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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,COM(77)372final.
Brussels,26July1977
.1
ProposalforaCouncilregulationrelatingtothe
organisation ofasurveyonthestructureof
agricultural holdingsin1979
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(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
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CQH(77)372final.

EXPL AFITOP YTÍFIÍOi ?,'<?7DW !
ThoCommission issubnitting aproposal foraRegulation onthoorganization of
asurvey onthestructure ofagricirltur&l i.o1dings .
This survey isasequel tothe "basic survey presoribed "byRegulation n°70/66/EIvG
(1)fasamended "byRegulation n°315/67/eeC(2),tothegeneral cenrms ofagri­
culture recommended "bytheFAOandprescribed "byDirective n°69/40C/EEC (3)»
tothestructure survey for19713 prescribed byDirective n°75/lOo/EBO(4)andto
thestructure survey for1977 prescribed "byRegulation (EEC)n°3228/76(5)*
Thepresent proposal provides forthecontinuation ofthecollection ofdata on
thestructure ofagricultural holdings throughout thoCommunity ,inorder to
satisfy thorequirements ofthecommon agricultural policy .Theproposed survey
will permit thedata already obtained inthecourse ofthefour previouo sur­
veys ,tobeupdated ,comparable data tobecollected throughout theMember
states andbasic data forresearch onthestructure ofagricultural holdings to
beprovided .
Inorder tosafeguard thecomparability ofthefigures ,thodefinitions used
forthe 1977 structures survey areinprinciple toberetained forthepresent
survey ,while however allowing thepossibility ofcertain adaptations tothe
definitions forthespecific needs oftho1979 survey .
Theproposal foraRegulation contained 'inthis document isbased cntheack­
nowledged' Interest ofproviding high quality information periodically ontroncla
inagricultural structures ,which is,moreover ,oneofthemain conditions for
thesuccess ofthe measrui-es agreed atCommunity level .
Thedevelopment ofthomeasure ;0atregional level ,particularly those Envisaged
formountain andhill farming andcertain leso-favoured areas ,maker itallthe
raoro necessary tocollect data atregional orarea level .
fl)OJn°112of24Jure 1966 ,p.206$/C6
(2)OJn°33of24February 1967 ,P-5U/CI
(3)OJn°L2S0of17November 1969 ,P^l
(4)OJn°L42of15February 1975 ,P-21.
(5)OJn°L366 of31December 1976 ,p.l.

Indesignandexecution,thissurveyissimilartothe1969generalagri­
culturalcensus;atthesametime,however,itpermitscomparisonwiththe
resultsofthestructuressurveyfor1975an<i1977»whichwerethefirst
«
surveystoprovidecomparableinformationforthenineMemberstates#It
is"basedonthedecennialsurveysrecommended "byFAOalreadycarriedout
intheMemberstatesandprovidesaCommunityscheduleoftablesforthe
purposesofanalysisofthedataat.Communitylevel.Thissurveybasically
ooversthefollowingcharacteristics :typeoftenure,landuse,livestock,
machineryandequipment,andfarmlabourforc<S»
Provisionismadeforapplyingontheoocasionofthissurveythecommunity
classification ofagricultural holdingscurrentlybeingdevelopedbythe
Commission' sservicesandtheMemberstates*

ProposalforaCounoilRegulation
ontheorganization ofasurveyonthestructureofagricultural holdings
for1979-
i >
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe-EuropeanEconomioCommunity,and
inpartioularArticle43thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,(l),
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParliament(2),
WhereastheMemberstatesarepreparingtooarryoutasurveyaspartofthenext
ten-yearlyworldagricultural surveyrecommended "bytheFAOandtobe.conduoted
'sometimearound1980;
WhereastheresultsofthissurveymayheusedforCommunitypurposesifthere­
ferenceperiod,thesoopeandthedefinitionsareharmonisedaspartofaCommunity
programme|
Whereasthestructuraltrendsofagricultural holdingsareanimportantfactorin
determiningtheooursetohefollowedbythecommonagricultural policy;whereas
theseriesofsurveysonthestructureofholdings,thelatestofwhichwaspro­
videdinCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3228/76(3),shouldbecontinued;
Whereasinordercorrectlytoassessthetechnicalandeconomicoperationofthe
holdingstheagricultural areautilizedforfarmingshould,inthecaseofcombined
orops,bedividedamongthelatterinproportiontotheamountoflandwhichthese
aotuallytakeup;whereastheexperimentsrequiredforthispurposewerecarried
outintheMemberstatesconoernedduringthe1977surveyonthestructureofagri­
culturalholdings(3);
(1)0JN»
(2)OJF
(3)0JN»L366,31.12.1976,p.l

