Improvement of the efficiency of agricultural structures (consolidation of Objective 5A of the Structural Funds)

OBJECTIVE: Consolidation of Objective 5(a) of the structural funds on the adjustment of agricultural structures throughout the Community. A clear presentation of the rules governing agricultural structures will enable potential beneficiaries to check the usefulness and relevance of the available opportunities with a view to making an application and following through to implementation. SUBSTANCE: The proposal for consolidation comprises an updating of the original legal texts by incorporating their successive amendments and by introducing certain elements of simplification and clarity, notably: - The incorporation into the text of Regulation (EEC) No 2328/91 of the articles still in force of Council Directive 75/268/EEC on mountain and hill farming in certain less-favoured areas; - the removal to an annex of rates of aid established in Regulation (EEC) No 2328/91 in order to facilitate future updating. �