COMMISSION DECISION of 18 December 1990 altering the limits of the less-favoured areas in the United Kingdom within the meaning of Council Directive 75/268/EEC (Only the English text is authentic) (91/25/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 84/169/EEC of 28 February 1984 concerning the Community list of less-favoured farming areas within the meaning of Directive 75/268/EEC (United Kingdom) (3) describes the regions of the United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom has requested, in accordance with Article 2 (1) of Directive 75/268/EEC, alterations to the limits of the less-favoured areas in the Annex to Directive 84/169/EEC;

Whereas the inclusion of new municpalities in the lists of areas within the meaning of Article 3 (4) of Directive 75/268/EEC meets the criteria adopted by Directive 84/169/EEC for the delimitation of the respective areas;

Whereas all the alterations requested by the Government of the United Kingdom under Article 2 (3) of Directive 75/268/EEC combined do not entail an increase in the utilized agricultural area of all the less-favoured areas together which exceeds 1,5 % of the total utilized agricultural area of the United Kingdom; whereas the limit set in the said Article is therefore respected;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Agricultural Structures and Rural Development,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1

The list of less-favoured areas in the United Kingdom contained in the Annex to Directive 84/169/EEC is hereby amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision. Article 2

The Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom.

Done at Brussels, 18 December 1990.

For the Commission

Ray MAC SHARRY

Member of the Commission (1) OJ No L 128, 19. 5. 1975, p. 1. (2)

OJ No L 93, 30. 3. 1985, p. 1. (3)

OJ No L 82, 26. 3. 1984, p. 67.

ANNEX

Less-favoured areas within the meaning of Article 3 (4) of Directive No 75/268/EEC

ENGLAND

County

Parishes wholly within

less-favoured areas Parishes partly within

less-favoured areas NORTH YORKSHIRE Aysgarth

Burton cum-Walden

Ingleton

Thoralby DEVON Christow

Doddiscombleigh

East Anstey Chudleigh

Dunchideock

Filleigh

Kenn

Romansleigh

South Molton

Trusham HEREFORD AND

WORCESTER Llancillo

Walterstone

WALES

County

Communities wholly within

less-favoured areas Communities partly within

less-favoured areas GWYNEDD Pwilheli Caernarvon

y Felinheli GWYNEDD ISLAND

SITES Cyich-y-garn Bodfordd

Bodorgan

Mechell

Rhosyr DYFED ISLAND SITES Templeton

SCOTLAND

County

Parishes wholly within

less-favoured areas Parishes partly within

less-favoured areas GRAMPIAN Spyhie

Udny TAYSIDE Comrie Airlie FIFE Abdie (1) LOTHIAN Cranston

(1) Grouped with T 2 as nearest group in geographical terms.

NORTHERN IRELAND

County

Parishes wholly within

less-favoured areas Parishes partly within

less-favoured areas Co. FERMANAGH Corralongford

Mullaghfad