18. 11. 82 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 322/37 COMMISSION DECISION of 27 October 1982 on the implementation of the reform of agricultural structures in the Federal Republic of Germany in 1982 pursuant to Council Directives 72/159/EEC, 72/160/EEC and 75/268/EEC (Only the German text is authentic) (82/764/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 (3, 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 in certain less-favoured areas (%), as last amended by Directive 80/666/EEC (*), and in particular Article 13 thereof, Having regard to Council Directive 72/160/EEC of 17 April 1972 concerning measures to encourage the cessation of farming and the reallocation of utilized agricultural area for the Furpose of structural improve- ment (), and in particular Article 9 (3) thereof, Whereas the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany has notified, pursuant to Article 17 (4) of Directive 72/159/EEC, Article 13 of Directive 75/268/EEC and Article 8 (4) of Directive 72/160/EEC, the texts of the following provisions : — principles for the encouragement of investment in individual farms and settlement of rural areas, in the version of 29 April 1982, — principles for the encouragement of farms in mountain areas and in certain less-favoured areas of 29 April 1982, — principles regarding adaptation grants to assist elderly agricultural workers of 24 April 1982; 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. OJ No L 180, 14. 7. 1980, p. 34. OJ No L 96, 23. 4. 1972, p. 9. Whereas the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany also communicated, pursuant to Article 17 (4) of Directive 72/159/EEC, Article 13 of Directive 75/268/EEC and Article 8 (4) of Directive 72/160/EEC, the amended texts of the following provisions adopted by the Lander, or confirmed their continued validity for 1982: SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN — Directives of 29 June 15978 to encourage the formation of associations for the rational use of agricultural machinery (machinery syndicates), — Directives of 17 April 1978 and 20 February 1981 to encourage farmers to employ auxiliary farm labour, — Directives of 2 April 1981 to encourage the construction of buildings for cattle and pig farming, — Directives of 20 January 1982 concerning grants to farmers for securing their existence (part I), — Directives of 19 June 1980 to encourage the draining of individual farms; LOWER SAXONY — Directives on the granting of subsidies to machi- nery syndicates in the version of 10 October 1979, — Directives of 1 May 1982 to encourage the pooling of labour resources by farms, — Directives on special measures relating to agricul- tural holdings in Lower Saxony (phased investment plan), in the version of 19 February 1977, — Directives of 24 April 1974 on measures to facili- tate cessation of farming, in the version of 2 August 1976, — Directives of 8 January 1982 to encourage the restructuring of fruit production in the Niederelbe, — Directives of the year 1982 concerning loans for the horticultural settlement of Papenburg ;