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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 449/82 OF 15 FEBRUARY 1982 ON THE ORGANIZATION OF A SURVEY ON THE STRUCTURE OF AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS FOR 1983

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 , PURSUANT TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 218/78 ( 3 ) , A SURVEY ON THE STRUCTURE OF AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS WAS CARRIED OUT FOR 1979/80 AS PART OF A PROGRAMME OF COMMUNITY SURVEYS NECESSITATED BY THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY ;

WHEREAS , AS PART OF THE SAME PROGRAMME , A SURVEY SHOULD ALSO BE CARRIED OUT FOR 1983 IN ORDER TO ENABLE THE TRENDS OF THE SAID STRUCTURE TO BE EXAMINED SINCE THESE TRENDS ARE AN IMPORTANT FACTOR IN DETERMINING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY ;

WHEREAS SUCH TRENDS CANNOT BE EXAMINED UNLESS COMPARABLE DATA ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE WHOLE COMMUNITY ;

WHEREAS IT IS THEREFORE NECESSARY FOR THE SURVEY TO HAVE THE SAME SCOPE AS THE STRUCTURES SURVEY FOR 1979/80 ;

WHEREAS IT IS THEREFORE NECESSARY , IN PRINCIPLE , TO RETAIN FOR THE 1983 STRUCTURE SURVEY THE CHARACTERISTICS AND DEFINITIONS LAID DOWN FOR THE 1979/80 SURVEY IN REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 218/78 AND IN DECISION 78/592/EEC ( 4 ) , RESPECTIVELY , AND THE COMMUNITY OUTLINE OF THE SCHEDULE OF TABLES , THE STANDARD CODE AND THE DETAILED RULES FOR THE TRANSCRIPTION ONTO MAGNETIC TAPE OF THE DATA CONTAINED IN SUCH TABLES , LAID DOWN FOR THE 1979/80 SURVEY IN DECISION 79/833/EEC ( 5 ) AND SUPPLEMENTED IN DECISION 80/722/EEC ( 6 ) ;

WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO ASSESS THE IMPORTANCE OF OTHER GAINFUL ACTIVITIES OF THE FARMER AND OF MEMBERS OF HIS FAMILY , INFORMATION SHOULD BE COLLECTED ON CHARACTERISTICS RELEVANT TO THIS TOPIC AS PART OF THE PRESENT SURVEY ;

WHEREAS IT IS NECESSARY TO PRESCRIBE AND DEFINE THESE CHARACTERISTICS AND TO LAY DOWN A COMMUNITY SCHEDULE OF TABLES UTILIZING THIS INFORMATION ;

WHEREAS IT IS NECESSARY , FOR THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF THE 1983 SURVEY , TO INTRODUCE CERTAIN MINOR MODIFICATIONS TO THE DEFINITIONS , THE COMMUNITY OUTLINE OF THE SCHEDULE OF TABLES , THE STANDARD CODE AND THE DETAILED RULES FOR THE TRANSCRIPTION ONTO MAGNETIC TAPE OF THE DATA CONTAINED IN SUCH TABLES , LAID DOWN FOR THE 1979/80 SURVEY ;

WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS REGULATION , THERE SHOULD BE CLOSE COOPERATION BETWEEN THE MEMBER STATES AND THE COMMISSION , IN PARTICULAR VIA THE STANDING COMMITTEE FOR AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SET UP BY DECISION 72/279/EEC ( 7 ) ;

WHEREAS IT IS NECESSARY , GIVEN THE INABILITY OF ITALY TO CARRY OUT THE 1979/80 SURVEY , TO INCLUDE SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR THIS MEMBER STATE FOR THE PRESENT SURVEY ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

MEMBER STATES SHALL , BETWEEN 1 OCTOBER 1982 AND 31 JANUARY 1984 , CARRY OUT A SURVEY ON THE STRUCTURE OF THE AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS IN THEIR TERRITORIES ( HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS " THE SURVEY " ) .

