If we are to have a genuine tool for redistributing aid, we should also take account of other criteria, such as the size of the farm, its dependence on aid, the workforce employed, the standard gross margin, and so on.

(b) In Article 6(2), the text "standard gross margin (SGM), within the meaning of Decision 85/377/EEC" is replaced by:

In Article 6(2), the text ‘standard gross margin (SGM), within the meaning of Decision 85/377/EEC’ is replaced by:

3. Member States wishing to apply a different survey threshold shall, however, undertake to determine this threshold in such a way that only the smallest holdings are excluded, and that together the holdings excluded account for 1 % or less of the total standard gross margin, within the meaning of Commission Decision 85/377/EEC (5), of the Member State concerned.

Less-favoured areas - Article 3(4) a) Infertile land -------------- - northern wet region: level of yield less than 30 (as measured by the fertility index of L. TURC) - arid and semi-arid regions: less than 50% arable land in farmed area. b) Poor economic conditions ------------------------ - northern wet region: standard gross margin per farm worker not more than 80% of the average for the region and less than half the national average for both utilized agricultural area (UAA) per farm and hectares per field; - arid and semi-arid regions: irrigated area less than 20% of the arable area and fallow area greater than 20% of the grassland ...[+++](1) COM(86) 284 final (2) A "municipio" is the smallest administrative unit for which data is available and consists of a village.

Less-favoured areas - Article 3(4) a) Infertile land -------------- - northern wet region: level of yield less than 30 (as measured by the fertility index of L. TURC) - arid and semi-arid regions: less than 50% arable land in farmed area. b) Poor economic conditions ------------------------ - northern wet region: standard gross margin per farm worker not more than 80% of the average for the region and less than half the national average for both utilized agricultural area (UAA) per farm and hectares per field; - arid and semi-arid regions: irrigated area less than 20% of the arable area and fallow area greater than 20% of the grassland ...[+++](1) COM(86) 284 final (2) A "municipio" is the smallest administrative unit for which data is available and consists of a village.