Commission Regulation (EU) No 1291/2009 of 18 December 2009 concerning the selection of returning holdings for the purpose of determining incomes of agricultural holdings
Modified by
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 758/2011of 1 August 2011amending Regulation (EU) No 1291/2009 concerning the selection of returning holdings for the purpose of determining incomes of agricultural holdings, 32011R0758, August 2, 2011
Commission Regulation (EU) No 1291/2009of 18 December 2009concerning the selection of returning holdings for the purpose of determining incomes of agricultural holdings THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009 of 30 November 2009 setting up a network for the collection of accountancy data on the incomes and business operation of agricultural holdings in the European CommunityOJ L 328, 15.12.2009, p. 27., and in particular Articles 5(4), 6(5) and 7(2) thereof,Whereas:(1)Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1859/82 of 12 July 1982 concerning the selection of returning holdings for the purpose of determining incomes of agricultural holdingsOJ L 205, 13.7.1982, p. 5. established the threshold for the economic size of holdings and the number of returning holdings for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009.(2)Commission Regulation (EC) No 1242/2008 of 8 December 2008 establishing a Community typology for agricultural holdingsOJ L 335, 13.12.2008, p. 3. introduced a new concept of "economic size", which is now expressed in euros, and amended some other criteria of the typology.(3)As a consequence of the amendment made by Council Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1., the divisions of Bulgaria and Romania need to be taken into account. Some additional changes to Regulation (EEC) No 1859/82 need to be made for more precision. Therefore, in the interests of clarity, Regulation (EEC) No 1859/82 should be repealed and replaced by this Regulation.(4)Returning holdings must be selected in a uniform manner in each division and to that end detailed rules should be laid down to implement the relevant provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009.(5)The holdings to be studied in connection with the farm accountancy data network fall within the field of survey of the structure surveys and of Community or national censuses of agricultural holdings.(6)The data available for the purposes of drawing up the plan for the selection of holdings (selection plan) for each accounting year and the difference in the agricultural situation as between the different Member States require that thresholds of economic size which vary by Member State, and even in some cases by division, be adopted.(7)Experience shows that operation of the data network is facilitated if the number of returning holdings selected per division is allowed to differ by up to 20 % in either direction provided that this does not entail a reduction in the total number of returning holdings per Member State.(8)As the financial management of such a measure is difficult, a limitation per Member State as to the total number of duly completed farm returns eligible for Community financing is introduced in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1915/83 of 13 July 1983 on certain detailed implementing rules concerning the keeping of accounts for the purpose of determining the incomes of agricultural holdingsOJ L 190, 14.7.1983, p. 25.. For reasons of clarity and coherence, this should be reflected in this Regulation. Flexibility in the number of returning holdings per division should be allowed, as long as the total number of the returning holdings of the Member State concerned is respected.(9)The selection plan should include a minimum number of elements enabling its validity in relation to the objectives of the farm accountancy data network to be assessed.(10)For the purpose of the selection plan, the field of survey should be stratified according to the divisions listed in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009 and according to the types of farming and economic size classes defined in Regulation (EC) No 1242/2008.(11)The selection plan should be drawn up prior to the beginning of the corresponding accounting year so that it can be approved before being used for the selection of returning holdings. For the accounting year 2010, however, the Member States need a longer period to draw up the selection plan, because all the necessary reference sources are not available long enough beforehand. Therefore, it is appropriate to provide for a different time-limit for the notification of the selection plan for that accounting year.(12)Since Regulation (EC) No 1242/2008 applies from the accounting year 2010, this Regulation should apply as from the same year.(13)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 1DefinitionsFor the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:(a)"holding" means a farm business as defined in the context of the Community agricultural surveys and censuses;(b)"typology" means the Community typology for agricultural holdings established by Regulation (EC) No 1242/2008.
Article 2Threshold for the economic sizeFor the accounting year 2010 (a period of 12 consecutive months beginning between 1 January 2010 and 1 July 2010) and for subsequent accounting years, the threshold of economic size as referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009 shall be as follows:—BelgiumEUR 25000—BulgariaEUR 2000—Czech RepublicEUR 8000—DenmarkEUR 15000—GermanyEUR 25000—EstoniaEUR 4000—IrelandEUR 8000—GreeceEUR 4000—SpainEUR 4000—France (with the exception of Guadeloupe, Martinique and La Réunion)EUR 25000—France (only Guadeloupe, Martinique and La Réunion)EUR 15000—ItalyEUR 4000—CyprusEUR 4000—LatviaEUR 4000—LithuaniaEUR 4000—LuxembourgEUR 25000—HungaryEUR 4000—MaltaEUR 4000—NetherlandsEUR 25000—AustriaEUR 8000—PolandEUR 4000—PortugalEUR 4000—RomaniaEUR 2000—SloveniaEUR 4000—SlovakiaEUR 15000—FinlandEUR 8000—SwedenEUR 15000—United Kingdom (with the exception of Northern Ireland)EUR 25000—United Kingdom (only Northern Ireland)EUR 15000.
Article 3Number of returning holdingsThe number of returning holdings per Member State as well as per division shall be as laid down in the Annex.The number of returning holdings to be selected per division may differ from that laid down in the Annex by up to 20 % in either direction provided that the total number of the returning holdings of the Member State concerned is respected.
