Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 97/2006 of 7 July 2006 amending Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2006-07-07
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: agricultural holding, agricultural labour force, agricultural statistics, agricultural structure, economic survey, land use, livestock, management, rural development

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 97/2006

of 7 July 2006

amending Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting the
Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in particular
Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Annex XXI to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 71/2006 of

2 June 2006 (1).

(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 204/2006 of 6 February 2006 adapting Council Regulation (EEC)
No 571/88 and amending Commission Decision 2000/115/EC with a view to the organisation of
Community surveys on the structure of agricultural holdings in 2007 (2) is to be incorporated into the
Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Annex XXI to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

Article 1

1.

the following indent shall be added in point 23 (Council Regulation (EEC) No 571/88):

‘— 32006 R 0204: Commission Regulation (EC) No 204/2006 of 6 February 2006 (OJ L 34,

7.2.2006, p. 3).’;

2.

the list in Appendix 1 shall be replaced with the list in the Annex to this Decision;

3.

the following indent shall be added in point 23a (Commission Decision 2000/115/EC):

‘— 32006 R 0204: Commission Regulation (EC) No 204/2006 of 6 February 2006 (OJ L 34,

7.2.2006, p. 3).’

The text of Regulation (EC) No 204/2006 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the
EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on 8 July 2006, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of
the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

Article 3

(1) OJ L 245, 7.9.2006, p. 42.
(2) OJ L 34, 7.2.2006, p. 3.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.

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This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the
European Union.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 7 July 2006.

For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Oda Helen SLETNES

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ANNEX

LIST OF CHARACTERISTICS FOR 2007 (*)

Explanation: NR = not relevant, NS = non-signifiant, NE = not existing or close to zero

A.

Geographical situation of the holding

1.

Survey district

(a) Municipality or sub-survey district (1)

2.

Less-favoured area (1)

(a) Mountain area (1)

3.

Agricultural areas with environmental restrictions

B.

Legal personality and management of the holding (on the day of the
survey)

1.

Is the legal and economic responsibility of the holding assumed by:

(a)

(b)

a natural person who is a sole holder, where the holding is
independent?

one or more natural persons who is/are a partner, where the
holding is a group holding? (2)

(c)

a legal person?

2.

If the answer to question B/1 (a) is yes, is this person (the holder)
also the manager?

(a)

(b)

If the answer to question B/2 is ‘no’, is the manager a member
of the holder's family?

If the answer to question B/2 a) is ‘yes’, is the manager the
spouse of the holder?

code

code

yes/no

yes/no

yes/no

yes/no

yes/no

yes/no

yes/no

yes/no

yes/no

LI

N

IS

NR NR

NR NR

NR NR

NR NR

LI

N

IS

NS NS

NS NS

C.

Type of tenure (in relation to the holder) and farming system

LI

N

IS

Agricultural area utilised:

1.

2.

3.

5.

For owner farming

For tenant farming

For share farming or other modes

Farming system and practises:

The utilised agricultural area of the holding on which organic
farming production methods are applied according to
European Community rules

The utilised agricultural area of the holding that are under
conversion to organic farming production methods

(a)

(d)

(e)

Is the holding applying organic production methods also to
the animal production?

totally, partly,
not at all

6.

Destination of the holding's production:

(a)

Does the household of the holder consume more than 50 % of
the final production (in value terms) of the holding?

(b) Do the direct sales to consumers account for more than 50 %

of the total sales?

yes/no

yes/no

D.

Arable land

Cereals for the production of grain (including seed):

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

NE NE

NS

NS

NS

NS NS

NS NS

LI

N

IS

1.

Common wheat and spelt

ha/a

NE

(*) Note to the reader: The numbering of the characteristics is a consequence of the long history of the Farm Structure Surveys and cannot

be changed without repercussion on comparability between surveys.

(1) The provision of information on less-favoured area (A2) and mountain area (A2a) is optional in case the municipality code (A1a) is sent
for each holding. In case the municipality code (A1a) is not provided for the holding, the information on less-favoured area (A2) and
mountain area (A2a) is obligatory.

(2) Voluntary information.

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2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

Durum wheat

Rye

Barley

Oats

Grain maize

Rice

Other cereals for the production of grain

Protein crops for the production of grain (including seed and
mixtures of cereals and pulses)

of which:

(e)

(f)

Peas, field beans and sweet lupines

Lentils, chick peas and vetches

(g) Other protein crops harvested dry

Potatoes (including early potatoes and seed potatoes)

Sugar beet (excluding seeds)

12.

Fodder roots and brassicas (excluding seeds)

Industrial plants:

23. Tobacco

24. Hops

25. Cotton

26. Rape and turnip rape

27.

Sunflower

28.

Soya

29.

Linseed (oil flax)

30. Other oil seed crops

31.

Flax

32. Hemp

33. Other textile crops

34. Aromatic plants, medicinal and culinary plants

35.

