COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
COM(92) 430 final 
Brussels, 11 November 1992 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
concerning statistical information to be supplied 
by Member States on crop products other than cereals 
(presented by the Commission) 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
Réf.: Draft Regulation (EEC) on statistics of other crop products (except 
cereals) 
The main reasons for putting the Community's non-cereal crop statistics on a formal 
basis are the following: 
(i) the general advantages in replacing "gentlemen's agreements" by legal 
requirements e.g. clarity of obligation, defence of resources, facilitates 
planning, legal cover in Member States; these are reinforced as 
further countries (EFTA, Eastern and Central Europe) will move 
towards the Community system or take it over entirely; 
(ii) the weight of legislation on current agricultural statistics is on 
livestock; the southern extension of the EC has increased the 
proportion of total output coming from crop production; the Council 
regulation on cereal crops statistics adopted in 1990^> and this new 
proposal redress the balance; 
(ill) the use of crop statistics, for example, in the context of the reform of 
the Common agricultural policy (CAP) and the public worry about 
fraudulent claims on the EAGGF have increased the need to show 
that the Community crop statistics are objective to make the 
methodologies which are used more transparent and to assure a 
minimum accuracy of results; 
(iv) with the introduction of financial aids per hectare into the CAP 
reliable data on cultivated areas (including set-aside) will be all the 
more needed. 
A regulation on cereal production statistics was made by the Council on 26 March 
1990. The proposed new regulation on non-cereal crops will complete this with area 
data for the rest of the agricultural land and production figures for the most 
important crops. In general no new statistics are involved for Member States; it is a 
matter of harmonising and improving the existing data flows. This Draft Regulation 
defines data to be submitted, fixes dead-lines for data transmission and quantifies 
levels of accuracy for the data in order to assure objectivity and representativity of 
the figures. 
The Draft Regulation is in full accordance with the way the European Statistical 
System has been organized: The collection and the treatment of data and the survey 
organization at national level remain the responsability of the statistical services of 
the Member States, the Commission ensures the collection, coordination and 
harmonization of statistical information at European level, and provides for 
harmonized methodologies necessary for the management of EC policies. 
Account is being taken of the relative importance of crops in each country to ensure 
effort is concentrated where it matters that the commonsense coincidence of 
national and Community interest is maintained and so scarce resources of Member 
States and of the Commission are allocated in an optimal way. 
(1) OJN*L88of3.4.1990.p. 1 
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No /92 of 1992 
concerning statistical information to be supplied by the Member States on crop 
products other than cereals'1' 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the treaty establishing the European Economic Community and in particular Article 43 thereof. *> K jr. 
Having regard to the proposal by the Commission'2' 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament'3' 
Whereas, in order to carry out the tasks imposed on it by the Treaty and the 
Regulations concerning the common agricultural policy, the Commission needs to have 
reliable, comparable and up-to-date data, established by objective methods, on areas 
under cultivation, yields and production of crop products other than cereals. 
Whereas, it is appropriate to recognize the importance of the crop production sector 
apart from cereals for the organization and management of agricultural markets, which 
implies that the requisite statistical surveys should be conducted to an increasing 
degree on the basis of Community rules: 
Whereas account should be taken of the experience acquired by the statistical service 
with these surveys over many years: 
Whereas the purpose of this Regulation is to define the statistical information to be 
supplied, to prescribe a satisfactory level of reliability on area figures and to ask for 
additional technical information necessary to assess production figures, to provide for 
objectivity and representivity of surveys on area and production by a broad exchange of 
experience, involving meetings and reports and to fix the deadlines to be met: 
Whereas, for crop products other than cereals, the communication of regional data is 
also required on an annual basis: 
Whereas it is appropriate for the Commission to submit a report after three years of 
experience with this Regulation, together with, if necessary, proposals for improving 
statistical surveys; 
Whereas during a transitional period the changes to be made in statistical methods 
involve additional work by Member states, which requires a financial contribution of the 
Community: 
Whereas notwithstanding that the collection and the treatment of data and the survey 
organization at national level remain the responsability of the statistical services of the 
Member States, the Commission has to ensure the collection, coordination and 
harmonization of statistical information at European level, and to provide for 
harmonized methodologies necessary for the management of EC policies. 
Whereas, in order to facilitate the implementation of the provisions of this Regulation 
close cooperation between the Member States and the Commission should continue in 
particular via the Standing Committee for Agricultural Statistics set up in Decision 
72/279/EEC(4). 
'l' Data on cereals and rice are already surveyed In Council Regulation 837/90 of March 1990. 
(2) 
131 
{41 OJNoL 179. 7. 8. 1972. p 1 
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 
Section I: Objectives. 
Article 1. 
Member States shall provide the Commission of the European Communities, herinafter 
called the Commission, with annual data on the production and area of crops, other 
than cereals, as specified in Articles 2 and 6. 
