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9.8.71 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL179/21
COUNCILDIRECTIVE
of26July1971
concerningthestatisticalsurveystobecarriedoutbytheMemberStatesinorderto
determinetheproductionpotentialofplantationsofcertaintypesoffruittrees
(71/286/EEC)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity,andinparticular
Article43thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropean
Parliament 1;
WhereastheCommission,inordertoperformthe
taskconferreduponitbytheTreatyandby
Communityprovisionsgoverningthecommon
organisationofthemarketinfruitandvegetables,
needstobekeptwellinformedontheproduction
potentialofplantationsofcertainspeciesoffruit
treeswithintheCommunityandtohaveavailable
medium-termestimatesofproductionandsupplyon
themarkets;
Whereassurveysoffruittreeplantationsare
currentlycarriedoutonlybysomeMemberStates;
whereasthesesurveysdonotpermittheprecise,
uniformandsynchronised observationofthe
productionandsupplyoffruitonthemarkets;
whereasamedium-term estimateofproductionand
supplyonthemarketsisnowbeingmadeonlyby
someMemberStates;
Whereasitisthereforeadvisabletocarryoutsurveys
concurrentlyinallMemberStatesonplantationsof
fruittreesofthesametypeinaccordancewiththe
samecriteriaandwithcomparableaccuracy;whereas
newplantationsattaintheirfullyieldonlyaftera
certainnumberofyears;whereasthesesurveys
shouldthereforeberepeatedeveryfiveyears;
whereasinthiswayreliablestatisticsmaybe
obtainedonproductionpotentialtakingaccountof
thefruittreeswhicharenotyetproductive;Whereas,intheory,surveysshouldbelimitedto
undertakings inwhichaminimumareaof1500
squaremetresisplantedwithapple,pear,peachor
orangetrees,withaviewtofruitproductionforsale;
whereasorchardslessthan1500squaremetresin
areamaybedisregardedbecauseoftheirnegligible
influenceonmarketsupply;
Whereasuniformsurveysshouldbecarriedoutin
eachMemberStateonthemainvarietiesofeachtype
offruitendeavouringatthesametimetoestablish
subdivisionsaccordingtovarietywhichareas
completeasnecessary;
Whereas,sincetheannualcalculationsofproduction
potentialshouldbebasedontheresultsofthese
surveys,indicationsastotheageoftrees,thedensity
ofplantationand,whereappropriate,irrigation
shouldalsobeobtained;whereastheseresultsshould
benotifiedtotheCommissionasrapidlyaspossible;
WhereasaMemberStatewhich,immediatelybefore
theentryintoforceofthisDirective,carriedoutor
preparedsurveysonorchardsshouldbepermittedto
usetheresultsofthesesurveysifthelatterenablethe
objectiveofthisDirectivetobeachievedandcomply
withessentialCommunitycriteria;
Whereasthepreparationofmedium-term estimates
requiresthateachyearMemberStatesshould
estimateandnotifytheCommissionoftheareaof
fruittreeswhichhasbeencleared;whereasthe
Commissionshouldalsobesentdetailseveryyearof
newplantationsoffruittreesoftheabove-mentioned
species;
Whereas,inanyMemberStatewhere,sincethelast
surveyonfruittreeplantations,exceptionally
extensiveclearinghasbeennoted,specialandmore
detailedsurveysshouldbecarriedoutonthevolume
ofclearingandtheresultsthereofnotifiedtothe
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4.AnyMemberStatewhich,duringthetwoyears
precedingtheentryintoforceofthisDirective,
carriedoutsurveysonitsterritoryonorchardsor
whichpreparedthematerialforthem,mayusethe
resultsofthesesurveys,providedthattheymeetthe
objectivesdefinedandtheessentialCommunity
criteriafixedinthisDirective.However,in
subsequentsurveys,thatMemberStatemustobserve
theCommunitycriteriaandthetimingofthesurvey
fixedfortheCommunity .Whereasconsideration shouldalsobegivento
statisticsresultingfromtheapplicationofCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No2517/69of9December1969
layingdowncertainmeasuresforreorganising
Communityfruitproduction,1aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No2476/702;
WhereastheCommissionmustsubmitreportssothat
theCouncilmayexaminetowhatextentthesurveys
andestimatescarriedoutenabletheobjectiveofthis
Directivetobeachievedandmustsuggest,where
appropriate,thatmethodsshould,bealigned;
Whereas,intheinterestsofoptimumco-ordination ,
allquestionsraisedbytheapplicationofthis
Directivemustbedealtwithbyconsultationand
standingcollaborationbetweentheCommissionand
MemberStates;
Whereasthefinancialresponsibility ofthe
Communityneedstobeestablishedwithregardto
expenditureincurredbytheMemberStatesforthe
firstsurveylaiddownbythisDirective;Article2
1.Incarryingoutthesurveysprovidedforin
Article1,thefollowingcharacteristics aretobenoted
inrespectofthespeciesoffruitreferredtoinArticle
1(1).
Thesesurveysmustbeorganisedsothattheresults
maybepresentedinvariouscombinationsofthese
characteristics .
