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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
"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 20.1.19991994D0434 — EN — 11.01.1999 — 002.001 — 1
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 requires the definitionof the agricultural holdings covered by the survey; whereas the individualcategories into which the survey results are to be broken down must also be
precisely defined, and the herd size classes and regions according to which the
Member States draw up the survey results at regular intervals must bedetermined; whereas a single definition of carcass weight is necessary for thedrawing-up of slaughtering statistics;
Whereas, according to Directive 93/25/EEC, the Member States may, at their
request, be authorized to use administrative sources instead of statisticalsurveys and the prescribed breakdown by herd size classes for the final resultsof 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 with effect 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, ‘agricultural
holding’ means any technical and economic unit under single managementwhich 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
their production is to a certain extent intended for sale or if their
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 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 meaningof Commission Decision 85/377/EEC (
3), of the Member State concerned.!B
(1) OJ No L 149, 21. 6. 1993, p. 10.
(2) OJ No L 386, 31. 12. 1982, p. 43.
(3) OJ No L 220, 17. 8. 1985, p. 1.1994D0434 — EN — 11.01.1999 — 002.001 — 2
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 administrative 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 breakdown by herdsize 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.!B1994D0434 — EN — 11.01.1999 — 002.001 — 3
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 (whether fattened or not between their last lactation and
slaughtering).
Other ewes
Ewes other than milk sheep.
Lambs
male or female sheep under 12 months old.!B1994D0434 — EN — 11.01.1999 — 002.001 — 4
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ANNEX II
Territorial subdivisions
Belgium: Région/Gewest
Denmark: —
Germany: BundesländerGreece: The regions of the Regional Development Service
Spain: País Vasco
NavarraLa RiojaAragón
Cataluña
BalearesCastilla y LéonMadrid
Castilla-La Mancha
Comunidad ValencianaRegión de MurciaExtremadura
Andalucía
other Comunidades Autónomas
France: — for sheep, the following regions:
Midi-Pyrénées
Poitou-CharentesLimousin
Aquitaine
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’AzurAuvergneother regions
— for goats, the following regions:
Rhône-Alpes
Poitou-CharentesCentre-Pays-de-la-LoireBourgogne
Midi-Pyrénées
other regions
Ireland: —
Italy: — for sheep: Regioni
— for goats: Regioni:
Piemonte
LombardiaToscanaLazio
Campania
PugliaBasilicataCalabria
Sicilia
Sardegnaother regions
Luxembourg: —!
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Netherlands: Provincies
Austria: BundesländerPortugal: Regiões
Finland: Etelä-Suomi-Uusimaa
Itä-Suomi
Väli-Suomi
Pohjois-Suomi
Sweden: — for sheep: 8 Riksområden
— for goats: —
United Kingdom: Standard Regions!
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ANNEX III
TABLE 1
Size classes of sheep stocks held
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TABLE 2
Size classes of goat 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 having been
bled, skinned and eviscerated, and after removal of the head (severed at the atlanto-occipital joint), of the feet (severed at the carpometacarpal or tarso-metatarsal 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 statistical
surveys.
(b) Member States authorized to use the breakdown by herd size classes for the
final results of even-numbered years.!B
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