25, 10. 89 Official  Journal of the European Communities. No L 308/17 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 16 October 1989 adjusting the boundaries of less-favoured areas, within the meaning of Council Directive ‘75/268/EEC, in France : (Only the French text is authentic) (89/56S/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard- to the Tréaty 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 Regulation (EEC) No 797/85 (%),-and in -particular Article 2 (3) thereof, Whereas Council Directive 75/271/EEC of 28 April 1975 concerning the list of less-favoured farming areas within the meaning of Directive 75/268/EEC (%), as last amended by - Commission Decision 87/348/EEC (*), specifies the - regions in France which are on the Community list of less-favoured areas within the meaning of Article 3 (3), (4) and (5) of Directive 75/268/EEC; Whereas the French Government has applied, pursuant to Article 2 (1) of Directive 75/268/EEC, for-an adjustment of the boundaries of the less-favoured areas listed in the Annex to Directive 75/271/EEC; Whereas the transfer of certain areas already listed as areas within the meaning of Article 3 (4)-and (5)-of Directive 75/268/EEC to the list of areas within the meaning of Atticle-3 (3) of- that Directive is in accordance with the indices and the values, including the criteria for exceptions, used in Directive 75/271/BEC to . define- mountain areas ; () OJ No L 128, 19. §. 1975, p. 1-- () OJ No L 93, 30. 3..1985, p. 1. () OJ No L 128, 19. 5. 1975, p. 33. () O] No L 189, 9. 7. 1987, p. 35. Whereas the adjustments requested by the French Government pursuant to Article 2 (3) of . Directive 75/268/EEC do not have the combined effect of - increasing the - utilized agricultural area of the less-favoured areas as a whole and do not, therefore, affect the maximum figure referred to in that Article; Whereas the EAGGF Committee has been consulted on - the financial aspects; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in - - accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Agricultural Structures and Rural Development, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION : Article 1 The list of less-favoured areas in France which is set out in the Annex to Directive 75/271/EEC is hereby amended as shown in the Annex to this Decision. Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the French.Republic. Done at Brussels, 16 October 1989. For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission