Commission Decision (94/432/EC)

Having regard to Council Directive 93/23/EEC of 1 June 1993 on the statistical surveys to be carried out on pig production1 ), and in particular Articles 1 (3), 2 (2), 3 (2), 6 (1) and (2), 8 (1) and (2) and 10 (3) thereof,

Whereas precise definitions are required in order to carry out the surveys provided for in Directive 93/23/EEC; whereas this requires the definition of the agricultural holdings covered by the survey; whereas the herd size classes and regions according to which the Member States draw up the survey results at regular intervals must also be determined; whereas a single definition of carcass weight is necessary for the drawing-up of slaughtering statistics;

Whereas, according to Directive 93/23/EEC, the Member States may, at their request, be authorized to carry out the April and August surveys in selected regions, on the understanding that these surveys cover at least 70 % of the pig population; whereas Member States whose pig population makes up only a small percentage of the overall population of the Community may, at their request, also be authorized to dispense altogether with the April and August surveys, or to use the regional breakdown for the final results of the April or August survey; whereas, finally, the Member States may, at their request, be authorized to use administrative sources instead of statistical surveys to determine the pig population and the prescribed breakdown by herd size classes for the final results of even-numbered years and/or for those of a given month of the year;

Whereas applications have been made by the Member States for the abovementioned types of authorization;

Whereas Commission Decision 76/805/EEC2, as last amended by Decision 91/268/EEC3, should be replaced;

Whereas, since Directive 93/23/EEC is applicable as from 1 January 1994, it is appropriate to apply the provisions of this Decision with effect from the same date;

Whereas this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Statistics,

Article 1

1. For the purposes of Article 2 (2) of Directive 93/23/EEC, 'agricultural holding' means any technical and economic unit under single management which produces agricultural products.

agricultural holdings with a utilized agricultural area of 1 ha or more;

agricultural holdings with a utilized agricultural area of less than 1 ha, if their production is to a certain extent intended for sale or if their production unit exceeds certain natural thresholds.

3. Member States wishing to apply a different survey threshold shall, however, undertake to determine that threshold in such a way that only the smallest holdings are excluded, and that together the holdings excluded account for 1 % or less of the total standard gross margin, within the meaning of Commission Decision 85/377/EEC4, of the Member State concerned.

Article 2

The territorial subdivisions referred to in Article 6 (1) of Directive 93/23/EEC are set out in Annex I.

Article 3

The breakdown provided for in Article 8 (1) of Directive 93/23/EEC is set out in Annex II.

Article 4

The carcass weight referred to in Article 10 (1) of Directive 93/23/EEC is defined in Annex III.

Article 5

1. Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 1 (2) of Directive 93/23/EEC, the Member States listed in point (a) of Annex IV are authorized to carry out the April and August or May/June surveys in selected regions, on the understanding that these surveys cover at least 70 % of the pig population.

2. Pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 1(2) of Directive 93/23/EEC the Member States listed in point (b) of Annex IV are authorised to carry out the survey once a year in April, May/June, August or November/December.

3. Pursuant to the third subparagraph of Article 1 (2) of Directive 93/23/EEC, the Member States listed in point (c) of Annex IV are authorized to use administrative sources instead of statistical surveys.

4. Pursuant to Article 6 (2) of Directive 93/23/EEC, the Member States listed in point (d) of Annex IV are authorized to use the regional breakdown for the final results of the April or May/June or August survey.

5. Pursuant to Article 8 (2) of Directive 93/23/EEC, the Member States listed in point (e) of Annex IV are authorized to use the breakdown by herd size classes for the final results of even-numbered years and/or for those of a given month of the year.

Article 6

Article 7

Article 8

ANNEX I

Territorial subdivisions

Austria: Bundesländer

Belgium: Provinces/Provincies

Denmark: -

Finland: Etelä-Suomi-Uusimaa
Itä-Suomi
Väli-Suomi
Pohjois-Suomi

Germany: Bundesländer

Greece: The regions of the Regional Development Service

Spain: Galicia
Navarra
La Rioja
Aragón
Cataluña
Baleares
Castilla y León
Castilla-La Mancha
Comunidad Valenciana
Región de Murcia
Extremadura
Andalucía
Other Comunidades autónomas

France: Picardie,
Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Basse-Normandie,
Haute-Normandie
Pays-de-la-Loire
Bretagne
Poitou-Charentes
Aquitaine
Midi-Pyrénées
Rhône-Alpes
Auvergne
Other regions

Ireland: -

Italy: Regioni

Luxembourg: -

Netherlands: Provincies

Portugal: Regiões

Sweden: 8 Riksområden

United Kingdom: Standard region

ANNEX II

Size classes of pig populations

ANNEX III

Definition of carcass weight

Carcass weight is the weight of the slaughtered pig's cold body, either whole or divided in half along the mid-line, after being bled and eviscerated and after removal of the tongue, bristles, hooves, genitalia, flare fat, kidneys and diaphragm.

ANNEX IV

(a) Member States authorized to carry out the April and August or May/June surveys in selected regions

April August

May/June November/December

(d) Member States authorized to use the regional breakdown for the final results of the April or May/June or August survey

in April May/June August

Netherlands Germany
Belgium

(e) Member States authorized to use the breakdown by herd size classes for the final results of even-numbered years and/or for those of a given month of the year

in even-numbered years a given month of the year

Belgium, May

Denmark, May

Germany, May

Netherlands, April

Sweden, June