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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
ontheorganization ofasurveyonthestructureofagricultural
holdingsfor1983
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )COM(81)648 final
Brussels.11November 1981
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Statementofintentions
InI979/8Oasurveywascarriedoutonthestructureofagricultural
holdingsintheCommunityaspartofaprogrammeofCommunitysurveys
necessitated bytherequirements ofthecommonagricultural policy,
Thepresentproposalforaregulationisintendedtoprovidethe
frameworkforanupdatingofthe1979/80surveyinI9S39sineschanges
overtiffieinthestructureofagricultural holdingsaraanimportant
elementinexaminingthedevelopment oftheooronsonagricultural policy«
TheproposalalsocontainssomespecificprovisionsforItaly
sincethisccimlrywasuii&bletocarryoutths1979/80survey.

PROPOSAL FOR A
COUNCIL REGULATION (KEC)
ontheorganisation ofasurvey onthestructure ofagricultural holdings
for1983
THE COUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Eoonomio Community ,
andinparticular Article 43thereof ,
Having regard tothe proposal from theCommission ,
Having regard tothe opinion oftheEuropean Parliament ,
Whereas ,pursuant toCouncil Regulation (EEC)N®218/78^^
asurvey onthastructure ofagricultural holdings wascarried outfor1979/80
aspart ofaprogramme ofCommunity surveys necessitated "bythe requirements
ofthe coiarson agricultural policy ;
sfhareas ,aspart oftha same programme ,asurvey should also becarried out
for 1983 inorder toenable thatrends ofth<a said structure tobaexamined
sinoe these trends ar®animportant factor indetermining the development of
tb® oeesscm e-pricultural palioys
Whereas sruoh trends cannot beexamined unless comparable data artsavailable
forthewhole Community ;
Whereas itisthsrefore necessary fcrthe survey tohave the same soope as
th®structures survey for1979/80;
Whereas itistherefore necessary ,inprinciple ,toretain forthe 1983
structure survey tha characteristics andthsir definitions laid down for
the1979/80survey inRegulation (EEC)No218/78and inCommission Decision
78/592/EEC respectively andtheCommunity outline ofthe
TTc
2)cOJhaL35,4,2 »1978 ,p.l
CJH®L195 ,20.7® I978 .p®22

»>2B
schedule oft&blea ,thestandard cod© andthedetailed rules forthetrans­
cription onto®&gn@-tic tape ofthedata contained insuch tables ,,laid dowr
1:forthaX979/80survey inCommission Decision 79/833/EEC -andsupplemented in
Decision 80/722/EECL^;
Whereas inordar toassess theimportance ofother gainful activities of
aansbere ofthefans .fa»ily tinformation should hecollected cneh&raoteri sties
relev«nt tothis topic .,,andwhereas itisnecessary toprescribe a»ddefine
these characteristics sissdtoley aCoiBBJunity schedule oftables utilizing
this informations
Whereas iti«necessary »forthaspecific needa oftheI9S3 survey ,to
introduce certain stiaor Eso&ifioations tothedefinitions ,the Cowsttnity
outlira® ofthe soh«sk\l® oftables ,thestandard code ®.i>.dthe d^tail^st
rules forthetraMcrlption onto»&gn«iio tap® ©fthed&t& ooBt«±n®d ia
such tables elaid down forth®1979/30survey®
Whereas ?inorder tof&oilit&t© theimplementation ofthe provisions ofthis
Regulation /there should b®continuing closa cooperation between the Keceber
States andtha C&ieasissi«m finparticular viathe Standing Coaaittee for
ikgrieultural Statistics satup "byCouncil Decision 72/279/EEC^' *;
Whereas itisnecessary ,given theinability ofItaly tocarry outthe1979/80
survey .toinclude special provisions forthis Member State .
HAS ADOPTES THIS REGTCJMTIOïît
Article 1
Member States shall between 1October I982 and31December I983 carry out
asurvey (hereinafter referred toas"thesurvey ")onthestructure ofthe
agricultural holdings intheir territories®
Article 2
loThesurvey shall beconducted incnooracre stages andshall becarried
outbyK©ans ofanexhaustive enquiry orbysaaplea designed tominimize
1)0JN»L259 ,15.10.1979 .P'45
2)0JB»L194,28.7,1980 ,p„io
3)0Jg®L179.7*8.1972 .p„1
aoa»/o«o

