Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) concerning statistical information to be supplied by Member States on crop products other than cereals
Date: 1992-11-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, Eurostat, agricultural statistics, area of holding, crop production, statistical method

COMMISSION  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 

COM(92) 430 final 
Brussels, 11  November 1992 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION  (EEC) 

concerning statistical  information to be supplied 

by Member States on crop products other than cereals 

(presented by the Commission) 

EXPLANATORY  MEMORANDUM 

Réf.:  Draft  Regulation  (EEC)  on  statistics  of  other  crop  products  (except 

cereals) 

The  main  reasons  for  putting  the  Community's  non-cereal  crop  statistics  on  a  formal 
basis  are  the  following: 

(i) 

(ii) 

(ill) 

(iv) 

the  general  advantages  in replacing  "gentlemen's  agreements"  by  legal 
requirements  e.g.  clarity  of obligation,  defence  of resources,  facilitates 
planning,  legal  cover  in  Member  States;  these  are  reinforced  as 
further  countries  (EFTA,  Eastern  and  Central  Europe)  will  move 
towards  the  Community  system  or  take  it over  entirely; 

the  weight  of  legislation  on  current  agricultural  statistics 
is  on 
the 
the  southern  extension  of  the  EC  h as 
livestock; 
proportion  of  total  output  coming  from  crop  production;  the  Council 
regulation  on  cereal  crops  statistics  adopted  in  1990^>  and  this  new 
proposal  redress  the  balance; 

increased 

the  use  of crop  statistics,  for  example,  in  the  context  of  the  reform  of 
the  Common  agricultural  policy  (CAP)  and  the  public  worry  about 
fraudulent  claims  on  the  EAGGF  have  increased  the  need  to  show 
the 
that 
methodologies  which  are  used  more  transparent  and  to  assure  a 
minimum  accuracy  of results; 

the  Community  crop  statistics  are  objective 

to  make 

with  the  introduction  of  financial  aids  per  hectare  into  the  CAP 
reliable  data  on  cultivated  areas  (including  set-aside)  will  be  all  the 
more  needed. 

A  regulation  on  cereal  production  statistics  was  made  by  the  Council  on  26  March 
1990.  The  proposed  new  regulation  on  non-cereal  crops will  complete  this  with  area 
data  for  the  rest  of  the  agricultural  land  and  production  figures  for  the  most 
important  crops.  In  general  no  new  statistics  are  involved  for  Member  States;  it  is  a 
matter  of  harmonising  and  improving  the  existing  data  flows.  This  Draft  Regulation 
defines  data  to  be  submitted,  fixes  dead-lines  for  data  transmission  and  quantifies 
levels  of  accuracy  for  the  data  in  order  to  assure  objectivity  and  representativity  of 
the  figures. 

The  Draft  Regulation  is  in  full  accordance  with  the  way  the  European  Statistical 
System  has  been  organized:  The  collection  and  the  treatment  of data  and  the  survey 
organization  at  national  level  remain  the  responsability  of  the  statistical  services  of 
the  collection,  coordination  and 
the  Member  States, 
harmonization  of  statistical 
for 
harmonized  methodologies  necessary  for  the  management  of EC  policies. 

information  at  European 

the  Commission  ensures 

level,  and  provides 

is  concentrated  where  it  matters 

Account  is being  taken  of  the  relative  importance  of crops  in  each  country  to  ensure 
effort 
that  the  commonsense  coincidence  of 
national  and  Community  interest  is  maintained  and  so  scarce  resources  of  Member 
States  and  of the  Commission  are  allocated  in  an  optimal  way. 

(1)  OJN*L88of3.4.1990.p.  1 

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COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EEC) No 

/ 92  of 

1992 

concerning  statistical 
products  other  than  cereals'1' 

information 

to  be  supplied  by  the  Member  States  on  crop 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 

Having  regard  to  the  treaty  establishing  the  European  Economic  Community  and  in 
particular  Article  43  thereof. 

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jr. 

K 

Having  regard  to the  proposal  by  the  Commission'2' 

Having  regard  to the  opinion  of the  European  Parliament'3' 

Whereas,  in  order  to  carry  out  the  tasks  imposed  on  it  by  the  Treaty  and 
the 
Regulations  concerning  the  common  agricultural  policy,  the  Commission  needs  to  have 
reliable,  comparable  and  up-to-date  data,  established  by  objective  methods,  on  areas 
under  cultivation, yields and  production  of crop  products  other  than  cereals. 

Whereas,  it  is  appropriate  to  recognize  the  importance  of  the  crop  production  sector 
apart  from  cereals  for  the  organization  and  management  of agricultural  markets,  which 
implies  that  the  requisite  statistical  surveys  should  be  conducted  to  an  increasing 
degree  on  the  basis  of Community  rules: 

Whereas  account  should  be  taken  of  the  experience  acquired  by  the  statistical  service 
with  these  surveys  over many years: 

Whereas  the  purpose  of  this  Regulation  is  to  define  the  statistical  information  to  be 
supplied,  to  prescribe  a  satisfactory  level  of  reliability  on  area  figures  and  to  ask  for 
additional  technical  information  necessary  to  assess  production  figures,  to  provide  for 
objectivity  and  representivity  of surveys  on  area  and  production  by  a  broad  exchange  of 
experience,  involving meetings  and  reports  and  to fix  the  deadlines  to be  met: 

Whereas,  for  crop  products  other  than  cereals,  the  communication  of  regional  data  is 
also  required  on  an  annual  basis: 

Whereas  it  is  appropriate  for  the  Commission  to  submit  a  report  after  three  years  of 
experience  with  this  Regulation,  together  with,  if  necessary,  proposals  for  improving 
statistical  surveys; 

Whereas  during  a  transitional  period  the  changes  to  be  made  in  statistical  methods 
involve  additional  work by  Member  states,  which  requires  a  financial  contribution  of  the 
Community: 

Whereas  notwithstanding  that  the  collection  and  the  treatment  of  data  and  the  survey 
organization  at  national  level  remain  the  responsability  of  the  statistical  services  of  the 
the  collection,  coordination  and 
Member  States,  the  Commission  has 
harmonization  of  statistical 
for 
harmonized  methodologies  necessary  for  the  management  of EC  policies. 

information  at  European 

to  provide 

level,  and 

to  ensure 

Whereas,  in  order  to  facilitate  the  implementation  of  the  provisions  of  this  Regulation 
close  cooperation  between  the  Member  States  and  the  Commission  should  continue  in 
particular  via  the  Standing  Committee  for  Agricultural  Statistics  set  up  in  Decision 
72/279/EEC(4). 

