This Decision covered five measures of the in the Programme, namely measure 1 "Investments in agricultural enterprises", measure 2 "Improved processing and marketability of agricultural and fish products", measure 4(a) "Diversification activities in rural areas- investments not involving infrastructure", measure 5 "Forestry" and measure 7 "Land Consolidation".

The programming complements show that EAGGF assistance [5] splits as follows: 45.5% for restructuring in the agricultural sector (investment on farms, processing and marketing of agricultural products), 41% for the environment and the management of natural areas and 13% for the development and diversification of the rural economy.

The programming complements show that EAGGF assistance [5] splits as follows: 45.5% for restructuring in the agricultural sector (investment on farms, processing and marketing of agricultural products), 41% for the environment and the management of natural areas and 13% for the development and diversification of the rural economy.

Ex-post evaluations for 1994-99 concerning Objectives 5(a) and 5(b) and Leader II: The Member States and regions presented a large number of evaluation studies for the measures supported from the Structural Funds in 1994-99 regarding the setting-up of young farmers, less favoured areas, investment in agricultural holdings, processing and marketing of agricultural products, Objective 5(b) programmes and the Leader II Community Initiative. These studies were carried out at national level using guidelines issued by the Commission, which ...[+++]meanwhile initiated the process of synthesising this information in order to draw conclusions at Community level.

(1) By Decision 91/315/EEC(2) the Council adopted a programme of options specific to the remote and insular nature of Madeira and the Azores (Poseima) in accordance with the Community's policy of assistance for the outermost regions. The purpose of the programme is to facilitate the economic and social development of those regions and enable them to benefit from the advantages of the single market of which they are an integral part despite the objective factors leaving them geographically and economically isolated. The programme calls for the CAP to be applied in those regions and provides for special measures to be adopted, in particula ...[+++]r to improve the conditions in which agricultural products are produced and marketed there and to mitigate the effects of their exceptional geographical situation and constraints as since recognised in Article 299(2) of the Treaty.

(1) By Decision 89/687/EEC(2), the Council adopted a programme of options specific to the remote and insular nature of the French overseas departments (Poseidom) in accordance with the Community's policy of assistance for the outermost regions. The purpose of the programme is to facilitate the economic and social development of those regions and enable them to benefit from the advantages of the single market of which they are an integral part despite the objective factors leaving them geographically and economically isolated. The programme calls for the CAP to be applied in those regions and provides for special measures to be adopted. I ...[+++]n particular, it provides for measures to improve the conditions in which agricultural products are produced and marketed in those departments and to mitigate the effects of their exceptional geographical situation and constraints as since recognised in Article 299(2) of the Treaty.