Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on farm structure surveys and the survey on agricultural production methods and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 571/88
Date: 2007-05-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural labour force, agricultural statistics, agricultural structure, area of holding, database, means of agricultural production

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 10.5.2007 
COM(2007) 245 final 

2007/0084 (COD) 

Proposal for a 

REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 

on farm structure surveys and the survey on agricultural production methods and 
repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 571/88 

(presented by the Commission) 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

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1)  CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL 

•  Grounds for and objectives of the proposal 

The proposed Regulation specifies the requirement to continue the series of structural 
surveys of agricultural holdings, with a census in 2010 and interim surveys in 2013 and 
2016.  In  addition,  a  survey  on  agricultural  production  methods  is  proposed,  with  a 
reference period 2010.  

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•  General context 

The proposed Regulation is according to the Commission's new political approach to 
the  simplification  of  legislation  and  better  regulation  as  referred  to  in  the 
Communications of 14 November 2006 on "a strategic review of Better Regulation in 
the  European  Union"1  and  on  "reduction  of  the  response  burden,  simplification  and 
priority-setting in the field of Community statistics"2.  

Community  surveys  on  the  structure  of  agricultural  holdings  have  been  carried  out 
since  1966.  During  this  time,  the  regulations  governing  these  surveys  have  been 
defined for fixed periods of time. The most recent legislation defined the requirements 
for censuses of agricultural holdings in 1990 and 2000, with interim surveys in 1993, 
1995, 1997, 2003, 2005 and 2007. 

The  first  draft  of  this  Regulation  was  presented  to  the  Standing  Committee  for 
Agricultural  Statistics  (hereinafter  "SCAS")  in  November  2005.  During  the  last  year, 
discussions  on  the  different  aspects  of  the  structural  surveys  have  taken  place  at 
Working  Group  level  and  at  meetings  of  the  SCAS.  The  revised  proposal  takes  into 
account the points made in these discussions, and attempts to balance the need for new 
and detailed information with the need to avoid increasing the burden on respondents 
and on Member States. 

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•  Existing provisions in the area of the proposal 

The present proposal will replace Council Regulation (EEC) No 571/88 of 29 February 
1988  on  the  organisation  of  Community  surveys  on  the  structure  of  agricultural 
holdings3. Nevertheless, core structural statistics relating to crops, livestock, labour and 
equipment will continue to be collected. Some structural information has been dropped 
and  some  new  characteristics  have  been  added.  The  number  of  interim  surveys  has 

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Communication from the Commission to the Council, to the European Parliament, European Economic 
and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions COM(2006) 689 final : "A strategic review of 
Better Regulation in the European Union". 
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council "on reduction of the 
response burden, simplification and priority-setting in the field of Community statistics" (COM(2006) 
693 final). 
OJ L 56, 2.3.1988, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1890/2006 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 386, 29.12.2006, p. 12). 

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been  reduced  from  three  to  two  and  a  new  survey  on  production  methods  has  been 
introduced. 

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•  Consistency with the other policies and objectives of the Union 

Statistics on agricultural holdings are required to support the Community's agricultural 
and rural development policies, relating in particular to the increasing diversification of 
agricultural activities, the environmental impact of farming and the quality and safety 
of agricultural products. 

2)  CONSULTATION OF INTERESTED PARTIES AND IMPACT ASSESSMENT 

•  Consultation of interested parties 

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Consultation methods, main sectors targeted and general profile of respondents 

Consultations have taken place at different levels during the past year. 

The Working Group on Agriculture and Environment was consulted on 29 and 30 June 
2006 concerning the characteristics required for the survey on agricultural production 
methods. 

The  Working  Group  on  Structure  and  Typology  of  Agricultural  Holdings  has  been 
consulted  at  the  different  stages  of  development  of  this  proposal.  The  most  recent 
consultation  took  place  on  21  and  22  September  2006.  Following  this  meeting,  the 
proposal was revised and presented to the SCAS. 

The  SCAS  discussed  the  proposal  on  27-29  November  2006.  Earlier  proposals  were 
also discussed at the SCAS in November 2005 and April 2006. 

Bilateral exchanges have taken place with several Member States concerning aspects of 
the proposal. 

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Summary of responses and how they have been taken into account 

At each stage of consultation, Eurostat has revised the text to take into account as far as 
possible the comments from users and from Member States. 

During the consultation process, there was little support for specific provisions relating 
to the establishment and updating of a statistical farm register. These provisions have 
now been dropped. 

Further  clarification  on  the  list  of  characteristics  has  been  included.  Detailed 
definitions will follow in the implementing regulation. 

The precision levels have been modified to achieve reliable results without excessive 
sample sizes.  

•  Collection and use of expertise 

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There was no need for external expertise. 

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•  Impact assessment 

The proposal is an extension of existing legislation in this field of statistics. 

No  specific  information  campaign  and  no  financial  incentives  were  considered 
appropriate. 

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3)  LEGAL ELEMENTS OF THE PROPOSAL 

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•  Summary of the proposed action 

The  legislation  for  the  existing  series  of  structural  surveys  does  not  contain  any 
provisions for the farm structural surveys from 2010 onwards. This proposal therefore 
provides  the  legal  framework  for  the  next  farm  structure  census  in  2010  and  for  the 
interim  surveys  in  2013  and  2016.  In  addition,  the  proposal  includes  a  survey  on 
agricultural production methods with reference year 2010.  

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•  Legal basis 

Article  285  of  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European  Community  provides  the  legal 
basis for Community statistics. The Council, acting in accordance with the codecision 
procedure, is to adopt measures for the production of statistics where necessary for the 
performance of the activities of the Community. This Article sets out the requirements 
relating to the production of Community statistics and requires conformity to standards 
of  impartiality,  reliability,  objectivity,  scientific  independence,  cost-effectiveness  and 
statistical confidentiality.  

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•  Subsidiarity principle 

The objectives of this proposal, namely to specify the requirement for the collection of 
comparable  Community  statistics  on  the  structure  of  agricultural  holdings  and  to 
specify  the  requirement  for  a  survey  on  agricultural  production  methods,  cannot  be 
sufficiently achieved by the Member States. They can be better achieved at Community 
level  on  the  basis  of  a  Community  legal  act  because  only  the  Commission  can 
coordinate  the  necessary  harmonisation  of  statistical  information  at  Community  level 
while the collection of data and compilation of comparable statistics on the structure of 
agricultural  holdings  can  be  organised  by  the  Member  States.  The  different  climatic 
and  environmental  regions  within  the  European  Union,  with  their  different  farming 
practices,  strengthen  the  argument  for  a  Community  level  approach  if  comparable 
statistics are to be available. Therefore, the Community may adopt these measures, in 
accordance with the principle of subsidiary as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. 

The proposal allows the use of sample surveys in specific cases, to help to reduce the 
survey burden in Member States, and facilitates the use of appropriate existing national 
data sources. 

•  Proportionality principle 

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The proposal complies with the proportionality principle for the following reason(s). 

In  accordance  with  the  principle  of  proportionality,  this  Regulation  confines  itself  to 
the  minimum  required  to  achieve  this  objective  and  does  not  go  beyond  what  is 
necessary for that purpose.  

The  proposal  specifies  the  definitions,  characteristics,  coverage,  precision  required, 
reference periods and reporting requirements. The implementing measures will specify 
the  detailed  definitions  of  the  characteristics.  Member  States  are  responsible  for 
determining  how  to  collect  the  information,  the  questionnaire  design  for  sample 
surveys, the data processing and validation procedures. There is no obligation for the 
Member  States  to  make  any  changes  in  their  administrative  systems  related  to  the 
statistics on the structure of agricultural holdings. 

The proposal allows the use of sample surveys in specific cases, to help to reduce the 
survey burden in Member States, and facilitates the use of appropriate existing national 
data sources. 

Furthermore, the proposal allows the Commission to approve certain national practices 
relating  to  data  precision,  use  of  alternative  data  sources,  sub-samples  and 
identification of non-existent or non-significant characteristics.  

•  Choice of instruments 

Proposed instruments: Regulation. 

Other means would not be adequate for the following reason(s). 

Selection  of  the  appropriate  category  for  an  act  of  the  European  Parliament  and 
Council  depends  on  the  legislative  goal.  Given  the  information  needs  at  European 
level,  the  trend  for  Community  statistics  has  been  to  use  Regulations  rather  than 
Directives for basic acts. A Regulation is preferable because it lays down the same law 
throughout  the Community, leaving  the Member States with no power  to  apply them 
incompletely or selectively; it is directly applicable, which means that it needs not be 
transposed  into  national  law.  In  contrast,  directives,  which  aim  at  harmonisation  of 
national laws, are binding on Member States as regards their objectives, but leave the 
national  authorities  the  choice  of  form  and  methods  used  to  obtain  the  objectives 
agreed upon at  the  Community  level; they must be transposed into national law. The 
use of a Regulation is in line with other statistical legal acts which have been adopted 
since 1997. 

4)  BUDGETARY IMPLICATION 

Member States are to receive a financial contribution from the Community towards the 
cost of the surveys defined in the Regulation. 

5)  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 

•  Simplification 

The proposal provides  for  simplification of Community legislation and simplification 

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of administrative procedure for national authorities. 

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The proposal reduces from three to two the number of interim farm structure surveys 
required. 

The survey on agricultural production methods is treated as a separate module which 
can be carried out as a sample survey. 

The  use  of  administrative  sources  instead  of  surveys  will  reduce  the  burden  on 
respondents. 

The proposal is included in the Commission's Work and Legislative Programme under 
the  reference  ESTAT/2006/014  and  is  a  concrete  example  of  the  Commission's  new 
political approach to simplification of legislation and better regulation. 

•  Repeal of existing legislation 

The adoption of this proposal will lead to the repeal of existing Community legislation. 

•  European Economic Area 

The proposed act concerns an EEA matter and should therefore extend to the European 
Economic Area. 

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2007/0084 (COD) 

Proposal for a 

REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 

on farm structure surveys and the survey on agricultural production methods and 
repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 571/88 

(Text with EEA relevance) 

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 
285(1) thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission4, 

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty5, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

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Council  Regulation  (EEC)  No  571/88  of  29  February  1988  on  the  organisation  of 
Community  surveys  on  the  structure  of  agricultural  holdings6  provides  for  a 
programme of Community surveys to provide statistics on the structure of agricultural 
holdings up to 2007. 

The programme of surveys on the structure of agricultural holdings, carried out on a 
Community  basis  since  1966/67,  should  be  continued  in  order  to  examine  trends  at 
Community  level.  In  the  interests  of  clarity  the  provisions  of  Regulation  (EEC)  No 
571/88 should be replaced by this Regulation. 

For the purposes of updating the basic registers of agricultural holdings and the other 
information  required  for the stratification of sample surveys, a census of agricultural 
holdings in the Community is necessary at least every ten years. The last census took 
place in 1999/2000. 

There  is  a  need  to  monitor  the  implementation  of  measures  associated  with  rural 
development defined in Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 of 20 September 2005 
on  support  for  rural  development  by  the  European  Agricultural  Fund  for  Rural 
development (EAFRD)7. 

OJ C , , p. . 
OJ C , , p. . 
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). 
OJ  L  277,  21.10.2005,  p.  1.Regulation  as  last  amended  by  Regulation  (EC)  No 2012/2006  of  19 
December ( OJ L 384, 29.12.2006, p. 8). 

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(6) 

(7) 

(8) 

(9) 

In their conclusions on agri-environmental indicators, the Council recognised the need 
for  comparable  data  on  agricultural  activities,  at  the  appropriate  geographical  level, 
and covering the whole Community. The Council asked the Commission to undertake 
the  actions  in  the  Commission  Communication  COM(2006)508  which  includes  the 
development  of  new  EU  surveys,  particularly  regarding  farm  management  practices 
and the use of farm inputs. 

There  is  a  lack  of  statistical  information  on  the  different  methods  of  agricultural 
production  at  the  level  of  individual  holdings.  Therefore  a  special  survey  on 
agricultural  production  methods,  linked  to  structural  information  on  agricultural 
holdings,  is  required  to  provide  additional  statistics  for  the  development  of  agri-
environmental policy and to improve the quality of agri-environmental indicators. 

Comparable statistics from all Member States on the structure of agricultural holdings 
are important in determining the development of agricultural policy in the Community. 
Therefore standard classifications and definitions should be used as far as possible for 
survey characteristics. 

Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  322/97  of  17  February  1997  on  Community  Statistics8, 
constitutes the reference framework for the provisions of this Regulation. In particular, 
it  requires  conformity  to  standards  of  impartiality,  reliability,  objectivity,  scientific 
independence, cost-effectiveness and statistical confidentiality.  

The use of geo-reference information, which provides an agricultural holding's precise 
location,  will  be  limited  to  statistical  purposes.  The  necessary  protection  of 
confidentiality  of  data  should  be  ensured,  among  other  means,  by  appropriate 
aggregation when publishing statistics. 

(10)  Council  Regulation  (EEC)  No  3037/90  established  the  statistical  classification  of 

economic activities in the European Community9  

(11) 

(12) 

(13) 

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In accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of 
the  Council  of  26  May  2003  on  the  establishment  of  a  common  classification  of 
territorial  units  for  statistics  (NUTS)10,  territorial  units  should  be  defined  using  the 
NUTS classification. 

In order to reduce the burden of data collection for respondents and Member States as 
far  as  possible,  the  possibility  of  using  sample  surveys  and  administrative  sources 
should be provided for. 

In order to carry out the surveys, considerable funding will be required from both the 
Member  States  and  the  Commission  over  a  number  of  years,  a  large  proportion  of 
which will be used to meet the requirements of the Community. 

OJ  L  52,  22.2.1997,  p.  61.  Regulation  as  last  amended  by  Regulation  (EC)  No  1882/2003  of  the 
European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 284, 3.10.2003, p. 1) . 
OJ  L  293,  24.10.1990,  p.  1.  Regulation  as  last  amended  by  Regulation  (EC)  No  1893/2006  of  the 
European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 393, 30.12.2006, p. 1). 
OJ L 154, 21.6.2003, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No /2007 (OJ L 
, …...2007, p. ). 

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(14)  Provision should therefore be made for a Community subsidy to assist this programme 
through  the  European  Agricultural  Guarantee  Fund  under  article  3(2),  point  e)  of 
Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  1290/2005  of  21  June  2005  on  the  financing  of  the 
common agricultural policy11. 

(15)  This  Regulation  establishes  a  financial  framework  for  the  entire  duration  of  the 
programme which is to be the principal point of reference for the budgetary authority 
during  the  annual  budgetary  procedure,  within  the  meaning  of  Point  37  of  the 
Interinstitutional  Agreement  of  17 May 2006  between  the  European  Parliament,  the 
Council  and 
the  Commission  on  budgetary  discipline  and  sound  financial 
management12. 

(16)  Since  the  objective  of  the  proposed  action,  namely  the  systematic  production  of 
Community  statistics  on  the  structure  of  agricultural  holdings  and  on  agricultural 
production  methods,  cannot  be  sufficiently  achieved  at  the  national  level  and  can 
therefore 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 
Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary to achieve that objective. 

(17)  The measures necessary for the implementation of this Regulation 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 Commission13. 

(18) 

In  particular,  power  should  be  conferred  on  the  Commission  to  define  the 
characteristics and to adapt the Annexes to this Regulation. Since those measures are 
of general scope and are designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation 
and  supplement  this  Regulation  by  the  addition  of  new  non-essential  elements,  they 
must  be adopted in accordance  with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny provided 
for in Article 5a of Council Decision 1999/468/EC. 

(19)  The  Standing  Committee  for  Agricultural  Statistics  set  up  by  Council  Decision 

72/279/EEC14 has been consulted, 

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

CHAPTER I 

DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Article 1 

Subject matter 

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OJ  L  209,  11.8.2005,  p.1  Regulation  as  last  amended  by  Regulation  (EC)  No  320/2006  (OJ  L  58, 
28.2.2006, p. 42). 
OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1. 
OJ  L  184,  17.7.1999,  p.  23.  Decision  as  amended  by  Decision  2006/512/EC  (OJ  L  200,  22.7.2006, 
p. 11). 
OJ L 179, 7.8.1972, p. 1. 

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This  Regulation  establishes  a  framework  for  the  production  of  comparable  Community 
statistics on the structure of agricultural holdings and for a survey on agricultural production 
methods. 

Article 2 

Definitions 

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply: 

(a) 

(b) 

‘Agricultural holding’ means a single unit, both technically and economically, 
which  has  a  single  management  and  which  undertakes  agricultural  activities 
listed in Annex I within the economic territory of the European Union, either as 
its primary or secondary activity 

'Sample surveys' mean statistical surveys based on stratified random sampling 
which are designed to provide representative statistics concerning agricultural 
holdings at regional and national levels. The stratification shall include the size 
and  type  of  the  agricultural  holding  to  ensure  that  agricultural  holdings  of 
different sizes and types are adequately represented. 

