CELEX: 51985PC0018
Language: en
Date: 1985-01-03
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the restructuring of the system of agricultural surveys in Greece

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                         COM(84) 708 final
                                         Brussels, 3 january 1985
                         Proposal for a
                        COUNCILDECISION
   on the restructuring of the system of agricultural surveys
   i       n              G       r       e      e       c      e
 ---pagebreak---      RESTRUCTURING OF THE SYSTEM OF AGRICULTURAL SURVEYS IN GREECE
                                       EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
 The C o m m i s s i o n has e s t a b l i s h e d that the G r e e k G o v e r n m e n t is c u r ­
 r e n t l y u n a b l e to p r o v i d e the a m o u n t or q u a l i t y of s t a t i s t i c a l d a ­
ta r e q u i r e d in o r d e r to i n t r o d u c e and i m p l e m e n t th e c o m m o n a g r i ­
c u l t u r a l p o l i c y in G r e e c e «       N e i t h e r the c u r r e n t f r a m e w o r k of the
 i n s t i t u t i o n s and t h e i r t e c h n i c a l and a d m i n i s t r a t i v e r e s o u r c e s , n o r
t h e p r o s p e c t s for t h e i r d e v e l o p m e n t p r o v i d e an y h o p e of a m e d i u m -
t e r m s o l u t i o n to all the p r o b l e m s .
The G r e e k G o v e r n m e n t has t h e r e f o r e b e e n a s k e d to p r e s e n t a p l a n
for r e s t r u c t u r i n g th e s y s t e m for c o m p i l i n g an d p r o c e s s i n g a g r i ­
c u l t u r a l s t a t i s t i c a l d a t a to a l l o w the G r e e k s y s t e m to be b r o u g h t
i n to line w i th t h o s e of the o t h e r M e m b e r S t a t e s a f t e r a p e r i o d cf
five years.
A s i m i l a r a p p r o a c h has p r o v e d s u c c e s s f u l in I t a l y , w h e r e th e C o m ­
m u n i t y is h e l p i n g to f i n a n c e the p l a n for r e s t r u c t u r i n g th e c o u n ­
t r y ' s agri c u I t u r a l s t a t i s t i c s ( C o u n c i l D e c i s i o n No 8 1 / 5 1 8 / E E C of
6 J u l y 19 81 ).
Th e G r e e k a d mi ni st rat ion has p r e s e n t e d a p r o g r a m m e of m e a s u r e s to
be i mp l e m e n t e d in the p e r i o d f r o m 1 9 8 6 - 1 9 9 0 .               T h e s e m e a s u r e s are
a i m e d at i m p r o v i n g Th e t e c h n i c a l and a d m i n i s t r a t i v e a p p a r a t u s
b o t h c e n t r a l l y and r e g i o n a l l y ,        r e o r g a n i z i n g t h e d a t a - p r o c e s s i ng
r e s o u r c e s and o r g a n i z i n g all the s u r v e y s an d c e n s u s e s r e q u i r e d
u n d e r th e c o m m o n a g r i c u l t u r a l p o l i c y in Line w i t h C o m m u n i ty
r e q u i rement s .
The i m p l e m e n t a t i o n of t h is p r o g r a m m e w i ll be v e r y c o s t l y ,                      the
p r o v i s i o n a l b u d g e t for the o v e r a l l p r o g r a m m e p r o v i d i n g                      for
e x p e n d i t u r e of a p p r o x i m a t e l y 70 m i l l i o n EC U o v e r f i v e y e a r s .
In v i e w of the s u b s t a n t i a l e f f o r t w h i c h the G reek G o v e r n m e n t has
a g r e e d to m a k e in t h is a r e a ,              it w o u l d a p p e a r n e c e s s a r y for the
C o m m u n i t y to p r o v i d e a f i n a n c i a l c o n t r i b u t i o n to f a c i l i t a t e the
i m p l e m e n t a t ion of t h is p r o g r a m m e .
