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►B COMMISSION DECISION
of 30 May 1994
laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Directive 93/25/EEC as regards the
statistical surveys on sheep and goat population and production
(94/434/EC)
(OJ L 179, 13.7.1994, p. 33)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Decision 95/380/EC of 18 September1995 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
93/25/EEC as regards the statistical surveys on sheep and goat
population and production
(94/434/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 93/25/EEC of 1 June 1993 on the
statistical surveys to be carried out on sheep and goat production (1),
and in particular Articles 1 (4), 2 (2), 3 (2) and (3), 7 (1), 10 (1) and (2)and 13 (3) thereof,
Whereas precise definitions are required in order to carry out the
surveys provided for in Directive 93/25/EEC; whereas this first requiresthe definition of the agricultural holdings covered by the survey;whereas the individual categories into which the survey results are to bebroken down must also be precisely defined, and the herd size classesand regions according to which the Member States draw up the surveyresults at regular intervals must be determined; whereas a single defini-tion of carcass weight is necessary for the drawing-up of slaughteringstatistics;
Whereas, according to Directive 93/25/EEC, the Member States may, at
their request, be authorized to use administrative sources instead ofstatistical surveys and the prescribed breakdown by herd size classes forthe final results of even-numbered years;
Whereas applications have be made by the Member States for the
abovementioned types of authorization;
Whereas Commission Decision 82/958/EEC (
2) should be replaced;
Whereas, since Directive 93/25/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,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. For the purposes of Article 2 (2) of Directive 93/25/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 93/25/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 theirpr oduction is to a cer tain extent intended forsale oriftheir production unit exceeds certain natural thresholds.
3. Member States wishing to apply a different survey threshold shall,
however, undertake to determine that 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,
(1) OJ No L 149, 21. 6. 1993, p. 10.
(2) OJ No L 386, 31. 12. 1982, p. 43.
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within the meaning of Commission Decision 85/377/EEC (1), of the
MemberState concer ned.
Article 2
The definitions of the categories of sheep and goat referred to in Article
3 (1) and Article 13 (2) of Directive 93/25/EEC are set out in Annex I.
Article 3
The territorial subdivisions referred to in Article 7 (1) of Directive
93/25/EEC are set out in Annex II.
Article 4
The breakdown provided for in Article 10 of Directive 93/25/EEC is set
out in Annex III.
Article 5
The carcass weight referred to in Article 13 (1) of Directive 93/25/EEC
is defined in Annex IV.
Article 6
1. Pursuant to Article 1 (3) of Directive 93/25/EEC, the Member
States listed in point (a) of Annex V are authorized to use adminis-trative sources instead of statistical surveys.
2. Pursuant to Article 10 (2) of Directive 93/25/EEC, the Member
States listed in point (b) of Annex V are authorized to use the break-down by herd size classes for the final results of even-numbered years.
Article 7
Decision 82/958/EEC is repealed.
Article 8
This Decision shall apply with effect from 1 January 1994.
Article 9
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
(1) OJ No L 220, 17. 8. 1985, p. 1.
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ANNEX I
Definition of categories
Ewes and ewe lambs put to the ram
Females of the ovine species which have already lambed at least once as well as
those which have been put to the ram for the first time.
Milk ewes
Ewes which are kept exclusively or principally to produce milk for human
consumption and/or for processing into dairy products.
This includes cast milk sheep (whetherfattened ornot between theirlast lacta-
tion and slaughtering).
Other ewes
Ewes otherthan milk sheep.
Lambs
male orfemale sheep under12 months old.
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ANNEX II
Territorial subdivisions
Belgium: Provinces — Provincies
Denmark: —Germany: BundesländerGreece: The regions of the Regional Develop-
ment Service
Spain: País Vasco
NavarraLa RiojaAragónCataluñaBalearesCastilla y LéonMadridCastilla-La ManchaComunidad ValencianaRegión de MurciaExtremaduraAndalucíaotherComunidades Autónomas
France: — for sheep, the following regions:
Midi-PyrénéesPoitou-CharentesLimousinAquitaineProvence-Alpes-Côte d’AzurAuvergneotherr egions
—for goats, the following regions:
Rhône-AlpesPoitou-CharentesCentre-Pays-de-la-LoireBourgogneMidi-Pyrénéesotherr egions
Ireland: —Italy: — for sheep: Regioni
—for goats: Regioni:
PiemonteLombardiaToscanaLazioCampaniaPugliaBasilicataCalabriaSiciliaSardegnaotherr egions
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Luxembourg: —
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: — forsheep: 8 Riksomr åden
— forgoats: —
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United Kingdom: Standard Regions
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ANNEX III
TABLE 1
Size classes of sheep stocks held
Holders of sheep (Total)Holders of lambs put to
the ram + ewes (b)Holders of milk ewes and milk ewe
lambs put to the ram (c)Holders of other ewes and ewe
lambs put to the ram (c)
Categories
Sheep/holderHolder
NumberAnimal
1 000Lambs put to the
ram, ewes/holderHolder
NumberAnimal
1 000Milk ewes and milk
ewe lambs put to
the ram/holderHolder
NumberAnimal
1 000Otherewes and ewe
lambs put to the
ram/holderHolder
NumberAnimal
1 000
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII1-910-1920-4950-99100-199200-499500-999≥1 000≥100 (
a)1-9
10-1920-4950-99100-199200-499500-999≥1 000≥100 (
a)1-9
10-1920-4950-99100-199200-499500-999≥1 000≥100 (
a)1-9
10-1920-4950-99100-199200-499500-999≥1 000≥100 (
a)
Total Total Total Total
►(1)(a) Breakdown optional for L, B, DK, S.
(b) Optional forD, NL, S.
(c) Optional forB, D, IRL, NL, A, FIN, S, UK. ◄
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TABLE 2
Size classes of goat stocks held
Holders of goats (Total)Holders of nanny-goats and
goats which have already kidded (c)
Categories
Total goats/holdersHolder
NumberAnimal
1 000Nanny-goats and goats
which have already kidded/holderHolder
NumberAnimal
1 000
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII1-910-1920-4950-99100-499500-999≥1 000(
b)≥100 (a)

1-9
10-1920-4950-99100-499500-999≥1 000(
b)≥100 (a)


Total Total
►(1)(a) D, L, B, UK, IRL, S. ◄
(b) Breakdown optional for F
►(2)(c) D, NL, S. ◄
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ANNEX IV
Definition of carcass weight
Carcass weight is the weight of the slaughtered animal’s cold body after having
been bled, skinned and eviscerated, and after removal of the head (severed at theatlanto-occipital joint), of the feet (severed at the carpometacarpal or tarso-meta-tarsal joints), of the tail (severed between the sixth and seventh caudal vertebrae)and of the genital organs (including udder).
Kidneys and kidneys fats are included in the carcass.
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ANNEX V
(a)Member States authorized to use administrative sources instead of stat-
istical surveys .
(b)Member States authorized to use the breakdown by herd size classes for
the final results of even-numbered years .
Germany