Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2745 of 8 December 2023 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2022/2379 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards animal production statistics
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Data requirements
Member States shall provide data on the domain of animal production statistics referred to in Article 5(1), point (a) of Regulation (EU) 2022/2379 in the form of aggregated data sets. The data on total and organic production shall be transmitted to the Commission (Eurostat) at the required geographical level referred to in Article 5(10), point (b)(iii), of Regulation (EU) 2022/2379, and as set out in Annexes I, II and III.
Datasets
1. The data contents of the datasets are specified in: (a) Annex I for topic (i), livestock and meat, for the detailed topics: (i) livestock populations; (ii) meat production; (iii) animal delivery; (b) Annex II for topic (ii), eggs and chicks, for the detailed topics: (i) eggs for consumption; (ii) eggs for hatching and farmyard poultry chicks; (iii) structure of hatcheries; (c) Annex III for topic (iii), milk and milk products, for the detailed topics: (i) milk produced and used on the agricultural holdings; (ii) milk availabilities to the dairy sector; (iii) uses of milk and dairy materials by the dairy sector and resulting products; (iv) monthly uses of cows’ milk by the dairy sector; (v) structure of the dairy enterprises. 2. For each dataset, Section I specifies: (a) a description of the data contents; (b) the variables to be provided at national and, where required, at regional level; (c) the variables to be provided on organic production; (d) the deadlines for transmission of the data to the Commission (Eurostat); (e) the reference periods. 3. For each dataset, Section II specifies, where appropriate: (a) a description of the measurement units; (b) technical requirements related to the variables; (c) thresholds for exemptions to data transmission deadlines; (d) thresholds for regional data transmissions; (e) coverage specifications. 4. For each dataset, Section III specifies methodological rules, where relevant.
Precision requirements
1. When data collections are conducted based on statistical samples, Member States shall ensure that the weighted results are representative of the statistical population within the relevant geographical unit and are designed to meet the precision requirements set out in Annex IV. 2. Where precision requirements are not applicable, for example due to sources other than statistical surveys, Member States shall ensure that the statistics are representative of the scope that they describe and meet the quality criteria laid down in Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009.
Descriptions
For the purpose of this Regulation, the descriptions of terms as set out in Annex V shall apply.
Methodology for exemptions
1. The Commission shall grant data transmission exemptions for variables or groups of variables in datasets of the topics (i) livestock and meat, (ii) eggs and chicks, and (iii) milk and milk products. Those exemptions shall be based on reference threshold values and shall be granted if their application does not reduce the information on the expected EU total of the corresponding variable by more than 5 %. The reference threshold values for the variables subject to exemptions shall be those laid down in each Section II of Annexes I, II and III. The Commission (Eurostat) shall calculate reference threshold values for those variables based on a three-year average of statistical data. If annual data are not available for that three-year period, the threshold shall refer to other data for the same period, representative at the required geographical level as set out in Annexes I, II and III, to be provided by the Member State or States in question. 2. A Member State where the value of a variable has been lower than or equal to the reference threshold value for three successive years shall be exempted from transmitting data on this variable for the deadlines set out in each Section II of the data sets in Annexes I, II and III. The exemption shall be automatically revoked if the value of the variable for the Member State exceeds the reference threshold value for three successive years. The Member State shall start transmitting data on that variable for the reference year following the third consecutive year in which the reference threshold value is exceeded. The exemption shall be automatically reinstated if the value of the variable for the Member State is lower or equal to the reference threshold value for three successive years. If annual data are not available at the Commission for that three-year period, the Member State or States in question shall provide other data representative at the required geographical level as set out in Annexes I, II and III. 3. The Commission may amend any of these reference threshold values if the average EU total stays lower than 90 % or higher than 110 % of the EU total used for calculating the reference threshold values for three successive years. If annual data are not available at the Commission for that three-year period, the Member State or States in question shall provide representative national data for the calculation of that total. 4. The Commission shall grant exemptions to Member States for predefined variables in the event that the impact of the variable is limited in relation to the agricultural production at national or regional level. Those exemptions shall be based on reference threshold values as laid down in Section II of Annex III.
Entry into force
This 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 1 January 2025.
Livestock and meat
ANNEX I Livestock and meat Data set i.1 Livestock populations Domain: a. Animal production statistics Topic: i. Livestock and meat Detailed topic: i.1 Livestock populations SECTION I Data contents The data shall cover the number of animals held by agricultural holdings on the territory of a Member State, as their number at the reference date or their average during the reference period, including those certified organic. Data set i.1, part 1 Livestock population at a reference date Livestock categories Frequency Annual data Reference date May/June November/December Deadlines Provisional 15 September N Final 15 October N Provisional 15 February N+1 Final 15 May N+1 30 June N+1 Bovine animals HD HD HD HD, RHD OHD Bovine animals, less than 1 year old HD HD HD HD, RHD For slaughter HD HD HD HD, RHD Not for slaughter HD HD HD HD, RHD Bovine male animals, less than 1 year old not for slaughter HD HD HD HD, RHD Bovine female animals, less than 1 year old not for slaughter HD HD HD HD, RHD Bovine animals 1 to less than 2 years old HD HD HD HD, RHD Male bovines 1 to less than 2 years old HD HD HD HD, RHD Heifers 1 to less than 2 years old HD HD HD HD, RHD Heifers 1 to less than 2 years old for slaughter HD HD HD HD, RHD Heifers 1 to less than 2 years old not for slaughter HD HD HD HD, RHD Bovine animals 2 years old and over HD HD HD HD, RHD Male bovines, 2 years old and over HD HD HD HD, RHD Heifers, 2 years old and over HD HD HD HD, RHD Heifers, 2 years old and over, for slaughter HD HD HD HD, RHD Heifers, 2 years old and over, not for slaughter HD HD HD HD, RHD Cows HD HD HD HD, RHD Dairy cows HD HD HD HD, RHD OHD Non-dairy cows HD HD HD HD, RHD of which buffaloes HD HD HD HD, RHD Buffalo cows HD HD HD HD, RHD Other