No L 338/42 Official Journal of the European Communities 23.11.92 COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 92/94/EEC of 9 November 1992 amending Dn‘ectlve 75/273/EEC concernmg the Community list of less-favoured farming areas w1thm the meaning of Directive 75/268/EEC (Italy) THE CONCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Directive No 75/268/EEC of 28 April 1975 on mountain and hill farming and farming in certain less-favoured areas (1), and in particular Article 2 (2) thereof, ) Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (2), Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (3), : Whereas Directive 75/273/EEC (4} lays down the areas in Italy which are 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 Italian Government has requested, in accordance with Article 2 (2) of Directive 75/268/EEC, that the Community list of areas in the Annex to Directive 75/273/EEC be amended; . Whereas the new areas to be included in the list comply with the criteria and figures applied pursuant to Directive 75/273/EEC to determine areas within the meaning of Article 3 (4) of Directive 75/268/EEC; (1) OJNo L 128, 19. 5. 1975, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 797/85 (O] No L 93, 30. 3. 1985, p- 1). ) (2) OJ No C 225, 1. 9. 1992, p. 7. (3) Opinion delivered on 30 October 1992 (not yet published in the Official Journal). () OJ No L 128, 19. 5. 1975, p. 72. Amended by Directive 84/167/EEC (O] No L 82, 28. 2. 1984, p. 1). Whereas the amendment requested by the Italian Government represents 0,6 % of the utilizable agricultural areas in Italy; whereas, as a result of this request, all the successive extensions submitted by the Italian Government since the last amendment to Directive 75/273/EEC mean a total increase of more than 1,5% of the utilizable agricultural area in Italy, HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: Article 1 The list of less-favoured areas in Italy in the Annex to Directive 75/273/EEC is hereby supplemented to include the areas listed in the Annex to this Directive. Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Italy. Done at Brussels, 9 November 1992, Fér the Council The President D. HURD