Th e t o t a l a m o u n t of th e C o m m u n i t y cont ri buti on                        proposed         is    23
m i l l i o n ECU, or one t h i r d of th e t o t a l .
The m e t h o d of c a l c u l a t i o n        is s h o w n in the A n n e x .
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                   M E T H O D OF C A L C U L A T I O N OF T H E C O M M U N I T Y S U B S I D Y
T h e p l a n p r e s e n t e d by th e G r e e k g o v e r n m e n t c o v e r s t h r e e a r e a s             :
          1. a c t i o n a s s o c i a t e d w i t h s t a t i s t i c a l a p p l i c a t i o n s
          2. s t a f f t r a i n i n g , an d
          3. i n f r a s t r u c t u r e : d a t a - p r o c e s s i n g a n d o t h e r e q u i p m e n t .
T h e e x p e n d i t u r e e a r m a r k e d fo r e a c h of               these      programmes            is     as
f o l l o w s ( e x p r e s s e d in u n i t s of 1 0 0 0 EC U)             :
                           1986         198?          1988            1989       1990           Total 86-90
   1. Stat.                5185          9883         6739          10919         80 21                 40747
   2. T r a i n .            727           746          81 2            777         796                    3858
   3. Inf r .            11715           3326         3382            2121        3004                  22548
   Total                 1762?         13955         10933          14817       1 1 82 1                 69153
 It is e v i d e n t t h a t a v e r y s u b s t a n t i a l e f f o r t is t o be m a d e u n d e r
 the i n f r a s t r u c t u r e « h e a d i n g from the first year on,                       e s p e c i a l l y in
 d a t a - p r o c e s s i n g t e c h n i q u e s (9 4 2 0 0 0 0 E C U ) .        It is p r o p o s e d t h a t
 t h e C o m m u n i t y ' s s h a r e of t h e b u r d e n s h o u I d be 4 0 % of th e
 statistical expenditure,                          or +_ 1 6 . 3 mi 1 1 i o n E C U a n d 2 5 % of th e
 t r a i n i n g and i n f r a s t r u c t u r e e x p e n d i t u r e ,       or +_ 6 . 6 m i l l i o n ECU
 s p r e a d o v e r t h e f i v e y e a r s as f o l l o w s :
            1 9 86            1987               1988             1989            1990                   Total
              5.0             5.0                4.0                 5.0          4.0                    23.0
 ---pagebreak---                                    P r o p o s a l for a
                                  COyNCIL.DECISIQN
on t h e r e s t r u c t u r i n g of t h e s y s t e m of a g r i c u l t u r a l s u r v e y s
                                        in G r e e c e
  T H E C O U N C I L O F THE E U R O P E A N C O M M U N I T I E S ,
  H a v i n g r e g a r d to the T r e a t y e s t a b l i s h i n g t h e E u r o p e a n       Economic
  C o m m u n i t y , and in p a r t i c u l a r A r t i c l e 43 t h e r e o f ,
  H a v i n g r e g a r d to the p r o p o s a l f r o m th e C o m m i s s i o n (1),
  H a v i n g r e g a r d to the o p i n i o n of th e E u r o p e a n P a r l i a m e n t (2),
   (1 )
   (2)
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Whereas              it      is      n e ce s s a r y ,          for      effective         and    balanced
irapiementat ion of the co mmon a g r i c u l t u r a l p o l i cy in G r e e ce ,                           to
have $ tai isti cal and a c c o u n t i n g i n f o r m a t i o n of s a t i s f a c t o r y sc ope
and r e l i a b i l i t y on a g r i c u l t u r a l h o l d i n g s in G r ee c e and on the
p r o d u c t i o n , p r o c e s s i n g and m a r k e t i n g of a g r i c u l t u r a l p r o d u c t s ;
W h e r e a s the G r ee k G o ve r n m e n t is c u r r e n t l y u n a b l e to p r o v id e the
