22. 1. 91 ~Official Journal of the European Communities No L 16/25 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 18 December 1990 altering the limits of the less-favoured areas in the United Kingdom within the meaning of Council Directive 75/268/EEC (Only the English text is authentic) (91/25/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 84/169/EEC of 28 February 1984 concerning the Community list of less-favoured farming areas within the meaning of Directive 75/268/EEC (United Kingdom) (%) describes the regions of the United Kingdom included in the Community list of less-favoured areas within the meaning of Article 3 (4) and (5) of Directive 75/268/EEC; Whereas the Government of the United Kingdom has requested, in accordance with Article 2 (1) of Directive 75/268/EEC, alterations to the limits of the less-favoured areas in the Annex to Directive 84/169/EEC; Whereas the inclusion of new municpalities in the lists of areas within the meaning of Article 3 (4) of Directive 75/268/EEC meets the criteria adopted by Directive 84/169/EEC for the delimitation of the respective areas ; Whereas all the alterations requested by the Government of the United Kingdom under Article 2 (3) of Directive 75/268/EEC combined do not entail an increase in the () OJ No L 128, 19. 5. 1975, p. 1. () OJ No L 93, 30. 3. 1985, p. 1. () OJ No L 82, 26. 3. 1984, p. 67. utilized agricultural area of all the less-favoured areas together which exceeds 1,5 % of the total utilized agricul- tural area of the United Kingdom ; whereas the limit set in the said Article is therefore respected; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation 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 the United Kingdom contained in the Annex to Directive 84/169/EEC is hereby amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision. Article 2 The Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom. Done at Brussels, 18 December 1990. For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission H