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Date: 1976-04-08
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE concerning the statistical surveys to be carried out by the Member States in order to determine the production potential of plantations of certain types of fruit (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                               COM(76 ) 147 final .
                                               Brussels , 8 April 1976
                                Proposal for a
                              COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
               concerning the statistical surveys to be carried out
               by the Member States in order to determine the production
               potential of plantations of certain types of fruit
                  ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
    COM( 76 ) 147 final .
 ---pagebreak---                      COMMUNICATION PROM TIE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL
Having regard to experience gained , the Commission forwards herewith to the
Council a recast version of the existing texts concerning statistical surveys
of certain types of fruit trees , subject to the following minor changes in
technical detail in accordance with the Commission 's Report COM ( 76)2 of
16 January 1976 s                ■    .
   – simplification by ( i ) limiting the coverage to the important species in
                                   Kember States ( Article 2),
                           ( ii ) deleting reference to irrigation .
   – extension cf the time period for notification to the Commission of s
        ( i ) survey results , reporting errors and sampling errors ( Article 4)t
      ( ii ) estimates of clearings (Article
   – reference to the Standing Committee : for Agricultural Statistics , for the
      adoption of            ( i ) detailed classes of age and of density . of
                                   plantation ( Article 2),
                           ( ii ) detailed boundaries of production areas ( Article 4)1
                         ( iii ) detailed form of transmission of survey information
                                   in case of electronic data processing ( Article 4).
   – laying down the procedure . to be followed by the Standing Committee for
    . Agricultural Statistics ( Article 9 ) » as laid down -in the Directives , con­
      cerning statistical surveys orf milk and milk products ( 72/280 /EEC )
      /article 7 and on bovine livestock ( 73/l32/EEC ) Article 9 » and as now
      proposed in the draft directive concerning statistics on pig production
      ( Article ll ).
Tho new text repeals.. .the Council Directive 71/286/EEC , 73/358/EEC'
and 74/195/EEC of respectively 26 July 1971 » 19 November 1973 and 10' April 1974 *
 ---pagebreak---                                Proposai for a
                             COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
                               of                                                  t
concerning the statistical surveys to "be carried out "by the Member States in order
to determine the production potential of plantations of certain types of fruit trei
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
and in particular Article 43 thereof ;
   Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;
                                                               \
   Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament ;
   Whereas the Commission , in order to perform the task oonferred upon it by the
Treaty and by Community provisions governing the common organisation of the
market in fruit and vegetables , needs to be kept well informed on the production
potential of plantations of certain species of fruit trees within tho Community
and to have available medium-term estimates of production and supply on the
markets ;
   Whereas surveys of fruit tree plantations arecurrently carried out only by some
Member States ; whereas these surveys do not permit the precise , uniform and
synchronised observation of the production and supply of fruit on the markets ;
whereas a medium-term estimate of production and supply on the markets is now
being made only by some Member States ;             ; -
   Whereas it is therefore advisable to carry out surveys concurrently in all
Member States on plantations of fruit trees of the same type in accordance with
the same criteria and with comparable accuracy; whereas new plantations
attain their full yield only after a certain number of years ; whereas these
surveys should therefore be repeated every five years ; whereas in this way
reliable statistics may be obtained on production potential taking account of
the fruit trees which are not yet productive ;
   Whereas , in theory, surveys should be limited to undertakings in which a
minimum area of 1500 square metres is planted with apple , pear, peach or orange
trees , with a view to. fruit production for sale ; whereas orchards less than
1500 square metres in area may be disregarded because of their negligible
influence on market supply;
   Whereas uniform surveys should be carried out in each Member State on the
main varieties of each type of fruit endeavouring at the same time to establish
subdivisions according to variety which are as complete as necessary;
 ---pagebreak---       ■ Whereas , since the annual calculations of production potential should be
"based, on the results of these surveys , indications as to the age of trees and
 the dencity .of plantation should also be obtained; whereas these results
 should be notified to the Commission as rapidly as possible ;
        Whereas the preparation of medium–term estimates requires that each year
Member States should estimate and notify the Commission of the area of fruit
trees which has been cleared.; whereas the Commission should also be sent
details every year of new plantations of fruit trees of the above mentioned
 species ;                ....              .