(c) 

'Region'  means  the  NUTS  2  territorial  unit  defined  in  Regulation  (EC)  No 
1059/2003. 

Article 3 

Coverage 

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The surveys specified in this Regulation shall cover: 

(a) 

(b) 

agricultural  holdings  where  the  agricultural  area  utilized  for  farming  is  one 
hectare or more; 

agricultural  holdings  where  the  agricultural  area  utilized  for  farming  is  less 
than  one  hectare,  if  they  produce  a  certain  proportion  for  sale  or  if  their 
production unit exceeds certain physical thresholds. 

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3. 

However,  Member  States  which  use  a  different  survey  threshold  shall  fix  this 
threshold at a level to exclude only the smallest agricultural holdings which together 
contribute 2% or less to the total agricultural area excluding common land and 2% or 
less to the total number of farm livestock units. 

In  any  case,  all  agricultural  holdings  reaching  one  of  the  physical  thresholds 
specified in Annex II shall be covered.  

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Article 4 

Data sources 

1. 

Member States may use information from the Integrated Administration and Control 
System15, the System for the Identification and Registration of Bovine Animals16 and 
the Organic Farming Register17 provided this information is of at least equal quality 
to  information  obtained  from  statistical  surveys.  Member  States  may  also  use 
administrative sources  associated with the cultivation of genetically modified  crops 
and the specific rural development measures referred to in Annex III. 

2. 

In  duly  justified  cases  the  Commission  may  allow  Member  States  to  use  other 
administrative sources. 

Article 5 

Precision 

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Member  States  conducting  sample  surveys  shall  ensure  that  the  weighted  survey 
results are statistically representative of agricultural holdings within each region and 
are designed to meet the precision requirements set out in Annex IV.  

In duly justified cases the Commission may allow Member States exceptions to the 
precision requirements for specific regions. 

The  Commission  may  determine  additional  precision  requirements.  That  measure, 
designed  to  amend  non-essential  elements  of  this  Regulation,  inter  alia  by 
supplementing  and/or  by  deleting  some  non-essential  elements,  shall  be  adopted  in 
accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 15(2). 

STATISTICS ON THE STRUCTURE OF AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS 

CHAPTER II 

Article 6 

Farm structure surveys 

Member  States  shall  carry  out  in  2010,  2013  and  2016  surveys  on  the  structure  of 
agricultural holdings, hereinafter referred to as ‘farm structure surveys’. 

The  farm  structure  survey  in  2010  shall  be  carried  out  in  the  form  of  a  census. 
However, sample surveys may be used for the characteristics concerning machinery 

Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p.1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation 
(EC) No 2217/2004 (OJ L 375, 23.12.2004, p. 1). 
Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000. 
Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91, OJ L 198, 22.7.1991, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission. 
Regulation (EC) No 1481/2004 (OJ L 272, 20.8.2004, p. 11). 

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and other gainful activities of the labour force, listed in Annex III Sections IV(i) and 
V(ii). 

3. 

The farm structure surveys in 2013 and 2016 may be carried out as sample surveys. 

Article 7 

Survey characteristics 

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3. 

4. 

Member  States  shall  collect  information  on  the  characteristics  of  agricultural 
holdings listed in Annex III. 

The Commission may amend the list of characteristics provided in Annex III for the 
farm  structure  surveys  for  2013  and  2016.  That  measure,  designed  to  amend  non-
essential elements of this Regulation, inter alia by supplementing and/or by deleting 
some  non-essential  elements,  shall  be  adopted  in  accordance  with  the  regulatory 
procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 15(2). 

If a characteristic has a low or zero prevalence in a Member State, the Member State 
may  be  authorised  by  the  Commission  to  exclude  the  characteristic  from  a  farm 
structure survey, provided the Member State submits appropriate justification. 

The  Commission  determines  definitions  of  the  characteristics.  That  measure, 
designed  to  amend  non-essential  elements  of  this  Regulation,  inter  alia  by 
supplementing  and/or  by  deleting  some  non-essential  elements,  shall  be  adopted  in 
accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 15(2). 

Article 8 

Reference periods 

The reference periods for the farm structure surveys in the survey years 2010, 2013 and 2016 
are defined as follows: 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

for land characteristics specified in Annex III: a period of 12 months ending on 
a reference day between 1 March and 31 October of the survey year; 

for livestock characteristics specified in Annex III: a reference day between 1 
March and 31 December of the survey year; 

for  labour  force  characteristics  specified  in  Annex  III:  a  period  of  12  months 
ending on a reference day between 1 March and 31 October of the survey year; 

for rural development measures specified in Annex III: a period of three years 
ending on 31 December of the survey year. 

Article 9 

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Member States shall transmit to the Commission validated survey data for the farm 
structure survey for 2010 by 31 March 2012. 

For  the  farm  structure  surveys  in  the  survey  years  2013  and  2016,  Member  States 
shall transmit validated survey data to the Commission within 12 months of the end 
of the survey year. 

However, data relating to the rural development measures referred to in Annex III, 
and  based  on  administrative  records,  may  be  transmitted  to  the  Commission 
separately within 18 months of the end of the survey year. 

The farm structure survey data transmitted to the Commission shall be in electronic 
form and at the level of individual agricultural holdings. 

The Commission determines the format for the transmission of the survey data. 

Article 10 

Sampling frame 

For the purposes of updating the sampling frame for the farm structure surveys in 2013 and 
2016,  Member  States  shall  provide  the  national  authorities  responsible  for  farm  structure 
surveys  access  to  information  on  agricultural  holdings  contained  in  administrative  files 
compiled on their national territory. 

CHAPTER III 

STATISTICS ON AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION METHODS 

Article 11 

Survey on agricultural production methods 

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Member  States  shall  carry  out  a  sample  survey  on  agricultural  production  methods 
used by agricultural holdings. 

In duly justified cases, the Commission may allow a Member State to carry out the 
sample survey using separate sub-samples. 

Member  States  shall  collect  information  on  the  characteristics  of  the  agricultural 
production  methods  listed  in  Annex  V.  If  a  characteristic  has  a  low  or  zero 
prevalence in a Member State, in duly justified cases the Commission may allow the 
Member  State  to  exclude  the  characteristic  from  the  survey.  The  volume  of  water 
used for irrigation per year may be calculated using statistical imputation. 

The  Commission  determines  the  definitions  of  the  characteristics.  That  measure, 
designed  to  amend  non-essential  elements  of  this  Regulation,  inter  alia  by 
supplementing  and/or  by  deleting  some  non-essential  elements,  shall  be  adopted  in 
accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 15(2). 

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5. 

6. 

The  reference  period  shall  coincide  with  the  reference  periods  used  for  the 
characteristics of the farm structure survey in 2010. 

The results of this survey shall be linked to the data obtained from the farm structure 
survey  in  2010  at  the  level  of  individual  agricultural  holding.  The  combined 
validated data set shall be transmitted to the Commission in electronic form no later 
than 31 December 2012. 

7. 

The Commission determines the format for the transmission of the survey data. 

CHAPTER IV 

REPORTS, FINANCING AND IMPLEMENTING MEASURES 

Article 12 

Reports 

1. 

2. 

Member  States  shall  supply  the  Commission  with  any  information  it  may  require 
regarding  the  organisation  and  methodology  of  the  surveys  covered  by  this 
Regulation. 

In  particular,  "National  Methodological  Reports"  shall  be  provided  by  Member 
States describing: 

(a) 

the methodology applied; 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

the  levels  of  precision  achieved  for  the  sample  surveys  referred  to  in  this 
Regulation; 

information on the quality of any administrative data sources used; and 

the inclusion and exclusion criteria applied to meet the coverage requirements 
specified in Article 3. 

3. 

The National Methodological Reports shall be submitted to the Commission with the 
validated survey results. 

Article 13 

Community contribution 

1. 

2. 

Member  States  shall  receive  a  financial  contribution  of  50%  from  the  Community 
towards the cost of carrying out the surveys defined in this Regulation, subject to the 
maximum amounts defined in paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Article. 

