SHOULD BE COLLECTED ON CHARACTERISTICS RELEVANT TO THIS TOPIC AS PART OF THE PRESENT SURVEY ;
WHEREAS IT IS NECESSARY TO PRESCRIBE AND DEFINE THESE CHARACTERISTICS AND TO LAY DOWN A COMMUNITY SCHEDULE OF TABLES UTILIZING THIS INFORMATION ;
WHEREAS IT IS NECESSARY , FOR THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF THE 1983 SURVEY , TO INTRODUCE CERTAIN MINOR MODIFICATIONS TO THE DEFINITIONS , THE COMMUNITY OUTLINE OF THE SCHEDULE OF TABLES , THE STANDARD CODE AND THE DETAILED RULES FOR THE TRANSCRIPTION ONTO MAGNETIC TAPE OF THE DATA CONTAINED IN SUCH TABLES , LAID DOWN FOR THE 1979/80 SURVEY ;
WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS REGULATION , THERE SHOULD BE CLOSE COOPERATION BETWEEN THE MEMBER STATES AND THE COMMISSION , IN PARTICULAR VIA THE STANDING COMMITTEE FOR AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SET UP BY DECISION 72/279/EEC ( 7 ) ;
WHEREAS IT IS NECESSARY , GIVEN THE INABILITY OF ITALY TO CARRY OUT THE 1979/80 SURVEY , TO INCLUDE SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR THIS MEMBER STATE FOR THE PRESENT SURVEY ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
ARTICLE 1
MEMBER STATES SHALL , BETWEEN 1 OCTOBER 1982 AND 31 JANUARY 1984 , CARRY OUT A SURVEY ON THE STRUCTURE OF THE AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS IN THEIR TERRITORIES ( HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS " THE SURVEY " ) .
ARTICLE 2
1 . THE SURVEY SHALL BE CONDUCTED IN ONE OR MORE STAGES AND SHALL BE CARRIED OUT BY MEANS OF AN EXHAUSTIVE ENQUIRY OR BY SAMPLES DESIGNED TO MINIMIZE SAMPLING ERRORS . IN EITHER CASE , MEMBER STATES SHALL TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS TO MINIMIZE ERRORS OF OBSERVATION . WHERE SAMPLING IS EMPLOYED , SAMPLE SIZES SHALL BE LARGE ENOUGH TO PROVIDE STATISTICALLY RELIABLE RAISED RESULTS AT THE VARIOUS LEVELS OF AGGREGATION REQUIRED BY ARTICLE 6 ( 1 ) ( A ) AND ( B ) .
2 . IN VIEW OF ITALY'S INABILITY TO CARRY OUT THE 1979/80 SURVEY ON THE STRUCTURE OF AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS BY THE DATE REQUIRED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 218/78 , ITALY SHALL , ON THIS OCCASION , CARRY OUT AN EXHAUSTIVE ENQUIRY .
ARTICLE 3
1 . FOR THE PURPOSES OF APPLYING THIS REGULATION :
( A ) " AGRICULTURAL HOLDING " SHALL MEAN A SINGLE UNIT , BOTH TECHNICALLY AND ECONOMICALLY , WHICH HAS A SINGLE MANAGEMENT AND WHICH PRODUCES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS ;
( B ) " AGRICULTURAL AREA UTILIZED FOR FARMING " SHALL MEAN THE TOTAL AREA TAKEN UP BY ARABLE LAND , PERMANENT PASTURE AND MEADOW , LAND USED FOR PERMANENT CROPS AND KITCHEN GARDENS .
2 . THE SURVEY SHALL COVER :
( A ) AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS WHERE THE AGRICULTURAL AREA UTILIZED FOR FARMING IS ONE HECTARE OR MORE ;
( B ) 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 LIMITS .
ARTICLE 4
1 . IN THE CASE OF COMBINED CROPS