amount           and q u al ity             of s t a t i s t i c a l        data      required     for the
introduction                and      i m p l e m e n t a t i o n of        the c o mm on a g r i c u l t u r a l
p o l i c y , thus m a k i n g a r e s t r u c t u r i n g of the i n f o r m a t i o n c o l l e c t i n g
and p r o c e s s i n g s y s t e m h i gh ly d e s i r a b l e in order to create a more solid
L;js is f or the s t a t i s t i c a l i n f o r m a t i o n to be s u p p l i e d ; w h e r e a s the
s y s t e m c o ul d at the same time be b r o u gh t into tine with those in the
o t he r M e mb e r S t at es ,               thus i m p r o v i n g comparability w i t h i n the
Community;
                                                                                      _         1
'»heress in p u r s u a n c e of Coun cil R e g u l a t i o n No ,'9/65/EEC, as last
a m e n d e d by Regulation "(EEC) No 2143/-81^ Greece is required to
p a t i c i pate in the Farm A c c o u n t a n c y Data Network;· w h e r e a s this
participation                  is       c u r r e nt l y        f a ci ng     s e ri ous    -infrastructure
p ; · b i.e ma ; w h e r e a s it is t h e r e f o r e d e s i r a b l e that the best a d v a n ­
 tage Sh-ould be d r aw n from i m p r o v e m e n t s in, i n f r a s t r u c t u r e _ whi 1st
a t t h e same time c o m p l y i n g with the cur ren t rules g o v e r n i n g the
 Farm A c c o u n t a n c y Data Ne t w or k ;
w h e r e a s , in vi e w of the, g e o g r a p h i c a l s t r u c t u r e of the c o u n t r y and
 th: small d i v i si o n s of the a g r i c u l t u r a l p r o d u c t i o n a p p a r a t u s , the
 i m p l e m e n t a t i o n of a m o de rn s y st e m for c o l l e c t i n g data calls for
 very s u b s t a n t i a l r e s o ur c es ;
 W h e r e a s , b e c a u s e of e c on omi c and b u d g e t a r y c o n s t r a i n t s , the Gr eek
 Government               does ' not            have          sufficient          means      to              the
 c o n s i d e r a b l e e ff o r t i n vo lve d in e s t a b l i s h i n g a s u i t a b l e i n fr a­
 s t r u c t u r e and a s t a t is t i c a l s y st e m c o m p a r a b l e to t h os e which
 a l r e a d y exist in the other M e m b e r Stat es;
 W h e r e a s the i m p l e m e n t a t i o n of an e f f e c t i v e s y s t e m for r e c o rd i n g
 a g r i c u l t u r a l s t a t i s t i c s in G r e e c e will be in the i n t er es t of the
 C o m m u n i t y and will c o n t r i b u t e to the a t t a i n m e n t of the o b j e c t i v e s
 d e f i n e d · in A r t i c l e 30 (1) (a) of the Treaty,;
 W h e r e a s a C o m m u n i t y c o n t r i b u t i o n to the f i n a n c i n g of the m e a s u r e s
 to be t a ke n is e n v i s a g e d w i t h o u t ,                    however,        making expenditure
 r e l a t i n g to a d m i n i s t r a t i v e costs or p e r s o n n e l w i t h i n the m e a n i n g
 of A r t i c l e 1 (4) of Coun cil R e g u l a t i o n (EEC) No 729/7CP, as
  Last        amended          by                        Regulation          (EEC) No 3 5 0 9 / 8 0 ,
 c h a r g e a b l e to the C o m mu n i ty b u dg e t ;
  10J    No   109, 23.6.1965, p.1859
  20J    No   L 210, 30.7.1981, p.1
  30J    No   L 94, 28.4.1970, p.13
  40J    No   L 367, 31.12.1980, p.87
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W h e r e a s for this p u r p o s e the t e r m s on which the Community will help tc
 finance a programme planned and implemented by the Member State concerned
should be defined;               whereas, while the Greek Govern*
ment          s h o u l d r e t a i n r e s p o n s i b i l i t y for su ch p l a n n i n g in the