Section II: Data to be supplied at national level 
Article 2 ; 
1. Arable land: According to the definitions given in annex I data on main area and 
secondary area shall oe provided annually for all types of use of arable land 
listed in annex II. Only the Member States indicated in annex IX have an 
obligation to include secondary area in an annual statistical survey and to 
deliver data on these areas. 
2. Other areas: In addition . Member States shall submit data on main areas of 
permanent grassland and permanent crops and other areas as stated 
respectively in annex II section K.L.M and N. These data can be obtained fully or 
partially from earth observation techniques and sources other than the 
comprehensive survey mentioned in article 3.1 and such sources need not 
necessarily be annual surveys. 
3. Production/Yields: Each Member State shall also submit annual data on the 
following: 
- Average yield (loo kg/ha): 
- Production harvested (1000 tonnes), 
for each product as specified in annex III. 
4. Areas of marginal importance: Data for area of only marginal importance in the 
individual Member States as stated in annex VIII may be obtained from other 
data sources not meeting all the requirements of this Regulation. 
Section III: Methods, specification. 
Article 3 
1. For the specification in each Member State of the use of arable land referred to 
in annex II. data on the main area shall be obtained from one comprehensive 
annual statistical survey which should take the form of a census or a 
representative survey. This survey may include the other utilized agricultural 
area apart from arable land. 
2. After approval by the Commission Member States can. however, use 
administrative sources partly as a substitute for data on arable land obtained 
from the above-mentioned comprehensive annual survey (3.1). 
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3. Where neither statistical surveys on permanent crops, permanent grassland and 
other parts of the utilized agricultural area (as defined in annex II. headings K, 
L. M and N) for a specific year nor annual estimates on changes in land use of 
these items from Community sources are available, it is optional for the Member 
States to provide estimates for that year for these items. 
4. The above-mentioned survey (article 3.1) shall be conducted using statisticaly 
recognized methods which meet the requirements on quality, objectivity and 
reliability as defined in this section. 
5. Member States have the choice of two different methodological approaches for 
the land use survey according to the definitions in annex I: 
either 
a "real time" approach referring to the main area at survey time with additional 
information on secondary area later on 
or 
an "ex post" evaluation of land use (referring to main and secondary area in the 
same survey) taking place at the end of the crop season. 
6. In order to meet the requirements of this section, transitional arrangements may 
be agreed upon in accordance with article 8.3. 
Article 4 
1. In case of sample surveys on main areas under cultivation, the sample must be 
designed so that they are representative of at least 95% of the total area of 
arable land of crops other than cereals. 
These main area figures must be complemented by an estimate relying on data 
from other sources and relating to the remaining area of arable land of crop 
products other than cereals. 
2. Surveys on land under permanent crops, permanent grassland and other parts 
of the utilized agricultural area apart from arable land should be as 
representative as possible. 
Permanent grassland comprises also the parts of the utilized agricultural area 
outside agricultural holdings. 
3. The sample surveys on main areas of arable land must be designed so that, in 
each Member State and for each of the separate groups of main areas (as 
specified in annex IV) at least one of the following two criteria is satisfied: 
1) the coefficient of variation does not exceed that given in annex IV: 
ii) the standard error does not exceed that given in annex IV. 
4. The degree of accuracy to be required for the area estimates of permanent crops 
. permanent grassland and other parts of the utilized agricultural area apart 
from arable land shall be decided in accordance with the procedure laid down in 
Article 12. after Member States have transmitted to the Commission the reports 
required under Article 8.1 of this Regulation. 
Article 5 
1. Surveys on production or yields shall be conducted using statistically recognized 
methodsas regards quality, objectivity and reliability. 
2. After approval by the Commission Member States can however, use 
administrative sources partly as substitutes for the data obtained from the 
statistical surveys on production or yields as mentioned above (5.1). 
3. The degree of accuracy to be required for the production estimate of each crop in 
annex III will be fixed in accordance with the procedure laid down in article 12. 
after Member States have transmitted to the Commission the reports required 
under Article 8.1 of this Regulation. 
4. Any supplementary information to be required for the further standardization of 
production estimates shall be decided in accordance with the procedure laid 
down in Article 12. after the Member States have transmitted to the Commission 
the reports mentioned in Article 5.3. 
Section IV: Data to be supplied at regional level 
Article 6 
1. Annual data on areas under cultivation, yields and harvested production must 
be forwarded to the Commission for the crops indicated in annex V at the 
regional levels defined in annex VI. 
Where no statistical survey is available for a specific year on regional data for 
permanent crops, permanent grassland and other part of the utilized 
agricultural area (as defined in annex II headings K. L. M and N)it is optional for 
Member States to deliver estimates for that year on these land use items such as 
specified in annex V. 
2. Regional data for areas and products of marginal importance as defined in 
annex VIII need not be supplied by Member States. 
3. Member States only have to provide data on areas under cultivation and 
harvested production for the most important regions by crop. 
