Commission Regulation (EC) No 1187/2005 of 22 July 2005 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1859/82 concerning the selection of returning holdings for the purpose of determining incomes of agricultural holdings
Date: 2005-07-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, farm accountancy data network, farm income, farm return, farmers' income, sampling

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1187/2005

of 22 July 2005

amending Regulation (EEC) No 1859/82 concerning the selection of returning holdings for the
purpose of determining incomes of agricultural holdings

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to 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 (1), and in
particular Article 4(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(EEC) No
of Commission Regulation
2
Article
1859/82 (2)
fixes per Member State the threshold of
economic size of returning holdings falling within the
field of survey of the farm accountancy data network.

In the case of Germany, structural changes have lead to a
decrease in the number of the smallest holdings and in
their contribution to the total output of agriculture. This
has made their use for a survey covering the most
relevant part of
the agricultural activity no longer
necessary. It is therefore indicated to raise the threshold
from 8 ESU to 16 ESU.

In the case of Cyprus, the threshold set initially to 1 ESU
should be raised to 2 ESU, because the holdings with an
economic size smaller than 2 ESU represent only 7 % of
the total standard gross margin. The most relevant part
of the agricultural activity can therefore be covered with
a threshold excluding the smaller holdings.

The number of returning holdings per Member State to
be selected by division is fixed in Annex I to Regulation
(EEC) No 1859/82. In the case of Spain, Italy, Austria,
Portugal and Finland, the number of returning holdings
has remained the same for a long time despite the
significant reduction in the number of holdings. The
reduction has been accompanied by an increase in the
uniformity of the holdings, which is such that it enables

(1) OJ 109, 23.6.1965, p. 1859/65. Regulation as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 660/2004 (OJ L 104, 8.4.2004,
p. 97).

(2) OJ L 205, 13.7.1982, p 5. Regulation as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 2203/2004 (OJ L 374, 22.12.2004, p. 36).

satisfactory representation to be achieved on the basis of
a smaller sample than the current one. Due to this
structural change the number of returning holdings to
be selected in Spain, Italy, Austria, Portugal and Finland
can be reduced. However, for some divisions in Spain
and Italy that number should be increased as a result
of
the
improved statistical methodologies used for
selection.

The number of returning holdings in Malta should be
revised based on new information concerning its agri-
cultural structure.

Regulation (EEC) No 1859/82 should therefore be
amended accordingly.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Community
Committee for the Farm Accountancy Data Network,

(5)

(6)

(7)

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EEC) No 1859/82 is amended as follows:

1. Article 2 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 2

For the 2006 accounting year (a period of 12 consecutive
months beginning between 1 January 2006 and 1 July
2006) and for subsequent accounting years, the threshold
as referred to in Article 4 of Regulation No 79/65/EEC in
ESU shall be as follows:

— Belgium: 16 ESU

— Czech Republic: 4 ESU

— Denmark: 8 ESU

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— Germany: 16 ESU

— Estonia: 2 ESU

— Greece: 2 ESU

— Spain: 2 ESU

— France: 8 ESU

— Ireland: 2 ESU

— Italy: 4 ESU

— Cyprus: 2 ESU

— Latvia: 2 ESU

— Lithuania: 2 ESU

— Luxembourg: 8 ESU

— Hungary: 2 ESU

— Malta: 8 ESU

— Netherlands: 16 ESU

— Austria: 8 ESU

— Poland: 2 ESU

— Portugal: 2 ESU

— Slovenia: 2 ESU

— Slovakia: 6 ESU

— Finland: 8 ESU

— Sweden 8 ESU

— United Kingdom (with the

exception of Northern

Ireland): 16 ESU

— United Kingdom (only Northern Ireland): 8 ESU.’

2. Annex I is amended in accordance with the Annex to this

Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day
following that of its publication in the Official
Journal of the
European Union.

It shall apply from the 2006 accounting year.

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

Done at Brussels, 22 July 2005.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 1859/82 is amended as follows:

1. The part concerning Spain is replaced by the following:

500

505

510

515

520

525

530

535

540

545

550

555

560

565

570

575

580

‘SPAIN
Galicia

Asturias

Cantabria

País Vasco

Navarra

La Rioja

Aragón

Cataluña

Illes Balears

Castilla y León

Madrid

Castilla-La Mancha

Comunidad Valenciana

Murcia

Extremadura

Andalucia

Canarias

2. The part concerning Italy is replaced by the following:

Total Spain

221

222

230

241

242

243

244

250

260

270

281

282

291

292

301

302

303

311

312

320

330

‘ITALY
Valle d’Aosta

Piemonte

Lombardia

Trentino

Alto Adige

Veneto

Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Liguria

Emilia-Romagna

Toscana

Marche

Umbria

Lazio

Abruzzo

Molise

Campania

Calabria

Puglia

Basilicata

Sicilia

Sardegna

Total Italy

480

270

190

250

370

260

739

710

182

1 095

194

1 138

626

444

718

1 816

224

9 706’

279

1 159

923

315

308

925

797

500

1 145

680

956

678

854

826

462

682

882

988

1 087

1 306

1 248

17 000’

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3. The part concerning Malta is replaced by the following:

‘780

MALTA

4. The part concerning Austria is replaced by the following:

‘660

AUSTRIA

5. The part concerning Portugal is replaced by the following:

610

620

630

640

650

‘PORTUGAL
Entre Douro e Minho e Beira Litoral

Trás-os-Montes e Beira Interior

Ribatejo e Oeste

Alentejo e Algarve

Açores e Madeira

6. The part concerning Finland is replaced by the following:

670

680

690

700

‘FINLAND
Etelä-Suomi

Sisä-Suomi

Pohjanmaa

Pohjois-Suomi

400’

1 800’

670

563

351

399

317

Total Portugal

2 300’

537

237

229

147

Total Finland

1 150’