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(2) 

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Data  on  cereals  and  rice are already  surveyed  In Council  Regulation  8 3 7 / 90  of  March  1990. 

OJNoL  179.  7.  8.  1972.  p 1 

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HAS ADOPTED  THIS  REGULATION  : 

Section  I:  Objectives. 

Article  1. 

Member  States  shall  provide  the  Commission  of  the  European  Communities,  herinafter 
called  the  Commission,  with  annual  data  on  the  production  and  area  of  crops,  other 
than  cereals,  as  specified  in Articles 2  and  6. 

Section  II: Data  to be  supplied  at  national  level 

Article  2 

; 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

Arable  land: According  to  the  definitions  given  in  annex  I data  on  main  area  and 
secondary  area  shall  oe  provided  annually  for  all  types  of  use  of  arable  land 
listed  in  annex  II.  Only  the  Member  States  indicated  in  annex  IX  have  an 
obligation  to  include  secondary  area  in  an  annual  statistical  survey  and  to 
deliver data  on  these  areas. 

Other  areas:  In  addition  .  Member  States  shall  submit  data  on  main  areas  of 
permanent  grassland  and  permanent  crops  and  other  areas  as 
stated 
respectively  in  annex  II section  K.L.M and  N. These  data  can  be  obtained  fully  or 
the 
partially  from  earth  observation 
comprehensive  survey  mentioned  in  article  3.1  and  such  sources  need  not 
necessarily  be  annual  surveys. 

techniques  and  sources  other 

than 

Production/Yields:  Each  Member  State  shall  also  submit  annual  data  on  the 
following: 

-  Average yield  (loo  kg/ha): 

-  Production  harvested  (1000  tonnes), 

for  each  product  as specified  in  annex  III. 

Areas  of marginal  importance:  Data  for  area  of  only  marginal  importance  in  the 
individual  Member  States  as  stated  in  annex  VIII  may  be  obtained  from  other 
data  sources  not meeting all  the  requirements  of this  Regulation. 

Section  III:  Methods,  specification. 

Article  3 

1. 

2. 

For  the  specification  in  each  Member  State  of  the  use  of  arable  land  referred  to 
in  annex  II.  data  on  the  main  area  shall  be  obtained  from  one  comprehensive 
annual  statistical  survey  which  should 
the  form  of  a  census  or  a 
representative  survey.  This  survey  may  include  the  other  utilized  agricultural 
area  apart  from  arable  land. 

take 

After  approval  by 
the  Commission  Member  States  can.  however,  use 
administrative  sources  partly  as  a  substitute  for  data  on  arable  land  obtained 
from  the  above-mentioned  comprehensive 

annual  survey  (3.1). 

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3. 

4. 

5. 

Where  neither  statistical  surveys  on  permanent  crops,  permanent  grassland  and 
other  parts  of  the  utilized  agricultural  area  (as  defined  in  annex  II.  headings  K, 
L.  M and  N) for  a  specific  year  nor  annual  estimates  on  changes  in  land  use  of 
these  items  from  Community  sources  are  available,  it  is  optional  for  the  Member 
States  to provide  estimates  for  that  year  for  these  items. 

The  above-mentioned  survey  (article  3.1)  shall  be  conducted  using  statisticaly 
recognized  methods  which  meet  the  requirements  on  quality,  objectivity  and 
reliability  as  defined  in  this  section. 

Member  States  have  the  choice  of  two  different  methodological  approaches  for 
the  land  use  survey  according  to the  definitions  in  annex  I: 

either 
a  "real  time"  approach  referring  to  the  main  area  at  survey  time  with  additional 
information  on  secondary  area  later  on 

or 
an  "ex  post"  evaluation  of  land  use  (referring  to  main  and  secondary  area  in  the 
same  survey)  taking  place  at  the  end  of the  crop  season. 

6. 

In  order  to meet  the  requirements  of  this  section,  transitional  arrangements  may 
be  agreed  upon  in  accordance  with  article  8.3. 

Article  4 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

In  case  of sample  surveys  on  main  areas  under  cultivation,  the  sample  must  be 
designed  so  that  they  are  representative  of  at  least  95%  of  the  total  area  of 
arable  land  of crops  other  than  cereals. 

These  main  area  figures  must  be  complemented  by  an  estimate  relying  on  data 
from  other  sources  and  relating  to  the  remaining  area  of  arable  land  of  crop 
products  other  than  cereals. 

the  utilized  agricultural  area  apart 

Surveys  on  land  under  permanent  crops,  permanent  grassland  and  other  parts 
of 
land  should  be  as 
representative  as  possible. 
Permanent  grassland  comprises  also  the  parts  of  the  utilized  agricultural  area 
outside  agricultural  holdings. 

from  arable 

The  sample  surveys  on  main  areas  of  arable  land  must  be  designed  so  that,  in 
each  Member  State  and  for  each  of  the  separate  groups  of  main  areas  (as 
specified  in  annex  IV) at  least one  of the  following  two criteria  is  satisfied: 

1) the  coefficient  of variation  does  not  exceed  that  given  in annex  IV: 

ii) the  standard  error  does  not  exceed  that  given  in  annex  IV. 

The  degree  of accuracy  to  be  required  for  the  area  estimates  of permanent  crops 
.  permanent  grassland  and  other  parts  of  the  utilized  agricultural  area  apart 
from  arable  land  shall  be  decided  in  accordance  with  the  procedure  laid  down  in 
Article  12.  after  Member  States  have  transmitted  to  the  Commission  the  reports 
required  under Article 8.1 of this  Regulation. 

Article  5 

1. 

2. 

Surveys  on  production  or yields shall  be  conducted  using  statistically  recognized 
m e t h o d s as  regards  quality,  objectivity  and  reliability. 

After  approval  by 
the  Commission  Member  States  can  however,  use 
administrative  sources  partly  as  substitutes  for  the  data  obtained  from  the 
statistical  surveys  on  production  or yields  as  mentioned  above  (5.1). 

3. 

4. 

The  degree  of accuracy  to be  required  for  the  production  estimate  of each  crop  in 
annex  III will  be  fixed  in  accordance  with  the  procedure  laid  down  in  article  12. 
after  Member  States  have  transmitted  to  the  Commission  the  reports  required 
under  Article 8.1 of this  Regulation. 

Any  supplementary  information  to  be  required  for  the  further  standardization  of 
production  estimates  shall  be  decided  in  accordance  with  the  procedure  laid 
down  in Article  12. after  the  Member  States  have  transmitted  to  the  Commission 
the  reports  mentioned  in Article  5.3. 

Section  IV: Data  to be supplied  at  regional  level 

Article  6 

1. 

