97/599/EC: Commission Decision of 30 July 1997 approving the 1996/97 technical action plan for the improvement of agricultural statistics (Text with EEA relevance)

COMMISSION DECISION of 30 July 1997 approving the 1996/97 technical action plan for the improvement of agricultural statistics (Text with EEA relevance) (97/599/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 96/411/EC of 25 June 1996 on improving Community agricultural statistics (1), and, in particular, Article 4 (1) thereof,
Whereas, according to Article 4 (1) of Decision 96/411/EC, the Commission shall establish each year, according to the procedure provided for in Article 10, a technical action plan for agricultural statistics;
Whereas the 1996/97 technical action plan (first and second parts) has been approved by Commission Decision 97/19/EC (2);
Whereas the 1996/97 technical action plan (third part) has been drawn up on the basis of the priorities of the Commission as regards statistical needs;
Whereas the actions envisaged in this plan are among the statistical fields where there are new or increasing needs appearing in Annex II to Decision 96/411/EC;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 6 of Decision 96/411/EC, the Community contributes financially to the expenditure incurred by each Member State for the adaptations of the national systems or for preparatory work connected with new or increasing needs carried out under a technical action plan;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Statistics,