Commission Regulation (EC) No 1470/2007 of 13 December 2007 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 1470/2007of 13 December 2007amending 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. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1)., and particular Article 4(4) thereof,Whereas:(1)Annex I to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1859/82OJ L 205, 13.7.1982, p. 5. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 800/2007 (OJ L 179, 7.7.2007, p. 3). fixes the number of returning holdings per division.(2)Taking into account the changes in the Italian agricultural structures and the use of improved statistical methodologies for defining the number of holdings to be selected by region, type of farming and economic size class, the number of returning holdings per division in Italy should be adjusted so that the sample may better represent all the farm types present in the field of observation.(3)Taking into account the changes in the Polish agricultural structures and the use of an increased number of types of farming used for stratification of the field of observation, the number of returning holdings per division in Poland should be adjusted so that the sample better represents all farm types present in the field of observation.(4)Following the merging of the divisions "Entre Douro e Minho e Beira Litoral" and "Trás-os-montes e Beira Interior" into one division "Norte e Centro" by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1469/2007 of 13 December 2007 amending the Annex to Council Regulation No 79/65/EEC as regards the list of divisionsSee page 5 of this Official Journal., the number of returning holdings per division in Portugal should be adjusted.(5)Regulation (EEC) No 1859/82 should therefore be amended accordingly.(6)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 1Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 1859/82 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from the 2008 accounting year.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 13 December 2007.For the CommissionMariann Fischer BoelMember of the CommissionANNEXAnnex I to Regulation (EEC) No 1859/82 is amended as follows:(1)The part concerning Italy is replaced by the following:
"ITALY
Reference numberName of divisionNumber of returning holdings
221Valle d’Aosta197
222Piemonte619
230Lombardia710
241Trentino388
242Alto Adige405
243Veneto907
244Friuli-Venezia Giulia735
250Liguria508
260Emilia-Romagna1166
270Toscana956
281Marche601
282Umbria498
291Lazio528
292Abruzzo504
301Molise354
302Campania478
303Calabria346
311Puglia453
312Basilicata450
320Sicilia470
330Sardegna413
Total Italy11686"
(2)The part concerning Poland is replaced by the following:
"POLAND
Reference numberName of divisionNumber of returning holdings
785Pomorze and Mazury1870
790Wielkopolska and Śląsk4470
795Mazowsze and Podlasie4460
800Małopolska and Pogórze1300
Total Poland12100"
(3)The part concerning Portugal is replaced by the following:
"PORTUGAL
Reference numberName of divisionNumber of returning holdings
615Norte e Centro1233
630Ribatejo e Oeste351
640Alentejo e Algarve399
650Açores e Madeira317
Total Portugal2300"