COMMISSION DECISION of 20 December 1988 adjusting the boundaries of less-favoured areas, within the meaning of Council Directive 75/268/EEC, in Italy (Only the Italian text is authentic) (89/252/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 Regulation (EEC) No 797/85 (2), and in particular Article 2 (3) thereof,
Whereas Council Directive 75/273/EEC of 28 April 1975 concerning the Community list of less-favoured farming areas within the meaning of Directive 75/268/EEC (Italy) (3), as last amended by Directive 89/251/EEC (4), identifies the areas in Italy included on the Community list of less-favoured areas within the meaning of Article 3 (3), (4) and (5) of Directive 75/268/EEC;
Whereas the Italian Government has applied, pursuant to Article 2 (1) of Directive 75/268/EEC, for an adjustment of the boundaries of the less-favoured areas in the regions of the Marches and Tuscany listed in the Annex to Directive 75/273/EEC;
Whereas the Italian Government has, moreover, communicated the complete documentation requested by the Commission on the request for an adjustment of the boundaries for the regions of Basilicata and Lombardy;
Whereas the less-favoured areas resulting from these adjustments exhibit the indices and values used in Directive 75/273/EEC;
Whereas the material changes do not have the effect of increasing the utilized agricultural area determined by Directive 75/273/EEC and by Council Directive 84/167/EEC (5);
Whereas the adjustments requested by the Italian 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 Italy;
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 Structure,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1 With effect from 1 January 1988, the list of less-favoured areas in Italy contained in the Annexes to Directives 75/273/EEC and 84/167/EEC is hereby amended as shown in the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.
Done at Brussels, 20 December 1988.