No L 373/46 Official Journal of the European Communities 31.12. 85 COMMISSION DECISION of 12 December 1985 adjusting the boundaries of less-favoured areas in France within the meaning of Council Directive 75/268/EEC (Only the French text is authentic) (85/599/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 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 797/8S5 (2), 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 the Decision 85/138/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, pursuant to Article 2 (1) of Directive 75/268/EEC, for an adjustment 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) of Directive 75/268/EEC to the list of the areas within the meaning of Article 3 (3) of the same directive is in accordance with the indices and the values, including the criteria for exceptions, used in Directive 75/271/EEC to define mountain areas; Whereas the totality of the adjustments requested by the French Government pursuant to Article 2 (3) of Directive 1 (') O] No L 128, 19.5.1975, p. 1. (?) OJ No L 93, 30. 3. 1985, p. 1. (3) OJ No L 128, 19.5.1975, p. 33. (*) OJ No L 51, 21. 2. 1985, p. 43. 4 75/268/EEC do not lead to an increase of the utilized agricultural areas of all the listed areas and consequently have no effect on the limit fixed in the said Article; Whereas the EAGGF Committee has been consulted on the financial aspects; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION Article 1 With effect from the winter feeding period 1985 to 1986, the list of less-favoured areas in France contained in the Annex to Directive 75/271/EEC is hereby amended as shown in the Annex to this Decision. Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the French Republic. Done at Brussels, 12 December 1985. For the Commission . Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President