Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2745 of 8 December 2023 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2022/2379 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards animal production statistics
Date: 2023-12-08
Institutions: European Commission, Eurostat
Subjects: EU statistics, agricultural statistics, animal production, data collection, exchange of information, statistical method




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2023/2745


11.12.2023







            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2023/2745
of 8 December 2023
         
laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2022/2379 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards animal production statistics
(Text with EEA relevance)


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2022/2379 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 November 2022 on statistics on agricultural input and output, amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 617/2008 and repealing Regulations (EC) No 1165/2008, (EC) No 543/2009 and (EC) No 1185/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Directive 96/16/EC (1), and in particular Article 4(6), Article 5(10), Article 7(2), Article 7(3) and Article 9(4) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Regulation (EU) 2022/2379 establishes an integrated framework for the development, production and dissemination of European statistics related to agricultural inputs and outputs. In order to ensure that comparable data are produced by Member States and to achieve harmonisation within the agricultural statistics system, it is necessary to specify the technical elements of the statistics on agricultural inputs and outputs as regards animal production to be transmitted to the Commission (Eurostat).












(2)


These elements consist of the list of variables, the descriptions of the variables, the observation units, the precision requirements to be applied, the methodological rules to be applied, and the deadlines for transmitting the data, where appropriate.












(3)


When setting up the data collection systems, Member States should favour options that minimise the number of confidential values in their data.












(4)


It is necessary to specify the variables for which the regional and organic dimensions are required as they are needed only for some variables.












(5)


The coverage of the data sets should be specified beyond the requirements in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EU) 2022/2379, where appropriate, to avoid inconsistencies between Member States.












(6)


The reference periods mentioned in Article 9(4) of Regulation (EU) 2022/2379 should be further specified to ensure comparability of the statistics between Member States.












(7)


Pursuant to Article 7(2) of Regulation (EU) 2022/2379, Member States can be exempted from providing specific data for predefined variables at certain deadlines if the impact of these Member States on the Union total of those variables is limited. This is the case if their production is below specific thresholds. It is necessary to specify those thresholds, the methodology used to set them up, the sources of data used in applying this methodology, and the data to which this exemption applies.












(8)


Pursuant to Article 7(3) of Regulation (EU) 2022/2379, Member States can also be exempted from transmitting specific data for predefined variables where their impact in relation to the agricultural production at national or regional level is limited. It is necessary to specify reference threshold values for the variables subject to exemptions.












(9)


Quality requirements should be proportionate and ensure that the cost and burden of producing statistics stays reasonable. Therefore, while Regulation (EU) 2022/2379 requires that all statistics be representative of the statistical population of the relevant geographical area, only some of the required variables should be subject to further precision requirements in this Regulation.












(10)


The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical System Committee as established by Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2),





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1

Data requirements

Member States shall provide data on the domain of animal production statistics referred to in Article 5(1), point (a) of Regulation (EU) 2022/2379 in the form of aggregated data sets. The data on total and organic production shall be transmitted to the Commission (Eurostat) at the required geographical level referred to in Article 5(10), point (b)(iii), of Regulation (EU) 2022/2379, and as set out in Annexes I, II and III.


Article 2

Datasets


1.   The data contents of the datasets are specified in:






(a)


Annex I for topic (i), livestock and meat, for the detailed topics:






(i)


livestock populations;










(ii)


meat production;










(iii)


animal delivery;














(b)


Annex II for topic (ii), eggs and chicks, for the detailed topics:






(i)


eggs for consumption;










(ii)


eggs for hatching and farmyard poultry chicks;










(iii)


structure of hatcheries;














(c)


Annex III for topic (iii), milk and milk products, for the detailed topics:






(i)


milk produced and used on the agricultural holdings;










(ii)


milk availabilities to the dairy sector;










(iii)


uses of milk and dairy materials by the dairy sector and resulting products;










(iv)


monthly uses of cows’ milk by the dairy sector;










(v)


structure of the dairy enterprises.










2.   For each dataset, Section I specifies:






(a)


a description of the data contents;










(b)


the variables to be provided at national and, where required, at regional level;










(c)


the variables to be provided on organic production;










(d)


the deadlines for transmission of the data to the Commission (Eurostat);










(e)


the reference periods.






3.   For each dataset, Section II specifies, where appropriate:






(a)


a description of the measurement units;










(b)


technical requirements related to the variables;










(c)


thresholds for exemptions to data transmission deadlines;










(d)


thresholds for regional data transmissions;










(e)


coverage specifications.






4.   For each dataset, Section III specifies methodological rules, where relevant.



Article 3

Precision requirements


1.   When data collections are conducted based on statistical samples, Member States shall ensure that the weighted results are representative of the statistical population within the relevant geographical unit and are designed to meet the precision requirements set out in Annex IV.


2.   Where precision requirements are not applicable, for example due to sources other than statistical surveys, Member States shall ensure that the statistics are representative of the scope that they describe and meet the quality criteria laid down in Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009.



Article 4

Descriptions

For the purpose of this Regulation, the descriptions of terms as set out in Annex V shall apply.


Article 5

Methodology for exemptions


1.   The Commission shall grant data transmission exemptions for variables or groups of variables in datasets of the topics (i) livestock and meat, (ii) eggs and chicks, and (iii) milk and milk products. Those exemptions shall be based on reference threshold values and shall be granted if their application does not reduce the information on the expected EU total of the corresponding variable by more than 5 %. The reference threshold values for the variables subject to exemptions shall be those laid down in each Section II of Annexes I, II and III. The Commission (Eurostat) shall calculate reference threshold values for those variables based on a three-year average of statistical data. If annual data are not available for that three-year period, the threshold shall refer to other data for the same period, representative at the required geographical level as set out in Annexes I, II and III, to be provided by the Member State or States in question.


2.   A Member State where the value of a variable has been lower than or equal to the reference threshold value for three successive years shall be exempted from transmitting data on this variable for the deadlines set out in each Section II of the data sets in Annexes I, II and III. The exemption shall be automatically revoked if the value of the variable for the Member State exceeds the reference threshold value for three successive years. The Member State shall start transmitting data on that variable for the reference year following the third consecutive year in which the reference threshold value is exceeded. The exemption shall be automatically reinstated if the value of the variable for the Member State is lower or equal to the reference threshold value for three successive years. If annual data are not available at the Commission for that three-year period, the Member State or States in question shall provide other data representative at the required geographical level as set out in Annexes I, II and III.


3.   The Commission may amend any of these reference threshold values if the average EU total stays lower than 90 % or higher than 110 % of the EU total used for calculating the reference threshold values for three successive years. If annual data are not available at the Commission for that three-year period, the Member State or States in question shall provide representative national data for the calculation of that total.


4.   The Commission shall grant exemptions to Member States for predefined variables in the event that the impact of the variable is limited in relation to the agricultural production at national or regional level. Those exemptions shall be based on reference threshold values as laid down in Section II of Annex III.



Article 6

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 2025.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 8 December 2023.


For the Commission


The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN
            





(1)  
            OJ L 315, 7.12.2022, p. 1.

(2)  Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on European statistics and repealing Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1101/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transmission of data subject to statistical confidentiality to the Statistical Office of the European Communities, Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 on Community Statistics, and Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom establishing a Committee on the Statistical Programmes of the European Communities (OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 164).




ANNEX I
Livestock and meat

Data set i.1


Livestock populations









Domain:




a.




Animal production statistics






Topic:




i.




Livestock and meat






Detailed topic:




i.1




Livestock populations





SECTION I

Data contents

The data shall cover the number of animals held by agricultural holdings on the territory of a Member State, as their number at the reference date or their average during the reference period, including those certified organic.