«3-
sampling errors .Inaithar case ,Member States shall take thenecessary
i3tep »tooiniraiz® errors ofcbaarvation ..Hhar® sampling isemployed ,
samplo eises shall belarge enough tcprovide statistically raliabls
raised rotmlts &,tthe various lovsls ofaggregation required byArticle 6(1 )(a)
and (b).
2®laviaa ofItaly 'sinability tooarry oxtitba survey onthe structure
ofagricultural holdings for1979/80byth®data required by
Regulation (SSC)U®218/78,Italy shall ,onthis occasion ,,carry outan
exhaustive enquiry .
Article 3
1*Forthe purposes ofapplying this Regulation *
(a)"agricultural holding **shall Bean &single unit ,both technically
andeconomically ,which has asingle man&gsraant andvhich produces
agricultural products |
(b)"agricultural area utilised forfarming "shall moan thatotal area
taken upbyarable land ,permanent pasture andmeadow ,land used
forpermanent oropsandkitchen gardens o
2.Thesurvey shall covers
(a)agricultural holdings where theagricultural area utilized for
farming iaon®hectare orsaorej
(b)agricultural holdings where theagricultural area utilised for
farming isless than onshectare ,ifthey Market acertain
proportion oftheir products oyifth®ir production exceeds certain
physical limits .
Article 4
1»Inthecaaa ofcoabined crops ,theagricultural area utilised for
farming ahall beallocated between thevarious crops surveyed in
proportion tothe araount ofland each take up.
2.Thearea used forsecondary successive cropa shall berecorded
separately fro® thearea ue«d for fariai rig.
Artide 5
Meober Stages shall carry outthasurvey onthecharacteristics listed in
the Annex .
••/•••

ThesurveyinItalyshall,,how-aver,baoarriadoutonthefulllistof
characteristic® iathaAansstoRagul&tioia(SEC)32*318/78sad
ontheoharaotarieticiss li®i©dinsectionMofthehxxnsxtothis
Regulation.
Thedeflation®relatingtothecharacteristics affldthersgiomllevels
referredtoinArticle6shallb&dat®rsda@d&aoordisgtoth©procedure
laiddowninArtiol®10*
Ar^iol®6
loKeuabsrStatesshall?
(a)estoutth®r-serultscfth®survey&tnations.!a&dregionall©v«l»
inth#forsofascheduleoftablesdr-awaupinaccordancewitha
Cosnmwityoutlice*Thissahedul#shallb®dratmupinpeoordanoe
withth®preoeduralaidIowainAriiel® -1'Qs
T
(t)withth®exceptionoftheEatherleads,,givatharsaultsofthe
surveybrek©adoaabyias®~'fsivettr®& agricultural areas,within
1)then®aain&ofArtiola3ofCouncil.Directive75/268/EEC
andbyaounisinus*®aswithinth®mafju&izigofparagraph 3oftha
saidArtiolaoTheCoMsaigeionsaylaydown,iaagreementwiththe
MemberStatsconcerned ,,groupingsofth®s©areas;
{©)trajaaoribsth®rasu.ltsofthesurvsyreferredtoin(a)and(b)
ontomagnetici&pausingastandardnethodforallKeraborStates.
Thestandardmethodaxidd®tailedrulesfortranscription ofresults
shallb®drawnupiaaccordancewithth®procedurelaiddownin
Article10?
(&)submittb.smagnetictapesreferredtoin(o)toth®Statistical
OfficeofthaEuropeanCosBESuBdties *Theyshallb©subnittedwithin
15Ecmthaofcompletionofthefieldworkandatthelatestby
31Max-ohI985.
2oItalyshallsetoutth®r®sultsofhersurveybothinth©formof
th©scheduleoftableslaiddownin .Eeeisiervs79/833/JEEG
aad80/722/EBGandinthefor®specifiedunderparagraph 1.
nwwijn 'g.m»>y.(warijjnr.r :"ÏCM.If;
1)OJK®L128.,3-975.P«1

