Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1273/88 of 29 April 1988 laying down criteria for delimiting the regions or areas which may be exempted from the schemes for the set-aside of arable land, extensification and the conversion of production

COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 1273/88
of 29 April 1988
laying down criteria for delimiting the regions or areas which may be exempted from the schemes for the set-aside of arable land, extensification and the conversion of production
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 797/85 of 12 March 1985 on improving the efficiency of agricultural structures (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1137/88 (2), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 32a (1) thereof,
Whereas the Commission must adopt the criteria for delimiting the regions of areas which may be exempted from the schemes for the set-aside of arable land, extensification and the conversion of production;
Whereas degradation of the soil or the risk of degradation of the soil in regions with low or irregular precipitation, and the risk of fire, are characteristic of natural conditions which make a reduction in production inadvisable;
Whereas low population density or a high rate of population decline make a reduction in production inadvisable;
Whereas the socio-economic features of some regions or areas in Spain may be used as grounds for exempting them from the schemes to reduce production;
Whereas it is necessary to determine the particulars to be supplied by Member States when applying for authorization to exempt a region or area from the said schemes or from one of the schemes; whereas the application must be based on statistical data which are sufficiently reliable for the Commission to be able to verify whether the objective conditions for exempting a region or area are met;
Whereas the Member State must apply for authorization in respect of all the regions or areas to be exempted in its territory before the implementation of the scheme to which the application relates, although the application may be submitted or amended in the course of 1991;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,