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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No978/78
of10May1978
onstatisticalsurveysofareasundervines
Whereasalandregisterinthestrictsenseinvolves
majoradministrative workontheestablishment ,
processingandconstantupdatingofalistorregister
containinginformationontheownersandonall
parcelsoflandundervineswithsufficientdetailsfor
theiridentification ;whereasviticulturallandregisters
inthissensehavebeenestablishedonlybysome
MemberStates,whichhavemoreoverbeenableto
updatethemonlypartiallyandatirregularintervals;
whereasthesurveysontheareasundervinescarried
outbycertainMemberStateshavedifferentreference
years;whereasthesenationallandregistersand
surveysdonotthereforepermitpreciseuniform
synchronizedobservationofproductionpotentialand
supplyontheCommunityvinemarkets;THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle43
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment(1),
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicand
SocialCommittee(2),
WhereastheCommission ,inordertofulfilitsobliga­
tionsundertheTreatyandtheCommunityprovisions
onthecommonorganizationofthemarketinwine,
requiresaccurateup-to-datedataontheproduction
potentialoftheareasundervinesintheCommunity
andonmedium-term trendsinproductionand
supply;
WhereasArticle1ofRegulationNo24ontheprogres­
siveestablishment ofacommonorganizationofthe
marketinwine(3),aslastamendedbytheActof
Accession(4),providesthatMemberStatesshall,not
laterthan31December1964,prepareaviticultural
landregisterwhichshallthereafterbekeptupto
date;
WhereasCommissionRegulationNo26/64/EECof
28February1964layingdownadditionalprovisions
forthepreparationoftheviticulturallandregister,for
itsmanagementandforkeepingituptodate(5),as
lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1456/76(6),
providesthatthecompleterevisionoftheCommunity
viticulturallandregisterreferredtoinArticle3(1),
shouldtakeplaceevery10years,beginningin1979;Whereas,inordertoassesstheCommunitywine
marketsituationanddevelopments therein,every10
yearsbasicstatisticalsurveyscoveringthetotalareas
undervinesshouldbeconductedinvinegrowinghold­
ingsand,inbetweenthebasicsurveys,smallerstatis­
ticalsurveysshouldbeconductedonlyonthearea
undervinesofwinegrapevarieties;
Whereas,foreconomicandtechnicalreasonsandin
viewoftheirlimitedsignificanceontheCommunity
winemarket,vinescultivatedintheopenairin
MemberStateswithatotalareaundervinesofless
than500hectares,vinescultivatedunderglassand
vinesproducedonverysmallareassolelyforhome
consumptionbythegrowersshouldallbeexcluded
fromthesurveys;
(>)OJNoC108,8.5.1978,p.62.
(2)Opiniondeliveredon29March1978(notyetpublished
intheOfficialJournal).Whereasdetailedinformationisnecessaryontheuse
oftheareaundervinesfortheproductionofwine
grapes,tablegrapesandmaterialforvegetativepropa­
gationofvines,aswellasonthevarietiesandtheage
ofthevines;whereastheoverproduction oftable
wineinparticularcancreateseriousdifficultiesinthe
wineeconomiesofcertainproducercountries;(3)OJNo30,20.4.1962,p.989/62.
(4)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(5)OJNo48,19.3.1964,p.753/64.
(6)OJNoL163,24.6.1976,p.13.

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whereassuchadjustmentcanconsiderablyreducethe
ever-increasing costsofmanagingthewinemarket;
whereastheCommunityshouldthereforebemade
financiallyresponsiblewithregardtotheexpenses
incurredbytheMemberStatesconcernedinconnec­
tionwiththefirstbasicsurveyunderthisRegulation ;
Whereastheestablishment ofthesurveysystemunder
thisRegulationrequirestheconsequentamendment
ofcertainCommunityprovisionsinthewinesector,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.MemberStatesonwhoseterritorythetotalarea
ofvinescultivatedintheopenairisnotlessthan500
hectaresshallcarryout:
—every10yearsbasicsurveysontheareaunder
vines;thefirstbasicsurveyshallbecarriedoutin
1979,orbefore1April1980atthelatest,andshall
relatetothesituationaftergrubbingandplanting
inthe1978/79wine-growing year,
—annuallyfromthesecondyearafterthebasic
surveys,intermediate surveysonthechanges
takingplaceintheareasundervinesofwinegrape
varieties;thefirstintermediatesurveyshallbe
carriedoutin1981andshallrelatetochanges
duringthetwowine-growing years1979/80and
1980/81.
