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of1June1993
onthestatisticalsurveystobecarried outonpigproduction
(OJ L 149, 21.6.1993, p. 1)
Amended by:
Official Journal
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►M1Council Directive 97/77/EC of 16 December 1997 L 10 28 16.1.1998
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COUNCILDIRECTIVE93/23/EEC
of1June1993
onthestatisticalsurveystobecarried outonpigproduction
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2),
Whereas Council Directive 76/630/EEC of 20 July 1976 concerning
surveys of pig production made by Member States(3) has been
amended several times; and whereas, further amendments being neces-sary, the provisions thereof should, for reasons of clarity, be recast;
Whereas provision should be made for those Member States whose pig
population makes up only a small percentage of the overall populationof the Community to reduce the number of annual surveys whereappropriate;
Whereas, in order to ensure that the common agricultural policy is
properly administered, particularly where the pigmeat market is
concerned, the Commission requires regular data on trends in livestock
and in pigmeat production;
Whereas the collection and processing of the data as well as the orga-
nization of the survey at national level should continue to lie within thecompetence of the statistical services of the Member States, and theCommission should be responsible for the coordination and harmoniza-tion of statistical information at European level and arrange for the
harmonized methodologies necessary to implement Community poli-
cies;
Whereas, in order to facilitate implementation of this Directive, close
cooperation is necessary between the Member States and the Commis-sion and this should be effected in particular via the StandingCommittee on Agricultural Statistics set up by Decision 72/279/EEC(
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HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
SECTION I
SURVEYSOFTHEPOPULATION
A. At national level
Frequency—fieldofsurvey
Article 1
1. The Member States shall carry out statistical surveys of the pig
population on their territory each year with reference to one of the firstdays of April, August and December.
2. The Member States may, at their request, be authorized to carry
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(1) OJ No C 18, 23. 1. 1993, p. 12.
(2) OJ No C 115, 26. 4. 1993.
(3) OJ No L 223, 16. 8. 1976, p. 4. Directive last amended by Regulation (EEC)
No 1057/91 (OJ No L 107, 27. 4. 1991, p. 11).
(4) OJ No L 179, 7. 8. 1972, p. 1.
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Those Member States whose pig population is less than 3 million head
may be authorised to carry out the survey once a year in April, May/June, August or November/December. If they decide to carry out the
survey in April, May/June or August, they shall forward to the
Commission an estimate of the pig population for one of the first daysin December of the reference year.
The Member States may, at their request, be authorized to use admin-
istrative sources instead of statistical surveys under paragraph1.
3. In considering the requests referred to in paragraph 2, the
Commission shall decide in accordance with the procedure laid down
in Article 17.
4. The Commission may authorise the Member States, at their
request, to carry out only two surveys a year, at six-monthintervals in
the months of May/June and November/December. That authorisationmay be granted only on condition that the Member States apply appro-priate methods which guarantee the quality of the forecasts providedfor in Article 12. Appropriate methodological documentation must besubmitted by the Member States on submitting such a request.
5. Those Member States which carry out more than three surveys
per year shall be permitted a variance of up to three days on two ofthe survey dates referred to in paragraph 4 that they fix.
Article 2
1. For the purposes of this Directive, the term ‘pig’ means domestic
animals of the species Sus.
2. The surveys referred to in Article 1 shall cover all pigs held on
agricultural holdings as defined in accordance with the procedure laiddown in Article 17. The surveys shall cover sufficient holdings toaccount for at least 95 % of the pig population as determined by thelast survey on the structure of agricultural holdings.
3. As far as possible, Member States shall supplement the results of
the surveys provided for in paragraph 2 with an estimate of the pigpopulation not covered by the said surveys.