Whereasinordertofacilitatetheimplementation oftheenvisagedprovisions \
thereshould "beclosecooperationbetweentheMemberStatesandtheCommission, •
inparticularwithintheStandingCommitteeforAgriculturalStatisticssetup
byDecision72/279/eEC(l)?
« i
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION (
Article1
Memberstatesshall,between1May1979and15June1980,inaccordancewith
theFAOrecommandation foraworldagricultural survey,carryoutasurvey(hereinafter
referredtoasto"thesurvey")onthestructureoftheagriculturalholdingsin
theirterritories coveringthecropyearcorresponding toacropharvestedin1979.
Article2
1*ForthepurposesofthisRegulation :
(a)"agriculturalholding"shallmeanasingleunit,bothteohnicallyand
economically ,whichhasasinglemanagementandtheoutputofwhichis
agriculturalproduots; j
i
1
(b)"agriculturalareautilizedforfarming"shallmeanthetotalareataken
upbyarableland,permanentpastureandmeadow,landusedforpermanent
oropsandkitchengardens*
«
2.Thesurveyshallcovert
(a)agriculturalholdingswheretheagriculturalareautilizedforfarmingis
onehectareormore;
(1)0JN°Li79,7.8.1972,p.l

(b)agricultural holdings where theagricultural area utilized forfarming
isless than oneheotare ,ifthey market aoertain proportion oftheir
products oriftheir standard gross production exceeds certain physical
units .
«
Article 3
1*Intheoase ofcombined crops ,theagricultural area utilized forfarming
shall beallocated between the'various crops surveyed insuch awaythat
thearea actually devoted toeach oneinknown .
2.Theagricultural area utilized forsecondary successive crops shall bere­
corded separately from theagricultural area utilized forfarming .
Article 4
Member states shall include intheir national questionnaires allnecessary
questions toobtain theinformation relating tothecharacteristics
listed inthe Annex .
Article 5
Thedefinitions ofthecharacteristics referred toinArticle 4ofthe
regions anddistricts referred toinArtiole 8shall bedetermined in
accordance with theprocedure laid down inArticle 12. • ^
Article 6
Thesurvey shall becarried outasageneral survey ofarandom cample survey .
Member states mayusethese twoforms ofinquiry fordifferent parts ofthe
list ofcharacteristics .Inparticular ,thecharacteristics ofSection Mshall
berecorded only inrespeot ofholdings where theholder oratleast oneofthe
members ofhisfamily engaged inagricultural work fortheholding hasanother
gainful activity andthis only within arandom sample of10$oftheholdings .
Theresults obtained byrandom sampling shall beextrapolated .

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Article7
Memberstatesshallsetouttheresultsofthesurveyintheformofaschedule
oftablesdrawnupinaccordancewithaCommunityoutline.Thisoutlineshallbe
drawnupinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle12*
Article8'
1.MemberstatesBhalldrawupthetablesoftheCommunityscheduleoftables
atnational,regionalanddistrictlevels©
WhentheCommunityoutlineoftablesisdrawnuptheCommission maydecidethat
certaintablesarenotapplicableincertainMemberStatesatdistrictlevel,
2*WiththeexceptionoftheNetherlands ,theresultsshallbebrokendownby
less-favoured agricultural areas,withinthemeaningofArticle3ofDirective
75/268/EEC(l)orbygroupsofsuchareasandbrokendownbyotheragricultural
areasorbygroupsofsuchareas*TheCommissionshalllaydown,inagreement
withtheMemberstatesoonoered,thegroupingsofless-favoured agricultural
areasontheonehandandotheragricultural areasontheother*
Article9
*
Memberstatesshalli
(a)transcribetheresultsreferredtoinArtiole8ontomagnetiotapeusinga
standardprogrammeforallMemberstates*Themethodoftranscription andthe
standardprogrammeshallbedrawnupinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaid
downinArticle12; N
(b)submitthemagnetictapeBreferredtoin(a)totheStatisticalOffioeof
theEuropeanCommunities *Theyshallbesubmittedwithin18monthsofcon*-
pletionofthefieldwork*
(1)0JFL128,19*5*1975,P*1

