CELEX: 51981PC0648
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Date: 1981-11-11
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) on the organization of a survey on the structure of agricultural holdings for 1983 (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                      Proposal for a
                                    COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
              on the organization of a survey on the structure of agricultural
              holdings for 1983
                    ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
C0M(81 ) 64 8 final
 ---pagebreak---                          Statement of intentions
        In I979/8O a survey was carried out on the structure of agricultural
holdings in the Community as part of a programme of Community surveys
necessitated by the requirements of the common agricultural policy ,
        The present proposal for a regulation is intended to provide the
framework for an updating of the 1979/80 survey in I9S39 sines changes
over tiffie in the structure of agricultural holdings ara an important
element in examining the development of the ooronson agricultural policy «
        The proposal also contains some specific provisions for Italy
since this ccimlry was uii&ble to carry out ths 1979/80 survey .
 ---pagebreak---                                      PROPOSAL FOR A
                             COUNCIL REGULATION (KEC )
on the organisation of a survey on the structure of agricultural holdings
for 1983
THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Eoonomio 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 , pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) N® 218/78 ^^
 a survey on tha structure of agricultural holdings was carried out for 1979/80
 as part of a programme of Community surveys necessitated "by the requirements
 of the coiarson agricultural policy ;
 sfhareas , as part of tha same programme , a survey should also be carried out
 for 1983 in order to enable tha trends of th<a said structure to ba examined
 sinoe these trends ar® an important factor in determining the development of
 tb® oeesscm e-pri cultural palioys
 Whereas sruoh trends cannot be examined unless comparable data arts available
 for the whole Community ;
 Whereas it is thsrefore necessary fcr the survey to have the same soope as
 th® structures survey for 1979/80 ;
 Whereas it is therefore necessary , in principle , to retain for the 1983
 structure survey tha characteristics and thsir definitions laid down for
 the 1979/80 survey in Regulation ( EEC ) No 218 / 78 and in Commission Decision
   78 / 592 / EEC respectively and the Community outline of the
 TTcOJ h a L 35 , 4,2 » 1978 , p .l
  2 ) CJ
       c H® L195 , 20.7® I978 . p®22
 ---pagebreak---                                         »> 2 B
schedule of t&blea , the standard cod© and the detailed rules for the trans­
cription on to ®&gn@-tic tape of the data contained in such tables , laid dowr
                                                                   1 :
for tha X979/80 survey in Commission Decision 79 / 833 / EEC           - and supplemented in
 Decision 80/ 722 / EEC L ^ ;
Whereas in ordar to assess the importance of other gainful activities of
aansbere of the fans. fa»ily t information should he collected cn eh&raoteri sties
relev«nt to this topic.,, and whereas it is necessary to prescribe a»d define
these characteristics sissd to ley             a CoiBBJunity schedule of tables utilizing
this informations
 Whereas it i « necessary » f or tha specific needa of the I9S3 survey , to
 introduce certain stiaor Eso&ifioations to the definitions , the Cowsttnity
 out lira® of the soh«sk\l® of tables , the standard code ®.i>.d the d^tail^st
 rules for the traMcrlption on to »&gn«iio tap® ©f the d&t& ooBt«±n®d ia
 such tables e laid down for th® 1979/30 survey®
 Whereas? in order to f&oilit&t© the implementation of the provisions of this
 Regulation/there should b® continuing closa cooperation between the Keceber
 States and tha C&ieasissi«m f in particular via the Standing Coaaittee for
 ikgrieultural Statistics sat up "by Council Decision 72 / 279/ EEC^'*;
 Whereas it is necessary , given the inability of Italy to carry out the 1979/80
  survey . to include special provisions for this Member State .