For  the  combined  costs  of  the  Farm  Structure  Survey  2010  and  the  Survey  on 
Agricultural Production Methods, the Community contribution shall be limited to the 
maximum amounts specified below: 

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EUR 0.05 million each for Luxembourg and Malta; 

EUR  0.15  million  each  for  Cyprus,  the  Czech  Republic,  Estonia  and  the  Slovak 
Republic; 

EUR 1 million each for Austria, Ireland and Lithuania; 

EUR  2  million  each  for  Bulgaria,  Germany,  Hungary,  Portugal  and  the  United 
Kingdom; 

EUR 3 million each for Greece, Spain and France; 

EUR 4 million each for Italy, Poland and Romania; and 

EUR 0.3 million each for all other Member States. 

For the Farm Structure Surveys in 2013 and 2016, the maximum amounts specified 
in paragraph 2 shall be reduced by 60%. 

The  Community  financial  contribution  is  financed  by  the  European  Agricultural 
Guarantee  Fund  under  article  3(2),  point  e)  of  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No 
1290/2005. 

Article 14 

Financial framework 

The  financial  envelope  for  the  implementation  of  this  programme,  including  the 
appropriations necessary for the management, maintenance and development  of the 
database  systems  used  within  the  Commission  to  process  the  data  supplied  by 
Member States under the provisions of this Regulation, shall be EUR 54.27 million 
for the period 2008 - 2013.  

The amount for the period 2014-2018 will be fixed by the budgetary and legislative 
authority  on  a  proposal  from  the  Commission  on  the  basis  of  the  new  financial 
framework for the period commencing in 2014. 

The annual appropriations shall be authorised by the budgetary authority within the 
limits of the financial framework. 

Article 15 

Committee  

The  Commission  shall  be  assisted  by  the  Standing  Committee  for  Agricultural 
Statistics established by Article 1 of Council Decision 72/279/EEC. 

Where  reference  is  made  to  this  paragraph,  Article  5a  (1)  to  (4)  and  Article  7  of 
Decision  1999/468/EC  shall  apply,  having  regard  to  the  provisions  of  Article  8 
thereof. 

3. 

4. 

1. 

2. 

3. 

1. 

2. 

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Article 16 

Derogations 

1. 

2. 

By  way  of  derogation  from  Articles  6(1)  and  (2),  8,  9(1),  11(5)  and  (6),  13(2)  and 
Annex IV, the references to the year 2010 are replaced by the year 2009 for Greece, 
Spain and Portugal. 

By way of derogation from Article 9(1), the reference to 31 March 2012 is replaced 
by: 

(a) 

31 March 2011 for Greece and Portugal; 

(b) 

30 June 2011 for Spain; 

(c) 

30 June 2012 for Italy and Romania. 

3. 

By  way  of  derogation  from  Article  11(6),  the  reference  to  31  December  2012  is 
replaced by 31 December 2011 for Greece, Spain and Portugal. 

Article 17 

Repeal 

1. 

2. 

Regulation (EEC) 571/88 is repealed. 

References  to  the  repealed  Regulation  shall  be  construed  as  references  to  this 
Regulation 

Article 18 

Entry into force 

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

It shall apply from 1 January 2009. 

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

Done at Brussels, 

For the European Parliament 
The President 

For the Council 
The President 

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ANNEX I 

The list of agricultural activities referred to in the definition of an agricultural holding 

The  following activities  (which may be  either primary or secondary activities) are based on 
the  European  Statistical  Classification  of  Economic  Activities  (NACE  Rev.  2)  for  crop  and 
animal production, hunting and related service activities and are used to define an agricultural 
holding: 

Description of 
activity 

NACE Rev. 2 
code 

Additional notes on activities included or excluded 
when defining agricultural activities  

01.1 

01.2 

01.3 

01.4 

01.5 

01.6 

Growing of 
non-perennial 
crops 

Growing of 
perennial crops 

Plant 
propagation 

Animal 
production 

Mixed farming 

Support 
activities to 
agriculture and 
post-harvest 
crop activities 

Agricultural holdings which produce wine or olive oil 
from self-produced grapes or olives are included in the 
scope of this Regulation. 

All activities classified under 01.49 of NACE Rev. 2 
(Raising of other animals) shall be excluded from the 
scope of this Regulation, except: 

(i) 

the raising and breeding of ostriches, emus and 
rabbits; 

(ii)  bee-keeping and production of honey and 

beeswax. 

In general, all holdings which carry out activities under 
01.6 of NACE Rev. 2 are excluded from the scope of 
this Regulation if they are undertaken exclusively. 

However, holdings exclusively maintaining agricultural 
land in good agricultural and environmental condition 
(under NACE Rev. 2. 01.61) are included in the scope 
of this Regulation. 

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ANNEX II 

Thresholds for the farm structure surveys 
and the survey on agricultural production methods 

Characteristics 

Threshold 

Utilised agricultural 
area 

Arable land, kitchen gardens, permanent pasture and 
meadow, permanent crops 

Permanent outdoor 
crops  

Fruit, berry, citrus and olive plantations, vineyards 
and nurseries 

Other intensive 
production 

Fresh vegetables, melons, strawberries, which are 
outdoors or under low (not accessible) protective 
cover 

Tobacco 

Hops  

Cotton 

Fresh vegetables, melons, strawberries 

Crops under glass or 
other (accessible) 
protective cover 

Bovine animals 

Pigs 

Sheep 

Goats 

Poultry 

Flowers and ornamental plants (excluding nurseries) 

0.1 ha 

All 

All 

Breeding sows 

All 

All 

All 

10 Heads 

50 Heads 

10 Heads 

20 Heads 

20 Heads 

1000 Heads 

5 ha 

1 ha 

0.5 ha 

0.5 ha 

0.5 ha 

0.5 ha 

0.1 ha 

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ANNEX III 

List of farm structure survey characteristics 

Characteristics 

I. GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS 

  Geographical situation of the holding 

  Geo-reference of the headquarters of the holding 

  Legal personality of the holding 

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

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

If the answer to the previous question is "yes", is this person (the holder) also the 
manager? 

If this person is not the manager, is the manager a member of the holder's 
family? 

If the manager is a member of the holder's family, is the manager the 
spouse of the holder? 

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

holding? 

a legal person? 

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

  Agricultural area utilised: 

  For owner farming 

  For tenant farming 

  For share farming or other modes 

  Certified production: 

  Organic farming 

  The total utilised agricultural area of the holding on which organic farming 

production methods are applied and certified according to National or European 
Community rules 

  The total utilised agricultural area of the holding that is under conversion to 
organic farming production methods to be certified according to National or 
European Community rules 

  Area of the holding on which organic farming production methods according to 
National or European Community rules are either applied and certified or under 
conversion to be certified: 

Cereals 

Dried pulses 

Potatoes 

Sugar beet 

Oil crops  

Units/categories 

Code 

Yes/No 

Yes/No 

Yes/No 

Yes/No 

Yes/No 

Yes/No 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

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Characteristics 

Units/categories 

Fresh vegetable, melons, strawberries 

Pasture and meadow, excluding rough grazings 

Fruit and berry 

Citrus fruit 

Olives 

Wine grapes  

Other crops (textile crops etc.) 

  Organic production methods applied to animal production and certified 

according to National or European Community rules: 

Bovine animals 

Pigs 

Sheep and goats 

Poultry 

Other animals 

  Agricultural production under certified or labelled contractual frameworks 

(other than organic farming) 

  EC quality schemes: 

Holding's crop area covered by these schemes 

Holding's livestock covered by these schemes 

  National quality schemes: 

  Holding's crop area covered by these schemes 

  Holding's livestock covered by these schemes 

  EC/National quality schemes 

  Cereals 

  Fruits and vegetables 

  Wine grapes 

  Olives 

  Bovine animals 

  Pigs 

  Sheep and goats 

  Poultry 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

Heads 

Heads 

Heads 

Heads 

Heads 

ha 

Heads 

ha 

Heads 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

Heads 

Heads 

Heads 

Heads 

  Destination of the holding’s production: 

  Household consumes more than 50% of the value of the final production of the 

holding 

  Direct sale to final consumers represents more than 50% of the total sales of the 

holding 

Yes/No 

Yes/No 

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Characteristics 

II. LAND 

  Arable land 

  Cereals for the production of grain (including seed): 

Units/categories 

  Common wheat and spelt 

  Durum wheat 

  Rye 

  Barley 

  Oats 

  Grain maize 

  Rice 

  Other cereals for the production of grain 

  Dried pulses and protein crops for the production of grain (including seed and 

mixtures of cereals and pulses)  

  of which peas, field beans and sweet lupines 

  Potatoes (including early potatoes and seed potatoes) 

  Sugar beet (excluding seeds) 

  Fodder roots and brassicas (excluding seeds) 

