WRITTEN QUESTION E-1883/01 by Michl Ebner (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Premiums for arable crops (Spain).
Date: 2001-06-27
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Spain, agricultural guidance, arable land, exchange of information, utilised agricultural area

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(2002/C 93 E/045)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1881/01

by Michl Ebner (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(27 June 2001)

Subject: Premiums for arable crops (Portugal)

With regard to animal premiums, the European Commission is planning to introduce a ceiling for
subsidised animals per holding and per age category. Would it not be sensible to introduce a similar ceiling
for arable crops subsidies, for example 50 hectares, so that holdings would receive support only in respect
of that maximum area?

Can the Commission indicate:

( how many agricultural holdings in Portugal have an area of more than 50 hectares;

( how many agricultural holdings in Portugal have an area of less than 50 hectares;

( if such a measure were introduced, what savings would be made ( expressed in absolute figures and

as a percentage ( in the budget devoted to arable crops?

(2002/C 93 E/046)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1882/01

by Michl Ebner (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(27 June 2001)

Subject: Premiums for arable crops (Sweden)

With regard to animal premiums, the European Commission is planning to introduce a ceiling for
subsidised animals per holding and per age category. Would it not be sensible to introduce a similar ceiling
for arable crops subsidies, for example 50 hectares, so that holdings would receive support only in respect
of that maximum area?

Can the Commission indicate:

( how many agricultural holdings in Sweden have an area of more than 50 hectares;

( how many agricultural holdings in Sweden have an area of less than 50 hectares;

( if such a measure were introduced, what savings would be made ( expressed in absolute figures and

as a percentage ( in the budget devoted to arable crops?

(2002/C 93 E/047)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1883/01

by Michl Ebner (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(27 June 2001)

Subject: Premiums for arable crops (Spain)

With regard to animal premiums, the European Commission is planning to introduce a ceiling for
subsidised animals per holding and per age category. Would it not be sensible to introduce a similar ceiling
for arable crops subsidies, for example 50 hectares, so that holdings would receive support only in respect
of that maximum area?

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Can the Commission indicate:

( how many agricultural holdings in Spain have an area of more than 50 hectares;

( how many agricultural holdings in Spain have an area of less than 50 hectares;

( if such a measure were introduced, what savings would be made ( expressed in absolute figures and

as a percentage ( in the budget devoted to arable crops?

(2002/C 93 E/048)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1884/01

by Michl Ebner (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(27 June 2001)

Subject: Premiums for arable crops (Italy)

With regard to animal premiums, the European Commission is planning to introduce a ceiling for
subsidised animals per holding and per age category. Would it not be sensible to introduce a similar ceiling
for arable crops subsidies, for example 50 hectares, so that holdings would receive support payments only
in respect of that maximum area?

Can the Commission indicate:

( how many agricultural holdings in Italy have an area of more than 50 hectares;

( how many agricultural holdings in Italy have an area of less than 50 hectares;

( if such a measure were introduced, what savings would be made ( expressed in absolute figures and

as a percentage ( in the budget devoted to arable crops?

Supplementary joint answer
to Written Questions E-1870/01, E-1871/01, E-1872/01, E-1873/01,
E-1874/01, E-1875/01, E-1876/01, E-1877/01, E-1878/01, E-1879/01, E-1880/01, E-1881/01,
E-1882/01, E-1883/01 annd E-1884/01
given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission

(18 September 2001)

The Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN) was used as a source to determine the number of holdings
with an area of less than 50 hectares and of 50 hectares or more under cereals, oilseeds and protein plants
it is
(COP). Though that database is weighted by the results of the Farm Structure Survey (Eurostat),
generally acknowledged that
large holdings are over-represented. The figures given below should
accordingly be regarded as upper limits. The year used is 1997, the last year for which data for all
Member States are available in the FADN database.

Columns A and C of the table below give the percentages per Member State of holdings with an area
under COP of, respectively, less than 50 hectares and 50 hectares or more.

Columns B and D of the table below give the percentages per Member State of the area under COP of
holdings with, respectively, less than 50 hectares and 50 hectares or more under COP.

Column F gives the percentages per Member State of the area under COP that would be excluded if, all
other factors being equal, a ceiling of 50 hectares were applied.