No L 128/72 Official Journal of the European Communities 19 . 5 . 75 COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 28 April 1975 concerning the Community list of less-favoured farming areas within the meaning of Directive No 75/268/EEC (Italy) (75/273/EEC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Whereas the communication from the Italian Govern­ ment stated that a very limited number of communes, or parts thereof, on the fringes of the notified moun­ Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­ tain areas do not fully comply with the required pean Economic Community ; conditions , but that they nevertheless comply with those of Article 3 (4 ) of Directive No 75/268/EEC ; Having regard to Council Directive No 75/268/ whereas their economies being closely bound up with EEC ( l ) of 28 April 1975 on mountain and hill that of bordering communes, they can nevertheless farming and farming in certain less-favoured areas, be classed as mountain areas ; and in particular Article 2 (2 ) thereof; Whereas the following indices relating to the presence Having regard to the Proposal from the Commission ; of land of limited potential, referred to in Article 3 ( 4 ) ( a ) of the said Directive, have been utilized : wheat yields not more than 16-5 q/ha, while the national Having regard to the Opinion of the European average is 25 q/ha, or rough grazing occupying more Parliament; than 50% of the utilizable forage area, with hay yields below 20 q/ha ; Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee ( 2 ); Whereas the economic results of farming, being considerably lower than the average, as referred to Whereas the Government of the Italian Republic in Article 3 ( 4 ) ( b ) of Directive No 75/268/EEC, are communicated to the Commission, in accordance calculated using indices relating to a livestock density with Article 2 ( 1 ) of Directive No 75/268/EEC, 45 below 0-65 livestock units per forage hectare (national areas suitable for inclusion in the Community list of average : 0-98); less-favoured farming areas and information concerning the characteristics of these areas ; Whereas the following indices have been utilized in respect of the low or dwindling population as Whereas a minimum average altitude of 700 m for referred to in Article 3 (4) (c ) of Directive No 75/ each commune in the northern and central regions 268/EEC : density not greater than 75 inhabitants per of Italy and of 800 m for each commune in southern square kilometre ( the national average and the Italy was chosen as an index of very difficult climatic Community average are 181 and 168 respectively) conditions referred to in the first indent of Article 3 or an annual decline greater than 0-8% , and (3 ) of Directive No 75/268/EEC ; a minimum proportion of 15% of the working , population engaged in agriculture as a percentage Whereas the steep slopes referred to in the second of the total working population ; indent of Article 3 ( 3 ) of Directive No 75/268/EEC are defined as having a gradient of more than 20% ; Whereas for the delimination of areas affected by specific handicaps , which can be considered as less­ Whereas where there is a combination of the two favoured within the meaning of Article 3 (5 ) of abovementioned factors , a minimum altitude of Directive No 75/268/EEC, account was taken on the 600 m in the northern and central regions of Italy and one hand , of the existence of unfavourable natural of 700 m in the southern regions of Italy, and at production conditions : unstable water table, exces­ the same time, a slope of more than 15% were sive levels of salinity and the presence of ground selected ; liable to periodic flooding and, on the other hand, of handicaps resulting from constraints imposed by laws aimed at the preservation of the countryside ; whereas, moreover, the combined extent of these 0) See page 1 of this Official Journal . areas does not exceed 2-5% of the area of the (2) OJ No C 62, 15 . 3 . 1975 , p. 19 . Member State concerned ; 19 . 5 . 