Breakdownbycategory
Article 3
1. The surveys provided for in Article 1 shall be conducted in such a
way as to provide a breakdown of the pig population into at least the
following categories:
A. piglets with a live weight of less than 20 kg;
B. pigs with a live weight of 20 kg or more but less than 50 kg;C. fattening pigs, including cull boars and cull sows witha live
weight:
(a) of 50 kg or more but less than 80 kg;
(b) of 80 kg or more but less than 110 kg;
(c) of 110 kg or more;
D. breeding pigs with a live weight of 50 kg and higher;
(a) boars;
(b) covered sows, of which:
(b1) sows covered for the first time;
(c) other sows, of which:
(c1) gilts not yet covered.
2. The categories referred to in paragraph 1 may be modified in
accordance withth e procedure laid down in Article 17.1993L0023 — EN — 05.02.1998 — 001.001 — 3
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3. The categories shall be defined in accordance with the procedure
laid down in Article 17.
Accuracy
Article 4
1. The surveys referred to in Article 1 shall be conducted in the
form of exhaustive surveys or by representative sampling.
2. For each of the Member States, sampling errors for the results of
the surveys provided for in Article 2 (2) shall not exceed 2 % (confi-dence interval of 68 %) of the total number of pigs.
3. In addition to the sampling frame and the supplementary esti-
mates referred to in Article 2 (3), Member States shall take whatever
measures they deem appropriate to maintain the quality of the surveyresults.
Transmissiondeadline
Article 5
1. Member States shall notify the Commission of the provisional
results of the surveys and supplementary estimates before:
— 15 June of the same year for the April survey,
— 15 October of the same year for the August survey,
— 15 February of the following year for the December survey.
2. Member States shall notify the Commission of the results of the
surveys and the supplementary estimates, as defined in Article 4 (2),
before:
— 1 August of the same year for the April survey,
— 1 December of the same year for the August survey,
— 1 April of the following year for the December survey.
3. Those Member States authorised to carry out only two surveys
per year shall notify the Commission of the provisional results of the
surveys including additional estimates before:
— 15 August of the same year for the May/June survey,
— 15 February of the following year for the November/December
survey.
Those Member States whose pig population is less than 3 million head
and which have been authorised to carry out only one survey per year
and which do not undertake this survey in November/December, shallnotify the Commission of the estimate for December by 15 February ofthe following year.
4. Those Member States authorised to carry out only two surveys
per year shall notify the Commission of the results of the surveys
including additional estimates, as defined in Article 4 (2), before:
— 15 September of the same year for the May/June survey,
— 1 April of the following year for the November/December survey.
B. At regional level
Territorial subdivisions
Article 6
1. The final results of the ►
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December ◄survey shall be compiled for each of the territorial subdi-
visions as defined in accordance withth e procedure laid down inArticle 17.1993L0023 — EN — 05.02.1998 — 001.001 — 4
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2. In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 17, the
Commission may approve an application from a Member State to usethe regional breakdown referred to in paragraph 1 for the final results
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3. The territorial subdivisions referred to in paragraph 1 may be
amended by the Commission in accordance with the procedure laiddown in Article 17.
Transmissiondeadline
Article 7
The Member States shall notify the Commission of the data referred to
in Article 6 before 15 May of the year following the reference month.
C. Breakdown by herd size
Sizeclasses
Article 8
1. In odd-numbered years, the Member States shall, at national
level, break down the final results of the ►
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December ◄surveys by size classes as defined in accordance with
the procedure laid down in Article 17.
2. In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 17, the
Commission may approve an application from a Member State to usethe breakdown by size classes referred to in paragraph 1 for the final
results of even-numbered years and/or for those of a given month of
the year.
3. The size classes referred to in paragraph 1 may be amended in
accordance withth e procedure laid down in Article 17.
Transmissiondeadline
Article 9
The Member States shall forward to the Commission the data referred
to in Article 8 before 15 May of the year following the reference
month.
SECTION II
SLAUGHTERINGSTATISTICS
Article 10
1. The Member States shall draw up monthly statistics relating to
the number and carcase weight of pigs slaughtered in the slaughter-
houses on their territory, the meat of which is deemed fit for human
consumption.
If necessary, they shall also supply estimates of slaughterings not
included in the returns, so that the statistics include all the pigs slaugh-tered on their territory.