Industrial plants (including seeds for herbaceous oil-seed plants; excluding seeds 
for fibre plants, hops, tobacco and other industrial plants), of which: 

  Tobacco 

  Hops  

  Cotton 

  Rape and turnip rape  

  Sunflower 

  Soya 

  Linseed (oil flax) 

  Other oil seed crops  

  Flax 

  Hemp 

  Other textile crops 

  Aromatic plants, medicinal and culinary plants 

  Other industrial plants not mentioned elsewhere 

  Fresh vegetables, melons, strawberries of which: 

  outdoor or under low (not accessible) protective cover 

  open field  

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

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Characteristics 

  market gardening  

  under glass or other (accessible) protective cover 

  Flowers and ornamental plants (excluding nurseries): 

  outdoor or under low (not accessible) protective cover  

  under glass or other (accessible) protective cover 

  Forage plants: 

temporary grass 

  other green fodder: 

  Green maize (maize for silage) 

  Leguminous forage plants 

  Other forage plants 

  Arable land seeds and seedlings (excluding cereals, dried vegetables, potatoes and 

oil-seed plants) 

  Other arable land crops 

  Fallow land without any subsidies 

  Fallow land subject to the payment of subsidies, with no economic use  

  Kitchen gardens 

  Permanent pasture and meadow 

  Pasture and meadow, excluding rough grazings 

  Rough grazings 

  Permanent grassland and meadows no longer used for production purposes and 

eligible for the payment of subsidies 

  Permanent crops 

  Fruit and berry plantations  

  Fresh fruit species, of which: 

fresh fruit of temperate climate zones 

fresh fruit of subtropical climate zones 

  Berry species  

  Nuts  

  Citrus plantations 

  Olive plantations 

  Normally producing table olives 

  Normally producing olives for oil production  

  Vineyards, of which normally producing: 

  Quality wine 

  Other wines 

Units/categories 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

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Characteristics 

  Table grapes 

  Raisins 

  Nurseries (including Christmas trees) 

  of which Christmas trees 

  Other permanent crops  

  Permanent crops under glass 

  Other land 

  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)  

  Wooded area 

  of which short rotation coppices 

  of which is exploited for forestry purposes 

  Other land (land occupied by buildings, farmyards, tracks, ponds, quarries, infertile 

land, rock, etc.) 

  Successive secondary cropping, mushrooms, irrigated area, combined crops, areas 
no longer used for food production purposes, subject to the payment of subsidies, 
and area subject to set-aside incentive schemes, bio-fuel production areas and 
genetically modified crops 

  Successive secondary crops (excl. market-garden crops and crops under glass)  

  Mushrooms 

Irrigated area 

  Total irrigable area  

  Total cultivated area irrigated at least once during the previous 12 months  

  Combined (associated) crops 

  Areas no longer used for food production purposes, subject to the payment of 

subsidies, and area subject to set-aside incentive schemes (already recorded elsewhere 
in section II. LAND), broken down by:  

  Areas no longer used for food production purposes, subject to the payment of 

subsidies  

  Areas used for the production of agricultural raw material for non-food purposes 

(e.g. rape, trees, bushes, etc., incl. lentils, chick peas and vetches) 

  Other areas 

  Bio-fuel (or other renewable energy) production areas (e.g. rape, soy-bean, wheat and 

sugar-beets); already recorded elsewhere in section II. LAND 

  of which genetically modified crops  

  Areas used for production of bio-energy as a secondary product (e.g. straw, stalks) 

  Genetically modified crops; already recorded elsewhere in section II. LAND  

III. LIVESTOCK 

Units/categories 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

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Characteristics 

  Equidae 

  Bovine animals: 

  Bovine animals, under one year old, male and female 

  Bovine animals, one but less than two years old, male  

  Bovine animals, one but less than two years old, female  

  Male bovine animals , two years old and over 

  Heifers , two years old and over 

  Dairy cows 

  Other cows 

  Sheep and goats: 

  Sheep (all ages) 

  Breeding females 

  Other sheep 

  Goats (all ages) 

  Breeding females 

  Other goats  

  Pigs: 

  Piglets having a live weight of under 20 kilograms 

  Breeding sows weighing 50 kilograms and over 

  Other pigs 

  Poultry: 

  Broilers 

  Laying hens 

  Other poultry: 

  Turkeys 

  Ducks 

  Geese 

  Ostriches 

  Other poultry, not mentioned elsewhere 

  Rabbits, breeding females 

  Bees  

  Livestock not mentioned elsewhere 

  of which fur animals 

IV. MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT  

Units/categories 

Heads 

Heads 

Heads 

Heads 

Heads 

Heads 

Heads 

Heads 

Heads 

Heads 

Heads 

Heads 

Heads 

Heads 

Heads 

Heads 

Heads 

Heads 

Heads 

Heads 

Heads 

Heads 

Heads 

Heads 

Heads 

Hives 

Yes/No 

Yes/No 

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Characteristics 

IV. (i) MACHINERY 

  Belonging exclusively to the holding 

  Four-wheel tractors, track-laying tractors, tool carriers  

  Cultivators, hoeing machines, rotary hoes and motor mowers  

  Combine harvesters 

  Other fully mechanised harvesters 

Units/categories 

Number 

Number 

Number 

Number 

  Machinery used by several holdings (belonging to another holding, to a cooperative or owned jointly with 

other holdings) or belonging to a service supply agency 

  Four-wheel tractors, track-laying tractors, tool carriers  

  Cultivators, hoeing machines, rotary hoes and motor mowers 

  Combine harvesters 

  Other fully mechanised harvesters 

IV. (ii) EQUIPMENT 

  Equipment used for renewable energy production by type of energy source: 

  Wind  

  Biomass 

  of which bio-methane 

  Solar 

  Hydro-energy 

  Other types of renewable energy sources 

V. LABOUR FORCE 

  V.(i) FARM WORK ON THE HOLDING 

  Holder 

  Gender 

  Age 

  The farm work on the holding (apart from housework) 

  Manager  

  Gender 

  Age  

  The farm work on the holding (apart from housework) 

  Training of manager 

  Agricultural training of manager  

Yes/No 

Yes/No 

Yes/No 

Yes/No 

Yes/No 

Yes/No 

Yes/No 

Yes/No 

Yes/No 

Yes/No 

Male/Female 

Age bands18 

AWU % band19 

Male/Female 

Age bands 

AWU % band 

Training codes20 

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Age bands: (From school leaving age-24 years), (25-34), (35-44), (45-54), (55-64), (65 and over) 
Annual Work Unit (AWU) percentage bands: (0), (>0-<25), (≥25-<50), (≥50-<75), (≥75-<100), (100) 

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Characteristics 

Units/categories 

  Vocational training undertaken by manager during the last 12 months 

Yes/No 

  Members of sole holder's family carrying out farm work for the holding: male 

  The farm work on the holding (apart from housework) 

AWU % band 

  Members of sole holder's family carrying out farm work for the holding: female 

  The farm work on the holding (apart from housework) 

AWU % band 

  Non-family labour regularly employed: male 

  The farm work on the holding (apart from housework) 

AWU % band 

  Non-family labour regularly employed: female 

  The farm work on the holding (apart from housework) 

  Non-family labour employed on a non-regular basis: male and female  

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

AWU % band 

working days 

Full-time days 

  V.(ii) OTHER GAINFUL ACTIVITIES (non-farm work on the holding and work outside the holding) 

  Other gainful activities of the holder who is also the manager:  

  The work on the holding (other than farm work)  

  The work outside the holding (agricultural and non-agricultural)  

  Other gainful activities of the spouse of the sole holder:  

  The work on the holding (other than farm work)  

  The work outside the holding (agricultural and non-agricultural)  

  Other gainful activities of the other members of the sole holder's family 

engaged in the farm work of the holding: 

  The work on the holding (other than farm work)  

  The work outside the holding (agricultural and non-agricultural)  

  Non-family labour force involved in other gainful activities on the holding (other than 

farm work), directly relating to the holding 

AWU % band 

AWU % band 

AWU % band 

AWU % band 

AWU % band 

AWU % band 

AWU % band 

VI. NON-FARMING GAINFUL ACTIVITIES OF THE HOLDING (directly related to the holding) 

  VI.(i) List of non-farming gainful activities 

  Tourism, accommodation and other leisure activities 

  Handicraft 

  Processing of farm products 

  Wood processing (e.g. sawing) 

Yes/No 

Yes/No 

Yes/No 

Yes/No 

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Training  codes:  (only  practical  agricultural  experience),  (basic  agricultural  training),  (full  agricultural 
training) 