li gh t of e x i s t i n g a d m i n i s t r a t i v e s t r u c t u r e s ,     certain conditions
s h o u l d be laid d o w n to g u a r a n t e e o p t i m u m u t i l i z a t i o n of the
Community's financial contribution;
W h e r e a s the C o m m u n i t y must be a b l e to e n s u r e t h at th e m e a s u r e s
t a k e n by the G r ee k G o v e r n m e n t w i ll h e l p to a t t a i n th e o b j e c t i v e s
of t h e j o i n t a c t i o n and w i ll f u l f i l the c o n d i t i o n s u n d e r w h i r h
t h e C o m m u n i t y f i n a n c i n g is g r a n t e d ,      and w h e r e a s t h e C o m m i s s i o n ,
where necessary,                 will t a k e a c t i o n r e q u i r e d to r e v i e w th e p r o ­
gramme;
W h e r e a s a p r o c e d u r e s h o u l d be laid d o w n w h e r e b y th e M e m b e r S t a t e s
and t h e C o m m i s s i o n will c o o p e r a t e c l o s e l y in th e S t a n d i n g C o m m i t ­
te e for A g r i c u l t u r a l S t a t i s t i c s ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION
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                                                    Art i cl e       1
In o r d e r to o r g a n i s e in G r e e c e a s y s t e m for c o m p i l i n g a g r i c u l t u ­
ral s t a t i s t i c s an d a c c o u n t i n g d a ta w h i c h w i l l f u l l y s a t i s f y
C o m m u n i t y r e q u i r e m e n t s in t h i s f i e l d , th e G r e e k G o v e r n m e n t s h a l l
ensure :
          a) th e g r a d u a l i n t r o d u c t i o n of a c o h e r e n t p r o g r a m m e of s t a ­
                 tistical surveys,                    c o n d u c t e d on the b a s i s or s a m p l e s at
                 a g r i c u l t u r a l h o l d i n g l e ve l,         by i n t e r v i e w e r s c h o s e n and
                 s p e c i a l l y t r a i n e d for that p u r p o s e ;
           b) th e s t r e n g t h e n i n g of t h e c e n t r a l t e c h n i c a l and a d m i n i s ­
                 t r a t i v e i n f r a s t r u c t u r e r e s p o n s i b l e for o r g a n i z i n g , _ p r o ­
                 g r a m m i n g an d i m p l e m e n t i n g the c o m p i l i n g and p r o c e s s i n g of
                 data;
           c) the s t r e n g t h e n i n g or c r e a t i o n of a r e g i o n a l t e c h n i c a l             and
                 a d m i n i s t r a t i v e i n f r a s t r u c t u r e w h i c h e n s u r e s t h at t h e     re-
                        ; ed s u r v e y s are c a r r i e d out and th at t h e d a t a are                     for-
                 w a r d e d to the N a t i o n a l S t a t i s t i c a l S e r v i c e of G r e e c e            an d
                  to th e M i n i s t r y of A g r i c u l t u r e .
                                                        Article 2
 Th ^ G r e e k G o v e r n m e n t s h a l l e n s u r e t h a t , o n c e the r e s t r u c t u r i n g .s
 c o m p l e t e d , the o r g a n i z a t i o n of t h e s y s t e m r e f e r r e d to in A r t i c l e
 1 g u a r a n t e e s t h e h o l d i n g of th e s u r v e y s r e q u i r e d or l i k e l y to be
 r e q u i r e d at C o m m u n i t y level an d that                         t h e s e s u r v e y s f u l r i l the
 r e q u i r e m e n t s of C o m m u n i t y law as r e g a r d s scope^ .n                          purpojnd-
 t h e r e l i a b i l i t y and t i m e l i m i t s                prescribed,         w i t h o u t any i u , t h e
 f i n a n c i a l ai d b e i n g g r a n t e d by th e C o m m u m ty , o t n e r t h a n
 c o n t r i b u t i o n p r o v i d e d for in t h is D e c i s i o n ,                       e x c e p t in c a s e s
 w h e r e C o m m u n i t y c o n t r i b u t i o n s are a l s o laid d o w n .or the o t h e r
 Member States.
