2007/80/EC: Commission Decision of 1 February 2007 authorising certain Member States to use information from sources other than statistical surveys for the 2007 survey on the structure of agricultural holdings (notified under document number C(2006) 7173) (Text with EEA relevance )
Date: 2007-02-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, agricultural holding, agricultural statistics, agricultural structure, source of information, statistics

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DECISIONS

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 1 February 2007

authorising certain Member States to use information from sources other than statistical surveys for
the 2007 survey on the structure of agricultural holdings

(notified under document number C(2006) 7173)

(Only the Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Maltese, Slovenian, and Swedish
texts are authentic)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/80/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

found it to be appropriate. The authorisations requested
by the Member States should therefore be granted.

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

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 between 1988 and
1997 (1), and in particular Article 8(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) When determining the characteristics to be surveyed, an
effort should be made to limit, as far as possible, the
burden on respondents to the survey.
In accordance
with Article 8(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 571/88,
certain Member States have asked to be authorised to
use, in the 2007 survey on the structure of agricultural
information that is
holdings, for certain characteristics,
already available from sources other
than statistical
surveys.

(2)

The Member States asking for authorisation to use data
from sources other than statistical surveys have provided
the Commission with technical documentation as to the
sources. The
accuracy of
relevance
these
examined the documentation and
Commission has

and the

(1) OJ L 56, 2.3.1988, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 1928/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council
(OJ L 406, 30.12.2006, p. 7).

(3)

(4)

it

The results of the Farm Structure Surveys are of great
importance for the Common Agricultural Policy. For that
is necessary to maintain a high quality of
reason,
information, and the use of data from sources other
than statistical surveys should only be accepted if these
data are as reliable as those from statistical surveys. The
Member States should therefore be required to take the
the information
necessary measures
submitted is of equal quality to that of
information
obtained from statistical surveys and to report on the
quality.

to ensure that

The measures provided for
accordance with
Committee for Agricultural Statistics,

opinion

the

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

of

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Member States listed in the Annex are authorised to
than
surveys in the Farm Structure Survey 2007 for

1.
use information already available from sources other
statistical
certain characteristics.

Those sources shall be as set out in the Annex to this Decision.

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The Member States concerned shall take the necessary
information referred to in
least equal quality to information

2.
measures
paragraph 1 is of at
obtained from statistical surveys.

to ensure

that

the

Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg, the Republic of Hungary, the
Republic of Malta,
the
the Kingdom of
Republic of Austria, the Republic of Slovenia, the Republic of
Finland, the Kingdom of Sweden, and the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

the Netherlands,

They shall
include an assessment of the quality of the infor-
mation in the methodological reports to be delivered to the
Commission with the validated survey data.

Done at Brussels, 1 February 2007.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Denmark, the
the
Federal Republic of Germany,

the Republic of Estonia,

For the Commission

Joaquín ALMUNIA
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

Member State

Sources

As provided for in:

Denmark

Integrated Administration and Control System

Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 (1)

Organic Farming Register

Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 (2)

System for the identification and registration of
bovine animals

Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 (3)

Germany

Integrated Administration and Control System

Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003

System for the identification and registration of
bovine animals

Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000

Estonia

Organic Farming Register

Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91

Luxembourg

Integrated Administration and Control System

Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003

Organic Farming Register

Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91

System for the identification and registration of
bovine animals

Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000

Hungary

Organic Farming Register

Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91

Malta

Integrated Administration and Control System

Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003

System for the identification and registration of
bovine animals

Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 and
LN 311/2005 (National legislation) (4)

Database of Food and Veterinary Regulation
Division on poultry producing holdings and on
sheep and goat producing holdings

LN 119/2005 (National legislation) (5)

Netherlands

Integrated Administration and Control System

Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003

Organic Farming Register

Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91

National Farm Register

HPA 16 (6), PPE 19 (7), PT 10 (8), PVV 38 (9) and
van 27 November 1986 (10)
Meststoffenwet
(National legislation)

Austria

Integrated Administration and Control System

Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003

System for the identification and registration of
bovine animals

Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000

Veterinary Information System

Directive 64/432/EEC (11)

Slovenia

Integrated Administration and Control System

Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003

System for the identification and registration of
bovine animals

Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000

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Member State

Sources

As provided for in:

Finland

Integrated Administration and Control System

Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003

Organic Farming Register

Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91

Sweden

Integrated Administration and Control System

Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003

Organic Farming Register

Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91

System for the identification and registration of
bovine animals

Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000

United Kingdom Integrated Administration and Control System

Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003

System for the identification and registration of
bovine animals

Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000

(1) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 198, 22.7.1991, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 204, 11.8.2000, p. 1.
(4) Government Gazette of Malta No 17, 813 — 2.9.2005.
(5) Government Gazette of Malta No 17, 757 — 22.4.2005.
(6) Verordening HPA registratie en verstrekking van gegevens 2003, art. 2-4.
(7) Verordening registratie en verstrekking van gegevens (PPE) 2003 art. 2.
(8) Verordening PT algemene bepalingen 2006, art. 2:1, 2:2, 2:3.
(9) Verordening registratie en verstrekking van gegevens (PVV) 2003, art. 2; Verordening registratie en verstrekking van gegevens

vleesindustrie (PVV) 2002, art. 2.

(10) Uitvoeringsbesluit Meststoffenwet, 9 november 2005, art. 31,
(11) OJ 121, 29.7.1964, p. 1977/64.

juncto Uitvoeringsregeling Meststoffenwet, art. 37, art. 38, art 45.