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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Brussels.23April1981
AnnualreportfromtheCommissiontotheCouncilontheestimated
clearingsandnewplantations ofcertaintypesoffruittrees
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Explanatory MemorandumCervn
1.UnderArticle8ofCouncilDirective76/625/EEC,asamendedbyArticle1of
CouncilDirective77/159/EEC,theCommissionmustpresenttotheEuropeanParliament
andtheCouncilfrom1January1977annualreportsontheestimatedclearingsand
plantingsofcertaintypesoffruittrees(apples,pears,peachesandoranges).
2.ThefourthreportpresentedbytheCommissionreferstotheLestimatesbyMember
Statesoftheclearingsandplantingsduringthe1978/79season.
3.Thereportindicatestheextentanddireotionofestimatedchangesinthetotal
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areaunderthefourspeciesoffruittreeswithinindividual MemberStates*

I.INTRODUCTION
1.TheCounoilDirectiveof20July1976,76/625/EEC,asamendedbyCouncil
Directive77/l59/EEC2^of14February1977,concerningthestatisticalsurveysto>
becarriedoutbyMemberStateainordertodeterminetheproductionpotential
ofplantationsofcertainepeciesoffruittrees,requiresinArticle8thatthe
CommissionshallsubmittotheEuropeanParliamentandtheConnoilfrom1January
1977annualreportsonthesubjectofArticles^and6.
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2.ThisfourthreportrelatestoestimatesmadebyMemberStatesoftheareasoffruit,
treesclearedandnewlyplantedduringthe1978/79season.'
II.OBJECTIVE
3.TheobjectiveofArticles5and6oftheDirectiveistoprovidetheCommission
ftithannualestimatesofohange?intheareaofoertainspeciesoffruittrees
(dessertapples,dessertpears,peaohesandoranges).Theseestimatesgivean
indicationofthetrendintheareaunderfruittreesbetweenthequinquennial
surveysonfruittreeplantations ,thelastonehavingbeenconductedin1977.
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III.INFORMATION RECEIVED
4.TheDirectiverequiresMemberStatestosupplyannualestimatesoftheareasof
Vfruittreesclearedand-newlyplantedbyspeoies.Fornewplantations theestimates
mustdistinguish betweenvarieties"insofaraspossible",butinfactmostMember
Statessub-dividebothclearingsandplantingsintomajorvarietiesorvarietal
groups.
IV.AREASCLEARED(Tablel)
.5.Thetotalareaofapple,pear,peachandorangetreesolearedin1978/79was
15851heotares,approximately 1200hectares(7f>)belowthe1977/78total.The
reducedlevelofolearingsoocurredmainlyintheoaseofappletrees(-900ha)with
,reductionsinFranoe,ItalyandtheUnitedKingdombeingpartiallyoffsetby'
1)O.J.N»h218,11.8.1976,p.10
2)O.J.M»L48,19.2.1977,p.31

increasesintheotherMemberStates.Clearingsofpearandpeachtreeswerealso
slightlybelowthe1977/78levels,whilstclearingsoforangetreesweremarginally
increased.
V.AREASPLANTED(Table2)
6.During1978/79»16263hectaresofapple,pear,peachandorangetreeswereplanted,
comparedwith17980hectaresin1977/78.Plantingsofappleandpeaohtreeswere
around1400heotaresand850hootaresrespectivelylowerthanin1977/78,but
plantingsoforangetreeswereapproximately 450hectareshigher.Plantingsofpear
treeswereslightlyabovethepreviousseason'slevel.
VI.NETCHANGEINAREA(Table3)
7.Asinthepreviousseason,increasesintheareasunderapples,peachesand
orangeswerealmostbalancedbyafurtherdeclineintheareaunderpears.Thetotal
areaofcommercialorohardsofthefourspeoiesin1979thereforeestimatedto
beonlysome400hectares(0.156)higherthanin1978.
VII.CONCLUSIONS
8.Inviewofthe-faotthatsomeMemberStatesarestillunabletoprovideabreakdown
byvarietyoftheclearingsandplantingsdata,andgiventhatthereisnoprospeot
ofanimmediateimprovement inthesituation,ithasbeennecessarytore-examinethe
methodology usedformakingmedium-term productionforecasts.Asaresultof
discussionsheldbetweenEUROSTATandtheexpertswhodevelopedforecasting model,
asimplifiedmethodhasbeendevisedforuseonthelimiteddataavailablebetween
thequinquennial surveys.Theforecastsobtainedfromthismethodwerepresented
atthemeetingofthe"VegetableProduotsStatistics(OrohardFruitSurveys)"
WorkingPartyheldinNovember1980.

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Table IsAreaandproportion*' oforchard fruit cleared in1976/79
bycountry and species
Country ',Apples Pears Peaches Oranges
ha * ha ha % ha _ %
BRDeutschland . 565 2,1 38 1,5 8 2,6_
France 1398 2,3 1005 4,2 2622M- -
Italia 1455 2,1 1516 3,4 3127 3,9 '818 0,8
Nederland 1330 6,6 325 5,7- - .- -
Belgique /Belgie 196 2,4 35 1,0 ,1 I -
Luxembourg 16 2,5 - - -.- ν- -
United Kingdom 700 3,6 100 2,1 - -. . --
Ireland 27 5,7--. - - –.··-
Danmark 478 7,9 9112,5- - -
EUR-9 6165 2,9 3110 -3,6 575Ô 4*0 818 0,8
Table 2iAreaandproportion *-oforohard flruit planted in1976/79
byoountry andspeoies
t
Apples Pears Peaches 'Oranges
ha % ha % ha % ha %
BRDeutschland 792 3,0 21 0,9 3 1,1_
Prance 1586 2,6.770 3,2 2032 5,2- «
Italia 3037 4,4 790 1,8 4215 5,3 1263 1,2
Nederland 730 3,6 125 2,2–
Belgique /BelgiB 155 1,9 48 1,3 1 t -
Luxembourg 1 0,2 - - - -'- ■-
United Kingdom 500 2,6 50 1»1■- - ■- •
Ireland 8 1,7- ■■--».– - «
Danmark 128 2,1 81,1■'- - -
BUR-9 6937 3,3 1812 2,1 6251 5,2 1263 1,2
1)Areas cleared andplanted asaproportion oftheareas recorded atthe1977
orchard fruit survey .
tData notavailable (Belgium wasnotrequired torecord thearea under peaches atthe
1977 survey)#

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Table3:Netchangeinareaunderorchardfruitin1978/79
ha
Country Apples Pears Peaches Oranges
BRDeutschland +227 17 5-–
France ■f·188 –235-590 -
Italia +1582 -726+1088+445
Nederland–·600 -200 - -
Belgique/België-41+13'-■ -
Luxembourg–15– – –
UnitedKingdom–200 –50t – –
Ireland-19– – –
Danmark–350 –83 – –
EUR-9 +772!"1298+493+445
Table4*Estimatedareaunderorchardfruitin1979
há
Country Apples Pears Peaches Oranges
BRDeutschland 273482420 272__
France 6116023331 37031–
Italia 726654325783758103324
Nederland 191875308 – –
Belgique/België 8.342 3615 : -
Luxembourg 633 13 - -
UnitedKingdom 184484488 - -
Ireland 467 – – –
Danmark 5578581 – –
EüR-9 21382883013 121061103324
1)Areasrecordedatthe1977orchardfruitsurveyadjustedbythenetchange
inareain1977/78and1978/79
tDatanotavailable(Belgiumwasnotrequiredtorecordtheareaunderpeaches
atthe1977survey).