                                                        Article 3
  1       The o r g a n i z a t i o n of the new s y s t e m of s u r v ey s r e f e r r e d _ to in
  A r t i c l e 1 shall b e gi n in 1986 and shall apply for a p e r i o d of
  five y ea r s ( 1 98 6- 1 99 0) to the f o l l o w i n g work :
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          1.   Sur veys on t h e s t r u c t u r e of a g r i c u l t u r a l h o l d i n g s .
          2.   Sur veys on wi ne - gr owi ng h o l d i n g s .
          3.   Sur veys on a r e a s under f r u i t t r e e s .
          4.   Sur veys on l i v e s t o c k .
          5.    Sur veys on mi l k and d a i r y p r o d u c t s .
          6.   Sur veys on t h e p r o d u c t i o n and ma r k e t i n g of eggs and
               pouIt r y .
          7.    Sur veys on p r i c e s and p r i c e i n d i c e s .
          8.    Sur veys on wages of a g r i c u l t u r a l wo r k e r s .
          9.   Work d e s i g n e d t o e n s u r e t h e p a r t i c i p a t i o n of t he FADN in
                the       strengthened               regional         and        national         technico-
                administrative i n f r a s t r u c t u r e .
        10.    Va r i ous o p e r a t i o n s i n v o l v e d i n t h e p r o c e s s i n g of d a t a on
                agricultural statistics.
If necessary,                t h i s o u t l i n e programme may be s u p p l e me n t e d by new
p r o j e c t s d e a l i n g wi t h s e c t o r s not y e t c o v e r e d s t a t i s t i c a l l y which
a r e of i n t e r e s t t o bot h t h e Community and Gr e e c e .
2.       The t i m e t a b l e f o r t h e i n t r o d u c t i o n of t h e          programme          on   t he
b a s i s of t h e new s ys t em s h a l l be as f o l l o w s :
          F i r s t year            Macedoni a
          Second y e a r            Macedoni a, T h r a c e , T h e s s a l y and Ep i r u s
          Thi rd year               Macedoni a , T h r a c e , T h e s s a l y , Epi r u s , C e n t r a l
                                    Gr eece and t h e I o n i a n I s l a n d s
          Four t h y e a r          Macedoni a, T h r a c e , T h e s s a l y , E p i r u s , C e n t r a l
                                    Gr e e c e , t h e I o n i a n I s l a n d s and t h e Pe t o p o n n e s e
          Fi f t h year             t h e whol e of Gr e e c e .
3. The Greek Government s h a l l be e n t i t l e d t o s ubmi t amendment s t o
t h e programme r e f e r r e d t o i n p a r a g r a p h s T and 2.                       The Commi ssi on
s h a l l d e c i d e whe t he r such amendment s s h a l l be a d m i t t e d , i n a c c o r ­
da n c e wi t h t h e p r o c e d u r e l a i d down i n A r t i c l e 6,                 after consulta-
t i on of t h e S t a n d i n g Çommi t t ee on A g r i c u l t u r a l S t a t i s t i c s .
