83/339/EEC: Commission Decision of 23 June 1983 adjusting the boundaries of less-favoured areas within the meaning of Council Directive 75/268/EEC in Greece (Only the Greek text is authentic)

COMMISSION  DECISION
of 23 June 1983
adjusting the boundaries of less-favoured areas within the meaning of Council Directive 75/268/EEC in Greece
(Only the Greek text is authentic)
(83/339/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), as last amended by Directive 82/786/EEC (2), and in particular Article 2 (3) thereof,
Whereas Council Directive 81/645/EEC of 20 July 1981 concerning the Community list of less-favoured farming areas within the meaning of Directive 75/268/EEC (Greece) (3), identifies the areas in Greece included in the Community list of less-favoured areas within the meaning of Article 3 (3), (4) and (5) of Directive 75/268/EEC;
Whereas the Greek Government has applied under Article 2 (1) of Directive 75/268/EEC for an adjustment of the boundaries of the less-favoured areas listed in the Annex to Directive 81/645/EEC;
Whereas the new areas within the meaning of Article 3 (3) of Directive 75/268/EEC exhibit the indices and values used in Council Directive 81/645/EEC concerning the Community list of less-favoured farming areas within the meaning of Directive 75/268/EEC (Greece) to define areas within the meaning of Article 3 (3) of Directive 75/268/EEC;
Whereas the transfer of certain areas already listed as areas within the meaning of Article 3 (4) of Directive 75/268/EEC to the list of areas within the meaning of Article 3 (3) of the same Directive is in accordance with the indices the values, including the criteria for exceptions, used in Directive 81/645/EEC to define mountain areas;
Whereas the less-favoured areas resulting from these adjustments exhibit the indices and values used in Council Directive 81/645/EEC from the classification of areas within the meaning of Article 3 (4) of Directive 75/268/EEC;
Whereas administrative changes require certain amendments to the list of areas without extending these areas;
Whereas the adjustments requested by the Greek Government pursuant to Article 2 (3) of Directive 75/268/EEC do not have the combined effect of increasing the utilized agricultural area of all the listed areas by more than 1,5 % of the total utilized agricultural area in Greece;
Whereas the EAGGF Committee has been consulted on the financial aspects;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,