Council Regulation (EEC) No 4073/88 of 19 December 1988 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1975/82 on the acceleration of agricultural development in certain regions of Greece

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 4073/88  of 19 December 1988  amending Regulation (EEC) No 1975/82 on the acceleration of agricultural development in certain regions of Greece
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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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, in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 1975/82 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3157/84 (4), the Hellenic Republic implemented a programme of works and other activities for the development of the mountain and hill and less-favoured  areas of 22 administrative areas which was approved by Commission Decision 83/387/EEC (5);
Whereas Article 16 (2) of the said Regulation provides that before the expiry of the common measure the Council must decide, on a proposal from the Commission, whether the measure should be extended;
Whereas the implementation of the programme has encountered difficulties caused particularly by certain changes in priorities, the limited financial resources available under the budget of the Member State concerned and administrative problems; whereas,  as a result of these difficulties, implementation has fallen well behind schedule;
Whereas this situation made it necessary to revise the initial programme, and this revision was approved by Commission Decision 88/425/EEC (6);
Whereas it became apparent that this revision would not be sufficient to make up the backlog of work under the programme or to supply the necessary funding: whereas, therefore, the duration of the common measure should be extended until 31 December 1989  and the Community's financial contribution should be increased, in order to achieve the aims of the programme as nearly as possible, while taking account of the fact that in the light of the reform of the structural Funds the emphasis must be placed on  the less-developed regions of the Community;
Whereas the increase in the Community's financial contribution should be varied to take account of the needs of the different sectors involved in the programme and the priorities of the Community; whereas that contribution should therefore be increased  to 70 % in the case of rural infrastructre, the development of stock rearing (cattle, sheep and goats) and forestry improvement measures, and to 60 % in the case of irrigation, the improvement of facilities for agricultural training and land  improvement,