Commission Regulation (EC) No 68/2003 of 16 January 2003 concerning the use of information from sources other than statistical surveys and the time limits for the communication of the results for the 2003 survey on the structure of agricultural holdings
Date: 2003-01-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, agricultural holding, agricultural statistics, agricultural structure, policy on agricultural structures

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 68/2003

of 16 January 2003

concerning the use of information from sources other than statistical surveys and the time limits
for the communication of the results for the 2003 survey on the structure of agricultural holdings

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 571/88 of 29
February 1988 on the organisation of Community surveys on
the structure of agricultural holdings (1), as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 143/2002 (2), and in particular
Article 8(2) and point 5 of Annex II,

Whereas:

In accordance with Article 8(2) of Council Regulation
(EEC) No 571/88, certain Member States have asked to
be authorised by the Commission to use information
that is already available from sources other than statis-
tical surveys for certain characteristics.

The results of the structure survey are of great impor-
tance for the common agricultural policy. It is necessary
to maintain a high quality of information and therefore
the use of data from sources other
than statistical
surveys can only be accepted if these data are as reliable
as those from statistical surveys.

Time limits for the communication of individual survey
data from the 2003 surveys on the structure of agricul-
tural holdings shall be established by the Commission,
taking into account
the timetable for
carrying out the survey work differs between Member
States.

the fact

that

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee
for Agricultural Statistics,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Denmark, Germany,

the Netherlands, Austria, Sweden,
1.
and the United Kingdom are authorised to use information
already available from sources other than statistical surveys for
the 2003 surveys on the structure of agricultural holdings. The
sources to be used are listed in Annex I to the present Regula-
tion.

2.
The Member States referred to in paragraph shall take the
necessary measures to ensure that this information is of at least
equal quality to information obtained from statistical surveys.

Article 2

Within the time limits set out in Annex II, Member States shall
communicate validated individual survey data from the 2003
surveys on the structure of agricultural holdings.

The importance of the structure survey results for the
common agricultural policy and the growing demand
for up-to-date data mean that the survey data need to be
processed and communicated to the Commission (Euro-
stat) as quickly as possible.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter
into force on the 20th day
following that of 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, 16 January 2003.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 56, 2.3.1988, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 24, 26.1.2002, p. 16.

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Sources other than statistical surveys that are authorised for use in the 2003 surveys on the structure of agricultural
holdings:

ANNEX I

Denmark

Germany

Netherlands

Austria

Sweden

United Kingdom:

Integrated Administration and Control System

Integrated Administration and Control System

Integrated Administration and Control System
National Farm Register (1)

Integrated Administration and Control System
System for the identification and registration of bovine animals

Integrated Administration and Control System
System for the identification and registration of bovine animals

Integrated Administration and Control System
System for the identification and registration of bovine animals
Organic Farming Register

(1)

Set up under national legislation.

The Integrated Administration and Control System is set up in accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 3508/
92 (2) and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3887/92 of 23 December 1992 (3).

The Centralised Bovine Register is set up in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament
and of the Council (4).

The Organic Farming Register is set up in accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) 2092/91 (5).

(2) OJ L 355, 5.12.1992, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 391, 31.12.1992, p. 36.
(4) OJ L 204, 11.8.2000, p. 1.
(5) OJ L 198, 22.7.1991, p. 1.

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ANNEX II

Time limits for communicating the validated individual survey data to Eurostat:

Member State

Survey period

Time limit

Belgium

Denmark

Germany

Greece

Spain

France

Ireland

Italy

Luxembourg

Netherlands

Austria

Portugal

Finland

Sweden

May 2003

May 2003

May to June 2003

31.8.2004

31.8.2004

31.12.2004

November to December 2003

31.12.2004

October to December 2003

31.12.2004

October to December 2003

31.12.2004

June to August 2003

31.8.2004

October to December 2003

31.12.2004

May to June 2003

April to June 2003

December 2003

31.8.2004

31.8.2004

31.12.2004

November 2003 to February 2004

31.12.2004

May and November 2003

June 2003

31.8.2004

31.8.2004

31.8.2004

United Kingdom

February to October 2003