Document ID: 31984D0266

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COMMISSION DECISION
of 8 May 1984
adjusting the boundaries of less-favoured areas, within the meaning of Council Directive 75/268/EEC, in France
(Only the French text is authentic)
(84/266/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 75/271/EEC of 28 April 1975 concerning the Community list of less-favoured farming areas within the meaning of Directive 75/268/EEC (France) (3), as last amended by the Decision of 12 July 1983 (4), identifies the areas in France 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 French 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 75/271/EEC;
Whereas the transfer of certain areas already listed as areas within the meaning of Article 3 (4) and (5) of Directive 75/268/EEC to the list of the areas within the meaning of Article 3 (3) of the same Directive is in accordance with the indices and the values, including the criteria for exceptions, used in Directive 75/271/EEC to define mountain areas;
Whereas the less-favoured areas resulting from these adjustments exhibit the indices and values used in Council Directive 77/118/EEC of 14 February 1977 amending Directive 75/271/EEC concerning the Community list of less-favoured farming areas within the meaning of Directive 75/268/EEC (France) (5) to define areas within the meaning of Article 3 (4) and (5) of Directive 75/268/EEC;
Whereas the adjustments requested by the French 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 France;
Whereas the total area covered by the areas determined in accordance with Article 3 (5) of Directive 75/268/EEC represents less than 2,5 % of the total area of France;
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,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
With effect from 1 December 1983, the list of less-favoured areas in France contained in the Annex to Directive 75/271/EEC is hereby amended as shown in the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.
Done at Brussels, 8 May 1984.

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