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Date: 1973-07-27
Title: Proposal for a Council Directive on the organisation of an intermediate survey as part of a programme of surveys on the structure of agricultural holdings (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                                    COM(73)1236   final
                                                    Brussels « 27 July 1973
                      Proposal for a Council Directive
               on the organisation of an intermediate survey
                 as part of a programme of surveys on the
                     structure of agricultural holdings
               ( submitted to the Council "by the Commission)
  COM(73 ) 1286 final
 ---pagebreak---                         EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
             The Commissionl'is submitting a proposal for a directive on
the organisation of an intermediate survey as part of a programme of
surveys on the structure of agricultural holdings .
             This programme forms a sequel to the basic survey provided
for by Regulation No 70/66/EEC ( l ), amended by Regulation No 35/67/EEC
( 2 ), forming part of a programme of surveys on the structure of agri­
cultural holdings , . and of the general agricultural census recommended
by the FAO and provided for by the Council Directive off 28 October 1969
( 3 ).
             The present proposal provides for further collection of data
on the structure of agricultural holdings at Community level , to serve t
the needs of the common agricultural policy . The proposed programme will
enable us to update the information already obtained in the two previous
surveys , the last of which was held in 1970 1 an<* to obtain comparable
data for the entire territory of the Member States and to provide basic
data for use in research on the structure of agricultural holdings .
                                                                        *
             There is a recognised need to provide regular and high
quality information on the development of agricultural structures , and
this constitutes a major precondition for the success of the measures
adopted at Community level . This need was at the basis of the proposed
directive in this document .                                              ,
             A thorough analysis of the Commission 's needs in this
fields has shown that there are two distinct requirements . Alongside
detailed information on general agricultural structures , it was clear
that statistical data on the structure of agricultural holdings them­
selves and their development in time , and in different regions of the
Community would be extremely useful .
( 1 ) OJ No 112 of 2k . 6.1966 , p. 2065/66
( 2 ) 0J No 33 of 2k . 2.1967 , p. 52V67
( 3 ) 0J N0L288 of 17.11.1969 , p. 1 »
 ---pagebreak---                                 • 2 «•
               The proposal for a directive sets out a programme of sta­
tistical surveys ,, which are " integrated ", in the sense that the 1977
survey on the development of the structure of agricultural holdings
will be based on the findings of the earlier intermediate survey in
1975 i whereas the general agricultural census in 1979 will form part
I
 fo the regular ten-yearly censuses .
        \                                  '
               It is the norms given in chapter 2 on the intermediate
 survey which are of immediate interest here . In its design and method ,
 this survey will be very close to the 1966/67 basic survey , but will
be a shorter version with less diversified , but more specific , objec-
    Α
 tives . Without in any way discounting the requirement for general in­
  formation , the survey 's objectives have been confined to the three
  factors which' experience has shown to be decisive in any analysis of
 the structure of farm holdings at Community level : land use , livestock
 on the farm , 'and the labour force T
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                      PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
          for the organisation of an intermediate survey as
          part of the programme of surveys on the structure
                         of agricultural holdings
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
   Community , and in particular Articles hj and 209 thereof ,
   Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
   Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament ,
            •   i • -                  •      '
   whereas , for the future development of the common agricultural
   policy , the Community needs objective and comparable information
   on the structure and organisation of agricultural holdings
   throughout the Community ;
   Whereas the findings of the basic survey conducted under Regu­
   lation No 70/66/EEC ( 1 ), amended by Regulation No 35/67/EEC ( 2 ),
   as part of a programme of surveys on the structure of agricul­
   tural holdings and of the general agricultural survey recommen­
   ded by the FAO and conducted under the Council directive of 28
   October 1969 ( 3 ), will provide the Community with certain in­
   formation which will however only refer to a specific period and
   only concern the territory of six Member States ; the Community
   must therefore undertake a programme of surveys to be conducted
,1 at the same time in all the Member States , 'based on uniform
   methods and definitions ;                •
   ( 1 ) OJ No 112 of 24 . 6.1966 ; p. 2065/66
   ( 2 ) OJ N6 - 33 of ?A , 2.1967 , p. 524/67
   ( 3 ) OJ No L288 of 17.11.1969 , p. 1 .
