No L 110/22 Official Journal of the European Communities 4.5 93 COMMISSION DECISION of 7 April 1993 amending the boundaries of the less-favoured areas in the Netherlands within the meaning of Council Directive 75/268/EEC (Only the Dutch text is authentic) (93/240/EEC) THE COMMISSION QF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing; the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Directive 75/268/EEC of 28 April 1975 on mountain and hill farming and farming in certain less-favoured areas ('), as last amended by Regu- lation (EEC) No 797/85 (3, and in particular Article 2 3) thereof, Whereas Council Directive 75/275/EEC of 28 April 1975 concerning the Community list of less-favoured farming areas within the meaning of Directive 75/268/EEC (), as last amended by Directive 92/93/EEC (¥), specifies the areas of the Netherlands included in the Community list of less-favoured areas within the meaning of Article 3 (5) of Directive 75/268/EEC; Whereas the Netherlands Government has requested, in accordance with Article 2 (1) of Directive 75/268/EEC, a more accurate and coherent definition of the less-favoured areas listed in the Annex to Directive 92/93/EEC; Whereas the new definition of the areas within the meaning of Article 3 (5) of Directive 75/268/EEC already included in the list does not amend the boundaries of those areas which comply with the criteria and figures, including the special criteria, laid down in Directives 75/275/BEC and 92/93/EEC; Whereas the series of amendments requested by the Netherlands Government pursuant to Article 2 (3) of Directive 75/268/EEC does not involve an increase in the () OJ No L 128, 19. 5. 1975, p. 1. () OJ No L 93, 30. 3. 1985, p. 1. () O No L 128, 19. 5. 1975, p. 229. () OJ No L 338, 23. 11. 1992, p. 40. total utilized agricultural area of the less-favoured areas of 110 915 hectares given in the Annex to Directive 92/93/EEC and does therefore not effect the limit laid down in the said Article ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Agri- cultural Structures and Rural Development, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 The list of less-favoured areas in the Netherlands given in the Annex to Directive 92/93/EEC is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto. Article 2 This Directive is addressed to the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Done at Brussels, 7 April 1993. For the Commission René STEICHEN Member of the Commission