Directive 2001/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 December 2001 concerning the statistical surveys to be carried out by the Member States in order to determine the production potential of plantations of certain species of fruit trees
Date: 2001-12-19
Institutions: Council of the European Union, European Parliament
Subjects: agricultural production, agricultural statistics, fruit-growing, pip fruit, plantation, production capacity

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DIRECTIVE 2001/109/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 19 December 2001

concerning the statistical surveys to be carried out by the Member States in order to determine the
production potential of plantations of certain species of fruit trees

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE
EUROPEAN UNION,

(5)

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 285 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article
251 of the Treaty (2),

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

fruit

The Commission, in order to perform the task conferred
upon it by the Treaty and by Community provisions
governing the common organisation of the market in
the fruit and vegetable sector, needs to be kept accu-
rately informed on the production potential of planta-
tions of certain species of
trees within the
Community and to have available medium-term esti-
mates of production and supply on the markets. This
information is currently provided for within the frame-
work of Council Directive 76/625/EEC of 20 July 1976
concerning the statistical surveys to be carried out by
the Member States in order to determine the production
potential of plantations of certain species of
fruit
trees (3). Now that new amendments are being made, it
is appropriate on the grounds of clarity to repeal the
said Directive and replace it by this Directive.

All the Member States should carry out surveys concur-
rently on plantations of fruit trees of the same species in
accordance with the same criteria and with comparable
accuracy. New plantations attain their full yield only
after a certain number of years. These surveys should
therefore be repeated every five years in order to obtain
reliable statistics on production potential taking account
of the fruit trees which are not yet productive.

Uniform surveys should be carried out in each Member
State on the main varieties of each species of
fruit,
endeavouring at the same time to establish sub-divisions
according to variety which are as complete as necessary.

The experience acquired in previous surveys of fruit tree
plantations has shown that it is necessary to introduce a
certain flexibility into survey methods used by the
Member States whilst maintaining the comparability of
data between Member States.

(1) OJ C 96 E, 27.3.2001, p. 212.
(2) Opinion of

the European Parliament of 13 June 2001 (not yet
Journal), Council Common Position of 8
published in the Official
November 2001 (not yet published in the Official
Journal) and
Decision of the European Parliament of 11 December 2001 (not yet
published in the Official Journal).

(3) OJ L 218, 11.8.1976, p. 10. Directive as last amended by Directive
1999/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L
16, 21.1.2000, p. 72).

Since the objectives of the proposed action, namely to
obtain complete and reliable statistics on the production
potential of plantations of certain species of fruit trees in
the Community and on medium-term estimates of
Community production and supply, cannot be suffi-
ciently achieved by the Member States individually and
can therefore, by reason of the effects of the action, be
better achieved at Community level, the Community
may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of
subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In
accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set
out in that Article, this Directive does not go beyond
what is necessary to achieve those objectives.

(6)

The measures necessary for the implementation of this
Directive should be adopted in accordance with Council
Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down
the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers
conferred on the Commission (4),

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1

1.
The Member States shall carry out during 2002, and
every five years thereafter, surveys on plantations of certain
species of fruit trees existing on their territory.

2.

The following species shall be surveyed:

(a) dessert apples

(b) dessert pears

(c) peaches

(d) apricots

(e) oranges

(f) lemons

(g) small-fruited citrus fruit.

The species to be surveyed in the various Member States are set
out in the table in the Annex.

The list of said species and the said table may be amended in
accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 8(2).

The survey of plantations of varieties of apples and pears
destined solely for uses other than dessert apples and pears
shall be optional.

(4) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.

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The survey shall apply to all holdings with an area
3.
planted with fruit trees, provided that the fruit produced is
entirely or mainly intended for the market.

The survey shall cover pure and mixed crops, i.e. plantations of
fruit trees of several of the species referred to in the first
subparagraph of paragraph 2 or of one or more of them
together with other species.

The survey may be either exhaustive or based on random
4.
sampling, in accordance with the criteria laid down in Article
3.

