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ProposalforaCouncilDirectiveonthestatisticalsurveystobecarriedoutonpigproduction
(93/C18/08)
COM(92)577final
(SubmittedbytheCommissionon18December1992)
MemberStatesandtheCommissionandthisshouldbe
effectedviatheStandingCommitteeonAgricultural
StatisticsestablishedbyDecision72/279/EEC(2),
HASADOPTEDTHISDIRECTIVE :
SECTION I
SURVEYSOFTHEPOPULATION
A.Atnationallevel
Frequency—Fieldofsurvey
Article1
1.TheMemberStatesshallcarryoutstatistical
surveysofthepigpopulationontheirterritoryeachyear
inthefirstweekofApril,AugustandDecember .THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle43
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropean
Parliament,
WhereasCouncilDirective76/630/EECof20July1976
onthestatisticalsurveystobecarriedoutbythe
MemberStatesonpigproduction(')hasbeenamended
severaltimes;whereas,furtheramendmentsbeing
necessary,theDirectivesshould,forreasonsofclarity,
berecastinasingletext;
WhereasprovisionshouldbemadeforthoseMember
Stateswhosenationalpigpopulationmakesuponlya
smallpercentageoftheoverallpopulationofthe
EuropeanCommunitytoreducethenumberofannual
surveyswhereappropriate;2.ThoseMemberStateswhosenationalpigpopu­
lationislessthan3millionheadmayapplytodispense
withtheAprilandAugustsurveysaltogetherortocarry
themoutinselectedregionsonly.
3.Inconsideringtheapplicationreferredtoin
paragraph2,theCommissionshalldecideinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle16.Whereas,inordertoensurethatthecommonagri­
culturalpolicyisproperlyadministered,particularly
wherethepigmeatmarketisconcerned,theCommission
requiresregulardataontrendsinlivestockandin
pigmeatproduction;
Whereasthecollectionandprocessingofthedataaswell
astheorganizationofthesurveyatnationallevelshould
continuetobewithinthecompetenceofthestatistical
servicesoftheMemberStates,andtheCommission
shouldberesponsibleforthecollection,coordination
andharmonization ofstatisticalinformationatEuropean
levelandarrangefortheharmonizedmethodologies
necessarytoimplementCommunitypolicies;
Whereas,inordertofacilitateimplementation ofthis
Directive,closecooperationisnecessarybetweentheArticle2
1.ForthepurposesofthisDirective,theterm'pig'
meansdomesticanimalsofthespeciessus.
2.ThesurveysreferredtoinArticle1shallcoverall
pigsheldonagriculturalholdingsasdefinedbythe
CommissionafterconsultingtheStandingCommitteeon
Agricultural Statistics,hereinafter calledthe
'Committee',setupbytheCouncilDecisionof31July
1972,inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddownin
Article16.Thesurveysshallcoversufficientholdingsto
accountforatleast95%ofthepigpopulationas
(l)OJNoL223,16.8.1976,p.4.Directivelastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1057/91(OJNoL107,27.4.1991,
p.11). OOJNoL179,7.8.1972,p.1.

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Transmission deadline
Article5
1.MemberStatesshallnotifytheCommissionofthe
provisionalresultsofthesurveysandsupplementary
estimatesnotlaterthan:
—15JuneofthesameyearfortheAprilsurvey,
—15OctoberofthesameyearfortheAugustsurvey,
—15FebruaryofthefollowingyearfortheDecember
survey.
2.MemberStatesshallnotifytheCommissionofthe
finalresultsofthesurveysandthesupplementary
estimates,incompliancewithArticle4(2),notlater
than:
—1AugustofthesameyearfortheAprilsurvey,
—1DecemberofthesameyearfortheAugustsurvey,
—1AprilofthefollowingyearfortheDecember
survey.
B.Atregionallevel
Territorialsubdivisions
Article6
1.ThefinalresultsoftheDecembersurveyshallbe
compiledforeachoftheterritorialsubdivisionsas
definedbytheCommissionfollowingconsultationofthe
Committee,inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddown
inArticle16.determinedbythelastsurveyonthestructureofagri­
culturalholdings.
3.Asfaraspossible,MemberStatesshallsupplement
theresultsoftheabovesurveyswithanestimateofthe
pigpopulationnotcoveredbythesurveysreferredtoin
paragraph2.
