GeoNodeFeatureCatalogue
Generic Feature Catalogue
Generic Feature Catalogue
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<p style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Designation background information:</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">In recognition of the different physical and socio-economic characteristics across the regions, the European Union introduced the Less Favoured Area (LFA) designation to support farming where production conditions are difficult. The criteria for LFA designation were first established in European legislation in 1975 (Directive 75/268 EEC and accompanying measures).</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Area A (Severely Disadvantaged)</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">In general the most severely disadvantaged land, when measured in terms of the handicaps to farming. These handicaps are brought about by factors such as soil, relief, aspect or climate, either singly or in combination. Most of Area A was originally granted Less Favoured Area status in 1975.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 27.0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><i>Areas adopted under Article 2.2 of Council Directive 75/268/EEC (O.J. No.L128, 19.5.1975, p1), which list was contained in the Annex to Council Directive 75/276/EEC (O.J. No.L128, 19.5.1975, p239), as amended by Council Directive 76/685/EEC (O.J. No.L231, 20.8.1976, p30), now repealed, and is now contained in the Annex to the Council Directive 84/169/EEC (O.J. No.L82, 26.3.1984, p67).</i></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Area B (Disadvantaged)</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">In terms of the handicaps to farming it is less severely disadvantaged than Area A land. </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Land designated as less favoured in February 1984 and extended in December 1990.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 27.0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><i>Areas adopted under Article 2.2 of Council Directive 75/268/EEC, which list is contained in the Annex to the Council Directive 84/169/EEC, as amended by Commission Decision 91/25/EEC (O.J. No.L16, 22.1.1991, p25).</i></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>To note:</strong> the data was captured in the early 1990’s by heads-up digitising from OS 1:25,000 paper and Statutory Instrument maps. As such, the boundaries will not necessarily align to current mapping.</span></p>
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