Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 758/2011 of 1 August 2011 amending Regulation (EU) No 1291/2009 concerning the selection of returning holdings for the purpose of determining incomes of agricultural holdings
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 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 Article 5(4) thereof,Whereas:(1)Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1291/2009 of 18 December 2009 concerning the selection of returning holdings for the purpose of determining incomes of agricultural holdingsOJ L 347, 24.12.2009, p. 14. sets the thresholds for the economic size of agricultural holdings for the accounting year 2010 and subsequent accounting years.(2)Structural change in Ireland has led to a decrease in the number of the smallest holdings and in their contribution to the total output of agriculture, thereby making their use unnecessary in order for the field of survey to cover the most relevant part of the agricultural activity.(3)In the case of France, the structure of the agricultural sector in the divisions Guadeloupe, Martinique and La Réunion is not reflected by the threshold applicable for France as a whole.(4)Therefore, in the case of Ireland, it is advisable to raise the threshold to EUR 8000 and, in the case of France, the threshold for the divisions Guadeloupe, Martinique and La Réunion should be set at EUR 15000.(5)In the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 1291/2009 the total number of returning holdings for Ireland has been fixed at 1300. This number has not been changed since 1982, despite the reduction in the number of holdings in Ireland and an increase in the average size of holdings. Satisfactory representativeness should therefore be achieved on the basis of a smaller sample than the current one.(6)In the case of France, the addition of the new divisions Guadeloupe, Martinique and La Réunion should be reflected and the number of returning holdings in each French division should be adjusted at levels that ensure satisfactory representativeness of the sample.(7)In the case of Hungary, the reduction of the number of divisions needs to be reflected.(8)Regulation (EU) No 1291/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly.(9)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 (EU) No 1291/2009 is amended as follows:(1)Article 2 is amended as follows:(a)the indent concerning Ireland is replaced by the following:"—Ireland: EUR 8000";(b)the indent concerning France is replaced by the following:"—France (with the exception of Guadeloupe, Martinique and La Réunion): EUR 25000—France (only Guadeloupe, Martinique and La Réunion): EUR 15000";(2)the Annex 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 2012 accounting year.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 1 August 2011.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BarrosoANNEXThe Annex to Regulation (EU) No 1291/2009 is amended as follows:(1)the row concerning Ireland is replaced by the following:
"380IRELAND900"
(2)the rows concerning France are replaced by the following:
"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"
(3)the rows concerning Hungary are replaced by the following:
"HUNGARY
764Alföld1016
767Dunántúl675
768Észak-Magyarország209
Total Hungary1900"