97/621/EC: Commission Decision of 5 September 1997 fixing the characteristics for which certain Member States may use information from sources other than statistical surveys for the 1997 Community survey on the structure of agricultural holdings (Text with EEA relevance)

COMMISSION DECISION of 5 September 1997 fixing the characteristics for which certain Member States may use information from sources other than statistical surveys for the 1997 Community survey on the structure of agricultural holdings (Text with EEA relevance) (97/621/EC)
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 organization of Community surveys on the structure of agricultural holdings (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2467/96 (2), and in particular Articles 8 and 15 thereof,
Whereas Article 8 (2), second subparagraph, of Regulation (EEC) No 571/88 states that Member States may be authorized by the Commission to use, on request and on the basis of appropriate documentation, for certain characteristics, information which is already available from sources other than statistical surveys; and whereas certain Member States have requested this authorization to avail themselves of this possibility;
Whereas the results of the structure survey are of great importance for the common agricultural policy and therefore make it necessary to maintain a high quality of information; whereas the use of data from sources other than statistical surveys can only be accepted if these data are as reliable as data from statistical surveys; whereas the definitions of the other source data have to be harmonized with those of the structure survey;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee for Agricultural Statistics,