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C 379/60 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 15 . 12. 97 particularly upland agriculture with all its many and varied functions — did not however receive any special treatment but tended to be lumped together with other structurally less-favoured areas . Because of this the distinctive features of upland agriculture have hitherto received only limited attention . 11.2.