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Characteristics 

  Aquaculture 

  Contractual work (using production means of the holding) 

 Agricultural (for other holdings) 

 Non-agricultural 

  Other 

Units/categories 

Yes/No 

Yes/No 

Yes/No 

Yes/No 

  VI.(ii) Importance of the non-farming gainful activities directly related to the 

holding 

  Percentage of the final output of the holding 

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VII. SUPPORT FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT 

  Holding's benefit of one of the following rural development measures during the last 3 

years 

  Use of advisory services  

  Modernisation of agricultural holdings  

  Adding value to agricultural and forestry products  

  Meeting standards based on Community legislation  

  Participation of farmers in food quality schemes  

  Natura 2000 payments for agricultural area 

  Payments linked to the Water Framework Directive  

  Agri-environment payments  

 of which in the framework of organic farming  

  Animal welfare payments  

  Diversification into non-agricultural activities  

  Encouragement of tourism activities  

Yes/No 

Yes/No 

Yes/No 

Yes/No 

Yes/No 

Yes/No 

Yes/No 

Yes/No 

Yes/No 

Yes/No 

Yes/No 

Yes/No 

Yes/No 

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Percentage bands: (≥0-≤10) .(>10-≤50) .(>50-<100) 

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ANNEX IV 

Precision requirements 

The sample surveys specified in this Regulation must be statistically representative at a regional level (NUTS 2 
level and for national aggregations of less-favoured areas22) in terms of the type and the size of the agricultural 
holdings,  in  line  with  Commission  Decision  85/37723  establishing  a  Community  typology  for  agricultural 
holdings.  In  addition,  certain  levels  of  precision  are  required  at  the  NUTS  2  level  for  the  crop  and  livestock 
characteristics of the agricultural holdings. These precision levels are specified below and are based on the list of 
characteristics  specified  in Annex III  of  this  Regulation. The relevant  crop  and  livestock characteristics  of  the 
holdings  in  the  Survey  on  Agricultural  Production  Methods  will  be  available  from  the  results  of  the  Farm 
Structure Survey 2010. 
. 
PRECISION CATEGORIES FOR THE FARM STRUCTURE SURVEYS 2013 AND 2016 

Crop characteristics: 

Each individual crop characteristic listed in section "II. LAND" in Annex III, but excluding characteristics 

whose specific description begins with "Other"; 

Cereals for the production of grain (including seed), comprising common wheat and spelt, durum wheat, 

rye, barley, oats, grain maize, rice and other cereals for the production of grain; 
Potatoes (including early potatoes and seed potatoes) and sugar beet (excluding seeds); 
Oilseed crops comprising rape, turnip rape, sunflower, soya, linseed (oil flax) and other oil seed crops; 
Permanent  outdoor  crops  comprising  fruit,  berry,  citrus  and  olive  plantations,  vineyards,  nurseries  and 

other permanent outdoor crops 

Livestock characteristics: 

Each individual animal characteristic listed in section "III. LIVESTOCK" in Annex III; 
Bovine animals (all ages); 
Sheep and goats (all ages); 
Pigs; 
Poultry 

PRECISION  CATEGORIES  FOR  SAMPLE  SURVEYS  UNDERTAKEN  AS  PART  OF  THE  FARM 
STRUCTURE SURVEY 2010 AND THE SURVEY ON AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION METHODS 

Crop characteristics: 

Cereals for the production of grain (including seed), comprising common wheat and spelt, durum wheat, 

rye, barley, oats, grain maize, rice and other cereals for the production of grain; 
Potatoes (including early potatoes and seed potatoes) and sugar beet (excluding seeds); 
Oilseed crops comprising rape, turnip rape, sunflower, soya, linseed (oil flax) and other oil seed crops; 
Permanent  outdoor  crops  comprising  fruit,  berry,  citrus  and  olive  plantations,  vineyards,  nurseries  and 

other permanent outdoor crops; 

Fresh vegetables, melons, strawberries, flowers and ornamental plants (excluding nurseries); 
Temporary grass and permanent pasture and meadow 

Livestock characteristics: 

Bovine animals (all ages); 
Sheep and goats (all ages); 
Pigs; 
Poultry 

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23 

OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 80. 
OJ L 220, 17.8.85, p. 1. 

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PRECISION TABLE 

Farm structure surveys 2013 and 
2016 

Survey on Agricultural Production 
Methods 

Precision categories 

Crop characteristics of the 
agricultural holding  

Prevalence 
(NUTS 2) 
5% or more of the 
utilised agricultural 
area 

Livestock characteristics of 
the agricultural holding 

5% or more of the 
livestock units 

Relative 
standard error 

< 5% 

< 5% 

Prevalence 
(NUTS 2) 
10% or more of the 
utilised agricultural 
area 

10% or more of the 
livestock units 

Relative 
standard error 

< 7.5% 

< 7.5% 

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List of characteristics for the survey on agricultural production methods 

ANNEX V 

Characteristic 

. . 

Tillage methods 

Conventional tillage (mouldboard plough or disc plough) 

Soil conservation, 
actions against 
erosion and nutrient 
leaching 

Conservation tillage (low tillage) 

Zero tillage (direct seeding) 

Soil cover in winter: 

Normal winter crop 

Cover crop or intermediate crop 

Plant residues  

Bare soil  

Crop rotation: 

Arable area out of planned crop rotation 

Anti-erosion measures 
for arable land and 
permanent crops: 

Terraces 

Contour farming or herring bone farming 

Permanently vegetated ditches or strips 

Other anti-erosion measures 

Landscape features 

Linear elements 
maintained by farmer 
during the last 3 years, 
of which: 

Linear elements 
established during the 
last 3 years, of which: 

Hedges 

Tree lines 

Stonewalls 

Hedges 

Tree lines 

Stonewalls 

Animal grazing 

Grazing on the holding 

Area grazed during the last year 

Common land grazing: 

Animal housing 

Cattle: 

Amount of time when animals are 
outdoors on pasture 

Amount of time when animals are 
outdoors on bare soil or hard standing 

Total number of animals grazing on 
common land 

Amount of time when animals are 
grazing on common land 

Conventional stable (stanchion-tied 
stalls) 

On partially slatted floors 

On completely slatted floors 

On straw beds (deep litter-loose housing) 

Other 

Pigs: 

On partially slatted floors 

Units/ 
categories 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

Yes/No 

Yes/No 

Yes/No 

Yes/No 

Yes/No 

Yes/No 

Yes/No 

Yes/No 

Yes/No 

Yes/No 

ha 

Months per year 

Months per year 

Heads 

Months per year 

Places 

Places 

Places 

Places 

Places 

Places 

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Characteristic 

On completely slatted floors 

On straw beds (deep litter-loose housing) 

Other 

Laying hens: 

On straw beds (deep litter-loose housing) 

Battery cage (all types) 

Battery cage with manure belt 

Battery cage with deep pit 

Battery cage with stilt house 

Other 

Nutrients 

Basis for decision on 
the use of nutrients: 

Soil tests (carried out at least once during 
the last 3 years) 

Manure application 
techniques: 

Application of solid/farmyard manure  

Of which: with immediate incorporation 

Application of slurry: 

Total area 

Of which: with immediate incorporation 
or injection 

Units/ 
categories 

Places 

Places 

Places 

Places 

Places 

Places 

Places 

Places 

Places 

Yes/No 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

Manure storage and 
treatment facilities 

Plant protection 

Percentage of the total produced manure exported from the holding  

Percentage 

Storage facilities for: 

Solid dung 

Use of : 

Are the storage 
facilities covered? 