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Whereas a programme of this kind should comprise three distinct
stages , namely :
- an intermediate survey , to be held at some stage between the 1970
  and 1980 general agricultural censuses , to provide essential in*-
  formation for the definition of the structure of agricultural
  holdings ;
- a survey on the development of the structure of agricultural
  holdings , to provide some information of the way certain structural
  features of these holdings are developing in the course of time ;
- a general agricultural census as recommended by the FAQ . . •
Whfereas the scope of the intermediate survey should , so as to take
account of current developments in certain methods or fields of pro­
duction , include holdings with an area of at least one hectare as
well as other holdings whose annual marketable production is above
a certain figure ;
Whereas the statistical departments of the Member States are in a
position to conduct the entire intermediate survey at national level ;
Whereas in order to ensure uniform analysis of the results obtained
and to satisfy information requirements in this sector , the data
collected in the intermediate survey must be regrouped and analysed
at a single centre ;                       >
Whereas the intermediate survey proposed here responds to the needs
of the Community , and whereas the expenses involved should there­
fore be borne by the Community ;
Whereas the farmers and other persons taking part in -the survey
should be assured that individual . information about them. Will be
treated as confidential ;           "  ' .       .  '       '
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Whereas in order to facilitate implementation of the provisions
specified , there should be close cooperation between the Member
States and the Commission , within the Standing Committee for
Agricultural Statistics set up by the Council decision of 31 July
1972 ( 1 ).
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE :
( 1 ) OJ Wo 179 of 7.8.1972 , p.l .
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                                CHAPTER I
                     Organisation of the Survey Programme
                                ARTICLE 1
1 , To meet the needs of the common agricultural policy , a programme
      of Community surveys has been drawn up , hereinafter referred to
      as " the programme ",
2 . The programme shall be conducted by the Commission and the Member
      States over the period 1975 - 1980 .
3 * The programme shall consist of :
      a ) a survey on the structure of agricultural holdings , referred
          to as the "intermediate survey ";
      b ) a survey on the development of the structure of agricultural
          holdings , covering farming over one year for harvest in 1977 ;
      c ) a census of agricultural holdings in line with the FAO re­
          commendation for a world agricultural census referring to
          farming over one year for harvest in 1979 *
                   "      I
                              • CHAPTER II
                                 ––^«.il ■■■ ■ ■ 1 '
                            Intermediate Survey
                               . ARTICLE 2 -
For the application of the following provisions :
a ) :iAgri cultural holdings" shall refer to a technico-economic unit
      situated within fixed boundaries , subject to a single management
      and producing products listed in Appendix I ;
b ) 'Slgrifculttiral producte^'te^aUr referoto products listed in Appendix I ;
c ) "Districts" refersto territories, of Member States , or parts of
      these territories , listed in Appendix II ;
 ---pagebreak--- d ) "Area of land used for farming"shall refer to the total area taken
    up by arable land , permanent pasture and meadow , land used for per*
    manent crops and family gardens .
                            ARTICLE 3 '
The Member States , shall carry out an intermediate survey referring to
farming over one year harvest in 1975 >
The intermediate survey shall be conducted in one or more phases be­
tween 1 May 1975 and 31 March 1976 .
                            ARTICLE k .
The scope of the intermediate survey shall cover :
a ) agricultural holdings where the area of land used for farming is
    one hectare or more ;
b ) agricultural holdings where the area of lpind used for farming is
    less than one hectare , including agricultural holdings where no
    land is used for farming , whose annual production of marketable
    agricultural products . is normally equivalent to not less than
    250 units of account . To decide whether a;k°l$i nS "      v      .
    fulfils .these conditions , reference will , be made either directly
    to the value of the marketable products , or indirectly , again to
    this value , by a system of physical production units , defined in
    terms of the particular situation in each Member State .
                             ARTICLE 5
The intermediate survey shall provide by a standard procedure , in­
formation on the criteria listed in Appendix III ,
           ■ ; .            ARTICLE
1 . The Member States shall provide the information given in Article 5
    for a random sample of agricultural, holdings totalling between :
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          BEIGIUM          15 000    20 000
          DENMARK        . 15 000    20 000
          GERMANY          80 000   100 000
          FRANCE        120 000     150 000
          IRELAND          30 000    ko 000
          ITALY          160 000    200 000
          LUXEMBOURG        1 500      2 000
          NETHERLANDS      20 000    25 000
          UNITED KINGDOM. kO 000     50 000
National samples may , if desired , be drawn from exhaustive surveys ,
2 . The geographical distribution of the national samples shall be
     such as to provide maximum comparability of the accuracy of
     certain results between districts *
                                                                       >
3 . The Member States will take the necessary steps to assess and
     minimise errors of observation .     .
                            ARTICLE 7-
Each Member State shall make all the necessary arrangements for
the survey to be conducted in its territory , namely :
a ) devising a questionnaire which includes all the elements given
     in the list of criteria . mentioned in Article 5 »
b ) drawing up a sampling plan and submitting it to the Commission ;
c ) 8hecking that the questionnaire has been completed in full and
     that the replies are plausible ; if necessary , completing the
     questionnaires and correcting inaccurate data ;
d ) transcribing the information required in the list of criteria
     on to tape , for each holding , using a standard procedure for all
   J Member States ;
e ) checking the information transcribed in this way , by seeing that
     it is plausible .and correcting it if necessary , and informing
     the Commission of the correction procedure used to eliminate
     errors ;                                        -
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f ) sending the tapes mentioned in d ) to the Statistical Office of
    the European Communities . They should be sent in at the latest
    9 month after the data has been collected in the field ;
g ) if necessary , providing the Commission with any information it
    might require as to" the execution of the work called for by this
    Directive .