Annual  data  on  areas  under  cultivation,  yields  and  harvested  production  must 
be  forwarded  to  the  Commission  for  the  crops  indicated  in  annex  V  at  the 
regional  levels defined  in  annex VI. 

Where  no  statistical  survey  is  available  for  a  specific  year  on  regional  data  for 
permanent  crops,  permanent  grassland  and  other  part  of 
the  utilized 
agricultural  area  (as defined  in  annex  II headings  K. L. M and  N)it is  optional  for 
Member  States  to deliver estimates  for  that  year  on  these  land  use  items such  as 
specified  in annex V. 

2. 

3. 

Regional  data  for  areas  and  products  of  marginal  importance  as  defined  in 
annex VIII need  not be  supplied  by Member  States. 

Member  States  only  have  to  provide  data  on  areas  under  cultivation 
harvested  production  for  the  most  important  regions by crop. 
Data  have  to  be  submitted  only  for  those  regions,  which  together,  arranged  in 
descending order,  represent  at  least  80% of the  total  area  of that  crop. 

and 

Section V: Deadlines, exchange  of experience  and  transitional  arrangements. 

Article  7 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

The  calendar  year  in  which  the  harvest  begins  shall  herinafter  be  referred  to  as 
the  "harvest  year". 

For  the  land  use  items  given  in  annex  II  Member  States  shall  supply  the 
Commission  with  provisional  national  data  on  the  area  under  cultivation  at  the 
latest  by  1  October  of  the  harvest  year.  Final  data  on  these  areas  under 
cultivation  shall be  supplied  at  the  latest  by  1 April following  the harvest  year. 

Initial  estimates  of  national  yields  and  production  figures  on  the  products 
specified  in  annex  VII  shall  be  forwarded  according  to  the  deadlines  in  that 
annex.  Provisional  yields  and  production  figures  on  the  products  specified  in 
annex  III shall  be  supplied  at  the  latest  bv  15 April  and  final  figures  at  the  latest 
by  1 October, both  in  the year  following  the  harvest  year. 

If yield  and  production  figures  refer  to  revised  area  data,  the  latter  should  also 
be  submitted. 

. 

The  regional  data  referred  to  in  Article  6  shall  be  supplied  at  the  same  time  as 
the  final  figures  at  national  level and  be consistent  with  them. 

Article  8 

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1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

Within  12 months  of  the  entry  into  force  of  this  Regulation.  Member  States  shall 
submit  a  detailed  methodological  report  to  the  Commission  describing  how  data 
for  the  utilized  area,  the  arable  land  and  the  area  under  cultivation  for  the 
individual  crops  are  obtained.  Furthermore  Member  States  shall  explain  how 
yield  and  production  are  derived  for  their  countries  and.  where  appropriate, 
regions  and  indicate  the  représentativity  and  reliability  of  these  figures.  In 
addition,  methods  for  further  standardization  of  the  quantities  of these  products 
should  be  described.  The  Commission,  in  collaboration  with  Member  States, 
shall  compile  a summary  of  these  reports. 

Member  States  shall 
inform 
information  provided  under  paragraph  1  within 
introduction. 

the  Commission  of  any  modifications 

to 

three  months  of 

the 
their 

Should  certain  methodological  reports  show  that  a  Member  State  cannot,  in  the 
immediate  future,  meet  the  requirements  of  this  Regulation  and  if  changes  in 
survey 
the  Commission  may 
authorize,  in  cooperation  with  the  Member  State,  a  transitional  period,  up  to  a 
maximum  of  two years,  during  which  the  survey  programme  of  this  Regulation 
shall be  achieved. 

techniques  and  methodology  are  necessary, 

reports, 

Methodological 
transitional  arrangements,  data  availability,  data 
reliability  and  other  relevant  issues  connected  with  the  application  of  this 
Regulation shall  be  examined  twice  a year  within  the  competent  Working  Group 
of the  Standing  Committee  for Agricultural  Statistics. 

Article  9 

No later  than  by  the  end  of  1995  the  Commission  shall  submit  to  the  European 
Parliament  and  the  Council: 

a  report  on  the  experience  gained  from 
estimates carried  out  pursuant  to this  Regulation. 

the  statistical  surveys  and 

if  necessary,  proposals  for  the  improvement  and  harmonization  of  the 
arrangements  in force  in  the  Member States. 

Article  10 

The  annexes  I tto  IX may  be  amended  in  accordance  with  the  procedure  laid 
down  in Article  12. 

Section  VI: Financial  arrangements 

Article  11 

1. 

2. 

The  Community  shall  grant  to  the  Member  States  each  year  during  the  period 
from  1993  to  1995  a  contribution  to  the  expenditures  incurred  in  the  work 
undertaken  to improve 
the  methodological  bases  and  the  comparability  of 
the  data  mentioned  in articles  2  and  6. 

In  the  light  df submissions  from  Member  States  the  amount  of  that  contribution 
shall  be  decided  in accordance  with  the  procedure  laid  down  in article  12. 

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Section  VII: Final  provisions  . 

Article  12. 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

Thé  Commission  shall  be  assisted  by  the  Standing  Committee  on  Agricultural 
Statistics,  herinafter  referred  to as  the  "Committee". 

Where  the  procedure  laid  down  in  this  Article  is  to  be  followed,  the  chairman 
shall  refer  the  matter  to  the  Committee  on  his  own  initiative  or  at  the  request  of 
the  representative  of a  Member  State. 

The  representative  of  the  Commission  shall  submit  to  the  Committee  a  draft  of 
the  measures  to  be  taken.  The  Committee  shall  give  its  opinion  on  the  draft 
within  a  time  limit  which  the  Chairman  may  lay  down  according  to  the  urgency 
of th,e matter,  if necessary by  taking  a vote. 

The  opinion  shall  be  recorded  in  the  minutes.  In  addition,  each  Member  State 
shall  have  the  right  to ask  to have  its position  recorded  in  the  minutes. 

The  Commission  shall  take  the  utmost  account  of  the  opinion  delivered  by  the 
Committee.  It  shall  inform  the  Committee  of  the  manner  in  which  its  opinion 
has  been  taken  into  account. 

Article  13 

This  Regulation  shall  enter  into  force  three  days  after  its  publication  in  the 
Official  Journal  of the  European  Communities. 

This  Regulation  shall  be  binding  in  its  entirety  and  directly  applicable  in  all 
Member  States. 

ANNEX  I:  DEFINITIONS 

I  SURVEY  UNIT 

A  survey  unit  is  either  the  arable  land  (as  defined  in  annex  II)  of  an  agricultural 
holding!*»  or  alternatively  one  of  the  pieces  of  land  selected  as  units  in  a  comprehensive 
survey  of arable  land  of a  Member  State. 

