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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(80)445 final
Brussels,25July1980
Proposalfora
COUNCILDECISION
ontherestructuring ofthesystemofagricultural
surveysinItaly
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
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Explanatory mémorandum
Ashasbegndone,speciallyforItaly,inthefieldoftheextensionservices,
theCommissionissubmittingtotheCouncilaproposalforaRegulationaiming
torestructure theagricultural surveysysteminItaly.
Thenewsystemis"basedonthecreation,atregionalorevenlowerlevelfofa
permanent "bodyofinterviewers tocollectdataatfarmlevel.Itwillensurea
betterintegration ofItalianagriculturalstatisticsintotheEuropeansystem.
Someadvantagesaretobegainedintheareaoffarmstructurestatistics,butthe
newsystemwillbeparticularly usefulfortheformulation ofagricultural
structurepolicywithparticularreferencetotheMediterranean area.

COUNCIL DECISION
ontherestructuring ofthe system of
agricultural surveys inItaly
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
and inparticular Article 43thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission (l),
Having regard totheopinion oftheEuropean Parliament (-2),
Whereas itisnecessary ,foreffective andbalanced implementation ofthe
common agricultural policy ,inItaly ,especially inthe Mezzogiorno regions ,
tohave statistical information ofsatisfactory scope andreliability on
agricultural holdings inItaly andontheproduction ,processing andmarketing
ofagricultural products ; ' " 1 .
Whereas the system ofagricultural surveys traditionally carried out inItaly
onterritorial units andpartially oneconomic units hashitherto satisfied
Community requirements onanumber ofcensuses inascjmewhat adhocmanner asinter alia a
regards both execution and finane ing /•andwherea"s7re structuring oftheinformation
collecting system ishighly desirable inorder toprovide amore
solid basis forthestatistical information tobeprovided ;whereas the system
could atthesame time bebrought into line with those inother Member States ,thus '
improving comparability within theCommunity ;
Whereas ,because ofeconomic andbudgetary constraints ,theItalian Republic does -
nothave sufficient means tomake theconsiderable effort involved inestablishing
astatistical system comparable tothose already highly developed intheother
Member States ;
Whereas aneffective system forrecording agricultural statistics inItaly will
beintheinterest oftheCommunity andwill contribute totheattainment ofthe
objectives defined inArticle 39(l)(a)oftheTreaty ,including thestructural
changes necessary fortheproper functioning ofthecommon market ;-
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Whereas aCommunity contribution tothefinancing ofthemeasures tobetaken
will bemade ; ' .
Whereas theterms should bedefined onwhich theCommunity will help tofinance
theplanning andoperation ofastatistical programme intheMember State concerned ;
whereas,' while theItalian Republic should retain responsibility .for such
planning ,account being taken ofexisting administrative structures ,certain
conditions should belaid down toguarantee optimfum utilization oftheCommunity 's
'financial contribution ;
Whereas theCommunity must beable tocheck that themeasures taken bythe
Italian Republic will help toattain theobjectives ofthejoint action an'dwill
fulfil theconditions under which theCommunity financing isgranted ; .
Whereas aprocedure should belaid down whereby theMember States andtheCommission
will cooperate closely intheStanding Committee forAgricultural Statistics , .
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HAS ADOPTED :THIS DECISION :
Article 1
Inorder toorganize inItaly asystem ofstatistical surveys onagricultural
matters which will fully satisfy Community requirements for -statistical
information inthis field ,theItalian government shall ensure :
a)thegradual introduction ofacoherent programme ofstatistical surveys
conducted onthebasis ofsamples atagricultural holdings level byinterviewers
trained forthis purpose ;
b)thestrengthening orcreation ofaregional technical' andadministrative
infrastructure toensure that therequired surveys arecarried outandthat the
data areforwarded totheIstituto Centrale diStatistica (ISTAT ).
Artide 2
TheItalian Republic shall ensure that theorganization ofthesystem of
statistical surveys referred toinArticle 1guarantees thecompletion ofthe
surveys required orlikely toberequired atCommunity level and that these
surveys fulfil therequirements ofCommunity lawasregards
thefield andpurpose ofthesurveys ,andthereliability andtime limits
prescribed ,without obtaining ,other than thecontribution provided for inthis
Regulation ,anyfurther financial aidfrom theCommunity ,except incases where
Community contributions arealao provided fortheother Member States .

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Article3
1.Theorganization ofthesystemofsurveysreferred ,toinArticle1shallcommence
in1981,and"befollowedbytheintroduction oftheprogrammeofsurveysstarting
in1984basedontheresultsobtainedinthesurveyon-thestructureofagricultural
holdingscarriedoutunderCouncilRegulation(CEE)n.218/78
Thetimetablefortheorganization ofthenewsystemandtheintroduction ofthe
programmeofsurveysshallbeasfollows:
a)1982:Samplesurveys -tobeheldintwoorthreeregions.Thiswillprovide
anopportunitytotestthemethodsusedbythetechnicalstaffdependentonthe
"Assessorati dell'agricoltura edelleforeste"/trainedforthispurpose.
,b)1933:Newquestionnaires andsamplesurveymethodswillbe
testedintwoorthreeregionsanditwillbepossibletodrawupaseriesof
optionsonthebasisoftheresultsofthesurveyonthestructureofagriculturalholdings.c)1984sTheexperimental surveyswillbeextendedtootherregions.
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d)1985sFirstexperimentalapplicationatnationallevelofthenewsystemof
surveyswiththeneworganization .
e)1986-87:Introduction ofthenewsystemtothewholeterritoryoftheItalian
Republic(1986).In1987>withtheCommission'sassistance,itwillbepossible
todeterminewhich,ifany,definitivemethodological improvements arerequired.
2.TheItalianRepublicshallbeentitledtosubmitamendmentstotheprogramme
referredtoinparagraph1
Article4
1.Everyyearfrom1981to1986,theItalian •;
Republicshallsubmitanannualprogrammeofmeasurestoimplement "the
programmedefinedinArticle1.Thisprogrammeshallcontaininformation on:
a)allthesurveystobecarriedoutin/followingyear,specifyingthefieldof
observation ,thesamplingplan,thequestionnaires tobeused,theanticipated ,
samplingandrecordingerrorsandthemeasurestakentominimizethem: i
1,!
"b)experiencegainedfromtheimplementationofthepreviousannualprogramme,j
includingprogressmadeintheinstitutionofthenewsurveysystemat 1y
regionallevel.
(1)OJKoL35,4.2.1978,p.1.

