21. 4. 88 Official Journal of the Eur!opean Communities No L 102/1 1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1030/88 of 21 March 1988 amending Regulatnon (EEC) No 1820/80 for the stimulation of agrlcultural develobmgnt in the less-favoured areas of the West of Ireland 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 Parliament (%), European Whereas, pursuant to Regulatlon (EEC) No 1820/80 (3) as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85 (4), Ireland is implementing an agricultural development programme in the West of Ireland in order to stimulate the development of agriculture for the purpose of bringing about a significant improvement in agricultural structures and in scope for agricultural production in the areas concerned ; Whereas the programme has been reviewed after its first four years of implementation in accordance with Article 2 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1820/80 ; Whereas good progress has been reported on measures to improve agricultural infrastructures and land; whereas other measures, such as forestry and the orientation of production, have shown disappointing results ; whereas it is clear that all the funds allocated cannot be disbursed in the time available ; whereas savings are assured in the overall cost of the measure; Whereas it is appropriate to extend the measure to all of the less-favoured areas of Ireland within the meaning of Council Directive 85/350/EEC. of 27 June K 1985 concerning the Community list of less-favoured farming areas within the meaning of Directive 75/268/EEC (Ireland) (%) ; Whereas, in order to ensure the continued development of the less-favoured areas of Ireland and to take account (') OJ No C 16, 21. 1. 1988, p. 8. (%) Opinion delivered on 10 March 1988 (not yet published in the Official Journal). () OJ No L 180, 14. 7. 1980, p. 1. () OJ No L 362, 31. 12. 1985, p. 8. () OJ No L 187, 19. 7. 1985, p. 1. of the modification of less-favoured areas, it is necessary to amend the measure and the limits of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) contribution ; whereas it is appropriate to allow some measure of flexibility in these limits at the discretion of the Commission without, however, increasing the overall cost of the common measure ; - Whereas, with the introduction of the farm improvement ‘plan under Title I of Regulation (EEC) No 797/85 (%), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1760/87 ('), the farm improvement plan under Regulation (EEC) No 1820/80 can no longer play a useful role in the development of agriculture in the less-favoured areas of Ireland ; whereas nevertheless there is a need for comple- mentary measures aimed at improving farm families’ living standards through improved living conditions and the development of their incomes through activities other than traditional farming; Whereas, owing to the chornic problems of wintering grazing livestock on farms in the region, there is a need for investment in basic livestock housing including fodder storage buildings and associated works to control pollution from animal waste and silage effluent; Whereas there is a need for closer coordination of the programme, which can best be provided by setting up a monitoring committee to follow the implementation of the programme ; Whereas experience has shown the need to set the rate of Community participation in the cost of these measures at between 50 and 70 % in order to ensure their utmost efficiency ; Whereas the net result of these modifications and the saviigs in the first period of application will give a reduction in the overall cost of the measure of 20 million ECU, () OJ No L 93, 30. 3. 1985, p. 1. OJ No L 167, 26. 6. 1987, p. 1.