Data have to be submitted only for those regions, which together, arranged in 
descending order, represent at least 80% of the total area of that crop. 
Section V: Deadlines, exchange of experience and transitional arrangements. 
Article 7 
1. The calendar year in which the harvest begins shall herinafter be referred to as 
the "harvest year". 
2. For the land use items given in annex II Member States shall supply the 
Commission with provisional national data on the area under cultivation at the 
latest by 1 October of the harvest year. Final data on these areas under 
cultivation shall be supplied at the latest by 1 April following the harvest year. 
3. Initial estimates of national yields and production figures on the products 
specified in annex VII shall be forwarded according to the deadlines in that 
annex. Provisional yields and production figures on the products specified in 
annex III shall be supplied at the latest bv 15 April and final figures at the latest 
by 1 October, both in the year following the harvest year. 
4. If yield and production figures refer to revised area data, the latter should also 
be submitted. . 
5. The regional data referred to in Article 6 shall be supplied at the same time as 
the final figures at national level and be consistent with them. 
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Article 8 
1. Within 12 months of the entry into force of this Regulation. Member States shall 
submit a detailed methodological report to the Commission describing how data 
for the utilized area, the arable land and the area under cultivation for the 
individual crops are obtained. Furthermore Member States shall explain how 
yield and production are derived for their countries and. where appropriate, 
regions and indicate the représentativity and reliability of these figures. In 
addition, methods for further standardization of the quantities of these products 
should be described. The Commission, in collaboration with Member States, 
shall compile a summary of these reports. 
2. Member States shall inform the Commission of any modifications to the 
information provided under paragraph 1 within three months of their 
introduction. 
3. Should certain methodological reports show that a Member State cannot, in the 
immediate future, meet the requirements of this Regulation and if changes in 
survey techniques and methodology are necessary, the Commission may 
authorize, in cooperation with the Member State, a transitional period, up to a 
maximum of two years, during which the survey programme of this Regulation 
shall be achieved. 
4. Methodological reports, transitional arrangements, data availability, data 
reliability and other relevant issues connected with the application of this 
Regulation shall be examined twice a year within the competent Working Group 
of the Standing Committee for Agricultural Statistics. 
Article 9 
No later than by the end of 1995 the Commission shall submit to the European 
Parliament and the Council: 
a report on the experience gained from the statistical surveys and 
estimates carried out pursuant to this Regulation. 
if necessary, proposals for the improvement and harmonization of the 
arrangements in force in the Member States. 
Article 10 
The annexes I tto IX may be amended in accordance with the procedure laid 
down in Article 12. 
Section VI: Financial arrangements 
Article 11 
1. The Community shall grant to the Member States each year during the period 
from 1993 to 1995 a contribution to the expenditures incurred in the work 
undertaken to improve the methodological bases and the comparability of 
the data mentioned in articles 2 and 6. 
2. In the light df submissions from Member States the amount of that contribution 
shall be decided in accordance with the procedure laid down in article 12. 
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Section VII: Final provisions . 
Article 12. 
1. Thé Commission shall be assisted by the Standing Committee on Agricultural 
Statistics, herinafter referred to as the "Committee". 
2. Where the procedure laid down in this Article is to be followed, the chairman 
shall refer the matter to the Committee on his own initiative or at the request of 
the representative of a Member State. 
3. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the Committee a draft of 
the measures to be taken. The Committee shall give its opinion on the draft 
within a time limit which the Chairman may lay down according to the urgency 
of th,e matter, if necessary by taking a vote. 
4. The opinion shall be recorded in the minutes. In addition, each Member State 
shall have the right to ask to have its position recorded in the minutes. 
5. The Commission shall take the utmost account of the opinion delivered by the 
Committee. It shall inform the Committee of the manner in which its opinion 
has been taken into account. 
Article 13 
This Regulation shall enter into force three days after 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. 
ANNEX I: DEFINITIONS 
I SURVEY UNIT 
A survey unit is either the arable land (as defined in annex II) of an agricultural 
holding!*» or alternatively one of the pieces of land selected as units in a comprehensive 
survey of arable land of a Member State. 
DA "EX-POST' EVALUATION OF LAND USE. 
The main and secondary areas of a survey unit are classified as follows: 
1. AREA OF A SURVEY UNIT 
1.1 GENERAL CASE 
The main area of a given parcel of a survey unit is in the general case, where the 
parcel has only one occupation during a crop year, unequivotedly defined by 
that occupation. 
(In this case the secondary area of that parcel will be zero). 
1.2 THE SPECIAL CASES 
1.2.1 Successive cropping. 
Main area: If the parcel of the arable land is used more than once during a given 
crop year ("Successive cropping"), and the area each time has only one crop, 
then the main area Is the crop with the highest value. If the value of the 
production does not determine which is the main crop, then the main crop is 
taken as the one which occupies the ground for the longest period of time. 