Data set i.1, part 1


Livestock population at a reference date















Livestock categories




Frequency






Annual data






Reference date






May/June




November/December






Deadlines





Provisional 15 September N


Final 15 October N


Provisional 15 February N+1


Final 15 May N+1


30 June N+1




Bovine animals


HD


HD


HD


HD, RHD


OHD




 


Bovine animals, less than 1 year old


HD


HD


HD


HD, RHD


 




 


 


For slaughter


HD


HD


HD


HD, RHD


 




 


 


Not for slaughter


HD


HD


HD


HD, RHD


 




 


 


 


Bovine male animals, less than 1 year old not for slaughter


HD


HD


HD


HD, RHD


 




 


 


 


Bovine female animals, less than 1 year old not for slaughter


HD


HD


HD


HD, RHD


 




 


Bovine animals 1 to less than 2 years old


HD


HD


HD


HD, RHD


 




 


 


Male bovines 1 to less than 2 years old


HD


HD


HD


HD, RHD


 




 


 


Heifers 1 to less than 2 years old


HD


HD


HD


HD, RHD


 




 


 


 


Heifers 1 to less than 2 years old for slaughter


HD


HD


HD


HD, RHD


 




 


 


 


Heifers 1 to less than 2 years old not for slaughter


HD


HD


HD


HD, RHD


 




 


Bovine animals 2 years old and over


HD


HD


HD


HD, RHD


 




 


 


Male bovines, 2 years old and over


HD


HD


HD


HD, RHD


 




 


 


Heifers, 2 years old and over


HD


HD


HD


HD, RHD


 




 


 


 


Heifers, 2 years old and over, for slaughter


HD


HD


HD


HD, RHD


 




 


 


 


Heifers, 2 years old and over, not for slaughter


HD


HD


HD


HD, RHD


 




 


 


Cows


HD


HD


HD


HD, RHD


 




 


 


 


Dairy cows


HD


HD


HD


HD, RHD


OHD




 


 


 


Non-dairy cows


HD


HD


HD


HD, RHD


 




 


of which buffaloes


HD


HD


HD


HD, RHD


 




 


 


Buffalo cows


HD


HD


HD


HD, RHD


 




 


 


Other buffaloes


HD


HD


HD


HD, RHD


 




Pigs


HD


HD


HD


HD, RHD


OHD




 


Pigs of less than 50 kg live weight


HD


HD


HD


HD, RHD


 




 


 


Piglets, of less than 20 kg live weight


HD


HD


HD


HD, RHD


 




 


 


Other pigs of 20 kg to less than 50 kg live weight


HD


HD


HD


HD, RHD


 




 


Pigs for slaughter, including cull boars and cull sows, of 50 kg and more live weight


HD


HD


HD


HD, RHD


 




 


 


Pigs, from 50 kg to less than 80 kg live weight


HD


HD


HD


HD, RHD


 




 


 


Pigs, from 80 kg to less than 110 kg live weight


HD


HD


HD


HD, RHD


 




 


 


Pigs, 110 kg or over live weight


HD


HD


HD


HD, RHD


 




 


Breeding pigs, of 50 kg and more live weight


HD


HD


HD


HD, RHD


 




 


 


Breeding boars


HD


HD


HD


HD, RHD


 




 


 


Covered sows


HD


HD


HD


HD, RHD


 




 


 


 


of which covered gilts


HD


HD


HD


HD, RHD


 




 


 


Sows, not covered


HD


HD


HD


HD, RHD


 




 


 


 


of which gilts not yet covered


HD


HD


HD


HD, RHD


 




Sheep


 


 


HD


HD, RHD


OHD




 


Ewes and ewe-lambs


 


 


HD


HD, RHD


 




 


 


Milk ewes and ewe-lambs


 


 


HD


HD, RHD


 




 


 


Non milk ewes and ewe-lambs


 


 


HD


HD, RHD


 




 


Other sheep


 


 


HD


HD, RHD


 




Goats


 


 


HD


HD, RHD


OHD




 


Breeding female goats


 


 


HD


HD, RHD


 




 


Other goats


 


 


HD


HD, RHD


 












N



:


The year that the data refer to





HD



:


Number of animals (1 000 heads) at national level





RHD



:


Number of animals (1 000 heads) at regional level





OHD



:


Number of organic animals (1 000 heads) at national level





Reference date: The data shall refer to a given day in the periods indicated in the table. The Member States shall indicate this day in the metadata provided with the data.

Data set i.1, part 2


Average livestock population













Livestock categories




Frequency





Annual


Data three times per decade (1)






Deadlines





30 April N+1


30 June N+1


30 April N+1




Poultry (excluding chicks)


 




 


Chickens


 




 


 


Broilers


AHD, RAHD


OAHD


 




 


 


Laying hens


AHD, RAHD


OAHD


 




 


 


 


Laying hens producing eggs for consumption


AHD, RAHD


OAHD


 




 


Poultry other than chicken


 


 


AHD




 


 


Ducks


 


 


AHD




 


 


Geese


 


 


AHD




 


 


Turkeys


 


 


AHD




 


 


Ostriches


 


 


AHD




 


 


Other poultry fowls n.e.c.


 


 


AHD




Rabbits


 


 


AHD




Species not reared for human consumption


 


 


 




 


Fur animals


 


 


 




 


 


Foxes


 


 


AHD




 


 


Raccoon dogs


 


 


AHD




 


 


Minks


 


 


AHD




 


 


Chinchillas


 


 


AHD




 


 


Other fur animals, n.e.c


 


 


AHD












N



:


The year that the data refer to





AHD



:


Average number of animals (1 000 heads) at national level





RAHD



:


Average number of animals (1 000 heads) at regional level





OAHD



:


Average number of organic animals (1 000 heads) at national level




Reference period


:


Calendar year




The data shall cover the average number of animals during the calendar year.
SECTION II

Description of the measurement units


Number of animals refers to the total number of animals that are held on agricultural holdings, excluding animals in transport or in slaughterhouses.

Number of organic animals refers to animals that are fully compliant with the principles and rules of organic production and raised under certified organic management at farm level, as set out in (i) Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) or, where applicable, in the most recent Union legislation and (ii) the corresponding national implementing rules. These animals are included in the total number of animals.

Average number of animals refers to the average daily number of animals that are held on agricultural holdings, excluding animals in transport or in slaughterhouses. This number shall take into account seasonal fluctuations, as well as temporary breaks in production.

Data transmission exemptions

The reference threshold values referred to in Article 5(1) are:







Reference variable


Reference threshold


Transmission exemption




Total number of bovine animals


600 000  heads


Data on May/June population




Total number of pigs


1 300 000  heads


Data on May/June population




Total number of sheep


600 000  heads


Data on November/December population (3)





Total number of goats


130 000  heads


Data on November/December population (3)





Total number of broilers


8 000 000  heads


Annual data (3)





Total number of laying hens


5 000 000  heads


Annual data (3)












Data source:



Latest available final November/December data









Regional data transmission

Member States shall provide regional data:






—


for bovine animals if the region has more than 75 000 bovine animals or if more than 5 % of the national number of live bovine animals are raised in the region;










—


for pigs if the region has more than 150 000 pigs or if more than 5 % of national number of pigs are raised in the region;










—


for sheep if more than 100 000 sheep or if more than 5 % of the national number of sheep are raised in the region;










—


for goats if more than 25 000 goats or if more than 5 % of the national number of goats are raised in the region;










—


for broilers if more than 1 500 000 broilers or if more than 5 % of the national number of broilers are raised in the region;










—


for laying hens if more than 1 000 000 laying hens or if more than 5 % of the national number of laying hens are raised in the region.




The regional data are required for the same reference years or dates as the national data.

Data set i.2


Meat production









Domain:




a.




Animal production statistics






Topic:




i.




Livestock and meat






Detailed topic:




i.2




Meat production





SECTION I

Data contents

The data shall cover the weights of the carcasses and numbers of the animals slaughtered on the territory of a Member State during the reference period, whether in slaughterhouses or not, and that are fit for human consumption, including organic ones.












Livestock categories









2.1


Slaughtering in slaughterhouses












2.2


Slaughtering carried out other than in slaughterhouses









Frequency and deadlines






Monthly data




Annual data




Monthly data




Annual data





M + 60 days


31 May N + 1


30 June N +1


M + 120 days


30 June N + 1





Bovine animals



HD, T


HD, T


OHD, OT


HD, T


HD, T




 


Calves


HD, T


HD, T


 


HD, T


HD, T




 


Young bovines


HD, T


HD, T


 


HD, T


HD, T




 


Heifers


HD, T


HD, T


 


HD, T


HD, T




 


Cows


HD, T


HD, T


 


HD, T


HD, T




 


Bulls


HD, T


HD, T


 


HD, T


HD, T




 


Bullocks


HD, T


HD, T


 


HD, T


HD, T





Pigs (swine of domestic species)


HD, T


HD, T


OHD, OT


HD, T


HD, T





Sheep



HD, T


HD, T


OHD, OT


HD, T


HD, T




 


Lambs


HD, T


HD, T


 


HD, T


HD, T




 


Other sheep


HD, T


HD, T


 


HD, T


HD, T





Goats



HD, T


HD, T


OHD, OT


HD, T


HD, T





Poultry



 


HD, T


 


 




 


Chickens


HD, T


HD, T


OHD, OT




 


Ducks


HD, T


HD, T


 




 


Geese


 


HD, T


 




 


Turkeys


HD, T


HD, T


 




 


Ostriches


 


HD, T


 




 


Other poultry fowls n.e.c


 


HD, T


 





Equidae



HD, T


HD, T


 





Rabbits (of domestic species)


 


HD, T


OHD, OT












N



:


The year that the data refer to





M



:


The month that the data refer to





HD



:


Number of slaughtered animals (1 000 carcasses) at national level





T



:


Carcass weights (1 000 tonnes) at national level





OHD



:


Number of slaughtered organic animals (carcasses) at national level





OT



:


Carcass weights (tonnes) of organic animals at national level




Reference periods


:


Month, calendar year




SECTION II

Description of the measurement units


Number of slaughtered animals: The number of carcasses of animals whose meat is deemed fit for human consumption.