2.Thewine-growingyearshallbethatfixedonthe
basisofArticle5ofRegulationNo24.whereasitisthereforenecessarytorecordseparately
theareaundervinesintendedfortheproductionof
qualitywinespsrandoftablewines;
Whereas,inordertokeepthedevelopmentofwine
productionpotentialunderconstantobservation,there
shouldbeannualintermediatesurveysofanychanges
bywayofgrubbing,newplantingorreplantinginthe
areaundervinesofwinegrapevarieties;
Whereastheresultsofboththebasicandtheinter­
mediatesurveysshouldbeforwardedtotheCommis­
sionasquicklyaspossible;
Whereasconsiderationshouldalsobegiventostatis­
ticsresultingfromtheapplicationofotherCommu­
nityprovisionslayingdownmeasuresforre­
organizingCommunitywineproduction ;
Whereas,sincesamplesurveymethodscanproduce
accurateresultsatmoderatecostoverlargeareas
undervines,MemberStatesshouldbeallowedto
conductthesurveyseitherexhaustivelyorbysample,
providedthatstandardsofstatisticalreliabilityarelaid
down;
Whereas,inordertobeabletoassesstheproduction
ofwineintheCommunity ,informationisrequired
eachyearonyieldsperhectareandonthemean
naturalalcoholicstrengthoffreshgrapes,ofgrape
mustandofwine;whereas,inviewoftheexistenceof
areaswithwidelydifferingyields,theareaundervines
ofwinegrapevarietiesshouldbesubdividedintoyield
classes;
WhereastheCommissionmustsubmitreportsin
ordertoenabletheCounciltoexaminetheextentto
whichthesurveyscarriedoutandtheinformation
communicated canhelpachievetheobjectivesofthis
Regulation;whereas,whereappropriate,itmust
proposetheharmonization ofthemethodsused;
WhereasMemberStatesandtheCommission must
cooperateasfullyaspossiblewhenapplyingthisRegu­
lation;whereastheimplementing rulesmustbelaid
downafterconsultationwiththeStandingCommittee
forAgriculturalStatistics,setupbyDecision
72/279/EEC(»);
WhereastheproceduretobefollowedbytheStanding
CommitteeforAgriculturalStatisticsmustbelaid
down;
Whereasstatisticalsurveysallowproductionpotential
tobeadjustedtomarketdemandingoodtime;Article2
1.Thebasicsurveysshallcoverallholdingshaving
acultivatedareaundervinesnormallyintendedfor
theproductionforsaleofgrapes,grapemust,wineor
vegetativepropagationmaterialforvines.
2.Duringthebasicsurveys,thefollowingparticu­
larsshallberecordedforeachholdingreferredtoin
paragraph 1:
A.Agriculturalareainuse;
B.Areaundervinescultivated .
Theareaundervinescultivatedistobebroken
downaccordingtoitsnormalproductionuseinto:
(a)theareaunderwinegrapevarieties,further
brokendowninto: (»)OJNoL179,7.8.1972,p.1.

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2.TheMemberStatesconcernedshalltakesuitable
measurestolimitand,wherenecessary,toestimate
errorsofobservation forthetotalareaundervines
cultivatedforeachtypeofproductionusereferredto
inArticle2(2)(B).
3.Thebasicsurveysmayeitherbeexhaustiveor
basedonrandomsampling.Asregardstheresultsof
thebasicsurveyscarriedoutbyrandomsampling,the
MemberStatesshalltakeallthenecessarymeasuresto
ensurethatthesamplingerroratthe68%confidence
levelshallbeoftheorderof1%atmostforthe
surveyparticularsreferredtoinArticle2(2)(B)within
thegeographicalunitsconcerned.Thesamplesshall
includeholdingsofallsizes.
Article4
1.TheMemberStatesconcernedshallnotifythe
Commissionoftheresultsofthebasicsurveysassoon
aspossiblebutnotlaterthan15monthsaftercomple­
tionofthefieldwork.
2.Theresultsofthebasicsurveysshallbe
submittedbygeographicalunitintheformofasche­
duleoftablestobeadoptedinaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle8.
3.Thegeographicalunitsreferredtoinparagraph
2,inArticle2(2)(B)and(3)(A)andinArticle3(3)
shallbeasfollows:
—intheFederalRepublicofGermany:thewine­
growingregionsdefinedinaccordancewith
Article2ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No817/70
of28April1970layingdownspecialprovisions
relatingtoqualitywinesproducedinspecified
regions(1),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2211/77(2),
—inFrance:thedepartmentsorgroupsofdepart­
mentslistedintheAnnexhereto,
—inItaly:theprovinces,
—intheotherMemberStatesconcerned :their
entirenationalterritory.
4.MemberStateswhichprocesstheirbasicsurvey
resultselectronically shallsubmittheseresultsina
machine-readable form,tobedeterminedinaccor­
dancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle8.
Article5
1.Theintermediate surveysshallcoverthearea
undervinesofwinegrapevarietiesintheholdings
referredtoinArticle2(1)andshallrelatetochanges
whichhavetakenplaceinthatareaduringthe
precedingwine-growing year;however,thefirstinter­
mediatesurveysfollowingthebasicsurveysshallrelate
tothechangesduringtheprevioustwowine-growing
years.—qualitywinespsr,
—otherwines,
—includingwinecompulsorilyintended
forthemanufactureofcertainpotable
spiritsobtainedfromwinewitharegis­
tereddesignationoforigin;
(b)theareaundertablegrapevarieties;
(c)theareaplantedwithroot-stockforfuture
grafting;
(d)theareacultivatedsolelyfortheproductionof
vegetativepropagationmaterialforvinessubdi­
videdinto:
—nurseries,
—parentvinesforroot-stock.
Varietieswhichareclassifiedsimultaneously as
winegrapevarietiesandtablegrapevarietiesshall
berecordedaccordingtotheirpredominantusein
thegeographicalunitsconcerned.
3.Duringthebasicsurveys,thefollowingparticu­
larsshallberecordedfortheareaunderwinegrape
varieties :
A.Vinevarieties
IntheMemberStatesconcerned,aseparaterecord
shallbemadeforeachgeographicalunitreferred
toinArticle4(3)ofthosevinevarietieswhich
togetherconstituteatleast70%ofthetotalarea
underwinegrapevarieties,and,inanycase,of
thosevarietieswhichconstitute3%ormoreof
thesaidarea.Theremainingvarietiesmaybe
groupedtogetheraccordingtothecolourofthe
grapes;
B.Ageofthevines
Theageofthevinesshallbecalculatedfromthe
wine-growing yearinwhichtheywereplantedor
grafted.Theagegroupsshallbeestablishedfor
eachMemberStateconcernedinaccordancewith
theprocedurelaiddowninArticle8.
4.ThisRegulationshallnotaffectanyprovisionsin
theMemberStatesprovidingforsurveysoftheareas
undervineswhichinclude,togetherwiththeinforma­
tionreferredtoinparagraphs2and3,additionalinfor­
mationobtained,forexample,asaresultofawider
fieldofenquirythanthatreferredtoinparagraph 1or
fromamoredetailedspecificationoftheparticularsof
theareasundervinesandtheholdingsconcerned.
Suchadditionalresultsmustalsobeforwardedtothe
Commission .
Article3
1.TheMemberStatesconcernedshallsubmitto
theCommission before30Septemberofthe
precedingyearadetaileddescriptionofthemethods
tobeusedforthebasicsurveysand,whereappro­
priate,ofthesamplingplan.(•)OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.20.
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2.Duringtheintermediatesurveystheareasunder
wineswhich
—havebeengrubbedorarenolongercultivated,
—havebeenplantedorreplanted,
shallberecordedfortheareasnormallyusedforthe
productionof:
—qualitywinespsr,
—otherwines,
—includingwinescompulsorilyintendedforthe
manufactureofcertainpotablespiritsobtained
fromwinewitharegistereddesignationof
origin,
bythevinevarietyoratleastbytheyieldclasses
referredtoinArticle6(2).Anyfiguresrelatingtothe
grubbingandplantingofvinesobtainedasaresultof
theimplementation ofotherCommunityprovisions
shallbetakenintoconsideration .
3.Theintermediatesurveysmaybeeitherexhaus­
tiveorbasedonrandomsampling.Asregardsthe
resultsoftheintermediate surveyscarriedoutby
randomsampling,theMemberStatesconcernedshall
takeallnecessarymeasurestoensurethatthe
samplingerroratthe68%confidencelevelshallbe
oftheorderof3%atmostforthewholeoftheculti­
vatedareaundervinesnormallyintendedforthe
productionofwinegrapesinthegeographicalunits
concerned .
4.TheMemberStatesconcernedshallsubmitto
theCommissionbefore30June1980adetailed
descriptionofthemethodstobeusedfortheinter­
mediatesurveys;advancenoticeshallbegivenofany
changeinsuchmethods.
5.TheMemberStatesconcernedshallsubmitthe
resultsoftheintermediatesurveystotheCommission
before1Mayoftheyearfollowingthewine-growing
yearsconcerned.Theyshallbebrokendownintothe
geographicalunitssetoutinArticle4(3)intheform
ofascheduleoftablestobeadoptedinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle8.
6.MemberStateswhichprocesstheirintermediate
surveyresultselectronically shallsubmittheresults
referredtoinparagraph5inamachine-readable form,
tobedeterminedinaccordancewiththeprocedure
laiddowninArticle8.vinesofwinegrapevarieties,brokendownintothe
yieldclassesreferredtoinparagraph2.
2.TheMemberStatesconcernedshallsubdivide
theareasunderthevinescultivatedwithwinegrape
varietiesasrecordedinthebasicsurveysintoyield
classesbaseduponthemeanyieldperhectarereferred
toinparagraph 1andestablishedinaccordancewith
theprocedurelaiddowninArticle8.
3.TheMemberStatesconcernedshallestimatethe
futuretrendsoverfivewine-growing yearsinaverage
yieldsperhectareforeachyieldclassreferredtoin
paragraph2,takingintoaccountagronomicand
economicdevelopments .
4.Theinformationreferredtoinparagraphs 1,2
and3shallbebrokendownbythegeographicalunits
referredtoinArticle4(3),distinguishing betweenthe
areasundervinesofvarietiesnormallyintendedfor
theproductionof:
—qualitywinespsr,
—otherwines,
—includingwinescompulsoryintendedforthe
manufactureofcertainpotablespiritsobtained
fromwinewitharegistereddesignationof
origin.
5.TheMemberStatesconcernedshallcommuni­
catetotheCommission ,foreachwine-growing year
andbrokendownbygeographicalunits,estimatesof
themeannaturalalcoholicstrengthexpressedasa
percentageofthevolumeorin°Oechsleofthefresh
grapes,grapemustsorwines,producedfromthe
1979/80wine-growing yearonwardsintheareas
undervinesofwinegrapevarietiesnormallyintended
fortheproductionof:
—qualitywinespsr,
—otherwines,
—includingwinescompulsorilyintendedforthe
manufactureofcertainpotablespiritsobtained
fromwinewitharegistereddesignationof
origin.
6.Theannualinformationreferredtoinpara­
graphs1and5shallbecommunicated before1April
followingeachwine-growing year.Theinformation
ontheyieldclassesreferredtoinparagraph2shallbe
submittedwithintheperiodlaiddowninArticle4(1).
Theestimatesoffuturetrendsinaverageyieldsper
hectarereferredtoinparagraph3shallbesubmitted:
—forthefirsttime,before1October1981,
—thereafter,everyfiveyearsbefore1April.
7.Theinformation referredtointhisArticleshall
beforwardedtotheCommission intheformofasche­
duleoftablestobeadoptedinaccordancewithproce­
durelaiddowninArticle8.Article6
1.TheMemberStatesconcernedshallsubmitto
theCommissionforeachwine-growingyearthemean
yieldperhectareintermsofhectolitresperhectareof
grapemustorwineorintermsofdecitonnesper
hectareofgrapesproduced,witheffectfromthe
1979/80wine-growing year,fromtheareasunder

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theabsenceofanyopinion,theCommission
shallwithoutdelaysubmittotheCouncila
proposalconcerningthemeasurestobetaken.
TheCouncilshalldecidebyaqualified
majority.
(c)IfnodecisionhasbeentakenbytheCouncil
threemonthsafteraproposalhasbeen
submittedtoit,theproposedmeasuresshallbe
adoptedbytheCommission .Article7
1.TheCommissionshallstudyinconsultationand
continuingcollaborationwiththeMemberStates:
(a)theresultssupplied;
(b)thetechnicalproblemsraisedbythesurveysand
thecollectionofinformationtobecommunicated ,
withparticularreferencetotheCommunitydefini­
tionsrelatingtoplantings/re-plantingsandthe
definitionrelatingtocessationofwine-growing ;
(c)thesignificanceofthefindingsofthesurveysand
theinformationcommunicated .
2.TheCommission shallsubmittotheCouncil,
withinoneyearofcommunication oftheresultsby
theMemberStatesconcerned,theseresultstogether
withareportonexperienceacquiredduringthebasic
surveys.
3.TheCommissionshallpublishtheresultsofthe
intermediate surveysandtheannualinformation
referredtoinArticle6aspartoftheannualreports
providedforinArticle17(4)ofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No816/70of28April1970layingdownaddi­
tionalprovisionsforthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinwine(1),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2560/77(2).Article9
Thenecessaryexpenditureforthebasicsurveyonthe
situationafterthe1978/79wine-growingyearshallbe
covereduptoalumpsumtobedeterminedinthe
budgetoftheEuropeanCommunities .
Article10
1.Article1ofRegulationNo24ishereby
amendedtoreadasfollows:
Article1
MemberStatesshallkeepacheckbyannual
surveysonareasfortheproductionofvegetative
propagationmaterialforvines.'.
2.Article3(1)ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1388/70of13July1970ongeneralrulesfortheclassi­
ficationofvinevarieties(3),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No418/74(4),isherebyreplacedbythe
followingtext:
Article3
1.Winegrapevarietiesandtablegrapevarieties
shallbeclassifiedforeachofthefollowingadmi­
nistrativeunitsorpartsthereof:
—theRegierungsbezirk intheFederalRepublic
ofGermany,
—thedepartmentinFrance,
—theprovinceinItaly,
—theentirenationalterritoryintheother
MemberStates.'Article8
1.WheretheprocedurelaiddowninthisArticleis
tobefollowed,theChairmanshallreferthematterto
theStandingCommitteeforAgriculturalStatistics,
hereinaftercalledthe'Committee',eitheronhisown
initiativeorattherequestoftherepresentative ofa
MemberState.
2.TheCommissionrepresentative shallsubmitto
theCommittee adraftofthemeasurestobetaken.
TheCommitteeshallgiveitsopiniononthisdraft
withinatimelimitthatmaybesetbytheChairman
inaccordancewiththeurgencyofthematter.Itshall
actbyamajorityof41votes,thevotesofMember
StatesbeingweightedaslaiddowninArticle148(2)
oftheTreaty.TheChairmanshallnotvote.
3.(a)TheCommissionshalladopttheproposed
measureswhentheyareinaccordancewiththe
opinionoftheCommittee .
(b)Whentheproposedmeasuresarenotinaccor­
dancewiththeopinionoftheCommittee,orinArticle11
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
(')OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.0OJNoL303,28.11.1977,p.1.(3)OJNoL153,16.7.1970,p.5.
(4)OJNoL49,21.2.1974,p.1.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,10May1978.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
P.DALSAGER
ANNEX
ListofdepartmentsorgroupsofdepartmentsreferredtoinArticle4(3)
18.Côte-dOr,Nièvre,Saône-et-Loire ,Yonne
19.Meurthe-et-Moselle ,Meuse,Moselle,
Vosges
20.Bas-Rhin,Haut-Rhin
21.Doubs,Jura,Haute-Saone ,Territoirede
Belfort
22.Loire-Atlantique ,Maine-et-Loire ,Sarthe,
VendéeFRANCE
1.Aude
2.Gard
3.Hérault
4.Lozère
5.Pyrénées-Orientales
6.Var
7.Vaucluse
8.Bouches-du-Rhône
9.Gironde
10.Gers
11.Charente
12.Charente-Maritime
13.Ardèche
14.Aisne
15.Seine-et-Marne23.Deux-Sevres ,Vienne
24.Dordogne,Landes,Lot-et-Garonne ,
Pyrénées-Atlantiques
25.Ariège,Aveyron,Haute-Garonne ,Lot,
Hautes-Pyrénées ,Tarn,Tarn-et-Garonne
26.Correze,Haute-Vienne
27.Ain,Drome,Isère,Loire,Rhone,Savoie,
Haute-Savoie
28.Cantal,Allier,Haute-Loire ,Puy-de-Dôme
16.Ardennes,Aube,Marne,Haute-Marne
17.Cher,Eure-et-Loir ,Indre,Indre-et-Loir ,
Loir-et-Cher ,Loiret29.Alpes-de-Haute-Provence ,
Alpes-Maritimes
30.Corse-de-Sud ,Haute-Corse