COUNCIL DIRECTIVE

of 23 October 1989

amending Directive 86/465/EEC concerning the Community list of less-favoured farming areas within the meaning of Directive 75/268/EEC (Federal Republic of Germany)

(89/586/EEC)

THE COUNCIL 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) N掳 797/85 (2) and in particular Article 2 (2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (3);

Whereas Directive 86/465/EEC (4) indicates which areas in the Federal Republic of Germany are included in the Community list of less-favoured areas within the meaning of Article 3 (4) and (5) of Directive 75/268/EEC;

Whereas the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany has requested in accordance with Article 2 (1) of Directive 75/268/EEC that the Community list of areas set out in the Annex to Directive 86/465/EEC be amended in accordance with the Annex to this Directive;

Whereas the new areas to be listed meet the criteria and figures set out in Directive 86/465/EEC for determining

areas within the meaning of Article 3 (4) and (5) of Directive 75/268/EEC;

Whereas the surface area of the new areas does not exceed the existing surface area of less-favoured areas by more than 2,6 %,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1

The Community list of less-favoured areas in the Federal Republic of Germany which appears in the Annex to Directive 86/465/EEC is hereby supplemented by the list in the Annex to this Directive.

Article 2

This Directive is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.

Done at Luxembourg, 23 October 1989.

For the Council

The President

H. NALLET

(1) OJ N掳 L 128, 19. 5. 1975, p. 1.

(2) OJ N掳 L 93, 30. 3. 1985, p. 1.

(3) Opinion delivered on 13 October 1989 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

(4) OJ N掳 L 273, 24. 9. 1986, p. 1.

ANEXO - BILAG - ANHANG - 脨脕脩脕脩脭脟脤脕- ANNEX - ANNEXE - ALLEGATO - BIJLAGE - ANEXO

VERZEICHNIS DER BENACHTEILIGTEN LANDWIRTSCHAFTLICHEN GEBIETE

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