EUR-Lex - 31985D0138 - EN

EUR-Lex - 31985D0138 - EN Avis juridique important | 85/138/EEC: Commission Decision of 29 January 1985 adjusting the boundaries of less-favoured areas, within the meaning of Council Directive 75/268/EEC, in France Official Journal L 051 , 21/02/1985 P. 0043 - 0047

COMMISSION DECISION of 29 January 1985 adjusting the boundaries of less-favoured areas, within the meaning of Council Directive 75/268/EEC, in France (Only the French text is authentic) (85/138/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 Decision 84/266/EEC (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 areas 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 2 This Decision is addressed to the French Republic. Done at Brussels, 29 January 1985. For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President (1) OJ No L 128, 19. 5. 1975, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 327, 24. 11. 1982, p. 19. (3) OJ No L 128, 19. 5. 1975, p. 33. (4) OJ No L 131, 17. 5. 1984, p. 46. (5) OJ No L 58, 3. 3. 1977, p. 22.