2004/760/EC: Commission Decision of 26 October 2004 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Directive 93/23/EEC as regards the statistical surveys on pig population and production (notified under document number C(2004) 4090)Text with EEA relevance

Directive 93/23/EEC · Decision · 10 articles

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Article 1

1. For the purposes of Article 2(2) of Directive 93/23/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 93/23/EEC shall cover: (a) agricultural holdings with a utilised agricultural area of 1 ha or more; (b) agricultural holdings with a utilized 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.

Article 2

For the territorial subdivisions referred to in Article 6(1) of Directive 93/23/EEC, the Member States shall follow the level of the common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) defined in Annex I. They do not need to compile results for regions in which the pig population is less than 1 % of the national pig population.

Article 3

The herd size classes referred to in Article 8(1) of Directive 93/23/EEC are set out in Annex II to this Decision.

Article 4

The carcass weight referred to in Article 10(1) of Directive 93/23/EEC is the weight of the slaughtered pig's cold body, either whole or divided in half along the mid-line, after being bled and eviscerated and after removal of the tongue, bristles, hooves, genitalia, flare fat, kidneys and diaphragm.

Article 5

1. The list of Member States authorised to carry out the April and August or May/June surveys in selected regions, on the understanding that these surveys cover at least 70 % of the pig population, is set out in Annex III, point (a) to this Decision. 2. The list of Member States authorised to carry out the survey once a year in April, May/June, August or November/December is set out in Annex III, point (b) to this Decision. 3. The list of Member States authorised to use the regional breakdown for the final results of the April or May/June survey is set out in Annex III, point (c) to this Decision. 4. The list of Member States authorised to use the breakdown by herd size classes for the results of a given month of the year is set out in Annex III, point (d) to this Decision.

Article 6

Decision 94/432/EC is repealed. References made to the repealed Decision shall be construed to be made to the present Decision.

Article 7

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Supplementary provisions

ANNEX ISupplementary provisions

ANNEX I TERRITORIAL SUBDIVISIONS Belgium NUTS 2 Czech Republic NUTS 2 Denmark — Germany NUTS 1 Estonia NUTS 2 Greece NUTS 2 Spain NUTS 2 France NUTS 2 Ireland NUTS 2 Italy NUTS 2 Cyprus — Latvia NUTS 2 Lithuania NUTS 2 Luxembourg — Hungary NUTS 2 Malta NUTS 2 Netherlands NUTS 2 Austria NUTS 2 Poland NUTS 2 Portugal NUTS 2 Slovenia NUTS 2 Slovakia NUTS 2 Finland NUTS 2 Sweden NUTS 2 United Kingdom NUTS 1

ANNEX IISupplementary provisions

ANNEX II SIZE CLASSES OF PIG POPULATIONS Categories Number of pigs/holder Holders number Animals number Number of sows ≥ 50 kg/holder Holders number Animals number Number of fattening pigs ≥ 50 kg/holder Holders number Animals number I 1-2 ( 1 ) 1-2 ( 1 ) 1-2 ( 1 ) II 3-9 ( 1 ) 3-4 ( 1 ) 3-9 ( 1 ) III 1-9 5-9 ( 1 ) 1-9 IV 10-49 1-9 10-49 V 50-99 10-19 50-99 VI 100-199 20-49 100-199 VII 200-399 50-99 200-399 VIII 400-999 100- 400-999 IX 1 000 100-199 ( 2 ) 1 000 X 1 000 -1 999 ( 2 ) 200-499 ( 2 ) 1 000 -1 999 ( 2 ) XII 2 000 -4 999 ( 2 ) 500- ( 2 ) 2 000 - ( 2 ) XIII 5 000 ( 2 ) 2 000 -4 999 ( 3 ) ( 2 ) XIV 5 000 ( 3 ) ( 2 ) Total Total Total ( 1 ) Breakdown optional for: BE, CZ, DK, MT, NL, SE, SK. ( 2 ) Breakdown optional for: CZ, EL, LT, LU, MT, PT, SE, SI, SK. ( 3 ) Breakdown optional for: FR, PL.

ANNEX IIISupplementary provisions

ANNEX III (a) Member States authorised to carry out the April and August or May/June surveys in selected regions, on the understanding that these surveys cover at least 70 % of the pig population France Italy (b) Member States authorised to carry out the survey once a year in April, May/June, August or November/December Cyprus Estonia Greece Finland Ireland Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Portugal Slovakia Slovenia Sweden (c) Member States authorised to use the regional breakdown for the final results of the April or May/June survey April May/June Netherlands Germany Belgium (d) Member States authorised to use the breakdown by herd size classes for the results of a given month of the year Belgium, May Denmark, May Germany, May Netherlands, April Poland, August Sweden, June

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