Council Directive 93/23/EEC of 1 June 1993 on the statistical surveys to be carried out on pig production
Modified by
  • 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
  • Council Directive 97/77/EC of 16 December 1997, 31997L0077, January 16, 1998
  • 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 1165/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 19 November 2008concerning livestock and meat statistics and repealing Council Directives 93/23/EEC, 93/24/EEC and 93/25/EEC(Text with EEA relevance), 32008R1165, December 1, 2008
Council Directive 93/23/EECof 1 June 1993on the statistical surveys to be carried out on pig production 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 proposal from the CommissionOJ No C 18, 23. 1. 1993, p. 12.,Having regard to the opinion of the European ParliamentOJ No C 115, 26. 4. 1993.,Whereas Council Directive 76/630/EEC of 20 July 1976 concerning surveys of pig production made by Member StatesOJ No L 223, 16. 8. 1976, p. 4. Directive last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1057/91 (OJ No L 107, 27. 4. 1991, p. 11). has been amended several times; and whereas, further amendments being necessary, the provisions thereof should, for reasons of clarity, be recast;Whereas provision should be made for those Member States whose pig population makes up only a small percentage of the overall population of the Community to reduce the number of annual surveys where appropriate;Whereas, in order to ensure that the common agricultural policy is properly administered, particularly where the pigmeat market is concerned, the Commission requires regular data on trends in livestock and in pigmeat production;Whereas the collection and processing of the data as well as the organization of the survey at national level should continue to lie within the competence of the statistical services of the Member States, and the Commission should be responsible for the coordination and harmonization of statistical information at European level and arrange for the harmonized methodologies necessary to implement Community policies;Whereas, in order to facilitate implementation of this Directive, close cooperation is necessary between the Member States and the Commission and this should be effected in particular via the Standing Committee on Agricultural Statistics set up by Decision 72/279/EECOJ No L 179, 7. 8. 1972, p. 1.,HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
SECTION ISURVEYS OF THE POPULATIONA.At national levelFrequency — field of survey
Article 11.The Member States shall carry out statistical surveys of the pig population on their territory each year with reference to one of the first days of April, August and December.2.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.Those Member States whose pig population is less than 3 million head may be authorised to carry out the survey once a year in April, May/June, August or November/December. If they decide to carry out the survey in April, May/June or August, they shall forward to the Commission an estimate of the pig population for one of the first days in December of the reference year.The Member States may, at their request, be authorized to use administrative sources instead of statistical surveys under paragraph 1.3.In considering the requests referred to in paragraph 2, the Commission shall decide in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 17.4.The Commission may authorise the Member States, at their request, to carry out only two surveys a year, at six-month intervals in the months of May/June and November/December. That authorisation may be granted only on condition that the Member States apply appropriate methods which guarantee the quality of the forecasts provided for in Article 12. Appropriate methodological documentation must be submitted by the Member States on submitting such a request.5.Those Member States which carry out more than three surveys per year shall be permitted a variance of up to three days on two of the survey dates referred to in paragraph 4 that they fix.
Article 21.For the purposes of this Directive, the term "pig" means domestic animals of the species Sus.2.The surveys referred to in Article 1 shall cover all pigs held on agricultural holdings as defined in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 17. The surveys shall cover sufficient holdings to account for at least 95 % of the pig population as determined by the last survey on the structure of agricultural holdings.3.As far as possible, Member States shall supplement the results of the surveys provided for in paragraph 2 with an estimate of the pig population not covered by the said surveys.
Breakdown by category
Article 31.The surveys provided for in Article 1 shall be conducted in such a way as to provide a breakdown of the pig population into at least the following categories:A.piglets with a live weight of less than 20 kg;B.pigs with a live weight of 20 kg or more but less than 50 kg;C.fattening pigs, including cull boars and cull sows with a live weight:(a)of 50 kg or more but less than 80 kg;(b)of 80 kg or more but less than 110 kg;(c)of 110 kg or more;D.breeding pigs with a live weight of 50 kg and higher;(a)boars;(b)covered sows, of which:(b1)sows covered for the first time;(c)other sows, of which:(c1)gilts not yet covered.2.The categories referred to in paragraph 1 may be modified in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 17.3.The categories shall be defined in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 17.
Accuracy
Article 41.The surveys referred to in Article 1 shall be conducted in the form of exhaustive surveys or by representative sampling.2.For each of the Member States, sampling errors for the results of the surveys provided for in Article 2 (2) shall not exceed 2 % (confidence interval of 68 %) of the total number of pigs.3.In addition to the sampling frame and the supplementary estimates referred to in Article 2 (3), Member States shall take whatever measures they deem appropriate to maintain the quality of the survey results.
