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COMMISSION OFTHEEURGEEANOOMMUMTIES
COM(76 )147final .
Brussels ,8April 1976
Proposal for a
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
concerning the statistical surveys tobecarried out
bytheMember States inorder todetermine theproduction
potential ofplantations ofcertain types offruit
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
COM (76)147final .

COMMUNICATION PROMTIECOMMISSION TOTHECOUNCIL
Havingregardtoexperiencegained,theCommissionforwardsherewithtothe
Councilarecastversionoftheexistingtextsconcerningstatisticalsurveys
ofcertaintypesoffruittrees,subjecttothefollowingminorchangesin
technicaldetailinaccordancewiththeCommission'sReportCOM(76)2of
16January1976s ■.
–simplification by(i)limitingthecoveragetotheimportantspeciesin
KemberStates(Article2),
(ii)deletingreferencetoirrigation.
–extensioncfthetimeperiodfornotification totheCommissionofs
(i)surveyresults,reportingerrorsandsamplingerrors(Article4)t
(ii)estimatesofclearings(Article
–referencetotheStandingCommittee :forAgriculturalStatistics ,forthe
adoptionof(i)detailedclassesofageandofdensity .of
plantation(Article2),
(ii)detailedboundariesofproductionareas(Article4)1
(iii)detailedformoftransmissionofsurveyinformation
incaseofelectronicdataprocessing(Article4).
–layingdowntheprocedure .tobefollowedbytheStandingCommitteefor
.AgriculturalStatistics(Article9)»aslaiddown-intheDirectives ,con­
cerningstatisticalsurveysorfmilkandmilkproducts(72/280/EEC)
/article7andonbovinelivestock(73/l32/EEC)Article9»andasnow
proposedinthedraftdirectiveconcerningstatistics onpigproduction
(Articlell).
Thonewtextrepeals...theCouncilDirective71/286/EEC,73/358/EEC'
and74/195/EECofrespectively 26July1971»19November1973and10'April1974*

Proposai fora
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
of t
concerning thestatistical surveys to "becarried out "bytheMember States inorder
todetermine theproduction potential ofplantations ofcertain types offruit trei
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Article 43thereof ;
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ;
\
Having regard totheOpinion oftheEuropean Parliament ;
Whereas theCommission ,inorder toperform thetask oonferred upon itbythe
Treaty andbyCommunity provisions governing thecommon organisation ofthe
market infruit andvegetables ,needs tobekept well informed ontheproduction
potential ofplantations ofcertain species offruit trees within thoCommunity
andtohave available medium-term estimates ofproduction andsupply onthe
markets ;
Whereas surveys offruit tree plantations arecurrently carried outonly bysome
Member States ;whereas these surveys donotpermit theprecise ,uniform and
synchronised observation oftheproduction andsupply offruit onthemarkets ;
whereas amedium-term estimate ofproduction andsupply onthemarkets isnow
being made only bysome Member States ; ; -
Whereas itistherefore advisable tocarry outsurveys concurrently inall
Member States onplantations offruit trees ofthesame type inaccordance with
thesame criteria andwith comparable accuracy ;whereas newplantations
attain their full yield only after acertain number ofyears ;whereas these
surveys should therefore berepeated every five years ;whereas inthis way
reliable statistics maybeobtained onproduction potential taking account of
thefruit trees which arenotyetproductive ;
Whereas ,intheory ,surveys should belimited toundertakings inwhich a
minimum area of1500 square metres isplanted with apple ,pear ,peach ororange
trees ,with aview to.fruit production forsale ;whereas orchards less than
1500 square metres inarea maybedisregarded because oftheir negligible
influence onmarket supply ;
Whereas uniform surveys should becarried outineach Member State onthe
main varieties ofeach type offruit endeavouring atthesame time toestablish
subdivisions according tovariety which areascomplete asnecessary ;