Breakdownbycategory
Article3
1.ThesurveysprovidedforinArticle1shallbe
conductedinsuchawayastoprovideabreakdownof
thepigpopulationintoatleastthefollowingcategories :
A.Pigletswithaliveweightupto20kg;
B.Pigswithaliveweightfrom20upto50kg;
C.Fatteningpigs,includingculledboarsandculledsows
withaliveweight:
(a)from50upto80kg;
(b)from80upto110kg;
(c)of110kgandhigher;
D.Breedingpigswithaliveweightof50kgandhigher;
(a)boars;
(b)coveredsows,including:
bl)sowscoveredforthefirsttime;
(c)othersows,including :
cl)giltsnotyetcovered.
2.Thecategoriesreferredtoinparagraph 1maybe
modifiedbytheCommissioninaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle16.
3.TheCommissionshalldefinethecategoriesafter
consultingtheCommitteeinaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle16.
Accuracy
Article4
1.ThesurveysreferredtoinArticle1shallbe
conductedintheformofexhaustivesurveysorby
representative sampling.
2.ForeachoftheMemberStates,samplingerrorsfor
theresultsofthesurveysprovidedforinArticle2(2)
shallnotexceed2%ofthetotalnumberofpigs,this
percentagerepresentingaconfidenceintervalof68%.
3.Asregardsthesamplingframeandthe
supplementary estimatesreferredtoinArticle2(3),
MemberStatesshalltakewhatevermeasurestheydeem
appropriatetomaintainthequalityofthesurveyresults.2.Inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddownin
Article16,theCommissionmayapproveanapplication
fromaMemberStatetousetheregionalbreakdown
referredtoinparagraph 1forthefinalresultsofthe
AprilorAugustsurvey.
3.Theterritorialsubdivisionsdefinedinparagraph 1
maybeamendedbytheCommissioninaccordancewith
theprocedurelaiddowninArticle16.
Transmission deadline
Article7
TheMemberStatesshallnotifytheCommissionofthe
datareferredtoinArticle6notlaterthan15Mayofthe
yearfollowingthereferencemonth.
C.Breakdownbyherdsize
Sizeclasses
Article8
1.Inodd-numbered years,theMemberStatesshall,at
nationallevel,breakdownthefinalresultsofthe
Decembersurveysbysizeclassesasdefinedbythe

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Commission afterconsultingtheCommitteein
accordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle16.
2.Inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddownin
Article16,theCommissionmayapproveanapplication
fromaMemberStatetousethebreakdownbysize
classesreferredtoinparagraph 1forthefinalresultsof
even-numbered yearsandoftheAprilorAugustsurvey.
3.Thesizeclassesreferredtoinparagraph 1maybe
amendedbytheCommissioninaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle16.
Transmission deadline
Article9
TheMemberStatesshallnotifyEurostatofthedata
referredtoinArticle8notlaterthan15Mayoftheyear
followingthereferencemonth.
SECTIONII
SLAUGHTERING STATISTICS
Article10
1.TheMemberStatesshalldrawupmonthlystatistics
relatingtothenumberandcarcaseweightofpigs
slaughteredintheslaughterhouses ontheirterritory,the
meatofwhichisdeemedfitforhumanconsumption .
Ifnecessary,theyshallalsosupplyestimatesofslaugh­
teringsnotincludedinthereturns,sothatthestatistics
includeallthepigsslaughteredontheirterritory.
2.Thestatisticsreferredtoinparagraph 1shallbe
drawnupforthefollowingcategory:
A.Pigs,total.
3.TheCommissionshalldefinethecarcaseweight
referredtoinparagraph 1andthecategoryreferredto
inparagraph2afterconsultingtheCommittee,in
accordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle16.
Transmission deadline
Article11
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission ofthe
resultsofthestatisticsreferredtoinArticle10(1)not
laterthaneightweeksfollowingthereferencemonth.
SECTIONIII
PRODUCTION FORECASTS
Article12
1.TheMemberStatesshallusethesurveyresultsand
otheravailableinformationtoproduceforecasts,for
eachcalendarquarter-year ,oftheirgrossindigenous
productionofpigs.Grossindigenousproductionshallincludeallpigs
slaughteredplusthebalancesofintra-Community and
externaltradeinlivepigs.
2.Theforecastsreferredtoinparagraph 1shallbe
drawnupforthefollowingcategory:
A.Pigs,total.
3.TheCommissionmayamendthisArticlein
accordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle16.
Transmission deadline
Article13
TheMemberStatesshallforwardtheseforecaststothe
Commissionatthefollowingtimesandforthefollowing
three-monthperiods:
(a)before15Februaryforforecastsuptothethird
quarterofthecurrentyear(inclusive);
(b)before15Juneforforecastsuptothefirstquarterof
thefollowingyear(inclusive);
(c)before15Octoberforforecastsuptothesecond
quarterofthefollowingyear(inclusive).