buffaloes HD HD HD HD, RHD Pigs HD HD HD HD, RHD OHD Pigs of less than 50 kg live weight HD HD HD HD, RHD Piglets, of less than 20 kg live weight HD HD HD HD, RHD Other pigs of 20 kg to less than 50 kg live weight HD HD HD HD, RHD Pigs for slaughter, including cull boars and cull sows, of 50 kg and more live weight HD HD HD HD, RHD Pigs, from 50 kg to less than 80 kg live weight HD HD HD HD, RHD Pigs, from 80 kg to less than 110 kg live weight HD HD HD HD, RHD Pigs, 110 kg or over live weight HD HD HD HD, RHD Breeding pigs, of 50 kg and more live weight HD HD HD HD, RHD Breeding boars HD HD HD HD, RHD Covered sows HD HD HD HD, RHD of which covered gilts HD HD HD HD, RHD Sows, not covered HD HD HD HD, RHD of which gilts not yet covered HD HD HD HD, RHD Sheep HD HD, RHD OHD Ewes and ewe-lambs HD HD, RHD Milk ewes and ewe-lambs HD HD, RHD Non milk ewes and ewe-lambs HD HD, RHD Other sheep HD HD, RHD Goats HD HD, RHD OHD Breeding female goats HD HD, RHD Other goats HD HD, RHD N : The year that the data refer to HD : Number of animals (1 000 heads) at national level RHD : Number of animals (1 000 heads) at regional level OHD : Number of organic animals (1 000 heads) at national level Reference date: The data shall refer to a given day in the periods indicated in the table. The Member States shall indicate this day in the metadata provided with the data. Data set i.1, part 2 Average livestock population Livestock categories Frequency Annual Data three times per decade ( 1 ) Deadlines 30 April N+1 30 June N+1 30 April N+1 Poultry (excluding chicks) Chickens Broilers AHD, RAHD OAHD Laying hens AHD, RAHD OAHD Laying hens producing eggs for consumption AHD, RAHD OAHD Poultry other than chicken AHD Ducks AHD Geese AHD Turkeys AHD Ostriches AHD Other poultry fowls n.e.c. AHD Rabbits AHD Species not reared for human consumption Fur animals Foxes AHD Raccoon dogs AHD Minks AHD Chinchillas AHD Other fur animals, n.e.c AHD N : The year that the data refer to AHD : Average number of animals (1 000 heads) at national level RAHD : Average number of animals (1 000 heads) at regional level OAHD : Average number of organic animals (1 000 heads) at national level Reference period : Calendar year The data shall cover the average number of animals during the calendar year. SECTION II Description of the measurement units Number of animals refers to the total number of animals that are held on agricultural holdings, excluding animals in transport or in slaughterhouses. Number of organic animals refers to animals that are fully compliant with the principles and rules of organic production and raised under certified organic management at farm level, as set out in (i) Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 2 ) or, where applicable, in the most recent Union legislation and (ii) the corresponding national implementing rules. These animals are included in the total number of animals. Average number of animals refers to the average daily number of animals that are held on agricultural holdings, excluding animals in transport or in slaughterhouses. This number shall take into account seasonal fluctuations, as well as temporary breaks in production. Data transmission exemptions The reference threshold values referred to in Article 5(1) are: Reference variable Reference threshold Transmission exemption Total number of bovine animals 600 000 heads Data on May/June population Total number of pigs 1 300 000 heads Data on May/June population Total number of sheep 600 000 heads Data on November/December population ( 3 ) Total number of goats 130 000 heads Data on November/December population ( 3 ) Total number of broilers 8 000 000 heads Annual data ( 3 ) Total number of laying hens 5 000 000 heads Annual data ( 3 ) Data source: Latest available final November/December data Regional data transmission Member States shall provide regional data: — for bovine animals if the region has more than 75 000 bovine animals or if more than 5 % of the national number of live bovine animals are raised in the region; — for pigs if the region has more than 150 000 pigs or if more than 5 % of national number of pigs are raised in the region; — for sheep if more than 100 000 sheep or if more than 5 % of the national number of sheep are raised in the region; — for goats if more than 25 000 goats or if more than 5 % of the national number of goats are raised in the region; — for broilers if more than 1 500 000 broilers or if more than 5 % of the national number of broilers are raised in the region; — for laying hens if more than 1 000 000 laying hens or if more than 5 % of the national number of laying hens are raised in the region. The regional data are required for the same reference years or dates as the national data. Data set i.2 Meat production Domain: a. Animal production statistics Topic: i. Livestock and meat Detailed topic: i.2 Meat production SECTION I Data contents The data shall cover the weights of the carcasses and numbers of the animals slaughtered on the territory of a Member State during the reference period, whether in slaughterhouses or not, and that are fit for human consumption, including organic ones. Livestock categories 2.1 Slaughtering in slaughterhouses 2.2 Slaughtering carried out other than in slaughterhouses Frequency and deadlines Monthly data Annual data Monthly data Annual data M + 60 days 31 May N + 1 30 June N +1 M + 120 days 30 June N + 1 Bovine animals HD, T HD, T OHD, OT HD, T HD, T Calves HD, T HD, T HD, T HD, T Young bovines HD, T HD, T HD, T HD, T Heifers HD, T HD, T HD, T HD, T Cows HD, T HD, T HD, T HD, T Bulls HD, T HD, T HD, T HD, T Bullocks HD, T HD, T HD, T HD, T Pigs (swine of domestic species) HD, T HD, T OHD, OT HD, T HD, T Sheep HD, T HD, T OHD, OT HD, T HD, T Lambs HD, T HD, T HD, T HD, T Other sheep HD, T HD, T HD, T HD, T Goats HD, T HD, T OHD, OT HD, T HD, T Poultry HD, T Chickens HD, T HD, T OHD, OT Ducks HD, T HD, T Geese HD, T Turkeys HD, T HD, T Ostriches HD, T Other poultry fowls n.e.c HD, T Equidae HD, T HD, T Rabbits (of domestic species) HD, T OHD, OT N : The year that the data refer to M : The month that the data refer to HD : Number of slaughtered animals (1 000 carcasses) at national level T : Carcass weights (1 000 tonnes) at national level OHD : Number of slaughtered organic animals (carcasses) at national level OT : Carcass weights (tonnes) of organic animals at national level Reference periods : Month, calendar year SECTION II Description of the measurement units Number of slaughtered animals: The number of carcasses of animals whose meat is deemed fit for human consumption. Carcass weight: The cold carcass weight of slaughtered animals whose meat is deemed fit for human consumption. Organic animals refer to animals that are fully compliant with the principles and rules of organic production and raised under certified organic management on agricultural holdings in the Member State and certified as organic according to (i) Regulation (EU) 2018/848 or, where applicable, in the most recent Union legislation and (ii) the corresponding national implementing rules. The slaughtered organic animals are those slaughtered on the territory of the same Member State. They are accounted for in the total numbers of slaughtered animals. Data transmission exemptions The animal category reference thresholds referred to in Article 5(1) are the following: Reference variables Conditions for exemption Transmission exemption Carcass weight by animal category Annual