75 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 128/73 Whereas the nature and level of the abovementioned HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE : indices, used by the Government of the Italian Republic to define the three classes of area Article 1 communicated to the Commission correspond, respectively, to the characteristics of the mountain The areas of the Italian Republic which appear in areas, the less-favoured areas arid the areas affected the Annex shall form part of the Community list of by specific handicaps , referred to in Article 3 (3 ), ( 4) less-favoured farming areas, within the meaning of and (5 ) of Directive No 75/268/EEC . Article 3 ( 3 ), ( 4 ) and (5 ) of Directive No 75/268/EEC . Article 2 The Member State concerned shall forward to the Whereas the communication by the Member State concerned does not describe the present situation of Commission, by the end of 1975 at the latest, a the amenities of these areas, referred to in Article 3 detailed communication indicating the time by which measures for the substantial improvement of the ( 2 ) of Directive No 75/268/EEC ; whereas it appears amenities will be effective in the areas referred to in that these amenities are inadequate, particularly in Article 1 . the southern region of Italy ; whereas the infor­ mation submitted concerning current or envisaged Article 3 programmes does not enable an assessment to be made of the time necessary for a substantial improve­ This Directive is addressed to the Italian Republic . ment in this situation ; whereas it nevertheless seems expedient to include the areas in question in the Done at Brussels, 28 April 1975 . Community list of less-favoured farming areas, on For the Council the understanding that the Government of the Italian Republic will shortly submit to the Commis­ The President sion a detailed communication on this subject, M. A. CLINTON No L 128/74 Official Journal of the European Communities 19.5.75 ANNEX — BILAG — ANHANG — ANNEXE — ALLEGATO — BIJLAGE ZONE SVANTAGGIATE AI SENSI DELL'ARTICOLO 3, PARAGRAFO 3, DELLA DIRETTIVA 75/268/CEE REGIONE : PIEMONTE PROVINCIA DI ALESSANDRIA 1 . Comuni totalmente delimitati Superficie N. Comuni territoriale Note (ettari) 1 Albera Ligure 2134 2 Borghetto di Borbera 3 961 3 Bosio 6 702 4 Brignano Frascata 1742 - 5 Cabella Ligure 4 678 6 Cantalupo Ligure 2 406 7 Carrega Ligure 5 548 8 Casaleggio Boiro 1 221 9 Cassinelle 2 381 10 Dernice 1 831 11 Fabbrica Curone 5 364 12 Fraconalto 1585 13 Gremiasco 1 808 14 Grondona 2 041 15 Malvicino 867 16 Molare 3 277 17 Roccaforte Ligure 2 915 18 Montacuto 2 305 19 Morbello 4 091 20 Pareto 2 328 21 Ponzone 6 942 22 Roccaforte Ligure 2 610 23 Rocchetta Ligure 1 009 24 S. Sebastiano Curone 395 25 Vignole Barrera 849 26 Voltaggio 5 149 Sommano 76 139 2. Comuni parzialmente delimitati Superficie Superficie . N. Comuni territoriale delimitata (ettari) (ettari) 1 Arquata Scrivia 2 336 1349 2 Avolasca 1 229 94 \ 3 Castellania 769 327 4 Costa Vescovato 774 181 5 Garbagna 2 070 706 6 Lerma 1455 599 7 Momperone 860 783 8 Mornese 1 330 130 9 Serravalle Scrivia 1 602 126 10 Stazzano 1783 339 11 Tagliolo Monferrato 2591 910 Sommano 16 799 5 544 \ \I 19 . 5 . 75 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 128/75 REGIONE : PIEMONTE PROVINCIA DI CUNEO 1 . Comuni totalmente delimitati Superfìcie N. Comuni territoriale Note (ettari) 1 Acceglio 15 194 2 Aisone 3 687 3 Alto 758 4 Argenterà 7 652 5 Arguello 504 6 Bagnasco 3 110 7 Battifollo 1 114 8 Bellino 6 219 9 Bergolo 301 10 Bonvicino 723 il Bosia 564 12 Bossolasco 1435 13 Briga alta 5 351 14 Brondello 991 15 Brusasco 2 817 16 Camerana 2 397 17 Canosio 4 855 18 Caprauno 1 104 19 Cartignano 651 20 Casteldelfino 3 318 21 Castelletto uzzone 1513 22 Castelmagno 4 948 23 Castelnuovo di Ceva 623 24 Celle di Macra 3 126 25 Cerreto Langhe 1013 26 Chiusa di Pesio 9 405 27 Cortemilia 2 473 28 Cravanzana 818 29 Crissolo 4 904 30 Demonte 12 728 31 Elva 2 637 32 Entracque 16 032 l 33 Feisoglio 741 34 Frabosa Soprana 4 800 35 Frabosa Sottana 3 763 36 Frassino 1680 37 Gaiola 497 38 Gambasca 578 39 Garessio 13 122 40 Gorzegno 1378 41 Gottasecca 1348 42 Igliano 338. 43 Isasca 530 44 Lequio Berria 1 188 45 Lerice 1544 I 46 Limone Piemonte 7123 47 Lisio 865 48 Macra 2 450 49 Marmora 4 105 50 Marsaglia 1301 51 Martiniana Po 1303 52 Melle 2 791 53 Moiola 1496 l 54 Mombarcaro . 2 038 55 Mombasiglio 1715 56 Monastero di Vasco 1745 \ No L 128/76 Official Journal of the European Communities 19 . 5.75 REGIONE : PIEMONTE PROVINCIA DI CUNEO (segue) 1 . Comuni totalmente delimitati Superficie N. Comuni territoriale Note (ettari) 57 Monasterolo Casotto 770 58 Monesiglio 1283 I 59 Montaldo Mondovì 2 374 60 Montemale di Cuneo 1 160 61 Monterosso Grana 4 223 • 62 Montezemolo 675 63 Murazzano 2 774 64 Niella Belbo 1 150 65 Nucetto 764 66 Oncino 4 752 67 Ormea 12 419 68 Ostana 1698 69 Paesana 5 808 70 Pagno 844 71 Pamparato 3 509 72 Paroldo 1*255 73 Perlo 1156 74 Pezzolo Valle Uzzone 2 746 75 Pietraporzio 5 451 76 Pontechianale 9 572 I 77 Pradleves 1926 78 Prazzo 5 227 79 Priero 2 020 80 Priola 2 706 81 Prunetto 1451 82 Rifreddo 678 83 Rittana 1 139 84 Roaschia 2 389 85 Roascio 654 86 Robilante 2 492 87 Roburent 2 987 88 Roccabruna 2 408 - 89 Roccaforte Mondovì 8 485 90 Roccasparvera 1097 91 Roccavione 1964 92 Rossana 1988 93 Sale delle Langhe 1093 94' Sale S.