Council Regulation (EEC) No 2915/86 of 16 September 1986 laying down socio-structural provisions applicable to agriculture in the Canary Islands

COUNCIL  REGULATION (EEC) No 2915/86
of 16 September 1986
laying down socio-structural provisions applicable to agriculture in the Canary Islands
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 25 (3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the entire territory of the Canary Islands may be considered as a less-favoured area where permanent and serious natural handicaps hamper farming;
Whereas agricultural structures in the Canary Islands are also particularly inadequate;
Whereas the socio-structural measures at present applicable to all regions, and to all less-favoured areas in the Community in particular, should therefore be extended to cover the Canary Islands, in order to help develop agricultural structures in that region;
Whereas, however, the Council Decision referred to in Article 155 of the Act of Accession is required in order to determine whether fishery products should be covered by Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 of 15 February 1977 on common measures to improve the conditions under which agricultural and fishery products are processed and marketed (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3827/85 (2);
Whereas the application to the Canary Islands of the abovementioned socio-structural measures is compatible with the general objectives of the common agricultural policy,