CELEX: 32008D0690
Language: en
Date: 2008-08-04 00:00:00
Title: 2008/690/EC: Commission Decision of 4 August 2008 amending Directive 2001/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Decision 2002/38/EC, as regards the statistical surveys carried out by the Member States on plantations of certain species of fruit trees (notified under document number C(2008) 4070)

23.8.2008   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               L 225/14
            
         
      COMMISSION DECISION
   
   of 4 August 2008
   amending Directive 2001/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Decision 2002/38/EC, as regards the statistical surveys carried out by the Member States on plantations of certain species of fruit trees
   (notified under document number C(2008) 4070)
   (2008/690/EC)
   THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
   Having regard to Directive 2001/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 December 2001 concerning the statistical surveys to be carried out by the Member States in order to determine the production potential of plantations of certain species of fruit trees (1), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 1(2) and Article 4(2) thereof,
   Whereas:
   
               (1)
            
            
               Directive 2001/109/EC, which establishes the list of species to be surveyed in the Member States, is implemented by Commission Decision 2002/38/EC of 27 December 2001 setting out the survey parameters and laying down the code and standard rules for the transcription, in machine-readable form, of the data relating to the surveys on plantations of certain species of fruit trees (2). That Decision establishes the limits of the production areas to be set and their respective codes and lists the species of fruits and the varieties concerned.
            
         
               (2)
            
            
               For technical reasons, Directive 2001/109/EC should be amended in order to update the Annex.
            
         
               (3)
            
            
               Annex I to Decision 2002/38/EC should be amended in order to establish the limits of production areas in Bulgaria and Romania.
            
         
               (4)
            
            
               The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee for Agricultural Statistics instituted by Council Decision 72/279/EEC (3),
            
         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   The Annex to Directive 2001/109/EC is replaced by the text set out in Annex I to this Decision.
   Article 2
   Annex I to Decision 2002/38/EC is amended as set out in Annex II to this Decision.
   Article 3
   This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
   
      Done at Brussels, 4 August 2008.
      
         
            For the Commission
         
         Joaquín ALMUNIA
         
         
            Member of the Commission
         
      
   
   
      (1)  OJ L 13, 16.1.2002, p. 21. Directive as last amended by Council Directive 2006/110/EC (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 418).
   
      (2)  OJ L 16, 18.1.2002, p. 35. Decision as amended by Decision 2006/128/EC (OJ L 51, 22.2.2006, p. 21).
   
      (3)  OJ L 179, 7.8.1972, p. 1.
   
      ANNEX I
      
         
            ‘ANNEX
            SPECIES SURVEYED IN THE VARIOUS MEMBER STATES
            
                         
                     
                     
                        Apples
                     
                     
                        Pears
                     
                     
                        Peaches
                     
                     
                        Apricots
                     
                     
                        Oranges
                     
                     
                        Lemons
                     
                     
                        Small-fruited Citrus fruits
                     
                  
                        Belgium
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        Bulgaria
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        Czech Republic
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        Denmark
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        Germany
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        Estonia
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        Ireland
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        Greece
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                  
                        Spain
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                  
                        France
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                  
                        Italy
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                  
                        Cyprus
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                  
                        Latvia
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        Lithuania
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        Luxembourg
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        Hungary
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        Malta
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                        x (1)
                        
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        Netherlands
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        Austria
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        Poland
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                        x (1)
                        
                     
                     
                        x (1)
                        
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        Portugal
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                  
                        Romania
                     
                     
                        x (1)
                        
                     
                     
                        x (1)
                        
                     
                     
                        x (1)
                        
                     
                     
                        x (1)
                        
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        Slovenia
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                        x (1)
                        
                     
                     
                        x (1)
                        
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        Slovakia
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                        x (1)
                        
                     
                     
                        x (1)
                        
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        Finland
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        Sweden
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        United Kingdom
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                        x
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
      
      
         (1)  Surveys are not conducted for: age of trees, density of plantation and variety of fruit.’
   
   
      ANNEX II
      Annex I to Decision 2002/38/EC is amended as follows:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  The following entry is inserted after the entry relating to Belgium:
                  
                              ‘Bulgaria
                           
                           
                              26
                           
                           
                              Severozapaden
                           
                           
                              01
                           
                           
                              BG31
                           
                        
                              Severen tsentralen
                           
                           
                              02
                           
                           
                              BG32
                           
                        
                              Severoiztochen
                           
                           
                              03
                           
                           
                              BG33
                           
                        
                              Yugoiztochen
                           
                           
                              04
                           
                           
                              BG34
                           
                        
                              Yugozapaden
                           
                           
                              05
                           
                           
                              BG41
                           
                        
                              Yuzhen tsentralen
                           
                           
                              06
                           
                           
                              BG42’
                           
                        
            
                  2.
               
               
                  The following entry is inserted after the entry relating to Portugal:
                  
                              ‘Romania
                           
                           
                              27
                           
                           
                              Nord-Vest
                           
                           
                              01
                           
                           
                              RO11
                           
                        
                              Centru
                           
                           
                              02
                           
                           
                              RO12
                           
                        
                              Nord-Est
                           
                           
                              03
                           
                           
                              RO21
                           
                        
                              Sud-Est
                           
                           
                              04
                           
                           
                              RO22
                           
                        
                              Sud - Muntenia
                           
                           
                              05
                           
                           
                              RO31
                           
                        
                              București - Ilfov
                           
                           
                              06
                           
                           
                              RO32
                           
                        
                              Sud-Vest Oltenia
                           
                           
                              07
                           
                           
                              RO41
                           
                        
                              Vest
                           
                           
                              08
                           
                           
                              RO42’