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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES
COM(76)322 final
Brussels,28June1976
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION
relatingtotheorganisation ofasurveyon
thestructureofagricultural holdingsfor1977
(submittedbytheCommissiontotheCouncil)
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EXPLANATORY IEMORAKDUM
TheCommission issubmitting aproposal foraRegulation ontheorganization of
asurvey onthestructure ofagricultural holdings .
This survey isasequel tothe "basic survey prescribed "byRegulation n°70/66/EEC
(l),asamended "byRegulation n°35/67/EEC (2),tothegeneral census ofagri­
culture recommended "bythePAOandprescribed "byDirective n°69/400/EEC (3)and
tothestructures survey for1975 prescribed byDirective n°75/108/EEC (4).
Thepresent proposal provides forthecontinuation ofthecollection ofdata on
thestructure ofagricultural holdings throughout theCommunity ,inorder to
satisfy therequirements ofthecommon agricultural policy .Theproposed survey
will permit thedata already obtained inthecourse ofthethree previous sur­
veys ,tobeupdated ,comparable data tobecollected throughout theMember
states andbasic data forresearch onthestructure ofagricultural holdings to
beprovided .
Inorder tosafeguard thecomparability ofthefigures ,thedefinitions used
forthe1975 structures survey are inprinciple toberetained forthepresent
survey ,while however allowing thepossibility ofcertain adaptations tothe
definitions forthe specific needs ofthe1977 survey .
Theproposal foraRegulation contained inthis document isbased ontheack­
nowledged interest ofproviding high quality information periodically ontrends
inagricultural structures ,which is,moreover ,oneofthemain conditions for
the success ofthemeasures agreed atCommunity level .
Thedevelopment ofthemeasures atregional level ,particularly those envisaged
formountain andhill farming andcertain less-favoured areas ,makes itallthe
more necessary tocollect data atregional orarea level .
(1)OJn°112of24June 1966 ,p.206^/66
(2)OJn°33of24February 1967 ,P*524/67
(3)OJn*L288 of17November 1969 ,P«1
(4)OJn°L42of15February 1975 ,p*21 .
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Indesignandexecution,thissurveyissimilartothe1969generalagricul­
turalcensus?atthesametime,..however,itpermitscomparisonwiththere­
sultsofthestructuressurveyfor1975»whichwasthefirstsurveytopro­
videcomparableinformationforthenineMemberstates.Itisbasedonthe
annualorperiodicsurveysalreadycarriedoutinmostoftheMemberstates
andprovidesaCommunityscheduleoftablesforthepurposesofanalysisof
'thedataatCommunitylevel.Thissurveybasicallycoversthefollowingcha­
racteristics ;typeof-tenure,landuse,livestock,machineryandequipment,
andfarmlabour ,force.
Provisionismadeforapplyingforthefirsttimeontheoccasionofthis
surveythecommunityclassification ofagriculturalholdings -currentlybeing
developedbytheCommission'sservicesandtheMemberstates.
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PROPOSAL_FOR _A_ÇÇyrjÇILREGULATION
ontheorganizationofasurveyonthestructureofagriculturalholdings
for1977
THECOUNCILOFTHE*EUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle43thereof,
(1)HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
....... ,.._ _...(2)HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParliament,
Whereasthefindingsofthestructuressurveyfor1975setupbyDirective
75/1CS/EEC^^providedtheCommunityforthefirsttimewithcomparable
informationforthenineMemberStatesonthestructureofagricultural
holdings;whereasthesaidDirectiveprovidedaprogrammeofCommunity
surveysnecessarytothecommonagriculturalpolicy;
Whereasanysuchprogrammeshouldinclude,inparticularasurveyaimedat
providingessentialinformationfordefiningthestructureofagricultural
holdings;
Whereastrendsinthestructureofagricultural holdingsareanimportant
factorindeterminingthecoursetobefollowedbythecommonagricultural
policy;whereassuchtrendscannotberecordedunlesscomparabledataare
availableanditisthereforenecessaryforthesurveytohavethesame
scopeasthestructuressurveyfor1975;
(1)
(2)
(3)OJNoL42,15.2.1975,p.21.
