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►B COMMISSION DECISION
of 30 May 1994
laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Directive 93/24/EEC as regards the
statistical surveys on cattle population and production, and amending the said Directive
(94/433/EC)
(OJ L 179, 13.7.1994, p. 27)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Decision 95/380/EC of 18 September 1995 L 228 25 23.9.1995
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 30 May 1994
laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Directive
93/24/EEC as regards the statistical surveys on cattle population
and production, and amending the said Directive
(94/433/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 93/24/EEC of 1 June 1993 on the
statistical surveys to be carried out on bovine animal production (1), and
in particular Articles 1 (3), 2 (2), 3 (2), 6 (1) and (2), 8 (1) and (2), 10(3) and 12 (2) thereof,
Whereas precise definitions are required in order to carry out the
surveys provided for in Directive 93/24/EEC; whereas this requires thedefinition of the agricultural holdings covered by the survey; whereasthe individual categories into which the survey results are to be brokendown must be precisely defined, and the herd size classes and regionsaccording to which the Member States draw up the survey results atregular intervals must be determined; whereas a single definition ofcarcass weight is necessary for the drawing-up of slaughtering statistics;
Whereas, with the amendment of the combined nomenclature for live
bovine animals by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2505/92 (
2), it is
no longer possible, either for intra-Community trade or for trade withnon-member countries, for the Member States to record trade in bullsand bullocks separately; whereas the breakdown of gross indigenousproduction into bulls and bullocks required under Council Directive93/24/EEC is thus no longer possible; whereas Directive 93/24/EECshould therefore be amended;
Whereas, furthermore, according to Directive 93/24/EEC, the Member
States may, at their request, be authorized to carry out the May or Junesurveys in selected regions, on the understanding that these surveyscover at least 70 % of the bovine population; whereas Member Stateswhose bovine population makes up only a small percentage of theoverall population of the Community may, at their request, also beauthorized to dispense altogether with either the May/June or Decembersurveys, or to use the regional breakdown for the final results of theMay/June survey; whereas, finally, the Member States may, at theirrequest, be authorized to use administrative sources instead of statisticalsurveys to determine the cattle population and the prescribed breakdownby herd size classes for the final results of even-numbered years and/orfor the results of the May/June survey;
Whereas applications have been made by the Member States for the
abovementioned types of authorization;
Whereas Commission Decision 73/262/EEC (
3), as amended by
Decision 90/501/EEC (4), should be replaced;
Whereas, since Directive 93/24/EEC is applicable as from 1 January
1994, it is appropriate to apply the provisions of this Decision witheffect from the same date;
Whereas this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the Standing
Committee on Agricultural Statistics,
(1) OJ No L 149, 21. 6. 1993, p. 5.
(2) OJ No L 267, 14. 9. 1992, p. 1.
(3) OJ No L 253, 10. 9. 1973, p. 5.
(4) OJ No L 278, 10. 10. 1990, p. 41.
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HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
1. For the purposes of Article 2 (2) of Directive 93/24/EEC, ‘agricul-
tural holding' means any technical and economic unit under singlemanagement which produces agricultural products.
2. The survey referred to in Article 1 (1) of Directive 93/24/EEC
shall cover:
(a) agricultural holdings with a utilized agricultural area of 1 ha or
more;
(b) agricultural holdings with a utilized agricultural area of less than 1
ha, if their production is to a certain extent intended for sale or iftheir production unit exceeds certain natural thresholds.
3. Member States wishing to apply a different survey threshold shall,
however, undertake to determine this threshold in such a way that onlythe smallest holdings are excluded, and that together the holdingsexcluded account for 1 % or less of the total standard gross margin,within the meaning of Commission Decision 85/377/EEC (
1), of the
Member State concerned.
Article 2
The definitions of the categories of bovine animals referred to in
Articles 3 (1), 10 (2) and 12 (2) of Directive 93/24/EEC are set out inAnnex I.
Article 3
The territorial subdivisions referred to in Article 6 (1) of Directive
93/24/EEC are set out in Annex II.
Article 4
The breakdown provided for in Article 8 (1) of Directive 93/24/EEC is
set out in Annex III.
Article 5
The carcass weight referred to in Article 10 (1) of Directive 93/24/EEC
is defined in Annex IV.
Article 6
In Article 12 (2) of Directive 93/24/EEC, category ‘D. bulls' and
category ‘E. bullocks' are combined to read ‘D. bulls and bullocks'.
Article 7
1. Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 1 (2) of Directive
93/24/EEC, the Member States listed in point (a) of Annex V areauthorized to carry out the May or June surveys in selected regions, onthe undertstanding that these surveys cover at least 70 % of the bovinepopulation.
2. Pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 1 (2) of Directive
93/24/EEC, the Member States listed in point (b) of Annex V areauthorized to dispense altogether with either the May/June or Decembersurveys.
3. Pursuant to the third subparagraph of Article 1 (2) of Directive
93/24/EEC, the Member States listed in point (c) of Annex V areauthorized to use administrative sources instead of statistical surveys.
(1) OJ No L 220, 17. 8. 1985, p. 1.
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4. Pursuant to Article 6 (2) of Directive 93/24/EEC, the MemberStates listed in point (d) of Annex V are authorized to use the regionalbreakdown for the final results of the May/June survey.
5. Pursuant to Article 8 (2) of Directive 93/24/EEC, the Member
States listed in point (e) of Annex V are authorized to use the break-down by herd size classes for the final results of even-numbered yearsand/or for those of the May/June survey.
Article 8
Decision 73/262/EEC is repealed.
Article 9
This Decision shall apply with effect from 1 January 1994.
Article 10
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
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ANNEX I
Definitions of categories
Article 3 (1) of Directive 93/24/EECArticles 10 (2) and 12 (2) of Directive 93/
24/EEC
Calves: A. (a) Cattle less than 12 months
old intended for slaughter ascalves: the definition ofcalves appears under A in thenext column.A. Calves:
domestic animals of the bovine
species not exceeding a live weightof 300 kg, which do not yet havetheir second teeth.
Bulls: D. Bulls:
Whole male bovine animals not
included in A.
Bullocks: E. Bullocks:
gelded male bovine animals not
included in A.
Heifers: C. (b) (ba)
Female bovine animals of
two years and over whichhave not yet calved.B. Heifers:
Female bovine animals which have
not yet calved (into included in A).
Heifers forslaughter: C. (b) (ba)(1)
Heifers bred for meat produc-
tion.
Other heifers: C. (b) (ba)(2)
Heifers reared for breeding
and intended to replenishstocks of dairy or other cows.
Cows: C. (b) (bb)
Female bovine animals which
have already calved(including any under twoyears).C. Cows:
Female bovine animals which have
already calved.
Dairy cows: C. (b) (bb)(1)
Cows which are kept exclu-
sively or principally toproduce milk for humanconsumption and/or forprocessing into dairy prod-ucts. Includes cull dairy cows(whether or not they arefattened between their lastlactation and slaughter).
Other cows: C. (b) (bb)(2)
Cows other than dairy cows
including, where applicable,draft cows.
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ANNEX II
Territorial subdivisions
Belgium: Provinces — Provincies
Denmark: —Germany: BundesländerGreece: The regions of the Regional Develop-
ment Service
Spain: Galicia
Principado de AsturiasCantabriaPaís VascoNavarraLa RiojaAragónCataluñaBalearesCastilla y LeónMadridCastilla-La ManchaComunidad Valenciana yRegión de MurciaExtremaduraAndalucíaOther Comunidades autónomas
France: Champagne-Ardennes
Picardie-Nord-Pas-de-CalaisBasse-Normandie — Haute-NormandieBourgogneAlsace-LorraineFranche-ComtéPays-de-la-LoireBretagnePoitou-CharentesAquitaineMidi-PyrénéesLimousinRhône-AlpesAuvergneand others
Ireland: —Italy: RegioniLuxembourg: —Netherlands: Provincies
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Austria: Bundesländer
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Portugal: Regiões
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Finland: Etelä-Suomi
Sisä-SuomiPohjanmaaPohjois-Suomi
Sweden: 8 Riksområden
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United-Kingdom: Standard regions
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ANNEX III
Size classes of cattle stocks held
CategoriesNumber of
cattle/holderHolder
NumberAnimal
1 000Number of
dairy cows/holderHolder
NumberAnimal
1 000Number of other
cows/holderHolder
NumberAnimal
1 000
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
X1-23-91-9 (
a)