       Whereas , in any Member State where , since the last survey oil fruit tree
plantations , exceptionally extensive clearing has been noted, special and more
detailed surveys should be carried out on the volume of           clearing and the
results thereof notified to the Commission ;
       Whore is consideration should also be given to statistics resulting from
the application of certain Community measures for reorgani sing- Community fruit
production ;
       Whereas the Commission must submit reports so that the Council may examine
                                                    out
to what extent the surveys and estimates carrie^ enable the objective of this
Directive to be achieved and must suggest , where appropriate , that methods
should be aligned ;
       Whereas previous surveys of fruit tree plantations carried out between 19^9
and 1974 by the six former Member States under Council Directive 71/286/EEC (l )
were not synchronised ;
       Whereas surveys of fruit tree plantations have not been carried out in a
uniform manner or at all by the three new Member States ;
    ' Whereas the experience acquired in previous surveys of fruit tree planta­
tions indicates the need to introduce a certain flexibility into the statistical
classification of the technical characteristics to be surveyed.;
       Whereas it is necessary to ensure that when this Directive is applied co­
operation between Member States and the Commission will be as effective as
possible , the detailed rules for application of the Directive shall be adopted
 after art Opinion given by the. Standing Committee for Agricultural Statistics
 set up by the Council Decision Of 31 July 1972 ( 2) ;-
        Whereas the procedure to be followed by the Standing Committee for Agricul­
tural Statistics should be laid downt
 ( 1 ) O.J. N° L 179 , 9.8.1971 , P. 21 .
 ( 2) O.J. N® L 179 , 7.8.1972 , p. 1 .
 ---pagebreak---     Whereas the financial responsibility of the - Community needs to be established
   with regard to expenditure' incurred by the Member States for the first survey
    laid down by this Directive:                       '• '
   HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE ?                      ,
    Article 1                                                          ■  >
   1.     Member States shall carry out in 1977 » and in the spring of each fifth
   year thereafter , surveys on plantations of fruit trees existing on their
   territory for the production of dessert apples , dessert pears , peaches and
   oranges .
    2.    The survey required tinder paragraph 1 shall apply to all undertakings
   having an area planted with the species of fruit trees referred to in " para^- .
 . graph 1 , provided that the area covers at least 15,00 . square metres and that
   the fruit produced are entirely or mainly intended for sale ..
                                     t            ■                         v
   The survey shall cover pure and mixed crops , that is to say plantations of
   fruit trees of several of the species referred to in paragraph 1 or of one or
   more of them together with other species .
   The survey shall also cover areas cultivated not only for fruit production
   but also fol» other kinds of agricultural production , provided fruit trees
   of the species referred to in paragraph 1 axe the main crop .
   3.     The survey may either be exhaustive or based on ranlom sampling.
. Article 2                        ,                             ... .
   1.     In carrying out the surveys provided 'for in Article 1 , the following
   characteristics are to be noted in respect of the species of fruit referred to
   to in Article 1 ( l ) .                                              .
   These surveys must be organised so 'that the results may be presented in
   various combinations of these . characteristies .
   A. - Variety of fruit     ■           ... . , .
   For each species of fruit , and in order of importance , enough varieties must
   be shown to enable a separate assessment to be made for each Member State , by
   variety, of at least 80 $ of the total area planted with fruit trees of the
   species in question and, in any case , all varieties representing 3 $ or more
   of the total area planted with fruit trees of the species in question .
 ---pagebreak--- The survey relating to peach trees, shall be carried out in Italy , Franco and
Germany only , and in Germany no distinction "between varieties shall bs made .
The survey relating to orange treos shall be carried out in Italy only .
3 , Ago of trees                                            '
Age of trees must be calculated from the time of their planting in the
orchard. The planting season extending from the autumn to the spring shall
be considered as a single period. When there has been double grafting, the
time when this was carried out shall be the determining factor .
C. Net area planted , number of trees and density of plantation
The surveyors or departments responsible for analysing the questionnaires
                             the
shall determine the class of / density of plantation by the net area planted
pjid the number of trees .
The actual density of plantation may also be surveyed and quoted directly .
2.    If the Member States , in respect of the areas planted with fruit trees
referred to in Article 1 ( l ), take note of additional characteristics complying
with the purpose of this Directive , bearing for example on stock , the shapes
of trees and the height of the trunk, the corresponding results must also
be notified to the Commission .
3.    Detailed rules for applying this Article , in particular with regard
to the classes of age and density of plantation to be used , shell b&
adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 9 «
Article 3
1.    Member States shall take appropriate measures to limit mistakes of repor­
ting and estimate their effect on the whole of the area placated with fruit
trees of each species .
2.    So far as the results of the surveys carried out by random sampling are
concerned , Member States shall take every measure to ensure that sampling
error at the 68 ^ confidence level shall be of the order of 3 for "the
whole of the area planted with fruit trees of each species .