■Whereas,sincetheannualcalculationsofproductionpotentialshouldbe
"based,ontheresultsofthesesurveys,indicationsastotheageoftreesand
thedencity .ofplantationshouldalsobeobtained;whereastheseresults
shouldbenotifiedtotheCommissionasrapidlyaspossible;
Whereasthepreparationofmedium–termestimatesrequiresthateachyear
MemberStatesshouldestimateandnotifytheCommissionoftheareaoffruit
treeswhichhasbeencleared.;whereastheCommissionshouldalsobesent
detailseveryyearofnewplantationsoffruittreesoftheabovementioned
species;.... .
Whereas,inanyMemberStatewhere,sincethelastsurveyoilfruittree
plantations,exceptionally extensiveclearinghasbeennoted,specialandmore
detailedsurveysshouldbecarriedoutonthevolumeofclearingandthe
resultsthereofnotifiedtotheCommission ;
Whoreisconsideration shouldalsobegiventostatisticsresultingfrom
theapplicationofcertainCommunitymeasuresforreorganising-Communityfruit
production ;
WhereastheCommissionmustsubmitreportssothattheCouncilmayexamineout
towhatextentthesurveysandestimatescarrie^enabletheobjectiveofthis
Directivetobeachievedandmustsuggest,whereappropriate ,thatmethods
shouldbealigned;
Whereasprevioussurveysoffruittreeplantationscarriedoutbetween19^9
and1974bythesixformerMemberStatesunderCouncilDirective71/286/EEC(l)
werenotsynchronised ;
Whereassurveysoffruittreeplantationshavenotbeencarriedoutina
uniformmanneroratallbythethreenewMemberStates;
'Whereastheexperienceacquiredinprevioussurveysoffruittreeplanta­
tionsindicatestheneedtointroduceacertainflexibilityintothestatistical
classification ofthetechnicalcharacteristics tobesurveyed.;
WhereasitisnecessarytoensurethatwhenthisDirectiveisappliedco­
operationbetweenMemberStatesandtheCommissionwillbeaseffectiveas
possible,thedetailedrulesforapplicationoftheDirectiveshallbeadopted
afterartOpiniongivenbythe.StandingCommitteeforAgriculturalStatistics
setupbytheCouncilDecisionOf31July1972(2);-
WhereastheproceduretobefollowedbytheStandingCommitteeforAgricul­
turalStatisticsshouldbelaiddownt
(1)O.J.N°L179,9.8.1971,P.21.
(2)O.J.N®L179,7.8.1972,p.1.

Whereasthefinancialresponsibility ofthe-Communityneedstobeestablished
withregardtoexpenditure'incurredbytheMemberStatesforthefirstsurvey
laiddownbythisDirective: '•'
HASADOPTEDTHISDIRECTIVE ? ,
Article1 ■>
1.MemberStatesshallcarryoutin1977»andinthespringofeachfifth
yearthereafter,surveysonplantationsoffruittreesexistingontheir
territoryfortheproductionofdessertapples,dessertpears,peachesand
oranges.
2.Thesurveyrequiredtinderparagraph1shallapplytoallundertakings
havinganareaplantedwiththespeciesoffruittreesreferredtoin"para^-.
.graph1,providedthattheareacoversatleast15,00.squaremetresandthat
thefruitproducedareentirelyormainlyintendedforsale..
t ■ v
Thesurveyshallcoverpureandmixedcrops,thatistosayplantationsof
fruittreesofseveralofthespeciesreferredtoinparagraph1orofoneor
moreofthemtogetherwithotherspecies.
Thesurveyshallalsocoverareascultivatednotonlyforfruitproduction
butalsofol»otherkindsofagricultural production,providedfruittrees
ofthespeciesreferredtoinparagraph1axethemaincrop.
3.Thesurveymayeitherbeexhaustiveorbasedonranlomsampling.
.Article2 , ....
1.Incarryingoutthesurveysprovided'forinArticle1,thefollowing
characteristics aretobenotedinrespectofthespeciesoffruitreferredto
toinArticle1(l). .
Thesesurveysmustbeorganisedso'thattheresultsmaybepresentedin
variouscombinations ofthese.characteristies .
A.-Varietyoffruit ■ ....,.
Foreachspeciesoffruit,andinorderofimportance,enoughvarietiesmust
beshowntoenableaseparateassessmenttobemadeforeachMemberState,by
variety,ofatleast80$ofthetotalareaplantedwithfruittreesofthe
speciesinquestionand,inanycase,allvarietiesrepresenting 3$ormore
ofthetotalareaplantedwithfruittreesofthespeciesinquestion.