Carcass weight: The cold carcass weight of slaughtered animals whose meat is deemed fit for human consumption.

Organic animals refer to animals that are fully compliant with the principles and rules of organic production and raised under certified organic management on agricultural holdings in the Member State and certified as organic according to (i) Regulation (EU) 2018/848 or, where applicable, in the most recent Union legislation and (ii) the corresponding national implementing rules. The slaughtered organic animals are those slaughtered on the territory of the same Member State. They are accounted for in the total numbers of slaughtered animals.

Data transmission exemptions

The animal category reference thresholds referred to in Article 5(1) are the following:








Reference variables




Conditions for exemption




Transmission exemption





Carcass weight by animal category


Annual carcass weight of animals slaughtered other than in slaughterhouses is lower than


 




Calves and young bovines


500  tonnes


Monthly data on slaughtering carried out other than in slaughterhouses for the animal category




Other bovine animals


650  tonnes




Pigs


3 700  tonnes




Sheep


1 100  tonnes




Goats


300  tonnes




Monthly data


No confidential value


Corresponding annual data











Data source:



Slaughtering statistics transmitted regularly to Eurostat









Data set i.3


Animal delivery









Domain:




a.




Animal production statistics






Topic:




i.




Livestock and meat






Detailed topic:




i.3




Animal delivery





SECTION I

Data contents

The data shall cover the gross indigenous production (GIP) forecast, meaning the number of animals expected to be delivered by the framework of agricultural holdings of a Member State abroad or to the slaughterhouses in the Member State, or to be otherwise slaughtered. Slaughtered animals not fit for human consumption shall be excluded.

Data set i.3, part 1


Bovine delivery forecast










Livestock categories




Half-yearly data






Reference periods





1.1 – 30.6 N
1.7 – 31.12 N
1.1 – 30.6 N+1


1.7 – 31.12 N
1.1 – 30.6. N+1
1.7 – 31.12 N+1





Deadlines





15 February N


15 September N




Bovine animals


HD


HD




 


Calves and young bovines


HD


HD




 


Heifers


HD


HD




 


Cows


HD


HD




 


Male bovine animals, 1 year old or over


HD


HD












N



:


The year that the data refer to





HD



:


Gross indigenous production in number of animals (1 000 heads)




Frequency


:


Twice a year (3 half year periods)





Data set i.3, part 2


Pig delivery forecast









Livestock categories




Quarterly data






Reference periods





1.1 – 31.3 N
1.4 – 30.6 N
1.7 – 30.9 N
1.10 – 31.12 N


1.7 – 30.9 N
1.10 – 31.12 N
1.1 – 31.3 N+1
1.4 – 30.6 N+1





Deadlines





15 February N


15 September N




Pigs


HD


HD












N



:


The year that the data refer to





HD



:


Gross indigenous production in number of animals (1 000 heads)




Frequency


:


Twice a year (4 quarters)





Data set i.3, part 3


Sheep and goat delivery forecast








Livestock categories




Half-yearly data


Reference periods





1.1 – 30. 6 N
1.7 – 31.12 N





Deadline





15 February N




Sheep


HD




Goats


HD












N



:


The year that the data refer to





HD



:


Gross indigenous production in number of animals (1 000 heads)




Frequency


:


Annual (2 half-year periods)




SECTION II

Description of the measurement units


Gross indigenous production forecast shall be given in number of animals.

Data transmission exemptions

The reference threshold values referred to in Article 5(1) are:








Reference variable




Conditions for exemption




Transmission exemption





Total number of bovine animals


Reference thresholds of data set i.1


Deadline on 15 September N




Total number of pigs


Deadline on 15 September N




Total number of sheep


Sheep delivery forecast




Total number of goats


Goat delivery forecast




SECTION III
The GIP forecasts shall be established based at least on the most recent statistics from data sets i.1 and i.2, and from series of achieved GIP. The achieved GIP may be established, for each livestock category, as the animals slaughtered in a Member State plus the trade balance (exports minus imports) of intra- and extra-Union trade for this livestock category.


(1)  Years ending with 3, 6 and 0

(2)  Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 (OJ L 150, 14.6.2018, p. 1).

(3)  The exempted Member States shall transmit the data for the reference years ending with 3, 6 and 0.





ANNEX II
Eggs and chicks

Data set ii.1


Eggs for consumption









Domain:




a.




Animal production statistics






Topic:




ii.




Eggs and chicks






Detailed topic:




ii.1




Eggs for consumption





SECTION I

Data contents

The data shall cover the number of chicken eggs for consumption collected on the agricultural holdings in a Member State during the reference period, including organic production. These eggs may be delivered to packing centres, directly sold to consumers or agri-food industry, consumed on the agricultural holding or lost after leaving the agricultural holding.







Categories




Deadline





30 June N + 1




Eggs for consumption produced


EN, OEN












N



:


The year that the data refer to





EN



:


Number of eggs for consumption produced (million eggs) at national level





OEN



:


Number of eggs for consumption from certified organic production (million eggs) at national level




Frequency


:


Annual




Reference period


:


Calendar year




SECTION II

Description of the measurement units


Number of eggs for consumption produced refers to the number of chicken eggs aimed for consumption produced by the agricultural holdings in a Member State, covering those received by packing centres from egg producers in the Member State and those directly delivered or used by agricultural holdings.

Number of eggs for consumption from certified organic production refers to eggs for consumption that originate from animals that are fully compliant with the principles and rules of organic production at farm level, as set out in (i) Regulation (EU) 2018/848 or, where applicable, in the most recent Union legislation and (ii) the corresponding national implementing rules. These eggs are included in the total numbers.

Data transmission exemptions

Member States that use information from packing centres or other administrative sources are exempted from implementing the threshold. In this case, the provided number of eggs shall cover all the eggs for consumption produced by all agricultural holdings in that Member State. Where the number of eggs received by the packing centres is used, the quantity produced shall include eggs directly delivered by the agricultural holdings to the agri-food industry or to consumers, as well as any other use of non-marked eggs for consumption during the reference period.
The reference threshold values referred to in Article 5(1) are:








Reference variable




Conditions for exemption Reference threshold




Transmission exemption





Number of laying hens producing eggs for consumption on agricultural holdings with at least 50 laying hens producing eggs for consumption


5 000 000  laying hens


Annual data (1)






Data sources: National structural statistics





Coverage

95 % of the production of agricultural holdings with at least 50 laying hens producing eggs for consumption.
Where packing centre information or other administrative data source is used, 95 % of eggs purchased from agricultural holdings shall be represented.

Data set ii.2


Eggs for hatching and farmyard poultry chicks









Domain:




a.




Animal production statistics






Topic:




ii.




Eggs and chicks






Detailed topic:




ii.2




Eggs for hatching and farmyard poultry chicks





SECTION I

Data contents

The data shall cover the number of eggs placed in incubation and the number of chicks produced in the hatcheries of a Member State with a capacity over 1 000 eggs and during the reference period, as well as the numbers of chicks imported to or exported by this Member State.









Poultry categories




Activity of hatcheries




Foreign trade of chicks






Deadlines





End of month M + 4 weeks


End of month (M+1) + 4 weeks




Chicken


 


 




 


Laying use (selection)


EP, FCU


II, IX, EI, EX




 


Laying use (utility)


EP, FCU


II, IX, EI, EX




 


Meat use (selection)


EP, FCU


II, IX, EI, EX




 


Meat use (utility)


EP, CU


II, IX, EI, EX




 


Mixed meat-laying use


EP, CU


II, IX, EI, EX




 


Cockerels from sexing


CU


 




Duck (utility)


EP, CU


II, IX, EI, EX




Goose (utility)


EP, CU


II, IX, EI, EX




Turkey (utility)


EP, CU


II, IX, EI, EX




Guinea fowl (utility)


EP, CU


II, IX, EI, EX












M



:


The month that the data refer to





EP



:


Number of eggs placed in incubation (1 000 eggs) at national level





CU



:


Number of chicks for use (1 000 chicks) at national level





FCU



:


Number of female chicks for use (1 000 chicks) at national level





II



:


Number of chicks, intra-Union imports (1 000 chicks) at national level





IX



:


Number of chicks, extra-Union imports (1 000 chicks) at national level





EI



:


Number of chicks, intra-Union exports (1 000 chicks) at national level





EX



:


Number of chicks extra-Union exports (1 000 chicks) at national level




Frequency


:


Monthly




Reference period


:


Calendar month




SECTION II

Description of the measurement units


Number of eggs placed in incubation refers to eggs that are intended to be placed in incubation to obtain chicks.