Secondary area: All other occupations are then characterized as secondary 
areas. 
1.2.2. Combined cropping . 
Main area: If the parcel of arable land at any point in time during the growing 
season of a given crop year Is used for the same fixed combination of crops 
"combined cropping", then the main area is split between the crops concerned 
"Pro rata". 
Secondary area: In this case there will be no secondary area. 
1.2.3 Any combination of successive and combined cropping 
Main area: If the parcel of the arable land is used more than once during a given 
crop year and with a combination of successive and combined crops, then each 
variation of crops occupying the land during the same period of time is valued 
seperately. and the combination or the single crop with the highest value is 
taken as main area. In case this area is used for "combined cropping" then the 
main area is split between the crops concerned "Pro rata". 
Secondary area: All other occupations are then characterized as secondary 
areas. 
HB "REAL TIME?* EVALUATION OF LAND USE . 
The main area or the recorded area of a given parcel of a survey unit is defined as the 
actual utilization of the arable land at the point of time within a given crop year 
decided upon as date of reference for the survey on land use. 
In case of "combined cropping" (See point IIA. 1.2.2) the Main area or the recorded area 
is split between the crops concerned "Pro rata". 
The secondary area or the additional area is then defined as all other utilizations before 
or after that date of reference within the given crop year. 
H) Commission Decision of 26 October 198$. O.J. N* L391 of 30.12.1989. 
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ANNEX II 
The area specification referred to in article 2.1. and 2.2 
CHARACTERISTIC 
A) Total cereals 1) 
- Rice 1) 
B) Dried pulses 
- Field peas 
- Other peas 
— Broad and field beans 
-r<7 Kidney beans 
- A- Lupins 
••rsC~ Other dried pulses 
V .'if 
8fc$&Root croDs 
- Potatoes 
- Sugar beets 
- Fodder beets 
- Other root crops 
( e.g. Fodder kale,swedes) 
D) Industrial croDs 
- Rape and turnip rape 
- Sunflower seed 
- Soya beans 
- Flax grown for fiber or oil 
- Cotton grown for fiber or oil 
Other oilseeds (e.g. Poppy, 
Mustard,sesam,etc) 
- Hemp 
- Tobacco 
- Hops 
- Other industrial crops e.g. 
Textile crops(officinal herbs. 
aromatic plants, plants for 
seasoning) 
E) Total fodder (from ar»bl» lan/3) 
- Green fodder from arable land 
Green maize 
Other green fodder 
- Temporary grasses and grazings * 
* 
• 
* 
* 
* 
* 
* 
• 
* 
* 
* 
* 
* 
* 
* 
* 
* 
* CRONOS 
CODE 
1050 
1250 
1300 
1320 
1311 
1335(incl.1338) 
1331 
1343 
1341,1342,1349 
1350 
1360 
1370 
1381 
1382 
1400 
1420 
1450 
1470 
1520+1460 
1540+1490 
1480(excl.1490) 
1530 
1550 
1560 
1570 + 1571 
2600 
2610 
2625 
2612,2671,2672 
and 2673 
2680 MAIN AREA 
or 
recorded area 
(ha) 5) SECONDARY AREA 
or 
additional area 
(ha) 5) 
— 
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INEX II 
ie area specification referred to in article 2.1. and 2.2 
CHARACTERISTIC 
-
F) Fresh vegetables 
(laclt strawberries) 
outdoor or under low 
(non-accessible) cover 3) 
a) FlQWerff *n<l ornamental pjlajits 
outdoor or under low 
(non-accessible) cover 3) 
H) Areas harvested for seed 2) 
I) Fallow (incl. ar*»^ni lm*tiures) 
J) Arable land ?) (A~I) 
K) Perm»nA^t OXflfffflflDd 
T'i L?wd under r^<pwfiont crops 
of which 
Orchards 
Vineyards 
Olive plantations 
M) crops under glass 4) 
of which 
Fresh vegetables 
Flowers and ornamental plants 
Permanent crops 
N) other areas 
(incl. in the utilized agricultural 
area) (NES) incl. Kitchengardens 6) 
o) utilized agricultural area 
<A-I)+(K-N) CRONOS 
CODE 
1600+2260 
3001 
3310 
2696 
0001 
0002 
0003-2260 
2040 
2410 
2450 
1111 
1112 
1113 
1114 
0004 
0005 MAIN AREA 
or 
recorded area 
(ha) 5) 
-
-
-SECONDARY AREA 
or 
additional area 
(ha) 5) 
-
-
-
_ 
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
* The characteristic concerned is included in annex II 
as well as in annex III. 
"-" This sign means that delivery of data is optional for Member States 
1) Data about cereals and rice are already surveyed 
in Council Regulation 837/90 of 26 March 1990. 