ARTICLE 2

1 . THE SURVEY SHALL BE CONDUCTED IN ONE OR MORE STAGES AND SHALL BE CARRIED OUT BY MEANS OF AN EXHAUSTIVE ENQUIRY OR BY SAMPLES DESIGNED TO MINIMIZE SAMPLING ERRORS . IN EITHER CASE , MEMBER STATES SHALL TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS TO MINIMIZE ERRORS OF OBSERVATION . WHERE SAMPLING IS EMPLOYED , SAMPLE SIZES SHALL BE LARGE ENOUGH TO PROVIDE STATISTICALLY RELIABLE RAISED RESULTS AT THE VARIOUS LEVELS OF AGGREGATION REQUIRED BY ARTICLE 6 ( 1 ) ( A ) AND ( B ) .

2 . IN VIEW OF ITALY'S INABILITY TO CARRY OUT THE 1979/80 SURVEY ON THE STRUCTURE OF AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS BY THE DATE REQUIRED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 218/78 , ITALY SHALL , ON THIS OCCASION , CARRY OUT AN EXHAUSTIVE ENQUIRY .

ARTICLE 3

1 . FOR THE PURPOSES OF APPLYING THIS REGULATION :

( A ) " AGRICULTURAL HOLDING " SHALL MEAN A SINGLE UNIT , BOTH TECHNICALLY AND ECONOMICALLY , WHICH HAS A SINGLE MANAGEMENT AND WHICH PRODUCES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS ;

( B ) " AGRICULTURAL AREA UTILIZED FOR FARMING " SHALL MEAN THE TOTAL AREA TAKEN UP BY ARABLE LAND , PERMANENT PASTURE AND MEADOW , LAND USED FOR PERMANENT CROPS AND KITCHEN GARDENS .

2 . THE SURVEY SHALL COVER :

( A ) AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS WHERE THE AGRICULTURAL AREA UTILIZED FOR FARMING IS ONE HECTARE OR MORE ;

( B ) AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS WHERE THE AGRICULTURAL AREA UTILIZED FOR FARMING IS LESS THAN ONE HECTARE , IF THEY PRODUCE A CERTAIN PROPORTION FOR SALE OR IF THEIR PRODUCTION UNIT EXCEEDS CERTAIN PHYSICAL LIMITS .

ARTICLE 4

1 . IN THE CASE OF COMBINED CROPS , THE AGRICULTURAL AREA UTILIZED FOR FARMING SHALL BE ALLOCATED BETWEEN THE VARIOUS CROPS IN PROPORTION TO THE AMOUNT OF LAND THE LATTER TAKE UP .

2 . THE AREA USED FOR SECONDARY SUCCESSIVE CROPS SHALL BE RECORDED SEPARATELY FROM THE AREA USED FOR FARMING .

ARTICLE 5

MEMBER STATES SHALL CARRY OUT THE SURVEY ON THE CHARACTERISTICS LISTED IN THE ANNEX .

IN ITALY , HOWEVER , THE SURVEY SHALL BE CARRIED OUT ON THE FULL LIST OF CHARACTERISTICS IN THE ANNEX TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 218/78 AND ON THE CHARACTERISTICS LISTED IN SECTION M OF THE ANNEX TO THIS REGULATION .

THE DEFINITIONS RELATING TO THE CHARACTERISTICS AND THE REGIONAL LEVELS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 6 SHALL BE DETERMINED ACCORDING TO THE PROCEDURE LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 10 .

ARTICLE 6

1 . MEMBER STATES SHALL :

( A ) SET OUT THE RESULTS OF THE SURVEY AT NATIONAL AND REGIONAL LEVELS IN THE FORM OF A SCHEDULE OF TABLES DRAWN UP IN ACCORDANCE WITH A COMMUNITY OUTLINE . THIS SCHEDULE SHALL BE DRAWN UP IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURE LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 10 ;

( B ) WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE NETHERLANDS , GIVE THE RESULTS OF THE SURVEY BROKEN DOWN BY LESS-FAVOURED AGRICULTURAL AREAS , WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 3 OF DIRECTIVE 75/268/EEC ( 8 ) , AND BY MOUNTAIN AREAS WITHIN THE MEANING OF PARAGRAPH 3 OF THAT ARTICLE . THE COMMISSION MAY LAY DOWN , IN AGREEMENT WITH THE MEMBER STATE CONCERNED , GROUPINGS OF THESE AREAS ;

( C ) TRANSCRIBE THE RESULTS OF THE SURVEY REFERRED TO IN ( A ) AND ( B ) ON TO MAGNETIC TAPE USING A STANDARD METHOD FOR ALL MEMBER STATES . THE STANDARD METHOD AND DETAILED RULES FOR TRANSCRIPTION OF RESULTS SHALL BE DRAWN UP IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURE LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 10 ;

( D ) SUBMIT THE MAGNETIC TAPES REFERRED TO IN ( C ) TO THE STATISTICAL OFFICE OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES . THEY SHALL BE SUBMITTED WITHIN 15 MONTHS OF COMPLETION OF THE FIELD WORK AND AT THE LATEST BY 31 MARCH 1985 .

