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►B DECISION No 1445/2000/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 22 May 2000
on the application of aerial-survey and remote-sensing techniques to the agricultural statistics for
1999 to 2003
(OJ L 163, 4.7.2000, p. 1)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Decision No 2066/2003/EC of the European Parliament and of the
Council of 10 November 2003L 309 9 26.11.2003
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DECISION No 1445/2000/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIA-
MENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 22 May 2000
on the application of aerial-survey and remote-sensing techniques
to the agricultural statistics for 1999 to 2003
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE
EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and
in particular Article 285 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Acting in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 251 of
the Treaty (2),
Whereas:
(1)Council Decision 94/753/EC of 14 November 1994 on the
continued application of remote sensing to agricultural statisticsduring the period 1994 to 1998 (
3) lapsed on 31 December 1998.
(2)There is an especially felt need for information on land use andon the condition of cropsin the context of new developmentsinthe common agricultural policy and with a view to enlargement,
in particular for the analysis of interactions between agriculture,
the environment and the countryside.
(3)The detailed rulesfor implementing the meas urescontained inDecision 94/753/EC should be adjusted and reorganised in the
light of the experience gained and the results achieved.
(4)In cooperation with the Member Statesconcerned, an aerial-
survey system should be introduced to collect the necessary
data on land use and other variables of interest.
(5)Since the agrometeorological system for forecasting yields and
the monitoring of crop condition are now at the operationalstage, they should be separated from those measures requiring
further research.
(6)The remote-sensing activities requiring further research and
development in the period 1999 to 2003 are covered by the fifth
framework programme in the field of research and develop-
ment (4).
(7)Provision should already be made for incorporating into the
operational activitiescovered by thisDecis ion, where appro-
priate, the developmentsin methodology that may res ult fromthat research.
(8)It is also appropriate to provide that the Commission should be
able to delegate the implementation of these measures, under its
supervision, to Community or national bodies responsible for theproduction of agricultural statistics or to bodies recognised bythem.
(9)The statistical measures employing aerial-survey and remote-sensing techniques comply with the principle of subsidiarity, tothe extent that the Member States and the Commission sharethe responsibility for, and implementation of, the variousmeasures in accordance with criteria of efficiency and feasibility.2000D1445 — EN — 16.12.2003 — 001.001 — 2
(1) OJ C 396, 19.12.1998, p. 25.
(2) Opinion of the European Parliament of 13 January 1999 (OJ C 104,
14.4.1999, p. 43), confirmed on 16 September 1999, Council Common Posi-
tion of 24 January 2000 (OJ C 83, 22.3.2000, p. 80) and Decision of the
European Parliament of 12 April 2000.
(3) OJ L 299, 22.11.1994, p. 27.
(4) OJ L 26, 1.2.1999, p. 1.
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(10)These measures contribute to improving the Community's statis-
tical toolsfor framing, managing and monitoring the common
agricultural policy.
(11)ThisDecis ion laysdown, for the entire duration of the
programme, a financial framework constituting the principal
point of reference, within the meaning of point 1, second subpar-agraph, of the Declaration by the European Parliament, theCouncil and Commission of 6 March 1995 (
1), for the budgetary
authority during the annual budgetary procedure.
(12)The measures necessary for the implementation of this Decisionshould be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the proceduresfor the
exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commis-
sion (
2),
HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
1. Over a five-year period starting on 1 January 1999, an aerial-
survey project shall be implemented at Community level in agricultural
statistics. The use of remote-sensing shall also be continued, in parti-
cular with the agrometeorological system being made operational.►
M1These measures shall be continued for a period of four years
beginning on 1 January 2004. ◄
2. Taking into account data already collected by the Member States,
the measures referred to in paragraph 1 shall be designed, at Commu-
nity level and if possible in areas of interest to the Community, morespecifically to:
— collect data needed to implement and monitor the common agricul-
tural policy and analyse interactions between agriculture, the
environment and the countryside,
— provide estimates of the areas under the principal crops,— ensure that the condition of crops is monitored until harvesting, so
asto enable early es timatesof yieldsand production to be made.
3. After a three-year period starting on 1 January 1999, it shall be
decided, in the light of experience and under the procedure laid down
in Article 5(2), whether to continue with the measures, amend them for
the remaining two yearsor terminate them.
Article 2
The Commission shall ensure that these measures are implemented
within available funding limits.
National bodies responsible for the production of agricultural statistics
or bodies recognised by them may be involved on a voluntary basis in
the implementation of these measures.
In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 5(2), the
Commission shall report annually to the Member States on the imple-menting arrangements, the methods used, the utilisation of
appropriations, the evaluation of the results and the work programme
for the following year.
Article 3
The financial framework for the implementation of thisprogramme for
the period 2004 to 2007 ishereby s et at EUR 7,85 million.
The annual appropriations shall be authorised by the budgetary
authority within the limitsof the financial pers pective.2000D1445 — EN — 16.12.2003 — 001.001 — 3
(1) OJ C 102, 4.4.1996, p. 4.
(2) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.▼M1
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Article 4
The measures necessary for the implementation of this Decision shall
be adopted in accordance with the management procedure referred to
in Article 5(2).
Article 5
1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Standing Committee for
Agricultural Statistics.
2. Where reference ismade to thisparagraph, Articles4 and 7 of
Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions ofArticle 8 thereof.
The period laid down in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be
set at three months.
Article 6
By►
M131 July 2007 ◄at the latest, the Commission shall present
a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the implemen-tation of these measures and on the use of the resources made
available, accompanied, where appropriate, by any proposals on how
aerial-survey and remote-sensing techniques may continue to be usedfor agricultural statistics.
Article 7
This Decision shall take effect on the day following that of its publica-
tion in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
It shall apply from 1 January 1999 to ►
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