29. 3. 89 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 84/25- COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 777/89 of 28 March 1989 authorizing Spain not to apply in certain areas the scheme for the set-aside of arable land THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 797/85 of 12 March 1985 on improving the efficiency of agricultural structures ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 591/89 (3, and in particular Article 32a (1) thereof, Whereas Spain has submitted an- application to be exempted from the scheme for land set-aside in respect of, on the one hand, areas with the highest risk of - depopulation and, on the other, territorial units'(comarcas) with particularly serious socio-economic situations ; whereas these -areas do not exceed 29,48 % of the arable land in Spain; Whereas, in view of the particular structure of Spanish territory, the areas listed in the abovementioned application satisfy the criteria laid down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1273/88(); Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Agricultural Structures and Rural Development, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 Spain is hereby authorized, pursuant to Article 32a (1) of- Regulation (EEC) No 797/85, not to apply the scheme for the set-aside of arable land provided for in Title 01 of that Regulation in the areas set out in the Annex, which do not exceed 29,48 % of the arable land in Spain. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 28 March 1989. () OJ No L-93, 30. 3. 1985, p. 1. () OJ No L 65, 9. 3. 1989, p. 1. () OJ No L 121, 11. 5. 1988, p. 41.- For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Co%nmim‘on