Document ID: 31981D0408

COMMISSION DECISION of 22 April 1981 on the adjustment of the boundaries of less-favoured areas within the meaning of Council Directive 75/268/EEC (France) (Only the French text is authentic) (81/408/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 80/666/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 areas within the meaning of Directive 75/268/EEC (France) (3), as amended by Council Directives 76/401/EEC (4), 76/631/EEC (5) and 77/178/EEC (6) and by Commission Decisions 77/3/EEC (7) and 78/863/EEC (8), indicates the areas of France which are 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, to have the boundaries of the areas listed in the Annex to Directive 75/271/EEC adjusted;
Whereas the mountain areas resulting from the proposed adjustments correspond to the criteria and values which were applied in Directives 75/271/EEC, 76/401/EEC and 76/631/EEC for determining the areas within the meaning of Article 3 (3) of Directive 75/268/EEC and in Directive 77/178/EEC for determining the areas referred to in Article 3 (4) and (5) of Directive 75/268/EEC;
Whereas the total area covered by the areas determined in accordance with Article 3 (5) of Directive 75/268/EEC represents less than 2 75 % of the total area of France;
Whereas all the adjustments requested by the French Government under Article 2 (3) of Directive 75/268/EEC do not have the effect of increasing the total utilized agricultural area by more than 1 75 % of the utilized agricultural 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 opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structures, (1) OJ No L 128, 19.5.1975, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 180, 14.7.1980, p. 34. (3) OJ No L 128, 19.5.1975, p. 33. (4) OJ No L 108, 26.4.1976, p. 22. (5) OJ No L 223, 16.8.1976, p. 7. (6) OJ No L 58, 3.3.1977, p. 29. (7) OJ No L 3, 5.1.1977, p. 12. (8) OJ No L 297, 24.10.1978, p. 19.
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
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 hereto.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.
Done at Brussels, 22 April 1981.

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