Article7
1.Furthertablasorgeographiclevelsaeybeadded,totheschedulereferred
toiaijrsiolQ6inaoaorda.noawiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle10;
inamoheasesthaoosttothaMambarStatesshallbeexamined.
2*Ifth®Commissionundertakesfurtherstudies,thaMemberStatesshall
aanecessaryanda®faraspossibleprovidetheinformation requested
bytheCoasiaaion® ?hisshallbedonebyjointagreementbetweentha
CoaEia®ioaandthoMemberStateconcerned,subject,inparticular,to
thaneoaaa&ryguarants®ofstatisticalconfidentiality *
Artiol»8
Thainformation referredtoinArtiol®6mastbe©Qsaanmioated tothe
Statistical OfficeoftheEuropeanCommunitiesinsuohaforathatthe
holdingsconcernedcannotbeidentified ..
Article9
Incooperation withtheMemberStates,theCommissionshallpublish
theresultaofthesurvey.
Article10
1®WhsrethaprooeduralaiddowninthisArtioleisinvoked,thematter
shallbereferredtotheStandingCosunitteeforAgricultural Statistics
(hereinafter referredtoas"theCommittee")
byitschainaanfeitheronhieowninitiativeorattherequestofthe
representativ®ofaMemberStat®.
2aTheCommissionrepresentative shallsubmittotheCoraisitteaadraft
ofthemeasurestob<ataken.TheCommitteeshallgiveitsopinionon
thatdraftwithinatimelimitaetbythechairmanha%*ingregardto
theurgenoyofth©isatt©r.Opinionsshallbedeliveredbyamajority
of45votes,th®votesoftheMerabarStatesbeingweightedasprovided
inArtiola148(2)oftheTreaty#Thechairmanshellnotvote®

3oThe ConffiiEBioa shall edopt jos&iauresi which shall take immediate effect .
However ,ifthese ©assumes ars r*otiaaccordance with the Corasaittee' a
opinion ^th®Commission shall ex-bait th®sa forthwith tothe Cdxtncilj in
this oas® ,theCommission asydsf «:•»application ofthem®a®m*66 ithas
adopted fcr act aor-® thsat one .saonth fro® the data oftheir enbiaiSBion
toth® Counssiio
The Ctuaoilj acting leyaqualifisd saajority ,saaytake adifferent
decision withia en® ®oath .
Artiols 11
Thiffl EagttA&tioa shall ®at«r ixxto fore® ©atk®dayfollowing itsjmblio&tion
iatheOfficial Jcwjcal ©ftheEuropsaa Co®ummiti«e <>
¥Ma Ssgal&tioa shall fo® "biadis^g inits ®i3tir©t,y saddir©ot\7 applicable
ia&11Masher States .
Boa® ®,tBrossels -
For the Counoil
The President

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ΑΚΝΕΧ
HOTES (i)Except forItaly ,sections DtoIshall relate tothe
crop year corresponding "theorop tobeharvested
in1983 .
(ii)Forsection Jthedates towhioh livestook numbers relate
shall benotified tothe services ofthe Commission by
Ihsi Harabar States .
LIS*OPCHARACTERISTIC 3
A*Geojrraphio&l situation ofthe holding
01Blitrifft
02Less-favoured area yes/no
02§Mountain area yes/no
BoLegal personality andmanagement oftheholding
(onthedayofthesurvey )
01Isthelegal and eoonoraio responsibility oftheholding
assumed byanatural person ? yes/no
02Ifyes ,
isthis person (theholder )also themanager ? yes/no
C»Type oftenure (inrelation totheholder )
Agricultural area utilizedi ha/are
01for owner farming
02fortenant farming /...,
03forshare faming orother modes /...
D.Arabla land
Cereals fortheproduction ofgrain (including seed )J
01Common wheat andspelt /•••
02Durum wheat
03Ry«
04Barley
05Oats
06Brain na.iz « - /.-.
07Rioe
08Other oereals
09Dried vegetables (including seed andmixtures of
oereals anddried vegetables ) ./...

