Activites

• 1996/08/06 Final act published in Official Journal
  • Directive 1996/52
  • OJ L 194 06.08.1996, p. 0005
• #1944
• 1996/07/23 Council Meeting
• 1996/07/23 End of procedure in Parliament
• 1996/07/23 Act adopted by Council after consultation of Parliament
• 1996/07/19 Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
  • T4-0426/1996 summary

    Parliament approved the proposal for a directive without amendment. �

• 1996/07/09 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
• 1996/07/03 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
• 1996/05/23 Legislative proposal published
  • COM(1996)0224 summary

    OBJECTIVE: to supplement the list of less-favoured Irish farming areas, in accordance with Article 2(1) of Directive 75/268/EEC, to include new as yet unlisted townlands on the Community list of less-favoured farming areas. CONTENT: the types of areas notified by the Irish Government to the Commission (a list of townlands) satisfy the characteristics of the areas referred to in paragraphs 4 and 5 of Article 3 of Directive 75/268/EEC, which are: a) less-favoured agricultural areas characterised by infertile land and low agricultural income (Article 3(4)); b) less-favoured areas with specific handicaps (small agricultural plots, hills, poor groundwater balance, coastal islands, etc.) where agricultural activity must be maintained in order to preserve the countryside (Article 3(5)). - The following criteria on land with low productivity were used to define each of the areas referred to in Article 3(4): . tilled surface area of less than 7.8%, . stocking density of less than one adult bovine unit per hectare under forage, . the concept of economic return from farming significantly below the average was defined as a family farm income per farm worker not exceeding 80% of the national average, . low population density was defined as a density not exceeding 27 inhabitants per km· and a minimum percentage of the total working population employed in agriculture of 30%. - As regards the criteria for identifying the areas referred to in Article 3(5), natural conditions unfavourable to production were chosen (insularity, excessive ambient salinity, strong winds, poor soil potential and poor groundwater balance) together with handicaps resulting from the constraints imposed by countryside conservation regulations. When these criteria were applied, the utilised agricultural area (UAA) in Ireland increased by 2.1%. This means that 73% of the country's utilised agricultural area comes under the heading of less-favoured area. Areas with specific handicaps do not exceed 4% of the area of Ireland. A breakdown of the classified areas is included in the annex. The Community contribution to compensatory allowances for farmers in these areas will be accounted for as part of the overall amount set aside for Objective 5a and Objective 1 of the Structural Funds. �

Documents

• Legislative proposal published: COM(1996)0224
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T4-0426/1996
• : Directive 1996/52
• : OJ L 194 06.08.1996, p. 0005

History

(these mark the time of scraping, not the official date of the change)