2 . ITALY SHALL SET OUT THE RESULTS OF ITS SURVEY BOTH IN THE FORM OF THE SCHEDULE OF TABLES LAID DOWN IN DECISIONS 79/833/EEC AND 80/722/EEC AND IN THE FORM SPECIFIED UNDER PARAGRAPH 1 .

ARTICLE 7

1 . FURTHER TABLES OR GEOGRAPHIC LEVELS MAY , SUBJECT TO AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL OF STATISTICAL RELIABILITY , BE ADDED TO THE SCHEDULE REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 6 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURE LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 10 ; IN SUCH CASES THE COST TO THE MEMBER STATES SHALL BE EXAMINED .

2 . IF THE COMMISSION UNDERTAKES FURTHER STUDIES , THE MEMBER STATES SHALL AS NECESSARY AND AS FAR AS POSSIBLE PROVIDE THE INFORMATION REQUESTED BY THE COMMISSION . THIS SHALL BE DONE BY JOINT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMMISSION AND THE MEMBER STATE CONCERNED , SUBJECT , IN PARTICULAR , TO THE NECESSARY GUARANTEE OF STATISTICAL CONFIDENTIALITY .

ARTICLE 8

THE INFORMATION REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 6 MUST BE COMMUNICATED TO THE STATISTICAL OFFICE OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES IN SUCH A FORM THAT THE HOLDINGS CONCERNED CANNOT BE IDENTIFIED .

ARTICLE 9

IN COOPERATION WITH THE MEMBER STATES , THE COMMISSION SHALL PUBLISH RESULTS OF THE SURVEY .

ARTICLE 10

1 . WHERE THE PROCEDURE LAID DOWN IN THIS ARTICLE IS INVOKED , THE MATTER SHALL BE REFERRED TO THE STANDING COMMITTEE FOR AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS ( HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS " THE COMMITTEE " ) BY ITS CHAIRMAN , EITHER ON HIS OWN INITIATIVE OR AT THE REQUEST OF THE REPRESENTATIVE OF A MEMBER STATE .

2 . THE COMMISSION REPRESENTATIVE SHALL SUBMIT TO THE COMMITTEE A DRAFT OF THE MEASURES TO BE TAKEN . THE COMMITTEE SHALL GIVE ITS OPINION ON THAT DRAFT WITHIN A TIME LIMIT SET BY THE CHAIRMAN HAVING REGARD TO THE URGENCY OF THE MATTER . OPINIONS SHALL BE DELIVERED BY A MAJORITY OF 45 VOTES , THE VOTES OF THE MEMBER STATES BEING WEIGHTED AS PROVIDED IN ARTICLE 148 ( 2 ) OF THE TREATY . THE CHAIRMAN SHALL NOT VOTE .

3 . THE COMMISSION SHALL ADOPT MEASURES WHICH SHALL TAKE IMMEDIATE EFFECT . HOWEVER , IF THESE MEASURES ARE NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COMMITTEE'S OPINION , THE COMMISSION SHALL SUBMIT THEM FORTHWITH TO THE COUNCIL ; IN THIS CASE , THE COMMISSION MAY DEFER APPLICATION OF THE MEASURES IT HAS ADOPTED FOR NOT MORE THAN ONE MONTH FROM THE DATE OF THEIR SUBMISSION TO THE COUNCIL .

THE COUNCIL , ACTING BY A QUALIFIED MAJORITY , MAY TAKE A DIFFERENT DECISION WITHIN ONE MONTH .

ARTICLE 11

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING 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 .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 15 FEBRUARY 1982 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

P . DE KEERSMAEKER

ANNEX : SEE O.J . NO L 59 OF 2 . 3 . 82