A.Varietyoffruit
HASADOPTEDTHISDIRECTIVE :
Article1Foreachspeciesoffruit,andinorderofimportance,
enoughvarietiesmustbeshowntoenableaseparate
assessmenttobemadeforeachMemberState,by
variety,ofatleast80%ofthetotalareaplantedwith
fruittreesofthespeciesinquestionand,inanycase,
allvarietiesrepresenting3%ormoreofthetotalarea
plantedwithfruittreesofthespeciesinquestion.
Belgium,Germany,LuxembourgandtheNetherlands
donotneedtodistinguishbetweenvarietiesofpeach
trees.Thesurveyrelatingtoorangetreesshallbe
carriedoutinFranceandItalyonly,andinFranceno
distinctionbetweenvarietiesshallbemade.
B.Ageoftrees1.MemberStatesshallcarryoutin1972,andin
thespringofeachfifthyearthereafter,surveyson
plantationsoffruittreesexistingontheirterritoryfor
theproductionofdessertapples,dessertpears,
peachesandoranges.
2.Thesurveyrequiredunderparagraph1shall
applytoallundertakingshavinganareaplantedwith
thespeciesoffruittreesreferredtoinparagraph1,
providedthattheareacoversatleast1500square
metresandthatthefruitproducedareentirelyor
mainlyintendedforsale.
Thesurveyshallcoverpureandmixedcrops,thatis
tosayplantations -offruittreesofseveralofthe
speciesreferredtoinparagraph1orofoneormore
ofthemtogetherwithotherspecies.
Thesurveyshallalsocoverareascultivatednotonly
forfruitproductionbutalsoforotherkindsof
agriculturalproduction,providedfruittreesofthe
speciesreferredtoinparagraph1arethemaincrop.
3.Thesurveymaybeeitherexhaustiveorbasedon
randomsampling.Ageoftreesmustbecalculatedfromthetimeoftheir
plantingintheorchard.Theplantingseason
extendingfromtheautumntothespringshallbe
consideredasasingleperiod.Whentherehasbeen
doublegrafting,thetimewhenthiswascarriedout
shallbethedeterminingfactor.
Thefollowingclassesofageshallbelaiddown:
Lessthan
1year 5—9years
1year 10—14years
2years 15—24years
3years25yearsandover
4years1OJNoL318,18.12.1969,p.15.
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Article4 C.Netareaplanted,numberoftreesand.densityof
plantation
Thesurveyorsordepartments responsiblefor
analysingthequestionnaires shalldeterminetheclass
ofthedensityofplantationbythenetareaplanted
andthenumberoftreesaccordingtothefollowing
table:
(a)Apple,pearandpeachtrees:
—lessthan400treesperhectare,
—from400to799treesperhectare,
—from800to1599treesperhectare,
—1600treesandoverperhectare.1.MemberStatesshallnotifytheCommissionof
theresultsofthesurveysestablishedinaccordance
withtheprovisionsofArticle2,asrapidlyas
possible,butatthelatesteightmonthsaftercarrying
outthesurveyandinanycase,inrespectofthefirst
survey,before1September1973.
2.Theresultsreferredtoinparagraph1mustbe
suppliedforeachproductionarea.
IfMemberStatescannotestablishthedataby
productionarea,statisticsmustbegivenforeachof
theareasmentionedintheAnnex.
3.Mistakesofreportingandsamplingerrors
referredtoinArticle3mustbenotifiedatthelatest
tenmonthsaftercarryingoutthesurvey.(b)Orangetrees:
Article5—lessthan250treesperhectare,
—from250to499treesperhectare,
—from500to999treesperhectare,
—1000treesandoverperhectare.
Theactualdensityofplantationmayalsobe
surveyedandquoteddirectly.
D.Irrigation
1.Mentionmustbemadeoftheareairrigated
whereirrigationispractisedregularly;adistinction
mustbemadebetweensprinklingandothermethods
ofirrigation.
2.IftheMemberStates,inrespectoftheareas
plantedwithfruittreesreferredtoinArticle1(1),
takenoteofadditionalcharacteristics complyingwith
thepurposeofthisDirective,bearingforexampleon
stock,theshapesoftreesandtheheightofthetrunk,
thecorrespondingresultsmustalsobenotifiedtothe
Commission .1.From1973theMemberStatesshallmake
annualestimatesoftheareasoffruittreesofthe
speciesreferredtoinArticle1(1)theclearingof
whichhasbeencarriedoutontheirterritoryduring
thepreviousyearandshallnotifytheresultsoftheir
estimatestotheCommissionby31Julyatthelatest.
Ifthesurveyappliestotheextentoftheclearing,
resultsshallbenotifiedtotheCommissionby31
Augustatthelatest.
2.If,withinaMemberState,theclearingreferred
toinparagraph1hasbeenparticularlyextensiveand
ifprecisedetailsonthatsubjectarelacking,the
MemberStateconcernedshall,attherequestofand
inco-operationwiththeCommission,carryout
surveysinthespringofthefollowingyearonthe
extentoftheclearingcarriedoutonitsterritorysince
thelastsurveyontheareasplantedwithfruittreesof
thespeciesreferredtoinArticle1(1).TheMember
Stateconcernedshallnotifytheresultsofthesurvey
totheCommissionwithineightmonthsaftercarrying
itout.Thisprovisionshallnotbeapplicableduring
thesurveyyearsfixedinArticle1(1),norintheyear
precedingorfollowingthesurveyyear.