Type of plant 
protection methods 
applied: 

Area on which the 
methods of Integrated 
Pest Management 
(IPM) are applied: 

Use of pesticide 
application equipment: 

Treatment decision 
techniques: 

Liquid manure 

Slurry 

Slurry tank 

Lagoon 

Solid dung 

Liquid manure 

Slurry 

Physical/mechanical 

Biological 

Chemical (preventive and curative) 

Total 

Of which certified IPM 

Equipment for non-liquid formulation 

Field crop sprayer with a boom 

Air-assisted sprayer 

Aerial spraying 

Treatment scheme 

Advisory services  

Forecasts from media 

Advice from chemical companies 

Yes/No 

Yes/No 

Yes/No 

Yes/No 

Yes/No 

Yes/No 

Yes/No 

Yes/No 

Yes/No 

Yes/No 

Yes/No 

ha 

ha 

Yes/No 

Yes/No 

Yes/No 

Yes/No 

Yes/No 

Yes/No 

Yes/No 

Yes/No 

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Characteristic 

Economic damage threshold 

None 

Units/ 
categories 

Yes/No 

Yes/No 

Irrigation 

Irrigated area 

Average irrigated area the last three years 

Total cultivated area 
irrigated at least once 
during the previous 12 
months 

Total 

Cereals for the production of grain 
(excluding maize and rice) 

Maize (grain and green) 

Rice 

Pulses 

Potatoes 

Sugar beet 

Rape and turnip rape 

Sunflower 

Textile crops (flax, hemp, other textile 
crops) 

Fresh vegetables, melons, strawberries- 
open field 

Temporary and permanent grass 

Other crops on arable land 

Fruit and berry plantations 

Citrus plantations 

Olive plantations 

Vineyards 

Surface irrigation (flooding, furrows) 

Sprinkler irrigation 

Drop irrigation  

On farm ground water 

On-farm surface water (ponds or dams)  

Off-farm surface water from lakes, rivers 
or watercourses  

Off-farm water from common water 
supply networks 

Other sources 

Irrigation methods 
employed: 

Source of irrigation 
water used on the 
holding: 

Volume of water used for irrigation per year 

. 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

ha 

Yes/No 

Yes/No 

Yes/No 

Yes/No 

Yes/No 

Yes/No 

Yes/No 

Yes/No 

m3 per year 

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LEGISLATIVE FINANCIAL STATEMENT 

1. 

NAME OF THE PROPOSAL: 

Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on farm structure surveys 
and the survey of agricultural production methods. 

2. 

ABM / ABB FRAMEWORK 

Agriculture, Statistics: 

(a) Maintenance and development of IT tools for the results of farm structure surveys 
and the survey of agricultural production methods (contracts) 

(b)  EU  contribution  to  Member  States  towards  the  farm  structure  surveys  and  the 
survey of agricultural production methods (grants) 

3. 

BUDGET LINES 

3.1. 

Budget  lines  (operational  lines  and  related  technical  and  administrative 
assistance lines (ex-B..A lines)) including headings: 

05.08.02: Surveys on the structure of agricultural holdings 

3.2. 

Duration of the action and of the financial impact: 

2008 – 2018. 

3.3. 

Budgetary characteristics 

Budget 
line 

05.08.02 

Type of expenditure 

New 

EFTA 
contribution 

Contributions 
from applicant 
countries 

Heading in 
financial 
perspective 

Non-
comp 

Diff 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

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4. 

SUMMARY OF RESOURCES 

4.1. 

Financial Resources 

4.1.1. 

Summary of commitment appropriations (CA) and payment appropriations (PA) 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

Expenditure type 

Section 
no. 

Operational expenditure24 

Commitment Appropriations 
(CA) 

8.1. 

Payment 
(PA) 

Appropriations 

a 

b 

Year 
2008 

2009 

2010 

2011 

2012 

2013 

Total 

8.000  14.950 14.950 0.550 

15.270  0.550 

54.270 

4.000  10.550 10.550 4.550 

19.350  5.270 

54.270 

Administrative expenditure within reference amount25 

Technical  &  administrative 
assistance (NDA) 

8.2.4. 

c 

TOTAL REFERENCE AMOUNT 

Commitment 
Appropriations 

Payment Appropriations 

a+c

b+c

8.000  14.950 14.950 0.550 

15.270  0.550 

54.270 

4.000  10.550 10.550 4.550 

19.350  5.270 

54.270 

Administrative expenditure not included in reference amount26 

Human 
associated 
(NDA) 

resources 

and 
expenditure 

Administrative  costs,  other 
than  human  resources  and 
not 
associated 
included 
reference 
in 
amount (NDA) 

costs, 

8.2.5. 

d 

8.2.6. 

e 

Total indicative financial cost of intervention 

TOTAL CA including cost 
of Human Resources 

TOTAL  PA  including  cost 
of Human Resources 

a+c
+d
+e 

b+c
+d
+e 

8.000  14.950 14.950 0.550 

15.270  0.550 

54.270 

4.000  10.550 10.550 4.550 

19.350  5.270 

54.270 

24 
25 
26 

Expenditure that does not fall under Chapter xx 01 of the Title xx concerned. 
Expenditure under Article xx 01 04 of Title xx. 
Expenditure under Chapter xx 01 other than Articles xx 01 04 or xx 01 05. 

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Cofinancing details 

If  the  proposal  involves  cofinancing  by  Member  States,  or  other  bodies  (please 
specify which), an estimate of the level of this cofinancing should be indicated in the 
table  below  (additional  lines  may  be  added  if  different  bodies  are  scheduled  to 
provide the cofinancing): 

Note: The total CA below includes 2.75 million for Action 3 which does not involve 
cofinancing by Member States. 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

Cofinancing body 

Member States 

f 

8 

15 

15 

0 

15.3 

0 

53.3 

Year 
2008 

2009 

2010 

2011 

2012 

2013 

Total 

TOTAL  CA 
cofinancing 

including 

a+c
+d
+e
+f 

16.000 29.950 29.950 0.550 

30.570  0.550 

107.570 

4.1.2.  Compatibility with Financial Programming 

⌧  Proposal is compatible with existing financial programming. 

(cid:133) 

(cid:133) 

Proposal  will  entail  reprogramming  of  the  relevant  heading  in  the  financial 
perspective. 

Proposal  may  require  application  of  the  provisions  of  the  Interinstitutional 
Agreement27 (i.e. flexibility instrument or revision of the financial perspective). 

4.1.3.  Financial Impact on Revenue 

⌧  Proposal  has  no  financial  implications  on  revenue  (involves  the  technical 

aspects of implementing a measure) 

(cid:133) 

Proposal has financial impact – the effect on revenue is as follows: 

4.2. 

Human Resources FTE (including officials, temporary and external staff) – see 
detail under Point 8.2.1. 

Annual requirements 

Year 
2008 

2009 

2010 

2011 

2012 

2013 

Total  number  of  human 
resources 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

27 

See Points 19 and 24 of the Interinstitutional Agreement. 

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5. 

CHARACTERISTICS AND OBJECTIVES 

5.1. 

Need to be met in the short or long term 

The surveys on the structure of agricultural holdings play a key role in agricultural 
statistics. The decennial census and the interim sample surveys provide a substantial 
volume of statistical information on agricultural holdings in the Community (size of 
holding,  type  of  farming,  use  of  labour  and  machinery,  etc.).  In  the  proposed 
regulation  an  additional  sample  survey  has  been  included  covering  the  methods  of 
agricultural production used on agricultural holdings. At the same time, the number 
of interim sample surveys has been reduced from three to two over a ten-year cycle. 

The  information  is  collected  through  statistical  surveys  using  a  questionnaire 
covering a set of characteristics harmonised at Community level. The information is 
not  available  elsewhere.  It  is  primarily  used  as  the  basis  for  implementing  the 
Community's  policy  on  agriculture  and  rural  development  and  is  highly  relevant  in 
other  policy  fields  which  impact  upon  agriculture,  e.g.  regional,  social  and 
environmental policy. The results are also used in the ex-post evaluation of the effect 
of agricultural and rural development policies, using the considerable amount of data 
accumulated over time. 

The surveys provide the sampling framework for undertaking other surveys required 
by the Commission, which are specific to certain categories of crops or livestock. 

5.2. 

Value  added  of  Community  involvement  and  coherence  of  the  proposal  with 
other financial instruments and possible synergy 

As stated in the Explanatory Memorandum, the collection of comparable Community 
statistics  on  the  structure  of  agricultural  holdings  and  on  agricultural  production 
methods  cannot  be  sufficiently  achieved  by  the  Member  States.  This  can  be  better 
achieved at Community level on the basis of a Community legal act because only the 
Commission can coordinate the necessary harmonisation of statistical information at 
Community level. 

The  Community  contribution  covers  only  a  very  small  share  of  the  overall  cost  of 
carrying out the surveys, but nevertheless helps to offset the additional costs incurred 
by  Member  States  in  meeting  the  requirements  of  the  Commission,  concerning,  in 
particular, the harmonisation of survey characteristics and the delivery of results in a 
common format according to a fixed schedule. 

5.3. 

