6. 8. 96 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 194/5 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COUNCIL COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 96/52/EC of 23 July 1996 amending Directive 85/350/EEC with regard to the Community list of less-favoured farming areas within the meaning of Directive 75/268/EEC (Ireland) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 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 (*), and in particular Article 2 (2) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the European Parli- ament (), Whereas the Government of Ireland has requested, pursuant to Article 2 of Directive 75/268/EEC, that the Community list of less-favoured farming areas be amended in accordance with the Annexes to this Direc- tive; Whereas the new areas for inclusion on the list satisfy the criteria laid down in Directive 85/350/EEC (%) for deter- mining the areas within the meaning of Article 3 (4) and in Directive 91/466/EEC (*) for defining the areas affected by specific handicaps within the meaning of Article 3 (5) of Directive 75/268/EEC; Whereas the total surface of the area as referred to in Article 3 (5) does not exceed 4 % of the total surface area of the Member State in question; (') OJ No L 128, 18. 5. 1975, p. 1. Directive as last amended by the 1994 Act of Accession. () Opinion delivered on 19 July 1996 (not yet published in the Official Journal). (» OJ No L 187, 19. 7. 1985, p. 1. Directive as amended by Directive 91/466/EEC (O] No L 251, 7. 9. 1991, p. 10). ( OJ No L 251, 7. 9. 1991, p. 10. Whereas the nature and level of the above indices notified to the Commission by the Government of Ireland corres- pond to the characteristics of the less-favoured areas referred to in Article 3 (4) and (5) of Directive 75/268/EEC, HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: Article 1 The list of less-favoured farming areas in Ireland contained in the Annex to Directive 85/350/EEC is hereby supplemented by the lists in Annexes I and II to this Directive. Article 2 This Directive is addressed to Ireland. Done at Brussels, 23 July 1996. For the Council The President I. YATES