Thesurveyrelatingtopeachtrees,shallbecarriedoutinItaly,Francoand
Germanyonly,andinGermanynodistinction "betweenvarietiesshallbsmade.
ThesurveyrelatingtoorangetreosshallbecarriedoutinItalyonly.
3,Agooftrees '
Ageoftreesmustbecalculatedfromthetimeoftheirplantinginthe
orchard.Theplantingseasonextendingfromtheautumntothespringshall
beconsideredasasingleperiod.Whentherehasbeendoublegrafting,the
timewhenthiswascarriedoutshallbethedeterminingfactor.
C.Netareaplanted,numberoftreesanddensityofplantation
Thesurveyorsordepartmentsresponsibleforanalysingthequestionnairesthe
shalldeterminetheclassof/densityofplantationbythenetareaplanted
pjidthenumberoftrees.
Theactualdensityofplantation mayalsobesurveyedandquoteddirectly.
2.IftheMemberStates,inrespectoftheareasplantedwithfruittrees
referredtoinArticle1(l),takenoteofadditionalcharacteristics complying
withthepurposeofthisDirective,bearingforexampleonstock,theshapes
oftreesandtheheightofthetrunk,thecorresponding resultsmustalso
benotifiedtotheCommission .
3.DetailedrulesforapplyingthisArticle,inparticularwithregard
totheclassesofageanddensityofplantationtobeused,shellb&
adoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle9«
Article3
1.MemberStatesshalltakeappropriatemeasurestolimitmistakesofrepor­
tingandestimatetheireffectonthewholeoftheareaplacatedwithfruit
treesofeachspecies.
2.Sofarastheresultsofthesurveyscarriedoutbyrandomsamplingare
concerned,MemberStatesshalltakeeverymeasuretoensurethatsampling
erroratthe68^confidencelevelshallbeoftheorderof3for"the
wholeoftheareaplantedwithfruittreesofeachspecies.
Article4-.
1.'MemberStatesshall,notifytheCommissionoftheresultsofthesurveys
establishedinaccordancewiththeprescribedprovisionaasrapidlyas
possible,andinanycasebefore1Apriloftheyearfollowingthatin,
whichthesurveywascarriedcut.

2..Theresultsreferredtoinparagraph1mustbesuppliedforeachproduction
area.Theboundaries .oftheproductionareastobeadoptedforMemberStates
shallbefixedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle9.
IfMemberStateseannotestablishthedatabyproductionarea,statistics
mustbegivenforeachoftheterritories mentionedintheAnnex.
3..MistakesofreportingandsamplingerrorsreferredtoinArticle3must
benotifiedbefore1Juneoftheyearfollowingthatinwhichthesurveywas
carriedout.
4.MemberStateswhichanalysetheirsurveyinformationwiththeaidof
electronicdataprocessingshallsubmittheresultsinamachinereadableform
tobedeterminedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle9»
Article5
1.'MemberStatesshallmakeannualestimatesoftheareasof'fruittrees
ofthe'speciesreferredtoinArticle1(l)theclearingofwhichhasbeen
oarriedoutontheirterritoryduringthepreviousyearandshallnotifythe
resultsoftheirestimatestotheCommissionby31Decemberatthelatest.
Ifsurveyshavebeenconductedontheextentoftheclearing,resultsshall
benotifiedtotheCommissionby31Decemberatthelatest.
2.If,withinaMemberState,theclearingreferredtoinparagraph1has
beenparticularly extensiveandifprecisedetailsonthatsubjectarelacking,
theMemberStatesconcernedshall,attherequestofandinco-operation with
theCommission,carryoutsurveysinthespringofthefollowingyearonthe
extentoftheclearingcarriedoutonitsterritorysincethelastsurveyon
theareasplantedwithfruittreesofthespeciesreferredtoinArticle1(l).
TheMemberStateconcernedshallnotifytheresultsofthesurveytothe
Commissionwithineightmonthsaftercarryingitout.Thisprovisionshallnot
beapplicableduringthesurveyyearsfixedinArticle1(l),norintheyear
precedingorfollowingthesurveyyoar.
i' »
3.StatisticsobtainedbyapplyingotherCommunitymeasures 1mustbetaken
intoconsideration .
Article6
1.MemberStatesshallsupplytheCommissioneveryyear,by31Decemberat
thelatest,withdetails,gatheredontheirterritoryduringtheprevious
season,onnowplantationsoffruittreesofthespeciesreferredtoin
Article1(l).Insofaraspossiblethesedetail^mustdistinguishbetween
varieties. ' '

