Council Regulation (EC) No 2801/95 of 29 November 1995 amending Regulation No 79/65/EEC setting up a network for the collection of accountancy data on the incomes and business operation of agricultural holdings in the European Economic Community
Date: 1995-11-29
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Austria, Finland, Sweden, agricultural holding, farm accountancy data network, farm income













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Council Regulation (EC) No 2801/95 of 29 November 1995 amending Regulation No 79/65/EEC setting up a network for the collection of accountancy data on the incomes and business operation of agricultural holdings in the European Economic Community  


Official Journal L 291 , 06/12/1995 P. 0003 - 0004 





COUNCIL REGULATION  (EC) No 2801/95 of 29 November 1995 amending Regulation No 79/65/EEC setting up a network for the  collection of accountancy data on the incomes and business operation of agricultural holdings in  the European Economic CommunityTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 43  thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament  (1), Whereas Council Regulation No 79/65/EEC of 15 June 1965 setting up a network for the collection of  accountancy data on the incomes and business operation of agricultural holdings in the European  Economic Community  (2) lays down for certain Member States the number of returning holdings in the  field of survey; Whereas the field of survey of the data network must comprise all agricultural holdings of a  certain economic size, irrespective of any outside work the operator may engage in; whereas this  field should be re-examined periodically in the light of new Farm Structure Survey data; Whereas returning holdings must be selected in accordance with the rules laid down in the context  of a selection plan aimed at obtaining a representative accounting sample of the field of survey;  whereas the number of holdings required to provide a representative sample should be examined  following analysis of recent field of survey data; Whereas the detailed rules of application, in particular the threshold for the economic size and  the number of returning holdings per division, are adopted under the Community Committee procedure;  whereas technical criteria such as the appropriate sample size should be laid down in the detailed  rules of application; whereas, in order to ensure a uniform approach, the number of returning  holdings should be fixed under that procedure for all Member States; Whereas, following the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden to the European Union, the Annex to  Regulation No 79/65/EEC should be supplemented by the list of divisions for these Member States, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 1.  Article 4 of Regulation No 79/65/EEC shall be replaced by the  following text: 'Article 4 1.  The field of survey referred to in Article 1 (2) (a) shall cover the agricultural holdings  having an economic size equal to, or greater than, a threshold expressed in European size units  (ESU), as defined in the Community typology. 2.  To qualify as a returning holding, an agricultural holding shall: (a)  have an economic size equal to, or greater than, a threshold to be determined in accordance  with paragraph 1; (b)  be farmed by a farmer holding accounts or willing and able to keep farm accounts and willing  to allow the accountancy data from his holding to be made available to the Commission; (c)  be representative, together with the other holdings and at the level of each division, of the  field of survey. 3.  The maximum number of returning holdings shall be 80  000 for the Community. 4.  Detailed rules for the application of this Article, and in particular the threshold for the  economic size and the number of returning holdings per division, shall be adopted in accordance  with the procedure laid down in Article 19.` 2.  The Annex to Regulation No 79/65/EEC shall be supplemented by the text appearing in the Annex  to this Regulation. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following 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. Done at Brussels, 29 November 1995. For the Council The President L. ATIENZA SERNA  ANNEX >TABLE>