DA "EX-POST' EVALUATION OF LAND USE. 

The  main  and  secondary  areas  of a  survey  unit  are  classified  as  follows: 

1. 

AREA OF A SURVEY UNIT 

1.1  GENERAL CASE 

The  main  area  of  a given  parcel  of a  survey  unit  is  in  the  general  case,  where  the 
parcel  has  only  one  occupation  during  a  crop  year,  unequivotedly  defined  by 
that  occupation. 

(In this case  the  secondary  area  of that  parcel  will be  zero). 

1.2 

THE SPECIAL CASES 

1.2.1  Successive  cropping. 

Main  area:  If the  parcel  of the  arable  land  is  used  more  than  once  during  a  given 
crop  year  ("Successive  cropping"),  and  the  area  each  time  has  only  one  crop, 
then  the  main  area  Is  the  crop  with  the  highest  value.  If  the  value  of  the 
production  does  not  determine  which  is  the  main  crop,  then  the  main  crop  is 
taken  as  the  one  which  occupies  the ground  for  the  longest  period  of  time. 

Secondary  area:  All  other  occupations  are  then  characterized  as  secondary 
areas. 

1.2.2.  Combined  cropping  . 

Main  area:  If  the  parcel  of  arable  land  at  any  point  in  time  during  the  growing 
season  of  a  given  crop  year  Is  used  for  the  same  fixed  combination  of  crops 
"combined  cropping",  then  the  main  area  is  split  between  the  crops  concerned 
"Pro  rata". 

Secondary  area:  In  this case  there will be  no secondary  area. 

1.2.3  Any combination  of successive  and  combined  cropping 

Main  area:  If the  parcel  of the  arable  land  is used  more  than  once  during  a  given 
crop  year  and  with  a  combination  of  successive  and  combined  crops,  then  each 
variation  of  crops  occupying  the  land  during  the  same  period  of  time  is  valued 
seperately.  and  the  combination  or  the  single  crop  with  the  highest  value  is 
taken  as  main  area.  In  case  this  area  is  used  for  "combined  cropping"  then  the 
main  area  is split  between  the  crops concerned  "Pro  rata". 

Secondary  area:  All  other  occupations  are  then  characterized  as  secondary 
areas. 

HB 

"REAL TIME?* EVALUATION OF LAND USE  . 

The  main  area  or  the  recorded  area  of  a  given  parcel  of  a  survey  unit  is  defined  as  the 
actual  utilization  of the  arable  land  at 
the  point  of  time  within  a  given  crop  year 
decided  upon  as  date  of reference  for  the  survey  on  land  use. 

In  case  of "combined  cropping"  (See  point  IIA. 1.2.2)  the  Main  area  or  the  recorded  area 
is split  between  the  crops  concerned  "Pro  rata". 

The  secondary  area  or  the  additional  area  is  then  defined  as  all other  utilizations  before 
or  after  that  date  of reference  within  the given crop  year. 

H)  Commission  Decision  of  26  October  198$.  O.J.  N* L391  of  30.12.1989. 

ANNEX II 

The area specification referred to in article 2.1. and 2.2 

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CHARACTERISTIC 

CRONOS 
CODE 

MAIN AREA 
or 
recorded area 
(ha)  5) 

SECONDARY AREA 

or 
additional area 
(ha)  5) 

— 
-

A) Total cereals 1) 

-  Rice 1) 

B) Dried pulses 
-  Field peas 
-  Other peas 

1050 
1250 

1300 
1320 
1311 

* 
* 

—  Broad and field beans 

• 

1335(incl.1338) 

-r<7 Kidney beans 

- A-  Lupins 
••rsC~ Other dried pulses 
V .'if 
8fc$&Root croDs 
-  Potatoes 
-  Sugar beets 
-  Fodder beets 
-  Other root crops 

( e.g. Fodder kale,swedes) 

D) Industrial croDs 

-  Rape and turnip rape 
-  Sunflower seed 
-  Soya beans 
-  Flax grown for fiber or oil 
-  Cotton grown for fiber or oil 
Other oilseeds  (e.g. Poppy, 

Mustard,sesam,etc) 

-  Hemp 
-  Tobacco 
-  Hops 
-  Other industrial crops e.g. 

Textile crops(officinal herbs. 
aromatic plants, plants for 
seasoning) 

* 
* 

* 
* 
* 
• 

* 
* 
* 
* 
* 
* 

1331 
1343 
1341,1342,1349 

1350 
1360 
1370 
1381 

1382 

1400 
1420 
1450 
1470 
1520+1460 
1540+1490 

1480(excl.1490) 

* 
* 
* 

1530 
1550 
1560 
1570 + 1571 

E) Total fodder (from ar»bl» lan/3) 
-  Green fodder from arable land 

Green maize 
Other green fodder 

-  Temporary grasses and grazings 

* 

2600 
2610 
2625 
2612,2671,2672 
and 2673 
2680 

CRONOS 
CODE 

MAIN AREA 
or 
recorded  area 
(ha)  5) 

SECONDARY AREA 

or 
additional  area 
(ha)  5) 

INEX II 

ie area specification  referred  to in article 2.1. and  2.2 

- 10 -

CHARACTERISTIC 

-

F) Fresh vegetables 

(laclt  strawberries) 
outdoor or under  low 
(non-accessible)  cover  3) 

a)  FlQWerff *n<l ornamental pjlajits 

outdoor or under  low 
(non-accessible)  cover  3) 

H) Areas harvested for seed 2) 

I) Fallow  (incl. ar*»^ni lm*tiures) 

J) Arable land ?)  (A~I) 

K) Perm»nA^t OXflfffflflDd 

1600+2260 

3001 

3310 

2696 

0001 

0002 

T'i L?wd under r^<pwfiont crops 

0003-2260 

of which 

Orchards 
Vineyards 
Olive  plantations 

M) crops under glass  4) 

of which 

Fresh  vegetables 
Flowers and ornamental  plants 
Permanent  crops 

N) other areas 

(incl. in the utilized  agricultural 
area)  (NES) incl. Kitchengardens  6) 

o) utilized agricultural area 

<A-I)+(K-N) 

2040 
2410 
2450 

1111 

1112 
1113 
1114 

0004 

0005 

-
-
-

*  The characteristic concerned  is included  in annex II 

as well as  in annex III. 

"-" This sign means  that delivery  of data  is optional  for Member  States 

1) Data about  cereals and rice are already  surveyed 
in Council  Regulation  837/90 of 26 March 1990. 

