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)

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
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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,