2.Statisticsobtained "byapplyingotherCommunitymeasuresmustbetaken
intoconsideration .
Article7
TheCommissionshallstudythefollowinginconsultation andstandingcollabo­
rationwithMemberStates "
(a)theresultssuppliedinaccordancewiththisDirective;
(b)thetechnicalproblemsraised,inparticularbypreparingand.carrying
outthesurveysandthenotifications referredtointhisDirective;
(c)thesignificanceofthefindingsofthesurveysandnotificationsreferred
tointhisDirective.
Article8
TheCommissionshallsubmittotheCouncil,within12monthsafternotification
oftheresultsbyMemberStates,areportonexperienceacquiredduringthefirst
surveyintheenlargedCommunity ;theCommissionshallalsoprovidetheCouncil,
from1January1977,withannualreportsonthesubjectofArticles5and6.The
Commissionshall,whereappropriate ,submitproposalstotheCouncilwitha
viewtotheharmonisation ofthemethodsusedbytheMemberStates.The
Councilshallactontheseproposalsinaccordancewiththevotingprocedure
laiddownin"Ariicle43(2^oftheTreaty.':"
Article9
1.Wheretheprocedurelr<xddowninthisArticleistobefollowed,the
Chaii-aiau3hallreferthemattertoi.LeStandingCommitteeforAgricultural
Statistics,establishedbytheCcp-.ncilDecisionof31July1972(hereinafter
calledthe'Committee'),eitheronhisowninitiativeorattherequestofthe
representative ofaMemberState.
2..ThercnresentetiveoftheCommissionshallsubmittotheCommitteea,draft
ofthemeasurestobetaken'.''TheCommitteeshallgiveifcsOpiniononthisdraft
withinatimelimittobesetbytheChairmaninaccordancewiththe-urgencyof
thequestion.Itshallactbyamajorityoffortyonevotesandthevotes
ofMemberStatesshallbeweightedaslaiddowninArticle148(2)oftheTreaty.
The"Chairmanshallnot"vote.
3.a)TheCommissionshalladopttheproposedmeasuresiftheyarein
accordancewiththeOpinionoftheCommittee.

c)t>)WhentheproposedmeasuresarenotinaccordancewiththeOpinionof
theCommitteeorintheabsenceofanyOpinion,theCommissionshali
immediately submittotheCouncilaproposalforthemeasurestobe
taken.TheCouncilshalldecidebyaqualifiedmajorityvote,
c)IfafterthreemonthsnodecisionhasbeentakenbytheCouncilthe
proposedmeasuresshallbeadoptedbytheCommission.
Article10
1.Expenditureincurredonthe1977surveyshall'boreimbursedtoMember :
StatesfromthebudgetoftheEuropeanCommunities ,uptothe:followingmaximum
amounts s ■
unitsofAccount
Germany 89000
France ~ ' 312000
•j..
Italy . 628000
Netherlands 54000
Belgium ,59000 ■
Luxembourg 12000„
UnitedKingdom . fO000
Ireland 6000
Denmark 50000
However,theMemberStateswhich,inaccordancewithArticle1,(3),carry
outthesurveysbyrandomsamplingshallbereimbursedfortheirexpenditureamount
uptotheabove-mentioned maximum/ataflatrateof12unitsofaccountper
hectareoffruitplantationactuallycoveredbythesurvey.
1.MemberStatesshallsubmit,theirapplicationsforreimbursement s
–for31125$oftheabove-mentioned amounts,afterbeginningthesurvey,
'"–fortheremainder,afternotificationoftheresults.
Article11
CouncilDirective(71/286/EEC)of26July1971isherebyrepealed.-