Article 4Selection planThe plan for the selection of returning holdings shall ensure the representativeness of the returning holdings as a whole.It shall include:(a)the elements on which it is based, namely:particulars of the statistical reference sources,the procedures for stratifying the field of survey in accordance with the divisions listed in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009, the types of farming and economic size classes defined in the typology,the procedures for determining the selection rate chosen for each stratum,the procedures for the selection of returning holdings;(b)the breakdown of holdings in the field of survey by types of farming and economic size classes defined in the typology (corresponding at least to the principal types), and(c)the number of returning holdings to be selected for each of the strata adopted.
Article 5NotificationEach year the Member States shall notify the selection plan referred to in Article 4 to the Commission not later than two months before the beginning of the accounting year to which it relates.However, for the accounting year 2010 it shall be notified not later than one month before the beginning of the accounting year.Notification shall be done electronically via the information systems made available to the competent authorities by the Commission or by the Member States.The form and content of the information to be notified shall be in conformity with models made available to the Member States through the information systems. Those models and the methods to be used shall be adapted and updated after the Community Committee for the Farm Accountancy Data Network has been informed.Data relating to notifications shall be entered and updated in the information systems under the responsibility of the competent authorities of the Member State, in accordance with the access rights granted by the authorities concerned.
Article 6RepealRegulation (EEC) No 1859/82 is repealed with effect from 30 June 2010.References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as references to this Regulation.
Article 7Entry into force and applicationThis Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from the accounting year 2010.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.ANNEX
Reference numberName of divisionNumber of returning holdings per accounting year
BELGIUM
341Vlaanderen720
342Bruxelles-Brussel—
343Wallonie480
Total Belgium1200
BULGARIA
831Северозападен, (Severozapaden)346
832Северен централен, (Severen tsentralen)358
833Североизточен, (Severoiztochen)373
834Югозападен, (Yugozapaden)335
835Южен централен, (Yuzhen tsentralen)394
836Югоизточен, (Yugoiztochen)396
Total Bulgaria2202
745CZECH REPUBLIC1417
370DENMARK2150
GERMANY
010Schleswig-Holstein565
020Hamburg97
030Niedersachsen1307
040Bremen—
050Nordrhein-Westfalen1010
060Hessen558
070Rheinland-Pfalz887
080Baden-Württemberg1190
090Bayern1678
100Saarland90
110Berlin—
112Brandenburg284
113Mecklenburg-Vorpommern268
114Sachsen313
115Sachsen-Anhalt270
116Thüringen283
Total Germany8800
755ESTONIA658
380IRELAND900
GREECE
450Macedonia-Thrace2000
460Epirus-Peloponnese-Ionian Islands1350
470Thessaly700
480Continental Greece, Aegean Islands, Crete1450
Total Greece5500
SPAIN
500Galicia450
505Asturias190
510Cantabria150
515País Vasco352
520Navarra316
525La Rioja244
530Aragón676
535Cataluña664
540Illes Balears180
545Castilla y León950
550Madrid190
555Castilla-La Mancha900
560Comunidad Valenciana638
565Murcia348
570Extremadura718
575Andalucía1504
580Canarias230
Total Spain8700
FRANCEin 2012from 2013
121Île-de-France200190
131Champagne-Ardenne370370
132Picardie270270
133Haute-Normandie170170
134Centre410410
135Basse-Normandie240240
136Bourgogne350340
141Nord-Pas de Calais280280
151Lorraine230230
152Alsace200200
153Franche-Comté210210
162Pays de la Loire460460
163Bretagne480480
164Poitou-Charentes360360
182Aquitaine550550
183Midi-Pyrénées480480
184Limousin220220
192Rhône-Alpes480480
193Auvergne370360
201Languedoc-Roussillon430430
203Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur430420
204Corse170170
205Guadeloupe6580
206Martinique6580
207La Réunion130160
Total France76207640
ITALY
221Valle d'Aosta159
222Piemonte598
230Lombardia657
241Trentino279
242Alto Adige262
243Veneto741
244Friuli-Venezia Giulia549
250Liguria559
260Emilia-Romagna857
270Toscana635
281Marche493
282Umbria512
291Lazio550
292Abruzzo444
301Molise359
302Campania597
303Calabria479
311Puglia748
312Basilicata430
320Sicilia672
330Sardegna557
Total Italy11137
740CYPRUS500
770LATVIA1000
775LITHUANIA1000
350LUXEMBOURG450
HUNGARY
764Alföld1016
767Dunántúl675
768Észak-Magyarország209
Total Hungary1900
780MALTA536
360NETHERLANDS1500
660AUSTRIA2000
POLAND
785Pomorze and Mazury1860
790Wielkopolska and Śląsk4350
795Mazowsze and Podlasie4490
800Małopolska and Pogórze1400
Total Poland12100
PORTUGAL
615Norte e Centro1233
630Ribatejo e Oeste351
640Alentejo e Algarve399
650Açores e Madeira317
Total Portugal2300
ROMANIA
840Nord-Est852
841Sud-Est1074
842Sud-Muntenia1008
843Sud-Vest-Oltenia611
844Vest703
845Nord-Vest825
846Centru834
847București-Ilfov93
Total Romania6000
820SLOVENIA908
810SLOVAKIA523
FINLAND
670Etelä-Suomi461
680Sisä-Suomi251
690Pohjanmaa221
700Pohjois-Suomi167
Total Finland1100
SWEDEN
710Plains of southern and central Sweden637
720Forest and mixed agricultural and forest areas of southern and central Sweden258
730Areas of northern Sweden130
Total Sweden1025
UNITED KINGDOM
411England — North Region420
412England — East Region650
413England — West Region430
421Wales300
431Scotland380
441Northern Ireland320
Total United Kingdom2500