Document ID: 32006D0717

COMMISSION DECISION
of 4 September 2006
laying down a code and standard rules for the transcription into a machine-readable form of the data of the basic surveys of areas under vines
(notified under document number C(2006) 3881)
(Codified version)
(2006/717/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 357/79 of 5 February 1979 on statistical surveys of areas under vines (1), and in particular Article 4(2) and (4) and Article 6(7) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Decision 79/491/EEC of 17 May 1979 laying down a code and standard rules for the transcription into a machine-readable form of the data of the basic surveys of areas under vines (2) has been substantially amended several times (3). In the interests of clarity and rationality, the said Decision should be codified.
(2)
Regulation (EEC) No 357/79 requires the Member States to submit to the Commission the information collected in the framework of the basic surveys of areas under vines in the form of a schedule of tables broken down by geographical units which are to be fixed in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 8 of the said Regulation, i.e. by a Commission Decision following an opinion from the Standing Committee on Agricultural Statistics.
(3)
Those Member States which process their survey results electronically of areas under vines should submit these results to the Commission in a machine-readable form. These codes for transmitting survey results are also determined in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 357/79.
(4)
The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Statistics,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The machine-readable form for submission of the data provided for in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 357/79 by those Member States which process their survey results electronically shall be magnetic tape.
Article 2
The codes and rules governing the transcription on to magnetic tape of the data provided for in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 357/79 shall be as set out in Annexes I, II and III to this Decision.
Article 3
Decision 79/491/EEC is repealed.
References to the repealed Decision shall be construed as references to this Decision and shall be read in accordance with the correlation table set out in Annex V.
Article 4
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 4 September 2006.

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