13. 3. 97 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 72/1 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 10 February 1997 amending the boundaries of the less-favoured areas in the Federal Republic of Germany within the meaning of Council Directive 75/268/EEC (Only the German text is authentic) (97/172/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 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 Regulation (EEC) No 797/85 (%), and in particular Article 2 (3) thereof, Whereas Council Directive 86/465/EEC (%) concerning the Community list of less-favoured farming areas within the meaning of Directive 75/268/EEC, as last amended by Directive 92/92/EEC (*), lays down the areas in the Federal Republic of Germany which qualify as less-favoured areas within the meaning of Article 3 (3), (4) and (5) of Directive 75/268/EEC; Whereas the German Government has requested, pursuant to Article 2 (1) of Directive 75/268/EEC, an amendment of the borders of the less-favoured areas listed in the Annexes to Commission Decision 93/226/EEC (°) and Commission Decision 95/6/EC (®) to take account of administrative changes in the areas concerned; Whereas the administrative transfer of areas included on the list of areas covered by Articles 3 to 5 of Directive 751268/EEC does not alter the borders of listed areas complying with the criteria and figures, including the special criteria, for the delimitation of those arcas laid down in Directive 86/465/EEC; (') OJ No L 128, 19. 5. 1975, p. 1. (*) OJ No L 93, 30. 3. 1985, p. 1. *) OJ No L 273, 24. 9. 1986, p. 1. () OJ No L 338, 23. 11. 1992, p. 1. (°) O] No L 99, 26. 4. 1993, p. 1. (®y OJ No L 11, 17. 1. 1995, p. 26. Whereas the amendments requested by the German Government pursuant to Article 2 (3) of Directive 75/268/EEC do not increase the total utilized agricultural area of the less-favoured areas and do not, therefore, affect the limit laid down in that Article; Whereas, in the interests of clarity, the complete list of less-favoured areas given in the Annex to Decision 93/226/EEC, as supplemented by the Annex to Decision 95/6/EC, should be republished; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Agricultural Structures and Rural Development, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 The list of less-favoured areas in the Federal Republic of Germany given in the Annex to Decision 93/226/EEC, as supplemented by the Annex to Decision 95/6/EC, is hereby replaced by the list given in the Annex hereto. Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany. Done at Brussels, 10 February 1997. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission