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(Actswhosepublicationisobligatory)
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No3228/76
of21December 1976
ontheorganizationofasurveyonthestructureofagriculturalholdingsfor1977
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle43
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment('),
Whereas,pursuanttoDirective75/108/EEC(2),a
surveyonthestructureofagriculturalholdingswas
carriedoutfor1975aspartofaprogrammeof
Communitysurveysnecessitatedbytherequirements
ofthecommonagriculturalpolicy;whereasasurvey
shouldalsobecarriedoutaspartofthesame
programmefor1977inordertorecordthetrendsof
thesaidstructureonthebasisofinformationwhichis
comparableforthewholeCommunity ,sincethese
trendsareanimportantfactorindeterminingthe
coursetobefollowedbythecommonagricultural
policy;
Whereassuchtrendscannotberecordedunless
comparabledataareavailableanditisthereforeneces­
saryforthesurveytohavethesamescopeasthestruc­
turessurveyfor1975;whereasthedefinitionslaid
downforthe1975surveyinDecision75/682/EEC(3)
should,inprinciple,beretainedforthe1977structure
survey;whereasitisneverthelessnecessarytolay
downaprocedurewhichallowscertainadjustmentsto
bemadetothedefinitionsforthespecificneedsof
thepresentsurvey;
WhereasCouncilDirective75/268/EECof28April
1975onmountainandhillfarmingandfarmingin
certainless-favouredareas(4),asamendedbyDirective
76/400/EEC(5),definedcertainless-favouredfarmingareasanditisappropriatetotakeaccountofthemin
thepresentationoftheresultsofthesurvey;
Whereascertainresultsofthissurveymust,inprin­
ciple,besubmittedonthebasisofaCommunity
typologyforagriculturalholdings;whereasthe
typologyisbeingworkedoutbutithasnotyetproved
possibletolaydowntheprecisedateonwhichitwill
beoperational ;whereas,therefore,thedeadlinefor
submittingtablesrelatingtothesaidtypologyshould
befixedseparately;
Whereasthedatacollectedduringthesurveybythe
statisticalservicesoftheMemberStatesshallbe
submittedingroupedformtotheCommission ;
whereastakingintoaccounttheorganizationofthe
analysis,thepossibilityoftransmittingthedatafor
individualholdingsordataatanintermediatestageof
aggregationmustneverthelessbeprovidedfor;
Whereassecrecymustbeguaranteedtothefarmers
coveredbythesurveyfortheindividualinformation
whichconcernsthem;
Whereasinordertofacilitatetheimplementation of
theenvisagedprovisionsthereshouldbeclosecooper­
ationbetweentheMemberStatesandtheCommis­
sion,inparticularwithintheStandingCommitteefor
Agricultural StatisticssetupbyDecision
72/279/EEC(<>);
WhereastheproposedsurveysatisfiesCommunity
requirements andtheCommunitymusttherefore
makeacontribution towardsthecosts;whereas
certainMemberStatesalreadyconductannualorperi­
odicsurveyswhichmaybeusedasthebasisforthe
Communitysurvey;whereasotherMemberStareswill
havetobearagreaterfinancialburdensincetheir
programmeofsurveysdoesnotincludeasurveyof
thistype;whereasitisthereforereasonablethatthe
Communitycontributionshouldberelatedtotheaddi­
tionalnationalexpenditure ,arisingoutofthissurvey,(')Opiniondeliveredon17December1976(notyet
publishedintheOfficialJournal).
(2)OJNoL42,15.2.1975,p.21.
(3)OJNoL301,20.11.1975,p.8.
(4)OJNoL128,19.5.1975,p.1.
5)OJNoL108,26.4.1976,p.21. (o)OJNoL179,7.8.1972,p.1.

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Thedefinitionsrelatingtothemshallbedetermined
accordingtotheprocedurelaiddowninArticle8.HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Article6
1.MemberStatesshall:MemberStatesshallcarryoutasurvey(hereinafter
referredtoas'thesurvey')onthestructureoftheagri­
culturalholdingsintheirterritoriescoveringthecrop
yearcorresponding tothecroptobeharvestedin
1977.
Article2(a)setouttheresultsofthesurveyintheformofa
scheduleoftablesdrawnupinaccordancewitha
Communityoutline.Thisoutlineshallbedrawn
upinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddownin
Article8;
(b)setouttheresultsofthesurveyatnationallevel.
ThefollowingMemberStatesshallalsosetoutthe
resultsfortheregionsindicated:Thesurveyshallbeconductedinoneormorestages
between1December1976and31January1978.
Thesurveyshallbecarriedoutbymeansofanexhaus­
tivesurveyorbyrandomsampling.
Article3'Bundeslånder ,
'Regionsdeprogramme',
'Regioni',Germany :
France:
Italy:
United
Kingdom :NorthernIreland,Scotland,Wales,
agriculturalregionsofEngland.1.ForthepurposesofapplyingthisRegulation :
(a)'agriculturalholding'shallmeanasingleunit,both
technicallyandeconomically ,whichhasasingle
managementandtheoutputofwhichisagricul­
turalproducts;
(b)'agriculturalareautilizedforfarming'shallmean
thetotalareatakenupbyarableland,permanent
pastureandmeadow,landusedforpermanent
cropsandsubsistenceplots.
2.Thesurveyshallcover:
(a)agriculturalholdingswheretheagriculturalarea
utilizedforfarmingisonehectareormore;
(b)agriculturalholdingswheretheagriculturalarea
utilizedforfarmingislessthanonehectare,if
theymarketacertainproportionoftheirproducts
oriftheirstandardgrossproductionexceeds
certainphysicalunits.
Article4Thedetailsofanypossiblegroupingofseveral
regionsshallbelaiddownbytheCommissionin
agreementwiththeMemberStateconcerned.
Theresultsextrapolated atregionallevelby
MemberStateswhichconductthesurveyby
randomsamplingmusthaveadegreeofaccuracy
corresponding atleasttothatrequiredatsurvey
districtlevelinthestructuressurveyfor1975;
(c)withtheexceptionoftheNetherlands ,givethe
resultsofthesurveybrokendownbyless-favoured
agriculturalareas,withinthemeaningofArticle3
ofDirective75/268/EEC,orbygroupsofsuch
areasandbrokendownbyotheragriculturalareas
orbygroupsofsuchareas.TheCommissionshall
laydown,inagreementwiththeMemberState
concerned,thegroupingsofless-favouredagricul­
turalareasononehandandotheragricultural
areasontheotherhand;
(d)transcribetheresultsofthesurveysreferredtoin
(a),(b),and(c)ontomagnetictapeusingastandard
programforallMemberStates.Themethodof
transcriptionandthestandardprogramshallbe
drawnupinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaid
downinArticle8;
(e)submitthemagnetictapesreferredtoin(d)tothe
StatisticalOfficeoftheEuropeanCommunities .
Theyshallbesubmittedwithin15monthsof
completionofthefieldworkandatthelatestby
30April1979.However,thedeadlineforthe
submissionoftablesrelatingtotheclassification
ofagriculturalholdingsonthebasisofaCommu­
nitytypologyshallbefixedinaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle8.1.Inthecaseofcombinedcrops,theagricultural
areautilizedforfarmingshallbeallocatedbetween
thevariouscropssurveyedinsuchawaythatthearea
actuallydevotedtoeachoneisknown.
However,insomeMemberStatesandwithregardto
combinedcropsoneatleastofwhichisapermanent
woodycrop,thisprovisionshallonlybeappliedin
certainregionsandasanexperiment .
2.TheCommissionshalllaydownthenecessary
detailedrulesinagreementwiththeMemberStatesin
whoseterritoriestheregionsreferredtointhesecond
subparagraph ofparagraph 1aresituated.
Article5
MemberStatesshallcarryoutasurveyonthecharac­
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2.Bywayofderogationfromparagraph 1(a),
MemberStatesmayfurnishtheStatisticalOfficeof
theEuropeanCommunities with:
—dataforindividualholdings,
or
—dataatanintermediatestageofaggregation,
whichtheStatisticalOffice,insteadoftheMember
Stateconcerned,shallusetodrawuptables.