10Potatoes(includingearlypotatoesandBead
potatoes)
11Sugarbeat(excludingseeds)
12Foragerootsandtubers(excludingseeds)
13Industrialplants(inoludingseedsforherbaceous
oilseedplants;excludingseedsforfibreplants,bona,tabaaaaandotherindustrialBlasts)
a*uUaki
13atobaoo«
HhhoriB^
2^1)nAn^
13dotheroilseedandfibreplant
.13*otherindustrialplants
Freshvegetables,nelons,strawberries !
14–outdoor,ofwhichi
an«nfiV»fWyVM
bimarketflcardenizu
15-wnderglass
Flowersandornassecrtalpleats(excludingnurseries)
17–underglass
18Forageplanta
■* -18atamooranr cttum1
18bother -
19Arablelandseedsandseedlings(excludingoereali
driedvegetables,potatoesandoilseedplants)
20Otherarablelandcrops.
21Fallowland -
Xitohengardens
Pereanentpastureandmeadow^
01Pastureandaeadew.excludingroughftraaincra
02RousrheTAzinsi
13dand13®maybe»®rged
OptionalforOreeee-
Optionalexceptforflreooe
ItalyandGreeceasymergeheading01withhe&dirur0

ψ
ha/are
0.Permanent orops
01Fruit andberry plantations /.,
02Citrua plantations ••••••/•
03Olive plantations ••••••/•
04Vineyards ,ofwhioh normally producing *
04a quality wine
04bother wines ..••••/•
04otable grapes
04draisins^*' ••••../•
03ïurseries /.
06Other permanent orops
2)07Permanent orops under glass ••••••/•
H*Other land
01Unutilized agrioultural land (agricultural land
whioh isnolonger farmed ,foreoonomio ,sooial
orother reasons ,and whioh isnot UBed inthe
orop rotation System ) • ••••••/.
02Woodland •••.••/.
03Other land (land oocupied bybuildings ,farmyards ,
tracks ,ponds ,quarries ,infertile land ,rook eto *'
I*Successive cropping ,mushrooms ,irrigation ,greenhouses
ν
01Successive secondary non-fodder orops (excluding
market garden orops andorops under glass )*/
02Mushrooms ^) /.
4)03Irrigated area /.
04Ground areaoovered bygreenhouses inuse^ /.
1)Optional except forGreeoe
2)Optional forGreece
3)TheUnited Kingdom andIreland maymerge heading 03with heading 01
4)Optional forGermany
*)InMember States where thearea oovered bythis heading issubstantial ,
itmaybesubdivided into several crops

JLivestock
.01Bquidai
\
Bovine animais
02Under oneyear old
Oneyear oldorover butunder twoyears old
03Maie animal i
04Female animals
Twoyears oldand overs
05Male animali
06Heiferi
07Dairy cows
08Other cows
Sh®«p endgoats a
©9Sheep (allages );
09® .ofwhioh ewes
10Goats (allages )
PiffS !
11Piglets having allva weight ofus3&®r 20k£
12Breeding g®%rs woighlcs 5®IzgSTAover
/
13Other pigs
Poultry !
14Broilers ^
15Laying hens
16Other pmaltry {ducks ,turkrgns ,goase ,guineas-fowl ]
17Other livestook *)
*)Optional