SECTIONIV
GENERALPROVISIONS
Article14
TheCommission shallexamine :
(a)theresultssupplied;
(b)thetechnicalproblemswhicharise,inparticularin
preparingandcarryingoutthesurveysandforecasts;
(c)thereliabilityofthesurveyresultsandestimates.
Article15
TheMemberStatesshallinformtheCommissionofany
methodological orotherchangewhichcould
considerablyinfluencethestatistics.Thisshallbedone
notlaterthanthreemonthsafterthechangeinquestion
entersintoforce.TheCommissionshallnotifytheother
MemberStatesofanysuchcommunication intheappro­
priateworkingparties.
Article16
1.WheretheprocedurelaiddowninthisArticleis
invoked,themattershallbereferredtotheStanding
CommitteeonAgriculturalStatistics(hereinafterreferred
toasthe'Committee')bytheChairman,eitheronhis
owninitiativeorattherequestofarepresentativeofa
MemberState.
2.TheCommissionrepresentative shallsubmittothe
Committee adraftofmeasurestobetaken.The
Committeeshallgiveitsopiniononthedraftwithina
timelimittobesetbytheChairmaninaccordancewith
theurgencyofthematter,ifnecessarybyavote.

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3.Theopinionshallberecordedintheminutes.In
addition,eachMemberStateshallbeentitledtoaskfor
itsownpositiontoberecordedintheminutes.
4.TheCommission shalltakemaximumaccountof
theCommittee'sopinionandshallinformtheCommittee
ofhowithastakenaccountofitsopinion.
Article17
Directive76/630/EECof20July1976onthestatistical
surveystobecarriedoutbytheMemberStatesonpig
productionshallceasetoapplyasfrom1January1994.Article18
TheMemberStatesshallintroducethelaws,regulations
andadministrativeprovisionsnecessarytocomplywith
thisDirectivenotlaterthan1January1994.
WhenMemberStatesadoptthesemeasures,theyshall
containareferencetothisDirectiveorshallbeaccom­
paniedbysuchreferenceontheoccasionoftheirofficial
publication .Themethodsofmakingsuchareference
shallbelaiddownbytheMemberStates.
Article19
ThisDirectiveisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
ProposalforaCouncilDirectiveonthestatisticalsurveystobecarriedoutonsheepandgoat
production
(93/C18/09)
COM(92)578final
(SubmittedbytheCommissionon18December1992)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle43
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropean
Parliament,
WhereasCouncilDirective82/177/EECof22March
1982onthestatisticalsurveystobecarriedoutbythe
MemberStatesonsheepandgoatproduction(')has
beenamendedseveraltimes;whereas,further
amendmentsbeingnecessary,theDirectivesshould,for
reasonsofclarity,berecastinasingletext;
Whereasitisimportanttofollowthetrendinthe
structureoftheagriculturalholdingsintheMember
States;
Whereas,inordertoensurethatthecommonagri­
culturalpolicyisproperlyadministered,particularly
wherethesheepmeatandgoatmeatmarketisconcerned,
theCommissionrequiresregulardataontrendsin
livestockandinsheepmeatandgoatmeatproduction;Whereasthecollectionandprocessingofthedataaswell
astheorganizationofthesurveyatnationallevelshould
continuetobewithinthecompetenceofthestatistical
servicesoftheMemberStates,andtheCommission
shouldberesponsibleforthecollection,coordination
andharmonization ofstatisticalinformationatEuropean
levelandarrangefortheharmonizedmethodologies
necessarytoimplementCommunitypolicies;
Whereas,inordertofacilitateimplementation ofthis
Directive,closecooperation isnecessarybetweenthe
MemberStatesandtheCommission andthisshouldin
particularbeeffectedviatheStandingCommitteeon
Agricultural Statisticsestablished byDecision
72/279/EEC(2),
HASADOPTEDTHISDIRECTIVE :
SECTIONI
SURVEYSOFTHESHEEPANDGOAT
A.Atnationallevel
Frequency—Fieldofsurvey
Article1
1.TheMemberStatesshallcarryoutstatistical
surveysofthesheeppopulationontheirterritoryeach
yearononedayinDecember .
(')OJNoL81of27.3.1982,p.35.Directivelastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1057/91(OJNoL107,27.4.1991,
p.11). (2)OJNoL179,7.8.1972,p.1.