2. The statistics referred to in paragraph 1 shall be drawn up for the
following category:
A. pigs, total.
3. The carcase weight referred to in paragraph 1 and the category
referred to in paragraph 2 shall be defined, in accordance with theprocedure laid down in Article 17.1993L0023 — EN — 05.02.1998 — 001.001 — 5
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Transmissiondeadline
Article 11
Member States shall inform the Commission of the results of the statis-
tics referred to in Article 10 (1) within the two months following thereference month.
SECTION III
PRODUCTIONFORECASTS
Article 12
1. The Member States shall use the survey results and other avail-
able information to produce forecasts, for eachcalendar quarter-year,of their supply of pigs.
This supply shall be expressed as the gross indigenous production
which shall include all pigs slaughtered plus the balance of intra-Community and external trade in live pigs.
2. The forecasts referred to in paragraph 1 shall be drawn up for the
following category:
A. pigs, total.
3. The definition of ‘supply’ referred to in paragraph 1 may be
amended in accordance withth e procedure laid down in Article 17.
Transmissiondeadline
Article 13
The Member States shall forward the forecasts referred to in Article 12
(1) to the Commission at the following times and for the followingthree-month periods:
(a) before 15 February for forecasts up to the third quarter of the
current year (inclusive);
(b) before 15 June for forecasts up to the first quarter of the following
year (inclusive);
(c) before 15 October for forecasts up to the second quarter of the
following year (inclusive).
SECTION IV
GENERALPROVISIONS
Article 14
The Member States shall forward to the Commission the data referred
to in Articles 5, 7, 9, 11 and 13 in compliance withCouncil Regulation(Euratom, EEC) No 1588/90 of 11 June 1990 on the transmission ofdata subject to statistical confidentiality of the Statistical Office of theEuropean Communities(
1).
Article 15
The Commission shall examine, in consultation with the Member
States:
(a) the results supplied;
(b) the technical problems which arise, in particular in preparing and
carrying out the surveys and forecasts;
(c) the reliability of the survey results and estimates.1993L0023 — EN — 05.02.1998 — 001.001 — 6
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Article 16
The Member States shall inform the Commission of any methodolo-
gical or other change which would considerably influence the
statistics. This shall be done not later than three months after the
change in question enters into force. The Commission shall notify theother Member States of any such communication in the appropriateworking parties.
Article 17
1. Where the procedure laid down in this Article is to be followed,
the chairman of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Statistics(hereinafter referred to as the ‘committee’) shall refer the matter ofthe committee, either on his own initiative or at the request of a repre-
sentative of a Member State.
2. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the
Committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The Committee shalldeliver its opinion on the draft within a time limit which the Chairmanmay lay down according to the urgency of the matter. The opinion
shall be delivered by the majority laid down in Article 148 (2) of the
Treaty in the case of decisions which the Council is required to adopton a proposal from the Commission. The votes of the representatives ofthe Member States within the Committee shall be weighted in themanner set out in that Article. The Chairman shall not vote.
3. (a) The Commission shall adopt the measures envisaged if they are
in accordance with the opinion of the Committee.
(b) If the measures envisaged are not in accordance with the opinion
of the committee, or if no opinion is delivered, the Commissionshall, without delay submit to the Council a proposal relating to
the measures to be taken. The Council shall act by a qualified
majority.
If, on the expiry of three months from the date of referral to the
Council, the Council has not acted, the proposed measures shall
be adopted by the Commission.
Article 18
1. Directive 76/630/EEC shall be repealed as from 1 January 1994.2. Any reference made to the repealed Directive shall be construed
as referring to this Directive.
Article 19
The Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and
administrative provisions necessary to comply withth is Directive
before 1 January 1994.
When Member States adopt these measures, they shall contain a refer-
ence to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference on theoccasion of their official publication. The methods of making such areference shall be laid down by the Member States.
Article 20
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.1993L0023 — EN — 05.02.1998 — 001.001 — 7
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