§ Mr. Arnoldasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, pursuant to the answer of 15 December, what particular facets of forestry were discussed by the Agriculture Council on 14 June in the context of the draft council regulation on the acceleration of agricultural development in certain regions of Greece.
§ Mrs. FennerThis draft Council regulation included amongst other things, provision for certain forestry measures considered necessary for the improvement of agriculture by means of soil and water conservation. They comprised afforestation measures: measures to improve deteriorated forests: other necessary supplementary measures such as the construction of forest roads: and the control of fast-flowing streams and fire protection.
The draft was adopted as Council Regulation No. 1975/82 on 19 July and the text was published in the Official Journal of the European Communities No. L 214 on 22 July 1982, a copy of which is in the Library of the House.