Article10
TheinformationreferredtoinArticle8shallbecommunicated totheStatis­
ticalOfficeoftheEuropeanCommunitiesinsuchaformthattheholdingscon­
cernedcannot "beidentified#
Article11
InoooperationwiththeMemberStates,theCommissionshallpublishtheCom­
munitysoheduleoftables.
Article12
1*WheretheprocedurelaiddowninthisArticleisinvoked,themattershall
bereferredtotheStandingCommitteeforAgriculturalStatisticssetupby-
Decision72/279/EEC(hereinafterreferredtoas"theCommittee' 1)byits
ohairman,eitheronhisowninitiativeorattherequestoftherepresenta­
tiveofaMemberState*
2.TheCommissionrepresentative shallsubmittotheCommitteeadraftofthe
measurestobetaken•TheCommitteeshallgiveitsopiniononthatdraft
withinatimelimitsetbythechairmanhavingregardtotheurgencyofthe
matter.Opinionsshallbedeliveredbyamajorityof41votes,thevotesof
theMemberstatesbeingweightedasprovidedinArticle148(2)oftheTreatyi
Thechairmanshallnotvote.
3.TheCommissionshalladoptmeasureswhichshalltakeimmediateeffect.How­
ever,ifthesemeasuresarenotinaccordancewiththeCommittee'sopinion,.
theCommissionshallsubmitthemforthwithto.theCouncil?inthiscase,the
Commission maydeferapplicationofthemeasuresithasadoptedfornotmore
thanonemonthfromthedateoftheirsubmissiontotheCouncil.
TheCouncil,actingbyaqualifiedmajority,maytakeadifferentdecision
withinonemonth.

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Article13
1*MemberStatesshallsubmittotheCommissionasnecessaryallinformation
whichthelattermayrequireoftheminordertoachievingthetasks
referredtointhisRegulation.
2*Theinformationcollected "bytheMemberStatesunderthesurveyreferred
tointhisRegulationshall"beavailableintheMemberStatesatdistrict
levelandshallremainso,asfarasistechnicallypossible,untilthe
nextgeneralsurveycarriedoutunderthePAOoratCommunitylevel.
3.FurthertablesmaybeaddedtotheschedulereferredtoinArticle7in
accordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle12.
4*IstheCommissionundertakesfurtherstudies,MemberStatesshallasfar
aspossiblesupplytheinformationrequiredinclosecollaboration with
theotherMemberStatesandtheCommission,particularattentionbeing
paidtotheneedtoguaranteestatisticalconfidentiality .
Article14
MemberStatesshallreceiveaflat-ratecontribution tothecostsinconnection
withSectionMofthelistofcharacteristics of1-g-unitsofaccountinrespect
ofeachoftheholdingsforwhichtheinformationreferredtointhatSection
issuppliedtotheCommission. s
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicablein
allMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil
ThePresident

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LIST0?CHARACTERISTICS
A*Geographical nitrationof"theholcHnr;
01District
02Handicappedarea -yeo/no
»* . •
D.LeffalTDornonnlitv aridmnnn/remcntoftheholdm?
(onthodayofthesurvey)■ •
01Isthelegalandeconomicrenponsibilityoftheholding
assumed "byanaturalperson?■'. yen/no
02Ifyes,
isthisperson(theholder)alsothemanager yes/no
03Managers'agricultural training •• .
I–primary ' .yes/no
/ » •
I-secondary ' yes/no
-higher yes/no
04Areaccountskeptfortheholding yes/no
C.Typeoftenure(inrelationtotheholder).
(onthedayofthesurvey)
Agricxilturalareautilized: ho/are
01forownerfarming •
02fortenantfarming •••••/
*.
03forsharefarmingorothermodes "
«
Arallclrnd(asusedfor1977harvest) hn/are
Cerealsfortheproductionofgrain(includingseed):
01Commonwheatandspelt•' x/
02])urumv/heat
03Rye ■./
04Barley
05Oats •
06Grainmaize
07Hice , •••••/•••••
08Othercereals "