Number of chicks intended for use refers to day chicks produced in a Member State by intended use (based on the genetic type), including those exported for use in another country. Eggs sold by hatcheries just before hatching are included.

Number of chicks, imports refers to the number of chicks imported by a Member State from another EU Member State (intra-Union) or from a third country (extra-Union).

Number of chicks, exports refers to the number of chicks exported from a Member State to another EU Member State (intra-Union) or to a third country (extra-Union).

Coverage

95 % of eggs placed in incubators and of produced chicks on hatcheries with a capacity over 1 000 eggs of chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys or guinea fowls.
95 % of the imported chicks of chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys or guinea fowls.
95 % of the exported chicks of chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys or guinea fowls.

Data set ii.3


Structure of hatcheries









Domain:




a.




Animal production statistics






Topic:




ii.




Eggs and chicks






Detailed topic:




ii.3




Structure of hatcheries





SECTION I

Data contents

The data shall cover the structure of the hatcheries, described by the numbers of hatcheries in a Member State and their capacity broken down by capacity classes during the reference period.









Poultry categories




Size classes (capacity)




Deadline





29 January N+1




Chicken


Total


NH, CAP, EPL, EPM, EPX




 


From 1 001  to 10 000  eggs


NH, CAP, EPL, EPM, EPX




 


From 10 001  to 20 000  eggs


NH, CAP, EPL, EPM, EPX




 


From 20 001  to 50 000  eggs


NH, CAP, EPL, EPM, EPX




 


From 50 001  to 100 000  eggs


NH, CAP, EPL, EPM, EPX




 


From 100 001  to 200 000  eggs


NH, CAP, EPL, EPM, EPX




 


From 200 001  to 500 000  eggs


NH, CAP, EPL, EPM, EPX




 


More than 500 000  eggs


NH, CAP, EPL, EPM, EPX




Duck


Total


NH, CAP, EP




 


From 1 001  to 10 000  eggs


NH, CAP, EP




 


From 10 001  to 20 000  eggs


NH, CAP, EP




 


From 20 001  to 50 000  eggs


NH, CAP, EP




 


From 50 001  to 100 000  eggs


NH, CAP, EP




 


From 100 001  to 200 000  eggs


NH, CAP, EP




 


From 200 001  to 500 000  eggs


NH, CAP, EP




 


More than 500 000  eggs


NH, CAP, EP




Goose


Total


NH, CAP, EP




 


From 1 001  to 10 000  eggs


NH, CAP, EP




 


From 10 001  to 20 000  eggs


NH, CAP, EP




 


From 20 001  to 50 000  eggs


NH, CAP, EP




 


From 50 001  to 100 000  eggs


NH, CAP, EP




 


From 100 001  to 200 000  eggs


NH, CAP, EP




 


From 200 001  to 500 000  eggs


NH, CAP, EP




 


More than 500 000  eggs


NH, CAP, EP




Turkey


Total


NH, CAP, EP




 


From 1 001  to 10 000  eggs


NH, CAP, EP




 


From 10 001  to 20 000  eggs


NH, CAP, EP




 


From 20 001  to 50 000  eggs


NH, CAP, EP




 


From 50 001  to 100 000  eggs


NH, CAP, EP




 


From 100 001  to 200 000  eggs


NH, CAP, EP




 


From 200 001  to 500 000  eggs


NH, CAP, EP




 


More than 500 000  eggs


NH, CAP, EP




Guinea fowl


Total


NH, CAP, EP




 


From 1 001  to 10 000  eggs


NH, CAP, EP




 


From 10 001  to 20 000  eggs


NH, CAP, EP




 


From 20 001  to 50 000  eggs


NH, CAP, EP




 


From 50 001  to 100 000  eggs


NH, CAP, EP




 


From 100 001  to 200 000  eggs


NH, CAP, EP




 


From 200 001  to 500 000  eggs


NH, CAP, EP




 


More than 500 000  eggs


NH, CAP, EP












N



:


The year that the data refer to





NH



:


Number of hatcheries at national level





CAP



:


Hatching capacity (1 000 eggs) at national level





EP



:


Number of eggs placed in incubation (1 000 eggs) at national level, of which





EPL



:


Breeds for laying use





EPM



:


Breeds for meat use





EPX



:


Breeds for mixed use




Frequency


:


Annual




Reference period


:


Calendar year




SECTION II

Description of the measurement units


Number of hatcheries refers to the number of hatcheries in the Member State on 31 December of year N.

Hatching capacity refers to the maximum number of eggs for hatching which may be placed simultaneously in incubators excluding hatchers.

Number of eggs placed in incubation – see data set ii.2.

Coverage

95 % of eggs placed in incubators and 95 % of chicks produced on hatcheries with an incubation capacity over 1 000 eggs of chicken, ducks, geese, turkeys or guinea fowls.


(1)  The exempted Member States shall transmit the data for the reference years ending with 3, 6 and 0.





ANNEX III
Milk and milk products

Data set iii.1


Milk produced and used on the agricultural holdings









Domain:




a.




Animal production statistics






Topic:




iii.




Milk and milk products






Detailed topic:




iii.1




Milk produced and used on the agricultural holdings





SECTION I

Data contents

The data shall cover the quantity of milk from cows, ewes, goats and buffaloes produced on and the quantities of dairy products directly used (not delivered to a dairy enterprise in the Member State) by the agricultural holdings of a Member State during the reference period, including organic production.

Data set iii.1, part 1


Milk production









Milk product category




Deadline





30 September N+1





Raw milk (whole milk) produced



Q




 


Cow’s milk


Q, QR, QO




 


Ewes’ milk


Q, QO




 


Goats’ milk


Q, QO




 


Buffaloes’ milk


Q












N



:


The year that the data refer to





Q



:


Quantity available (1 000 tonnes) at national level





QR



:


Quantity available (1 000 tonnes) at regional level





QO



:


Quantity of organic milk available (tonnes) at national level




Frequency


:


Annual




Reference period


:


Calendar year





Data set iii.1, part 2


Availabilities and uses of milk on the agricultural holdings











Milk product categories




Deadlines





30 September N+1





Raw milk produced



Q





Skimmed milk and buttermilk available



Q




 


Returned by dairy enterprises


Q




 


Balance of cream delivery


Q




 


From butter and cream production by agricultural holdings


Q





Uses of whole milk



UWM




 


Direct use of whole milk on agricultural holdings


UWM




 


 


 


Direct use of organic whole milk on agricultural holdings


UOWM




 


 


Home consumption of drinking milk


UWM




 


 


Direct sales of drinking milk


UWM




 


 


Production of butter and cream


UWM




 


 


Production of cheese


UWM




 


 


Production of other milk products


UWM




 


 


Feed


UWM




 


Delivery to dairy enterprises


UWM




 


 


Milk


UWM




 


 


Cream


UWM




 


 


Other delivered milk products (specify)


UWM




 


Statistical differences and losses


UWM





Uses of skimmed milk and buttermilk



USM




 


Drinking milk


USM




 


Farm cheese


USM




 


Feed


USM




 


Delivery to dairy sector


USM





Products obtained



 




 


Drinking milk


QP




 


 


Home consumption


QP




 


 


Direct sales


QP




 


Cream


QP




 


 


of which delivered to dairy enterprises


QP




 


Butter


QP




 


 


of which delivered to dairy enterprises


QP




 


Cheese


QP




 


 


of which delivered to dairy enterprises


QP




 


Other milk products obtained


QP




 


 


of which delivered to dairy enterprises


QP












N



:


The year that the data refer to





Q



:


Quantity available (1 000 tonnes) at national level





QP



:


Quantity of products obtained (1 000 tonnes)





UWM



:


Quantity of used whole milk (1 000 tonnes) at national level





UOWM



:


Quantity of used organic whole milk (tonnes) at national level





USM



:


Quantity of used skimmed milk (1 000 tonnes) at national level




Frequency


:


Annual




Reference period


:


Calendar year




SECTION II

Description of the measurement units


Quantities available refers to the quantities of raw material produced or otherwise made available.

Quantities of used whole and skimmed milk refers to the quantities used for producing the milk products.

Quantities of products obtained refers to the quantities of products obtained from the quantities of milk available.

Organic milk refers to milks that originate from animals that are fully compliant with the principles and rules of organic production and raised under certified organic management at farm level, as set out in (i) Regulation (EU) 2018/848 or, where applicable, in the most recent Union legislation and (ii) the corresponding national implementing rules. This milk is included in the total quantities.