2.These animal programmes shall "beforwarded totheCommission "bytheItalian
Rspublio before theendofJune oftheyear before that towhich they refer c
3.Attherequest oftheCoamiseion ,theItalian Republic shall provide farther
information ontheprogramme submitted inaccordance with paragraph 1.
TheCommission shall decide whether toapprove theannual programmes in
aooordanoe with theprocedure laid down inArticle 6,after consulting the
Standing Committee forAgricultural Statistics .
Article 5
1*TheCommunity ■atotal share intheprogramme referred toinArticle 1is
estimated toheamaximum of20million European units ofacoount .
2.This contribution shall -
be .made available totheItalian Republic insixyearly instalments after -
submission andapproval oftheannual programme ofimplementation referred toin
Artiole 4*
3*Theannual distribution ofthetotal amount referred toinparagraph 1shall
depend ontheprogress made intheimplementation oftheprogramme .
Art icle6 ''
1.Where theprocedure laid down inthis Artiole istobefollowed ,thematter
shall bereferred totheStanding Committee forAgricultural Statistics byits
Chairman ,either onhisowninitiative orattherequest oftherepresentative
ofaMember State .
2.TheCommission representative shall submit totheCommittee adraft ofthe _
measures tobetaken .TheStanding Committee forAgricultural Statistics shall
give itsopinion onthese measures within atime limit which maybesetbythe
Chairman inaccordance with theurgency ofthematters submitted fordiscussion .
Itshall actbyamajority of41votes ,,thevotes oftheMember States being
weighted aslaid down inArtiole 14& (2)oftheTreaty .TheChairman shall not
vote . -

shallbe
3.TheCommissionshalladoptthemeasures^hich /immediatelyapplicable.
However,iftheyarenotinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheStanding
CommitteeforAgricultural Statistics ,theCommissionshallsubmitthemto
theCouncilwithoutdelay;ifthisisdone,theCommission maydelaythe
applicationoftheproposedmeasuresbynotmorethanonemonthafterthe
dateofsubmission .
xTheCouncilmaytakeadifferentdecisionwithinaperiodofonemonth,
actingbyaqualifiedmajority.
Artide?
/
ThisDecisionshallapplywitheffectfrom
Article8
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheItalianRepublic.
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil,
ThePresident

Finanoialstatement
Annex.totheproposalforaCouncilRegulation ontherestructuring ofthe
agricultural surveysysteminItaly.
Titleandpurpose
Introduction ofanewsurveysystembasedonthecreationataspecific
geographicallevel(regionorlower-geographicalunit)ofapermanentsample
surveyofholdingsexecutedbymeansofinterviewsbytrainedagents.
Origin
Theimprovementoftheagricultural surveysysteminItalywillhelpeliminate
manyofthedifficulties encountered bytheItalianstatisticalauthoritiesin
meetingCommunityrequirements .Particularadvantagesaretobegainedinthe
areaoffaimstructurestatistics,butthenewsystemwillalsoaffectthe
specificsurveyscurrentlybeingconducted .inthefieldsofanimalandvegetable
productsstatistics.
Justification »
Theimplementation ,atregionalorevenlowerlevel,ofapermanehtbodyof
interviewers willconsiderably increasethereliability oftheresults,andreduce
theriskthatpartofthedataprovidedinresponsetotheCommunity'srequirement
resultsfromexperts'estimatesrathei4thanfromthecollectionofactualdata.
Thedevelopment ofsuchasystemofannualsamplesurveysatthefarmlevelbased
onmulti-purpose fieldsurveyteamswillensureabetterintegrationintothe
Europeanagricultural statisticssystem.Thenewsystemwillbeusefulforthe
formulationofagricultural structurepolicywithparticularreferencetothe
Mediterranean area. .
Allocation andestimationofcost
ItisanticipatedthattheexpenditureincurredbytheMemberState"'concerned
Bhall "bemetinpartbytheCommissionataflatrateof20million
EuropeanunitsofaccountfromthecreditsenteredinthebudgetunderChapter31
"Expensesintheagricultural field"
Thiscontribution shallbegrantedinsixyearlyinstalments asfollows
(inmillionEUA): '
1982s1.0 1985:4.0
1983:-1.0 1986:7.0
1984s2.0 •1987s5.0
Subjecttothesubmissionandapprovalofannualprogrammesofmeasuresto
implementthenewsystem.