Objectives, expected results and related indicators of the proposal in the context 
of the ABM framework 

The  proposal  aims  to  achieve  comparable  statistics  on  the  structure  of  agricultural 
holdings  and  on  the  methods  of  agricultural  production  in  EU  Member  States.  The 
proposal specifies the coverage of the surveys, the characteristics to be collected, the 
reference  periods,  deadlines  for  transmission  and  precision  criteria.  Furthermore, 
with  the  delivery  of  the  validated  results  for  each  survey,  Member  States  must 
provide a methodological report describing how the survey has been implemented. 

Action 1 

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The surveys in 2009 and 2010 comprise a census of agricultural holdings (FSS 2010) 
and a sample survey of agricultural production methods (SAPM). 

Action 2 

The surveys in 2013 are interim sample surveys of agricultural holdings. 

Action 3 

The maintenance and development of the data-processing systems required to handle 
the  results  of  the  farm  structure  surveys  and  survey  on  agricultural  production 
methods. 

Action 4 

The surveys in 2016 are interim sample surveys of agricultural holdings. 

Indicators 

Key indicators for measuring achievement of the objectives are: 

-  Timeliness  of  the  delivery  of  the  validated  survey  results  and  Methodological 
Reports 

- Quality of the Methodological Reports describing the design and implementation of 
the survey 

- Promptness of publication of results by the Commission 

5.4.  Method of Implementation (indicative) 

⌧  Centralised Management 

⌧ 

directly by the Commission 

(cid:133) 

indirectly by delegation to: 

(cid:133) 

executive Agencies 

(cid:133) 

bodies set up by the Communities as referred to in Article 185 of 
the Financial Regulation 

(cid:133) 

national public-sector bodies/bodies with public-service mission 

(cid:133) 

Shared or decentralised management 

(cid:133)  with Member States 

(cid:133)  with Third Countries 

(cid:133) 

Joint management with international organisations (please specify) 

Relevant comments: 

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6. 

MONITORING AND EVALUATION 

6.1.  Monitoring system 

The grant agreements with Member States will specify the work programme and the 
schedule  for  delivering  the  results.  The  contracts  with  external  contractors  will 
specify  the  work  programme,  deliverables  and  schedule  for  delivering  the  contract 
outputs.  The  payment  of  the  final  balance  will  depend  on  a  final  technical  and 
the  Commission,  requiring  satisfactory 
financial  evaluation  undertaken  by 
implementation  of  the  terms  of  the  grant  agreements,  including  the  delivery  of 
acceptable  results  and  the  description  of  the  methodology  used  and  contracts  with 
external contractors. 

6.2. 

Evaluation 

6.2.1.  Ex-ante evaluation 

The  action  is  a  continuation  of  existing  surveys  on  the  structure  of  agricultural 
holdings  with  some  specific  changes  –  to  meet  new  policy  requirements,  to  reduce 
survey  burden  and  to  simplify  survey  procedures.  These  changes  have  been 
introduced following discussion with users, and with Member States in the Standing 
Committee on Agricultural Statistics. 

6.2.2.  Measures taken following an intermediate/ex-post evaluation (lessons  learned from 

similar experiences in the past) 

Member  States  are  required  to  provide  information  to  the  Commission  on  the 
methodology and organisation of the surveys covered by this proposal. In particular, 
the methodological reports delivered by Member States to the Commission with the 
final  results  will  be  evaluated  from  a  technical  viewpoint  and  must  be  approved 
before final payment is made. 

Progress with the surveys will be regularly assessed through the Standing Committee 
on Agricultural Statistics. 

6.2.3.  Terms and frequency of future evaluation 

Following the completion of each survey, there will be an overall evaluation of the 
implementation and the results of the survey presented to the Standing Committee on 
Agricultural Statistics. 

7. 

ANTI-FRAUD MEASURES 

(a) Payments for contracts and agreements concluded by the Commission are made 
only on the basis of the results obtained. 

(b) In particular, there will be a requirement for the costs of the actions to be audited. 

(c)  The  statistics  obtained  are  considered  an  objective  instrument  for  evaluating 
Community  action  programmes  and  thus  contribute  to  consolidating  the  anti-fraud 
provisions. 

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8. 

DETAILS OF RESOURCES 

8.1. 

Objectives of the proposal in terms of their financial cost (excludes Action 4 which will be covered by the next financial perspective) 

Type of output 

Av. 
cost 

Year 2008 

Year 2009 

Year 2010 

Year 2011 

Year 2012 

Year 2013  

TOTAL 

No. 
outputs 

Total 
cost 

No. 
outputs 

Total 
cost 

No. 
outputs 

Total 
cost 

No. 
outputs 

Total 
cost 

No. 
outputs 

Total 
cost 

No. 
outputs 

Total 
cost 

No. 
outputs 

Total 
cost 

Commitment appropriations in EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

(Headings of 
objectives, 
actions and 
outputs should be 
provided) 

OPERATIONAL 
OBJECTIVE No 1  

Action 1 
FSS 2010/SAPM 

- Output 1 

Data delivery 

1.363 

3 

8.000 

12 

14.400 

12 

14.400 

27 

36.800 

Action 2 
FSS 2013 

- Output 1 

Data delivery 

0.545 

27 

14.720 

27 

14.720 

Action 3 
Databases 

- Output 1 

Data processing 

0.550 

0.550 

0.550 

0.550 

0.550 

2.750 

TOTAL COST 

8.000 

14.950 

14.950 

0.550 

15.270 

0.550 

54.270 

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8.2. 

Administrative Expenditure 

8.2.1.  Number and type of human resources 

Types of post 

Staff to be assigned to management of the action using existing and/or 
additional resources (number of posts/FTEs) 

Year 
2008 

Year 
2009 

Year 
2010 

Year 
2011 

Year 
2012 

Year 
2013 

Officials or 
temporary 
staff28 (XX 01 
01) 

A*/AD 

B*, 
C*/AST 

financed29 

Staff 
Article XX 01 02 

by 

Other  staff30  financed by 
Article XX 01 04/05 

TOTAL 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

8.2.2.  Description of tasks deriving from the action 

Not applicable 

8.2.3. 

Sources of human resources (statutory) 

⌧  Posts currently allocated to the management of the programme to be replaced 

or extended 

(cid:133) 

(cid:133) 

(cid:133) 

(cid:133) 

Posts pre-allocated within the APS/PDB exercise for year n 

Posts to be requested in the next APS/PDB procedure 

Posts  to  be  redeployed  using  existing  resources  within  the  managing  service 
(internal redeployment) 

Posts required for year n although not provided for in the APS/PDB exercise of 
the year in question 

28 
29 
30 

Cost of which is NOT covered by the reference amount 
Cost of which is NOT covered by the reference amount 
Cost of which is included within the reference amount 

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8.2.4.  Other  administrative  expenditure  included  in  reference  amount  (XX  01  04/05  – 

Expenditure on administrative management) 

Budget line 

(number and heading) 

Year 
2008 

Year 
2009 

Year 
2010 

Year 
2011 

Year 
2012 

Year 
2013 

TOTAL 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

Technical 

and 
1 
assistance (including related staff costs) 

administrative 

Executive agencies31 

Other 

technical 

and 

administrative 

assistance 

- intra muros  

- extra muros 

Total 
assistance 

technical  and  administrative 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

8.2.5.  Financial cost of human resources and associated costs not included in the reference 

amount 

Type of human resources 

Year 
2008 

Year 
2009 

Year 
2010 

Year 
2011 

Year 
2012 

Year 
2013 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

Officials  and  temporary  staff 
(XX 01 01) 

Staff  financed  by  Article  XX 
01 
(auxiliary,  END, 
contract staff, etc.) 

02 

(specify budget line) 

cost 

Total 
of  Human 
Resources  and  associated 
costs 
in  reference 
amount) 

(NOT 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

31 

Reference should be made to the specific legislative financial statement for the Executive Agency(ies) 
concerned. 

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8.2.6. Other administrative expenditure not included in reference amount 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places)

Year 
2008 

Year 
2009 

Year 
2010 

Year 
2011 

Year 
2012 

Year 
2013 

TOTAL 

XX 01 02 11 01 – Missions 

XX 01 02 11 02 – Meetings & Conferences 

XX 01 02 11 03 – Committees32  

XX 01 02 11 04 – Studies & Consultations 

XX 01 02 11 05 - Information Systems 

2 

Total 

Other  Management 

Expenditure (XX 01 02 11) 

3  Other 

expenditure 

administrative 
including reference to budget line) 

nature 

of 

an 
(specify 

administrative 
expenditure, 
than  human  resources  and 
in 

Total 
other 
associated  costs  (NOT 
reference amount) 

included 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

32 

Specify the type of committee and the group to which it belongs. 

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