                           ARTICLE 8 :
1 . In accordance with the procedure described in Article 11 , the
    following shall be adopted :
    a ) the definitions referring to the list of criteria ;
    b ) the procedure to be followed for devising the sampling plan
         in each Member State ;
    c ) the sampling plan for each Member State ;
    d ) the standard procedure and instructions for the trans­
         cription of th.e information required in the list of criteria
         on to magnetic tape ;  9
    d ) any other instructions or procedural details ,.
2 . The Commission shall ensure :
    a ) the drawing up of sets of Community tables ;
    b ). analysis at Community levels by the Statistical Office of
         the European Communities , of the data recorded on tapes ;
    c ) communication of the survey results to the Member States ;
    d ) publication of the survey results . v,
                            CHAPTER I II
                        General provisions ; '
                            ARTICLE 9
The -expenditure required for conducting the intermediate survey in
1975 shall be defrayed as a fixed sum allocated in the budget of the
European Communities .
 ---pagebreak---                           ARTICLE XO ■ III
Individual details acquired as part of the intermediate survey and
other surveys in the programme may be used only for statistical pur­
poses . They may be divulged only to persons responsible for the appli
cation of this Directive , either in the Member States where the sur­
vey is conducted or at the Statistical Office of the European Com­
munities . Individual details must be sent only to the Statistical
Office of the European Communities in such a form that tbetholdinge
Concerned cannot be identified .           ■
Member States may , in exceptional cases and in accordance with
internal conditions and procedures , authorise the use for scienti­
fic or administrative purposes of individual details , as long as
the confidential nature of this information is respected , and on
condition that the persons called on to provide information are not
referred to by name .
The Member States shall take all steps which may be required to
ratify infringements of the provisions of Paragraph 1.'
                          ARTICLE - 11 '                      '
where the procedure laid down in this Article is invoked , the
Standing Committee for Agricultural Statistics , set up by the
Council Desision of 31 Juiy 1972 , hereinafter called "the Committee "
shall", give an Opinion ; the votes of Member States shall be weighted
as* laid down in Article 1^8 (2 ) fir^t line 6f -thd Treaty. The Chair­
man shall not vote .
In such cases , the Chairman shall ' refer the matter to the Committee ,
 eithef on 'his own initiative or at the request of a representative
of a Member State ."
 ---pagebreak--- 3 - The representative of the Commission shall submit to the Committee
      a draft of the measures to be taken . The Committee shall give its
      opinion on the draft within a . time limit to be set by the chairman
      in accordance with the. urgency of the matter . It shall act by a
      majority of forty-one votes .
                                                           )
k . The Commission shall adopt the , measures which are immediately
      applicable . However., if the proposed measures are not in accordance
 c with the Committee J s opinion , the Commission shall submit them
      forthwith to the Council ; in this case , the Commission may defer
      the application of the measures it has adopted for not more than
      one month as from the date of this submission .
      The Council ^, acting by the qualifying majority , may take a
      different decision within the period of one month#
                               ARTICLE 12
1 . The Committee sha.ll be consulted about the operations referred
    . to in Article 7 a ) and Article 8 , (2)' dX '
2 . The Committee as well as the Standing Committee for the structure
      of farm holdings shall be consulted about the operations referred
      to in Article 8,(2 ). a )».
3 » The Committee may examine any other question regarding the
   ■ application of this Directive , which may be raised by the Chairman,
  r either on . his own initiative or at the request of a representative
      of a Member State .
            :       -        • ARTICLE 131 1
This Directive is addressed to the Member States ; .
                                             r
Done at Brussels ,                             For the Council
                                                The President
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                                                                APPENDIX I
              List of agricul.tur.gi3L products defining the scope of
                                     the survey
If products listed here are processed within the agricultural holdings
where they were produced , the processed product shall also be considered
as an "agricultural product ".