Data transmission exemptions

The reference threshold value as referred to in Article 5(4) is:








Reference variable




Reference thresholds




Transmission exemption





Whole milk directly used by agricultural holdings


The smallest value between 100 000  tonnes and 10 % of the raw milk produced


Annual data transmission (1)












Data source:



Latest available data from the present data set









Coverage

95 % of the milk produced in the Member State for the milk production data.
95 % of milk directly used on agricultural holdings in the Member State for the data on availabilities and uses of milk.
SECTION III
Where the absolute value of the variable ‘Statistical differences and losses’ represents more than 1 % of the available milk, the differences between availabilities and uses shall be explained so that the differences stay unexplained for at most 1 % of milk available. That explanation shall be provided as metadata with the same deadline as the data.
Delivery to and return by the dairy enterprises shall include delivery to and return by foreign dairy enterprises. Where the corresponding values are collected from the national dairy sector, activities related to foreign dairy enterprises shall also be considered.

Data set iii.2


Availabilities to the dairy sector









Domain:




a.




Animal production statistics






Topic:




iii.




Milk and milk products






Detailed topic:




iii.2




Milk availabilities to the dairy sector





SECTION I

Data contents

The data shall cover the quantity of raw milk collected for use by the dairy enterprises of a Member State during the reference period from agricultural holdings, whether they are located in this Member State or not, including organic production. They shall also cover the quantity of milk and dairy materials otherwise available to the dairy sector, i.e. the quantities of imported milk and dairy materials, and of the other milk products collected from agricultural holdings, by the dairy enterprises of a Member State during the reference period.

Data set iii.2, part 1


Milk collection from agricultural holdings by the dairy sector









Milk product categories




Deadlines





30 June N + 1




Cows’ milk


Q, QO, FAT, PAT




 


Of which from agricultural holdings in other Member States


Q, FAT, PAT




Ewes’ milk


Q, QO, FAT, PAT




Goats’ milk


Q, QO, FAT, PAT




Buffaloes’ milk


Q, FAT, PAT




Cream


Q, FAT, PAT




Skimmed milk and buttermilk


Q, FAT, PAT




Other collected milk products (specify)


Q, FAT, PAT












N



:


The year that the data refer to





Q



:


Quantity (1 000 tonnes) at national level





QO



:


Quantity of organic milks (tonnes) at national level





FAT



:


Milk fat quantity (tonnes) at national level





PAT



:


Milk protein quantity (tonnes) at national level




Frequency


:


Annual




Reference period


:


Calendar year





Data set iii.2, part 2


Other availabilities of milk and dairy materials to the dairy sector








Milk product categories




Deadlines





30 June N + 1





Imports of milk products for the national dairy sector



 




Whole milk (including raw milk)


Q, FAT




Skimmed milk and buttermilk


Q, FAT




Cream


Q, FAT




Other imported milk products (specify)


Q





Of which, intra-EU imports of milk products for the national dairy sector



 




Whole milk (including raw milk)


Q, FAT




Skimmed milk and buttermilk


Q, FAT




Cream


Q, FAT




Other imported milk products (specify)


Q












N



:


The year that the data refer to





Q



:


Quantity (1 000 tonnes) at national level





FAT



:


Milk fat quantity (tonnes) at national level




Frequency


:


Annual




Reference period


:


Calendar year




Preliminary estimates of the quantities of milk and cream in bulk imported may be transmitted by the deadline provided that final results are transmitted by 30 November of year N+1. Member States providing such preliminary results shall properly indicate this status when transmitting their statistics.
SECTION II

Description of the measurement units


Quantities refers to the quantities of raw materials collected from the agricultural holdings in the Member State or imported from the Union or third countries.
‘Milk fat and protein quantities refers to the quantities of milk fat and milk protein in the input of milk categories.

Organic milk – see data set iii.1

Coverage

95 % of the raw milk from agricultural holdings, or of dairy materials as expressed in whole milk equivalent available to the dairy enterprises in the Member State.
SECTION III

Methodological rules

Part 1 and part 2 are exclusive of each other, and a quantity of milk covered in any of both parts is excluded from the other one.
The milk products included in the category ‘other milk products’ shall be listed as additional information (metadata).

Data set iii.3


Uses of milk and dairy materials by the dairy sector and resulting products









Domain:




a.




Animal production statistics






Topic:




iii.




Milk and milk products






Detailed topic:




iii.3




Uses of milk and dairy materials by the dairy sector and resulting products





SECTION I

Data contents

The data shall cover the quantities of whole and skimmed milk used by the dairy enterprises of a Member State during the reference period for processing the various dairy products or, in the case of dairy material, of the quantities of whole and skimmed milk equivalent. These quantities may be directly measured or estimated based on the milk fat and milk protein contents of the dairy products (output) or on the milk fat and milk protein contents of the dairy materials (input). The organic products shall also be covered.

Data set iii.3, part 1


Uses of milk and dairy materials by the dairy sector












Milk use categories




Deadline





30 June N + 1





Milk used for processing



FAT, PAT, UWM, USM




 



Liquid milk and cream for consumption



 




 


 


Drinking milk


FAT, PAT, UWM, USM




 


 


Cream


FAT, PAT, UWM, USM




 



Acidified milk



FAT, PAT, UWM, USM




 



Concentrated milk



FAT, PAT, UWM, USM




 



Milk and cream powders



 




 


 



Skimmed-milk powder



FAT, PAT, UWM, USM




 


 



Fat-containing milk and cream powders



 




 


 


 


Whole milk and cream powders


FAT, PAT, UWM, USM




 


 


 


Partly skimmed milk powders


FAT, PAT, UWM, USM




 



Butter and other yellow fat dairy products



FAT, PAT, UWM, USM




 


 


 


Butter


FAT, PAT, UWM, USM




 


 


 


Rendered butter and butter oil


FAT, PAT, UWM, USM




 


 


 


Other yellow fat products


FAT, PAT, UWM, USM




 



Buttermilk



FAT, PAT, UWM, USM




 



Cheese, processed cheese and whey



FAT, PAT, UWM, USM




 


 


 


Cheese


FAT, PAT, UWM, USM




 


 


 


 


of which, from cows’ milk (pure)


FAT, PAT, UWM, USM




 


 


 


Processed cheese (*1)



FAT, PAT, UWM, USM




 


 


 


Whey (*1)



FAT, PAT, UWM, USM




 


Other milk products


 




 


 


Milk non-mineral constituents


FAT, PAT, UWM, USM




 


 


Drinks with a milk base and other liquid milk products


FAT, PAT, UWM, USM




 


 


Other milk products n.e.c.


FAT, PAT, UWM, USM





Skimmed milk and buttermilk returned to the agricultural holding



Q, PAT, USM





Exports of milk and cream in bulk



Q, FAT, PAT, UWM, USM




 


Of which, intra-EU exports of milk and cream in bulk


Q, FAT, PAT, UWM, USM





Other uses



Q, FAT, PAT, UWM, USM





Statistical differences and losses



FAT, PAT, UWM, USM





Total uses = availabilities



FAT, PAT, UWM, USM












N



:


The year that the data refer to





Q



:


Quantity (1 000 tonnes) at national level





UWM



:


Quantity of used whole milk (1 000 tonnes) at national level





USM



:


Quantity of used skimmed milk (1 000 tonnes) at national level





FAT



:


Milk fat quantity (tonnes) at national level





PAT



:


Cows’ milk protein quantity (tonnes) at national level




Frequency


:


Annual




Reference period


:


Calendar year





Data set iii.3, part 2


Detailed resulting milk products










Milk product categories




Deadline





30 June N + 1





Liquid milk and cream for consumption



 




 


Drinking milk


Q




 


 


Raw drinking milk


Q




 


 


Heat-treated milk of fat content by weight over 3 %,


Q




 


 


Heat-treated milk of fat content by weight over 1 % and not over 3 %,


Q




 


 


Heat-treated milk of fat content by weight not over 1 %


Q




 


Cream for consumption


Q




 


 


of fat content by weight exceeding 21 %


Q




 


 


of fat content by weight not exceeding 21 %


Q





Acidified milk



Q




 


with additives


Q




 


without additives


Q





Concentrated milk



Q




 


Sweetened


Q




 


Unsweetened


Q





Milk and cream powders



Q




 


Skimmed-milk powder


Q




 


Fat-containing milk and cream powders


Q




 


 


Whole milk and cream powders


Q




 


 


Partly skimmed milk powders


Q





Butter and other yellow fat dairy products



QBE




 


Butter


Q




 


 


Traditional butter


Q




 


 


Recombined butter


Q




 


 


Whey butter


Q




 


Rendered butter and butter oil


Q




 


Other yellow fat products


Q




 


 


Reduced-fat butter


Q




 


 


Other


Q





Buttermilk and buttermilk powder



 




 


Buttermilk powder


Q




 


Buttermilk


Q





Cheese, processed cheese and whey



 




 


Cheese


Q




 


By milk category


 




 


 


from cows’ milk (pure)


Q




 


 


from ewes’ milk (pure)


Q




 


 


from goats’ milk (pure)


Q




 


 


Others (mixed or from pure buffaloes’ milk)


Q




 


By dryness class


 




 


 


Soft cheese


Q




 


 


Medium-soft cheese


Q




 


 


Medium-hard cheese


Q




 


 


Hard cheese


Q




 


 


Extra hard cheese


Q




 


 


Fresh cheese


Q




 


Processed cheese


Q




 


Whey


QPE




 


 


delivered in the liquid state


Q




 


 


delivered in the concentrated state


Q




 


 


delivered in powder or block


Q





Other milk products



 




 


Milk non-mineral constituents


Q




 


 


Lactose


Q




 


 


Caseins and caseinates


Q




 


 


Other milk proteins (lactalbumin, lactoglobulin, mixed milk proteins, demineralised whey)


Q




 


Drinks with a milk base and other liquid milk products


Q




 


Other milk products n.e.c.


