No L 207/14" Official Journal of the European Communities 19. 7. 89 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2157/89. of 18 July 1989 authorizing Italy 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 2156/89 (3),~and in particular Article 32a (1) thereof, Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1273/88 of 29 April 1988 laying down criteria for delimiting the regions or areas which may be exempted from the schemes for the set-aside of arable land, extensi- fication- and conversion of production {), Whereas Italy has submitted an application to be exempted from the scheme for the set-aside of arable land in respect of the autonomus province of Trento ; whereas this area accounts for 0,05 % of the arable land in Italy ; Whereas in view of the high risk of depopulation the area in question meets the criteria laid down in 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 Italy is authorized under- Article 32a(l) of Regulation (EEC) No 797/85 not to- apply- in the autonomous - province of Trento the scheme for the set-aside of arable land’ provided.in Title 01 of the said Regulation. 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, 18 July 1989. () OJ No L 93, 30. 3. 1985, p. 1. (%) See page 12 of this Official Journal. () OJ No L 121, 11. 5. 1988, p. 41. For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission