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28.3.68 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL76/13
COUNCILDIRECTIVE
of27March1968
concerningsurveysofpigproductiontobemadebyMemberStates
(68/161/EEC)
Whereas,sincetheresultsofthesesurveysmayserve
asabasisforinterventionsonthemarket,itis
necessarythatsuchresultsbeforwardedtothe
Commissionassoonaspossible,forradicalchanges
inpignumbersorinmarketconditionsmayoccur
overarelativelyshortperiodoftime;
Whereasachangeinthosestatisticalmethodswhich
haveprovedeffectivemighthaveadisruptiveeffect
onstatisticalrecording;whereasprovisionshould
thereforebemadeforatransitionalperiod,during
whichStatesmayadapttheirexistingmethods;
whereasanyMemberStatewhichcarriesoutsurveys
atmorefrequentintervals,recordstrendsinpig
populationbymeansofothertypesofstatistical
survey,orcompilesreturnsforpigsbyagegroup,
shouldthereforebegiventheoptionofcontinuing
toapplyitsownsystemforalimitedperiod;
WhereasitisdesirablethattheCommissionsubmit
areportwherebyitmaybeexaminedtowhatextent
thesurveysundertakenhavemadeitpossibleforthe
objectiveofthisDirectivetobeachieved,andthat
itpropose,whereappropriate,analignmentofthe
methodsinuse;
Whereas,inordertoensurethateffortsareco-ordi­
natedasefficientlyaspossible,allproblemsarising
inconnectionwiththeimplementation ofthis
Directive,andinparticularthoseconccrningthe
conductandanalysisofthesurveys,mustbethe
subjectofconsultationandpermanentco-operation
betweentheCommissionandtheMemberStates;THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity,andinparticular
Article43thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropean
Parliament;
Whereas,inordertocarryoutthetasksimposedon
itbytheTreatyandbyCouncilRegulation
No121/67/EEC1of13July1967onthecommon
organisationofthemarketinpigmeat,theCom­
missionneedstobepreciselyinformedastotrendsin
pigpopulationandinpigmeatproductioninthe
MemberStates,andtohaveatitsdisposalshort­
termforecastsofmarketsuppliesofpigmeat;
Whereasanaccurateanduniformappraisalofthe
marketcannotbemadefromthesurveysofpig
populationcarriedoutatpresentintheMember
States;whereasthemonthlystatisticsforslaughter­
ingsareinadequateforthispurpose,whileshort­
termforecastsofpigmeatproductionareunder­
takenregularlyonlyinsomeMemberStates;
Whereassurveysofthepigpopulationshouldthere­
forebeundertakeninallMemberStatesatcom­
parablepointsintime,coveringsimilarcategories
andconductedwithcomparableaccuracy;whereas
monthlystatisticsforslaughterings shouldbe
supplemented andforecastsofpigmeatproduction
shouldbemaderegularlyandinrespectofidentical
periods;
Whereasthesesurveysshouldinprincipleberestric­
tedtoholdingswhichnormallyengageinthebreed­
ingorfatteningofpigs;whereasitisnecessary,
however,inorderthatacompletepicturemaybe
obtained,thataspecialstudybemadetocoverpigs
notcomingwithinthefieldofsurvey;HASADOPTEDTHISDIRECTIVE :
Article1
1.MemberStates:
(a)shalleveryfourmonthscarryoutsurveys,one
ofwhichshallbeatthebeginningofDecember,
ofthepigpopulationintheircountriescoming
withinthefieldofsurveydefinedinArticle3(1); 1OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2283/67.

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D.breedingpigsofnotlessthan50kilogrammes
liveweight:
(a)boars;(b)shall,during1971atthelatest,undertakea
studyofthenumberofpigsnotcomingwithin
thefieldofsurveydefinedinArticle3(1).
2.Acompletecensusshallbetakennotlaterthan
December1971.
3.Notwithstanding theprovisionsofparagraph1
(a),anyMemberStatewhichatthetimewhenthis
Directiveentersintoforcecarriesoutsurveysatmore
frequentintervalsthanthoselaiddowninpara­
graph1(a)orrecordstrendsinpigpopulationby
meansofothertypesofstatisticalinquirymaycon­
tinuetofollowthatprocedureuntil30November
1972providedthatitcarriesout,atthebeginning
ofthemonthofDecemberineachyear,thesurvey
providedforinparagraph1(a).
4.Thefirstsurveyshallbecarriedoutatthebegin­
ningofDecember1968.(b)sowsandgiltsmated:
b(1)ofwhichgiltsmatedforthefirsttime;
(c)othersows:
c(1)ofwhichgiltsnotyetmatedforthefirst
time.
2.However,anyMemberStatewhichatthedate
whenthisDirectiveentersintoforcecarriesout
surveyswhereinpigsareclassifiedbyagemaycon­
tinuesuchpracticeuntilthesurveyprecedingthatto
becarriedoutinthemonthofDecember1972.
Insuchcasethedataobtainedshallbeconverted
intothecategoriesofweightsetoutinparagraph1.
3.MemberStatesshallcommunicate theresultsof
thesesurveysandconversionstotheCommissionas
soonaspossible.
4.MemberStateswhichinpursuanceofArticle3
(2)donotrestricttheirsurveystoholdingsofan
agriculturalor'industrial'typeasdefinedinArticle3
(1)shallsupplydatarelatingtosuchholdingsinthe
formofanestimate.Article2
ForthepurposesofthisDirective'pigs'meansswine
ofdomesticspeciesfallingwithinsubheading
No01.03AoftheCommonCustomsTariff.
Article3
Article51.ThesurveysprovidedforinArticle1(1)(a)and
(2)shallcoverallpigsonholdingsofanagricultural
or'industrial'type.ForthepurposesofthisDirective,
holdingsofanagriculturalor'industrial'typeare
thefollowing:
—holdingswithautilisedagriculturalareaofnot
lessthanonehectare;
—holdingswithnotlessthanonebreedingpig;
—holdingswithnotlessthanthreepigsotherthan
breedingpigs.
2.However,suchsurveysmayalsocoverpigsout­
sidethefieldofsurveydefinedinparagraph1.1.WherethereisnoprovisionunderthisDirective
orunderprovisionsofnationallawforacomplete
census,surveysshallbecarriedoutbyrandom
sampling.
2.Samplingerrorsintheresultsofthesurveysof
pigpopulationshallinnoMemberStateexceed3%.
3.MemberStatesshalltakeappropriatemeasures
toestimateerrorsofobservation .
4.TheresultsoftheDecembersurveyshallbe
suppliedinrespectofeachdivisionlistedinthe
AnnextoCouncilRegulationNo791651EEC1of
15June1965settingupanetworkforthecollection
ofaccountingdataontheincomesandbusiness
operationofagriculturalholdingsintheEuropean
EconomicCommunity .Article4
1.Thepurposeofthesurveysprovidedforin
Article1(1)(a)and(2)shallbetoascertainthepig
population,brokendownbycategoryasfollows:
A.pigletsoflessthan20kilogrammesliveweight;
B.pigsofnotlessthan20kilogrammesbutless
than50kilogrammesliveweight;
C.pigsforfattening,includingcullboarsand
cullsows,havingaliveweightof:
(a)notlessthan50kilogrammesbutlessthan
80kilogrammes ;
(b)notlessthan80kilogrammesbutlessthan
110kilogrammes ;Article6
1.MemberStatesshallwitheffectfromthemonth
ofDecember1968,compilemonthlystatisticsforpig
slaughterings .
(c)notlessthan110kilogrammes ; 1OJNo109,23.6.1965,p.1859/65.

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Article8
TheCommissionshall,inconsultationandperma­
nentco-operationwiththeMemberStatesexamine :
(a)theresultssubmittedinaccordancewiththii
Directive;
(b)thetechnicalproblemsraisedby,inparticular,
thepreparationandconductofthesurveysand
forecastsprovidedforinthisDirective;
(c)theinterpretation tobeplacedontheresultsof
thesurveysandforecastsprovidedforinthis
Directive.Wherenecessarytheyshalleveryfourmonthssupply
additionaldata,brokendownbymonth,relatingin
particulartoanyslaughteringsnotcoveredbythe
monthlystatisticsreferredtointheprevioussub­
paragraph,therebymakingitpossibletocompare
suchstatisticsandtosupplementtheminsuchaway
astocoverallslaughterings .
2.Thestatisticsreferredtoinparagraph 1shall
coverthenumberofslaughteringsandtheaverage
weightofthepigsslaughtered .
MemberStatesshallindicateinwhichcutspigswere
weighed.
3.MemberStatesshallforwardtotheCommission
theresultsofthestatisticsreferredtointhisArticle
notlaterthansixweeksaftertheendofthemonth
towhichtheyrelate.Article9
Article7TheCommissionshallbefore1January1972pre­
senttotheCouncilareportontheexperience
gainedinconductingthesurveysandforecastspro­
videdforinthisDirectiveandshallifnecessary
submitproposalsforthepurposeofaligningthe
methodsusedinMemberStatesfortheconductof
surveysandthepreparationofforecasts,withpar­
ticularreferencetotheproceduresfollowedbyMem­
berStatesundertheprovisionsofArticle1(3).The
Councilshalltakeadecisiononsuchproposalin
accordancewiththevotingprocedurelaiddownin
Article43(2)oftheTreaty.1.MemberStatesshallprovideforecastsofthe
numberofpigslaughterings ,brokendownbytwo
monthlyperiods,fortheperiods1Decemberto
30September,1Aprilto31Januaryand1August
to31May.
2.Theresultsoftheforecastsreferredtoinpara­
graph1shallbeforwardedtotheCommissionby
notlaterthanthefifteenthdayofthethirdmonth
oftheperiodcoveredbyeachforecast.Article10
ThisDirectiveisaddressedtotheMemb^•States.
DoneatBrussels,27March1968.
.FortheCouncil
ThePresident
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