 HAS ADOPTES THIS REGTCJMTIOïît
 Article 1
 Member States shall between 1 October I982 and 31 December I983 carry out
  a survey ( hereinafter referred to as "the survey") on the structure of the
  agricultural holdings in their territories®
  Article 2
  lo The survey shall be conducted in c no or acre stages and shall be carried
       out by K©ans of an exhaustive enquiry or by saaplea designed to minimize
  1 ) 0J N» L 259 , 15.10.1979 . P' 45
  2 ) 0J B » L 194 , 28 . 7,1980 , p „ io
   3 ) 0J g® L 179 . 7 * 8.1972 . p „ 1
                                                                             a o a» /o « o
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     sampling errors . In aithar case , Member States shall take the necessary
     i3tep» to oiniraiz® errors of cbaarvation .. Hhar® sampling is employed ,
     samplo eises shall be large enough tc provide statistically raliabls
     raised rotmlts &,t the various lovsls of aggregation required by Article 6(1 ) ( a )
      and ( b ).
2® la viaa of Italy 's inability to oarry oxti tba survey on the structure
     of agricultural holdings for 1979/80 by th® data required by
     Regulation ( SSC ) U® 218/78 , Italy shall , on this occasion , carry out an
     exhaustive enquiry .
Article 3
1 * For the purposes of applying this Regulation*
      ( a) "agricultural holding** shall Bean & single unit , both technically
           and economically , which has a single man&gsraant and vhich produces
           agricultural products |
      ( b) " agricultural area utilised for farming" shall moan tha total area
           taken up by arable land , permanent pasture and meadow , land used
           for permanent orops and kitchen gardens o
2 . The survey shall covers
      ( a) agricultural holdings where the agricultural area utilized for
           farming ia on® hectare or saorej
      ( b) agricultural holdings where the agricultural area utilised for
           farming is less than ons hectare , if they Market a certain
           proportion of their products oy if th®ir production exceeds certain
           physical limits .
Article 4
 1 » In the caaa of coabined crops , the agricultural area utilised for
      farming ahall be allocated between the various crops surveyed in
      proportion to the araount of land each take up .
2 . The area used for secondary successive cropa shall be recorded
      separately fro® the area ue«d for fariai rig .
Artide 5
Meober Stages shall carry out tha survey on the characteristics listed in
the      Annex .
                                                                       • •/ • • •
 ---pagebreak--- The survey in Italy shall , how-aver , ba oarriad out on the full list of
characteristic® ia tha A anss to                             Ragul&tioia ( SEC ) 32* 318/78 sad
on the oharaotarieticiss li®i©d in section M of the hxxnsx to this
Regulation.
The deflation® relating to the characteristics affld the rsgioml levels
referred to in Article 6 shall b& dat®rsda@d &aoordisg to th© procedure
 laid down in Artiol® 10 *
Ar^iol® 6
 lo Keuabsr States shall ?
    ( a) est out th® r-serults cf th® survey &t nations.! a&d regional l©v«l»
            in th# fors of a schedule of tables dr-awa up in accordance with a
            Cosnmwity out lice * This sahedul# shall b® dratm up in peoordanoe
            with th® preoedura laid Iowa in Ariiel® - 1'Qs
                     T
    ( t ) with th® exception of the Eat her leads , giva tha rsaults of the
            survey brek©a doaa by ias®~'fsivettr®& agricultural areas , within
                                                                                        1)
            the n ®aain& of Artiola 3 of Council. Directive 75 / 268 / EEC
            and by aouni sin us*® as within th® mafju&izig of paragraph 3 of tha
            said Artiolao The CoMsaigeion say lay down , ia agreement with the
            Member Stats concerned ,, groupings of th®s© areas ;
    { © ) trajaaoribs th® rasu.lts of the survsy referred to in ( a) and ( b )
            onto magnetic i&pa using a standard net hod for all Kerabor States .
            The standard method axid d®t ailed rules for transcription of results
            shall b® drawn up ia accordance with th® procedure laid down in
            Article 10 ?
     ( &) submit tb.s magnetic tapes referred to in ( o ) to th® Statistical
            Office of tha European CosBESuBdties * They shall b© subnitted within
            15 Ecmtha of completion of the field work and at the latest by
            31 Max-oh I985 .
 2o Italy shall set out th® r®sults of her survey both in th© form of
    th© schedule of tables laid down in                                . Eeeisiervs 79/833/JEEG
     aad 80/722/EBG and in the for® specified under paragraph 1 .
     nwwijn            'g.m»>y.(warijjnr.r: "ÏCM.I f;
     1 ) OJ K® L 128 .,                        3-975 . P « 1
 ---pagebreak--- Article 7
1 . Further tablas or geographic levels aey be added, to the schedule referred
    to ia ijrsiolQ 6 in ao a or da.no a with the procedure laid down in Article 10 ;
    in amoh eases tha oost to tha Mambar States shall be examined .
2 * If th® Commission undertakes further studies , tha Member States shall
    aa necessary and a® far as possible provide the information requested
    by the Coasiaaion® ?his shall be done by joint agreement between tha
    CoaEia ®ioa and tho Member State concerned , subject , in particular , to
    tha neoaaa &ry guarants® of statistical confidentiality *
Artiol » 8
Tha information referred to in Artiol® 6 mast be ©Qsaanmioated to the
Statistical Office of the European Communities in suoh a fora that the
holdings concerned cannot be identified ..
Article 9
In cooperation with the Member States , the Commission shall publish
the result a of the survey .
Article 10
 1® Whsre tha prooedura laid down in this Artiole is invoked , the matter
     shall be referred to the Standing Cosunittee for Agricultural Statistics
     ( hereinafter referred to as " the Committee ")
     by its chainaan f either on hie own initiative or at the request of the
     represent at iv® of a Member Stat® .
 2a The Commission representative shall submit to the Coraisittea a draft
     of the measures to b<a taken . The Committee shall give its opinion on
     that draft within a time limit aet by the chairman ha%*ing regard to
     the urgenoy of th© isatt©r . Opinions shall be delivered by a majority
     of 45 votes , th® votes of the Merabar States being weighted as provided
     in Artiola 148(2 ) of the Treaty# The chairman shell not vote®
 ---pagebreak--- 3o The ConffiiEBioa shall edopt jos&iauresi which shall take immediate effect .
    However , if these ©assumes ars r*ot ia accordance with the Corasaittee' a
    opinion ^ th® Commission shall ex-bait th®sa forthwith to the Cdxtncilj in
    this oas® , the Commission asy dsf «:•» application of the m®a®m*66 it has
    adopted fcr act aor-® thsat one. saonth fro® the data of their enbiaiSBion
    to th® Counssiio
    The Ctuaoilj acting ley a qualifisd saajority , saay take a different
     decision withia en® ®oath .
Artiols 11
Thiffl EagttA&tioa shall ®at«r ixxto fore® ©a tk® day following its jmblio&tion
ia the Official Jcwjcal ©f the Europsaa Co®ummiti«e <>
¥Ma Ssgal&tioa shall fo® "biadis^g in its ®i3tir©t,y sad dir©ot\7 applicable
ia &11 Masher States .
Boa® ®,t Brossels-
                                                For the Counoil
                                                 The President
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                                                                                  ΑΚΝΕΧ
HOTES         ( i ) Except for Italy , sections D to I shall relate to the
                    crop year corresponding      "the orop to be harvested
                    in 1983 .
            ( ii ) For section J the dates to whioh livestook numbers relate
                    shall be notified to the services of the Commission by
                    Ihsi Harabar States .
                               LIS* OP CHARACTERISTIC 3
A * Geojrraphio&l situation of the holding
     01 Blitrifft
     02 Less-favoured area                                                 yes/no
         02§ Mountain area                                                 yes/no
 Bo Legal personality and management of the holding
     ( on the day of the survey)
     01 Is the legal and eoonoraio responsibility of the holding
         assumed by a natural person?                                      yes/no
     02 If yes ,
         is this person (the holder ) also the manager?                    yes/no
 C » Type of tenure ( in relation to the holder)
     Agricultural area utilizedi                                           ha/are
     01 for owner farming
     02 for tenant farming                                                    /...,
     03 for share faming or other modes                                       /...
 D. Arabla land
     Cereals for the production of grain ( including seed) J
     01 Common wheat and spelt                                                /•••
     02 Durum wheat
     03 Ry«
     04 Barley
     05 Oat s
     06 Brain na.iz«                                                     -     /. - .
     07 Rioe
     08 Other oereals
     09 Dried vegetables ( including seed and mixtures of
         oereals and dried vegetables )                                      ./. ..