2
09Driedvegetables(includingseedandmixturesofcereals
anddriedvegetables)
10Potatoes(includingearlypotatoesandsets)
11Sugar"beet(excludingseeds)
12Foragerootsandtubers(excluding'seeds)
13Industrialplants(includingseedsforherbaceousolea­
ginousplants;excludingseedsfortextileplants,hops,
tobaccoandothelrindustrialplants)ofwhich:(l)
13atobacco
13bhops
13coilseedsandtextileplants
_, • «
t
Freshvegetables,melons,strawberries :
•14-outdoor:
(a)openfield
(b)marketgardening
15-underglass
Flowersandornamentalplants(excludingseedlings):
16-outdoor
17–underglass '■
18Forageplants
18atemporarygrass
10bother
19Horticultural seedsandotherarablelandseedsor
plants(excludingcereals,driedvegetables,potatoes
andoleaginousplants)
20Otherarablelandcrops
21Fallowland
•'
\ ' s•
E.Kitchengardens
F«Permanentpnrvl.urcandmeadow
01Pastureandmeadow,excludingroughgrazings
02Houghgraaings
(l)Headingsincludedprimarilytofacilitatefarmclassification

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G*Permanent crons ' .•' ha/arc
01Fruit andberry plantations
02Citruo plantations
03Olivo plantations
04Vineyard 3,ofwhich producing (l)s /..
04aquality wine ' ■
04bordinary wine ••••»/•*
04otable grapes •••••/..
• . . - * /05Nurseries .•••••/»■ -
06Other permanent crops *'
07Permanent crops under glass ••••«/••
H»Other land .ha/are
01Unutilized agricultural area (agricultural land which is
nolonger farmed ,foreconomic ,social orother reasons
andwhich isnotused inthecrop rotation system )
02Woodland .".
03Other land (land covered bybuildings ,farmyards ,tracks ,
ponds ,quarries ,infertile land ,rock ,etc.) ••••»./ •
X.Successive cronpin .?,.mushrooms ,irrigation ,/rreenhouses ha/are
01Successivo secondary orops _
(exoluding market garden crops andcrops under glass ) •••••/•••
02Mushrooms . * •••••/.»•
03Area capable ofbeing irrigated , •••••/•»•
•
Ground area covered bygreenhouses inuse
04withoxit heating installation •
05with heating installation s /•••
J»Livestock (apof.«.)(dat£'tobedetermined ) Head
01hcruidae
Bovine animals 1
02Under one .year old :
02aofwhich females notintended forslaughter ascalves (l)
ovor onebutunder twoyears old
(l)Headings included primarily tofacilitate farm c.lnm:if rv»

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hoîxd
03Holeanimals ....j...
« . •
04Femaleanimals:
'04aofwhichnotslaughteranimals(l)
twoyearsoldandover
05Kaleanimals ,
06Kcifers
06aofwhichnotslaughteranimals(l)
07Dairycows
08Othercows •
09Sheep(allages).
» ..*09aofwhiohewes(l)
10Goats(allagec)
rigs:
11Pigletsofliveweightunder20kg
12Breedingsowsweighing50kgandover
13Otherpigs
Poultry: ■..'
14Broilers
15Layinghens
16Otherpoultry(ducks,turkeys,geeso,guinea-fowl)head
(1)llcadin-includedpriraarilytofacilitatofnrmclasr-ification