Q












N



:


The year that the data refer to





Q



:


Quantity (1 000 tonnes) at national level





QBE



:


Quantity in butter equivalent (1 000 tonnes) at national level





QPE



:


Quantity in whey powder equivalent (1 000 tonnes) at national level




Frequency


:


Annual




Reference period


:


Calendar year




Preliminary estimates of the quantities of milk and cream in bulk exported may be transmitted by the deadline provided that final results are transmitted by 30 November of year N+1. Member States providing such preliminary results shall properly indicate that status when transmitting their statistics.

Data set iii.3, part 3


Resulting organic milk products








 



Deadline






Milk product categories



30 June N + 1




 


Organic drinking milk


QO




 


Organic cream for consumption


QO




 


Organic acidified milk


QO




 


Organic butter


QOBE




 


Organic cheese


QO




 


Other organic milk products


FATO, PATO, UOWM, UOSM












N



:


The year that the data refer to





QO



:


Quantity (tonnes) of organic products at national level





QOBE



:


Quantity in organic butter equivalent (tonnes) at national level





UOWM



:


Quantity of used organic whole milk (tonnes) at national level





UOSM



:


Quantity of used organic skimmed milk (tonnes) at national level





FATO



:


Organic milk fat quantity (kg) at national level





PATO



:


Organic cows’ milk protein quantity (kg) at national level




Frequency


:


Annual




Reference period


:


Calendar year




SECTION II

Description of the measurement units


Quantities refer in






—


part 1 to the quantities of milk used for producing the various milk products, including organic products,










—


part 2 to the quantities of various milk products obtained, including organic products,










—


part 3 to the quantities of various organic milk products obtained.





Milk fat and protein quantities –see data set iii.2

Quantities of used whole and skimmed milk refers to the quantities used for producing the various milk products.
Quantity of (fat) milk products in butter equivalent refers to the quantity of 82 %-fat butter that would be obtained with the fat matter of those milk products.
Quantity of whey in powder equivalent refers to the quantity of 5 %-moisture whey powder that would be obtained with that whey.
Where applicable, the quantities of other milk products may be set to zero if they are produced from milk products already reported under another heading of data set iii.3 part 2.

Total uses = availabilities refers to the total availabilities as reported in data set iii.2. The quantities of available milk fat, milk protein, and milk (to be) used from other collected or imported milk products are included here where significant.

Statistical differences and losses are the differences between the reported availabilities and uses, so that availabilities and uses are balanced after integrating these values.

Data transmission exemptions

The reference threshold values as referred to in Article 5(4) are:








Reference variable




Conditions of exemption




Transmission exemption





Quantity of butter, other than traditional butter


10 % of butter quantity


Breakdown of butter into ‘traditional butter’, ‘recombined butter’ and ‘whey butter’




Quantity of other yellow fat products, other than reduced-fat butter


10 % of other yellow fat products


Quantity of ‘reduced-fat butter’











Data source:



Ad hoc assessment









Coverage

The data shall cover 95 % of the raw milk treated in the Member State.
SECTION III

Methodological rules

The uses of milk and dairy materials by the dairy sector shall be coherent with the availabilities to the dairy sector and with the quantities of dairy products obtained.
Where the absolute value of the variable ‘statistical differences and losses’ in part 1 represents more than 1 % of the available milk, the differences between availabilities and uses shall be explained so that the differences stay unexplained for at most 1 % of milk available. That explanation shall be provided as metadata with the same deadline as the data.
For categories where fat and protein content is transmitted for all used milks, input of whole milk and of skimmed milk is not mandatory.
Where a process generates skimmed milk (e.g. butter making) the quantity of used skimmed milk is reported as negative.

Data set iii.4


Monthly uses of cows’ milk by the dairy sector









Domain:




a.




Animal production statistics






Topic:




iii.




Milk and milk products






Detailed topic:




iii.4




Monthly uses of cows’ milk by the dairy sector





SECTION I

Data contents

The data shall cover the quantities of dairy products (or of butter equivalent, in the case of total butter and other yellow fat dairy products) processed from cows’ milk that were produced by the dairy enterprises in a Member State during the reference period, excluding dairy materials.








Milk product categories




Monthly data






Reference period
 (2)





Month





Deadlines





Day 15 of month M+2




Production of cows’ milk products by the dairy sector


 




 


Drinking milk


Q




 


Cream for consumption


Q




 


Acidified milk


Q




 


Concentrated milk


Q




 


Whole milk powder and partly skimmed milk powder


Q




 


Skimmed milk powder


Q




 


Cheese from pure cows’ milk


Q




 


Total butter and other yellow fat dairy products


QBE












M



:


The month that the data refer to





Q



:


Quantity of products (1 000 tonnes) at national level





QBE



:


Quantity in butter equivalent (1 000 tonnes) at national level




SECTION II

Description of the measurement units


Quantities refers to the quantities of various products obtained
Quantity in butter equivalent – see data sets iii.3 parts 2 and 3

Data transmission exemptions

The reference threshold value referred to in Article 5(1) is:








Reference variable




Conditions of exemption




Transmission exemption





Annual milk collection


1 million tonnes


Monthly data transmission (3)






Data source: Data set iii.2





Data set iii.5


Structure of the dairy enterprises









Domain:




a.




Animal production statistics






Topic:




iii.




Milk and milk products






Detailed topic:




iii.5




Structure of the dairy enterprises





SECTION I

Data contents

The data shall cover the number of dairy enterprises in a Member State in operation on 31 December of the reference year, classified according to the volumes of the relevant products collected, treated, or produced.

Data set iii.5, part 1


Structure of dairy enterprises collecting milk










Enterprise categories






Dairy enterprises collecting milk, except collection centres, by volume of milk collected




Deadline





30 September N+1




Total


ND, QP




 


5 000  t and under


ND, QP




 


More than 5 000  to100 000  t


ND, QP




 


More than 100 000  to 1 000 000  t


ND, QP




 


Over 1 000 000  t


ND, QP




 


 


More than 1 000 000  to 5 000 000  t


ND, QP




 


 


Over 5 000 000  t


ND, QP





Milk collection centres, by volume of milk collected



 




Total


NC, QP




 


1 000  t and under


NC, QP




 


More than 1 000  to 20 000  t


NC, QP




 


More than 20 000  to 100 000  t


NC, QP




 


Over 100 000  t


NC, QP





Data set iii.5, part 2


Structure of dairy enterprises processing milk










Enterprise categories






Dairy enterprises processing milk by volume of raw milk (whole milk) treated




Deadline





30 September N+1




Total


ND, QT




 


1 000  t and under


ND QT




 


More than 1 000  to 5 000  t


ND QT




 


More than 5 000  to 100 000  t


ND QT




 


More than 100 000  to 300 000  t


ND QT




 


More than 300 000  to 1 000 000  t


ND QT




 


Over 1 000 000  t


ND QT




 


 


More than 1 000 000  to 5 000 000  t


ND, QT




 


 


Over 5 000 000  t


ND, QT





Data set iii.5, part 3


Structure of dairy enterprises by groups of products










Enterprise categories






Dairy enterprises producing fresh products, by volume of fresh products produced




Deadline





30 September N+1




Total


ND, QP




 


1 000  t or less


ND QP




 


More than 1 000  to 50 000  t


ND QP




 


More than 50 000  to 250 000  t


ND QP




 


Over 250 000  t


ND QP




 


 


More than 250 000  to 500 000  t


ND, QP




 


 


Over 500 000  t


ND, QP





Dairy enterprises producing drinking milk,


by volume of drinking milk produced



 




Total


ND, QP




 


1 000  t or less


ND QP




 


More than 1 000  to 50 000  t


ND QP




 


More than 50 000  to 250 000  t


ND QP




 


Over 250 000  t


ND QP




 


 


More than 250 000  to 500 000  t


ND, QP




 