                                                     Article 4
1.       From 1986 t o 1990,                   t h e Greek Government s h a l l s ubmi t t o t he
Commi ssi on i n June each y e a r ( t ) an a n n u a l programme of me a s u r e s
t o i mp Lement t h e programme d e f i n e d i n A r t i c l e 3. The f i r s t annual,
pr ogr amme,           which s h a l l be p r e s e n t e d not l a t e r t h a n t h r e e mont hs
a f t e r t h i s De c i s i o n comes i n t o f o r c e ,               s h a l l i n c l u d e d e t a i Is of
t h e programme of me a s ur e s t o be i n t r o d u c e d i n t h e y e a r a f t e r i t
i s s u b m i t t e d . Thi s a nnua l programme s h a l l c o n t a i n i n f o r m a t i o n on :
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          a ) a l l t he s ur ve ys t o be c a r r i e d out i n t he f o l l o wi n g ye ar <t
               + 1 ) , s p e c i f y i n g in p a r t i c u l a r t he f i e l d of o b s e r v a t i o n , t h e
               sampl i ng p l a n , t he q u e s t i o n n a i r e s t o be used and t he a n t i ­
               cipated s t a t i s t i c a l e rr or s;
          b) p r o g r e s s achi eved in s t r e n g t h e n i n g t he t e c h n i c a l and admi ­
               n i s t r a t i v e apparatus           bot h c e n t r a l l y and r e g i o n a l l y ;
          c)    e x p e r i e n c e gai ned from t he i mpl e me nt a t i on of t he p r e v i o u s
               annual programme ( t - 1 ) ,                         i n c l u d i n g p r o g r e s s made in t he
               i n s t i t u t i o n of t he new s ur vey syst em at r e g i o n a l l e v e l in
               each p r o d u c t i o n s e c t o r , t he s t a t i s t i c a l e r r o r s r e c or de d and
               measur es t a ke n t o i n c r e a s e t he r e l i a b i l i t y of t h e r e s u l t s .
               At t h e same t i me ,                  a r e p o r t on t he use of t he Community
               c o n t r i b u t i o n s h a l l be submitted               t o t he Commissi on.
2.      At t he r e q u e s t of t he Commi ssi on,                          t he Greek Government s h a l l
p r o v i d e , in a c c or da nc e wi t h pa r a g r a p h 1, f u r t h e r i n f o r ma t i o n on t he
annual programme submitted.
3.      The Commission s h a l l d e c i de whet her t o appr ove t he annual p r o ­
gramme i n a c c or da nc e wi t h t he p r oc e dur e l a i d down i n A r t i c l e é .
                                                        Article 5
1.        The Community s h a l l c o n t r i b u t e t o the                          programme up t o t he
amount of t he a p p r o p r i a t i o n s                     in t he budge t s of t he European
Communi t i es ear mar ked f o r » t h i s pur pos e and in a c c or da nc e wi t h t he
provisions                of             t h i s De c i s i o n .     The e x p e n d i t u r e t o be bor ne by
t h e Community i s e s t i ma t e d                        at      23 m i l l i o n ECU f o r t he e n t i r e
programme.
2.         The        contribution shall                     be made a v a i l a b l e t o t he Greek
Government i n f i v e y e a r l y i rTst al ment s a f t e r s ubmi s s i on and a ppr ova l
of t he annual programme referred to in Article
3. The a nnual d i s t r i b u t i o n of t he amount r e f e r r e d t o i n pa r a g r a p h 1
s h a l l depend on t he p r o g r e s s made in t he i mp l e me n t a t i o n of t he
progr amme.
                                                        Article 6
1.       Where       t he pr oc e dur e         l a i d down in t h i s             Article       i s t o be
 followed, the Chairman sha 11 .refer to the Standing Committee on Agricultural
 Statistics, either on his own initiative or at the request of the representative
of a Member State.
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          However,          i n ma t t e r s cover ed by t he c u r r e n t           rules  ; go­
v e r n i n g t he o p e r a t i o n of t he FADN, t he Committ ee s e t Up
under Article 17 of Re gul a t i on No 79/65/EEC s h a l l be c a l l e d upon t o
d e l i v e r i t s Opini on in a c c or da nc e wi t h Artie le 19 of that Regul a ­
tion.