2) Specified  according  to commission  decision 

of 26. Oct. 1989 annex  I: code D19 

3) Crops under glass or high  (accessible) cover are excluded 

(Structure  survey codes D/15, D/17 and G/07) as well as Kitchengardens 

4) Crops under glass  or high  (accessible) cover  include fresh vegetables, 

flowers and ornamental  plants as well as all permanent  crops under  glass 

5) See definition  in annex  I. 

t 

6) Delivery  of data on areas occuppied  by Kitchengardens are not  obligatory 

for DK, NL and UK. 

-

-

-

_ 

-

-
-
-

-

-
-
-

-

-

11 

ANNEX  III 

The  product  specification  referred  to  in  article  2.3 

CHARACTERISTIC 

CRONOS 
CODE 

YIELD 
per ha 

PRODUCTION 
1000 t 

B) Pried pulses 
-  Field peas 

-  Broad and  field beans 

-  Kidney  beans 

-  Lupins 

C) Root  crops 

-  Potatoes 
-  Sugar beets 
-  Fodder beets 

D) Industrial crops 

-  Rape and turnip rape 
-  Sunflower seed 
-  Soya beans 
-  Linseed grown  for oil 
-  Cotton seed  for oil 

-  Cotton  for fiber 
-  Flax  for fiber 
-  Hemp 
-  Tobacco 
-  Hops 

E) (Selected  fodder crops) 

of which: 
-  Green maize 
-  Tempor.grasses and grazings 

Yield  figures are not  requested 
Optional 

1300 
1320 

1335(incl.l338) 
1331 

1343 

1350 
1360 
1370 
1381 

1400 
1420 
1450 
1470 
1460 
1490 

1540 
1520 
1530 
1550 
1560 

2625 
2680 

COMMENT: Data about cereals and rice are already  surveyed 
in Council  Regulation 837/90 of 26 March 1990. 

- 12 -

ANNEX IV 

Specification of the required accuracy in each member state for groups 
of areas referred to in article 4.3 

CRONOS 
CODE 

CHARACTERISTIC 

MAXIMUM 
ACCEPTABLE 
COEFFICIENT OF 
VARIATION 

MAXIMUM 
ACCEPTABLE 
STANDARD 
ERROR 

1300 

B) 

Dried pulses 

1350 

C) 

Root crops 

1400 

D) 

Industrial crops 

2600 

E) 

Total fodder  (from arable land 1) 

16004-2260 

F) 

Fresh vegetables 
(incl. strawberries) 

2696 

I) 

Fallow and green manures 

3% 

3% 

3% 

2% 

3% 

3% 

5000 ha 

5000 ha 

5000 ha 

5000 ha 

5000 ha 

5000 ha 

COMMENT: The accuracy for cereals and rice is already fixed 
in Council Regulation n°. 837/90 of 26 March 1990 

The capital letters B,C,D,E,F and I refer to the headings in annex II 

1) Total fodder (from arable land) comprises: 

a) Green fodder from arable land (Cronos code 2610) 

and 

b) Temporary grasses and grazings (Cronos code 2680) 

13 -

ANNEX V 

The specification of areas and products referred  to in article 6 

CHARACTERISTIC 

CRONOS 
CODE 

CULTIVATED 
AREAS 2) 
1000 ha 

PRODUCTION 
1000 t 

B) 

Dried pulses  (Total) 

Under C 

Sugar beets 

Under D 

Oilseeds 1) 

Rape + turnip rape 

Sunflower seed 

Soya beans 

1300 

1370 

1410 

1420 

1450 

1470 

Flax for oil and  fiber 

1460+1520 

Cotton  for oil and  fiber 

1490+1540 

Tobacco 

I) 

Fallow  (incl. green-manures) 

1550 

2696 

J)  Arable land 

0001+2260 

K) 

Permanent grassland  (Total) 

0002 

L)  Land under permanent crops  (Total) 

0003-2260 

Orchards 

Vineyards 

Olive plantations 

2040 

2410 

2450 

O)  Utilized agricultural area  (Total) 

0005 

+ 

+ 

+ 

+ 

+ 

+ 

+ 

+ 

+ 

+ 

+ 

+ 

+ 

+ 

+ 

+ 

+ 

^^ 
^\ 

+ 

+ 

+ 

+ 

^x^ 

/

^\ 

+ 

/ 

/ 

\ 

\ 

Y 

/\ 

/ 

/ 

\ 

\ 

+ 
[ XI  No  information asked for. 

Information has to be submitted. 

The capital letters B, C, D, I, J, K, L and 0 refer to headings in annex II. 

1)  Excl. areas with oil flax and cotton seed. 
2)  Cultivated areas means the sum of main areas and secondary areas 

or recorded and additional areas for the Member States mentioned in 
annex  IX, and main areas for all other Member States 

- 1 4-

ASSEX 

VI 

REGIONAL  LEVELS  REFERRED TO  IN  ARTICLE 6 

Mrmlxe  S um 

Regional  breakdown by 

Brlgiquc  —  Belgic 

Danmart 

BR  Deuochland 

FJOAfa 

EspcAj 

France 

Ireland 

Italia 

Luxembourg 

Nedertand 

Portugal 

United  Kingdom 

Prtwmces/ftwncies  -Vlaais  I«««st/r<9fon  wallonne 
— 

Bundeslindcr 

Yxnpeoicc  ncptocpcmrfc  atrfLXiugfgC) 

Comunidades  aumoomas 

Regions  de  programme 

— 
Regioni 

— 

Piwinocs 

NUTS  II  0 

Siifloiw  icyoHi 

NUTS  -  N o M d nn  of  Tcfrâocw.  Unte far SMMHX 

D  Rcpoaal  An  Im  m>  be  provided at the laaeat duee ytaes afar tka  ligilarina  kacoav  into  farce. 

15 -

ANNEX VII 

Deadlines referring to the harvest year for initial yield and production 
estimates of selected products at national level (article 7.3.) 

CHARACTERISTIC 

CRONOS 
CODE 

DEADLINES 

ESTIMATED 
AVERAGE 
YIELD 

per. Ha 

ESTIMATED 
TOTAL 
HARVESTED 
PRODUCTION 
1000 t 

B - Field peas 

1320 

01 

October 

- Broad and  field beans 

C - Potatoes 

- Sugar beets 
- Fodder beets 

D - Rape and  turning  rape 

- Sunflower  seed 
- Soya beans 
- Linseed grown  for oil 
- Cotton  seed  for oil 

1335  incl.  1338 

01 

October 

1360 
1370 
1381 

1420 
1450 
1470 
1460 
1490 

01 
01 
01 

December 
December 
December 

01 
01 
01 
01 
01 

November 
November 
December 
December 
December 

- Tobacco 

1550 

01 

October 

^  Data are not  requested 

OaHMENT: Data about cereals and  rice are already  surveyed  in Council  Regulation  837/90 of 

26 March 1990. 

ANNEX  VIII 

Areas of marginal importance and areas to be surveyed in the Member States. 