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Article12
y
iThisDirectiveisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
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Doneat 1976
FortheCouncil
ThePrésident

ANNEX
ListofterritoriesreferredtoinArticle4(2)
Germany
France
Italys
Netherlands s
Belgium:
Luxembourg s
UnitedKingdom1.Schleswig-Hol stein
2.Niedersachsen
3.Nordrhein-Westfalen
4.Hessen
5.Rheinland-Pfalz
6.Baden–Wiïrttemberg
7.Bayera
8.Saarland
9.Hamburg
10.Bremen
11.Berlin
1.Nord,Picardie
2.Basse-Normandie ,HauteNormandie
3.Bretagne,PaysdelaLoire,Poitou-Charente
4«Centre,Régionparisienne
5.Franche-Comté ,Champagne,Bourgogne
6.Lorraine,Alsace
7.Limousin,Auvergne
8.Rhône–Alpes
9.Aquitaine,Midi–Pyrénées
10.Languedoc,Provence-CÔte d'Azur-Corse
1.Piemonte,Valled'Aosta
2.Lornbsrdia
3.Veneto,Trentino-Alto Adige,Friuli-Venezia Giulia
4.Liguria
5.Rniliar-Romagna
6.Toscana
7.Umbria,Marche
8.Lazio,Abruzzi
9.Campania,Calabria,Molise
10»Puglia,Basilicata
11.Sicilia
12.Sardegna
Formsasingleterritory
Formsasingleterritory
Formsasingleterritory
Scotland,NorthernIreland,VIaies,
Englishagricultural régions
Ireland: Formsasingleterritory
Denmark: Formsasingleterritory

FINANCIAL STATEMENT
AppendixtotheProposalforaCouncilDirectiveconcerningthe
statisticalsurveystobecarriedout"bytheMemberStatesinordertodeter­
minetheproductionpotentialofplantationsofcertaintypesoffruittrees.
1.Titleandpurposeofsurvey
Fruit0.'caardSurvey1977,withtheobjectofmakingmediumtermforecastsof
theproductionpotentialofapples,pears,peachesandoranges.
2.Origin
DirectiveoftheCouncil,26July1971(71/286/EEC).
3.Justification
The1977surveywillbethefirsttobeundertakenbythethreenewMember
StatesinthecontextoftheDirective.
The1977surveywillbothefirstsurveytobesynchronised forallthe
MemberStatesoftheCommunity(thosefinancedearlierbeingspreadoutover
atimeperiodof5yearsbetween1969and1974)•
4»Allocation andestimationofcost
ItisanticipatedthattheexpenditureincurredbytheMemberStatesshall
bereimbursedinpartbytheCommissionataflatratefromthecredits
enteredinthebudgetforstudiesandsurveysofastatisticalnature
(Article264)for1977(400000unitsofaccount)and1978(880000unitsof
account).The1971Directiveproposedatotalof729900unitsofaccount
for533200hectaresinthesixMemberStates,i.e.1,37u.a.perhectare.
Thepresentproposalsrepresent1280000u.a.for541000hectaresinthe
nineMemberStates,i.e.2,4u.a./hain1977allowingforinflationduring
thisperiod.
Inthe1971Directive,areimbursementataflatrateof7u.a./haoffruit
plantationactuallycoveredbythesurvey(say12u.a./hain1977)uptothe
maximumamount,wasproposedfortheMemberStatescarryingoutthesurveys
byramdomsampling.