10. 3. 84 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 68/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 619/84 of 5 March 1984 extending the common measure provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 1975/82 on the acceleration of agricultural development in certain regions of Greece THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commis- sion ('), Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (3), Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1975/82 (%) applies only to certain less-favoured areas defined in Council Directive 81/645/EEC of 20 July 1981 concerning the Community list of less-favoured farming areas within the meaning of Directive 75/268/EEC (Greece) (*) ; Whereas on 24 March 1983 the Commission forwarded proposals to the Council dealing with, among other subjects, the future development of agri- cultural structures in Greece; Whereas, to ensure the effective implementation of Community schemes to improve agricultural structures in Greece which have already been adopted by the Council or will be adopted in future, it is necessary to embark immediately upon a number of projects of infrastructure improvement, irrigation and drainage and forestry improvement; Whereas, therefore, the corresponding measures provided for by Regulation (EEC) No 1975/82 should be extended to include all rural areas of Greece; Whereas such an extension is particularly important in the interests of the Community as a whole ; whereas the measures concerned therefore constitute a common measure within the meaning of Article 6 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 of 21 April 1970 (") OJ No C 210, 6. 8. 1983, p. 4. (3 Opinion delivered on 23 February 1984 (not yet published in the Official Journal). () OJ No L 214, 22. 7. 1982, p. 1. (9 OJ No L 238, 24. 8. 1981, p. 1. on the financing of the common agricultural policy (%), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3509/80 (), HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 1. A common measure, within the meaning of Atrticle 6 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70, to be implemented by the Hellenic Republic, is hereby introduced for the purpose of bringing about a signifi- cant improvement in the agricultural structure of the rural areas not covered by Regulation (EEC) No 1975/82. 2. The common measure shall consist of the measures referred to in Title II (rural infrastructure), Title III (irrigation) and Title VII (forestry measures) of Regulation (EEC) No 1975/82. Article 2 1. The common measure shall last for one year from the date on which the programme referred to in Article 1 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1975/82 and esta- blished for the common measure described herein is approved. 2. The estimated cost of the common measure to be charged to the Guidance Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund shall amount to 44 700 000 ECU. Article 3 1. The expenditure incurred by the Hellenic Republic in respect of the common measure will be eligible for reimbursement by the Fund up to the amounts specified in paragraph 2. 2.  The Fund shall reimburse to the Greek Govern- ment the following percentages of its actual expendi- ture : () OJ No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 13. (9 OJ No L 367, 31. 12. 1980, p. 87.