carcass weight of animals slaughtered other than in slaughterhouses is lower than Calves and young bovines 500 tonnes Monthly data on slaughtering carried out other than in slaughterhouses for the animal category Other bovine animals 650 tonnes Pigs 3 700 tonnes Sheep 1 100 tonnes Goats 300 tonnes Monthly data No confidential value Corresponding annual data Data source: Slaughtering statistics transmitted regularly to Eurostat Data set i.3 Animal delivery Domain: a. Animal production statistics Topic: i. Livestock and meat Detailed topic: i.3 Animal delivery SECTION I Data contents The data shall cover the gross indigenous production (GIP) forecast, meaning the number of animals expected to be delivered by the framework of agricultural holdings of a Member State abroad or to the slaughterhouses in the Member State, or to be otherwise slaughtered. Slaughtered animals not fit for human consumption shall be excluded. Data set i.3, part 1 Bovine delivery forecast Livestock categories Half-yearly data Reference periods 1.1 – 30.6 N 1.7 – 31.12 N 1.1 – 30.6 N+1 1.7 – 31.12 N 1.1 – 30.6. N+1 1.7 – 31.12 N+1 Deadlines 15 February N 15 September N Bovine animals HD HD Calves and young bovines HD HD Heifers HD HD Cows HD HD Male bovine animals, 1 year old or over HD HD N : The year that the data refer to HD : Gross indigenous production in number of animals (1 000 heads) Frequency : Twice a year (3 half year periods) Data set i.3, part 2 Pig delivery forecast Livestock categories Quarterly data Reference periods 1.1 – 31.3 N 1.4 – 30.6 N 1.7 – 30.9 N 1.10 – 31.12 N 1.7 – 30.9 N 1.10 – 31.12 N 1.1 – 31.3 N+1 1.4 – 30.6 N+1 Deadlines 15 February N 15 September N Pigs HD HD N : The year that the data refer to HD : Gross indigenous production in number of animals (1 000 heads) Frequency : Twice a year (4 quarters) Data set i.3, part 3 Sheep and goat delivery forecast Livestock categories Half-yearly data Reference periods 1.1 – 30. 6 N 1.7 – 31.12 N Deadline 15 February N Sheep HD Goats HD N : The year that the data refer to HD : Gross indigenous production in number of animals (1 000 heads) Frequency : Annual (2 half-year periods) SECTION II Description of the measurement units Gross indigenous production forecast shall be given in number of animals. Data transmission exemptions The reference threshold values referred to in Article 5(1) are: Reference variable Conditions for exemption Transmission exemption Total number of bovine animals Reference thresholds of data set i.1 Deadline on 15 September N Total number of pigs Deadline on 15 September N Total number of sheep Sheep delivery forecast Total number of goats Goat delivery forecast SECTION III The GIP forecasts shall be established based at least on the most recent statistics from data sets i.1 and i.2, and from series of achieved GIP. The achieved GIP may be established, for each livestock category, as the animals slaughtered in a Member State plus the trade balance (exports minus imports) of intra- and extra-Union trade for this livestock category. ( 1 ) Years ending with 3, 6 and 0 ( 2 ) Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 ( OJ L 150, 14.6.2018, p. 1 ). ( 3 ) The exempted Member States shall transmit the data for the reference years ending with 3, 6 and 0.
Eggs and chicks
ANNEX II Eggs and chicks Data set ii.1 Eggs for consumption Domain: a. Animal production statistics Topic: ii. Eggs and chicks Detailed topic: ii.1 Eggs for consumption SECTION I Data contents The data shall cover the number of chicken eggs for consumption collected on the agricultural holdings in a Member State during the reference period, including organic production. These eggs may be delivered to packing centres, directly sold to consumers or agri-food industry, consumed on the agricultural holding or lost after leaving the agricultural holding. Categories Deadline 30 June N + 1 Eggs for consumption produced EN, OEN N : The year that the data refer to EN : Number of eggs for consumption produced (million eggs) at national level OEN : Number of eggs for consumption from certified organic production (million eggs) at national level Frequency : Annual Reference period : Calendar year SECTION II Description of the measurement units Number of eggs for consumption produced refers to the number of chicken eggs aimed for consumption produced by the agricultural holdings in a Member State, covering those received by packing centres from egg producers in the Member State and those directly delivered or used by agricultural holdings. Number of eggs for consumption from certified organic production refers to eggs for consumption that originate from animals that are fully compliant with the principles and rules of organic production at farm level, as set out in (i) Regulation (EU) 2018/848 or, where applicable, in the most recent Union legislation and (ii) the corresponding national implementing rules. These eggs are included in the total numbers. Data transmission exemptions Member States that use information from packing centres or other administrative sources are exempted from implementing the threshold. In this case, the provided number of eggs shall cover all the eggs for consumption produced by all agricultural holdings in that Member State. Where the number of eggs received by the packing centres is used, the quantity produced shall include eggs directly delivered by the agricultural holdings to the agri-food industry or to consumers, as well as any other use of non-marked eggs for consumption during the reference period. The reference threshold values referred to in Article 5(1) are: Reference variable Conditions for exemption Reference threshold Transmission exemption Number of laying hens producing eggs for consumption on agricultural holdings with at least 50 laying hens producing eggs for consumption 5 000 000 laying hens Annual data ( 1 ) Data sources: National structural statistics Coverage 95 % of the production of agricultural holdings with at least 50 laying hens producing eggs for consumption. Where packing centre information or other administrative data source is used, 95 % of eggs purchased from agricultural holdings shall be represented. Data set ii.2 Eggs for hatching and farmyard poultry chicks Domain: a. Animal production statistics Topic: ii. Eggs and chicks Detailed topic: ii.2 Eggs for hatching and farmyard poultry chicks SECTION I Data contents The data shall cover the number of eggs placed in incubation and the number of chicks produced in the hatcheries of a Member State with a capacity over 1 000 eggs and during the reference period, as well as the numbers of chicks imported to or exported by this Member State. Poultry categories Activity of hatcheries Foreign trade of chicks Deadlines End of month M + 4 weeks End of month (M+1) + 4 weeks Chicken Laying use (selection) EP, FCU II, IX, EI, EX Laying use (utility) EP, FCU II, IX, EI, EX Meat use (selection) EP, FCU II, IX, EI, EX Meat use (utility) EP, CU II, IX, EI, EX Mixed meat-laying use EP, CU II, IX, EI, EX Cockerels from sexing CU Duck (utility) EP, CU II, IX, EI, EX Goose (utility) EP, CU II, IX, EI, EX Turkey (utility) EP, CU II, IX, EI, EX Guinea fowl (utility) EP, CU II, IX, EI, EX M : The month that the data refer to EP : Number of eggs placed in incubation (1 000 eggs) at national level CU : Number of chicks for use (1 000 chicks) at national level FCU : Number of female chicks for use (1 000 chicks) at national level II : Number of chicks, intra-Union