L.TWaLabourForoo(inthe12monthsprecthedayof';h«aisrvay)F
OlaHoldar
02Spouseoarryingout
farmworkonthe
holding
03Othermembersof
holders'family
04Hon–faailylabour
regularlydeployedPai-aworkforholding*'aa%ofannualtime
Morki^dbyafull–tinefansworker
1 1|T0-^25255050--£.75I75-Xioo100
iB"of|persons1
Won-faail^rlabouremployed
onanon–rogul&rbtsias
05+06Humberoféquivalant
full-tin®workingdayss
01bAge'ofholder(yeare)^24
-tiok- I
OloSexofholder
–tiok-25–3435–4445–5455–6465andover
Malo[_)
Penale II
1)Apartfroahouaework
t

07Do®0thaholderha1/aanyothergainfulactivity
aehis/herisaloroccupation?
ese,Bubaidi&ryoccupation?MniaoncL_–tickaa
appropriai
00Itosath®holder'sspou®®?©arryij&goutfarmworkforth«holding,
b&v®e®yotborgainfulaotivitjs
asbis/her©ajar©coizpation?
a®asubsidiaryoccupation?tickaa
appropriât
B«®bax>yotharssejabsroftheholder'sfaailyengagedinthafaria
workoftb.oholdinghavesztycthargainful®/3tivitys
asMs/barmajoroccupation?
aeasubsidiarroccupation?-Insert
numberof
persons–
l)QuestIcqput011^ifbolderandlaan&gsrarethesameperson

®%m.?activity
01Ifthebo'ic.arisengagsdinoihgrgainfulactivity(OGA),eitheros>the
holdingorels?;v;hers»istheannualworktim-sgivenbyhim/hertoall
othergainfulactivities (otherth.<aafara>.work;onhis/herownbalding)
gracfterorloeathaathatgiventowork,onhis/herownbcXdiny*?
Tiokeaappropriafter*^timegiT<3atoCCAgreaterthantoIJf.armwrkonownholding
Otimegivan"soOGiLI33Bthanorequalto
f&rranarkonownholdi»<g
©2If*feh©hoMar5sspousocarriesoy j
isalso©ri^a^sdinothsrsrsinfMl ty,eitherontheholdingor
rfl-iinTttir-.M-r-TiTT•r-irrrerairn^mi T~nirfnrryrif"r*ni–rTT--–"vfr 'I–*« ^
©laaHher®,isth®anzua&lworktia®giventoallothorgainful
activitiesgreater©rIcssathanthatgiventofanaworkonthefaroiIj*
holding?
Ti<ob;a®appropriate/^XtimagiventoOCAgraaterthanto
(ifarsaworkonholding
OtimegiventoOGAlessthanorequalto f&rvnworkonholding
©3Typoandlooationofholder'sothargainfulactivity(activities)
1»Tourism(oaravansite,caiap
site,bed©adbreakfast,etc.)
2oCraftindustry
3.Forestry
4»Pishing
5»Far»workonanotherholding
6oOthorgainfulactivitynot
mentioned above[It1z_
PlacetickincolumnAforeachothergainfulactivitycarriedout
whollywithintheboundariesoftheholdingandincolumnBforeach
carriedcutwhollyoutside;whereanothergainfulactivityisper­
formedbothwithinandouteMetickinbothcolumns.

04fypaandloo&Siewofapsuae'ae'tha?ga.ifii'tti§Miv1
wh«r«epouGSIscarryingoutsc-ssfarmworkonth«
1.Tourism(carfivansite,Camp
Bit®,badaiidbreakfast,«to»]
2.Craftindustry
3oF©r«®try
4®Fishing
5oFasraworkonaaotherholding
6cOthergeinTulastivitynot
E®zrt.lonad abovaA Τ
PlaeatickincolumnAforeaobothargainfulactivitycarriedout
Kholi^withintheboundaries oftheholdimrauadincolumnBforeach
carriedoutwholly©utsi4«jvfa«r«ancihergednfulactivityleps?»
f©r®®dbothwithinendoutsidatioki»bothcol-ussnBo