 ---pagebreak--- 10 Potatoes ( including early potatoes and Bead
     potatoes )
11 Sugar beat ( excluding seeds )
12 Forage roots and tubers ( excluding seeds)
13 Industrial plants ( inoluding seeds for herbaceous
     oilseed plants ; excluding seeds for fibre plants,
     bona , tabaaaa and other industrial Blasts )
     a*  uUaki
     13a tobaoo«
     Hh horiB^
     1 )n      An
                  2 ^^
     13d other oilseed and fibre plant
   . 13* other industrial plants
Fresh vegetables , nelons , strawberries !
 14 – outdoor , of whichi
            an«n fi
        V»f WyVM
        b i market flcardenizu
15 - wnder glass
Flowers and ornassecrtal pleats ( excluding nurseries )
 17 – under glass
 18 Forage planta
 ■*                     -
      18 a tamooranr cttum 1
      18b other                        -
 19 Arable land seeds and seedlings ( excluding oereali
      dried vegetables , potatoes and oilseed plants )
 20 Other arable land crops .
 21 Fallow land                -
 Xitohen gardens
 Pereanent pasture and meadow^
 01 Pasture and aeadew . excluding rough ftraaincra
 02 Rousrh eTAzinsi
 13d and 13® may be »®rged
 Optional for Oreeee -
 Optional except for flreooe
 Italy and Greece asy merge heading 01 with he&dirur 0
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                                                                       ha/are
0 . Permanent orops
    01 Fruit and berry plantations                                       /.,
     02 Citrua plantations                                        ••••••/•
     03 Olive plantations                                         ••••••/•
     04 Vineyards , of whioh normally producing *
         04a quality wine
         04b other wines                                          ..••••/•
         04o table grapes
         04d raisins^*'                                           ••••../•
     03 ïurseries                                                         /.
     06 Other permanent orops
                                       2)
     07 Permanent orops under glass                               ••••••/•
H* Other land
     01 Unutilized agrioultural land ( agricultural land
         whioh is no longer farmed , for eoonomio , sooial
         or other reasons , and whioh is not UBed in the
         orop rotation System)                           •         ••••••/.
     02 Woodland                                                   •••.••/.
     03 Other land ( land oocupied by buildings , farmyards ,
         tracks , ponds , quarries , infertile land, rook eto * '
 I * Successive cropping, mushrooms , irrigation, greenhouses        ν
      01 Successive secondary non-fodder orops ( excluding
         market garden orops and orops under glass )*/
      02 Mushrooms^)                                                      /.
                         4)
      03 Irrigated area                                                   /.
      04 Ground area oovered by greenhouses in use^                       /.
 1 ) Optional except for Greeoe
 2 ) Optional for Greece
 3 ) The United Kingdom and Ireland may merge heading 03 with heading 01
 4 ) Optional for Germany
 *) In Member States where the area oovered by this heading is substantial ,
      it may be subdivided into several crops
 ---pagebreak--- J Livestock
 . 01 Bquidai
                   \
   Bovine animais
   02 Under one year old
       One year old or over but under two years old
   03 Maie animal i
   04 Female animals
       Two years old and overs
   05 Male animali
   06 Heiferi
   07 Dairy cows
    08 Other cows
    Sh®«p end goats a
    ©9 Sheep (all ages );
        09®. of whioh ewes
    10 Goats ( all ages )
    PiffS!
    11 Piglets having a llva weight of us3&®r 20 k£
    12 Breeding g®%rs woighlcs 5® Izg STA over
             /
    13 Other pigs
    Poultry !