2) Specified according to commission decision 
of 26. Oct. 1989 annex I: code D19 
3) Crops under glass or high (accessible) cover are excluded 
(Structure survey codes D/15, D/17 and G/07) as well as Kitchengardens 
4) Crops under glass or high (accessible) cover include fresh vegetables, 
flowers and ornamental plants as well as all permanent crops under glass 
5) See definition in annex I. t 
6) Delivery of data on areas occuppied by Kitchengardens are not obligatory 
for DK, NL and UK. 
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ANNEX III 
The product specification referred to in article 2.3 
CHARACTERISTIC CRONOS 
CODE YIELD 
per ha PRODUCTION 
1000 t 
B) Pried pulses 
- Field peas 
- Broad and field beans 
- Kidney beans 
- Lupins 
C) Root crops 
- Potatoes 
- Sugar beets 
- Fodder beets 
D) Industrial crops 
- Rape and turnip rape 
- Sunflower seed 
- Soya beans 
- Linseed grown for oil 
- Cotton seed for oil 
- Cotton for fiber 
- Flax for fiber 
- Hemp 
- Tobacco 
- Hops 
E) (Selected fodder crops) 
of which: 
- Green maize 
- Tempor.grasses and grazings 1300 
1320 
1335(incl.l338) 
1331 
1343 
1350 
1360 
1370 
1381 
1400 
1420 
1450 
1470 
1460 
1490 
1540 
1520 
1530 
1550 
1560 
2625 
2680 
Yield figures are not requested 
Optional 
COMMENT: Data about cereals and rice are already surveyed 
in Council Regulation 837/90 of 26 March 1990. 
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ANNEX IV 
Specification of the required accuracy in each member state for groups 
of areas referred to in article 4.3 
CRONOS 
CODE 
1300 
1350 
1400 
2600 
16004-2260 
2696 B) 
C) 
D) 
E) 
F) 
I) CHARACTERISTIC 
Dried pulses 
Root crops 
Industrial crops 
Total fodder (from arable land 1) 
Fresh vegetables 
(incl. strawberries) 
Fallow and green manures MAXIMUM 
ACCEPTABLE 
COEFFICIENT OF 
VARIATION 
3% 
3% 
3% 
2% 
3% 
3% MAXIMUM 
ACCEPTABLE 
STANDARD 
ERROR 
5000 ha 
5000 ha 
5000 ha 
5000 ha 
5000 ha 
5000 ha 
COMMENT: The accuracy for cereals and rice is already fixed 
in Council Regulation n°. 837/90 of 26 March 1990 
The capital letters B,C,D,E,F and I refer to the headings in annex II 
1) Total fodder (from arable land) comprises: 
a) Green fodder from arable land (Cronos code 2610) 
and 
b) Temporary grasses and grazings (Cronos code 2680) 
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ANNEX V 
The specification of areas and products referred to in article 6 
CHARACTERISTIC 
B) Dried pulses (Total) 
Under C 
Sugar beets 
Under D 
Oilseeds 1) 
Rape + turnip rape 
Sunflower seed 
Soya beans 
Flax for oil and fiber 
Cotton for oil and fiber 
Tobacco 
I) Fallow (incl. green-manures) 
J) Arable land 
K) Permanent grassland (Total) 
L) Land under permanent crops (Total) 
Orchards 
Vineyards 
Olive plantations 
O) Utilized agricultural area (Total) CRONOS 
CODE 
1300 
1370 
1410 
1420 
1450 
1470 
1460+1520 
1490+1540 
1550 
2696 
0001+2260 
0002 
0003-2260 
2040 
2410 
2450 
0005 CULTIVATED 
AREAS 2) 
1000 ha 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+ PRODUCTION 
1000 t 
^^ 
^\ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
^x^ 
/^\ 
+ 
\ / 
\ / 
Y 
/\ 
/ \ 
/ \ 
+ Information has to be submitted. 
[XI No information asked for. 
The capital letters B, C, D, I, J, K, L and 0 refer to headings in annex II. 
1) Excl. areas with oil flax and cotton seed. 
2) Cultivated areas means the sum of main areas and secondary areas 
or recorded and additional areas for the Member States mentioned in 
annex IX, and main areas for all other Member States 
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ASSEX VI 
REGIONAL LEVELS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 6 
Mrmlxe Sum 
Brlgiquc — Belgic 
Danmart 
BR Deuochland 
FJOAfa 
EspcAj 
France 
Ireland 
Italia 
Luxembourg 
Nedertand 
Portugal 
United Kingdom Regional breakdown by 
Prtwmces/ftwncies -Vlaais I«««st/r<9fon wallonne 
— 
Bundeslindcr 
Yxnpeoicc ncptocpcmrfc atrfLXiugfgC) 
Comunidades aumoomas 
Regions de programme 
— 
Regioni 
— 
Piwinocs 
NUTS II 0 
Siifloiw icyoHi 
NUTS - NoMdnn of Tcfrâocw. Unte far SMMHX 
D Rcpoaal An Im m> be provided at the laaeat duee ytaes afar tka ligilarina kacoav into farce. 
