Regulation (EEC) No 2910/73 of the Council of 23 October 1973 amending Regulation No 79/65/EEC as regards the utilization of accountancy data, the field of survey and the number of returning holdings to be included in the farm accountancy data network of the European Economic Community

REGULATION (EEC) No 2910/73 OF THE COUNCIL  of 23 October 1973  amending Regulation No 79/65/EEC as regards the utilization of accountancy data, the field of survey and the number of returning holdings to be included in the farm accountancy data network of the European Economic Community
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament;
Whereas Council Regulation No 79/65/EEC (1) of 15 June 1965 setting up a network for the collection of accountancy data on the incomes and business operation of agricultural holdings in the European Economic Community, as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2835/72 (2), provides, in particular, for the use of accountancy data, the product of such said network, delimits the field of survey thereof and determines the number of returning holdings which it covers;
Whereas it is opportune to extend the use of such accountancy data;
Whereas the experience gained during the first few years of operation of the data network shows the need to define the limits of the field of survey in such manner that only such holdings as are sufficiently large to enable accounting systems to reflect them should be included;
Whereas, in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2835/72 the data network currently covers 13 600 returning holdings ; whereas the number of returning holdings must in future be properly representative of all agricultural holdings in the field of survey;
Whereas representation based on approximately 1 % of the total number of agricultural holdings in that field is a minimum that should be attained as quickly as possible ; whereas, consequently, the number of returning holdings needs to be increased;
Whereas the increase in the number of returning holdings must be phased gradually over several years in order to allow the national and regional authorities within the data network to carry out this extension smoothly,