imports (1 000 chicks) at national level IX : Number of chicks, extra-Union imports (1 000 chicks) at national level EI : Number of chicks, intra-Union exports (1 000 chicks) at national level EX : Number of chicks extra-Union exports (1 000 chicks) at national level Frequency : Monthly Reference period : Calendar month SECTION II Description of the measurement units Number of eggs placed in incubation refers to eggs that are intended to be placed in incubation to obtain chicks. Number of chicks intended for use refers to day chicks produced in a Member State by intended use (based on the genetic type), including those exported for use in another country. Eggs sold by hatcheries just before hatching are included. Number of chicks, imports refers to the number of chicks imported by a Member State from another EU Member State (intra-Union) or from a third country (extra-Union). Number of chicks, exports refers to the number of chicks exported from a Member State to another EU Member State (intra-Union) or to a third country (extra-Union). Coverage 95 % of eggs placed in incubators and of produced chicks on hatcheries with a capacity over 1 000 eggs of chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys or guinea fowls. 95 % of the imported chicks of chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys or guinea fowls. 95 % of the exported chicks of chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys or guinea fowls. Data set ii.3 Structure of hatcheries Domain: a. Animal production statistics Topic: ii. Eggs and chicks Detailed topic: ii.3 Structure of hatcheries SECTION I Data contents The data shall cover the structure of the hatcheries, described by the numbers of hatcheries in a Member State and their capacity broken down by capacity classes during the reference period. Poultry categories Size classes (capacity) Deadline 29 January N+1 Chicken Total NH, CAP, EPL, EPM, EPX From 1 001 to 10 000 eggs NH, CAP, EPL, EPM, EPX From 10 001 to 20 000 eggs NH, CAP, EPL, EPM, EPX From 20 001 to 50 000 eggs NH, CAP, EPL, EPM, EPX From 50 001 to 100 000 eggs NH, CAP, EPL, EPM, EPX From 100 001 to 200 000 eggs NH, CAP, EPL, EPM, EPX From 200 001 to 500 000 eggs NH, CAP, EPL, EPM, EPX More than 500 000 eggs NH, CAP, EPL, EPM, EPX Duck Total NH, CAP, EP From 1 001 to 10 000 eggs NH, CAP, EP From 10 001 to 20 000 eggs NH, CAP, EP From 20 001 to 50 000 eggs NH, CAP, EP From 50 001 to 100 000 eggs NH, CAP, EP From 100 001 to 200 000 eggs NH, CAP, EP From 200 001 to 500 000 eggs NH, CAP, EP More than 500 000 eggs NH, CAP, EP Goose Total NH, CAP, EP From 1 001 to 10 000 eggs NH, CAP, EP From 10 001 to 20 000 eggs NH, CAP, EP From 20 001 to 50 000 eggs NH, CAP, EP From 50 001 to 100 000 eggs NH, CAP, EP From 100 001 to 200 000 eggs NH, CAP, EP From 200 001 to 500 000 eggs NH, CAP, EP More than 500 000 eggs NH, CAP, EP Turkey Total NH, CAP, EP From 1 001 to 10 000 eggs NH, CAP, EP From 10 001 to 20 000 eggs NH, CAP, EP From 20 001 to 50 000 eggs NH, CAP, EP From 50 001 to 100 000 eggs NH, CAP, EP From 100 001 to 200 000 eggs NH, CAP, EP From 200 001 to 500 000 eggs NH, CAP, EP More than 500 000 eggs NH, CAP, EP Guinea fowl Total NH, CAP, EP From 1 001 to 10 000 eggs NH, CAP , EP From 10 001 to 20 000 eggs NH, CAP, EP From 20 001 to 50 000 eggs NH, CAP, EP From 50 001 to 100 000 eggs NH, CAP, EP From 100 001 to 200 000 eggs NH, CAP, EP From 200 001 to 500 000 eggs NH, CAP, EP More than 500 000 eggs NH, CAP, EP N : The year that the data refer to NH : Number of hatcheries at national level CAP : Hatching capacity (1 000 eggs) at national level EP : Number of eggs placed in incubation (1 000 eggs) at national level, of which EPL : Breeds for laying use EPM : Breeds for meat use EPX : Breeds for mixed use Frequency : Annual Reference period : Calendar year SECTION II Description of the measurement units Number of hatcheries refers to the number of hatcheries in the Member State on 31 December of year N. Hatching capacity refers to the maximum number of eggs for hatching which may be placed simultaneously in incubators excluding hatchers. Number of eggs placed in incubation – see data set ii.2. Coverage 95 % of eggs placed in incubators and 95 % of chicks produced on hatcheries with an incubation capacity over 1 000 eggs of chicken, ducks, geese, turkeys or guinea fowls. ( 1 ) The exempted Member States shall transmit the data for the reference years ending with 3, 6 and 0.
Milk and milk products
ANNEX III Milk and milk products Data set iii.1 Milk produced and used on the agricultural holdings Domain: a. Animal production statistics Topic: iii. Milk and milk products Detailed topic: iii.1 Milk produced and used on the agricultural holdings SECTION I Data contents The data shall cover the quantity of milk from cows, ewes, goats and buffaloes produced on and the quantities of dairy products directly used (not delivered to a dairy enterprise in the Member State) by the agricultural holdings of a Member State during the reference period, including organic production. Data set iii.1, part 1 Milk production Milk product category Deadline 30 September N+1 Raw milk (whole milk) produced Q Cow’s milk Q, QR, QO Ewes’ milk Q, QO Goats’ milk Q, QO Buffaloes’ milk Q N : The year that the data refer to Q : Quantity available (1 000 tonnes) at national level QR : Quantity available (1 000 tonnes) at regional level QO : Quantity of organic milk available (tonnes) at national level Frequency : Annual Reference period : Calendar year Data set iii.1, part 2 Availabilities and uses of milk on the agricultural holdings Milk product categories Deadlines 30 September N+1 Raw milk produced Q Skimmed milk and buttermilk available Q Returned by dairy enterprises Q Balance of cream delivery Q From butter and cream production by agricultural holdings Q Uses of whole milk UWM Direct use of whole milk on agricultural holdings UWM Direct use of organic whole milk on agricultural holdings UOWM Home consumption of drinking milk UWM Direct sales of drinking milk UWM Production of butter and cream UWM Production of cheese UWM Production of other milk products UWM Feed UWM Delivery to dairy enterprises UWM Milk UWM Cream UWM Other delivered milk products (specify) UWM Statistical differences and losses UWM Uses of skimmed milk and buttermilk USM Drinking milk USM Farm cheese USM Feed USM Delivery to dairy sector USM Products obtained Drinking milk QP Home consumption QP Direct sales QP Cream QP of which delivered to dairy enterprises QP Butter QP of which delivered to dairy enterprises QP Cheese QP of which delivered to dairy enterprises QP Other milk products obtained QP of which delivered to dairy enterprises QP N : The year that the data refer to Q : Quantity available (1 000 tonnes) at national level QP : Quantity of products obtained (1 000 tonnes) UWM : Quantity of used whole milk (1 000 tonnes) at national level UOWM : Quantity of used organic whole milk (tonnes) at national level USM : Quantity of used skimmed milk (1 000 tonnes) at national level Frequency : Annual Reference period : Calendar year SECTION II Description of the measurement units Quantities available refers to the quantities of raw material produced or otherwise made available. Quantities of used whole and skimmed milk refers to the quantities used for producing the milk products. Quantities of products obtained refers to the quantities of products obtained from the quantities of milk available. Organic milk refers to milks that originate