A ) VEGETABLE PRODUCTS ( l )                    Industrial vegetables and Plants
     C e G al s
                                                Herbaceous oleaginous plants
    Vheat and spelt                                  Castor seed
    Eye                                              Colza
     Barley                                          Rape-seed
    Oat.s                                            Sunflower seed
     Grain maize                                     Oleaginous linseed
    Rice                                             Sesam'-r;! seed
                                                     Groun.'i no.ts
    Other Cereals               " '
                                                     Hemp seed
        Cereal mixtures ( including                  Mustat'd seed
        Euokwheat          meslin )                  Soya beans
        Millet ( including Italian
        Sorghum               millet )
                                                Textile plants
     Dried Vegetables
                                                     Flax ( raffia )
     Dried   peas                                    Hemp ( fibres )
    Chick    peas                                    Cotton
    Field    peas and Russian vetch             Hops
    Dried    beans of the species
                            Phaseolus           Tobacco                        .     '
    Broad beans , horse-beans                   Other Industrial Vegetables
     Lentils
     Vetches                                         Sweet sorghum
    Lupin es                                         Broomcorn                      , , ,,
    Mixtures of dried vegetables                     Poppyseed                '         "
    Mixtures of cereals and dried                    Caraway seed
                           vegetables                Canary seed
                                                 . . Saffron . :
    Roots and Tubers                                 Medicinal plant s t aromatic or
                                                     perfumed plants for condijiients
    Potatoes                                         Coffee chicory
    Sufiar beet
    Other roots and tubers                      ^Ef^jregetables^melons^ straw­
                                                                                 berries
        Fox-age carrots                         Edible cabbages             ■–         -
        Sweet potatoes                          Brussels -sprouts
        Forsge turnips                          Cauliflowers -                   •;
        Swedes                                  Kohlrabi
        Jerusalem artichokes                    Broccoli
        Kanyolds                                Vegetable beetroot
        Forage kale and marrowstem kale
   ( l ) Including seeds and sets .
 ---pagebreak--- Beet                                Permanent crops
Edible carrots
Parsnips                            Fruit ( excluding berries , citrus fruit ,
Salsify and black salsify                  olives and grapes ) '
Celery , celeriac                      Apples
Parsley                                Pears ,
Fennel
Leeks                                  Quinces
Garlic                                 Medlars
Chives                                 Cherries
Onions                                 Plums , damsons , greengages ., mirabelles
Salad vegetables ( round and cos       Apricots
                                       Peaches
Lambs' lettuce       lettuces )
Endive                                 Figs
                                       Kaki
Spinach                                Carob
Orache
Green peas                             Sorb apples
Beans of the species Phaseolus         Pomegranates
                                       Walnuts
Broad beans
                                       Hazelnuts
Asparagus                              Almonds
Chicory ( blanched )                   Chestnuts
Chicory                                Pine nuts
Artichôkes
                                     ■ Pistachios
Cardoons
Cucumbers , gherkins                   Prickly pears
Rhubarb                             Citrus Fruits
Tomatoes
Aubergines                             Oranges
                                       Mandarins
Pimentoes
                                       Lemons
Water melons
                                       Citrons
Pumpkins                               Limes
Courgettes                             Bergamots
Wild horseradish
Turnips                             Olives
Radishes                 .
Cress ( watercress )                Grapes
                                    Berries
Mélonfe   :
                                       Redcurrants
Strawberries                           Blackcurrants
                                       Raspberries
Ornamental^ flgwers^and^ plants        Gooseberries                    ,
Flowers                                Blackberries -            •
Flowering bulbs and tubers             Mulberries
Ornamental plants
Outdoor perennial plants            Seedlings
Forage.
Green forage ( including forage for
Hay           treatment, in silos )
 ---pagebreak--- Other permanent crops            Other animals
   Osier and rushes                 Domestic pigeons
   Reeds                            Domestic and angora rabbits
   Bamboo                           Specially reared game
   Mulberry leaves                  Silkworms
   Manna                            Bees
   Sumac                             Day-old chicks
ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCT S     Animal products
Animals                          Cows 'milk
                                 Cow buffalo milk
                                 Goats' milk
Equidae ( horses , asses , mujes Sheep 's milk
Bovine animals     and hinnies )
Buffaloes             -
                                 Eggs ( for consumption and hatching )
                                 Wool
Sheep                            Cocoons
Goats
Swine and swine crosses          Honey
                                 Wax
Fowls
Other poultry
   Ducks
   Turkeys
   Geese
   Guinea fowl
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                                           APPENDIX II .
  LIST OF DISTRICTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2 C ):
  BELGIUM :
  1 . Antwerpen
  2 . Brabant
  3 . West-Vlaanderen
  k . Oost-Vlaanderen
  5 « Hainaut
  6 . Liège
  7 • Limburg
  8 , Luxembourg
  9 « Namur
  DENMARK :                                        '   •
  1 . K/benhavns amt
  2 . Frederiksborg ant
  3 . Roskilde amt
      Vests jaellands amt
  5 . Storstr/ms amt
  6 . Bornholms amt                           ,      .
