No L 79/42 Official Journal of the European Communities 25. 3. 83 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 16 March 1983 adjusting the boundaries of less-favoured areas within the meaning of Council Directive 75/268/EEC in France (Only the French text is authentic) (83/121/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 75/271/EEC of 28 April 1975 concerning the Community list of less-favoured farming areas within the meaning of Directive 75/268/EEC (France) (}), as last amended by Decision 81/408/EEC (%), identifies the areas in France 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 French 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 75/271/EEC; Whereas the transfer of certain areas already listed as areas within the meaning of Article 3 (4) and (5) of Directive 75/268/EEC to the list of areas within the meaning of Article 3 (3) of the same Directive is in o L 128, 19. 5. 1975, p. 1. o L 327, 24. 11. 1982, p. 19. o L 128, 19. 5. 1975, p. 33. o L 156, 15. 6. 1981, p. 56. 0000 st ZZ2ZZ7Z accordance with the indices and the values, including the criteria for exceptions, used in Directive 75/271/EEC to define mountain areas ; Whereas the less-favoured areas resulting from these adjustments exhibit the indices and values used in Council Directive 77/118/EEC of 14 February 1977 amending Directive 75/271/EEC concerning the Community list of less-favoured farming areas within the meaning of Directive 75/268/EEC (France) (%) to define areas within the meaning of Article 3 (4) and (5) of Directive 75/268/EEC; Whereas the adjustments requested by the French 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 France; Whereas the total area. covered by the areas deter- mined in accordance with Article 3 (5) of Directive 75/268/EEC represents less than 2,5 % of the total area of France; 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, () OJ No L $8, 3. 3. 1977, p. 22.