10-1920-2930-4950-99100-199200-299300-499≥500≥100 (
b)
1-2
3-91-9 (a)

10-1920-2930-4950-99100-199200-299≥300≥100 (
c)
1-2
3-91-9 (a)

10-1920-2930-4950-99100-199200-299≥300≥100 (
c)

Total Total Total
►(1)(a) Breakdown optional for NL, DK, S.
(b) Breakdown optional for P, L, GR, S.
(c) Breakdown optional for P, L, GR, F, S. ◄
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ANNEX IV
Definition of carcass weight
Carcass weight is the weight of the slaughtered animal’s cold body after being
skinned, bled and eviscerated, and after removal of the external genitalia, thelimbs at thecarpusandtarsus, the head, the tail, the kidneys and kidney fats, and
the udder.
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ANNEX V
a)Member States authorized to carry out the May or June surveys in
selected regions
FranceItaly
b)Member States authorized to dispense altogether with either the May/
June or December surveys
May/June December
Portugal Greece
c)Member States authorized to use administrative sources instead of stat-
istical surveys for the May/June and/or December surveys
May/June December
d)Member States authorized to use the general breakdown for the final
results of the May/June survey
BelgiumGreeceNetherlands
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Sweden
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e)Member States authorized to use the breakdown by herd size classes for
the final results of even-numbered years and/or for the results of theMay/June survey
ineven-numberedyears May/June
Germany Denmark
Belgium
Greece
Netherlands
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Sweden