Council Directive 98/9/EC of 20 January 1998 on the list of less-favoured farming areas within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No 950/97 (Denmark)
29. 1. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 22/21 COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 98/9/EC of 20 January 1998 on the list of less-favoured farming areas within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No 950/97 (Denmark) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 950/97 of 20 May 1997 on improving the efficiency of agricultural structures (1), and in particular Article 21(2) thereof, Whereas the total surface area of the relevant areas does not exceed 4 % of the total surface area of the Member State in question; Whereas the nature and level of the above indices used by the Government of Denmark to define the areas noti- fied to the Commission correspond to the characteristics of the areas affected by specific handicaps referred to in Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No 950/97, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (2), HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: Having regard to the opinion of the European Parlia- ment (3), Whereas the permanent natural and geographical handi- caps existing in the Danish islands result in higher production and transport costs which prevent farmers in these areas from their production, income on a level with that obtained by comparable farmers elsewhere in the Member State; from obtaining, Whereas the Danish Government has sent the Commis- sion, in accordance with Article 21(1) of Regulation (EC) No 950/97, a list of islands suitable for inclusion in the Community list of less-favoured farming areas and infor- mation on the particular features of these areas; Whereas, with a view to identifying the areas affected by specific handicaps that can be deemed less-favoured areas as referred to in Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No 950/97, all islands with an area of less than 600 km2 on which farming adverse natural conditions contribute to a income below the national average have been selected; Article 1 The list of less-favoured farming areas in Denmark shall be that contained in the Annex to this Directive. They shall be included in the Community list of less-favoured farming areas within the meaning of Article 25 of Regu- lation (EC) No 950/97. Article 2 This Directive shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Article 3 This Directive is addressed to the Kingdom of Denmark. Done at Brussels, 20 January 1998. For the Council The President J. CUNNINGHAM (1) OJ L 142, 2. 6. 1997, p. 1. (2) OJ C 372, 9. 12. 1997, p. 21. (3) Opinion delivered on 14 January 1998 (not yet published in the Official Journal). L 22/22 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 29. 1. 98 ANNEX PROPOSED DANISH ISLANDS (LESS-FAVOURED AREAS) Island name Land area km2 UAA in hectares 1. SAMSØ (1) 2. LÆSØ 3. FANØ (3) Sub-total: three main islands 4. AGERSØ (4) including Egholm 5. ANHOLT 6. ASKØ including Lilleø 7. AVERNAKØ 8. BARSØ 9. BIRKHOLM 10. BJØRNØ 11. BAAGØ 12. DREJØ 13. EGHOLM [Nordjyllands amt. ] (*) 14. ENDELAVE 15. FEJØ (5) including SKALØ 16. FEMØ (5) 17. FUR (2) 18. HJARNØ 19. HJORTØ 20. LYØ 21. MANDØ 22. NEKSELØ 23. OMØ 24. ORØ 25. SEJERØ 26. SKARØ 27. STRYNØ 28. TUNØ (1) 29. VENØ (2) 30. ÅRØ Sub-total other islands Total of proposal Total DK 114,3 113,8 55,8 283,9 7,83 22,37 3,88 5,85 2,66 0,92 1,50 6,23 4,28 6,00 13,08 16,00 11,38 22,29 3,21 0,90 6,05 7,63 2,23 4,52 15,02 12,37 1,97 4,88 3,52 6,46 5,68 199 482,6 7 831 2 466 929 11 226 709 4 215 289 232 84 158 566 235 448 800 1 424 1 009 1 100 287 90 371 547 214 337 1 200 557 112 340 270 372 150 12 120 23 346 43 076,7 2 770 000 Less-favoured areas in % 1,1 % 0,84 % 4 % of 43 077 km2 = 1 723 km2 (*) Islands in the same archipelago