COMMISSION  DECISION
of 12 April 1988
on improving the efficiency of agricultural structures in Italy (Trento) pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 797/85
(Only the Italian text is authentic)
(88/262/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 797/85 of 12 March 1985 on improving the efficiency of agricultural structures (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1760/87 (2), and in particular Article 25 (3) thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 24 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 797/85, the Italian Government has forwarded Law No 5 of 27 February 1986 of the autonomous province of Trento amending provincial laws on agriculture:
- the consolidated text of Province Law No 39 of 26 November 1976 on measures for the restructuring and development of agriculture in the Trento province,
- the consolidated text of Province Law No 17 of 31 August 1981 on intervention in agriculture;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 25 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 797/85, the Commission has to decide whether the conditions for a financial contribution from the Community are satisfied, from the point of view of the compatibility of the stated provisions with Regulation (EEC) No 797/85 and having due regard to the objectives of the latter and the need to ensure that the various measures are properly related;
Whereas the cases in which the investment ceilings provided for in point 8 of Article 12 of Law No 17/81 may be exceeded must be limited, in the case of beneficiaries under Regulation (EEC) No 797/85, to those provided for in Article 6 of said Regulation;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 8 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 797/85, aid for the purchase of breeding stock, provided for in Article 33, point 1, of Law No 17/81, must be limited to the purchase of male breeding stock;
Whereas the aid provided for in Article 39 (a) of Law No 17/81 is not granted for new plantations of apples, pears or peaches;
Whereas the provisions laid down in the abovementioned laws of the autonomous province of Trento are consistent with the conditions and objectives of Regulation (EEC) No 797/85;
Whereas the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) Committee has been consulted on the financial aspects;
Whereas the measures provided for in the Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Commitee on Agricultural Structure,
1. Laws No 39 of 26 November 1976 and No 17 of 31 August 1981 of the autonomous province of Trento, as amended by Law No 5 of 27 February 1986, satisfy the conditions governing a financial contribution from the Community in respect of the common measure referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 797/85, subject to the following conditions:
(a) the autonomous province shall ensure, pursuant to Article 12, point 8, of Law No 17/81, that the cases in which the investment ceilings may be exceeded are limited to the cases provided for in Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 797/85;
(b) as regards the aid for the purchase of breeding stock provided for in Article 33, point 1, of Law No 17/81, the autonomous province shall ensure that the rate provided for shall apply only to the purchase of male breeding stock;
(c) as regards the aid provided for in Article 39 (a) of Law No 17/81, the autonomous province shall ensure that the aid is not granted for new plantations of apples, pears or peaches.
This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.