 


Over 500 000  t


ND, QP





Dairy enterprises producing skimmed milk powder, by volume of skimmed milk powder produced



 




Total


ND, QP




 


1 000  t or less


ND QP




 


1 000  to 25 000  t


ND QP




 


Over 25 000  t


ND QP




 


 


More than 25 000  to 50 000  t


ND, QP




 


 


More than 50 000  to 100 000  t


ND, QP




 


 


More than 100 000  to 250 000  t


ND, QP




 


 


Over 250 000  t


ND, QP





Dairy enterprises producing butter, by volume of butter produced



 




Total


ND, QP




 


250 t or less


ND QP




 


More than 250 to 5 000  t


ND QP




 


More than 5 000  to 25 000  t


ND QP




 


Over 25 000  t


ND QP




 


 


More than 25 000  to 50 000  t


ND, QP




 


 


Over 50 000  t


ND, QP





Dairy enterprises producing cheese, by volume of cheese produced



 




Total


ND, QP




 


250 t or less


ND QP




 


More than 250 to 10 000  t


ND QP




 


More than 10 000  to 25 000  t


ND QP




 


Over 25 000  t


ND QP




 


 


More than 25 000  to 50 000  t


ND, QP




 


 


More than 50 000  to 100 000  t


ND, QP




 


 


More than 100 000  to 300 000  t


ND, QP




 


 


Over 300 000  t


ND, QP












N



:


The year that the data refer to





ND



:


Number of dairy enterprises, except collection centres at national level





NC



:


Number of collection centres at national level





QP



:


Quantity of products (1 000 tonnes) at national level





QT



:


Quantity treated (1 000 tonnes) at national level




Frequency


:


Three times per decade (years ending in 3, 6 and 0)




Reference period


:


Calendar year




SECTION II

Description of the size classes

The size of the dairy enterprises relates to:






 



Volume of milk collected: Weight of milk collected in bulk direct from agricultural holdings during the calendar year, including direct collection from agricultural holdings in other Member States.










 



Volume of milk treated: Weight of raw milk and raw dairy materials (in milk equivalent) used by a dairy enterprise during the calendar year.










 



Volume of milk products produced: Weight of milk products produced by a dairy enterprise during the calendar year.





Description of the measurement units


Number of dairy enterprises, except collection centres refers to the dairy enterprises situated in the Member State during the reference period.

Number of collection centres refers to the number of collection centres in the Member State during the reference period.

Quantity of products refers to the quantity of the various products obtained during the reference period.

Quantity treated refers to the quantity of milk processed during the reference period.

Coverage

The data shall cover 95 % of the milk collected, of the treated milk, or of the appropriate milk products produced in the Member State.


(1)  The exempted Member States shall transmit the data for the reference years ending with 3, 6 and 0.

(*1)  Uses of milk, fat and protein contents for processed cheese and whey refer to additional input, if any, of dairy materials, not yet accounted with cheese.

(2)  
            Reference period covers six monthly periods where monthly data transmission is not required.

(3)  The exempted Member States shall provide the data by 15 August for the monthly periods from January to June of the same year, and by 15 February for the monthly periods from July to December of the previous year.





ANNEX IV
Precision requirements
Data collected for a sample and extrapolated to the entire statistical population of a data set shall meet the precision requirements presented in Table 1.
The precision requirements apply to the final transmission of the national estimates for specific variables belonging to the data sets listed in Table 1.
The variables refer to the number of livestock heads, number of eggs and quantity of milk depending on the data set.
The relevant populations are defined in the first column of Table 1.

Table 1.


Precision requirements









Relevant population




Variable for which precision requirements apply




Relative standard error






Data set i.1, part 1: Livestock numbers





Agricultural holdings with the relevant livestock categories








—


Bovine animals










—


Cows






3 %










—


Pigs










—


Sheep










—


Goats






5 %





Data sets








ii.2:




Eggs for hatching and farmyard poultry chicks












ii.3:




Structure of hatcheries









Agricultural holdings and other enterprises carrying out hatching activities








—


Capacity (number of eggs of chicken, ducks, geese, turkeys or guinea fowls) in hatcheries






5 %





Data set iii.1 Milk produced and used on the agricultural holdings





Agricultural holdings producing milk








—


Quantity of milk directly used on agricultural holdings






5 %





Data set iii.4 Monthly uses of cows’ milk by the dairy sector





Dairy enterprises








—


Quantity of cows’ milk processed






5 %





Data sets:








iii.2, part2




Other milk availabilities to the dairy sector












iii.3




Uses of milk and dairy materials by the dairy sector and resulting products












iii.5 part 1




Structure of the dairy enterprises












part 2




Structure of dairy enterprises processing milk












part 3




Structure of dairy enterprises by groups of products









Dairy enterprises








—


Quantity of cows’ milk processed










—


Quantity of other milks processed










—


Quantity of cows’ milk fat processed










—


Quantity of cows’ milk protein processed






1 %









ANNEX V
Descriptions


Livestock categories








‘For slaughter’


Animals intended to be slaughtered without prior change of animal category, excluding breeding animals.




‘Not for slaughter’


Animals raised for breeding and intended for replacement or to be further grown or fattened before slaughtering, or that would normally be slaughtered after prior change of animal category.




‘Breeding animals’


Animals kept for breeding purposes




‘Organic livestock’


Livestock of an agricultural holding, which is fully compliant with the principles and rules of organic production and raised under certified organic management, as set out in Regulation (EU) 2018/848.




‘Bovine animals’


Cattle (Bos taurus L.) and water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis L.), including hybrids such as Beefalo.




‘Heifers’


Female bovine animals, aged 12 months or over, that have not yet calved




‘Cows’


Female bovine animals that have already calved (including those less than 2 years old)




‘Dairy cows’


Cows that, by reason of their breed or particular qualities, are kept exclusively or mainly to produce milk for human consumption or for processing into dairy products.




‘Non-dairy cows’


Cows that are not dairy cows.




‘Buffaloes’


Animals of the species Bubalus bubalis L.




‘Pigs’


Domestic animals of the species Sus scrofa domesticus Erxleben




‘Boars ’


Male pigs weighing 50 kilograms and over, and intended for breeding purposes




‘Sows’


Female pigs weighing 50 kilograms and over intended for breeding purposes, regardless of whether they have farrowed or not




‘Covered sows’


Sows that have been impregnated by a boar or inseminated at the reference date




‘Sows, not covered’


Sows that have not been covered at the reference date.




‘Gilts’


Sows intended for breeding that have never farrowed.




‘Sheep’


Domestic animals of the species Ovis aries L.




‘Ewes and ewe-lambs’


Female sheep that have already lambed down at least once (ewes) as well as those which have been put to the ram for the first time (ewe-lambs).




‘Milk ewes and ewe-lambs’


Ewes kept exclusively or mainly for the production of milk for human consumption and/or for processing into dairy products, including cull milk ewes (whether fattened or not between last lactation and slaughter) and ewe-lambs kept to become milk ewes.




‘Non milk ewes and ewe-lambs’


Ewes and ewe-lambs other than milk ewes and ewe-lambs.




‘Goats’


Domestic animals of the subspecies Capra aegagrus hircus L.




‘Breeding female goats’


Female goats which have already kidded and goats which have been mated




‘Poultry’


Refers to domestic chickens (Gallus gallus L.), turkeys (Meleagris spp.), ducks (Anas spp. and Cairina moschata L.), geese (Anser anser domesticus L.), ostriches (Struthio camelus L.) and other poultry fowl not elsewhere classified, such as quails (Coturnix spp.), pheasants (Phasianus spp.), guineafowl (Numida meleagris domestica L.) and pigeons (Columbinae spp.). Birds raised in confinement for hunting purposes and not for meat/egg production are excluded.




‘Chickens’


Domestic animals of the species Gallus gallus L.




‘Broilers’


Chickens kept for slaughter




‘Laying hens’


Chickens which have reached laying maturity and are kept for the production of eggs, excluding chicks and pullets not yet stalled up.




‘Laying hens producing eggs for consumption’


Laying hens placed in production for producing eggs for consumption




‘Other poultry than chicken’


Poultry except chickens. Chicks are excluded.




‘Ducks’


Domestic animals of the genus Anas and species Cairina moschata L.




‘Geese’


Domestic animals of the species Anser anser domesticus L.




‘Turkeys’


Domestic animals of the genus Meleagris.




‘Ostriches’


Domestic animals of the species Struthio camelus L.




‘Other poultry fowls n.e.c.’


Other poultry fowl not elsewhere classified, such as quails (Coturnix spp.), pheasants (Phasianus spp.), guineafowl (Numida meleagris domestica L.) and pigeons (Columbinae spp.). Birds raised in confinement for hunting purposes and not for meat/egg production are excluded.