  7 . Fyns amt
  8 . S/nder jyllands amt
  9 . Ribe amt
10 . Vejle amt
11 . RingKobing amt
12 . Århus amt
13 . Viborg amt
l*f . Nordjyllands amt
 ---pagebreak---                        - 2 -
 GERMANY :
 l . Schleswig-Holstein
 2 » Hamburg
 3 . Bremen
 k . Saarland
 5 . Berlin ( West )
 6 . Hannover
 7 . Hildesheira
 8 . Lüneburg
 9 . Stade
10 . Osnabrück
11 . Aurich
12 . Braunschweig
13 . Oldenburg
ik , Dusseldorf
15 . Köln
16 . Aachen
17 . Munster
18 . Detmold
19 . Arnsberg
20 . Darmstadt
21 . Kassel
22 * Koblenz
23 . Trier
24 . Rheinhessen-Pfalz
25 *- Nordwürttemberg
26 . Nordbaden
27 . Sudbaden
2o«' Sudwurttemberg-Hohenzollern
29 « Oberbayern
30 . Niederbayern
31 . Oberpfalz
32 . Oberfranken
33 * Mittelfranken
3^f . Unter franken
35 . Schwaben
 ---pagebreak---     FRANCE :
    X. Nord
    2 . Pas- de -Calais
    3 « Aisne
        Oise
    5 « Somme
    6 . Seine-et-Marne
    7 . Seine
        Seine-St . Denis
        Hauts - de–Seine
        Val- de -Marne
        Val-d'Oise
        Yvelines
        Essonne
   8 . Cher
   9 « Eure- et -Loire
 10 , Indre
 11 » Indre– et–Loire
 12 . Loir- et-Cher
 13 . Loiret
 14 . Eure
 15 • Seine-Maritime
 16 . Calvados
 17 . Manche
 18 . Orne
 19 . Cotes - du- Nord
20 Finistère
21 . Ule - et-Vilaine
22 . Morbihan
23 . Loire-Atlantique
2.k , Maine-et-Loire
25 » Mayenne
26 . Sarthe
27 . Vendée
28 . Charente
29 . Charente-Maritime
30 . Deux–Sèvres
 ---pagebreak--- FRANCE ( contd .) :
31 • Vienne
32 . Corrêze
33 . Creuse
34 . Haute-Vienne
35 . Dordogne
36 . Gironde
37 * Landes
38 . Lot- et-Garonne
39 » Basses-Pyrénées
40 . Ariège
41 . Aveyron
42 . Haute-Garonne
43 » Gers
      Lot
4-5 . Hautes-Pyrénées
46 . Tarn
47 . Tarn- et-Garonne
48 . Ardennes
49 » Aube
50 . Marne
51 » Haute-Marne
52 . Meurthe- et-Moselle
53 * Meuse
54 , Moselle
55 » Vosges
56 « Bas-Rhin
57 . Haut-Rhin
58 . Doubs
59 *  Jura
60 .  Haute-Saône
6l »  Territoire de Belfort
62 .  Côte d' Or
63 .  Nièvre
64 »  Saône - et - Loire
65 . Yonne
 ---pagebreak--- FRANCE ( contd .) :
66 . Allier
67«CGaiitàl
68 » Haute-Loire
69 . Puy- de-Dôme
70 , Ain
71 * Ardèche
72 » Drôrae
73 . Isère
?k m Loire
75 » Ehône
76 . Savoie
77 » Haute-Savoie
78 . Aude
79 . Gard
80 . Hérault
81 . Lozère
82 .  Pyrénées-Orientales
83 »  Basses-Alpes
8^f . Hautes-Jilpes
85 .  Alpes-Maritimes
86 » Bouches- du-RhSne
87 » Corse
88 , Var
89 » Vaucluse
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    IRELAND :
    1 . Carlow
    2 . Dublin
    3 « Kildare
    k » Kilkenny
    5 . L?.oighis
    6 . Longford
    7 . touth
    8 . Meath
. 9 . Offaly
. 10 , Westraeath
  11 » Wexford
  12 . Wicklow
  13 . Clare
  1 ^. Cork
  15 , Kerry
  16 . Limerick
  17 . Tipperary , N.E »
  18 . Tipperary , S.R.
  19 . Waterford
  20 . Galway
  21 » Leitrim
  22 . Mayo
  23 . Roscommon
 2*u Sligo
 25 . Cavan
 26 . Donegal
 27 . Monaghan
 ---pagebreak---    ITALY :
   1 . Torino
   2 , Vercelli
. 3 » Novara
   4 , Cuneo
   5 . Asti
   6 . Alessandria
   7 . Val d' Aosta
   8 . Imperia
   9 » Savona
 10 . Genova
 11 » La Spezia
 12 . Varese
 13 » Como
 l*f . Sondrio
 13 * Milano
 16 . Bergamo
 17 . Brescia
 l8 . Pavia
 19 . Cremona
 20 , Mantova
 21 . Bolzano-Bozen
 22 . Trento
 23 » Verona
 24 . Vicenza
 25 . Belluno
 26 . Treviso
 27 . Venezia
 28 . Padova
 29 . Rovigo
 30 . Pordenone
 31 » Udine
 32 , Gorizia
 33 « Trieste
 34 . Piacenza
 35 » Parma
 ---pagebreak---                          - δ
   ITALY ( contd . ) :
   36 . Reggio nell' Emilia
   37 » Modena
  38 . Bologna
  39 . Ferrara
  40 . Ravenna
  41 . Forlì
  k2 m Pesaro e ïïrbino
  ^3 . Ancona
          Macerata
  45 . Ascoli– Piceiro
  46 . Massa-Carrara
  47 . Lucca
  48 . Pistoia
  49 . Firenze
  50 . Livorno
 51 » Pisa
 52 . Arezzo
 53 * Siena
 54 , Grosseto
 35 » Perugia
 56 . Terni
 37 » Viterbo
 58 . Rieti
 39 . Roma
 60 ,    Latina
61 ,    Frosinone
62 .    Caserta
63 .   Benevento
64 . Napoli
63 * Avellino
66 , Salerno
67 « L' Aquila
68 , Teramo
69 » Pescara
70 » Chieti
       1
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 ITALY ( idontd .):
 71 . Isernia
 72 . Campobafeso
 73 . Foggia
 7^. Bari
 75 « Taranto
76 » Brindisi
77 * Lecce
78 . Potenza
79 . Matera
80 . Cosenza
81 . Catanzaro
82 . Reggio di Calabria.
