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1. The Fund shall finance agricultural measures forming part of the programme concerning:

— land and pasture improvement,

— reparcelling and the related work involved,

— changes in and promotion of the structure of cattle and sheep farming, excluding premiums granted on a unit of production basis,

— renovation of chestnut plantations intended for the production of sweet chestnuts,

— efforts to combat the isolation of farms in winter,

— forest clearings required to improve agricultural structures.

2. The French Republic shall send to the Commission a detailed description of the agricultural measures envisaged, indicating in particular:

— the conditions and criteria of the aid measures provided for; where aid measures for investments in farms are provided for, these may not be granted on conditions more favourable than those granted in application of Article 8 of Directive 72/159/EEC, taking account of Article 9 of Directive 75/268/EEC,

— the conditions and criteria of the aid measures provided for; where aid measures for investments on holdings are provided for, they shall be subject to Articles 3 to 6, Article 7 (2) and Article 8 (1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 797/85 of 12 March 1985 on improving the efficiency of agricultural structures (). The grant of the aids referred to in Article 8 (1) of the latter Regulation shall not be taken into consideration for reimbursement under Article 7.

3. The Commission shall decide whether to approve the agricultural measures, and any amendments thereto, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 25 of Regulation (EEC) No 797/85 after the Standing ◄ Committee in Agricultural Structures has acquainted itself with the programme.