29. 4. 88 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 108/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1137/88 of 29 March 1988 amending Regulation (EEC) No 797/85 on improving the efficiency of agricul- tural structures THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community and in particular Article 43 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament ('), 4 Whereas the problems which led to the laying down, in Article 2 (1) (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 797/85 (3 as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1094/88 (), of a temporary waiver, as regards requirements concerning accounts, have still not been solved; whereas the possibility of extending - that waiver should be maintained ; Whereas, following the joint declaration made by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on 15 June 1987 as regards policy on agricultural structures recognizing the importance of family structures in agriculture, the Member States should be authorized to concentrate application of certain measures on family holdings ; Whereas Article 3 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 797/85 provides for a review before 1 January 1988 of the specific conditions governing the granting of aid to investments in pig production ; whereas the objectives of the reform of the common agricultural policy require limitation of aid to investments the purpose of which is to increase such production ; Whereas the situation on the Member States’ capital markets, in particular as regards interest rates charged, has not changed since early 1985 and therefore still justifies an increase in investment aid in the Member States referred to in Article 4 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 797/8S, () OJ No C 94, 11. 4. 1988. () OJ No L 93, 30. 3. 1985, p. 1. () OJ No L 106, 27. 4. 1988, p. 28. HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 Regulation (EEC) No 797/85 is hereby amended as follows : ) 1. The second subparagraph of Article 2 (1) (d) shall be replaced by the following : ‘However, in the less-favoured areas determined in accordance with Articles 2 and 3 of Directive 75/268/EEC, the Kingdom of Spain, the Hellenic Republic and the Italian Republic, as regards the Mezzogiorno including the islands, and the Portuguese Republic, as regards its entire territory, shall be authorized to accept improvement plans submitted during the first four years of the duration of this measure and, in the case of Spain and Portugal, submitted during the first three years following the entry into force of the provisions implementing, in these two Member States, the measures provided for in Title 1, by holdings which do not satisfy the condition laid down in this point, provided that the volume of work on the holding does not require more than the equivalent of one man-work unit (MWU) and that projected investments do not exceed 25000 ECU. 2. The following subparagraph shall be added to Article 2 2): ‘Member States may restrict the aid system referred to in paragraph 1 to agricultural holdings which have a family character’ 3. Article 3 (4) shal be replaced by the following: ‘4. Except where decisions subsequently taken pursuant to paragraph 2 provide otherwise, the aid provided for in paragraph 1 granted for investments relating to the pig production sector the effect of which is to increase production capacity shall be restricted, as regards requests submitted before 1 January 1987, to investments serving to reach 500