1986L0466 — EN — 21.04.1997 — 003.001 — 1 This document is meant purely as a documentation tool and the institutions do not assume any liability for its contents ►B COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 14 July 1986 concerning the Community list of less-favoured farming areas within the meaning of Directive 75/ 268/EEC (Spain) (86/466/EEC) (OJ L 273, 24.9.1986, p. 104) Amended by: Official Journal No page date ►M1 Commission Decision 89/566/EEC of 16 October 1989 L 308 23 25.10.1989 ►M2 Council Directive 91/465/EEC of 22 July 1991 L 251 1 7.9.1991 ►M3 Commission Decision 97/306/EC of 18 April 1997 L 130 14 22.5.1997 ►M4 amended by Commission Decision 98/506/EC of 27 July 1998 L 226 57 13.8.1998 Corrected by: ►C1 Corrigendum, OJ L 30, 31.1.1987, p. 87 (86/466/EEC) 1986L0466 — EN — 21.04.1997 — 003.001 — 2 ▼B COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 14 July 1986 concerning the Community list of less-favoured farming areas within the meaning of Directive 75/268/EEC (Spain) (86/466/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), aslastamended by Regulation (EEC) No 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), Whereasthe Government of the Kingdom of Spain hascommunicated to the Commission, pursuant to Article 2 (1) of Directive 75/268/EEC, areas suitable for inclusion in the Community list of less-favoured farming areasaswell asinformation relating to the characteristicsof these areas; Whereasthe following criteria were usedto define mountain areas according to Article 3 (3) of Directive 75/268/EEC: a minimum alti- tude of 1 000 metres or a minimum slope of 20 %; whereas, where there is a combination of these factors, mountain areas within the meaning of Article 3 (3) of Directive 75/268/EEC may be defined by a minimum altitude of 600 metres and a slope of at least 15 %, with the exception of a limited number of villagestotally surroundedby mountainousregionsfor which the slopepercentage can be reduced to 12 %; Whereasthe presenceof infertile land asreferred to in Article 3 (4) (a) of Directive 75/268/EEC hasbeen characterized in the wet region of the north of Spain by the level of yield asmeasuredby the agroclimatic productivity index of ‘L. Turc.’ being less than 30; whereas, in other Spanish regions which are arid and semi-arid, the presence of infertile soil has been characterized by a proportion of arable land less than 50 % of the productive area; Whereasthe economic resultsof farming appreciably lower than the mean, asreferred to in Article 3 (4) (b) of Directive 75/268/EEC are calculated in the wet region of the north of Spain by a standard gross margin per farm worker of not more than 80 % of the average of the region and in addition an index of less than half the national average for both the utilized agricultural area per farm and the number of hectaresper plot; whereasfor the other arid and semi-aridregionsof Spain these results have been characterized by an index showing that both the irrigated area islessthan20 % of the arable area and that the fallow area is greater than 20 % of the grassland; Whereasthe following indiceshave been utilized in respectof low or dwindling population predominantly dependent on agriculture within the meaning of Article 3 (4) (c) of Directive 75/268/EEC: population density of less than 37,5 persons per square kilometre (national average 75) or an annual regression in the population of at least 0,5 % and in addition at least 18 % of the working population engaged in agricul- ture; (1) OJ No L 128, 19. 5. 1975, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 93, 30. 3. 1985, p. 1. (3) OJ No C 176, 14. 7. 1986. 1986L0466 — EN — 21.04.1997 — 003.001 — 3 ▼B Whereas, concerning the delimitation of areas affected by specific handicaps which can be considered as less favoured areas within the meaning of Article 3 (5) of Directive 75/268/EEC, the following criteria have been used: island location, soil salinity, high winds, wet marshy soils, soils suffering from desertification through drought, environmental protection and conservation of pine forests formerly used for resin production; whereas, moreover, the combined areas of these areas does not exceed 4,0 % of the area of this Member State (1,32 %); Whereasthe Community declaration of 18 April 1985, made during the negotiations for the accession of Spain to the Community, provides that after accession certain more favourable specific provisions and condi- tions existing in horizontal Community legislation at the date of entry, should be extended in particular to the less-favoured areas; Whereasthe nature and level of the abovementioned indicesusedby the Government of the Kingdom of Spain to define the three typesof areas communicated