CRONOS 
CODE 

! 
i 
1 

MAIN AREA 

OR 

RECORDED AREA BY CROP 

B 

DK 

D 

EL 

E 

F 

IRL 

I 

L 

NL 

P 

UK 

1300 
1320 
1311 
1335 
• -  1331 
1343 
1341  A 
1342  p> 
1349 
1350 
1360 
1370 
1381 
1382 
1400 
1420 
1450 

/ 

! 
! 

! 
I 

B) 

C) 

D) 

Dried pulses 
Field peas 
Other peas 
Broad and field beans (incl. 1338) 
Kidney beans 
Lupins 

Other dried pulses 

Root crops 
Potatoes 
Sugar beets 
Fodder beets 
Other root crops 
Industrial crops 
Rape and turnip rape 
Sun flower seed 

m 
-
m 
m 
m 
-

• 
• 
m 
-
-
-

-

-

• 
• 
m 

• 
• 
m 

• 

• 

• 
• 
m 
• 
m 
m 

m 

• 
• 
m 

• 
• 

• 
m 
m 
• 
• 
m 

• 
m 
• 
• 
• 
-

• 

-

• 
• 
m 
• 
m 
m 

m 

m 
m 
-
m 
-
-

• 
• 
m 
• 
• 
m 

• 
• 
m 
m 
m 
-

• 
• 
m 
m 
m 
-

• 
m 
m 
m 
• 
m 

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
m 

-

• 

-

-

m 

m 

• 
-
m 

-
• 

• 
• 
• 

• 
• 

m 
m 
m 

• 
m 
m 

• 

• 

• 
m 
• 

• 

m 
m 
m 

m 
• 

m 

I 

8 
9 
10 
11 
12 
13 
14 
15 

I 
The capital letters B,C,D,E,F,G,H and I refer to headings in annex II 

to be included in the regular Statistical survey mentioned in article 3.1 

• 
m  areas of marginal importance (i.e. less than 5 000 ha and 1 % of arable land in each Member State) 

-  crop not grown 

ANNEX VI 

Areas of marginal importance and areas to be surveyed in the Member States. 

— 

•  "  1 

CRONOS 
CODE 

MAIN AREA 

OR 

RECORDED AREA BY CROP 

1470 
1460 + 1520 
1490 + 1540 
1480(excl.1490) 

• - 

I 
! 

! 

1530 
1550 
1560 
1570+1571 
2600 
2610 
2625 
2680 
2612  "\ 
2671 
2672  J 
/ 
2673 
1600+2260 
3001 
3310 
2696 

>-

Soyabeans 
Flax grown for fiber or oil 
Cotton grown for fiber or oil 
Other oilseeds (e.g. poppy mustard, 
sesam etc.) 
Hemp 
Tobacco 
Hops 
Other industial crops 
Total fodder 
Green fodder from arable land 
Green maize 
Temporary grasses and grazings 

E) 

Other green fodder 

F) 
G) 
H) 
I) 

Fresh vegetables 
Flowers and ornamental pi. 
Areas harvested for seed 
Fallow and green-manures 

B 

DK 

D 

EL 

E 

F 

IRL 

1 

L 

NL 

P 

UK 

_ 

• 
-
m 

-
m 
m 
m 

• 

• 

• 
m 
m 
• 

_ 

m 
-
m 

-
-
-
-

• 

• 

• 
m 
• 
• 

m 
m 
-
m 

-
m 
• 
m 

• 

• 

• 
• 
• 
• 

• 
-
• 
• 

-
• 
m 
• 

m 

• 

• 
• 
• 
• 

• 
m 
• 
• 

m 
• 
m 
• 

• 

• 

• 
m 
• 
• 

• 
• 
m 
m 

m 
• 
m 
m 

• 

• 

• 
• 
• 
• 

_ 

m 
-
-

-
-
m 
-

• 
m 
m 
m 

m 
• 
m 
m 

m 

• 

• 

m 
m 
m 
• 

• 

• 
• 
• 
• 

. 

-
-
• 

• 
-
• 
m 

• 

• 

m 
m 
m 
m 

. 

m 
-
m 

-
-
-
m 

• 

m 

• 
• 
• 
• 

• 
• 
• 
m 

-
m 
m 
m 

• 

• 

• 
m 
m 
• 

. 

• 
-
• 

• 
-
m 
• 

• 

• 

• 
• 
• 
• 

1t 
17 
18 
19 

20 
21 
22 
23 
24 
25 
26 
27 

28 

29 
30 
31 
32 

The capital letters B.C.D.E.F.G.H and I refer to headings in annex II 

to be included in the regular Statistical survey mentioned in article 3.1 

• 
m  areas of marginal importance (i.e. less than 5 000 ha and 1 % of arable land in each Member State) 

-  crop not grown 

-18 

ANNEX IX 

The following Member States have to include secondary areas or additional areas 
(X) in an annual statistical survey: 

GREECE 

SPAIN 

ITALY 

PORTUGAL 

(X)  For definitions see annex 

. A V - W ^- 

- 

A^ 

FINANCIAL STATEMENT 

of a  programme for the improvement of the statistics  of other crop  products 
than  cereals. 

1. 

Characteristic  of the  action. 

Multi-annual  actions (1993-95) to improve and harmonize the statistics of other 
crop products  than cereals. 

2. 

Budgetary headings. 

Joint-finance  (50%/50%) by Eurostat GD 34 and  GD VI (Agriculture) 

B5/6000  (Eurostat/GD 34): Policy of statistical  information 

B2/513 (Agriculture/GD VI): Restructuring of the system of 
agricultural surveys. 

3. 

Legal base. 

Article 43 of the treaty. 

The programme includes several actions already decided by the Council in  the 
past of which the following are the most  important 

Council Regulation (EEC) No 837/90 of 26 March  1990 concerning 
statistical  information  to be supplied by Member States on cereals 
production.  (O.J. No  L 56 of 2.3.  1988, P 1): 

Council Regulation  (EEC) No 571/88 of 29 February  1988 
explaining the organization of the Community Surveys on the  the 
structure of the agricultural holdings for the period  1988-1997 
(O.J No L 56 of 2.3  1988 ,P 1): 

4. 

Description  of the action. 

4.1  The special objectives of the  action. 

The actions foreseen  in the present draft  are  designed to harmonize  and 
improve the flow of information  which for most parts are already existing. The 
Draft  Regulation defines  the data  to be delivered, fixes the deadlines  for 
transmission  and  establishes the degree of accuracy for the delivered data  as 
well as assuring the objectivity and  représentativlty of data. Moreover, Member 
States win have to prepare methodological reports. 