Transmission deadline
Article 51.Member States shall notify the Commission of the provisional results of the surveys and supplementary estimates before:15 June of the same year for the April survey,15 October of the same year for the August survey,15 February of the following year for the December survey.2.Member States shall notify the Commission of the results of the surveys and the supplementary estimates, as defined in Article 4 (2), before:1 August of the same year for the April survey,1 December of the same year for the August survey,1 April of the following year for the December survey.3.Those Member States authorised to carry out only two surveys per year shall notify the Commission of the provisional results of the surveys including additional estimates before:15 August of the same year for the May/June survey,15 February of the following year for the November/December survey.Those Member States whose pig population is less than 3 million head and which have been authorised to carry out only one survey per year and which do not undertake this survey in November/December, shall notify the Commission of the estimate for December by 15 February of the following year.4.Those Member States authorised to carry out only two surveys per year shall notify the Commission of the results of the surveys including additional estimates, as defined in Article 4 (2), before:15 September of the same year for the May/June survey,1 April of the following year for the November/December survey.
B.At regional levelTerritorial subdivisions
Article 61.The final results of the December or November/December survey shall be compiled for each of the territorial subdivisions as defined in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 17.2.In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 17, the Commission may approve an application from a Member State to use the regional breakdown referred to in paragraph 1 for the final results of the April or May/June or August survey.3.The territorial subdivisions referred to in paragraph 1 may be amended by the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 17.
Transmission deadline
Article 7The Member States shall notify the Commission of the data referred to in Article 6 before 15 May of the year following the reference month.
C.Breakdown by herd sizeSize classes
Article 81.In odd-numbered years, the Member States shall, at national level, break down the final results of the November/December surveys by size classes as defined in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 17.2.In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 17, the Commission may approve an application from a Member State to use the breakdown by size classes referred to in paragraph 1 for the final results of even-numbered years and/or for those of a given month of the year.3.The size classes referred to in paragraph 1 may be amended in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 17.
Transmission deadline
Article 9The Member States shall forward to the Commission the data referred to in Article 8 before 15 May of the year following the reference month.
SECTION IISLAUGHTERING STATISTICS
Article 101.The Member States shall draw up monthly statistics relating to the number and carcase weight of pigs slaughtered in the slaughter-houses on their territory, the meat of which is deemed fit for human consumption.If necessary, they shall also supply estimates of slaughterings not included in the returns, so that the statistics include all the pigs slaughtered on their territory.2.The statistics referred to in paragraph 1 shall be drawn up for the following category:A.pigs, total.3.The carcase weight referred to in paragraph 1 and the category referred to in paragraph 2 shall be defined, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 17.
Transmission deadline
Article 11Member States shall inform the Commission of the results of the statistics referred to in Article 10 (1) within the two months following the reference month.
SECTION IIIPRODUCTION FORECASTS
Article 121.The Member States shall use the survey results and other available information to produce forecasts, for each calendar quarter-year, of their supply of pigs.This supply shall be expressed as the gross indigenous production which shall include all pigs slaughtered plus the balance of intra-Community and external trade in live pigs.2.The forecasts referred to in paragraph 1 shall be drawn up for the following category:A.pigs, total.3.The definition of "supply" referred to in paragraph 1 may be amended in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 17.
Transmission deadline
Article 13The Member States shall forward the forecasts referred to in Article 12 (1) to the Commission at the following times and for the following three-month periods:(a)before 15 February for forecasts up to the third quarter of the current year (inclusive);(b)before 15 June for forecasts up to the first quarter of the following year (inclusive);(c)before 15 October for forecasts up to the second quarter of the following year (inclusive).
SECTION IVGENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 14The Member States shall forward to the Commission the data referred to in Articles 5, 7, 9, 11 and 13 in compliance with Council Regulation (Euratom, EEC) No 1588/90 of 11 June 1990 on the transmission of data subject to statistical confidentiality of the Statistical Office of the European CommunitiesOJ No L 151, 15. 6. 1990, p. 1..
Article 15The Commission shall examine, in consultation with the Member States:(a)the results supplied;(b)the technical problems which arise, in particular in preparing and carrying out the surveys and forecasts;(c)the reliability of the survey results and estimates.
Article 16The Member States shall inform the Commission of any methodological or other change which would considerably influence the statistics. This shall be done not later than three months after the change in question enters into force. The Commission shall notify the other Member States of any such communication in the appropriate working parties.
Article 171.The Commission shall be assisted by the Standing Committee on Agricultural Statistics, hereinafter referred to as "the Committee".2.Where reference is made to this Article, Articles 5 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/ECCouncil Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23). shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.The period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at three months.3.The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.
Article 181.Directive 76/630/EEC shall be repealed as from 1 January 1994.2.Any reference made to the repealed Directive shall be construed as referring to this Directive.
Article 19The Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive before 1 January 1994.When Member States adopt these measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such a reference shall be laid down by the Member States.
Article 20This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
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