3.Statisticsobtainedbyapplyingmeasuresrelating
totheclearingofapple,pearandpeachtreestakenin
pursuanceofRegulation (EEC)No2517/69mustbe
takenintoconsideration .Article3
1.MemberStatesshalltakeappropriatemeasures
tolimitmistakesofreportingandestimatetheir
effectonthewholeoftheareaplantedwithfruit
treesofeachspecies.
2.Sofarastheresultofthesurveyscarriedoutby
randomsamplingareconcerned,MemberStatesshall
takeeverymeasuretoensurethatsamplingerror
cannotbemorethan3%forthewholeofthearea
plantedwithfruittreesofeachspecies.Article6
From1973theMemberStatesshallsupplythe
Commissioneveryyear,by31Decemberatthelatest,
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expenditureincurredbythemonthefirstsurvey
referredtoinArticle1,uptothefollowingmaximum
amounts :previousseason,onnewplantationsoffruittreesof
thespeciesreferredtoinArticle1(1).Insofaras
possiblethesedetailsmustdistinguishbetween
varieties.
Unitsofaccount
Article7
TheCommissionshallstudythefollowingin
consultation andstandingcollaboration withGermany
Belgium
France
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands42000
15000
196000
420000
300
35000MemberStates:
(a)theresultssuppliedinaccordancewiththis
Directive;
(b)thetechnicalproblemsraised,inparticularby
preparingandcarryingoutthesurveysandthe
notificationsreferredtointhisDirective;
(c)thesignificanceofthefindingsofthesurveysand
notificationsreferredtointhisDirective.
Article8However,theMemberStateswhich,inaccordance
withArticle1,(3),carryoutthesurveysbyrandom
samplingshallbereimbursedfortheirexpenditureup
totheabove-mentioned maximumamountataflat
rateof7unitsofaccountperhectareoffruit
plantationactuallycoveredbythesurvey.
3.Theestimatedtotalcostofthecommonaction
tobebornebytheGuidanceSectionoftheEuropean
AgriculturalGuidanceandGuaranteeFundshall
amountto708300unitsofaccount.Thisamount
shallbeenteredonthebudgetforthe1973financial
year.
4.Requestsforreimbursement ,drawnupby
MemberStates,shallbesubmittedtothe
Commissionbefore1September1973.
5.Detailedrulesforapplyingparagraph2shallbe
adoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddown
inArticle13ofRegulation (EEC)No729/70.TheCommissionshallsubmittotheCouncil,by1
January1975,areportonexperienceacquiredduring
thefirstsurvey;theCommissionshallalsoprovide
theCouncil,from1January1976,withannual
reportsonthesubjectofArticles5and6.The
Commission shall,whereappropriate,submit
proposalstotheCouncilwithaviewtothe
harmonisation ofthemethodsusedbytheMember
States.TheCouncilshallactontheseproposalsin
accordancewiththevotingprocedurelaiddownin
Article43(2)oftheTreaty.
Article9Article10
ThisDirectiveisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,26July1971.1.ThefirstsurveyreferredtoinArticle1shall
constitutejointactionwithinthemeaningofArticle
6(1)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No729/701of21
April1970onthefinancingofthecommon
agriculturalpolicy.
2.TheGuidanceSectionoftheEuropean
AgriculturalGuidanceand-Guaranteefundshall
reimbursetotheMemberStatestheeligibleFortheCouncil
ThePresident
A.MORO
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ANNEX
ListofareasreferredtoinArticle4(2)
Germany: 1.Schleswig-Holstein
2.Niedersachsen
3.Nordrhein-Westfalen
4.Hessen
5.Rheinland-Pfalz
6.Baden-Wiirttemberg
7.Bayern
8.Saarland
9.Hamburg
10.Bremen
11.Berlin
France: 1.Nord,Picardie
2.Basse-Normandie ,Haute-Normandie
3.Bretagne,PaysdelaLoire,Poitou-Charente
4.Centre,Régionparisienne
5.Franche-Comté ,Champagne ,Bourgogne
6.Lorraine,Alsace
7.Limousin,Auvergne
8.Rhone-Alpes
9.Aquitaine,Midi-Pyrenees
10.Languedoc,Provence-Cote d'Azur-Corse
Italy: 1.Piemonte,Valled'Aosta
2.Lombardia
3.Veneto,Trentino-Alto Adige,Friuli-Venezia Giulia
4.Liguria
5.Emilia-Romagna
6.Toscana ,
7.Umbria,Marche
8.Lazio,Abruzzi
9.Campania,Calabria,Molise
10.Puglia,Basilicata
11.Sicilia
12.Sardegna
Belgium:Formsasinglearea
Luxembourg :Formsasinglearea
Netherlands :Formsasinglearea