2.      The Commission r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s h a l l submi t a
d r a f t of t he measures t o be adopted.                        The St a ndi ng Committ ee on
A g r i c u l t u r a l S t a t i s t i c s s h a l l deliver i t s Opinion on the draft
wi t h i n a t i me l i mi t which the Chairman may lay down'according to
 the urgency of the matters submitted for discussion. The Opinion shall
 be delivered-by a majority of 45 votes, the votes-of the Member States
 being weighted as provided for in Article 148(2) of the Treaty. The
 Chairman shall not vote.
The Commission s h a l l adopt measures                           which s h a l l     apply
 immediately. However, i f these measures are hot in accordance with the Opi­
ni on of t he St and· ng Committee on Agri c u l t u r a l S t a t i s t i e s ,                t hey
 shall forthwith be communicated by the Commission. In that event the Com­
mission may defer application of the measures which i t has adopted for not
more than one month from the date of such communication.
The Co unc i l , a c t i n g by a q u a l i f i e d m a j o r i t y , nay t a k e a d i f f e r e n t
d e c i s i o n w i t h i n one month."
                                         -         Article 7
Thi s De c i s i on i s a d d r e s s e d t o t h e H e l l e n i c R e p u b l i c .
 ---pagebreak---                  FINANCIAL              STATEMENT
                                                                          Date :
                                                                                 19.11.84
  1. BUDGET HEADING :                                                    appropriations : 2.0 million ECU
                        3890                                             DB (FP) 198S
  2. TITLE      Draft Council Decision on the restructuring of the system of agricultural
                surveys in Greece
  j. legal basis : Article 43 of the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community
      aims of project : Restructuring      of the system for compiling, processing and analysing
      agricultural statistics in Greece to allow the information needed for introducing
      and operating the common agricultural policy to be provided by that
      country.
  s. financial implications                                   CURRENT F^^IAL YEAR FOLLOWING FINANCIAL YEAR
                                                                                          (1986__ L_------
  5.0 EXPENDITURE
       - CHARGED TO THE EC BUDGET (3890)                                               5.0 million ECU
                                                                                      12.6 million ECU
       - NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION
                                                J.W.....     . . . M  .      ..was.           ..19913.
  5.0-1 ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE                     5.0              4.0          5.0              4.0
  5.2 METHOD OF calculation               1986          1987 1988       1989      1990           Total
 Cost estimated by Greece                 17.6·        14.0     10.9    14.8       11.8           69.1
 Community participation                    5.0         5.0       4.0    5.0        4.0           23.0
 representing a third of the total,' however, Community participation must not exceed
 35% of total Greek expenditure”on the restructuring of the system in question.
  6.Q
  6.1
~~57î~      Finirne budget appropriations   necessary as from 1986                                     YES/
 observations    : Payment of the appropriations is subject to presentation of annual pro­
 grammes and their approval by the Commission.                              _                 .
  Planned control method: the Greek Government is to submit to the Commission an
  annual report on the progress of work and a report on the use of the Community
  contribution. The Commission will organize duty trips every year to check the pro­
 gress of the programme.
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              TIMETABLE FOR THE COUNCIL DECISION ON THE PLAN FOR
       RESTRUCTURING THE SYSTEM OF AGRICULTURAL SURVEYS IN 6REECE
To be p u b l i s h e d as soon as p o s s i b l e t o a l l o w t h e Member S t a t e
c onc e r ne d t i me t o make t h e l e g a l and b u d g e t a r y p r e p a r a t i o n s f o r
t h i s p l a n . In t h e D e c i s i o n , June 1985 i s i n d i c a t e d as t h e d a t e by
whi ch t h e Commissi on i s t o be i nf or med of t h e f i r s t programme t o
be i mpl ement ed i n 1986.
Advocat ed d a t e s :
        - f o r t h e o p i n i o n of t h e Eur opean P a r l i a me n t : Fe br ua r y 1985
        - f o r t h e o p i n i o n of t h e C o u n d l of M i n i s t e r s : Ap r i l 1985.