Article 2

1.
The surveys referred to in Article 1 shall be organised so
that the results may be presented in various combinations of
the following characteristics:

(A) V a r i e t y o f

f r u i t :

fruit, and in order of

For each species of
importance,
enough varieties shall be shown to enable a separate
assessment to be made for each Member State, by variety,
of at least 80 % of the total area planted with fruit trees of
the species in question and, in any case, all varieties repre-
senting 3 % or more of the total area planted with fruit
trees of the species in question.

(B) A g e o f

t r e e s :

The age of trees must be calculated from the time of their
planting in the orchard. The planting season which extends
from the autumn to the spring shall be considered a single
period.

(C) A r e a p l a n t e d , n u m b e r o f

t r e e s a n d d e n s i t y o f

p l a n t a t i o n :

The density of plantation may be surveyed and quoted
directly or may be calculated from the area planted.

Article 4

1. Member States shall notify the Commission of the results
of these surveys as rapidly as possible, and in any case before 1
October of the year following the survey year.

2.
The results referred to in paragraph 1 shall be supplied
for each production area. The boundaries of the production
areas to be adopted for Member States shall be fixed in accord-
ance with the procedure laid down in Article 8(2).

3.
Sampling errors together with any mistakes discovered in
reporting as referred to in Article 3 shall be notified before 1
October of the year following the survey year.

4. Member States shall send the Commission a methodolog-
ical report on how the survey was carried out no later than 1
October of the year following the survey year.

Article 5

Member States which have annual estimates:

(a) of areas of

fruit trees, the clearing of which has been

carried out on their territory, and

(b) of the new plantations of fruit trees on their territory,

shall notify the Commission of this information no later than
31 October of the year following the reference year.

Article 6

The Commission shall study the following in consultation and
ongoing cooperation with Member States:

(a) the results supplied,

(b) the technical problems raised, in particular by the prepara-

tion and implementation of these surveys,

(c) the significance of the findings of the surveys.

Detailed rules for applying this Article shall be adopted in

2.
accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 8(2).

Article 7

Article 3

1.
In the case of random sampling, the sample shall be
representative of at least 95 % of the area planted with fruit
trees. Estimates shall be made for areas not covered by
sampling.

So far as the results of the surveys carried out by random
2.
sampling are concerned, Member States
take every
measure to ensure that sampling errors at the 68 % confidence
level shall, at the most, be of the order of 3 % for the whole of
the national area planted with fruit trees of each species.

shall

3. Member States shall take appropriate measures to limit
mistakes of reporting and, if necessary, to estimate their effect
on the whole of the area planted with fruit trees of each
species.

The Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and
to the Council, within one year of notification of the results by
Member States, a report on experience acquired during the
survey.

Article 8

The Commission shall be assisted by the Standing
set up by Council

1.
Committee for Agricultural Statistics,
Decision 72/279/EEC (1).

2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 4 and
7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the
provisions of Article 8 thereof.

The period laid down in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/468/EC
shall be set at three months.

3.

The committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.

The rules for applying this Article shall be adopted in

4.
accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 8(2).

(1) OJ L 179, 7.8.1972, p. 1.

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Article 9

Directive 76/625/EEC shall be repealed with effect from 16
April 2002.

methods of making such reference shall be laid down by
Member States.

Article 11

Any references made to repealed Directive 76/625/EEC shall be
considered as a reference to this Directive.

This Directive shall enter into force on the day of its publica-
tion in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

Article 10

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Article 12

Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and
administrative provisions necessary to comply with this
Directive by 16 April 2002 at the latest. They shall forthwith
inform the Commission thereof.

When Member States adopt these measures, they shall contain
a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such
reference on the occasion of their official publication. The

Done at Brussels, 19 December 2001.

For the European Parliament

For the Council

The President

The President

N. FONTAINE

A. NEYTS-UYTTEBROECK

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ANNEX

SPECIES SURVEYED IN THE VARIOUS MEMBER STATES

Apples

Pears

Peaches

Apricots

Oranges

Lemons

Small-fruited
citrus fruit

Belgium

Denmark

Germany

Greece

Spain

France

Ireland

Italy

Luxembourg

Netherlands

Austria

Portugal

Finland

Sweden

United Kingdom

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