83 » Trapani
84 . Palermo
85 » Messina
86 . Agrigento
87 . Caltanissetta
88 . Enna
89 » Catania
90 . Ragusa
91 . Siracusa
92 . Sassari
93 . Nuoro
9^. Cagliari
LUXEMBOURG :
1 . Luxembourg
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    NETHERLANDS :
    1 . Groningen
    2 , Friesland
    3 » Drenthe
         Overijssel
    5 » Gelderland
    6 . Utrecht
    7 » Noord–Holland
    8 . Zuid-Holland
   9 . Zeeland
 10 , Noord-Brabant
 11 . Limburg
   UNITED KINGDOM :
   1 « Cumberland
   2 . Durhara
  3 » Northumberland
        Westmorland                      (
  5 . Yorkshire ( North Riding , East Riding . ind West Ridipg )
  6 * Lancashire                                           !
  7 » Cheshire
  8 . Hereford
  9 » Shropshire
10 . Staf ford
11 . Warwick
12 . Worcester
13 « Cornwall
l'+. Devon
15 . Dorset
16 , Gloucester
17 » Somerset
18 , Wiltshire
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 UNITED KINGDOM ( contd .):
  19 » Bedford •'
 20 . Cambridge and Isle of Ely
 21 » iLssex
 22 * Greater London
 23 » Hertford
 2k , Huntingdon and Peterborough
 25 . Lincoln ( Holland )
 26 . Norfolk
 27 . Suffolk
 28 . Berkshire
 29 • Buckingham
 30 » Hampshire
 31 . Isle of Wight
 32 . Kent
 33 » Oxford
 3k , Surrey
 35 • Sussex East and West
 36 . Derby
 37 * Leicester
38 . Lincoln (Kesteven and Lindsey )
39 . Northampton
kO , Nottingham
Hi , Rutland
42 , Anglesey
k~*>, Breconshire
       Caernarvonshire
k$ , Cardiganshire
kS , Carmarthenshire
*f7 » Denbigshire
*f8 . Flintshire
k9 , Glamorgan
50 . Merioneth
51 . Monmouthshire
32 . Montgomeryshire
53 » Pembrokeshire
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   UNITED KINGDOM ( contrf.l
  54 . Radnorehire - •
  55 » Argyll
  56· :»*·*Λ; ·ί·.0·>·»^'
  57 . Ross and Cromarty
  58 , Sutherland
  59 » Zetland
  60 .  Aberd'een
  61 .  Banff
  62 .  Cait '
  63 »  Kincardine
  64 , Moray
  65 . Nairn
 66 . Orkney
 67 . Angus
 68 . Clackmannan
 69 . Fife
 70 . Kinross
 71 * Perth
 72 . Berwick
 73 • East Lothian
 74 . Midlothian
 75 • Peebles
 76 * Roxburgh
77 » Selkirk
7° , West lothian
79 .   Ayr
80 ♦   Bute
8l »   Dumfries
82 .   Dunbarton
83 » Kirkcudbright
84 . Lanark
85 . Renfrew
86 . Stirling
87 . Wigtown
88 . Antrim
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UNITED KINGDOM ( conta .)
   «
89 . Armagh
90 . Down
91 . Fermanagh
92 . Londonderry
93 . Tyrone
 ---pagebreak---                                                - 1 -              APPENDIX III .
                                           LIST OF CRITERIA
A. GEOGRAPHICAL SITUATION OF THE HOLDINGS
     01 District
        Altitude of the holding ?
     02 Minimum       '                                     ..... m
     03 Maximum                                             ..... m
B. LEGAL PERSONALITY OF THE HOLDING
     01 Is the holder a civil person ? ...                  y©s / no
C. TTPE GF TENURE (in relation to the holder )
     Area of land used for farming                          ha      a
   ' 01 by owner ferming
     02 by .tenant farming..
