22. 1. 91 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 16/27 COMMISSION DECISION of 18 December 1990 amending the limits of the less-favoured areas in the Federal Republic of Germany within the meaning of Council Directive 75/268/EEC (Only the German text is authentic) (91/26/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF 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 Regula- tion (EEC) No 797/85 (%), and in particular Article 2 (3) thereof, Whereas Council Directive 86/465/EEC of 14 July 1986 concerning the Community list of less-favoured farming areas within the meaning of Directive 75/268/EEC (Germany) (%), as last amended by Directive 89/586/ EEC (%), describes the regions of the Federal Republic of Germany included in the Community list of less-favoured areas within the meaning of Article 3 (4) and (5) of Direc- tive 75/268/EEC ; Whereas the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany has, pursuant to Article 2 (1) of Directive 75/268/EEC, requested a change in the limits of the less- favoured areas given in the Annex to Directive 86/465/EEC; Whereas the inclusion of the new communes in the lists concerning the areas within the meaning of Article 3 (4) of Directive 75/268/EEC respects the indices and values used by Directive 86/465/EEC to delimit the respective areas ; Whereas the total changes requested by the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany under Article 2 (3) of () OJ No L 128, 19. 5. 1975, p. 1. () OJ No L 93, 30. 3. 1985, p. 1. () O No L 273, 24. 9. 1986, p. 1. () OJ No L 330, 15. 11. 1989, p. 1. Directive 75/268/EEC will not increase the utilized agri- cultural area in the less-favoured areas as a whole; 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 Federal Republic of Germany given in the Annex to Directive 86/465/EEC is hereby amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision. Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany. Done at Brussels, 18 December 1990. For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission