No L 111/26 Official Journal of the European Communities 24. 4. 82 COMMISSION DECISION of 2 April 1982 on the implementation of the reform of agricultural structures in the United Kingdom pursuant to Title II of Council Directive 75/268/EEC (Only the English text is authentic) (82/257/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Directive 72/159/EEC of 17 April 1972 on the modernization of farms ('), as last amended by Directive 81/528/EEC(?), and in parti- cular Article 18 (3) thereof, 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 80/666/EEC (¥), and in particular Article 13 thereof, Whereas on 2 October 1981 the Government of the United Kingdom notified, pursuant to Article 17 (4) of Directive 72/159/EEC and Article 13 of Directive 75/268/EEC, Statutory Instrument 1979 No 941 : The Hill Livestock (Compensatory Allowances) (Amend- ment) Regulation 1979; Whereas under Article 18 (3) of Directive 72/159/EEC the Commission has to decide whether, having regard to the Regulation notified, the existing provisions in the United Kingdom for the implementation of Direc- tive 75/268/EEC continue to satisfy the conditions for financial contribution by the Community to common measure within the meaning of Article 13 of Directive 75/268/EEC; Whereas the increase in the compensatory allowance for one year under Statutory Instrument 1979 No 941 has been modified to a permanent increase by Statu- tory Instrument 1979 No 1748 (9); () OJ No L 96, 23. 4. 1972, p. 1. () OJ No L 197, 20. 7. 1981, p. 41. () OJ No L 128, 19. 5. 1975, p. 1. (9 O] No L 180, 17. 7. 1980, p. 34. OJ No L 145, 11. 6. 1980, p. 35. Whereas the abovementioned provisions satisfy the conditions and objectives of Directive 75/268/EEC ; Whereas the EAGGF Committee has been consulted on the financial aspects; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION : Article 1 Statutory Instrument 1979 No 941: The Hill Live- stock (Compensatory Allowances) (Amendment) Regu- lations 1979, notified on 2 October 1981 by the United Kingdom, satisfies the conditions for financial contribution by the Community to common measure within the meaning of Article 13 of Directive 75/268/EEC. Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom. Done at Brussels, 2 April 1982. For the Commission Poul DALSAGER Member of the Commission