TheStatisticalOfficeshalldetermineinagreement
withtheMemberStateconcernedtheforminwhich
thesedatamustbecommunicated .Asageneralruleit
shallbethesameasthatusedforthe1975structures
survey.Committee)byitschairman,eitheronhisowninitia­
tiveorattherequestoftherepresentative ofa
MemberState.
2.TheCommissionrepresentative shallsubmitto
theCommittee adraftofthemeasurestobetaken.
TheCommitteeshallgiveitsopiniononthatdraft
withinatimelimitsetbythechairmanhavingregard
totheurgencyofthematter.Opinionsshallbedeliv­
eredbyamajorityof41votes,thevotesofthe
MemberStatesbeingweightedasprovidedinArticle
148(2)oftheTreaty.Thechairmanshallnotvote.
3.TheCommissionshalladoptmeasureswhich
shalltakeimmediateeffect.However,ifthese
measuresarenotinaccordancewiththeCommittee's
opinion,theCommissionshallsubmitthemforthwith
totheCouncil;inthiscase,theCommissionmay
deferapplicationofthemeasuresithasadoptedfor
notmorethanonemonthfromthedateoftheir
submissiontotheCouncil.
TheCouncil,actingbyaqualifiedmajority,maytake
adifferentdecisionwithinonemonth.Article7
1.TheinformationreferredtoinArticle6mustbe
communicated totheStatisticalOfficeoftheEuro­
peanCommunities insuchaformthattheholdings
concernedcannotbeidentified .Thedataforindi­
vidualholdingsreferredtoinArticle6(2)mayonly
bedivulgedtothosepersonsresponsibleattheStatis­
ticalOfficefortheapplicationofthisRegulation .
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshalladopt
suchmeasuresasmayberequiredtopenalizeinfringe­
mentsofthefirstsubparagraph .
2.IncooperationwiththeMemberStates,the
Commissionshallpublishtheresultsofthesurvey.Article9
MemberStatesshallreceiveacontribution towards
theircostswhichshalltakeintoaccounttheaddi­
tionalexpenditurearisingoutofthissurvey.Thetotal
summaynotexceedonemillionunitsofaccount.It
shallbechargedtotheappropriations setasidefor
thispurposeinthebudgetoftheEuropeanCommuni­
ties.
Article8
Article10
1.WheretheprocedurelaiddowninthisArticleis
invoked,themattershallbereferredtotheStanding
CommitteeforAgriculturalStatisticssetupbyDeci­
sion72/279/EEC(hereinafterreferredtoas'theThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,21December1976.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
A.P.L.M.M.vanderSTEE

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ANNEX
LISTOFCHARACTERISTICS FORTHECOMMUNITY SCHEDULE OFTABLESFOR
1977(a)
Number
Geographical situationoftheholding
1Region
2Holdingtype
Typeoftenure(C)
Agriculturalareautilized(AAU)
3Forownerfarming(C/01)
4Fortenantfarming(C/02)
Landuse
Arableland(E)
Cerealsfortheproductionofgrain(includingseeds)
5Commonwheatandspelt(E/01)
6Durumwheat(E/02)
7Rye(E/03)(b)
8Barley(E/04)
9Oats(E/05)(b)
10Grainmaize(E/06)
11Rice(E/07)(b)
12Othercereals(E/08)(b)
13Driedvegetables(includingseedandmixturesofcerealsanddriedvegetables)(E/09)
14Potatoes(includingearlypotatoesandsets)(E/10)
15Sugarbeet(excludingseeds)(E/11W1)
16Foragerootsandtubers(excludingseeds)(E/l2)(')
17Industrialplants(includingseedsforherbaceousoleaginousplants;excludingseedsfor
textileplants,hops,tobaccoandotherindustrialplants)(E/l3)(b)
Freshvegetables,melons,strawberries :
—outdoor(E/14):