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WhereasthedefinitionslaiddowninCommission Decision75/682/EECof
October1975Layingdownforthepurposesofastructuressurveyfor1975
aspartoftheprogrammeofsurveysonthestructureofagricultural
holdings,thedefinitions relatingtothelistofcharacteristics andthe
£1)listofagricultural products,areinprincipletoberetainedforthe
1977structuresurvey;whereasitisnevertheless necessarytointroduce
aprocedurewhichallowcertainadjustments tobemadetothedefinitions
forthespecificneedsofthepresentsurvey;
WhereasCouncilDirective 75/268/EECof28April1975onmountainandhill
farmingincertainless-favoured areas^,asamendedbyDirective
76/4C0/EEC^,definedcertainless-favoured farmingareasandwhereasit
isappropriate totakeaccountoftheminthepresentation oftheresultsof
thissurvey;
WhereastheproposedsurveysatisfiesCommunityrequirements andwhereas
theCommunitymusttherefore makeacontribution towardsthecosts;whereas
certainMemberStatesalreadyconductsnnuatorperiodicsurveyswhichmay
beusedasthebasisfortheCommunitysurvey;whereasotherMemberStates
willhavetobearagreaterfinancialburdensincetheirprogrammeof
surveysdoesnotincludeasurveyofthistype;whereasitistherefore
reasonablethattheCommunitycontribution shouldberelatedtotheadditional
nationalexpenditure arisingoutofthissurvey; •1>
Whereasinordertofacilitateimplementation oftheprovisionsspecified,
thereshouldbeclosecooperation betweentheMemberStatesandthe •
Commission,withintheStandingCommitteeforAgricultural Statisticsset
upbyDecision72/279/EEC^, '*
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
(1)OJNoL301,20.11.1975,p.8.
(2)OJNoL128,19.5.1975,p.1.
(3)OJNoL108,26.4.1976,p.21.
(4)OJNoL179,7.8.1972,p.1.
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Article 1
MemberStatesshallcarrycutasurvey,hereinafterreferredtoas"the
survey",cftheagriculturalholdingsintheirterritoriescoveringonecrop
year-thecropofwhichwillbeharvestedin1977.
Article2
Thesurveyshallbeconductedinoneormorestagesbetween1December1976
and31January1978.
Thesurveyshallbecarriedoutbymeansofafullsurvey,orbyrandom
sampling.
Article3
1.Forthepurposesoftheseprovisions : " ^
(a)agricultural holdingshallmeanasingleunit,both.technically
andeconomically,whichhasasinglemanagementandthecutof
whichisagricultural products;
(b)agricultural areautilizedforfarmingshallq?eanthetotalarea
"takenupbyarableland,permanentpastureand\3dow,landused,
forpermanentcropsandsubsistenceplots.
2.Thesurveyshallcover:
(a)agricultural holdinrswheretheagricultural areautilizedfor
"fcrmingisonehectare -ormere;
(b)agriclturalholdingswheretheatriculturalareautilizedfor
farmingislessthanonehectare,iftheymarketacertainproportion
oftheirproductsoriftheirstandardgrossproductionexceeds
certainphysicalunits.
3.Theagricultural areautilizedforfarmingshallbe'allocated -between
thevariouscropssurveyedinsuchawaythattheareaactuallydevoted
toeachoneisknown.
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ArtTcLo_4
MemberStatesshallcarryoutthesurveyonthecharacteristics listedin
theAnnexhereto.Thedefinitionsrelatingtothemshallbedetermined
accordingtotheproceduretaiddowninArticle6.
.Article5
MemberStatesshall:
(a)preparetheresultsofthesurveyintheformofascheduleoftables
drawnupinaccordancewithaCommunityoutline.TheCommunityscheduleof
tablesshallbedrawnupinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddownin'.