    14 Broilers     ^
    15 Laying hens
    16 Other pmaltry { ducks , turkrgns , goase , guineas-fowl]
     17 Other livestook*)
     *) Optional
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        L. TWa Labour Foroo ( in the 12 months prec           the day of ';h« aisrvay )
                                     Pai-a work for holding*' aa % of annual time
                                             Morki^d by a full–tine fans worker
                           1|T0 -^25           25     50
                                                                      1
                                                             50 --£.75 I 75 -Xioo           100
  OlaHoldar
                                       iB" of|persons1
  02 Spouse oarrying out
      farm work on the
      holding
  03 Other members of
      holders' family
  04 Hon–f aai ly labour
      regularly deployed
 Won -faail^r labour employed
on a non–rogul&r btsi as
05 + 06 Humber of équivalant
          full-tin® working dayss
  01b Age 'of holder (yeare )     ^24         25 – 34 35 – 44   45 – 54   55 – 64      65 and over
           - tiok -            I
  Olo Sex of holder            Malo        [_)
           – tiok -
                               Penale      I     I
  1 ) Apart froa houaework
                                   t
 ---pagebreak--- 07 Do®0 tha holder ha1/ a any other gainful activity
        ae his/her isalor occupation?                                   – tick aa
                                                           Mniaonc
        es e, Bubaidi&ry occupation?                       L_              appropriai
00 Itosa th® holder 's spou®® ? ©arryij&g out farm work for th« holding ,
     b&v® e®y otbor gainful aotivitjs
         as bis/her ©ajar ©coizpation?                                     tick aa
        a® a subsidiary occupation?                                         appropriât
     B«® b ax>y othar ssejabsr of the holder 's faaily engaged in tha faria
     work of tb.o holding have szty cthar gainful ®/3tivitys
         as Ms/bar major occupation?                                    - Insert
                                                                            number of
         ae a subsidiarr occupation?                                        persons –
 l ) Quest Icq put 011^ if bolder and laan&gsr are the same person
 ---pagebreak--- ®%m.?                                       activity
01 If the bo'ic.ar is engagsd in oi h gr gainful act i vity ( OGA) , either os> the
   holding or els ?;v;hers » is the annual work tim-s given by him/her to all
   other gainful activities ( other th.<aa fara>. work; on his/her own balding )
    gracfter or loea thaa that given to                                                               work, on his/her own bcXdiny*?
    Tiok ea appropri after * ^ time giT<3a to CCA greater than to
                                                                  I          J       f. arm wrk on own holding
                                                                   O                time givan "so OGiL I33B than or equal to
                                                                                     f&rra nark on own holdi»<g
©2 If *feh© ho Mar 5 s spouso carrie s oy                                                                                     j
     is also ©ri^a^sd in othsr srsinfMl
   rfl - iinTttir-.M -r-TiTT • r-irrrerairn^mi T~ nirfn rryr if" r*ni–r TT - -–"vfr
                                                                                                     ty'I–*«, either on the holding
                                                                                                                                  ^
                                                                                                                                    or
     ©laaHher® , is th® anzua&l work tia® given to all othor gainful
     activities greater ©r Icssa than that given to fana work on the f aroi Ij*
     holding?
     Ti<ob; a® appropriate                                               /^Xtima given to OCA graater than to
                                                                         (          ifarsa work on holding
                                                                        Otime given to OGA less than or equal to
                                                                                       f&rvn work on holding
 ©3 Typo and looation of holder 's othar gainful activity ( activities )
                                                                                                  [I t                1      z_
         1 » Tourism ( oaravan site , caiap
                       site , bed ©ad breakfast , etc .)
       2o Craft industry
         3 . Forestry
       4 » Pishing
         5 » Far» work on another holding
         6o Othor gainful activity not
                        mentioned above
         Place tick in column A for each other gainful activity carried out
         wholly within the boundaries of the holding and in column B for each
         carried cut wholly out side ; where an other gainful activity is per­
          formed both within and outeMe tick in both columns .
 ---pagebreak--- 04 fypa and loo&Siew of apsuae'a e'tha ? ga.ifii'tti §Miv1
   wh«r « epouGS Is carrying out sc-ss farm work on th «
                                                    A          Τ
   1 . Tourism ( carfivan site , Camp
       Bit® , bad aiid breakfast , «to »]
   2 . Craft industry
   3o F©r«®try
   4® Fishing
   5o Fasra work on aaother holding
   6c Other geinTul astivity not
       E®zrt.lonad abova
   Plaea tick in column A for eaob othar gainful activity carried out
   Kholi^ within the boundaries of the holdimr auad in column B for each
   carried out wholly ©utsi4«j vfa«r« an ci her gednful activity le ps?»
   f©r®®d both within end out si da tiok i» both col-ussnBo