18(a)openfield(E/14/a)(b)
19(b)marketgardening(E/14/b)
20—underglass(E/15)(b)
Flowersandornamentalplants(excludingseedlings):
21—outdoor(E/16)(b)
22—underglass(E/17)(b)
23Forageplants(E/18)(>)
24Horticulturalseedsandotherarablelandseedsorplants(excludingcereals,driedvegeta­
bles,potatoesandoleaginousplants(E/l9)(b)
25Otherarablelandcrops(E/20)(b)

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Number
26Fallowland(E/21)(b)
27Subsistenceplots(F)(b)(2)
Permanentpastureandmeadow(G)
28Pastureandmeadowincludingmountainpastures(G/01)
Permanentcrops(H)
29Fruitandberryplantations(H/01)(b)
30Citrusplantations(H/02)(b)
31Oliveplantations (H/03)(b)
32Vineyards(H/04)(b)
33Nurseries(H/05)(b)
34Otherpermanentcrops(H/06)(b)
35Permanentcropsunderglass(H/07)(b)
Otherland(I)
36Unutilizedagriculturalarea(agriculturallandwhichisnolongerfarmed,foreconomic,
socialorotherreasonsandwhichisnotusedinthecroprotationsystem)(1/01)(b)(3)
37Woodland(1/02)(b)
38Otherland(landcoveredbybuildings,farmyards,tracks,ponds,quarries,infertileland,
rock,etc.)(1/03)(b)
Livestock (K)
39Equidae(K/01)(b)
Bovineanimals
40Underoneyearold(K/02)(b)
Overonebutundertwoyearsold
41Maleanimals(K/03)(b)
42Femaleanimals(K/04)(b)
Twoyearsandover
43Maleanimals(K/05)(b)
44Heifers(K/06)(b)
45Dairycows(K/07)
46Othercows(K/08)
47Sheep(allages)(K/09)
48Goats(allages)(K/10)(b)
Pigs
49Pigletsofliveweightunder20kg(K/ll)(b)
50Breedingsowsweighing50kgandover(K/12)
51Otherpigs(K/13)
Poultry
52Broilers(K/14)
53Layinghens(K/15)
54Otherpoultry(ducks,turkeys,geese,guineafowl)(K/16)(b)

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Number
Useofmchineryandequipment (L)(4)
Belongingexclusively
totheholding
(number)Other(5)
(tick)Tractors(L/02)
55—lessthan51hp
comprising :
56—lessthan35hp(6)
57—35butlessthan51hp(6)
58—51hpandover
comprising :
59—51butlessthan80hp(6)
60—80hpandover(6)
61Combine-harvesters (L/04)
62Potato-harvesters
(totallymechanized)(L/06)
63Sugarbeet-harvesters
(totallymechanized )(L/07)
64Milkingmachinery
(fixedormovable)(L/08)
65Groundareacoveredby
greenhousesinuse(L/10,L/ll)
Farmlabourforce(M)(7)
Holder(M/01):
66—age(8)
67—male/female(8)
68—full-time/50—<100%/<50%
Membersoftheholdersfamily(M/02,M/03):
69—total
70—male
71—full-time
72—50—<100%(6)
Non-familylabourregularlyemployed(M/04):
73—total
74—male
75—full-time
76—50—<100%(0)
77Non-familylabournotregularlyemployed(M/05,M/06)workinghours(9).

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Footnotes
(a)Thereferencenumbersarethoseusedinthelistofcharacteristics giveninDirective75/108/EEC;headingswithoutareference
numberindicateachangeinrelationtothislistofcharacteristics .
(b)Itemincludedinordertoestablishthetypeofholdingorsub-totals.
(')FortheUnitedKingdom:includingseeds.
(2)OptionalfortheUnitedKingdom,IrelandandDenmark.
(3)FortheUnitedKingdomandIrelanditem36istobecombinedwithitem38.
(*)OptionalforGermany.
(5)OptionalforIrelandandDenmark.
(6)Optional.
(')ForIreland—onthebasisofmalelabourhavingagricultureaschiefoccupation.
(*)OptionalfortheUnitedKingdom.
(9)Yes/NofortheNetherlands ,BelgiumandIreland;numberofpersonsforUnitedKingdomandDenmark.