20. 12. 89 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 371/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3808/89 of 12 December 1989 amending Regulation (EEC) No 797/85, (EEC) -No 1096/88, (EEC) No 1360/78, (EEC) No 389/82 and (EEC) No. 1696/71 with a view to expenditing the adjustment of agricultural production structures THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 42 and 43 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (*), Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (%), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (%), Whereas Article 1 (3) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4256/88 of 19 December 1988 laying-down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the EAGGF- Guidance Section (‘) provides that the Council is to decide before -:31 December 1989 .on any - alterations to the common measures introduced under Article 6 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 of 21 april 1970 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2048/88 (%), in order to achieve the objective referred to in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 -of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effective- ness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the opirations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (), in conformity with the rules laid down-by Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementating Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of the activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European {") OJ No C 240, 20. 9. 1989, p. 6. () O No C 304, 4. 12. 1989, () Opinion delivered on 16 November 1989 (not yet published in the Oficial Journal). () OJ No L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 25. () OJ No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 13. () OJ No L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 1. () OJ No L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 9. Investment Bank and the other - existing financial instruments (*), and in conformity- with Regulation (EEC) No 4256/88 itself; Whereas, following the Council decisions on the reform of the Structural Funds, the measures financed by the EAGGF, Guidance Section, should be adapted so that they can - fully perform their role of expediting the adjustment of agricultural structures with a view to the reform of the common agricultural policy within the meaning of objective -5 (a) of Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 ; whereas the necessary amendments should therefore be made to-the measures to be taken in line with that objective, namely the common measures of horizontal application ; Whereas, if European agriculture -is to maintain a presence on. world markets, the common agricultural policy must continue to aim at increasing the. efficiency and competitiveness of agricultural holdings ; whereas, while the majority of the adjujstments necessary to ensure the: long-term competitiveness of Community agriculture must be made- through the markets policy, the structural policy, too, must.make its contribution by strenghtening production and marketing stsructures as far as possible but: without in any way worsening the imbalance between the productive resources allocated to agriculture and the foreseeable -outlets ; whereas emphasis must be placed on the structural improvement of holdings which at present are weak and on the setting-up of -young farmers under viable conditions; Whereas, on the basis of these principles, amendments should be made 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 2156/89 (1%); Whereas the aim of Community investment aid is to modernize agricultural holdings and thus improve their competitiveness in the context of the rational development of agricultural production; whereas this () OJ No L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 1 () OJ No L 93, 30. 3. 1985, p. 1. () OJ No L 207, 19. 7. 1989, p. 12.