Commission Regulation (EC) No 68/2003 of 16 January 2003 concerning the use of information from sources other than statistical surveys and the time limits for the communication of the results for the 2003 survey on the structure of agricultural holdings

Commission Regulation (EC) No 68/2003
of 16 January 2003
concerning the use of information from sources other than statistical surveys and the time limits for the communication of the results for the 2003 survey on the structure of agricultural holdings
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 571/88 of 29 February 1988 on the organisation of Community surveys on the structure of agricultural holdings(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 143/2002(2), and in particular Article 8(2) and point 5 of Annex II,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 8(2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 571/88, certain Member States have asked to be authorised by the Commission to use information that is already available from sources other than statistical surveys for certain characteristics.
(2) The results of the structure survey are of great importance for the common agricultural policy. It is necessary to maintain a high quality of information and therefore the use of data from sources other than statistical surveys can only be accepted if these data are as reliable as those from statistical surveys.
(3) Time limits for the communication of individual survey data from the 2003 surveys on the structure of agricultural holdings shall be established by the Commission, taking into account the fact that the timetable for carrying out the survey work differs between Member States.
(4) The importance of the structure survey results for the common agricultural policy and the growing demand for up-to-date data mean that the survey data need to be processed and communicated to the Commission (Eurostat) as quickly as possible.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee for Agricultural Statistics,