Article 4 -.
1 . ' Member States shall, notify the Commission of the results of the surveys
established in accordance with the prescribed provisiona as rapidly as
possible , and in any case before 1 April of the year following that in ,
which the survey was carried cut .
 ---pagebreak---   2.    .The results referred to in paragraph 1 must be supplied for each production
  area. The boundaries .of the production areas to be adopted for Member States
  shall be fixed in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 9 .
 If Member States eannot establish the data by production area, statistics
 must be given for each of the territories mentioned in the Annex.
  3. .  Mistakes of reporting and sampling errors referred to in Article 3 must
 be notified before 1 June of the year following that in which the survey was
 carried out .
 4.     Member States which analyse their survey information with the aid of
 electronic data processing shall submit the results in a machine readable form
 to be determined in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 9 »
 Article 5
 1.    'Member States shall make annual estimates of the areas of' fruit trees
 of the' species referred to in Article 1 ( l ) the clearing of which has been
 oarried out on their territory during the previous year and shall notify the
 results of their estimates to the Commission by 31 December at the latest .
 If surveys have been conducted on the extent of the clearing , results shall
 be notified to the Commission by 31 December at the latest .
 2.     If , within a Member State , the clearing referred to in paragraph 1 has
 been particularly extensive and if precise details on that subject are lacking,
the Member States concerned shall , at the request of and in co-operation with
 the Commission , carry out surveys in the spring of the following year on the
 extent of the clearing carried out on its territory since the last survey on
 the areas planted with fruit trees of the species referred to in Article 1 (l ).
 The Member State concerned shall notify the results of the survey to the
 Commission within eight months after carrying it out . This provision shall not
 be applicable during the survey years fixed in Article 1 ( l ), nor in the year
 preceding or following the survey yoar .
   i '       »
 3.     Statistics obtained by applying other Community measures 1 must be taken
 into consideration .
 Article 6
 1.    Member States shall supply the Commission every year , by 31 December at
 the latest , with details , gathered on their territory during the previous
 season , on now plantations of fruit trees of the species referred to in
 Article 1 ( l ). In so far as possible these detail ^ must distinguish between
varieties .                               '                               '
 ---pagebreak--- 2.     Statistics obtained "by applying other Community measures must be taken
into consideration .
Article 7
The Commission shall study the following in consultation and standing collabo­
ration with Member States                                "
( a) the results supplied in accordance with this Directive ;
(b) the technical problems raised, in particular by preparing and . carrying
      out the surveys and the notifications referred to in this Directive ;
  ( c) the significance of the findings of the surveys and notifications referred
      to in this Directive .
Article 8
The Commission shall submit to the Council, within 12 months after notification
of the results by Member States , a report on experience acquired during the first
survey in the enlarged Community ; the Commission shall also provide the Council ,
from 1 January 1977 , with annual reports on the subject of Articles 5 and 6 . The
Commission shall , where appropriate , submit proposals to the Council with a
view to the harmonisation of the methods used by the Member States . The
Council shall act on these proposals in accordance with the voting procedure
laid down in" Ariicle 43(2^ of the Treaty . ' : "
Article 9
1.     Where the procedure lr<xd down in this Article is to be followed, the
Chaii-aiau 3hall refer the matter to i.Le Standing Committee for Agricultural
Statistics , established by the Ccp-.ncil Decision of 31 July 1972 (hereinafter
called the 'Committee' ), either on his own initiative or at the request of the
representative of a Member State .
2 . . The rcnre sen tetive of the Commission shall submit to the Committee a , draft
of the measures to be taken'.'' The Committee shall give ifcs Opinion on this draft
within a time limit to be set by the Chairman in accordance with the - urgency of
the question. It shall act by a majority of forty one votes and the votes
  of Member States shall be weighted as laid down in Article 148(2) of the Treaty.
The "Chairman shall not " vote .
3.     a) The Commission shall adopt the proposed measures if they are in
          accordance with the Opinion of the Committee .
 ---pagebreak---       t>) When the proposed measures are not in accordance with the Opinion of
          the Committee or in the absence of any Opinion , the Commission shali
          immediately submit to the Council a proposal for the measures to be
          taken . The Council shall decide by a qualified majority vote ,
c)    c ) If after three months no decision has been taken by the Council the
          proposed measures shall be adopted by the Commission .
Article 10
1.   Expenditure incurred on the 1977 survey shall' bo reimbursed to Member         :
States from the budget of the European Communities , up to the : following maximum
amounts s                                         ■
                                           units of Account
Germany                                        89 000
France                 ~      '               312 000
                                                                          •    j ..