     03 by share farming '
     0^ by' other farming me tho.ds
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D. MANAGEMENT OF THE HOLLING
   01 Is the holder respcnsible for the regular and day-to- day management
       of the farm ?                                                                          yes / 3.0
   02 Does he keep accounts ( regular records , inventories and profit and
       loss accounts )?                                            .                          yes / no
   03 If yes , is he assisted by an accountant or adviser ?                                   yes / no
   0*f If yes , since when has he kept accounts ?
   05 Does the holder have an adviser to help him with the direction and
       management of the holding ?                                                            yes / no
   06 Is there a development plan ( as described in Council Directive 72/159/EEC ,
       Article 6 ) for the holding ?                                                          yes / no
   07 If yes , what is the period covered by this development plan ?                          from 19»*» to 19
   08 If no,'' does the holder contemplate following a plan of this kind in
       the future ?                                                                           3Tes / no
   09 If no , does the holder know about the special provisions for farmers
       who are modernising their holdings , changing jobs or giving up farming?               yes / no
   10 Is the holding bound by contract as regards
       - stock                                                                                yts / no
                        •                                                                     YC S / 110
       – services provided                                                                    J
       – disposal of produce                                                                  ^es
   LAND USE                                            "
    (The
    ^    total area of land used for farming a%L should  include the areas under main crops not
                                                                                             for
                      areas cultivated in ->197^  fur1
                                                  for harvest
                                                       harvest In
                                                               In 1975
                                                                  1975 and
                                                                       and areas
                                                                           areas which
                                                                                 wnicn are
                                                                                       ara « yet
                      Areas cultivated in 1975 and normally intended for harvest in 197o shouxvl
   be excluded .)
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. ARABLE LAND
        Cereals for the production of grain ( including seeds}        * ■ ;              ; ha
    01 Soft wheat and spelt
    02 Hard wheat
   03 Eve
   04 Barley
   05 Oats
   06 Grain maize
   07 Rice
            (
   08 Other cereals
    09 ; Dried vegetables ( including seeds and mixtures of cereals and dried vegetables )
' 10 Potatoes { including early vegetables and sets )
  " 11 Sugar beet ( excluding seeds )
    12 Forage roots and tubers ( excluding seeds )
    13 Industrial plants ( including seeds for herbaceous oleaginous plants ;
         excluding seeds for textile plants , hops , tobacco and other industrial plants )
         Fresh vegetables , -melons , strawberries i
    14 - Outdoor
    15 - Under glass
         Flowers and ornauental plants ( excluding seedlings ).
    16 -Outdoor
    17 -Under glass
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   l8 Green forage on arable land                                                 ha a
   19 Horticultural seede and other arable land seeds ( excluding cereals ,
      • dried vegetables , potatoes and oleaginous plants ).        .       . . .
   20   Other arable land crops
   21   Fallov/
F. FAMILY GARDENS
G. PERMANENT PASTTJRE AND MEADOW
   01 Pasture and meadow
   02 Mountain grazing
   PERMANENT CROPS (plantations of trees and shrubs )
   01 Fruit orchards
   02 Citrus plantations
   03 Olive plantations
   O1* Grape vines
   05 Berries
   06 Seedlings (excluding saplings intended for use in the same holding )
   07 Other permanent crops
    08 Permanent crops under glass
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 I. OTHL'R LAND                             •
     OX Uncultivated farm Xand ,{3rGfis which are not farmed for eoonomic , social or
               others reasons and which.'are not used in the crop rotation system )
     02 WoodXand ( incXuding pXantations of sapXings intended for the use of the farm
               itself}
     03 Other Xan;d ( Xand covered by buiXdings , farmyard , tracks , ponds , forests ,
            .. infertiXe Xand , rock , etc .)
                         > .
J. COMBINED AND SUCCESSIVE CROPS ( excluding quick–rotation market garden crops j
                                              and crops under gXass )
     01 Land under crops combined with permanent crops
   • 02 Land under successive 01? intermediate crops
K. LIVESTOCK ( on                  ) ( date 'to be fixed )                            Head
     OX Equidae
          1 - Bo'vixle animaXs :
              "Under X year oXd :
     02 ; AXXoCated for slaughter . as caXf
     03 Other
        .      X - under 2 years oXd :
   . 04 AnimaXs.. for slaughter
     05 Other
      .        2 years oX.d and over ;
     06" MaXe animaXs
                                                                                    \
  ^ 0? Heifers
     08 Dairy cattXe
     09 Other cattlir
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                    / ._      \                                                 Head
   10 Buffaloes ( all nges )
   11 Sheep ( all ages )
   12 Goats ( all ages )
        Pigs :
   13 Boars weighing 5° kg ar* d over
   l*f Sows weighing 50 kg snd over
   15 Piglets of live weight under 20 kg
   16 Fattened pigs and other pigs of live weight of 20 kg or more
        Poultry :
   17 Broilers
   18 Laying hens
L ; TRACTORS , CULTIVATORS . MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT
     (in the 12 month preceding the day of the survey )
     Means of haulage used i ( tick as appropriate )
     01 None
     02 Animal draught only
     03 Animal draught and motor traction
     0^ Motor traction only
      (l ) "Anima'l draught "covers :
           2)motor
               Sorting^     dairy1 oattle^othe^working animals of the bovine species.
                   traction" covers all tractors (including tool -carriers ) and cult!,
           ( excluding hoeing machines , rotary hoes and motor mowers ).