-  &.C  -

4.2 

Duration. 

The action  will support  the work  in  the  national  statistical  services,  and  it  is 
foreseen  to  operate  during  the  period  1993-95. The  Community  contribution 
after  1994 will be  decided  each year  according  to the budgetary  procedures. 

4.3  Groups  or institutions  intended  to  take  advantage  of  the  action. 

Beneficiaries: 

Community  institutions:  the  Commission  (especially DG VI ),  the 
Council  , EP,  the  Court  of  audit. 

Member  States 

The  general  public.  ( enterprises,  universities,  agricultural 
societies  etc. 

5. 

Classification  of  expenditures  and  revenues 

5.1  Non-compulsory  expenditure 

5.2 

CD 

5.3 

Foreseen  type  of  revenue. 

A sale  of statistical  information  which  only cover  to a very limited  extent  the 
cost  of production  of the  publications. 

6.  What  is  the  characteristic  of  the  expenses  and  revenues? 

6.1 

100% subsidies. 

No,  the  statistical  activities  of the  Community  are  largely subsidiary,  that  is  to 
say,  that  the  majority  part  of the  cost of operation  is paid  by  the  Member  States. 
The  Community  net-contribution  is less  than  20% of the  total  expenses.  On  the 
other  side,  this  contribution  is necessary  to give an  incentive  to  the 
methodological  work,  which  is a  precondition  of a  better  harmonization  of  the 
statistical  information. 

6.2 

Subsidies  from  joint-finance  with  other  sources  from  the  public  or 
private  sector. 

Yes, Joint-finance  with  the  public  sector  (the budgets  of the  national  statistical 
services ) and  the  private sector  (revenues  from  the  sale  of  statistical 
information) 

6.3  Other  advantages. 

No 

6.4  Other 

Nothing. 

,  - . /.  A-

In  case  of  an  economic  successful  action  is  a partial  or a  full 
Community  finance  support  foreseen? 

6.5 

No. 

6.6  Does  the  proposed  action  result  in  a modification  to  the  level  of  the 

revenues? 

No. 

7. 

Financial  implications. 

7.1 

The  calculation  method  for the  total  cost  of  the  action: 

The  Community  contributes  financially  to  the  development  and  the 
improvement  of the  surveys  in  the  Member  States  and  to  the  performance  of  the 
research  institutes  and  the  private  firms  in  the  Member  States. 

In million  ECU 

Operational  credit  1993-95 

B5/60 

0,5  MECU per  year  (Eurostat) 

B2/513  0,5  MECU per year  (GD VI) 

At least  85% of the  credit will be  distributed  to the  Member  States  to  give  them 
the  possibility  to improve  their  surveys. The  major  part  (0,8 MECU per year)  of 
this  contribution  is destined  for  the  statistical  services  of the  Member  States 
(MS) as  a  lump  sum  related  to the  main  areas  under  cultivation; The  balance 
(0,05 ECU per year)  is attached  to 4  Member  States  (Spain,  Portugal,  Greece 
and  Italy), which  all  have  important  secondary  areas. 

The  rest  (15%) of the  operational  credit  is not  necessarily  paid  to  Member 
States,  but  it is  foreseen  for  the work  related  to studies  and  methodological 
work  as  well as  to work  on  the  improvements  of Eurostats  creation  of  data. 

7.2  What  is  the  proportion  of  the  " mini-budget"  in  the  total  cost  of  the 

action  ? 

Nothing. 

7.3  Calendar  of  deadlines  for the  credit  and  the  payment 

The  amounts  of credit  foreseen  from  1994 and  onwards  will not  exceed  those  for 
1993. 

The yearly  donation  of credit  for  this  action  from  1994 and  onwards  will  be 
decided  upon  in  accordance  with  the yearly budgetary  procedures  taking  into 
account  the  obtained  results  and  the  cost-efficiency. 

-  St  1  . 

8. 

a) 

b) 

Are  their  any  anti-fraud  arragement  foreseen  in  the  proposed 
action? 

The  contracts  and 
Commission  only accept  payment  on  the  base  of obtained  results. 

the  administrative  procedures  used  by 

the 

The  statistical  information  is  considered  as  an  objective  instrument  for 
the  evaluation  of the  Community  programme  of actions  and  contribute  in 
this  way  to  the  consolidation  of anti-fraud  dispositions. 

9. 

Analysis  of  elements  of  cost-efficiency. 

9.1  Objectives: 

The  present  Draft  Regulation  is destined  for  a  harmonization  and  improvement 
of the flow of information  for  the  most  parts  already  existent.  The  Regulation 
defines  the  information  to be  delivered,  fixes  the  deadlines  for  transmission  of 
data  and  establishes  the  degree  of accuracy  for  the  delivered  data  as  well  as 
assuring  the  objectivity  and  representativity  of data.  Moreover,  Member  States 
will have  an  obligation  to prepare  a  methodological  report. 

9.2 

Justification. 

The  main  reasons  for  putting  the  Community's  non-cereal  crop  statistics  on  a 
formal  basis  are  the  following: 

The  general  advantages  in  replacing  "gentlemen's  agreements"  by 
legal  requirements  e.g.  clarity  of obligation,  defence  of  resources, 
facilitates  planning,  legal cover  in  Member  States. These  are 
reinforced  as  further  countries  (EFTA, Eastern  and  Central 
Europe) will move towards  the  Community  system  or  take  it  over 
entirely; 

the weight  of legislation  on  current  agricultural  statistics  is  on 
livestock. The southern  extension  of the  EC has  increased  the 
proportion  of total  output  coming from  crop  production.  The 
Council  Regulation  on  cereal  crops  statistics  adopted  in  1990  (1) 
and  this  new proposal  redress  the  balance; 

the  use  of crop  statistics,  for  example,  in  the  context  of the  reform 
of the  Common  agricultural  policy  (CAP) and  the  public  worry 
about  fraudulent  claims  on  the  EAGGF have  increased  the  need  to 
show  that  the  Community  crop  statistics  are  objective  to  make  the 
methodologies  which  are  used  more  transparent  and  to assure  a 
minimum  accuracy  of the  results; 

reliable  data  on  cultivated  areas  (including set-aside)  will be  all  the 
more needed  with  the  introduction  of  financial  aid  per  hectare  into 
the  CAP 

A regulation  on  cereal  production  statistics  was  agreed  by  the  Council  on  26 
March  1990. The  proposed  new regulation  on  non-cereals  crops will  complete 
this  with  area  data  for  the  rest  of the  agricultural  land  and  production  figures 

for  the  most  important  crops.  In general  no  new statistics  are  involved  for 
Member  States. 