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ANNEX VII 
Deadlines referring to the harvest year for initial yield and production 
estimates of selected products at national level (article 7.3.) 
CHARACTERISTIC 
B - Field peas 
- Broad and field beans 
C - Potatoes 
- Sugar beets 
- Fodder beets 
D - Rape and turning rape 
- Sunflower seed 
- Soya beans 
- Linseed grown for oil 
- Cotton seed for oil 
- Tobacco CRONOS 
CODE 
1320 
1335 incl. 1338 
1360 
1370 
1381 
1420 
1450 
1470 
1460 
1490 
1550 01 
01 
01 
01 
01 
01 
01 
01 
01 
01 
01 DEADLINES 
October 
October 
December 
December 
December 
November 
November 
December 
December 
December 
October ESTIMATED 
AVERAGE 
YIELD 
per. Ha ESTIMATED 
TOTAL 
HARVESTED 
PRODUCTION 
1000 t 
^ Data are not requested 
OaHMENT: Data about cereals and rice are already surveyed in Council Regulation 837/90 of 
26 March 1990. 
ANNEX VIII 
Areas of marginal importance and areas to be surveyed in the Member States. 
CRONOS 
CODE 
! 
i 
1 
1300 
1320 
1311 
1335 
• - 1331 
1343 
1341 A 
1342 p> 
1349 / 
1350 
1360 
! 1370 
! 1381 
1382 
! 1400 
I 1420 
1450 
I B) 
C) 
D) MAIN AREA 
OR 
RECORDED AREA BY CROP 
Dried pulses 
Field peas 
Other peas 
Broad and field beans (incl. 1338) 
Kidney beans 
Lupins 
Other dried pulses 
Root crops 
Potatoes 
Sugar beets 
Fodder beets 
Other root crops 
Industrial crops 
Rape and turnip rape 
Sun flower seed B 
m 
-
m 
m 
m 
-
-
• 
• 
m 
• DK 
• 
• 
m 
-
-
-
-
• 
• 
m 
• D 
• 
• 
m 
• 
m 
m 
m 
• 
• 
m 
• 
• EL 
• 
m 
m 
• 
• 
m 
• 
• 
-
m 
-
• E 
• 
m 
• 
• 
• 
-
-F 
• 
• 
m 
• 
m 
m 
m IRL 
m 
m 
-
m 
-
-
-
m I 
• 
• 
m 
• 
• 
m 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• L 
• 
• 
m 
m 
m 
-
-
m 
m 
m 
• NL 
• 
• 
m 
m 
m 
-
-
• 
m 
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Areas of marginal importance and areas to be surveyed in the Member States. 
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ANNEX IX 
The following Member States have to include secondary areas or additional areas 
(X) in an annual statistical survey: 
GREECE 
SPAIN 
ITALY 
PORTUGAL 
(X) For definitions see annex 
.AV-W^- - A^ 
FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
of a programme for the improvement of the statistics of other crop products 
than cereals. 
1. Characteristic of the action. 
Multi-annual actions (1993-95) to improve and harmonize the statistics of other 
crop products than cereals. 
2. Budgetary headings. 
Joint-finance (50%/50%) by Eurostat GD 34 and GD VI (Agriculture) 
B5/6000 (Eurostat/GD 34): Policy of statistical information 
B2/513 (Agriculture/GD VI): Restructuring of the system of 
agricultural surveys. 
3. Legal base. 
Article 43 of the treaty. 
The programme includes several actions already decided by the Council in the 
past of which the following are the most important 
Council Regulation (EEC) No 837/90 of 26 March 1990 concerning 
statistical information to be supplied by Member States on cereals 
production. (O.J. No L 56 of 2.3. 1988, P 1): 
Council Regulation (EEC) No 571/88 of 29 February 1988 
explaining the organization of the Community Surveys on the the 
structure of the agricultural holdings for the period 1988-1997 
(O.J No L 56 of 2.3 1988 ,P 1): 
4. Description of the action. 
4.1 The special objectives of the action. 
The actions foreseen in the present draft are designed to harmonize and 
improve the flow of information which for most parts are already existing. The 
Draft Regulation defines the data to be delivered, fixes the deadlines for 
transmission and establishes the degree of accuracy for the delivered data as 
well as assuring the objectivity and représentativlty of data. Moreover, Member 
States win have to prepare methodological reports. 
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4.2 Duration. 
The action will support the work in the national statistical services, and it is 
foreseen to operate during the period 1993-95. The Community contribution 
after 1994 will be decided each year according to the budgetary procedures. 
4.3 Groups or institutions intended to take advantage of the action. 
Beneficiaries: 
Community institutions: the Commission (especially DG VI ), the 
Council , EP, the Court of audit. 