Article6;
(b)preparetheresultsofthesurveyatnationallevel.ThefollowingMember
Statesshallalsopreparetheresults ,attheregionallevelindicatedbelow:
GERMANY :Federal"Lander"
FRANCE :regions"deprogramme"
ITALY ;regions \"
UNITEDKINGDOM:NorthernIreland,Scotland^Wales,agricultural regions
ofEngland. >
Theresultsextrapolated atregionallevetbyMemberStateswhichconductthe
surveybyrandomsamplingmusthave'adegreeofaccuracycorresponding atleast
tothatobtainedatdistrictsurveylevelinthestructuressurveyfor1975;
(c)withtheexceptionoftheNetherlands,givetheresultsofthesurvey
ι
byabreakdownofless-favoured agriculturalareas,withinthemeaningof
Article3ofDirective75/268/EEC,orbygroupsof"suchareas,andby'
favouredagricultural areasorbygroupsofsuchareas.TheCommission
shalldecide,incooperationwiththeMemberStates,thegroupingsof
less-favoured andfavouredagriculturalareas;'
(d)transcribetheresultsofthesurveymentionedin(a),(b)and(c)onto
magnetictapeusingastandardprogrammeforall.MemberStates.This
standardprogrammeshallbedrawnupinaccordancewiththe.procedurelaid
downinArticle6;
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(e)submit themagnetic tapes provided frr'inCd)tothe "Statist fcal'Office of
•theEuropean Communities .They shall besubmitted within 12months ofcomple­
tion ofthefield work andatthelatest by .31December 1978 .However ,data
which would make itpossible toidentify anindividual agricultural holding
shall not beforwarded totheStatistical Office ofthe'European Communities .
Article 6
1»Where theprocedure laid down inthis Article isinvoked ,theStanding
Committee forAgricultural Statistics ,setupbytheCouncil Decision of ,
31July 1972 ,hereinafter called "theCommittee ",shall give anOpinion ,the
votes ofMember States being weighted aslaid down inthefirst subparagraph
ofArticle 148 (2)oftheTreaty .TheChairman shall notvote .
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2.Insuch cases ,theChairman shall refer thematter totheCommittee ,either •
onhisowninitiative orattherequest oftherepresentative ofaMember State
3.TheCommission representative shall submit adraft ofthemeasures tobe
taken .TheCommittee shall give itsOpinion onthese measures within atime
limit tobesetbytheChairman according totheurgency ofthematters con­
cerned .Itshall actbyamajority of41votes .
4»TheCommission shall adopt measures which shall take immediate effect .How­
ever ,ifthese measures arenotinaccordance with theCommittee 'sOpinion
theCommission shall submit them forthwith totheCouncil ?inthis case ,the
Commission maydefer application ofthemeasures ithasadopted fornotmore
than one month from the date oftheir submission tothe Council .
TheCouncil ,acting byaqualified majority ,maytake adifferent decision
within aperiod ofonemonth .

Article7.
MemberStatesshallreceiveacontribution towardsthecostsofdrawingupthe
Community .scheduleoftables.Thiscontribution shalltakeintoaccountthe
additionalexpenditurearisingoutofthissyrvey.Thissumshallbecharged
totheappropriations setasideforthispurposeinthebudgetoftaeEuro­
peanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
in-allMemberstates.
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil
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LISTOFCHARACT5RISTICSFORTHECOMMtTNTTYSCHEDULEOFTABLESFOR1977
Number
Geographicalsituationoftheholding
1Region,.
2^(n\Farmtvpevw,.Typeortenure(C)
Agricultural areautilized
3forownerfarming(c/oi)
4fortenantfarming(c/02)
Landuse(3)
ArableLand(E)(figuresinra/a)
Cerealsfortheproductionofgrain(includingseeds):
5 Commonwheatandspelt(E/01)
6Durumwheat(e/02)
7Barley(E/04)
8Grainmaize(s/06)
9Totalcerealsincludingrice(E/0I-E/08)
10;Pulses(includingseedandmixturesofcerealsandpulses)(E/09)
11Potatoes(includingnewpotatoesandsets)(E/lO)
12Sugar"beet(excludingseed)(E/ll)
13Foragerootsandbrassicas(excludingseed)(E/l2)
14Foragecrops(E/l8)
15Freshvegetables,melons,strawberries-outdoor(marketgardenin,^)(E/l4b)
16Crops.underglass(E/15,E/17.H/07)
17Fruitand"berryplantations (H/Ol)
18Vineyards(H/04)
19Totalareaofholding(E,F,G,H,i) 1
20Woodland(1/02)
21Unutilizedagriculture,!area(I/Ol)
22Otherland(1/03)
23Agriculturalareautilized(E,F,G,H)
24Arableland(E)
25Permanentpastureandmeadowincludingmountainpastures(G/Ol)
26Permanentcrops(H)
(1)Thereferencenumbersarethoseusedinthelistofcharacteristics giveninDirectiven°75/l08/EEC?headingswithoutareferencenumberindicatea
changeinrelationtothislistofcharacteristics .
(2)Theh&oi-Gfi.r^uraaucedindatormisin.?' -bhafanstypo,arothOtnsi-
rsl-itijigtothecropandlivestockhoadinsro'rivenin~tfcio-AnnextewDirectiven°75/l08/EEC» ■ «« '
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Narober .
