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ProposalforaCouncilDirectiveonthestatisticalsurveystobecarriedoutonbovineanimal
production
(93/C18/10)
COM(92)579final
(SubmittedbytheCommissionon18December1992)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle43
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropean
Parliament,
WhereasCouncilDirective73/132/EECof15May
1973onthestatisticalsurveystobecarriedouton
bovinelivestock,onforecastsoftheavailabilityofbovine
animalsforslaughterandonstatisticsonslaughtering
bovineanimals(')andCouncilDirective78/53/EECof
19December1977layingdownadditionalprovisions
relatingtothestatisticalsurveystobecarriedoutby
MemberStatesonbovinelivestock(2)havebeen
amendedseveraltimes,andwhereas,further
amendmentsbeingnecessary,theDirectivesshould,for
reasonsofclarity,berecastinasingletext;levelandarrangefortheharmonizedmethodologies
necessarytoimplementCommunitypolicies;
Whereas,inordertofacilitateimplementation ofthis
Directive,closecooperationisnecessarybetweenthe
MemberStatesandtheCommissionandthisshouldbe
effectedviatheStandingCommitteeonAgricultural
StatisticsestablishedbyDecision72/279/EEC(J),
HASADOPTEDTHISDIRECTIVE :
SECTIONI
SURVEYSOFTHEBOVINEPOPULATION
A.Atnationallevel
Frequency—Fieldofsurvey
Article1
1.TheMemberStatesshallcarryoutstatistical
surveysofthebovinepopulationontheirterritoryeach
yearononedayinthemonthofMayorJuneandon
onedayinthemonthofDecember .
2.ThoseMemberStateswhosenationalbovinepopu­
lationislessthan1,2millionheadmayapplytodispense
altogetherwithoneofthetwosurveyslaiddownin
paragraph 1ortocarryitoutinselectedregionsonly.
3.Inconsideringtheapplicationreferredtoin
paragraph2,theCommissionshalldecideinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle16,theobli­
gationsarisingfromArticle6beingtakenintoaccount.
Article2
1.ForthepurposesofthisDirective,theterm'bovine
animals'meansdomesticanimalsofthespeciesbos
taurus,bubalusbubalusandbeefalo.
2.ThesurveysreferredtoinArticle1shallcoverall
bovineanimalsheldonagriculturalholdingsasdefined
bytheCommissionafterconsultingtheStanding
CommitteeonAgriculturalStatistics,hereinaftercalled
the'Committee',setupbyCouncilDecisionof31July
1972,inaccordancewiththeprocedurel,aiddownin
Article16.Thesurveysshallcoversufficientholdingsto
accountforatleast95%ofthebovinepopulationas
determinedbythelastsurveyonthestructureofagri­
culturalholdings.WhereasprovisionshouldbemadeforthoseMember
Stateswhosenationalbovinepopulationmakesuponlya
smallpercentageoftheoverallpopulationofthe
EuropeanCommunitytoreducethenumberofannual
surveyswhereappropriate;
Whereas,inordertoensurethatthecommonagri­
culturalpolicyisproperlyadministered,particularly
wherethebeefandvealmarketisconcerned,the
Commissionrequiresregulardataontrendsinlivestock
andinbeefandvealproduction;
Whereasthecollectionandprocessingofthedataaswell
astheorganizationofthesurveyatnationallevelshould
continuetobewithinthecompetenceofthestatistical
servicesoftheMemberStates,andtheCommission
shouldberesponsibleforthecollection,coordination
andharmonization ofstatisticalinformationatEuropean
(')OJNoL153,9.6.1973,p.25.Directivelastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1057/91(OJNoL107,27.4.1991,
p.11).
(*)OJNoL16,20.1.1978,p.20.Directivelastamendedby
Directive86/80/EEC(OJNoL77,22.3.1986,p.27). (J)OJNoL179,7.8.1972,p.1.