Member States 
The general public. ( enterprises, universities, agricultural 
societies etc. 
5. Classification of expenditures and revenues 
5.1 Non-compulsory expenditure 
5.2 CD 
5.3 Foreseen type of revenue. 
A sale of statistical information which only cover to a very limited extent the 
cost of production of the publications. 
6. What is the characteristic of the expenses and revenues? 
6.1 100% subsidies. 
No, the statistical activities of the Community are largely subsidiary, that is to 
say, that the majority part of the cost of operation is paid by the Member States. 
The Community net-contribution is less than 20% of the total expenses. On the 
other side, this contribution is necessary to give an incentive to the 
methodological work, which is a precondition of a better harmonization of the 
statistical information. 
6.2 Subsidies from joint-finance with other sources from the public or 
private sector. 
Yes, Joint-finance with the public sector (the budgets of the national statistical 
services ) and the private sector (revenues from the sale of statistical 
information) 
6.3 Other advantages. 
No 
6.4 Other 
Nothing. 
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6.5 In case of an economic successful action is a partial or a full 
Community finance support foreseen? 
No. 
6.6 Does the proposed action result in a modification to the level of the 
revenues? 
No. 
7. Financial implications. 
7.1 The calculation method for the total cost of the action: 
The Community contributes financially to the development and the 
improvement of the surveys in the Member States and to the performance of the 
research institutes and the private firms in the Member States. 
In million ECU 
Operational credit 1993-95 B5/60 0,5 MECU per year (Eurostat) 
B2/513 0,5 MECU per year (GD VI) 
At least 85% of the credit will be distributed to the Member States to give them 
the possibility to improve their surveys. The major part (0,8 MECU per year) of 
this contribution is destined for the statistical services of the Member States 
(MS) as a lump sum related to the main areas under cultivation; The balance 
(0,05 ECU per year) is attached to 4 Member States (Spain, Portugal, Greece 
and Italy), which all have important secondary areas. 
The rest (15%) of the operational credit is not necessarily paid to Member 
States, but it is foreseen for the work related to studies and methodological 
work as well as to work on the improvements of Eurostats creation of data. 
7.2 What is the proportion of the " mini-budget" in the total cost of the 
action ? 
Nothing. 
7.3 Calendar of deadlines for the credit and the payment 
The amounts of credit foreseen from 1994 and onwards will not exceed those for 
1993. 
The yearly donation of credit for this action from 1994 and onwards will be 
decided upon in accordance with the yearly budgetary procedures taking into 
account the obtained results and the cost-efficiency. 
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8. Are their any anti-fraud arragement foreseen in the proposed 
action? 
a) The contracts and the administrative procedures used by the 
Commission only accept payment on the base of obtained results. 
b) The statistical information is considered as an objective instrument for 
the evaluation of the Community programme of actions and contribute in 
this way to the consolidation of anti-fraud dispositions. 
9. Analysis of elements of cost-efficiency. 
9.1 Objectives: 
The present Draft Regulation is destined for a harmonization and improvement 
of the flow of information for the most parts already existent. The Regulation 
defines the information to be delivered, fixes the deadlines for transmission of 
data and establishes the degree of accuracy for the delivered data as well as 
assuring the objectivity and representativity of data. Moreover, Member States 
will have an obligation to prepare a methodological report. 
9.2 Justification. 
The main reasons for putting the Community's non-cereal crop statistics on a 
formal basis are the following: 
The general advantages in replacing "gentlemen's agreements" by 
legal requirements e.g. clarity of obligation, defence of resources, 
facilitates planning, legal cover in Member States. These are 
reinforced as further countries (EFTA, Eastern and Central 
Europe) will move towards the Community system or take it over 
entirely; 
the weight of legislation on current agricultural statistics is on 
livestock. The southern extension of the EC has increased the 
proportion of total output coming from crop production. The 
Council Regulation on cereal crops statistics adopted in 1990 (1) 
and this new proposal redress the balance; 
the use of crop statistics, for example, in the context of the reform 
of the Common agricultural policy (CAP) and the public worry 
about fraudulent claims on the EAGGF have increased the need to 
show that the Community crop statistics are objective to make the 
methodologies which are used more transparent and to assure a 
minimum accuracy of the results; 
reliable data on cultivated areas (including set-aside) will be all the 
more needed with the introduction of financial aid per hectare into 
the CAP 
A regulation on cereal production statistics was agreed by the Council on 26 
March 1990. The proposed new regulation on non-cereals crops will complete 
this with area data for the rest of the agricultural land and production figures 
for the most important crops. In general no new statistics are involved for 
Member States. 
By the very subsidiary organization of the European statistical system (See the 
supplementary explanations under 9.2.2) is the collection and the first 
treatement of agricultural statistical information checked and financed by the 
national statistical services. Nevertheless a Community financial contribution is 
absolutely indispensable , in the situation where a need exists to improve the 
harmonization and coordination of the Community statistics, as foreseen in this 
action. 