Industrial plants, not mentioned elsewhere

Fresh vegetables, melons, strawberries:

14. Outdoor or under low (not accessible) protective cover

of which :

(a)

open field

(b) market gardening

15. Under glass or other (accessible) protective cover

Flowers and ornamental plants (excluding nurseries):

16. Outdoor or under low (not accessible) protective cover

17. Under glass or other (accessible) protective cover

18.

Forage plants:

(a)

(b)

temporary grass

other green fodder

of which:

(i)

green maize (maize for silage)

(iii)

other forage plants

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

NE NE

NS

NS

NE NS

NE NE

NS NE

NS NE

NS NE

NE NE

NE NE

NE NE

NS NS

NE NE

NE NE

NE NE

NE NE

NE NE

NE NE

NE NE

NE NE

NE NE

NE NE

NS NS

NE NE

NS NS

NS NS

NS

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19. Arable land seeds and seedlings (excluding cereals, dried vegetables,

potatoes and oil-seed plants)

20. Other arable land crops

21.

Fallow land without any subsidies

22.

Fallow land subject to set-aside incentive schemes with no economic
use

E.

Kitchen gardens

F.

Permanent grassland and meadow

1.

2.

3.

Pasture and meadow, excluding rough grazing

Rough grazing

Permanent grassland and meadows no longer used for production
purposes and eligible for the payment of subsidies

G.

Permanent crops

1.

Fruit and berry plantations

(a)

(b)

(c)

fresh fruit and berry species of temperate climate zones (1)

fruit and berry species of subtropical climate zones

nuts

2.

3.

Citrus plantations

Olive plantations

(a)

(b)

normally producing table olives

normally producing olives for oil production

4.

Vineyards

of which normally producing:

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

quality wine

other wines

table grapes

raisins

Nurseries

Other permanent crops

Permanent crops under glass

5.

6.

7.

H. Other land

1.

Unutilised agricultural land (agricultural land which is no longer
farmed, for economic, social or other reasons, and which is not used
in the crop rotation system)

2. Wooded area

3.

Other land (land occupied by buildings, farmyards, tracks, ponds,
quarries, infertile land, rock, etc.)

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

NR

NR NR

NS NS

LI

N

IS

NR

LI

N

IS

NS

NE NE

NE NE

NE NE

NE NE

NE NE

NE NE

NE NE

NE NE

NE NE

NE NE

NE NE

NS NE

NE NE

NE NE

LI

N

IS

I.

Mushrooms,
irrigation, areas no longer used for production
purposes, subject to the payment of subsidies, and areas subject to
set-aside incentive schemes

LI

N

IS

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2.

3.

8.

Mushrooms

Irrigated area

(a)

(b)

total irrigable area

cultivated area irrigated

Areas no longer used for production purposes, subject to the
payment of subsidies, and area subject
to set-aside incentive
schemes, broken down by:

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

areas no longer used for production purposes, subject to the
payment of subsidies (already recorded under D/22 and F/3)

areas used for the production of agricultural raw material for
non-food purposes (e.g. sugar beet, rape, non-forestry trees
and bushes etc.,
including lentils, chick peas and vetches;
already recorded under D and G)

areas converted into permanent pasture and meadow (already
recorded under F/1 and F/2) (1)

former agricultural areas converted into wooded area or being
prepared for afforestation (already recorded under H/2) (1)

(e)

other areas (already recorded under H/1 and H/3) (1)

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

ha/a

NS NS

NE

NE

NE

NR NR

NR NR

NR NR

NR NR

NR NR

NR NR

J.

Livestock (on the reference day of the survey)

LI

N

IS

1.

Equidae

Bovine animals:

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

Bovine animals, under one year old, male and female

Male bovine animals, one but less than two years old

Female bovine animals, one but less than two years old

Male bovine animals, two years old and over

Heifers, two years old and over

Dairy cows

Other cows

Sheep and goats:

9.

Sheep (all ages)

(a)

(b)

sheep, breeding females

other sheep

10. Goats (all ages)

(a)

(b)

goats, breeding females

other goats

Pigs:

11.

12.

Piglets having a live weight of under 20 Kilograms

Breeding sows weighing 50 Kilograms and over

13. Other pigs

Poultry:

14.

15.

Broilers

Laying hens

16. Other poultry

of which:

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

turkeys

ducks

geese

other poultry, not mentioned elsewhere

17.

Rabbits, breeding females

(1) Germany may merge headings 8(c), 8(d) and 8(e).

number of heads

number of heads

number of heads

number of heads

number of heads

number of heads

number of heads

number of heads

number of heads

number of heads

number of heads

number of heads

number of heads

number of heads

number of heads

number of heads

number of heads

number of heads

number of heads

number of heads

NS NS

number of heads

number of heads

number of heads

number of heads

number of heads

NS NS

NS NS

NS NS

NE NE

NS NS

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18.

Bees

number of hives

NS NS

19.

Livestock not mentioned elsewhere.

yes/no

NS NS

L.

Farm labour force (in the 12 months preceding the day of the survey)

Statistical
information is collected for each person, working on the
holding, belonging to the following farm labour force categories in a way
allowing multiple crossing with each other and/or with any other survey
characteristics.

