8. 11. 88 No L 303/25 Official Journal of the European,‘Communities : COMMISSION DECISION ~ of 19 October 1988 on improving the efficiency of agricultural structures in the Federal Republic of Germany (Lower Saxony) ‘pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 797/85 (Only the German text is authentic) (88/546/EEC) ~ THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty estabhshmg 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 1137/88 (3), and in particular Article 25 (3) thereof, Whereas the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany has forwarded, pursuant to the second indent of Article 24 (1) of Regulatlon (EEC) No 797/85, the following provisions concerning the implementation of Title V of Regulation (EEC) No 797/85 in Lower Saxony ; — ‘Richtlinien iiber die Gewahrung eines Erschwerni- -sausgleichs zur Erhaltung und Sicherung von Dauergriinlandflichen in Naturschutzgebieten und Nationalparken’, — ‘Richtlinien iiber die Gewsdhrung von Zuwendungen zur Erhaltung und Forderung von gefihrdeten Ackerwildkrautarten auf Ackerrandern im Privatei- gentum auflerhalb von Naturschutzgebieten oder Nationalparken’ ; Whereas, pursuant to Article 25 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 797/85, the Commission has to decide whether the conditions for a financial contribution from the Community to the common measure provided for in Title V of the said Regulation are satisfied, in the light of the compatlbllxty of the stated provisions with that Regulation and bearing in mind the ob]ectlves of the latter and the need to ensure that the various measures are properly related Whereas Title V of Regulation (EEC) No 797/85 provides that Member States may, in areas which are particularly sensitive as regards protection of the environment and natural resources and as regards preservation of the landscape and the countryside, adopt measures to promote the introduction or the maintenance of farming practices compatible with the needs of such areas; () OJ No L 93, 30. 3. 1985, p. 1. () OJ No L 108, 29. 4. 1988, p. 1. Whereas these measures consist of an annual premium per hectare granted to farmers who undertake, for at least - five years and under a specific programme covering a - defined area, to apply certain farming practices ; Whereas the measures provided for in the provisions forwarded to the Commission are consistent with the objectives of Title V of Regulation (EEC) No 797/85; Whereas, nonetheless, the Commission may make a- financial contribution to the planned aid scheme only in cases which comply with the conditions and the criteria laid down in Title 'V of Regulation (EEC) No 797/85; Whereas the provisions of the ‘Richtlinien iiber die Gewidhrung eines Erschwernisausgleichs zur Erhaltung und Sicherung von Dauergriinlandflichen in Naturs- chutzgebieten und Nationalparken® relate in part to measures which are not voluntary for farmers in the manner provided for in Article. 19 of Regulatlon (EEC) No 797/85 and no provision is made for a minimum period of commitment of five years ; Whereas the provisions of the ‘Richtlinien iiber die Gewdhrung von Zuwendungen zur Erhaltung und Forderung von gefihrdeten Ackerwildkrautarten  auf Ackerrandern im -Privateigentum auflerhalb von Naturs- chutzgebieten oder Nationalparken’ do not define the particularly sensitive areas in the manner provided for in Article 19 of Regulation (EEC) No 797/85; Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 797/85, in accordance with Article 31 thereof, is without prejudice to the rights of the Member States to institute, within the areas governed by Title V of that Regulation, aid schemes the conditions or procedures for the granting of which differ from those laid down, provided that these comply with Articles 92, 93 or 94 of the EEC Treaty, Whereas the Commission has adopted its position on the measures with reference to Articles 92, 93 and 94 of the EEC Treaty and has found no objection to them ; Whereas the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) Committee has been consulted on the financial aspects; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,