9.2.1 Costs. 
The finance of this action falls predominantly on Member States (See point 6.1), 
which have at their disposal a well established structure for collection and 
validation. If the Commisssion wanted to finance totally this program, the cost 
would certainly be very high for a less reliable result. 
9.2.2 Derived effects; 
On the one side the collection of statistical information and the first checking 
are accomplished by the national statistical services according to the 
subsidiarity principle. On the other side Eurostat is involved in the collection, 
coordination and harmonization of the statistical information at a European 
level. Through the means of the European coordination the statistical 
programme of the Community becomes an integrated part of the national 
statistical programmes. 
The resuls of the action contribute to improve the statistical information used 
inside Member States. 
9.2.3 Multiplicative effects; 
The effects of a development towards a European statistical space 
and therefore towards much more integration of the national 
statistical systems in the Community systems. 
The Community regulations on the statistics of crop products 
stabilize and activate the equivalent budgetetary post in the 
national statistical systems, which contribute for the most part to 
the accomplishment of the task. 
Effects on the research environment and the universities which 
have at their disposal a unique scientific material for studies and 
analyses of the agricultural sector. 
9.3 Control and evaluation of the action. 
9.3.1 Selected indicators of performance. 
The adopted indicators of performance to evaluate the progress of the work have 
three dimensions : 
Budget: Comparison by the yearly plans with the accomplishment of the 
budget; The plans ought to be accomplished 100%. 
Plans: Comparison by the statistical output fixed in advance with the 
actual output as well as the budget estimated for its accomplishment. 
The utilization of resources: Comparative analyses are foreseen to 
measure the necessary quantity of credits for similar operations and to 
correct according to the evaluations for corresponding actions. 
A. Execution of the programme. 
Based on the good experience of the application of Regulation no 837/90 on 
cereals statistics, this new Regulation concerning the statistics of other crop 
products than cereals is accomplished in two phases: a first phase of 
orientation during the first year with the preparation and analysis of the 
methodological reports (1993) followed by a second phase of eventual 
restructuration of the statistical surveys in the Member States 
The control of the budget of the Regulation is carried out by division F 2 in close 
colaboration with the statistical services of the Member States. 
B. The utilization of budgetary and human resources 
Analysis and evaluation of the necessary resources for the 
standard operation of the Eurostat modules 8530 ("Utilization of 
agricultural land-main crops other than cereals") and 8550 ("Crop 
products - production of main crops other than cereals) (See point 
9.3.2.) 
Réévaluation of the utilization of resources on the base of the 
results of the analyses of the methodolodies. (See the obligatory 
methodological reports foreseen in the Regulation). 
Much more use of electronic data processing as a tool to 
accomplish the work with a lower quantity of resources. 
A number of cources for training of the professional staff in 
Eurostat, as a mean to improve the performance and productivity 
of the employees. 
9.3.2 Guidelines and frequency of the foreseen evaluation. 
The application of the Regulation is permanently evaluated with assistance of 
the table (TBPS), in which for all projects in the statistical programme (215 
projects) the operational objective and the necessary resources are defined 
based on the established planning principles. This Regulation refers to the 
following (TBPS) modules: No 8530 ("Utilization of agricultural land - main 
crops other than cereals" and no 8550 ("Crop products - production of main 
crops other than cereals"). In the beginning of each year, 
Eurostat prepares a report concerning the progress of the programme during 
the precedent year. This report concists of three parts: 
firstly is described for each policy-area the accomplished work. 
the second description for each project is to explain the fixed objectives 
and the obtained results. 
the third part delivers the statistics on the utilization of resources : 
human, budget, informatics and administrative for the precedent year. 
The control of the foreseen action of this Regulation is carried out in the 
following committees, which have at least annual meetings. 
The Agricultural Statistics Committee 
The working party "Crop product statistics" 
The Statistical Programme Committee 
After three years (at the end of 1995) a report from the Commission to the 
Council will explain the obtained results as a consequence of this Regulation 
accompanied, if necessary by proposals for improvements. 
9.4 Consistency with the finance programme. 
9.4.1 Are the actions foreseen in the finance programme for the CD for 
the concerned years ? 
Yes: Finance programme 1993-95. DG 34. 
9.4.2 Indicate which general objective defined in the finance programme 
of the DG corresponds to the objective of the proposed action ? 
Objective: improvements and harmonization of the agricultural statistics in the 
Member States of the Community. 
9.4.3 What are the principle factors of uncertainty which might influence 
the specific results of the action ? 
The human resources at disposal in Eurostat and in the Member States. 
10. Administrative expenditures (Part A of the budget) 
Not relevant 
10.1 Does the proposed action influence the number of staff in the 
Commission ? 
No. 
10.2 Please, state the amount of money necessary for the continuous 
function and the number of staff generated by the proposed action 
Not applicable. 
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