1.

Holders

In this category are found:

— natural persons:

— sole holders of independent holdings (all persons who

have answered ‘yes’ to question B/1(a))

— the partner on group holdings that has been identified

as being the holder

— legal persons

The following information is recorded for each natural person
mentioned above:

— the gender

— the age according to the following age classes: from school
leaving age to < 25 years, 25 — 34, 35 — 44, 45 — 54, 55 —
64, 65 and over.

— the farm work on the holding (apart

from housework)
according to the classification: 0 %, > 0 — < 25 %, 25 — <
50 %, 50 — < 75 %, 75 — < 100 %, 100 % (full-time) of
annual time worked by a full-time farm worker

1(a) Managers

In this category are found:

— the managers on independent holdings, including spouses and
other members of the holders' families who are also manager;
that is where the answer is ‘yes’ to either B/2 a) or B/2 b).

— the partners on group holdings who have been identified as

managers.

— the managers on holdings where the holder is a legal person.

(The managers who are at the same time sole holders or
partners identified as being the holder of a group
holding are recorded only once, that is, as a holder in
category L/1).

The following information is recorded for each person mentioned
above:

— the gender

— the age according to the following age classes: from school
leaving age to < 25 years, 25 — 34, 35 — 44, 45 — 54, 55 —
64, 65 and over.

LI

N

IS

LI

N

IS

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— the farm work on the holding (apart

from housework)
according to the classification: > 0 — < 25 %, 25 — < 50 %,
50 — < 75 %, 75 — < 100 %, 100 % (full-time) of annual time
worked by a full-time farm worker

2.

Spouses of holders

In this category are found the spouses of sole holders (the answer to
question B/1 (a) is ‘yes’) who are not included in L/1, nor included in
L/1(a) (they are not managers: the answer to question B/2(b) is ‘no’)

The following information is recorded for each person mentioned
above:

— the gender

— the age according to the following age classes: from school
leaving age to < 25 years, 25 — 34, 35 — 44, 45 — 54, 55 —
64, 65 and over.

— the farm work on the holding (apart

from housework)
according to the classification: 0 %, > 0 — < 25 %, 25 — <
50 %, 50 — < 75 %, 75 — < 100 %, 100 % (full-time) of
annual time worked by a full-time farm worker

3(a) Other members of sole holders' families carrying out farm work for
the holding: male (excluding persons in categories L/1, L/1(a) and L/
2)

3(b) Other members of sole holders' families carrying out farm work for
the holding: female (excluding persons in categories L/1, L/1(a) and
L/2)

The following information on the number of persons on the holding
corresponding to the following classes is to be recorded for each
person of the categories mentioned above:

— the farm work on the holding (apart

from housework)
according to the classification: > 0 — < 25 %, 25 — < 50 %,
50 — < 75 %, 75 — < 100 %, 100 % (full-time) of annual time
worked by a full-time farm worker

4(a) Non-family labour regularly employed: male (excluding persons in

categories L/1, L/1a, L/2 and L/3)

4(b) Non-family labour regularly employed: female (excluding persons in

categories L/1, L/1a, L/2 and L/3)

The following information on the number of persons on the holding
corresponding to the following classes is to be recorded for each
person of the categories mentioned above:

— the farm work on the holding (apart

from housework)
according to the classification: > 0 — < 25 %, 25 — < 50 %,
50 — < 75 %, 75 — < 100 %, 100 % (full-time) of annual time
worked by a full-time farm worker

5. + 6. Non-family labour employed on a non regular basis: male and

female

number of working
days

7.

Does the holder who is also the manager have any other gainful
activity:

— as his/her major occupation?

— as a subsidiary occupation?

8.

Does the sole holder's spouse have any other gainful activity:

— as his/her major occupation?

— as a subsidiary occupation?

yes/no

yes/no

yes/no

yes/no

LI

N

IS

LI

N

IS

LI

N

IS

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9.

Does any other member of the sole holder's family engaged in the
farm work of the holding have any other gainful activity? If ‘yes’,
how many have other gainful activities:

— as his/her major occupation?

— as a subsidiary occupation?

10.

Total number of equivalent full-time working days of farm work
during the 12 months preceding the day of the survey, not included
under L/1 to L/6, undertaken on the holding by persons not
employed directly by the holding (e.g. contractors' employees) (1)

number of persons

number of persons

number of days

M.

Rural development

LI

N

IS

1.

Other gainful activities on the holding (other than agriculture),
directly related to the holding:

(a)

(b)

(c)

tourism, accommodation and other leisure activities

handicraft

processing of farm products

(d) wood processing (e.g. sawing, etc.)

(e)

(f)

(g)

(h)

aqua culture

renewable energy production (wind energy, straw burning,
etc.)

contractual work (using equipment of the holding)

other

yes/no

yes/no

yes/no

yes/no

yes/no

yes/no

yes/no

yes/no

NS

NS NS

NS

NS

NS NS

(1) Optional for Member States that are able to provide an overall estimate for this characteristic at regional level.