By the very subsidiary  organization  of the  European  statistical  system  (See  the 
supplementary  explanations  under  9.2.2)  is the  collection  and  the  first 
treatement  of agricultural  statistical  information  checked  and  financed  by  the 
national  statistical  services.  Nevertheless  a  Community  financial  contribution  is 
absolutely  indispensable  , in  the situation  where  a  need  exists  to  improve  the 
harmonization  and  coordination  of the  Community  statistics,  as  foreseen  in  this 
action. 

9.2.1  Costs. 

The  finance  of this  action  falls  predominantly  on  Member  States  (See point  6.1), 
which  have at  their  disposal  a well  established  structure  for  collection  and 
validation.  If the  Commisssion  wanted  to  finance  totally  this  program,  the  cost 
would  certainly be very high  for  a  less  reliable  result. 

9.2.2  Derived  effects; 

On  the  one  side  the  collection  of statistical  information  and  the  first  checking 
are  accomplished  by  the  national  statistical  services  according  to  the 
subsidiarity  principle.  On  the  other  side  Eurostat  is involved  in  the  collection, 
coordination  and  harmonization  of the  statistical  information  at  a  European 
level. Through  the means  of the  European  coordination  the  statistical 
programme  of the  Community  becomes  an  integrated  part  of the  national 
statistical  programmes. 

The  resuls  of the action  contribute  to improve  the  statistical  information  used 
inside  Member  States. 

9.2.3  Multiplicative  effects; 

The  effects  of a  development  towards  a  European  statistical  space 
and  therefore  towards  much  more  integration  of the  national 
statistical  systems  in  the  Community  systems. 

The  Community  regulations  on  the  statistics  of crop  products 
stabilize  and  activate  the  equivalent  budgetetary  post  in  the 
national  statistical  systems,  which  contribute  for  the  most  part  to 
the accomplishment  of the  task. 

Effects  on  the  research  environment  and  the  universities  which 
have at  their  disposal  a  unique  scientific  material  for  studies  and 
analyses  of the  agricultural  sector. 

9.3  Control  and  evaluation  of the  action. 

9.3.1  Selected  indicators  of  performance. 

The  adopted  indicators  of performance  to evaluate  the  progress  of the work  have 
three  dimensions  : 

Budget:  Comparison  by  the yearly  plans  with  the  accomplishment  of  the 
budget;  The plans  ought  to be accomplished  100%. 

Plans:  Comparison  by the  statistical  output  fixed  in  advance  with  the 
actual  output  as  well as  the budget  estimated  for  its  accomplishment. 

The  utilization  of resources:  Comparative  analyses  are  foreseen  to 
measure  the  necessary  quantity  of credits  for  similar  operations  and  to 
correct  according  to the  evaluations  for  corresponding  actions. 

A. 

Execution  of the  programme. 

Based  on  the  good  experience  of the  application  of Regulation  no  8 3 7 / 90  on 
cereals  statistics,  this  new Regulation  concerning  the  statistics  of other  crop 
products  than  cereals  is accomplished  in  two phases:  a  first  phase  of 
orientation  during  the  first  year with  the  preparation  and  analysis  of  the 
methodological  reports  (1993)  followed  by a  second  phase  of  eventual 
restructuration  of the  statistical  surveys  in  the  Member  States 

The  control  of the budget  of the  Regulation  is carried  out  by division  F 2  in  close 
colaboration  with  the  statistical  services  of the  Member  States. 

B. 

The  utilization  of budgetary  and  human  resources 

Analysis  and  evaluation  of the  necessary  resources  for  the 
standard  operation  of the  Eurostat  modules  8530  ("Utilization  of 
agricultural  land-main  crops  other  than  cereals")  and  8550  ("Crop 
products  - production  of main  crops  other  than  cereals)  (See  point 
9.3.2.) 

Réévaluation of the  utilization  of resources  on  the  base  of  the 
results  of the  analyses  of the  methodolodies.  (See the  obligatory 
methodological  reports  foreseen  in the  Regulation). 

Much  more  use  of electronic  data  processing  as  a  tool  to 
accomplish  the work with  a  lower quantity  of  resources. 

A number  of cources  for  training  of the  professional  staff  in 
Eurostat,  as  a  mean  to improve  the performance  and  productivity 
of the  employees. 

9.3.2  Guidelines  and  frequency  of  the  foreseen  evaluation. 

The  application  of the  Regulation  is permanently  evaluated  with  assistance  of 
the  table  (TBPS), in which  for  all projects  in  the  statistical  programme  (215 
projects)  the  operational  objective  and  the  necessary  resources  are  defined 
based  on  the  established  planning  principles. This  Regulation  refers  to  the 
following  (TBPS) modules:  No 8530  ("Utilization  of agricultural  land  -  main 
crops  other  than  cereals" and  no  8550  ("Crop products  - production  of  main 
crops  other  than  cereals").  In  the beginning  of each  year, 
Eurostat  prepares  a  report  concerning  the  progress  of the  programme  during 
the  precedent  year. This  report  concists  of three  parts: 

firstly is described  for each policy-area  the accomplished  work. 

the second  description  for each project  is to explain the  fixed  objectives 
and  the obtained  results. 

the  third part delivers the statistics on the utilization  of resources : 

human,  budget,  informatics  and  administrative for the precedent  year. 

The control of the foreseen  action of this Regulation is carried  out in  the 
following committees, which have at least annual  meetings. 

The Agricultural Statistics  Committee 

The working party  "Crop product  statistics" 

The Statistical Programme  Committee 

After  three years (at the end of  1995) a report from  the Commission to  the 
Council will explain the obtained  results as a consequence of this  Regulation 
accompanied,  if necessary by proposals for  improvements. 

9.4  Consistency with the  finance  programme. 

9.4.1  Are the  actions foreseen  in the  finance  programme for the  CD for 

the  concerned years  ? 

Yes: Finance programme  1993-95.  DG 34. 

9.4.2  Indicate which general objective  defined  in the  finance  programme 

of the  DG corresponds to the  objective  of the  proposed action  ? 

Objective: improvements and  harmonization  of the agricultural  statistics in  the 
Member States  of the  Community. 

9.4.3  What are the principle factors  of uncertainty which might  influence 

the specific  results of the action  ? 

The human  resources at disposal in Eurostat and  in the Member States. 

10.  Administrative  expenditures  (Part A of the  budget) 

Not relevant 

10.1  Does the proposed action influence  the number of staff in  the 

Commission  ? 

No. 

10.2  Please,  state the amount  of money necessary  for the  continuous 

function  and the number of staff generated by the proposed  action 

Not applicable. 

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