15.11. 89 " Official Journal of the European Communities No L 330/31 COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 23 October 1989 concerning the Community list of less-favoured farming areas within the meaning of Directive 757268/EEC (France) (89/587/EEC) THE COUNCIL 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 797/85 (2), and in particular Article 2 (2) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (3), Whereas Council Directive.75/271/EEC of 28 April 1975 concerning the Community list of less-favoured areas within the meaning of Directive 75/268/EEC (*), supplemented by Directives 76/401/EEC (%), 76/631/EEC (), 77/178/EEC (?) and 86/655/EEC (8) indicates the areas of . the French Republic which are less-favoured within the - meaning of Article 3 (3)," (4) and (5) of Directive 75/268/EEC; Whereas the Government of the French Republic has requested that the Commission extend, pursuant to Article 2. (1) of Directive 75/268/EEC, the Community list of less-favoured farming areas within the meaning of Article 3 (3), (4yand(5) of that Directive, on the basis of the criteria set out in Directive 75/271/EEC;” Whereas that request concerns the classification of 1 584 695 hectares, of which 8390 hectares are covered by Article 3 (3) of Directive 75/268/EEC, 1 511 673 hectares are covered by Article 3 (4) of that Directive and 64 632 hectares are covered by Article 3 (5) thereof; (1) OJ No L 128, 19. 5. 1975, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 93, 30. 3. 1985, p. 1. (3) Opinion delivered on 13 October 1989 (not yet published in the Official Journal). () OJ NoL 128, 19. 5. 1975, p. 33. (5) O] No L 108, 26. 4. 1976, p. 22. () O] No L 223, 16. 8. 1976, p. 7. (?) O] No L 58, 3. 3. 1977, p. 22. (#) OJ No L 382, 31. 12..1986, p. 23. Whereas the three types of areas communicated to thé Commission satisfy the conditionslaid down in Article 3(3), (4) and (5) of Directive 75/ 268/ EEC; whereas the first meets the requirements for mountain areas, the second meets the requirements for less-favoured areas in danger of depopulation where the conservation of the countryside is necessary and which are made up of farming areas which are homogeneous from the point of view of natural production conditions, and the third meets the requirements for areas affected by specific handicaps; Whereas, according to the information provided by the Member State concerned, these areas have adequate infrastructure, / HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: Article 1 The areas situated in the French Republic which appear in the Annex form part of the Community list of less-favoured areas within the meaning of Article 3 (3), (4) and (5) of Directive 75/268/EEC. Article 2 This Directive is-addressed to the French Republic. Done at Luxembourg, 23 October 1989. For the Council The President - H.NALLET