Council Regulation (EEC) No 571/88 of 29 February 1988 on the organization of Community surveys on the structure of agricultural holdings between 1988 and 1997
Modified by
  • Commission Regulation (EEC) No 807/89of 20 March 1989 Commission Decisionof 9 February 1993(93/156/EEC), 31989R080731993D0156, March 31, 1989
  • Commission Decisionof 9 February 1993(93/156/EEC), 31993D0156, March 17, 1993
  • Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1057/91of 26 April 1991, 31991R1057, April 27, 1991
  • Actconcerning the conditions of accession of the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded (94/C 241/08) Decision of the Council of the European Unionof 1 January 1995adjusting the instruments concerning the accession of new Member States to the European Union(95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC), 11994N31995D0001, August 29, 1994
  • Decision of the Council of the European Unionof 1 January 1995adjusting the instruments concerning the accession of new Member States to the European Union(95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC), 31995D0001, January 1, 1995
  • Commission Decisionof 6 October 1994(94/677/EC), 31994D0677, October 20, 1994
  • Commission Decisionof 15 February 1996(96/170/EC), 31996D0170, February 24, 1996
  • Council Regulation (EC) No 2467/96of 17 December 1996, 31996R2467, December 24, 1996
  • Council Regulation (EC) No 1103/97of 17 June 1997on certain provisions relating to the introduction of the euro, 31997R1103, June 19, 1997
  • Commission Decisionof 18 May 1998adapting Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 571/88 in view of the organisation of the Community surveys on the structure of agricultural holdings(notified under document number C(1998) 1346)(98/377/EC), 31998D0377, June 13, 1998
  • Commission Regulation (EC) No 143/2002of 24 January 2002amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 571/88 in view of the organisation of the Community surveys on the structure of agricultural holdings in 2003, 2005 and 2007, 32002R0143, January 26, 2002
  • Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 29 September 2003adapting to Council Decision 1999/468/EC the provisions relating to committees which assist the Commission in the exercise of its implementing powers laid down in instruments subject to the procedure referred to in Article 251 of the EC Treaty, 32003R1882, October 31, 2003
  • Regulation (EC) No 1435/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 22 June 2004amending, as a result of enlargement, Council Regulation (EEC) No 571/88 on the organisation of Community surveys on the structure of agricultural holdings, 32004R1435, August 16, 2004
  • Commission Regulation (EC) No 2139/2004of 8 December 2004adapting and implementing Council Regulation (EEC) No 571/88 and amending Commission Decision 2000/115/EC with a view to the organisation of Community surveys on the structure of agricultural holdings in 2005 and 2007 Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2139/2004 of 8 December 2004 adapting and implementing Council Regulation (EEC) No 571/88 and amending Commission Decision 2000/115/EC with a view to the organisation of Community surveys on the structure of agricultural holdings in 2005 and 2007(Official Journal of the European Union L 369 of 16 December 2004), 32004R213932004R2139R(01), December 16, 2004
  • Commission Regulation (EC) No 204/2006of 6 February 2006adapting Council Regulation (EEC) No 571/88 and amending Commission Decision 2000/115/EC with a view to the organisation of Community surveys on the structure of agricultural holdings in 2007, 32006R0204, February 7, 2006
  • Regulation (EC) No 1890/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 20 December 2006on amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 571/88 on the organisation of Community surveys on the structure of agricultural holdings, as regards the financial framework for the period 2007-2009 and the maximum Community contribution for Bulgaria and Romania, 32006R1890, December 29, 2006
  • Regulation (EC) No 1166/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 19 November 2008on farm structure surveys and the survey on agricultural production methods and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 571/88(Text with EEA relevance), 32008R1166, December 1, 2008
Corrected by
  • Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2139/2004 of 8 December 2004 adapting and implementing Council Regulation (EEC) No 571/88 and amending Commission Decision 2000/115/EC with a view to the organisation of Community surveys on the structure of agricultural holdings in 2005 and 2007, 32004R2139R(01), September 20, 2005
Council Regulation (EEC) No 571/88of 29 February 1988on the organization of Community surveys on the structure of agricultural holdings between 1988 and 1997 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof, Having regard to the proposals from the CommissionOJ No C 179, 8. 7. 1987, p. 3 andOJ No C 4, 8. 1. 1988, p. 10., Having regard to the opinion of the European ParliamentOJ No C 305, 16. 11. 1987, p. 147., Whereas trends in the structure of agricultural holdings are an important factor in determining the development of the common agricultural policy; whereas the series of surveys on the structure of agricultural holdings, carried out on a Community basis since 1966/67, should be continued; Whereas such trends cannot be examined at Community level unless comparable data are available for all the Member States; whereas it is therefore necessary to continue previous harmonization and synchronization efforts; Whereas the workloads of the Member States and of the Commission in the execution of this task must be reduced as much as possible; Whereas, where at all possible, the characteristics, definitions and geographic units laid down for similar previous structure surveys should be retained; Whereas, when determining the characteristics to be examined during the period 1993 to 1997, there must be an endeavour to curtail as far as possible the workload of persons concerned by the survey; Whereas, in order to assess the situation of Community agriculture and monitor trends in agricultural structures, it is necessary to carry out at regular intervals statistical surveys in agricultural holdings which have a certain agricultural area utilized for farming or if they produce a certain proportion for sale or whose production exceeds certain physical thresholds; Whereas, in view of the variety of statistical services in the Member States, the efficiency of sample survey methods and the necessity to obtain reliable information at reasonable cost, Member States should be allowed to decide whether the surveys they carry out are of a full or sample type, on condition that the results of the random sample surveys are reliable at the various levels of aggregation required; Whereas it is nonetheless necessary to carry out, at least every ten years, a census (full survey) of all the agricultural holdings in order to update the basic registers of holdings and the other information required for the stratification of sample surveys; Whereas, when the procedures to be employed for the Community censuses in 1989/90 and 1999/2000 are determined, account must be taken as far as possible of the recommendations of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) regarding world censuses of agriculture to be conducted sometime around 1990 and also around 2000; Whereas for the requirements of agricultural policy it is necessary to provide the statistical offices of the Member States and the Commission with a new system of analysing the data and disseminating the results of the surveys which is more flexible and rapid than the previous one, while alleviating the workload of the Member States; Whereas the introduction of adequate procedures enabling the Commission and the Member States to make the best use of the statistics prepared from the data collected in surveys of the structures of agricultural holdings should be facilitated; Whereas individual data are subject to statistical confidentiality; Whereas it is necessary, when implementing a new system for the use of surveys and the circulation of their results, to take account of the positions of the Directors-General of the Member States' national statistical institutions on the preparation of rules on the confidentiality of statistics, to ensure close cooperation between the Member States in the analysis of the data; Whereas the coordinating role of the Statistical Office of the European Community is necessary to meet the Community requirements for information in the field in question and to ensure uniform analysis of the results obtained; Whereas, in order to carry out these surveys, considerable funding will be required from both the Member States and the Commission over a number of years, a large proportion of which will be used to meet the requirements of the Community; whereas provision should therefore be made for a Community subsidy to assist this programme; Whereas, in order to facilitate the implementation of the provisions of this Regulation, close cooperation between the Member States and the Commission should continue, in particular via the Standing Committee for Agricultural Statistics set up by Decision 72/279/EECOJ No L 179, 7. 8. 1972, p. 1., HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
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