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shallnotexceed1%ofthetotalnumberofbovine
animalsand1,5%ofthetotalnumberofcows,these
percentagesrepresentingaconfidenceintervalof68%.
3.Asregardsthesamplingframeandthe
supplementary estimatesreferredtoinArticle2(3),
MemberStatesshalltakewhatevermeasurestheydeem
appropriatetomaintainthequalityofthesurveyresults.
Transmission deadline
Article5
1.MemberStatesshallnotifytheCommissionofthe
provisionalresultsofthesurveysandsupplementary
estimatesnotlaterthan:
—30SeptemberofthesameyearfortheMay/June
survey,
—15FebruaryofthefollowingyearfortheDecember
survey.
2.MemberStatesshallnotifytheCommissionofthe
finalresultsofthesurveysandthesupplementary
estimates,incompliancewithArticle4(2),notlater
than:
—15OctoberofthesameyearfortheMay/June
survey,
—1AprilofthefollowingyearfortheDecember
survey.3.Asfaraspossible,MemberStatesshallsupplement
theresultsoftheabovesurveyswithanestimateofthe
bovinepopulationnotcoveredbythesurveysreferredto
inparagraph2.
Breakdownbycategory
Article3
1.ThesurveysprovidedforinArticle1shallbe
conductedinsuchawayastoprovideabreakdownof
thebovinepopulationintoatleastthefollowing
categories :
A.Bovineanimalslessthanoneyearold
(a)calvesforslaughter
(b)other
(aa)male
(bb)female.
B.Bovineanimalsagedbetweenoneandtwoyears
(a)male
(b)female
(aa)animalsforslaughter
(bb)other.
C.Bovineanimalsoftwoyearsandover
(a)male
(b)female
(aa)heifers
(i)heifersforslaughter
(ii)other
(bb)cows
(i)dairycows
(ii)other.
D.Buffaloes
(a)femalebreedingbuffaloes
(b)otherbuffaloes.
2.Thecategoriesreferredtoinparagraph1maybe
modifiedbytheCommissioninaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle16.
3.TheCommissionshalldefinethecategoriesafter
consultingtheCommitteeinaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle16.
Accuracy
Article4
1.ThesurveysreferredtoinArticle1shallbe
conductedintheformofexhaustivesurveysorby
representativesampling.
2.ForeachoftheMemberStates,samplingerrorsfor
theresultsofthesurveysprovidedforinArticle2(2)B.Atregionallevel
Territorialsubdivisions
Article6
1.ThefinalresultsoftheDecembersurveyshallbe
compiledforeachoftheterritorialsubdivisionsas
definedbytheCommissionfollowingconsultationofthe
Committee,inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddown
inArticle16.
2.Inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddownin
Article16,theCommissionmayapproveanapplication
fromaMemberStatetousetheregionalbreakdown
referredtoinparagraph 1forthefinalresultsofthe
May/Junesurvey.
3.Theterritorialsubdivisionsdefinedinparagraph 1
maybeamendedbytheCommissioninaccordancewith
theprocedurelaiddowninArticle16.
Transmission deadline
Article7
TheMemberStatesshallnotifytheCommissionofthe
datareferredtoinArticle6notlaterthan15Mayofthe
yearfollowingthereferencemonth.

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C.Breakdownbyherdsize
Sizeclasses
Article8
1.Inodd-numbered years,theMemberStatesshall,at
nationallevel,breakdownthefinalresultsofthe
Decembersurveysbyherdsizeclassesasdefinedbythe
Commission afterconsultingtheCommitteein
accordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle16.
2.Inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddownin
Article16,theCommissionmayapproveanapplication
fromaMemberStatetousethebreakdownbyherdsize
classesreferredtoinparagraph 1forthefinalresultsof
even-numbered yearsandoftheMay/Junesurvey.
3.Theherdsizeclassesreferredtoinparagraph 1
maybeamendedbytheCommissioninaccordancewith
theprocedurelaiddowninArticle16.
