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Brussels ,4January1973
PROPOSAL FORACOUNCILREGULATION AMENDING REGULATION N79/65/EEC
ASREGARDS THEFIELDOFOBSERVATION ANDTHENUMBER OFACCOUNTING
ENTERPRISES TOBETAKENINTOCONSIDERATION FORTHENETWORK FORTHE
COLLECTION OFAGRICULTURAL ACCOUNTANCY DATAOFTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC
COMMUNITY
(Proposal fromtheCommission totheCouncil)
COM(72)1771final

I.PROPOSAL FORACOUNCIL REGULATION ATTENDING REGULATION N°79/65/EEC
ASREGARDS THE FIELD OFOBSERVATION AND THE NUMBER OFACCOUNTING
ENTERPRISES TOBETAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION FOR THE NETWORK FOR THE
COLLECTION OFAGRICULTURAL ACCOUNTANCY DATA OFTHE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC
COMMUNITY .
EXPLANATORY MESIORANDUIi
Initsreport totheCouncil onthenetwork forthecollection of
agricultural accountancy data oftheEEC-areport submitted pursuant
totheprovisions ofArticle 23ofRegulation N°79/65/EEC-theCom­
mission hasrecommended several alterations totheorganization and
operation ofthenetwork .After therunning-in period ,these altera­
tions should give this .observational organ theefficiency essential
toit.
Two ofthese alterations relate totheprovisions ofCouncil .Regulation
N°79/65/EEC ;theothers concern Commission Regulations ,inparticular
Regulations N°91/66/EECandN°118/66/EEC.Thetwobasic alterations
inquestion bear on .: - '
-therestriction .ofthefield .ofobservation tofull-time holdings , ..
-agradual rise inthenumber ofaccountable holdings tocover the
entire field ofobservation with arepresentative sample representing
approximately 1%ofthetotal number ofagricultural holdings in
this field .
Thedecision theCouncil takes on ,thetwobasis questions mentioned
above will affect thealterations subsequently made totheimplementing
provisions (Commission regulations ).
The Commission draws the Council *sattention tothe time-limits set .
for application oftheprovisions setbefore it.Inorder tobeapplicable
in1974 andconsequently tobear fruit with publication oftheresults
in1976 ,theprovisions inquestion should beadopted inthefirst
fewmonths of1973 .Toavoid anygapinpermanent operation ofthedata
network ,theprovisions applicable forthefirst three years must be
applied until thenewprovisions have been adopted bytheCouncil .

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II.PROPOSAL FORACOUNCIL REGULATION AMENDING REGULATION N°79/65/EEC
ASREGARDS THEFIELDOFOBSERVATION ANDTHENUMBER OFACCOUNTING
ENTERPRISES TOBETAKENINTOCONSIDERATION FORTHENETWORK FOR
THECOLLECTION OFAGRICULTURAL ACCOUNTANCY DATAOFTHEEUROPEAN
ECONOMIC COMMUNITY .
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
and.inparticular Article 43thereof :
Havingregardtotheproposal fromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropean Parliament ;
WhereasCouncilRégulation N°79/65/EEC(l)of15June1965setsupa
networkforthecollection x>faccountancy dataontheincomesand
"business operation ofagricultural holdingsintheEuropean Economic'
Community ,asamendedbyRégulation EECN°/72(2);
Whereastheexperience gainedduringthefirstfewyearsofoperation
ofthedatanetwork showstheneedtodefinethelimitsofthefield
ofobservation insuchmannerthatholdings includedinitshouldbe
ofsufficiently largetoenableaccounting systemstoreflectthem;
Whereas,inaccordance withRegulation (EEC)N°......(2),thedata
networkcurrently covers13.600returning holdings ;whereasthenumber
ofreturning holdings mustinfuturebeproperlyrepresentative ofall
agricultural holdingsinthefieldofobservation ;whereasrepresen­
tationbasedonapproximately 1%ofthetotal'numberof.agricultural
holdings inthesaidfieldisaminimumthatshouldbeattained as
quicklyaspossible :
(1)OJ.N0109,23June1965,p.1859/65.
(2)Seeproposalforaregulation amendingRegulation N°79/65/EECwith
aviewtotakingintoaccounttheaccession ofthenewMemberSates
totheEuropean Economic Community (doc.N°

Whereas,consequently ,thenumberofreturning holdings needstobe
increased ;
Whereastheincreaseinthenumberofreturning holdings mustbephased
gradually overseveralyearsinordertoallowthenational andregional
authorities withinthedatanetworktocarryoutthisextension smoothly
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article 1
Article4(l)and(2)ofRegulation IT079/65/EECisreplacedby"the
following :
"Thefieldofobservation referredtoinArticle 1(2)(a)includes
agricultural holdings which:
-aresales-orientated inmattersoforganization andoperation j
-formthebasisofthemainoccupation oftheheadofenterprise ;
-ensuretheemployment ,peryear,ofatleastoneworker(lUTN).
The13,600returning holdingsshallbeincreased gradually atthe
beginning ofeachofth6fivefinancial yearscommencing duringthe
period1974to1978soastoattain,eventually ,thefigureof40,000".
Article 2
Article23ofRegulation 11°79/65/E2Cisreplaced bythefollowing :
"Before1January1980theCommission shallsubmittotheCouncila
fullreportontheoperation oftheda.tanetwork,accompanied ifneces­
sarybyaproposalfortheamendment oftheprovisions ofthisRegulation
Article 3
ThisRegulation shallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingits
publication intheOfficial JournaloftheEuropean Communities .
ThisRegulation shallbebindinginitsentirety anddirectly applicable
inallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels , FortheCouncil
ThePrésident

FIÎTAÏTCIAL SSPECTS-4-
1.Takingintoaccountthehypothesis whsrebytheincreaseinthenumber
ofreturning holdings willdevelopatanevenratefrom1974to
1978.theannualgrowthofthereturning samplewouldbe:
(40,000-13,600)=5»280returning holdings
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2.Thetransition from13,600to(13,600+5»280)-i.e.atotalof
18,880-returning holdingsisplannedfor1974»
3.Thecorresponding budgetfor1974wouldthusbe
18,880x25u.a.=472,000u.a.(l)
4.Attheendoftheextension period(1978)thebudgetwouldattain
thesumof
40,000x25u.a.=1,000,000 u.a.(l)
Itshouldberemembered thatthisbudgetcoversonlyfixed-price remune­
rationperholdingformprovidedforinArticle9(l)ofRegulation
n°79/65/EEC.
Allowance shouldalsobemadeforanincrease-proportional totherise
inthenumberofreturning holdings-inthefinancing ofmecanographical
processing ofaccountancy dataincludedinthegeneraloperational
budgetoftheCommission .
(l)Ifthestandardfeewereincreased to30u.a.asenvisaged bythe
Commission initsreporttotheCouncilontheoperation ofRICA,
thefiguresfor1974and1978respectively wouldbe566.400u.a.
and1.200.000 u.a.