No L 186/32 Official Journal of the European Communities 9.7. 83 COMMISSION DECISION of 23 June 1983 adjusting the boundaries of less-favoured areas within the meaning of Council Directive 75/268/EEC in Greece (Only the Greek text is authentic) (83/339/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Directive 75/268/EEC of 28 April 1975 on mountain and hill farming and farming in certain less-favoured areas ('), as last amended by Directive 82/786/EEC (%), and in particular Article 2 (3) thereof, Whereas 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) (%), identifies the areas in Greece included in the Community list of less-favoured areas within the meaning of Article 3 (3), (4) and (5) of Directive 75/268/EEC; Whereas the Greek Government has applied under Article 2 (1) of Directive 75/268/EEC for an adjust- ment of the boundaries of the less-favoured areas listed in the Annex to Directive 81/645/EEC; Whereas the new areas within the meaning of Article 3 (3) of Directive 75/268/EEC exhibit the indices and values used in Council Directive 81/645/EEC concer- ning the Community list of less-favoured farming areas within the meaning of Directive 75/268/EEC (Greece) to define areas within the meaning of Article 3 (3) of Directive 75/268/EEC; Whereas the transfer of certain areas already listed as areas within the meaning of Article 3 (4) of Directive 75/268/EEC to the list of areas within the meaning of Article 3 (3) of the same Directive is in accordance with the indices the values, including the criteria for exceptions, used in Directive 81/645/EEC to define mountain areas ; Whereas the less-favoured areas resulting from these adjustments exhibit the indices and values used in Council Directive 81/645/EEC from the classification () OJ No L 128, 19. 5. 1975, p. 1. () OJ No L 327, 24. 11. 1982, p. 19. () OJ No L 238, 24. 8. 1981, p. 1. of areas within the meaning of Article 3 (4) of Direc- tive 75/268/EEC ; Whereas administrative changes require certain amendments to the list of areas without extending these areas ; Whereas the adjustments requested by the Greek Government pursuant to Article 2 (3) of Directive 75/268/EEC do not have the combined effect of increasing the utilized agricultural area of all the listed areas by more than 1,5 % of the total utilized agricul- tural area in Greece; Whereas the EAGGF Committee has been consulted on the financial aspects; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION : Article 1 The list of less-favoured areas in Greece contained in the Annex to Directive 81/645/EEC is hereby amended as shown in the Annex to this Decision. Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Hellenic Republic. Done at Brussels, 23 June 1983. For the Commission Poul DALSAGER Member of the Commission s