PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DIRECTIVE AMENDING DIRECTIVE 82/606/EEC ON THE ORGANIZATION BY MEMBER STATES OF SURVEYS ON THE EARNINGS OF PERMANENT AND SEASONAL WORKERS EMPLOYED IN AGRICULTURE
Date: 1991-06-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural labour force, economic survey, farmer, farmers' income, seasonal worker

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 

COM(91)205  final 

Brussels,  6  June 1991 

Proposal  for a 

COUNCIL  DIRECTIVE 

aaendlng Directive 82/606/EEC on the organization 
by Meaber Statee of survey» on the earnInge of 
permanent and seasonal workers eaployed  In agriculture 

(presented by the Commission) 

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Explanatory memorandum 

Since 1974 the Statistical Office of  the European Communities, in 
cooperation with  the national  statistical offices of  the Member 
countries, has conducted  regular surveys of  the earnings of workers  in 
agriculture.  In 1982, the Council  decided by Directive 82/606/EEC*1) 
that  the surveys would be conducted every  two years. 

Experience gained  from the 1984, 1986 and 1988 surveys conducted under 
that Directive has shown that a periodicity of two years  is not  the 
most appropriate  for the characteristics of  the survey. 

By nature this survey  is a source of medium-term statistics designed  to 
provide the Commission at regular  Intervals with  the fullest  possible 
Information on  the earnings of workers  In agriculture.  The periodicity 
initially planned now appears excessively short  In relation  to the 
complexity of  the survey, which demands a relatively substantial  amount 
of work. 

In order  to balance  the requirements of  reducing  the workload  and 
making  information available, the Eurostat Working Party on Statistics 
on Earnings  In Agriculture has decided  that a periodicity of  three 
years would be more  In keeping with  the characteristics of  the survey. 

The  immediate effect of  the new periodicity would be to postpone until 
1991  the survey  to be carried out  In 1990, and then to undertake  the 
survey every  three years. 

(1) OJ No L 247 of 23.8.1982, p. 22. 

COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 

of 

amending Directive 82/606/EEC on the organization 
by Member States of surveys on the earnings of 
permanent and seasonal workers employed  In agriculture 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic 
Community»  and  In particular Article 213 thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal  from the Commission, 

Whereas Directive 82/606/EEC^) lays down that the Member states shall 
carry out during 1990 a survey on the earnings of permanent and 
seasonal workers employed  in agriculture; 

Whereas the experience gained from the 1984» 1986 and 1988 surveys 
shows that the periodicity of the surveys  laid down  In the said 
Directive  is not the most appropriate» 

CI) OJ NO L 247 Of 23*8.1982, p. 22 

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HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: 

Article 1 

Article  1 paragraph  1 of Directive 82/606/EEC shall  be replaced  by  the 
fol lowing  text: 

-Article 1 

1. The Member  States shall  carry out  In 1984, and every  two years 
thereafter, a survey on  the actual  earnings of male and  female 
permanent  full-time and/or  seasonal  workers employed  In 
agriculture. From  1988 onwards, the surveys shall  be conducted 
every  three years. The categories of workers  to be covered  by  this 
survey  In each Member  State are set out  in Annex  I." 

This Directive  Is addressed  to the Member  States. 

Article  2 

Done at Brussels, 

For  the CounclI, 

The President 

COMPETITIVENESS AND EMPLOYMENT IMPACT STATEMENT 

Task Force PME 

I. 

What is the main reason for introducing the measure? 

The changes of the directive consist exclusively  in the modification  of the  frequency 
of the surveys. These would be carried out every three years. Hence, the next survey 
will be carried out in 1991 instead of 1990. 

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II. 

Features of the business in question. In particular: 

The survey  covers all sizes of  agricultural holdings employing manual workers. The 
survey are sampling surveys. 

a) are there many SMEs? 

b) are they concentrated in regions which are: 

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eligible for regional aid in the Member States? 

eligible under the ERDF? 

III.  What direct obligations does this measure impose on businesses? 

The holding of the sample have to fill a questionnaire on salaries and working time of 
their manual workers. 

IV.  What indirect obligations are local authorities likely to impose on businesses? 

Local authorities have  no influence on the survey. 

V. 

Are there any special measures in respect of SMEs? Please specify. 

There are no special measures in respect of SME. 

VI.  What is the likely effect on: 

a) the competitiveness of businesses?  No 
b) employment?  No 

VII.  Have both sides of industry been consulted?  Yes 

Please indicate their opinions. 
Both social partners agreed with this proposal. 

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