from animals that are fully compliant with the principles and rules of organic production and raised under certified organic management at farm level, as set out in (i) Regulation (EU) 2018/848 or, where applicable, in the most recent Union legislation and (ii) the corresponding national implementing rules. This milk is included in the total quantities. Data transmission exemptions The reference threshold value as referred to in Article 5(4) is: Reference variable Reference thresholds Transmission exemption Whole milk directly used by agricultural holdings The smallest value between 100 000 tonnes and 10 % of the raw milk produced Annual data transmission ( 1 ) Data source: Latest available data from the present data set Coverage 95 % of the milk produced in the Member State for the milk production data. 95 % of milk directly used on agricultural holdings in the Member State for the data on availabilities and uses of milk. SECTION III Where the absolute value of the variable ‘Statistical differences and losses’ represents more than 1 % of the available milk, the differences between availabilities and uses shall be explained so that the differences stay unexplained for at most 1 % of milk available. That explanation shall be provided as metadata with the same deadline as the data. Delivery to and return by the dairy enterprises shall include delivery to and return by foreign dairy enterprises. Where the corresponding values are collected from the national dairy sector, activities related to foreign dairy enterprises shall also be considered. Data set iii.2 Availabilities to the dairy sector Domain: a. Animal production statistics Topic: iii. Milk and milk products Detailed topic: iii.2 Milk availabilities to the dairy sector SECTION I Data contents The data shall cover the quantity of raw milk collected for use by the dairy enterprises of a Member State during the reference period from agricultural holdings, whether they are located in this Member State or not, including organic production. They shall also cover the quantity of milk and dairy materials otherwise available to the dairy sector, i.e. the quantities of imported milk and dairy materials, and of the other milk products collected from agricultural holdings, by the dairy enterprises of a Member State during the reference period. Data set iii.2, part 1 Milk collection from agricultural holdings by the dairy sector Milk product categories Deadlines 30 June N + 1 Cows’ milk Q, QO, FAT, PAT Of which from agricultural holdings in other Member States Q, FAT, PAT Ewes’ milk Q, QO, FAT, PAT Goats’ milk Q, QO, FAT, PAT Buffaloes’ milk Q, FAT, PAT Cream Q, FAT, PAT Skimmed milk and buttermilk Q, FAT, PAT Other collected milk products (specify) Q, FAT, PAT N : The year that the data refer to Q : Quantity (1 000 tonnes) at national level QO : Quantity of organic milks (tonnes) at national level FAT : Milk fat quantity (tonnes) at national level PAT : Milk protein quantity (tonnes) at national level Frequency : Annual Reference period : Calendar year Data set iii.2, part 2 Other availabilities of milk and dairy materials to the dairy sector Milk product categories Deadlines 30 June N + 1 Imports of milk products for the national dairy sector Whole milk (including raw milk) Q, FAT Skimmed milk and buttermilk Q, FAT Cream Q, FAT Other imported milk products (specify) Q Of which, intra-EU imports of milk products for the national dairy sector Whole milk (including raw milk) Q, FAT Skimmed milk and buttermilk Q, FAT Cream Q, FAT Other imported milk products (specify) Q N : The year that the data refer to Q : Quantity (1 000 tonnes) at national level FAT : Milk fat quantity (tonnes) at national level Frequency : Annual Reference period : Calendar year Preliminary estimates of the quantities of milk and cream in bulk imported may be transmitted by the deadline provided that final results are transmitted by 30 November of year N+1. Member States providing such preliminary results shall properly indicate this status when transmitting their statistics. SECTION II Description of the measurement units Quantities refers to the quantities of raw materials collected from the agricultural holdings in the Member State or imported from the Union or third countries. ‘ Milk fat and protein quantities refers to the quantities of milk fat and milk protein in the input of milk categories. Organic milk – see data set iii.1 Coverage 95 % of the raw milk from agricultural holdings, or of dairy materials as expressed in whole milk equivalent available to the dairy enterprises in the Member State. SECTION III Methodological rules Part 1 and part 2 are exclusive of each other, and a quantity of milk covered in any of both parts is excluded from the other one. The milk products included in the category ‘other milk products’ shall be listed as additional information (metadata). Data set iii.3 Uses of milk and dairy materials by the dairy sector and resulting products Domain: a. Animal production statistics Topic: iii. Milk and milk products Detailed topic: iii.3 Uses of milk and dairy materials by the dairy sector and resulting products SECTION I Data contents The data shall cover the quantities of whole and skimmed milk used by the dairy enterprises of a Member State during the reference period for processing the various dairy products or, in the case of dairy material, of the quantities of whole and skimmed milk equivalent. These quantities may be directly measured or estimated based on the milk fat and milk protein contents of the dairy products (output) or on the milk fat and milk protein contents of the dairy materials (input). The organic products shall also be covered. Data set iii.3, part 1 Uses of milk and dairy materials by the dairy sector Milk use categories Deadline 30 June N + 1 Milk used for processing FAT, PAT, UWM, USM Liquid milk and cream for consumption Drinking milk FAT, PAT, UWM, USM Cream FAT, PAT, UWM, USM Acidified milk FAT, PAT, UWM, USM Concentrated milk FAT, PAT, UWM, USM Milk and cream powders Skimmed-milk powder FAT, PAT, UWM, USM Fat-containing milk and cream powders Whole milk and cream powders FAT, PAT, UWM, USM Partly skimmed milk powders FAT, PAT, UWM, USM Butter and other yellow fat dairy products FAT, PAT, UWM, USM Butter FAT, PAT, UWM, USM Rendered butter and butter oil FAT, PAT, UWM, USM Other yellow fat products FAT, PAT, UWM, USM Buttermilk FAT, PAT, UWM, USM Cheese, processed cheese and whey FAT, PAT, UWM, USM Cheese FAT, PAT, UWM, USM of which, from cows’ milk (pure) FAT, PAT, UWM, USM Processed cheese ( *1 ) FAT, PAT, UWM, USM Whey ( *1 ) FAT, PAT, UWM, USM Other milk products Milk non-mineral constituents FAT, PAT, UWM, USM Drinks with a milk base and other liquid milk products FAT, PAT, UWM, USM Other milk products n.e.c. FAT, PAT, UWM, USM Skimmed milk and buttermilk returned to the agricultural holding Q, PAT, USM Exports of milk and cream in bulk Q, FAT, PAT, UWM, USM Of which, intra-EU exports of milk and cream in bulk Q, FAT, PAT, UWM, USM Other uses Q, FAT, PAT, UWM, USM Statistical differences and losses FAT, PAT, UWM, USM Total uses = availabilities FAT, PAT, UWM, USM N : The year that the data refer to Q : Quantity (1 000 tonnes) at national level UWM : Quantity of used whole milk (1 000 tonnes) at national level USM : Quantity of used skimmed milk (1 000 tonnes) at national level FAT : Milk fat quantity (tonnes) at national level PAT : Cows’ milk protein quantity (tonnes) at national level