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►B COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 837/90
of 26 March 1990
concerning statistical information to be supplied by the Member States on cereals production
(OJ L 88, 3.4.1990, p. 1)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1 Council Regulation (EEC) No 3570/90 of 4 December 1990 L 353 8 17.12.1990
►M2 Commission Regulation (EC) No 2197/95 of 18 September 1995 L 221 2 19.9.1995
►M3 Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the
Council of 29 September 2003L 284 1 31.10.2003
Amended by:
►A1 Act of Accession of Austria, Sweden and Finland C 241 21 29.8.1994
(adapted by Council Decision 95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC) L 1 1 1.1.1995
►A2 Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the
Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia,the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of
Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak
Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the EuropeanUnion is foundedL 236 33 23.9.2003
NB: This consolidated version contains references to the European unit of account and/or the ecu, which from 1 January 1999
should be understood as references to the euro — Council Regulation (EEC) No 3308/80 (OJ L 345, 20.12.1980, p. 1) andCouncil Regulation (EC) No 1103/97 (OJ L 162, 19.6.1997, p. 1).
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 837/90
of 26 March 1990
concerning statistical information to be supplied by the Member
States on cereals production
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 Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October
1975 on the common organization of the markets in cereals (1), as last
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 201/90 (2),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 of 21 June
1976 on the common organization of the market in rice (3), as last
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1806/89 (4),
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (5),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (6),
Whereas, in order to carry out the tasks imposed on it by the Treaty
and the Regulations concerning the common agricultural policy, theCommission needs to have reliable, comparable and up-to-date data,
established by objective methods, on areas under cultivation, yields
and production of cereals;
Whereas it is appropriate to recognize the importance of the cereal
production sector for the organization and management of agriculturalmarkets, which implies that the requisite statistical surveys should be
conducted to an increasing degree on the basis of Community rules;
Whereas account should be taken of the experience acquired by statis-
tical services with these surveys over many years;
Whereas the purpose of this Regulation is to define the statistical infor-
mation to be supplied, to prescribe a satisfactory level of reliability andlay down additional technical information necessary to assess produc-tion figures, to provide for objectivity and representativeness ofsurveys on area and production by a broad exchange of experience,involving meetings and reports and to fix the deadlines to be met;
Whereas, for cereals as a whole and some important types of cereals,
the communication of regional data is also required on an annual basis;
Whereas it is appropriate for the Commission to submit a report after
three years of experience with this Regulation, together with, if neces-
sary, proposals for improving statistical surveys and whereas the
Commission should consider the feasibility of a harmonized Commu-nity survey after 1992;
Whereas there is a need to gauge the amount of Community funds
required to implement this measure; whereas this amount is in line
with the financial perspective which appears in the InterinstitutionalAgreement of 29 June 1988 on budgetary discipline and improvementof the budgetary procedure (
7); whereas the appropriations actually
available must, in compliance with this Agreement, be determined inaccordance with budgetary procedure;
Whereas it is appropriate to establish the procedure to be followed by
the Standing Committee for Agricultural Statistics,1990R0837 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 005.001 — 2
(1) OJ No L 281, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1.
(2) OJ No L 22, 27. 1. 1990, p. 7.
(3) OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1.
(4) OJ No L 177, 24. 6. 1989, p. 1.
(5) OJ No C 8, 13. 1. 1990, p. 12.
(6) Opinion delivered on 16 March 1990 (not yet published in the Official
Journal).
(7) OJ No L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 33.
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
SECTION I
Objectives
Article 1
Member States shall provide the Statistical Office of the European
Communities, hereinafter called Eurostat, with annual data on cereals
as specified in Articles 2 and 6.
SECTION II
Data to be supplied at national level
Article 2
1. This Regulation shall apply to the cereals listed in Annex I.
Annex I may be amended in accordance with the procedure laid down
in Article 11.
2. Each Member State shall submit annual data on the following:
— area under cultivation (1 000 ha),
— average yield (100 kg/ha) and
— production harvested (1 000 tonnes),
for each group of cereals as specified in Annex II and for any cereal
within group 7 of that Annex, production of which exceeds 50 000
tonnes per year.