 ---pagebreak---   Has the following machinery been used on the holding ?
                                                              'Machinery used                            I
                                                 Belonging to the j £wned  jointly
                                                                    with other
                                                                                   Belonging to another
                                                     holding                       holding = 1 ;
                                                                    holdings       to a service supply
                                                                  1                agency or cooperative
                                                                                   = 2:
                                                     Number           tick
                                                                                   1 + 2 = 3
  05 Jf-wheel tractors , caterpillar tractors ,
     tool-carriers
             *
  06 cultivators   hoeing machines , rotary
     hoes and motor mowers                                                 ι
  07 combine harvesters
  08 milking machinery
' 09 milk tanks
                                                                                             ha   a
  10 ground area covered by greenhouses in use
  11 glass surface of frames             .......
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M. FARM LABOUR FORCE AGED 1*: AND OVER ( in the 12 month preceding the day of the survey )
                                              1 Time worked on holding                       Lucrative activities
 Farm labour force
                                 Sex
                                m = 1
                                        Year
                                        of
                                              J Part time with working hours of :      Full
                                                                                             not pre­    pre­
                                f = 2
                                        birth >0 -<25%     25-<505&   50-<75% 75-<lOod time
                                                                                             dominant    dominant
                                                                                       (2 )
                                                of annua 1  time worked by full time        outside the holding
                                                              operatives
 01 Holder
 02 Members of the holder 's
       family
 03 Non-family labour force \
       employed regularly    I
 Non- family work foroa .•     Number of
 not employed regularly        working
                               days
 04 Maie
 05 Female
 06 Employment of operatives provided
       by service supply agencies              yes / no
  ( 1 ) Apart from housework                                  ■   - ,
  ( 2 ) All persons working a minimum of 2.200 hours per year in the holding .
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N. WOBK DONE BY HOLDER 'S WIFE
   01 Does the holder have a wife ?                                            yes / no
       If yes ( 0£ to 06 )
   02 Does his vife live on the holding ?                                      yes / no
   03 Wife 's, yeer of birth
   Oh Number of persons living on the holding
     - ïôtal
     - aged 0 to 7 - years
     - aged 8 to l*f years
     - age-d 15 to 6k years                           ' "•      _   ,
    <- e.ge.d .65 years and over
   05 Dofes . the holder 's wife take care of children and/or do housework
           alone
       – assisted by others
       - is exempted from these duties
    06 Work
       a ) on tiie holding                           never        occasionally    re çularly
            - care ,of livestock
            - work in fields .
            ~ processing and/or packaging
        b ) outside the holding
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0 . LUCRATIVE ACTIVITY BY THE HOLDER OUTSIDE THE HOLDING
    01 Type of lucrative activity by the holder outside the holding :
       - free-lance
       - salaried
    02 Economic sector in which this work is carried out :
       - agriculture and hunting , forestry ^ fishing
       - energy and water , manufacturing industry
       - building and civil engineering
         wholesale distribution
       - retail distribution
       - hotelj restaurants and cafes
       - repair of consumer goods and vehicles
       - transport and communications
       - financing , insurance , business services , renting
       - other services
    03 Holder 's education :
       - higher
       - secondary
       - primary
       - none
 ---pagebreak---                         MEMORANDUM
Proposal for a Council Directive to organise an intermediate survey
as part of the programme of surveys on the structure of agricultural
holdings                                       -
Financial effects of the proposal on the budget of the European
                          Communities .
Expenditure under Article 9
1 . Cost per holding
    The flat rate including expenses borne by the Member States has
    been fixed at 10 U«. per holding .
2 . Estimated number of holdings to be surveyed
    Between ^ 81.^00 and £07»000 holdings will be involved in the survey
    It is estimated that the Statistical Office of the European Communi
    ties will actually receive information from 560^000 holdings .
3 ♦ Calculation of costs
    In accordance with the anticipated minimum and maximum numbers of
    holdings concerned , costs should vary between 10 UA x *f8l.500 =
    ^♦ 815.000 UA and 10 UA x 607.000 = 6.070.000 UA . On the assumption
    stated in point 2 . they should be 10 UA X 56O .OOO = 5«600.000 UA .
                              * * *