Frequency : Annual Reference period : Calendar year Data set iii.3, part 2 Detailed resulting milk products Milk product categories Deadline 30 June N + 1 Liquid milk and cream for consumption Drinking milk Q Raw drinking milk Q Heat-treated milk of fat content by weight over 3 %, Q Heat-treated milk of fat content by weight over 1 % and not over 3 %, Q Heat-treated milk of fat content by weight not over 1 % Q Cream for consumption Q of fat content by weight exceeding 21 % Q of fat content by weight not exceeding 21 % Q Acidified milk Q with additives Q without additives Q Concentrated milk Q Sweetened Q Unsweetened Q Milk and cream powders Q Skimmed-milk powder Q Fat-containing milk and cream powders Q Whole milk and cream powders Q Partly skimmed milk powders Q Butter and other yellow fat dairy products QBE Butter Q Traditional butter Q Recombined butter Q Whey butter Q Rendered butter and butter oil Q Other yellow fat products Q Reduced-fat butter Q Other Q Buttermilk and buttermilk powder Buttermilk powder Q Buttermilk Q Cheese, processed cheese and whey Cheese Q By milk category from cows’ milk (pure) Q from ewes’ milk (pure) Q from goats’ milk (pure) Q Others (mixed or from pure buffaloes’ milk) Q By dryness class Soft cheese Q Medium-soft cheese Q Medium-hard cheese Q Hard cheese Q Extra hard cheese Q Fresh cheese Q Processed cheese Q Whey QPE delivered in the liquid state Q delivered in the concentrated state Q delivered in powder or block Q Other milk products Milk non-mineral constituents Q Lactose Q Caseins and caseinates Q Other milk proteins (lactalbumin, lactoglobulin, mixed milk proteins, demineralised whey) Q Drinks with a milk base and other liquid milk products Q Other milk products n.e.c. Q N : The year that the data refer to Q : Quantity (1 000 tonnes) at national level QBE : Quantity in butter equivalent (1 000 tonnes) at national level QPE : Quantity in whey powder equivalent (1 000 tonnes) at national level Frequency : Annual Reference period : Calendar year Preliminary estimates of the quantities of milk and cream in bulk exported may be transmitted by the deadline provided that final results are transmitted by 30 November of year N+1. Member States providing such preliminary results shall properly indicate that status when transmitting their statistics. Data set iii.3, part 3 Resulting organic milk products Deadline Milk product categories 30 June N + 1 Organic drinking milk QO Organic cream for consumption QO Organic acidified milk QO Organic butter QOBE Organic cheese QO Other organic milk products FATO, PATO, UOWM, UOSM N : The year that the data refer to QO : Quantity (tonnes) of organic products at national level QOBE : Quantity in organic butter equivalent (tonnes) at national level UOWM : Quantity of used organic whole milk (tonnes) at national level UOSM : Quantity of used organic skimmed milk (tonnes) at national level FATO : Organic milk fat quantity (kg) at national level PATO : Organic cows’ milk protein quantity (kg) at national level Frequency : Annual Reference period : Calendar year SECTION II Description of the measurement units Quantities refer in — part 1 to the quantities of milk used for producing the various milk products, including organic products, — part 2 to the quantities of various milk products obtained, including organic products, — part 3 to the quantities of various organic milk products obtained. Milk fat and protein quantities –see data set iii.2 Quantities of used whole and skimmed milk refers to the quantities used for producing the various milk products. Quantity of (fat) milk products in butter equivalent refers to the quantity of 82 %-fat butter that would be obtained with the fat matter of those milk products. Quantity of whey in powder equivalent refers to the quantity of 5 %-moisture whey powder that would be obtained with that whey. Where applicable, the quantities of other milk products may be set to zero if they are produced from milk products already reported under another heading of data set iii.3 part 2. Total uses = availabilities refers to the total availabilities as reported in data set iii.2. The quantities of available milk fat, milk protein, and milk (to be) used from other collected or imported milk products are included here where significant. Statistical differences and losses are the differences between the reported availabilities and uses, so that availabilities and uses are balanced after integrating these values. Data transmission exemptions The reference threshold values as referred to in Article 5(4) are: Reference variable Conditions of exemption Transmission exemption Quantity of butter, other than traditional butter 10 % of butter quantity Breakdown of butter into ‘traditional butter’, ‘recombined butter’ and ‘whey butter’ Quantity of other yellow fat products, other than reduced-fat butter 10 % of other yellow fat products Quantity of ‘reduced-fat butter’ Data source: Ad hoc assessment Coverage The data shall cover 95 % of the raw milk treated in the Member State. SECTION III Methodological rules The uses of milk and dairy materials by the dairy sector shall be coherent with the availabilities to the dairy sector and with the quantities of dairy products obtained. Where the absolute value of the variable ‘statistical differences and losses’ in part 1 represents more than 1 % of the available milk, the differences between availabilities and uses shall be explained so that the differences stay unexplained for at most 1 % of milk available. That explanation shall be provided as metadata with the same deadline as the data. For categories where fat and protein content is transmitted for all used milks, input of whole milk and of skimmed milk is not mandatory. Where a process generates skimmed milk (e.g. butter making) the quantity of used skimmed milk is reported as negative. Data set iii.4 Monthly uses of cows’ milk by the dairy sector Domain: a. Animal production statistics Topic: iii. Milk and milk products Detailed topic: iii.4 Monthly uses of cows’ milk by the dairy sector SECTION I Data contents The data shall cover the quantities of dairy products (or of butter equivalent, in the case of total butter and other yellow fat dairy products) processed from cows’ milk that were produced by the dairy enterprises in a Member State during the reference period, excluding dairy materials. Milk product categories Monthly data Reference period ( 2 ) Month Deadlines Day 15 of month M+2 Production of cows’ milk products by the dairy sector Drinking milk Q Cream for consumption Q Acidified milk Q Concentrated milk Q Whole milk powder and partly skimmed milk powder Q Skimmed milk powder Q Cheese from pure cows’ milk Q Total butter and other yellow fat dairy products QBE M : The month that the data refer to Q : Quantity of products (1 000 tonnes) at national level QBE : Quantity in butter equivalent (1 000 tonnes) at national level SECTION II Description of the measurement units Quantities refers to the quantities of various products obtained Quantity in butter equivalent – see data sets iii.3 parts 2 and 3 Data transmission exemptions The reference threshold value referred to in Article 5(1) is: Reference variable Conditions of exemption Transmission exemption Annual milk collection 1 million tonnes Monthly data transmission ( 3 ) Data source: Data set iii.2 Data set iii.5 Structure of the dairy enterprises Domain: a. Animal production statistics Topic: iii. Milk and milk products Detailed topic: