Article 1
1. When Member States apply Article 1 (2), second indent, of Directive 72/159/EEC and Article 1 (2), second indent, of Directive 72/160/EEC, the regions concerned must comply with the condition that at least 75 % of the utilized agricultural area of the region operated by those for whom farming is their main occupation, is already situated in farms complying with the conditions of income laid down in Article 4 (1) of Directive 72/159/EEC. (1)OJ No L 96, 23.4.1972, p. 1. (2)OJ No L 96, 23.4.1972, p. 9. (3)OJ No L 96, 23.4.1972, p. 15. 2. Member States may apply Article 1 (2), second indent, of Directive 72/160/EEC: (a) in regions which fulfil the conditions laid down in paragraph (1), (b) as regards the premium referred to in Article 2 (1) (b) of Directive 72/160/EEC, in regions where, for a reference period of at least one year, 70 % or more of the land released in application of that Directive has not been used, only under Article 5 (2) of the same Directive. 3. Article 1 (2), second indent, of Directive 72/159/EEC and Article 1 (2), second indent, of Directive 72/160/EEC, or only the former, may also be applied where following an official decision the region is no longer intended for agricultural purposes and where, for this reason, the question of improvement of agricultural structures ceases to be relevant. When Article 1 (2), second indent, of Directive 72/159/EEC is applied under the conditions defined in subparagraph 1, the Member State concerned shall refrain from application of Article 14 (2) of that Directive. 4. Application of Article 1 (2), second indent, or of Article 5 (2), second indent, of Directive 72/161/EEC is limited to regions where Member States apply neither Directive 72/159/EEC nor Directive 72/160/EEC.