1. For the purposes of Article 2(2) of Directive 93/25/EEC, ‘agricultural holding’ means any technical and economic unit under single management which produces agricultural products.
2. The survey referred to in Article 1(1) of Directive 93/25/EEC shall cover:
(a)
agricultural holdings with a utilised agricultural area of 1 ha or more;
(b)
agricultural holdings with a utilised agricultural area of less than 1 ha, if their production is to a certain extent intended for sale or if their production unit exceeds certain natural thresholds.
3. Member States wishing to apply a different survey threshold shall, however, undertake to determine that threshold in such a way that only the smallest holdings are excluded, and that together the holdings excluded account for 1 % or less of the total standard gross margin, within the meaning of Commission Decision 85/377/EEC ( 4 ) , of the Member State concerned.
The definitions of the categories of sheep and goat referred to in Article 3(1) and Article 13(2) of Directive 93/25/EEC are set out in Annex I to this Decision.
For the territorial subdivisions referred to in Article 7(1) of Directive 93/25/EEC the Member States shall follow the level of the common classification of Territorial Units for Statistics set out in Annex II to this Decision.
They need not compile results for regions with herd populations of less than 1 % of the national population.
The herd size classes referred to in Article 10(1) of Directive 93/25/EEC are set out in Annex III to this Decision.
The carcass weight referred to in Article 13(1) of Directive 93/25/EEC is the weight of the slaughtered animal's cold body after having been bled, skinned and eviscerated, and after removal of the head (severed at the atlanto-occipital joint), of the feet (severed at the carpo-metacarpal or tarso-metatarsal joints), of the tail (severed between the sixth and seventh caudal vertebrae) and of the genital organs (including udder).
Kidneys and kidney fats are included in the carcass.
Decision 2003/597/EC is repealed.
References to the repealed Decision shall be construed as references to this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
ANNEX ISupplementary provisions
ANNEX I
DEFINITIONS OF CATEGORIES
Ewes and ewe lambs put to the ram
Females of the ovine species which have already lambed at least once as well as those which have been put to the ram for the first time.
Milk ewes
Ewes which are kept exclusively or principally to produce milk for human consumption and/or for processing into dairy products. This includes cast milk sheep (whether fattened or not between their last lactation and slaughtering).
Other ewes
Ewes other than milk ewes.
Lambs
Male or female sheep under 12 months old.
ANNEX IISupplementary provisions
ANNEX II
TERRITORIAL SUBDIVISIONS
Belgium
NUTS 1
Czech Republic
NUTS 2
Denmark
—
Germany
NUTS 1
Estonia
—
Greece
NUTS 2
Spain
NUTS 2
France
NUTS 2
Ireland
NUTS 2
Italy
NUTS 2
Cyprus
—
Latvia
for sheep:
NUTS 2
for goats:
—
Lithuania
—
Luxembourg
—
Hungary
for sheep:
NUTS 2
for goats:
—
Malta
NUTS 3
Netherlands
NUTS 2
Austria
NUTS 2
Poland
for sheep:
NUTS 2
for goats:
—
Portugal
NUTS 2
Slovenia
—
Slovakia
NUTS 2
Finland
NUTS 2
Sweden
for sheep:
NUTS 2
for goats:
—
United Kingdom
NUTS 1
ANNEX IIISupplementary provisions
ANNEX III
TABLE 1
Size classes of sheep stocks held
Holders of sheep (total)
Holders of ewe lambs put to the ram + ewes ( 2 )
Holders of milk ewes and ewe lambs put to the ram ( 3 )
Holders of other ewes and ewe lambs put to the ram ( 3 )
Category
Sheep (total)/holder
Holder’s number
Livestock number
Ewe lambs put to the ram, ewes/holder
Holder’s number
Livestock number
Milk ewes, milk ewe lambs put to the ram/holder
Holder’s number
Livestock number
Other ewes and ewe lambs put to the ram/holder
Holder’s number
Livestock number
I
1-9
1-9
1-9
1-9
II
10-19
10-19
10-19
10-19
III
20-49
20-49
20-49
20-49
IV
50-99
50-99
50-99
50-99
V
100- ( 4 )
100- ( 4 )
100- ( 4 )
100- ( 4 )
VI
100-199 ( 1 )
100-199 ( 1 )
100-199 ( 1 )
100-199 ( 1 )
VII
200-499 ( 1 )
200-499 ( 1 )
200-499 ( 1 )
200-499 ( 1 )
VIII
500-999 ( 1 )
500-999 ( 1 )
500-999 ( 1 )
500-999 ( 1 )
IX
1 000 - ( 1 )
1 000 - ( 1 )
1 000 - ( 1 )
1 000 - ( 1 )
Total
Total
Total
Total
TABLE 2
Size classes of goat stocks held
Holders of goats (total)
Holders of goats mated and goats which have already kidded ( 7 )
Category
Goats (total)/holder
Holder’s number
Livestock number
Goats mated and goats which have already kidded ( 7 ) /holder
Holder’s number
Livestock number
I
1-9
1-9
II
10-19
10-19
III
20-49
20-49
IV
50-99
50-99
V
100- ( 8 )
100- ( 8 )
VI
100-499 ( 5 )
100-499 ( 5 )
VII
500- ( 5 )
500- ( 5 )
VIII
500-999 ( 6 )
( 5 )
500-999 ( 6 )
( 5 )
IX
1 000 - ( 6 )
( 5 )
1 000 - ( 6 )
( 5 )
Total
Total
( 1 ) Breakdown optional for BE, CZ, DK, LT, LU, LV, PL, SE, SI, SK.
( 2 ) Breakdown optional for BE, CZ, DE, LT, LV, NL, PL, SE, SI, SK.
( 3 ) Breakdown optional for BE, CZ, DE, IRL, LT, LV, NL, AT, PL, PT, FIN, SE, SI, SK, UK.
( 4 ) Breakdown optional for MT.
( 5 ) Breakdown optional for BE, DE, IRL, LT, LU, PL, PT, SE, SI, SK, UK.
( 6 ) Breakdown optional for FR.
( 7 ) Breakdown optional for BE, DE, LT, NL, PL, SE, SK.
( 8 ) Breakdown optional for MT.