iii.5 Structure of the dairy enterprises SECTION I Data contents The data shall cover the number of dairy enterprises in a Member State in operation on 31 December of the reference year, classified according to the volumes of the relevant products collected, treated, or produced. Data set iii.5, part 1 Structure of dairy enterprises collecting milk Enterprise categories Dairy enterprises collecting milk, except collection centres, by volume of milk collected Deadline 30 September N+1 Total ND, QP 5 000 t and under ND, QP More than 5 000 to100 000 t ND, QP More than 100 000 to 1 000 000 t ND, QP Over 1 000 000 t ND, QP More than 1 000 000 to 5 000 000 t ND, QP Over 5 000 000 t ND, QP Milk collection centres, by volume of milk collected Total NC, QP 1 000 t and under NC, QP More than 1 000 to 20 000 t NC, QP More than 20 000 to 100 000 t NC, QP Over 100 000 t NC, QP Data set iii.5, part 2 Structure of dairy enterprises processing milk Enterprise categories Dairy enterprises processing milk by volume of raw milk (whole milk) treated Deadline 30 September N+1 Total ND, QT 1 000 t and under ND QT More than 1 000 to 5 000 t ND QT More than 5 000 to 100 000 t ND QT More than 100 000 to 300 000 t ND QT More than 300 000 to 1 000 000 t ND QT Over 1 000 000 t ND QT More than 1 000 000 to 5 000 000 t ND, QT Over 5 000 000 t ND, QT Data set iii.5, part 3 Structure of dairy enterprises by groups of products Enterprise categories Dairy enterprises producing fresh products, by volume of fresh products produced Deadline 30 September N+1 Total ND, QP 1 000 t or less ND QP More than 1 000 to 50 000 t ND QP More than 50 000 to 250 000 t ND QP Over 250 000 t ND QP More than 250 000 to 500 000 t ND, QP Over 500 000 t ND, QP Dairy enterprises producing drinking milk, by volume of drinking milk produced Total ND, QP 1 000 t or less ND QP More than 1 000 to 50 000 t ND QP More than 50 000 to 250 000 t ND QP Over 250 000 t ND QP More than 250 000 to 500 000 t ND, QP Over 500 000 t ND, QP Dairy enterprises producing skimmed milk powder, by volume of skimmed milk powder produced Total ND, QP 1 000 t or less ND QP 1 000 to 25 000 t ND QP Over 25 000 t ND QP More than 25 000 to 50 000 t ND, QP More than 50 000 to 100 000 t ND, QP More than 100 000 to 250 000 t ND, QP Over 250 000 t ND, QP Dairy enterprises producing butter, by volume of butter produced Total ND, QP 250 t or less ND QP More than 250 to 5 000 t ND QP More than 5 000 to 25 000 t ND QP Over 25 000 t ND QP More than 25 000 to 50 000 t ND, QP Over 50 000 t ND, QP Dairy enterprises producing cheese, by volume of cheese produced Total ND, QP 250 t or less ND QP More than 250 to 10 000 t ND QP More than 10 000 to 25 000 t ND QP Over 25 000 t ND QP More than 25 000 to 50 000 t ND, QP More than 50 000 to 100 000 t ND, QP More than 100 000 to 300 000 t ND, QP Over 300 000 t ND, QP N : The year that the data refer to ND : Number of dairy enterprises, except collection centres at national level NC : Number of collection centres at national level QP : Quantity of products (1 000 tonnes) at national level QT : Quantity treated (1 000 tonnes) at national level Frequency : Three times per decade (years ending in 3, 6 and 0) Reference period : Calendar year SECTION II Description of the size classes The size of the dairy enterprises relates to: Volume of milk collected: Weight of milk collected in bulk direct from agricultural holdings during the calendar year, including direct collection from agricultural holdings in other Member States. Volume of milk treated: Weight of raw milk and raw dairy materials (in milk equivalent) used by a dairy enterprise during the calendar year. Volume of milk products produced: Weight of milk products produced by a dairy enterprise during the calendar year. Description of the measurement units Number of dairy enterprises, except collection centres refers to the dairy enterprises situated in the Member State during the reference period. Number of collection centres refers to the number of collection centres in the Member State during the reference period. Quantity of products refers to the quantity of the various products obtained during the reference period. Quantity treated refers to the quantity of milk processed during the reference period. Coverage The data shall cover 95 % of the milk collected, of the treated milk, or of the appropriate milk products produced in the Member State. ( 1 ) The exempted Member States shall transmit the data for the reference years ending with 3, 6 and 0. ( *1 ) Uses of milk, fat and protein contents for processed cheese and whey refer to additional input, if any, of dairy materials, not yet accounted with cheese. ( 2 ) Reference period covers six monthly periods where monthly data transmission is not required. ( 3 ) The exempted Member States shall provide the data by 15 August for the monthly periods from January to June of the same year, and by 15 February for the monthly periods from July to December of the previous year.
Precision requirements
ANNEX IV Precision requirements Data collected for a sample and extrapolated to the entire statistical population of a data set shall meet the precision requirements presented in Table 1. The precision requirements apply to the final transmission of the national estimates for specific variables belonging to the data sets listed in Table 1. The variables refer to the number of livestock heads, number of eggs and quantity of milk depending on the data set. The relevant populations are defined in the first column of Table 1. Table 1. Precision requirements Relevant population Variable for which precision requirements apply Relative standard error Data set i.1, part 1: Livestock numbers Agricultural holdings with the relevant livestock categories — Bovine animals — Cows 3 % — Pigs — Sheep — Goats 5 % Data sets ii.2: Eggs for hatching and farmyard poultry chicks ii.3: Structure of hatcheries Agricultural holdings and other enterprises carrying out hatching activities — Capacity (number of eggs of chicken, ducks, geese, turkeys or guinea fowls) in hatcheries 5 % Data set iii.1 Milk produced and used on the agricultural holdings Agricultural holdings producing milk — Quantity of milk directly used on agricultural holdings 5 % Data set iii.4 Monthly uses of cows’ milk by the dairy sector Dairy enterprises — Quantity of cows’ milk processed 5 % Data sets: iii.2, part2 Other milk availabilities to the dairy sector iii.3 Uses of milk and dairy materials by the dairy sector and resulting products iii.5 part 1 Structure of the dairy enterprises part 2 Structure of dairy enterprises processing milk part 3 Structure of dairy enterprises by groups of products Dairy enterprises — Quantity of cows’ milk processed — Quantity of other milks processed — Quantity of cows’ milk fat processed — Quantity of cows’ milk protein processed 1 %
Descriptions
