Commission Regulation (EC) No 1187/2005 of 22 July 2005 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1859/82 concerning the selection of returning holdings for the purpose of determining incomes of agricultural holdings
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1187/2005of 22 July 2005amending Regulation (EEC) No 1859/82 concerning the selection of returning holdings for the purpose of determining incomes of agricultural holdings THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation No 79/65/EEC of 15 June 1965 setting up a network for the collection of accountancy data on the incomes and business operation of agricultural holdings in the European Economic CommunityOJ 109, 23.6.1965, p. 1859/65. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 660/2004 (OJ L 104, 8.4.2004, p. 97)., and in particular Article 4(4) thereof,Whereas:(1)Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1859/82OJ L 205, 13.7.1982, p 5. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2203/2004 (OJ L 374, 22.12.2004, p. 36). fixes per Member State the threshold of economic size of returning holdings falling within the field of survey of the farm accountancy data network.(2)In the case of Germany, structural changes have lead to a decrease in the number of the smallest holdings and in their contribution to the total output of agriculture. This has made their use for a survey covering the most relevant part of the agricultural activity no longer necessary. It is therefore indicated to raise the threshold from 8 ESU to 16 ESU.(3)In the case of Cyprus, the threshold set initially to 1 ESU should be raised to 2 ESU, because the holdings with an economic size smaller than 2 ESU represent only 7 % of the total standard gross margin. The most relevant part of the agricultural activity can therefore be covered with a threshold excluding the smaller holdings.(4)The number of returning holdings per Member State to be selected by division is fixed in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 1859/82. In the case of Spain, Italy, Austria, Portugal and Finland, the number of returning holdings has remained the same for a long time despite the significant reduction in the number of holdings. The reduction has been accompanied by an increase in the uniformity of the holdings, which is such that it enables satisfactory representation to be achieved on the basis of a smaller sample than the current one. Due to this structural change the number of returning holdings to be selected in Spain, Italy, Austria, Portugal and Finland can be reduced. However, for some divisions in Spain and Italy that number should be increased as a result of improved statistical methodologies used for the selection.(5)The number of returning holdings in Malta should be revised based on new information concerning its agricultural structure.(6)Regulation (EEC) No 1859/82 should therefore be amended accordingly.(7)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Community Committee for the Farm Accountancy Data Network,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1Regulation (EEC) No 1859/82 is amended as follows:1.Article 2 is replaced by the following:
"Article 2For the 2006 accounting year (a period of 12 consecutive months beginning between 1 January 2006 and 1 July 2006) and for subsequent accounting years, the threshold as referred to in Article 4 of Regulation No 79/65/EEC in ESU shall be as follows:Belgium: 16 ESUCzech Republic: 4 ESUDenmark: 8 ESUGermany: 16 ESUEstonia: 2 ESUGreece: 2 ESUSpain: 2 ESUFrance: 8 ESUIreland: 2 ESUItaly: 4 ESUCyprus: 2 ESULatvia: 2 ESULithuania: 2 ESULuxembourg: 8 ESUHungary: 2 ESUMalta: 8 ESUNetherlands: 16 ESUAustria: 8 ESUPoland: 2 ESUPortugal: 2 ESUSlovenia: 2 ESUSlovakia: 6 ESUFinland: 8 ESUSweden 8 ESUUnited Kingdom (with the exception of Northern Ireland): 16 ESUUnited Kingdom (only Northern Ireland): 8 ESU."
2.Annex I is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from the 2006 accounting year.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 22 July 2005.For the CommissionMariann Fischer BoelMember of the CommissionANNEXAnnex I to Regulation (EEC) No 1859/82 is amended as follows:1.The part concerning Spain is replaced by the following:
"SPAIN
500Galicia480
505Asturias270
510Cantabria190
515País Vasco250
520Navarra370
525La Rioja260
530Aragón739
535Cataluña710
540Illes Balears182
545Castilla y León1095
550Madrid194
555Castilla-La Mancha1138
560Comunidad Valenciana626
565Murcia444
570Extremadura718
575Andalucia1816
580Canarias224
Total Spain9706"
2.The part concerning Italy is replaced by the following:
"ITALY
221Valle d’Aosta279
222Piemonte1159
230Lombardia923
241Trentino315
242Alto Adige308
243Veneto925
244Friuli-Venezia Giulia797
250Liguria500
260Emilia-Romagna1145
270Toscana680
281Marche956
282Umbria678
291Lazio854
292Abruzzo826
301Molise462
302Campania682
303Calabria882
311Puglia988
312Basilicata1087
320Sicilia1306
330Sardegna1248
Total Italy17000"
3.The part concerning Malta is replaced by the following:
"780MALTA400"
4.The part concerning Austria is replaced by the following:
"660AUSTRIA1800"
5.The part concerning Portugal is replaced by the following:
"PORTUGAL
610Entre Douro e Minho e Beira Litoral670
620Trás-os-Montes e Beira Interior563
630Ribatejo e Oeste351
640Alentejo e Algarve399
650Açores e Madeira317
Total Portugal2300"
6.The part concerning Finland is replaced by the following:
"FINLAND
670Etelä-Suomi537
680Sisä-Suomi237
690Pohjanmaa229
700Pohjois-Suomi147
Total Finland1150"