20.7. 81 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 197/27 COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1944/81 of 30 June 1981 establishing a common measure for the adaptation and modernization of the structure of production of beef and veal, sheepmeat and goatmeat in Italy THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 42 and 43 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1), Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2), Whereas Article 39 (2) (a) of the Treaty provides that, in working out the common agricultural policy, account is to be taken of the social structure of agriculture and of the structural and natural disparities between the various agricultural regions; Whereas, in order to achieve the objectives of the common agricultural policy set out in Article 39 (1) (a) and (b) of the Treaty, special measures appropriate to production conditions in the less-favoured agricultural areas should be adopted at Community level; Whereas these problems prove to be particularly necessary in the mountain and hill areas in the north, in the centre and in the Mezzogiorno of Italy; Whereas it is therefore appropriate to envisage for these areas special measures likely to improve the economic situation of agricultural holdings and to simultaneously curb the decline in the production of beef and veal, sheepmeat and goatmeat; Whereas cattle, sheep and goat farming intended for meat production is developing particularly poorly in mountain and hill areas, despite the fact that production conditions are favourable to the raising of cattle, sheep and goats and will be further improved by the programme for the acceleration and guidance of collective irrigation works in the Mezzogiorno; (1)’ OJ No C 124, 17. 5. 1979, p. 9. (2) O] No C 85, 8. 4. 1980, p. 53. Whereas it is appropriate by means of Community aid, to aid the modernization and construction of livestock housing on farms where the production of beef and veal, sheepmeat and goatmeat is an important part of total farm production, to encourage other investments likely to increase the profitability of cattle, sheep and goat farming, and to stimulate the keeping of beef-breed calves; Whereas these objectives should be pursued by means of ~ a common measure combining all these aspects and implemented under a special programme extending over several years; Whereas it follows from the foregoing that the measures referred to above constitute a common measure within the meaning of Article 6 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 of 21 April 1970 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3509/80 (4); Whereas it is for the Commission, after receiving the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structures, to approve an outline programme and special regional programmes relating to the development of cattle, sheep and goat farming presented by the Italian Republic, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 In order to speed up agricultural development and thus to improve the structural and economic situation of agricultural holdings in mountain areas and in the hill areas in the north, in the centre and in the Mezzogiorno of Italy, a common measure within the meaning of Article 6 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 aimed at adapting and modernizing the structure of production of beef and veal, sheepmeat and goatmeat is hereby established to be implemented by the Italian Republic. (%) OJ No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 13. (*) O] No L 367, 31.12. 1980, p. 87.