Transmission deadline
Article9
TheMemberStatesshallnotifytheCommissionofthe
datareferredtoinArticle8notlaterthan15Mayofthe
yearfollowingthereferencemonth.
SECTIONII
SLAUGHTERING STATISTICS
Article10
1.TheMemberStatesshalldrawupmonthlystatistics
relatingtothenumberandcarcaseweightofbovine
animalsslaughteredintheslaughterhouses ontheir
territory,themeatofwhichisdeemedfitforhuman
consumption .
Ifnecessary,theyshallalsosupplyestimatesofslaugh­
teringsnotincludedinthereturns,sothatthestatistics
includeallthebovineanimalsslaughteredontheir
territory.
2.Thestatisticsreferredtoinparagraph 1shallbe
drawnupforthefollowingcategories :
A:Calves,
B:Heifers,
C:Cows,
D:Bulls,
E:Bullocks.
3.TheCommissionshalldefinethecarcaseweight
referredtoinparagraph 1andthecategoriesreferredto
inparagraph2afterconsultingtheCommittee,in
accordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle16.Transmission deadline
Article11
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommissionofthe
resultsofthestatisticsreferredtoinArticle10(1)not
laterthaneightweeksfollowingthereferencemonth.
SECTIONIII
PRODUCTION FORECASTS
Article12
1.TheMemberStatesshallusethesurveyresultsand
otheravailableinformationtoproduceforecasts,for
eachcalendarhalf-year,oftheirgrossindigenous
productionofbovineanimals.
Grossindigenousproductionshallincludeallbovine
animalsslaughteredplusthebalancesofintra­
Communityandexternaltradeinlivebovineanimals.
2.Theforecastsreferredtoinparagraph 1shallbe
drawnupforthefollowingcategories :
A:Calves,
B:Heifers,
C:Cows,
D:Bulls,
E:Bullocks.
3.TheCommissionshalldefinethecategories
referredtoinparagraph2afterconsultingthe
Committee,inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddown
inArticle16.
4.TheCommissionmayamendthisArticlein
accordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle16.
Transmission deadline
Article13
TheMemberStatesshallforwardtheseforecaststothe
Commissionatthefollowingtimesandforthefollowing
six-monthperiods:
(a)before15Februaryforforecastsuptothefirstsix
monthsofthefollowingyear(inclusive);
(b)before30Septemberforforecastsuptothesecond
sixmonthsofthefollowingyear(inclusive).
SECTION 4
GENERALPROVISIONS
Article14
TheCommission shallexamine:
(a)theresultssupplied;
(b)thetechnicalproblemswhicharise,inparticularin
preparingandcarryingoutthesurveysand
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(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.
3.Theopinionshallberecordedintheminutes.In
addition,eachMemberStateshallbeentitledtoaskfor
itsownpositiontoberecordedintheminutes.4.TheCommission shalltakemaximumaccountof
theCommittee'sopinionandshallinformtheCommittee
ofhowithastakenaccountofitsopinion.
Article17
CouncilDirectives73/132/EECof15May1973onthe
statisticalsurveystobecarriedoutonbovinelivestock,
onforecastsoftheavailabilityofbovineanimalsfor
slaughterandonstatisticsofslaughteredbovineanimals
andCouncilDirectives78/53/EECof19December
1977layingdownadditionalprovisionsrelatingtothe
statisticalsurveystobecarriedoutbyMemberStateson
bovinelivestockshallceasetoapplyasfrom1January
1994.
Article18
TheMemberStatesshallintroducethelaws,regulations
andadministrativeprovisionsnecessarytocomplywith
thisDirectivenotlaterthan1January1994.
WhenMemberStatesadoptthesemeasures,theyshall
containareferencetothisDirectiveorshallbeaccom­
paniedbysuchreferenceontheoccasionoftheirofficial
publication .Themethodsofmakingsuchareference
shallbelaiddownbytheMemberStates.
Article19
ThisDirectiveisaddressedtotheMemberStates.