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COM(76)51final.
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DRAFT
■REGULATION(EEC)OPTIECOUNCIL
relatingtotheorganization ofasurveyontheearningsofpermanentworkers
employedinagriculture
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COMC76)51final.

Explanatory Memorandum
InordertoperformcertaintasksassignedtoitundertheTreaty,theCom­
missionneedstoknowtheearningssituationandtrendsintheCommunity
countries.Itthereforerequirescomparablestatistics onthesematters.
Tothisend,acoordinatedsetofcomparablestatisticsonearningshasbeen
progressively developedbyCommunitysurveysconductedwiththecollaboration
ofnationalstatisticaloffices.AlthoughinitiallysuchCommunitysurveys
relatedonlytoindustryandservices,agriculture hasrecentlybeenincluded
withinthescopeoftheseinvestigations .
TheworkundertakenbytheWorkingPartyonAgricultural WageStatistics ,in
whichgovernments ,managementandlabourarerepresented ,finallyledtothe
implementation ofaCommunitystudyoftheearningsofpermanentworkersin
agriculture.Thus,asurveywascarriedoutin1974andanotherin1975
pursuanttoCouncilRegulations (1)•thesesuppliedcomparableinformation
onthelevelanddistribution ofearnings,thenumberofpaidhoursandthe
existenceorabsenceofbenefitsinkind.,takingaccountofcertainpersonal
dataonwageearnerssuchasage,sexandprofessional qualifications .The
resultsfor1974areinthecourseofpublication andthosefor1975willbe
availabletowardsthemiddleof1976.
Whenconsultedontheappropriate follow-uptothiswork,theWorkingParty
onAgricultural WageStatisticsdecidedon24October1975»byaverylarge
majority,torepeatthesurveyin1976inaccordancewiththesameprocedure
asthatadoptedin1974and1975*
(1)CouncilRegulations (EEC)no677/74of21March1974(OJnoL83of
28/3/1974,p.4)and1103/75of28April1975(OJnoL110of30/4/1975,
p.2).

Regulation (EEC)No oftheCouncil
of,
relatingtotheorganization ofasurveyontheearningsofpermanentwork­
ersemployedinagriculture.
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
and>inparticularArticle213thereof ;
HavingregardtothedraftregulationsubmittedbytheCommission ;
Whereas,inordertocarryoutthetasksassignedtoitundertheTreaty,
andinparticularthosesetoutinArticles2,39,11T»118,119122
thereof,theCommissionneedstoknowtheearningssituationandtrendsin
theMemberStates;
Whereassuchstatistical ,dataasdoexistwithintheMemberStatesonthe
earningsofagricultural workersdonotatpresentpermitvalidcomparisons
tobemade,andhenceitisnecessarytoconductaspecificCommunitysurvey
basedonuniformdefinitions andcharacteristics aswasdonein1974aM
1975»pursuanttoRegulations (EEC)No/j4and1103/750)-
Whereasthetechnicaldifficulties involvedinasurveyonearningsin
agriculture makeitnecessarytorestrictthe'surveyatpresenttpthe
earningsofpermanentworkersinagriculture .;
WhereasitispossibleandmoreeconomicaltocarryoutsuchaBurVeyby
randomsamplingonly,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION : ,*
(1)0JNoL83,28.3.1974,p.4,and0JNoL110,30.4.1975,P-2;

Article 1
TheCommission shall undertake asurvey oftheactual earnings ofpermanent
workers employed inagriculture onthebasis ofthestatistical data relating
toSeptember ,October orNovember 1976 .
Article 2
Thesurvey shall cover allholdings which employ permanent workers -andwhiclu
engage inactivities asspecified anddefined under class 01oftheGeneral
Nomenclature ofEconomic Activities intheEuropean Communities (NACE ),with
theexception ofholdings whose activities aremainly orexclusively directed
tocreating andmaintaining gardens andparks ,tohunting ortoactivities
ancillary toagriculture . • ,
Article 3
Thesurvey shall becarried outbymeans ofrandom sampling .Inrespect of '
those holdings appearing inthesurvey sample ,employers shall supply the
information required forthesurvey inthemanner setouthereafter .
Article 4
Thesurvey shall consist inthecollection foreach permanent worker ofall
data relating togross cash earnings forSeptember ,October orNovember 197^i
theexistence orabsence ofbenefit inkind ,thenature ofwork performed ,
thebasis onwhich earnings arecalculated andthenumber ofhours paid ,as
well assex ,ageandprofessional qualification .
Article 5
Information shall begathered bythestatistical offices oftheMember States .
TheCommission ,with thecollaboration ofthese offices ,shall determine the
technical details ofthesurvey andthearrangements fortransmitting the
results tothe Commission .

Article6
Individualiljemsofinformationsuppliedforpurposesofthesurveyshellbe
usedforstatistical purposesonly.Itshall "beprohibitedtousetheinform­
ationfortaxationpurposes,ortocommunicateittothirdparties.
MemberStatesshalltakeappropriate measurestopreventanyinfringement of
a)theobligationtosupplytheinformationreferredtoinArticle3»
b)theobligation,tinderthefirstparagraphofthisarticle,tomaintain
secrecyasregardstheinformationobtained.
Article7
Tocovertheexpenditureincurredinconductingthesurvey,theMemberStates
shallreceiveaglobalsumproportionate tothenumberofholdingscovered.
ThissumshallbechargesagainsttheEuropeanCommunities 1budgetappropria­
tionsallocatedforthisprupose.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicablein
allMemberStates.
Doneat FortheCouncil
ThePresident

Incidence financière
sur lebudget communautaire
duprojet derèglement relatif àl'organisation
d'uneenquête surlesgains desouvriers permanents dans 1'agriculture
Comme ilestprévu al'article 7duprojet derèglement flesEtats membres
recevront pour l'exécution decette enquête unecontribution forfaitaire par
exploitation interrogée .Cesfrais sont imputés surlescrédits prévus à
cette finaubudget desCommunautés européennes pour l'année 1976 (article
264 "Enquêtes etétudes decaractère statistique ").
Compte tenu dunombre d'exploitations qu'ilestenvisagé d'interroger
(450.000 ),lecoût del'enquête peut être estimé ,pour lesneuf Etats mem­
bres ,surlabase d'unecontribution de10unités decompte parexploitation
interrogée ,à500,000 unités decompte .