Italy          .                              628 000
Netherlands                                    54 000
Belgium                                ,59        000                        ■
Luxembourg                                     12 000 „
United Kingdom .                               fO 000
Ireland                                         6 000
Denmark                                        50 000
However , the Member States which , in accordance with Article 1 , ( 3 ), carry
out the surveys by random sampling shall be reimbursed for their expenditure
                                  amount
up to the above-mentioned maximum/at a flat rate of 12 units of account per
hectare of fruit plantation actually covered by the survey .
1.    Member States shall submit , their applications for reimbursement s
      – for 31 1 25 $ of the above-mentioned amounts, after beginning the survey ,
  ' " – for the remainder , after notification of the results .
Article 11
Council Directive (71/286/EEC) of 26 July 1971          is hereby repealed.-
 ---pagebreak---                                        - 8 -
   Article 12
y
 i
   This Directive is addressed to the Member States .
t
   Done at                                             1976
                                                    For the Council
                                                      The Président
 ---pagebreak---                                    ANNEX
               List of territories referred to in Article 4(2)
Germany             1 . Schleswig-Hol stein
                    2 . Niedersachsen
                    3 . Nordrhein-Westfalen
                    4 . Hessen
                    5 . Rheinland-Pfalz
                    6 . Baden–Wiïrttemberg
                    7 . Bayera
                    8 . Saarland
                    9 . Hamburg
                   10 . Bremen
                   11 . Berlin
France              1 . Nord , Picardie
                    2 . Basse-Normandie , Haute Normandie
                    3 . Bretagne , Pays de la Loire , Poitou-Charente
                    4« Centre , Région parisienne
                    5 . Franche-Comté , Champagne , Bourgogne
                    6 . Lorraine , Alsace
                    7 . Limousin , Auvergne
                    8 . Rhône–Alpes
                    9 . Aquitaine , Midi–Pyrénées
                   10 . Languedoc , Provence-CÔte d' Azur-Corse
Italy s             1 . Piemonte , Valle d' Aosta
                    2 . Lornbsrdia
                    3 . Veneto , Trentino-Alto Adige , Friuli-Venezia Giulia
                    4 . Liguria
                    5 . Rniliar-Romagna
                    6 . Toscana
                    7 . Umbria, Marche
                    8 . Lazio , Abruzzi
                    9 . Campania, Calabria, Molise
                   10 » Puglia, Basilicata
                   11 . Sicilia
                   12 . Sardegna
Netherlands s      Forms a single territory
Belgium :          Forms a single territory
Luxembourg s       Forms a single territory
United Kingdom     Scotland , Northern Ireland, VIaies ,
                   English agricultural régions
Ireland :          Forms a single territory
Denmark :          Forms a single territory
 ---pagebreak---                                  FINANCIAL STATEMENT
    Appendix to the Proposal for a Council Directive concerning the
    statistical surveys to be carried out "by the Member States in order to deter­
    mine the production potential of plantations of certain types of fruit trees .
1 . Title and purpose of survey
    Fruit 0.' caard Survey 1977 , with the object of making medium term forecasts of
    the production potential of apples , pears , peaches and oranges .
2 . Ori gin
    Directive of the Council , 26 July 1971 (71/ 286/EEC ) .
3 . Justification
    The 1977 survey will be the first to be undertaken by the three new Member
    States in the context of the Directive .
    The 1977 survey will bo the first survey to be synchronised for all the
    Member States of the Community ( those financed earlier being spread out over
    a time period of 5 years between 1969 and 1974) •
4 » Allocation and estimation of cost
    It is anticipated that the expenditure incurred by the Member States shall
    be reimbursed in part by the Commission at a flat rate from the credits
    entered in the budget for studies and surveys of a statistical nature
    ( Article 264) for 1977 ( 400 000 units of account ) and 1978 ( 880 000 units of
    account ). The 1971 Directive proposed a total of 729 900 units of account
    for 533 200 hectares in the six Member States , i.e. 1,37 u.a . per hectare .
    The present proposals represent 1 280 000 u.a. for 541 000 hectares in the
    nine Member States , i.e. 2,4 u.a. /ha in 1977 allowing for inflation during
    this period .
    In the 1971 Directive , a reimbursement at a flat rate of 7 u.a./ha of fruit
    plantation actually covered by the survey ( say 12 u.a./ha in 1977) up to the
    maximum amount , was proposed for the Member States carrying out the surveys
    by ramdom sampling .