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56'Livestock(K). -
Holdingswithlivestock(K/oI-K/16)
Bovineanimals(K/02-K/08):
Dairycows(K/07)
Othercows(K/o8)
Sheep(K/09)
Totalpigs(K/ll-K/13)
Breedingsows(K/l2)
Otherpigs(K/l3)
Totalpoultry.(K/l4-K/l6)
Broilers(K/14)
Layinghens(x/15). ,
Machineryandequipment(L)^^Numberbel
Tractors(L/02)
–lessthan51hp
-51hpandover
Combine-harvesters (L/04)
Potato-harvesters (fullymechanized)(L/06)
Sugarbeet-harvesters (fullymechanized)(L/07)
Milkingmachinery(fixedormovabl9)(L/08)Numberbelonging
totheholdingUse
tick
Groundareacovered "bygreen^housesinuse(L/10,L/ll)
Parmlabourforoe(M;.
Holder(M/Ol)
-âge-male/female-full-time/50-<100$/
Membersoftheholder1s'family(M/02.M/03)
-total . ■
-maie
-full-timè-,\-50-<100^2
Non-familylabourregularlyemployed(M/04)
–total
-maie
–full-time (2\-50-<100$K
Non-familylabournotregularlyemployed(M/05,M/06)
hoursworked(3) ,.
[1;OptionalforGermany.
^2iOptional.
k3)FortheNetherlands,Belgium,theUnitedKingdom,IrelandandDenmark
yes/no. ■ .
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NOTE
Proposal foraCouncil Regulation ontheorganization ofasurvey onthe
structure ofagricultural holdings for1977 .
Financial effect oftheproposal onthe "budget oftheEuropean Communities .
Expenditure arising outofArticle 7.
For seven Member states expenditure isrelated totheadditional cost of •
analysing thedata ,which may "beestimated at20,000 u.a .perMember state .
Oneofthese Member states hasspecific data analysis problems inadapting
itsstatistics ,based ontheownership oftheholdings ,totheCommunity
method ofthetotal area cultivated inthecurrent year *anadditional sumof
10,000 u.a .isearmarked forthis purpose ,thus making atotal of150,000 u.a
for these seven Member states .
OneMember state does nothave asystem ofcontinuous surveys ?theadditio­
nalexpenditure must therefore cover thecost oftheorganization aswell as
oftheanalysis ofthe survey .
This Member state isinaposition tomake certain savings onthecost of
thestructures survey for1975»because :
(i)thebasic analysis file hasrecently been updated ?
(ii)itisnotnecessary toconduct thesurvey inalllocal areas (only
regional figures arerequired )?
(iii)theresults ofthesurvey for1977 canbecompared with those ofthe
survey for1975 »a"t"thesame time increasing theefficiency ofthe
sample ?
(iv)other Community surveys for1977 canbecombined with thestructural
survey for1977 ?costs canthus beshared ?
(v)thescope ofthesurvey for1977 isnarrower ,thus affording greater
possibilities forintroducing questions ofpurely national interest ?
thenational administration should therefore make acontribution to
the total costs .
Thenumber ofholdings isreduced from 270,000 in1975 60,000 andthe
all-in rate perholding from 12u.a .to10u.a .Total expenditure will there­
fore be10u.a .x60,000 =600,000 u.a .
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TheninthMemberstateiscurrentlysettingupasanintegratedstructure
forcarryingoutregularsurveys,partlyintendedtomeetCommunityre-'
quirements.Inviewofthepossibilityofcombiningthissurveywithother
Communitysurveys,suchasthecattlesurvey(J0%ofallholdingshavesome
cattle)andinviewofthepossibilityofmakingoertainsavingsonthe
costofthesurveyfor1975»i"tseemspossibletoreducetheall-inrate
perholdingfrom12u.a.to6u.a..Theall-inrateisthereforesetat
Cu.a.perholdingfor25,000holdings,makingatotalof150,000u.a.
Tctalexpenditurefor*thenineMemberstatesistherefore150,000+600,000
+150,000«900,000u.a.
Thiserpenditvirewillbechargedtotheappropriations setasideforthis
purposeinthebudgetofthe3iiro?eanCommunitiesfor1976(Article264
''Surveysand'studiesofastatisticalns-ture").
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