31.1. 84 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 27/5 COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 215/84 of 18 January 1984 instituting a specific Community measure contributing to the development of certain regions of Greece in the context of Community enlargement THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro- pean Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 724/75 of 18 March 1975 establishing a Euro- pean Regional Development Fund (!), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3325/80 (?), and - in particular Article 13 (3) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commis- sion (3), Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (4), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (5), Whereas Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 724/75 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Fund Regulation’) pro- vides, independently of the national allocation of resources laid down by Article 2 (3) (a) of that Regu- lation, for participation by the Fund in financing specific Community regional development measures which are linked with Community policies and with measures adopted by the Community, in order to take better account of their regional dimension or to reduce their regional consequences; Whereas the Member State concerned has provided the Commission with information on regional prob- lems which might be the subject of a specific Com- munity measure; Whereas the Fund’s resources are allocated with due regard to the relative severity of regional imbalance within the Community; ) OJ NoL73,21.3.1975, p. 1. ) OJ No L 349, 23. 12. 1980, p. 10. ) OJNoC 15, 19. 1. 1983, p. 10. ) OJ No C 184, 10. 6. 1983, p. 163. ) OJ NoC 124,9.5. 1983, p. 2. Whereas the negotiations on the accession of Portu- gal and Spain to the Community were opened on 17 October 1978 and 15 February 1979, respectively; Whereas the southern regions of the Community could be affected by its enlargement, particularly because of increased competition in markets for cer- tain agricultural products and because of problems involved in adapting their economic fabric; Whereas, among these regions, the Mezzogiorno and the three regions of France adjacent to Spain are already benefiting, in this context, from a spe- cific Community regional development measure instituted by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2615/80 of 7 October 1980 instituting a specific Community regional development measure contributing to the development of certain French and Italian regions in the context of Community enlargement (¢), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 214/84 (7); Whereas, in addition, Greece has been a member of the Community since | January 1981; whereas the development of some of that country’s regions could also be adversely affected by the future -enlargement of the Community to include Portugal and Spain; Whereas this is particularly the case with the Greek islands, which are characterized by a very high dependence for employment on agriculture, which is itself heavily dependent on Mediterranean prod- ucts, by a very weak economic structure and, furthermore, by their remoteness from the centres of economic activity owing to their particular geo- graphical position; Whereas it is in the Community’s interest that the enlargement process should take place harmon- iously; whereas it is therefore necessary, even before the accessions become effective, to undertake vigo- rous structural measures in order that these regions may be able to adapt to enlargement; whereas it is appropriate that the Community should make a special contribution to measures to be undertaken to this end by the Member State concerned by institut- () OJ No L 271, 15. 12. 1980, p. 1. () See page | of this Official Joumal.