74/518/EEC: Council Decision of 21 October 1974 regarding the list of agricultural regions where unfavourable conditions exist within the meaning of Directive No 72/160/EEC, situated in Ireland

COUNCIL DECISION  of 21 October 1974  regarding the list of agricultural regions where unfavourable conditions exist within the meaning of Directive No 72/160/EEC, situated in Ireland  (74/518/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;
Having regard to Council Directive No 72/160/EEC (1) of 17 April 1972 concerning measures to encourage the cessation of farming and the reallocation of utilized agricultural area for the purposes of structural improvement, and in particular Article 10 thereof;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;
Whereas, on the date of taking effect of the said Directive, Ireland was not applying measures to encourage the cessation of farming;
Whereas, in the regions specified in this Decision, the percentage of the working population engaged in agriculture is higher than the Community average and the gross domestic product per capita at factor cost lower than the Community average,