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DRAFT
COUNCILREGULATION(EEC)
relatingtotheorganization ofasurveyonthe
earningsofpermanentworkersinagriculture
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
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Explanatory Memorandum
Inorder toperform certain tasks assigned toitunder theTreaty ,the
Commission needs toknow theearnings situation andtrends intheCommunity
countries .Ittherefore requires comparable statistics onthese matters .
Tothis end ,acoordinated setofcomparable statistics onearnings hasbeen
progressively developed byCommunity surveys conducted with thecollaboration
ofnational statistical offices .However ,such Community surveys have been
made only onindustry ,transport andservices andhave only recently been
applied toagriculture .
Inorder tomeet themost urgent requirements work wasundertaken bythe
Working Party onAgricultural Wage Statistics ,inwhich government ,manage­
ment andlabour arerepresented ,andfinally ledin1974 "totheimplementation
afaninitial Community study oftheearnings ofpermanent workers in
agriculture .This study wascarried outpursuant toCounxri.1 Regulation
(EEC)No677/74of21Iferch 1974 ^",anditspurpose wastoprovide thefirst
comparable information onthelevel anddistribution ofearnings ,thenumber
ofpaid hours andtheexistence ofabsence ofadvantages inkind ,taking
aocount ofcertain personal data onwage earners such asage ,sexand
professional qualifications .Theresults will bepublished inthecourse
of1975 .
Themanner inwhich this Community survey wastobefollowed upwasstill to
bedetermined .On5November 1974 theWorking Party onAgricultural Wage
Statistics agreed inprinciple topropose that inthefirst instance the
survey should berepeated in1975 using thesame procedure asthat adopted
in1974 .
Inaccordance with Article 7ofthis draft regulation ,theMember States
shall receive aglobal sumtocover their expenses inconducting thesurvey ,
tobeproportional tothenumber ofholdings covered ,andcharged against
theEuropean Communities budget appropriations allocated forthis purpose .
Onthebasis of10u.a .perholding covered ,theappropriations necessary in
1975 "tocomplete thesurvey maybeestimated at$00000u.a.
(1)O.J. NoL83of28/3/1974 ,P.4/5.
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DRA.PT
Council Régulation (EEC)
relating totheorganization ofasurvey ontheearnings ofpermanent
workers inagriculture .
.THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Article213thereof ,
Having regard tothedraft regulation submitted bytheCommission ,
Whereas ,inorder tocarry outthetasks assigned toitunder theTreaty ,
inparticular those setoutinArticles2,39>1171H9and122
thereof ,theCommission needs toknow theearnings situation andtrends in
thecountries oftheCommunity ,
Whereas statistical data ontheearnings ofagricultural workers asdo
exist within :theMember States donotintheir present state permit valid
comparisons tobemade anditisthus necessary toconduct aspecific
Community survey based onuniform definitions andcharacteristics aswas
done in1974 pursuant toCounoil Regulation (EEC)No677/74»
Whereas .thetechnical difficulties involved inasurvey ofearnings in
agriculture make itnecessary torestrict thesurvey atpresent tothe
earnings ofpermanent agricultural workers ,
Whereas itistechnically possible andmore economical tocarry outsuch
■&survey bysampling ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS 'REGULATION s
(1)O.J. NoL83of28/3/1974,p.5/5.
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Article2
Onthebasisofthestatisticaldata-relatingtoSeptemberorOctober1975»
theCommissionshallundertakeasurveyoftheactualearningsofpermanent
workersinagriculture.
Article2
Thesurveyshallcoverallholdingsemployingpermanentworkerswithduties
asspecifiedanddefinedunderclass01oftheGeneralNomenclature of
EconomicActivitiesintheEuropeanCommunities (NACE)withtheexception
ofholdingswhoseactivitiesaremainlyorexclusivelydirectedtooreating
andmaintaining gardensandparks,toactivitiesancillarytoagriculture ,
andtohunting.
Article3
Thesurveyshallbecarriedoutbymeansofsampling.Inrespectofgiven
holdingsinthesurveysample,employersshallsupplytheinformation
needed,inthemannersetouthereafter, •.■
Article4
Thesurveyshallconsistinthecollectionofthefollowingdatafromeach
holdingandforeachpermanentworkercoveredbythesamplesgrosscash
earningsforthemonthofSeptemberorOctober1975»existenceorabsence
ofadvantagesinkind,natureoftheworkperformed,basisonwhichearnings
arecalculated,numberofpaidhours,sex,ageandprofessionalqualifications .
Article5
Theinformationshallbegatheredbythestatisticalofficesofthe
MemberStates.
TheCommission,withthecollaboration oftheseoffices,shalldetermine
thetechnicaldetailsofthesurveyandthearrangements fortransmitting
theresultstotheCommission.
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Article 6
Thepersonal information supplied forthis survey shall beused forstatistical
purposes only .Itmaynot "beused fortaxation purposes orcommunicated to
anyother persons .
Member States shall take appropriate measures toprevent anyinfringement
of
a)theobligation tosupply theinformation referred toinArticle 3»
b)theobligation ,under thefirst paragraph ofthis article ,tomaintain
secrecy asregards theinformation obtained .
Article 7
Tocover their expenses inconducting thesurvey ,theMember States shall
receive aglobal sumproportionate tothenumber ofholdings covered .This
sumshall becharged against theEuropean Community budget appropriations
allocated forthis purpose .
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable
inall Member States .
For the Council
The PrésidentDone at
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