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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
►M1 Commission Decision 95/380/EC of 18 September 1995 L 228 25 23.9.1995
►M2 Commission Decision 1999/47/EC of 8 January 1999 L 15 10 20.1.1999
►M3 Commission Decision 1999/547/EC of 14 July 1999 L 209 33 7.8.1999
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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; whereas
the individual categories into which the survey results are to be broken
down 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 Directive 93/24/EEC is thus no longer possible; whereas Directive 93/24/EEC should
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 the
overall population of the Community may, at their request, also be
authorized 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 breakdown
by herd size classes for the final results of even-numbered years and/or
for 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 with
effect from the same date;
Whereas this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the Standing
Committee on Agricultural Statistics,1994D0433 — EN — 15.07.1999 — 003.001 — 2
(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,
‘agricultural holding’ means any technical and economic unit undersingle management 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 only
the smallest holdings are excluded, and that together the holdings
excluded 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 are authorizedto carry out the May or June surveys in selected regions, on theundertstanding that these surveys cover at least 70 % of the bovine
population.
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►
M2November/December ◄surveys.
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 are authorizedto use administrative sources instead of statistical surveys.1994D0433 — EN — 15.07.1999 — 003.001 — 3
(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 Member
States 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 breakdownby herd size classes for the final results of even-numbered years and/orfor 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.1994D0433 — EN — 15.07.1999 — 003.001 — 4
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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 as
calves: the definition of calves
appears under A in the next
column.A. Calves:
domestic animals of the bovine
species not exceeding a live weight
of 300 kg, which do not yet have
their 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 which have not
yet calved.B. Heifers:
Female bovine animals which have
not yet calved (into included in A).
Heifers for
slaughter:C. (b) (ba)(1)
Heifers bred for meat produc-
tion.
Other heifers: C. (b) (ba)(2)
Heifers reared for breeding and
intended to replenish stocks of
dairy or other cows.
Cows: C. (b) (bb)
Female bovine animals which
have already calved (including
any under two years).C. Cows:
Female bovine animals which have
already calved.
Dairy cows: C. (b) (bb)(1)
Cows which are kept exclu-
sively or principally to produce
milk for human consumption
and/or for processing into
dairy products. Includes cull
dairy cows (whether or not
they are fattened between their
last lactation and slaughter).
Other cows: C. (b) (bb)(2)
Cows other than dairy cows
including, where applicable,
draft cows.1994D0433 — EN — 15.07.1999 — 003.001 — 5
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ANNEX II
Territorial subdivisions
Belgium: Provinces — Provincies
Denmark: —Germany: Bundesländer
Greece: The regions of the Regional Development Service
Spain: Galicia
Principado de Asturias
Cantabria
País VascoNavarraLa Rioja
Aragón
CataluñaBaleares
Castilla y León
MadridCastilla-La ManchaComunidad Valenciana y
Región de Murcia
ExtremaduraAndalucíaOther Comunidades autónomas
France: Champagne-Ardennes
Picardie-Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Basse-Normandie — Haute-Normandie
BourgogneAlsace-Lorraine
Franche-Comté
Pays-de-la-LoireBretagnePoitou-Charentes
Aquitaine
Midi-PyrénéesLimousinRhône-Alpes
Auvergne
and others
Ireland: —
Italy: Regioni
Luxembourg: —Netherlands: Provincies
Austria: BundesländerPortugal: RegiõesFinland: Etelä-Suomi-Uusimaa
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Väli-Suomi
Pohjois-Suomi
Sweden: 8 RiksområdenUnited-Kingdom: Standard regions1994D0433 — EN — 15.07.1999 — 003.001 — 7
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ANNEX III
Size classes of cattle stocks held
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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, the
limbs at the carpus andtarsus , the head, the tail, the kidneys and kidney fats, and
the udder.1994D0433 — EN — 15.07.1999 — 003.001 — 9
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ANNEX V
a)Member States authorized to carry out the May or June surveys in selected
regions
France
Italy
b)Member States authorized to dispense altogether with either the May/June or
►M2November/December ◄surveys
May/June ►M2November/December ◄
Portugal ►M3 ◄
Greece
c)Member States authorized to use administrative sources instead of statistical
surveys for the May/June and/or ►M2November/December ◄surveys
May/June ►M2November/December ◄
d)Member States authorized to use the general breakdown for the final results of
the May/June survey
Belgium
GermanyGreece
Netherlands
Sweden
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 the May/June
survey
in even-numbered years May/June
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M2 ◄ Denmark
Belgium
Greece
Netherlands
Sweden
Germany1994D0433 — EN — 15.07.1999 — 003.001 — 10
▼M3
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▼M2
▼B
▼M1
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▼M2