Annex II may be amended in accordance with the procedure laid down
in Article 11.
3. In addition, Member States shall submit data on the average
moisture content (1), expressed as a percentage, in connection with the
information mentioned in the second and third indents of the firstsubparagraph of paragraph 2.
SECTION III
Methods, specifications
Article 3
1. For each cereal referred to in Annex I in the Member State of
which annual production exceeds 50 000 tonnes, data on the area under
cultivation, yield and production shall be obtained from statistical
surveys, which take the form of censuses or representative samplesurveys.
2. These surveys shall be conducted using statistically recognized
methods which meet the requirements on quality, objectivity and relia-bility as defined in this section.
3. In order to meet the requirements of this section, transitional
arrangements may be agreed upon for one or more Member States, inaccordance with Article 8 (3).
Article 4
1. In the case of sample surveys on areas under cultivation, the
samples must be designed so that they are representative of at least95 % of the total area under cereal cultivation.1990R0837 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 005.001 — 3
(1) For the procedure to be followed in ascertaining the moisture content, see
Annex II to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1908/84, (OJ No L 178, 5.
7. 1984, p. 22), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2507/87 (OJ No L
235, 20. 8. 1987, p. 10). Other approximation methods are allowed.
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These area figures must be complemented by an estimate relying on
data from other sources and relating to the remaining area undercereals.
2. The sample surveys on areas must be designed so that the stan-
dard error for the total area under cereal cultivation in each individual
Member State does not exceed the greater of 1 % of that area or 5 000hectares.
Article 5
1. In the case of sample surveys on yield or production, the samples
must be designed so that the standard error for the total cereal produc-tion does not exceed the greater of 2 % of total production or 50 000tonnes.
2. In addition to the requirements on total cereal production in para-
graph 1, for each cereal referred to in Annex I of which production in
the Member State exceeds the threshold laid down in Article 3 (1), the
standard error for the production of the cereal should not exceed thegreater of 5 % of that production or 20 000 tonnes.
SECTION IV
Data to be supplied at regional level
Article 6
Annual data on the area under cultivation, yields, production and
moisture content must be forwarded to Eurostat at the regional levelsdefined in Annex III.
Annex III may be amended in accordance with the procedure laid down
in Article 11.
These regional data must be supplied for total cereals, excluding rice,
and for common wheat, durum wheat, rye, barley and grain maize.
The Member States shall indicate those regional figures having excep-
tionally high percentage standard errors.
SECTION V
Deadlines, exchange of experience and transitional arrangements
Article 7
1. The calendar year in which the harvest takes place shall herein-
after be referred to as the ‘harvest year’.
2. Member States shall supply Eurostat with provisional national
data on the area under cultivation at the latest by 1 October of the
harvest year. Final data on the area under cultivation shall be suppliedat the latest by 1 April following the harvest year.
3. Initial estimates of national yields and production figures shall be
forwarded at the latest by 15 November of the harvest year. Provisionaldata on yield and production shall be supplied at the latest by 1February and final figures at the latest by 1 October following the
harvest year.
If yield and production figures refer to revised area data, the latter
should also be submitted.
4. The regional data referred to in Article 6 shall be supplied at the
same time as the final figures at national level and be consistent withthem.
Article 8
1. Within 12 months of the entry into force of this Regulation,
Member States shall submit a detailed methodological report to Euro-stat describing how the data for areas under cultivation, yield andproduction are derived for their countries and, where appropriate,1990R0837 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 005.001 — 4
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regions and indicate the representativeness and reliability of these
figures. Eurostat, in collaboration with the Member States, shallcompile a summary of these reports.
2. Member States shall inform Eurostat of any modifications to the
information provided under paragraph 1 within three months of theirintroduction.
3. Should certain methodological reports show that a Member State
cannot, in the immediate future, meet the requirements of this Regula-
tion and if changes in survey techniques and methodology arenecessary, Eurostat may fix, in cooperation with the Member State, atransitional period, up to a maximum of two years, during which thesurvey programme of this Regulation shall be achieved.