‘Rabbits’


Domestic animals of the genus Oryctolagus





‘Animals reared not for human consumption’


Animals that are kept for purposes of producing products that are not edible or not fit for human consumption.




‘Fur animals’


Animals kept for the production of furs.




‘Foxes’


Animals of the species Vulpes vulpes and Vulpes lagopus, kept for the production of furs.





‘Raccoon dogs’


Animals of the species Nyctereutes procyonoides, kept for the production of furs.




‘Minks’


Animals of the species Neovison vison, kept for the production of furs.




‘Chinchillas’


Animals of the species Chinchilla chinchilla and Chinchilla lanigera, kept for the production of furs.




‘Other fur animals, n.e.c’


Animals of other species than foxes, raccoon dogs, minks or chincillas, kept for the production of furs.






Slaughter


Variables that have already been described above are not repeated.






‘Slaughterhouse’


Defined in Regulation (EU) 2022/2379




‘Carcass’


The body of an animal after slaughter and dressing
More precisely, it means:






(a)


for bovine animals, the whole body of a slaughtered animal as presented after bleeding, evisceration and skinning, presented without the head (separated from the carcass at the atlanto-occipital joint); without the feet (severed at the carpometacarpal or tarsometatarsal joints); without the organs contained in the thoracic and abdominal cavities with or without the kidneys, the kidney fat and the pelvic fat; and without the sexual organs and the attached muscles and without the udder or the mammary fat;










(b)


for pigs, the body of a slaughtered pig, bled and eviscerated, whole or divided down the mid-line, presented without tongue, bristles, hooves, sexual organs, flare fat, kidneys and diaphragm;










(c)


for sheep and goats, the whole body of a slaughtered animal as presented after bleeding, evisceration and skinning, presented without the head (separated at the atlanto-occipital joint); without the feet (severed at the carpometacarpal or tarsometatarsal joints); without the tail (severed between the sixth and seventh caudal vertebrae); without the udder and sexual organs; with the kidneys and kidney fat; and without the other organs contained in the thoracic and abdominal cavities;










(d)


for poultry, the animal plucked and drawn, without head and feet and without neck, heart, liver and gizzard.








‘Carcass weight’


The weight of the cold carcass




‘Calves’


Bovine animals aged 8 months or under




‘Young bovines’


Bovine animals aged over 8 months but less than 12 months of age




‘Bulls’


Non-castrated male bovine animals, aged 12 months or over




‘Bullocks’


Castrated male bovine animals, aged 12 months or over




‘Lambs’


Young sheep




‘Other sheep’


Other sheep than lambs




‘Equidae’


Domestic animals of family Equidae, i.e. horses, donkeys, and their hybrids






Eggs for consumption and hatching


Variables that have already been described above are not repeated.






‘Eggs for consumption’


Fresh eggs of laying hens intended for human consumption (not intended for incubation) or for preparation of egg products, in shell.




‘Eggs for hatching’


Fertilised poultry eggs intended for the production of chicks.




‘Hatchery’


Defined in Regulation (EU) 2022/2379.




‘Capacity’


The maximum number of eggs for hatching which may be placed simultaneously in incubators excluding hatchers and, where this capacity changed (including when hatchery started or stopped their activity), the maximum reported capacity during the year.




‘Packing centres’


Establishments where eggs are graded by quality and weight according to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004.




‘Purchasers’ of eggs from agricultural holdings


The packing centres and the agri-food enterprises allowed to buy directly non-marked eggs from the agricultural holdings.




‘Chicks’


Farmyard poultry with a live weight that does not exceed 185 grams




‘Utility chicks’


Chicks for meat laying, or mixed use and cockerels from sexing




‘Utility chicks: meat use’


Chicks intended to be fattened and slaughtered before reaching sexual maturity




‘Utility chicks: Laying use’


Female chicks intended to be raised with a view to the production of eggs for consumption




‘Utility chicks: mixed meat-laying use’


Chicks not clearly intended for laying or for the table




‘Cockerels from sexing’


Male chicks of the same genetic breed as chicks for laying use (eggs for consumption or for hatching), intended nevertheless to be fattened and slaughtered




‘Parent stock chicks’


Chicks intended for the production of utility chicks




‘Grandparent stock chicks’


Chicks intended for the production of parent stock chicks.




‘Selection chicks’


Parent or grandparent stock chicks




‘Chicks for use’


Utility or selection chicks produced in the hatcheries






Milk categories








‘Raw milk produced’


Milk produced by secretion of the mammary glands of one or more cows, ewes, goats or buffaloes, milked with an economic purpose, and which has not been heated beyond 40 °C or undergone any treatment that has an equivalent effect.




‘Availabilities on agricultural holdings’


Milk, skimmed milk and buttermilk available for use on the agricultural holdings.




‘Uses on agricultural holdings’


Uses of raw (whole) milk, skimmed milk and buttermilk by the agricultural holdings.




‘Product obtained on agricultural holdings’


Milk product resulting from the uses by agricultural holdings.




‘Agricultural holding’


Defined in Regulation (EU) 2018/1091.




‘Dairy enterprises’


Defined in Regulation (EU) 2022/2379.




‘Dairy sector’


The national dairy as the framework of the dairy enterprises in the Member State. The activity of the national dairy does not cover the exchanges of dairy materials.




‘Collection centres’


Dairy enterprises collecting raw milk and/or cream from the agricultural holdings without processing it, for delivery to other dairy enterprises.




‘Milk products’


Products containing mostly milk or milk components and of which no part replaces or is intended to replace any milk constituent.
They include:






—


milk products exclusively derived from milk, it being accepted that substances necessary for their manufacture may be added, provided that these substances are not used to replace in part or in whole any milk constituent, and










—


composite milk products, of which no part replaces or is intended to replace any milk constituent and of which milk or a milk product is an essential part either in terms of quantity or for characterization of the product.








‘Dairy materials’


Raw milk, cream and skimmed milk as well as dairy products that are intended to be further processed by the dairy enterprises into different milk products. They constitute the input of the dairy processes for the milk content.




‘Milk and milk products delivered’


The milk and milk products delivered by an agricultural holding to a dairy enterprise, in the same or another Member State.




‘Milk and milk products collected’


The milk and milk products collected by a dairy enterprise from an agricultural holding, in the same or in another Member State.




‘Milk and milk products imported’


The milk and milk products received by a dairy enterprise from another Member State or a third country and not accounted as collected.




‘Organic milk’


Milk that originates from organic animals that are fully compliant with the principles and rules of organic production and raised under certified organic management at farm level as set out in Regulation (EU) 2018/848 and collected or otherwise used in an organic certified process as organic.




‘Direct use of whole milk on agricultural holdings’


Milk produced but not delivered to the dairy sector.




‘Availabilities to the dairy sector’


Collection of milk and milk products from the agricultural holdings and imports of milk products, to be further processed by the dairy sector into other milk products.




‘Uses by the dairy sector’


Uses of availabilities by the dairy sector.




‘Other milk products obtained’


Milk products obtained on agricultural holdings, excluding drinking milk, cream, butter and cheese.




‘Drinking milk’


Raw milk, whole milk, semi-skimmed, skimmed milk and heat-treated milk labelled with a particular fat content, and containing no additives




‘Cream’


A film of fat which forms naturally on the surface of the milk by slow agglomeration of emulsifying fat globules. If it is removed by skimming it from the surface of the milk or extracted from the milk by centrifuging in a cream separator, it has, in addition to the other components of the milk, a relatively high fat content (usually exceeding 10 % of the weight of the product).




‘Cream for consumption’


Cream that has been processed and is available for delivery outside the dairy sector (i.e. for human consumption, as raw material for manufacturers of chocolate, ice cream, etc.). In the same way as for other products, it does not include intermediate production intended for the manufacture of other dairy products.




‘Other milk products’


Other milk products whose use is not elsewhere counted, i.e. with the exception of milk and cream (liquid, concentrated or powdered), acidified milk, cheese, processed cheese, whey (liquid, concentrated or powdered), buttermilk, butter and other yellow fat products. Other milk products include especially:






—


Milk constituents or products rich in these constituents (lactose, casein and caseinates, other milk proteins) or their mixture;










—


Desserts and drinks if the milk used for their processing is not elsewhere accounted;








‘Other uses’


Other uses by the dairy enterprises include:






—


Delivery of dairy materials in the Member State out of the dairy sector, especially to the agri-food sector;










—


Processing of dairy material into non-milk products if the dairy material input cannot be accounted for elsewhere.




Bulk milk products delivered to catering services are excluded and should be accounted under the respective milk product categories.




‘Fresh products’


Fresh products cover:






—


Drinking milk;










—


Cream for consumption;










—


Buttermilk;










—


Acidified milk;










—


Drinks with a milk base and other liquid milk products.











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