The Union accepts that the new Member States consider that a significant proportion of their territory suffers from permanent natural handicaps and that the delimitation of the mountain or certain less-favoured areas according to Council Directive 75/268/EEC should be carried out without delay.
Glacann an Aontas leis go measann na Ballstáit nua go bhfuil cion suntasach dá gcríocha faoi bhuanchiseanna nádúrtha agus gur chóir teorannú na limistéar sléibhe nó mídheisiúil áirithe de réir Threoir 75/268/CEE ón gComhairle a chur i gerích gan mhoill.