4. Methodological reports, transitional arrangements, data avail-
ability, data reliability and other relevant issues connected with theapplication of this Regulation shall be examined twice a year withinthe competent Working Party of the Standing Committee for Agricul-tural Statistics.
Article 9
1. No later than by the end of 1992, Eurostat shall submit to the
European Parliament and the Council:
— a report on the experience gained from the statistical surveys and
estimates carried out pursuant to this Regulation,
— if necessary, proposals for the improvement and harmonization of
the arrangements in force in the Member States,
— if necessary, proposals for the realization of an additional ad hoc
Community survey using harmonized methods and characteristics.
2. The Council shall act on the proposals referred to in paragraph 1
in accordance with the voting procedure laid down in Article 148 (2) of
the Treaty.
SECTION VI
Financial arrangements
Article 10
1. The amount of Community expenditure considered necessary to
implement the measure enacted by this Regulation shall be►
M1 ECU 3 520 000 ◄ for the period 1990 to 1993, including
expenditure related to resources for one man-year (auxiliary, nationalexpert on secondment, etc.).
2. The budgetary authority shall determine the appropriations avail-
able for each accounting period.
SECTION VII
Final provisions
Article 11
1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Standing Committee on
Agricultural Statistics, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Committee’.
2. Where reference is made to this Article, Articles 5 and 7 of Deci-
sion 1999/468/EC (1) shall apply, having regard to the provisions of
Article 8 thereof.
The period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be
set at three months.1990R0837 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 005.001 — 5
(1) Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures
for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (OJ
L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23).▼M3
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3. The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.
Article 12
This Regulation shall enter into force three days after its publication in
the Official Journal of the European Communities .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
in all Member States.1990R0837 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 005.001 — 6
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ANNEX I
CEREALS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2 (1)
CEREALS (excluding rice)
1. Common wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.emend . Fiori et Paol.)
2. Durum wheat ( Triticum durum Desf.)
3. Rye ( Secale cereale L.)
4. Barley ( Hordeum vulgare L.)
5. Oats ( Avena sativa L.)
6. Grain maize ( Zea mays L.)
7. Cereals not elsewhere specified7.1. Maslin
7.2. Sorghum ( Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench × Sorghum Sudanense (Piper)
Stapf.)
7.3. Triticale (× Triticosecale Wittm.)
7.4. Millet (Panicum miliaceum)7.5. Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)7.6. Canary seed ( Phalaris canariensis L.)
7.7. Mixed grains other than maslin
7.8. Corn-cob-mix Zea mays L.)
8. RICE
8.1. Rice — round grain ( Oryza sativa L.)
8.2. Rice — medium grain ( Oryza sativa L.)
8.3. Rice — long grain ( Oryza sativa L.)1990R0837 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 005.001 — 7
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ANNEX II
GROUPS OF CEREALS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2 (2)
(data submission table)
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ANNEX III
REGIONAL LEVELS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 6
Member States Regional breakdown by
Belgique — België Provinces — Provincies
Česká republika kraje - NUTS 3
Danmark —
Deutschland Bundesländer
Eesti —Ελλάδα Υπηρεσίες περιφερειακής ανάπτυξής (
1)
España Comunidades autónomas
France Régions de programme
Ireland —
Italia Regioni (2)
Κύπρος —
Latvija NUTS 3 regions
Lietuva NUTS 3 counties
Luxembourg —Magyarország tervezési-statisztikai régiók
Malta NUTS 2
Nederland Provincies
Österreich ►
M2 Bundesländer ◄
Polska 16 voivodships (NUTS 2)Portugal NUTS II (
1)
Slovenija NUTS 2
Slovensko NUTS 2
Suomi ►M2 Etelä-Suomi
Sisä-Suomi
Pohjanmaa
Pohjois-Suomi ◄
Sverige Bidragsområde norr
Bidragsområde söder
Övriga landet►
M2 8 Riksområden ◄
United Kingdom Standard regions
NUTS = Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics.
(1) Regional data have to be provided at the latest three years after this Regulation has
come into force.
(2) Over a period of two years after this Regulation has come into force, the Italian regions
can be regrouped according to NUTS I.1990R0837 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 005.001 — 9
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