K*Tractors ,cultivators ,machinery and equipment
Ontnodayofsurvey f--.chir.cry us~4 inthe12
months prccodirvj theday
ofthe svrvcv
Cilc.-vjir ^exclusively -tothe
fcoldin /rU=cd "byocvcr?.l holdings (Tjo-
lonjiirv ;tomother holding ,tc
n.cooperative orov.-r.ed jointl ;.-
with other holdings )
Or'bclorvrinc toao'.-rvice
eunplv a.-er.cy
1 2
I •Kur.ber ] Tick
sypowsr ra.ti.-_s
froa •••to...
Xw
01Pour-wheel tractors -,track-laying tractors ,tool-carriers
02Cultivators ,hoGins machines ,rotary hoes andmotor sowers
03Combine harvesters
04For^e-harvesters
CpFotato-harvectgrs-(totally mechanised )
06Sugar beet–harvesters (totally mechnized )
07Killing machinery (fixed ormovable )
07aofwhich multiple milking standsΠΠπ□
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L.Farm labour force finthe12months nrecedinrj thodayofthenurvcvV
Farm labour forceSex Age rroups Farm vork forfolding X2)
m*f.rj-
CSJ
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ir\
CM5
<r\mir\
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ir\vtf-
VO
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irsmtSe>
rj£
,o
|f>r;
VOParttime withworking hourr .of:| 1
>0-
<25fll25- 50- r
_^lrA IV5-,dCO','fn:a-
ti-ir.e
ofannual time worked bya
•full-time farm worker– ,–,
_*(tick)J (tick ) (tick )
01Holdcr
02Spouse carrying out
farm vjork forholdingi '
03aOther members of
holders family :
male (3)
03bOther members of
holders family :
'female (3)
04aHonfamily labour
regularly employed : 1
male (3) j
04bHonfamily labour
regularly employed :
demale (3)
Hon-family work
force notregularly
employed
05 Halo
06FemaleFarm work forholding
as$ofannual time
worked byafull-time
farm workerAgegroups
.TTTiy -
2425-
3435-
4445-
54•55-
6465a/:a
above
>0-■<•25
25-<50
50-<.75II
75-<100
100
Number ofworking
days••s
Φ
07Does theholder orhis r.pouGe ornnymember ofhisfamily ongagod in
thefannwork oftheholding have anyother gainful activity yen/no
(l)rro:n oc'nool-1 caving age
!<?)Apart fro;nhouse-work 3)'iVnIo toViepropn.vcd forofioh ofgroup separatoly (03ato04b)

Otherrsinfulactivity "bytheholderormembersofhisfamilyen.TS.~edinthefarnworkoftheholding :
se:se||âgesgroups!Gainfulfactivityotherthanxnefarmw<
oftheholding ;!>rk
f.lra\2/j
24i25
3435
4445
5455
6465
+iTimeworkedas%ofarjiuax
|full-timeworkIsejf-
em-
plqyen
inerfc
colf-
em-
plqyotype
(3) Inil.orlesstnan
50
I50®
more
1
01Eolaer
02Spouse
03Othermembersof
holdersfamily(4)
«
_.. 1i
1
(1)'To"becompletedonlyforsampleholdings(10$sample)andwhentheanswertoquestionL/07is"yes".
IncludeallindividualenteredinheadingsL/oi}L/02,l/03
(2)From'school-leaving age
(3)Codsa■oncameholding . "
0■outsida ..•
1»agriculturalandforestry (Sxam^le:Acaravansiteontheholdinj«aj>J
2-fishery .
3■tourismandancillaryactivities
4•craftindustries '
5■other(4;Spcciiyindividually#

NOTE
ProposalforaCouncilRegulationontheorganizationofasurvey
onthestructureofagricultural holdingsfor1979
FinancialeffectoftheproposalonthobudgetoftheEuropean
Communities
ExpenditurearisingoutofArticle14
ThemaincostsofthesurveyfalltotheMemberelatesinviewoftheir
commitmenttocarryoutamajor10yearlysurveyasrecommended "byF.A.O.
Theregulationenvisagesaflatratecontributionattherateofiy2U.A.
persupplementary questionnaire completed.Theholdingsconcernedarethoso
withina10$samplewherecitherthoholderorhisspouse,oramember -of
theirfamilyworkingontheholdinghasalucrativeactivityout.aidetho
agriculturalworkofthoholding.The(theoretical)maximumcommunityfin?.n-
cialcommitmentisthus10%ofallholdingssurveyed(i.e.10$ofc.5million
holdings)times2U.A.orc.750|Q^0U.A.Sinconotallthpcampleholdings
willhavosuchanexternalincomesourcetheactual,communitypaymentvfill"bo
less.Nocomprehensive figuresareavailableonwhichto"baseanexactesti­
mate.Howeverthecommunityfinancialcontributionisunlikelytoexceed/,00,000
U.A.