4.9. 85 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 237/19 COMMISSION DECISION of 1 August 1985 approving an updating of the programme for a special emergency measure to assist stock farming in Italy, established by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2969/83, as last amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1713/85 (Only the Italian text is authentic) © (85/422/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2969/83 of 19 October 1983 establishing a special emergency measure to assist stock farming in Italy (), as last amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1713/85 of 20 June 1985 (3, and in particular Article 3 thereof, Whereas, to enable the said measure to be continued, on 24 June 1985 the Italian Government forwarded the updated programme as provided for in Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2969/83 ; Whereas this updating ensures that the assistance provided for in Article 2 of the said Regulation is granted to agricultural holdings as referred to in Article 1 for the transformation of short-term loans, the duration of which does not exceed 12 months, contracted prior to 1 May 1985 to cover their operating costs, into medium-term loans ; whereas the amounts and duration of the assistance provided for in the updated programme seem consistent with the achievement of the objectives of Regulation (EEC) No 2969/83 ; whereas the procedures and mechanisms laid down for the granting of the loans limit the possi- bility of obtaining assistance to a single time for each farmer in accordance with the provisions of Article 2 () OJ No L 293, 25. 10. 1983, p. 7. () OJ No L 165, 25. 6. 1985, p. 1. of the said Regulation ; whereas the updating of the programme should be approved accordingly; Whereas the measures laid down in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure, "HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION : Article 1 The updating of the programme relating to a special emergency measure to assist stock farming in Italy, submitted by the Italian Government on 24 June 1985 in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 2969/83, is hereby approved. Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic. Done at Brussels, 1 August 1985. For the Commission Grigoris VARFIS Member of the Commission