to the Commission correspond respectively to the characteristics of the mountain areas, the less-favoured areas and the areasaffected by specifichandicapsreferred to in Article 3 (3), (4) and (5) of Directive 75/268/EEC; Whereasthe Government of the Kingdom of Spain hasprovided infor- mation on the public infrastructure available in these areas and it therefore seems expedient to include the areas in question in the Community list of less-favoured farming areas, HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: Article 1 1. The areas of Spain listed in the Annex hereto shall be included in the Community list of less-favoured agricultural areas within the meaning of Article 3 (3), (4) and (5) of Directive 75/268/EEC. 2. The areasin which Community reimbursementof the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (Guidance Section) shall be increased to 50 % as laid down in Article 26 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 797/85, are marked by an asterisk in the Annex. Article 2 This Directive is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain. 1986L0466 — EN — 21.04.1997 — 003.001 — 4 ▼B ANEXO — BILAG — ANHANG — ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ — ANNEX — ANNEXE — ALLEGATO — BIJLAGE — ANEXO I. ZONAS DESFAVORECIDAS CON ARREGLO AL APARTADO 3 DEL ARTÍCULO 3 DE LA DIRECTIVA 75/268/CEE I.1. TODAS LAS ZONAS Comunidad autónoma: 01 — Andalucía Provincia: 04 — Almería (*) Comarca: 01 — LosVélez 37 Chirivel 63 María 98 Vélez Blanco 99 Vélez Rubio (*) Comarca: 02 — Alto Almazora ▼M1 4 Albánchez ▼B 8 Alcontar 17 Arboleas 18 Armuña de Almanzora 19 Bacares 21 Bayarque 31 Cantoria ▼M1 34 Cobdar ▼B 36 Chercos 56 Laroya 58 Líjar 61 Lúcar 62 Macael 70 Oria 72 Partaloa 76 Purchena 83 Serón 84 Sierro 85 Somontín 87 Sufli 89 Taberno 92 Tijola 96 Urracal (*) Comarca: 03 — Bajo Almazora 22 Bédar (*) Comarca: 04 — Río Nacimiento 1 Abla 2 Abrucena 1986L0466 — EN — 21.04.1997 — 003.001 — 5 ▼B 5 Alboloduy 10 Alhabía 15 Alsodux 45 Fiñana 50 Gergal 65 Nacimiento 80 Santa Cruz 901 TresVillas(Las) (*) Comarca: 05 — Campo Tabernas 9 Alcudia de Monteagud 26 Benitagla 27 Benizalón 33 Castro de Filabres 59 Lubrín 60 Lucainena de lasTorres 68 Olula de Castro 82 Senes 86 Sorbas 88 Tabernas 90 Tahal 94 Turrillas 97 Velefique (*) Comarca: 06 — Alto Andarax 7 Alcolea 11 Alhama de Almería 12 Alicún 14 Almocita 20 Bayarcal 23 Beires 28 Bentarique 30 Canjayar 46 Fondón 51 Huécija 54 Illar 55 Instinción 57 Laujar de Andarax 67 Ohanes 71 Pádules 73 Paterna del Río 77 Ragol 91 Terque (*) Comarca: 07 — Campo Dalias 3 Adra 25 Beninar 29 Berja 1986L0466 — EN — 21.04.1997 — 003.001 — 6 ▼M3 38 Dalías ▼B 39 Darrical 41 Énix 43 Félix Provincia: 11 — Cádiz Comarca: 01 — Campiña de Cádiz 3 Algar (*) Comarca: 03 — Sierra de Cádiz 5 Algodonales 9 Benaocaz 11 Bosque (El) 18 Gastor (El) 19 Grazalema 24 Olvera 29 Puerto Serrano ▼M1 36 Torre Alháquime ▼B 38 Ubrique 40 Villaluenga del Rosario 42 Zahara (*) Comarca: 05 — Campo de Gibraltar 4 Algeciras ▼M1 8 Barrios(Los) 21 Jimena de la Frontera ▼B 35 Tarifa Provincia: 14 — Córdoba (*) Comarca: 02 — La Sierra ▼M1 1 Adamuz ▼B 26 Espiel 36 Hornachuelos 43 Montoro ▼M1 47 Obejo ▼B 68 Villaharta 71 Villanueva del Rey 73 Villaviciosa de Córdoba ▼M1 (*) Comarca: 06 — Penibética 15 Carcabuey 37 Iznajar 55 Priego de Córdoba 1986L0466 — EN — 21.04.1997 — 003.001 — 7 ▼M1 58 Rute 75 Zuheros ▼B Provincia: 18 — Granada (*) Comarca: 01 — De La Vega 11 Alfacar 24 Beasde Granada ▼M1 47 Cenesde la Vega ▼B 50 CogollosVega 68 Dilar 70 Dudar ▼M1 84 Gójar ▼B 94 Güéjar-Sierra ▼M1 95 Guevejar ▼B 99 Huetor-Santillán ▼M1 101 Huetor-Vega ▼B 122 Loja 134 Monachil 144 Nivar 157 Pinos-Genil 168 Quentar 189 Viznar ▼M1 193 Zubia (La) ▼M3 913 Zagra ▼B (*) Comarca: 02 — Guádix 5 Albuñan 10 Aldeire 15 Alicun de Ortega 18 Alquife 25 Beasde Guádix 49 Cogollosde Guádix 54 Cortesy Graena 63 Darro 64 Dehesas de Guádix 67 Diezma 69 Dolar 74 Ferreira 85 Gor 86 Gorafe 1986L0466 — EN — 21.04.1997 — 003.001 — 8 ▼B 89 Guádix 97 Hueneja 108 Jerez del Marquesado 114 Lacalahorra 117 Lanteira 123 Lugros 128 Marchal 154 Peza (La) 161 Policar 167 Purullena 187 Villanueva de lasTorres 907 Valle del Zabali (*) Comarca: 03 — Baza 23 Baza 39 Caniles 56 Cullar-Baza 194 Zujar ▼M3 912 Cuevasdel Campo ▼B (*) Comarca: 04 — Huescar 46 Castril 98 Huescar 146 Orce 164 Puebla de Don Fadrique (*) Comarca: 05 — Iznalloz 2 Alamedilla 28 Benalua de lasVillas 38 Campotejar 51 Colomera 83 Gobernador 88 Guadahortuna 136 Montejicar 137 Montillana 152 Pedro-Martínez 159 Piñar ▼M1 178 Torre-Cardela ▼B 909 Morelabor (*) Comarca: 06 — Montefrío 12 Algarinejo 102 Illora 132 Moclín 135 Montefrío 1986L0466 — EN — 21.04.1997 — 003.001 — 9 ▼B (*) Comarca: 07 — Alhama ▼M1 1 Agrón ▼B 13 Alhama de Granada 20