20.7. 81 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 197/13 COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1941/81 of 30 June 1981 on an integrated development programme for the less-favoured areas of Belgium 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 Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1), Whereas the general socio-economic situation in the less-favoured agricultural areas of Belgium within the meaning of Directive 75/269/EEC (?) is particularly unfavourable; whereas improvement of this situation requires that the available funds and measures should be brought together and implemented in an integrated manner; Whereas the Community has at its disposal sources of action arising from its financing possibilities, notably from the European Social Fund and from the European Regional Development Fund; whereas it is suitable, taking account of the situation in that region, to supplement these measures by the intervention of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund under a common measure within the meaning of Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 of 21 April 1970 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (3), as last amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3509/80 (*); Whereas the implementation of this common measure requires the combining, by way of adequate procedures, of the various means available within the context of an integrated development programme; Whereas this programme is to be prepared by the Kingdom of Belgium; Whereas there should be a Community financial contribution to certain measures vital for the implementation of the programme with the aim of improving agricultural structures, which are particularly deficient in the area concerned, (') OJ No C 85, 8. 4. 1980, p. S3. () O] No L 128, 19. 5. 1975, p. 8. (3) OJ No L 94, 28.4. 1970, p. 13. (*) O] No L 367, 31. 12. 1980, p. 87. HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 1. In order to improve working and living conditions in all Belgium’s less-favoured areas within the meaning of Directive 75/269/EEC, a common measure within the meaning of Article 6 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 is hereby established to facilitate the implementation of an integrated development programme in that region. 2. The common measure shall involve the financial participation, subject to the rules and conditions laid down in Title III, of the European Agricuitural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guidance Section, hereinafter called ‘the Fund’, in the agricultural measures referred to in Title II required for the implementation of the integrated development programme described in Title [ which has received a favourable opinion in accordance with Article 4 (3). TITLE 1 Integrated development programme Article 2 The integrated development programme, hereinafter referred to as ‘the programme’, shall cover not only measures to improve agriculture and operations to improve the marketing and processing of agricultural products, but also measures to improve infrastructure, to develop tourism, crafts and industry and other complementary activities essential to the improvement of the general socio-economic situation of the region. Article 3 1. The programme shall include: — a description of the present situation, — a description of the objectives to be attained and a list of priorities,