of 27 July 1981 on a special programme concerning drainage operations in the less-favoured areas of the West of Ireland  

Official Journal L 214 , 01/08/1981 P. 0005 - 0006 Spanish special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 23 P. 0035  Portuguese special edition Chapter 03 Volume 23 P. 0035 

****( 1 ) OJ NO C 158 , 27 . 6 . 1981 , P . 6 .  ( 2 ) OPINION DELIVERED ON 10 JULY 1981 ( NOT YET PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL ).  ( 3 ) OJ NO L 206 , 29 . 7 . 1978 , P . 5 .  ( 4 ) OJ NO L 128 , 19 . 5 . 1975 , P . 1 .  ( 5 ) OJ NO L 180 , 14 . 7 . 1980 , P . 34 .  ( 6 ) OJ NO L 94 , 28 . 4 . 1970 , P . 13 .  ( 7 ) OJ NO L 367 , 31 . 12 . 1980 , P . 87 .   COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2195/81   OF 27 JULY 1981   ON A SPECIAL PROGRAMME CONCERNING DRAINAGE OPERATIONS IN THE LESS-FAVOURED AREAS OF THE WEST OF IRELAND   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN   COMMUNITIES ,   HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 43 THEREOF ,   HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ( 1 ),   HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT  ( 2 ),   WHEREAS THE FIELD DRAINAGE PROGRAMME ENVISAGED BY COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 78/628/EEC OF 19 JUNE 1978 ON A PROGRAMME TO ACCELERATE DRAINAGE OPERATIONS IN THE LESS-FAVOURED AREAS OF THE WEST OF IRELAND ( 3 ) HAS PROVED HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL ; WHEREAS DRAINAGE WORKS ON APPROXIMATELY TWO-THIRDS OF THE 100 000 HA , BEING THE MAXIMUM LIMIT PRESCRIBED , HAS ALREADY BEEN ALMOST COMPLETED AND THE DRAINAGE PLANS FOR THE REMAINDER HAVE ALSO BEEN FINALIZED ;   WHEREAS DIRECTIVE 78/628/EEC PROVIDES FOR A TOTAL COMMUNITY FINANCING OF 26 MILLION UNITS OF ACCOUNT FOR THE FIVE-YEAR PERIOD OF THE COMMON MEASURE ; WHEREAS BECAUSE OF THE ESCALATION OF COSTS OF THE RIVER EXCAVATION WORK UNDER THE ARTERIAL DRAINAGE PROGRAMME , THIS AMOUNT HAS PROVED TO BE INSUFFICIENT ; WHEREAS , AS A RESULT , THE ARTERIAL DRAINAGE PROGRAMME CAN BE COMPLETED ONLY BY INCREASING THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES PROVIDED FOR IN THAT DIRECTIVE ;   WHEREAS ALSO , THERE IS URGENT NEED FOR IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IN ADDITIONAL LESS-FAVOURED AREAS OF THE WEST OF IRELAND WITHIN THE MEANING OF COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 75/268/EEC OF 28 APRIL 1975 ON MOUNTAIN AND HILL FARMING AND FARMING IN CERTAIN LESS-FAVOURED AREAS ( 4 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY DIRECTIVE 80/666/EEC ( 5 ); WHEREAS PROVISION OF DRAINAGE IS A NECESSARY MEANS TO SUCH IMPROVEMENT WITHIN A RELATIVELY SHORT TIME ;   WHEREAS , AS A RESULT OF THE ABOVE , IT IS NECESSARY TO INTRODUCE 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 ( 6 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3509/80 ( 7 ) AIMED AT COMPLEMENTING THE MEASURE PROVIDED FOR IN DIRECTIVE 78/628/EEC ,   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :   ARTICLE 1   1 .  IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IN CERTAIN LESS-FAVOURED AREAS OF THE WEST OF IRELAND , A COMMON MEASURE WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 6 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 729/70 IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED FOR ARTERIAL AND FIELD DRAINAGE , IN ORDER TO COMPLEMENT THE COMMON MEASURE REFERRED TO IN DIRECTIVE 78/628/EEC .   2 .  ARTICLES 2 , 3 , 6 AND 7 OF DIRECTIVE 78/628/EEC SHALL APPLY TO THE COMMON MEASURE REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 1 .   3 .  THE DRAINAGE PROGRAMME MUST BE SUCH AS TO PROVIDE AN ASSURANCE THAT THE MEASURES ENVISAGED ARE COMPATIBLE WITH PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT .   ARTICLE 2   1 .  FIELD DRAINAGE , AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 ( 1 ) SHALL EXTEND TO NOT MORE THAN 50 000 HA .   ARTERIAL DRAINAGE AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 ( 1 ) SHALL BE LIMITED TO AN ELIGIBLE EXPENDITURE OF NOT MORE THAN 30 MECU  ( A ).   2 .  THE EXPENDITURE ON ARTERIAL DRAINAGE REFERRED TO IN THE SECOND SUBPARAGRAPH OF PARAGRAPH 1 MAY SERVE TO COMPLETE WORKS ALREADY FORESEEN WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF DIRECTIVE 78/628/EEC .   ARTICLE 3   THE EAGGF GUIDANCE SECTION SHALL REIMBURSE 50 % OF EXPENDITURE BY IRELAND ON THE COMMON MEASURE , HOWEVER , THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE FUND TO FIELD DRAINAGE MAY NOT EXCEED 425 ECU ( A ) PER HECTARE .   ARTICLE 4   1 .  THE DURATION OF THE COMMON MEASURE SHALL BE LIMITED TO 31 DECEMBER 1986 .   2 .  THE ESTIMATED TOTAL COST OF THE COMMON MEASURE TO BE CHARGED TO THE FUND SHALL BE 30 MILLION ECU FOR ITS WHOLE DURATION .   ARTICLE 5   THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE THIRD DAY FOLLOWING ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .   THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .   DONE AT BRUSSELS , 27 JULY 1981 .   FOR THE COUNCIL   THE PRESIDENT   P . WALKER