ANNEX V Descriptions Livestock categories ‘For slaughter’ Animals intended to be slaughtered without prior change of animal category, excluding breeding animals. ‘Not for slaughter’ Animals raised for breeding and intended for replacement or to be further grown or fattened before slaughtering, or that would normally be slaughtered after prior change of animal category. ‘Breeding animals’ Animals kept for breeding purposes ‘Organic livestock’ Livestock of an agricultural holding, which is fully compliant with the principles and rules of organic production and raised under certified organic management, as set out in Regulation (EU) 2018/848. ‘Bovine animals’ Cattle ( Bos taurus L.) and water buffalo ( Bubalus bubalis L.), including hybrids such as Beefalo. ‘Heifers’ Female bovine animals, aged 12 months or over, that have not yet calved ‘Cows’ Female bovine animals that have already calved (including those less than 2 years old) ‘Dairy cows’ Cows that, by reason of their breed or particular qualities, are kept exclusively or mainly to produce milk for human consumption or for processing into dairy products. ‘Non-dairy cows’ Cows that are not dairy cows. ‘Buffaloes’ Animals of the species Bubalus bubalis L. ‘Pigs’ Domestic animals of the species Sus scrofa domesticus Erxleben ‘Boars ’ Male pigs weighing 50 kilograms and over, and intended for breeding purposes ‘Sows’ Female pigs weighing 50 kilograms and over intended for breeding purposes, regardless of whether they have farrowed or not ‘Covered sows’ Sows that have been impregnated by a boar or inseminated at the reference date ‘Sows, not covered’ Sows that have not been covered at the reference date. ‘Gilts’ Sows intended for breeding that have never farrowed. ‘Sheep’ Domestic animals of the species Ovis aries L. ‘Ewes and ewe-lambs’ Female sheep that have already lambed down at least once (ewes) as well as those which have been put to the ram for the first time (ewe-lambs). ‘Milk ewes and ewe-lambs’ Ewes kept exclusively or mainly for the production of milk for human consumption and/or for processing into dairy products, including cull milk ewes (whether fattened or not between last lactation and slaughter) and ewe-lambs kept to become milk ewes. ‘Non milk ewes and ewe-lambs’ Ewes and ewe-lambs other than milk ewes and ewe-lambs. ‘Goats’ Domestic animals of the subspecies Capra aegagrus hircus L. ‘Breeding female goats’ Female goats which have already kidded and goats which have been mated ‘Poultry’ Refers to domestic chickens ( Gallus gallu s L.), turkeys ( Meleagris spp.), ducks ( Anas spp. and Cairina moschata L.), geese ( Anser anser domesticus L.), ostriches ( Struthio camelus L.) and other poultry fowl not elsewhere classified, such as quails ( Coturnix spp.), pheasants ( Phasianus spp.), guineafowl ( Numida meleagris domestica L.) and pigeons ( Columbinae spp.). Birds raised in confinement for hunting purposes and not for meat/egg production are excluded. ‘Chickens’ Domestic animals of the species Gallus gallus L. ‘Broilers’ Chickens kept for slaughter ‘Laying hens’ Chickens which have reached laying maturity and are kept for the production of eggs, excluding chicks and pullets not yet stalled up. ‘Laying hens producing eggs for consumption’ Laying hens placed in production for producing eggs for consumption ‘Other poultry than chicken’ Poultry except chickens. Chicks are excluded. ‘Ducks’ Domestic animals of the genus Anas and species Cairina moschata L . ‘Geese’ Domestic animals of the species Anser anser domesticus L. ‘Turkeys’ Domestic animals of the genus Meleagris . ‘Ostriches’ Domestic animals of the species Struthio camelus L. ‘Other poultry fowls n.e.c.’ Other poultry fowl not elsewhere classified, such as quails ( Coturnix spp.), pheasants ( Phasianus spp.), guineafowl ( Numida meleagris domestica L.) and pigeons ( Columbinae spp.). Birds raised in confinement for hunting purposes and not for meat/egg production are excluded. ‘Rabbits’ Domestic animals of the genus Oryctolagus ‘Animals reared not for human consumption’ Animals that are kept for purposes of producing products that are not edible or not fit for human consumption. ‘Fur animals’ Animals kept for the production of furs. ‘Foxes’ Animals of the species V ulpes vulpes and Vulpes lagopus, kept for the production of furs. ‘Raccoon dogs’ Animals of the species Nyctereutes procyonoides, kept for the production of furs. ‘Minks’ Animals of the species Neovison vison, kept for the production of furs. ‘Chinchillas’ Animals of the species Chinchilla chinchilla and Chinchilla lanigera, kept for the production of furs. ‘Other fur animals, n.e.c’ Animals of other species than foxes, raccoon dogs, minks or chincillas , kept for the production of furs. Slaughter Variables that have already been described above are not repeated. ‘Slaughterhouse’ Defined in Regulation (EU) 2022/2379 ‘Carcass’ The body of an animal after slaughter and dressing More precisely, it means: (a) for bovine animals, the whole body of a slaughtered animal as presented after bleeding, evisceration and skinning, presented without the head (separated from the carcass at the atlanto-occipital joint); without the feet (severed at the carpometacarpal or tarsometatarsal joints); without the organs contained in the thoracic and abdominal cavities with or without the kidneys, the kidney fat and the pelvic fat; and without the sexual organs and the attached muscles and without the udder or the mammary fat; (b) for pigs, the body of a slaughtered pig, bled and eviscerated, whole or divided down the mid-line, presented without tongue, bristles, hooves, sexual organs, flare fat, kidneys and diaphragm; (c) for sheep and goats, the whole body of a slaughtered animal as presented after bleeding, evisceration and skinning, presented without the head (separated at the atlanto-occipital joint); without the feet (severed at the carpometacarpal or tarsometatarsal joints); without the tail (severed between the sixth and seventh caudal vertebrae); without the udder and sexual organs; with the kidneys and kidney fat; and without the other organs contained in the thoracic and abdominal cavities; (d) for poultry, the animal plucked and drawn, without head and feet and without neck, heart, liver and gizzard. ‘Carcass weight’ The weight of the cold carcass ‘Calves’ Bovine animals aged 8 months or under ‘Young bovines’ Bovine animals aged over 8 months but less than 12 months of age ‘Bulls’ Non-castrated male bovine animals, aged 12 months or over ‘Bullocks’ Castrated male bovine animals, aged 12 months or over ‘Lambs’ Young sheep ‘Other sheep’ Other sheep than lambs ‘Equidae’ Domestic animals of family Equidae, i.e. horses, donkeys, and their hybrids Eggs for consumption and hatching Variables that have already been described above are not repeated. ‘Eggs for consumption’ Fresh eggs of laying hens intended for human consumption (not intended for incubation) or for preparation of egg products, in shell. ‘Eggs for hatching’ Fertilised poultry eggs intended for the production of chicks. ‘Hatchery’ Defined in Regulation (EU) 2022/2379. ‘Capacity’ The maximum number of eggs for hatching which may be placed simultaneously in incubators excluding hatchers and, where this capacity changed (including when hatchery started or stopped their activity), the maximum reported capacity during the year. ‘Packing centres’ Establishments where eggs are graded by quality and weight according to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004. ‘Purchasers’ of eggs from agricultural holdings The packing centres and the agri-food enterprises allowed to buy directly non-marked eggs from the agricultural holdings. ‘Chicks’ Farmyard poultry with a live weight that does not exceed 185 grams ‘Utility chicks’ Chicks for meat laying, or mixed use and cockerels from sexing ‘Utility chicks: meat use’ Chicks intended to be fattened and slaughtered before reaching sexual maturity ‘Utility chicks: Laying use’ Female chicks intended to be raised with a view to the production of eggs for consumption ‘Utility chicks: mixed meat-laying use’ Chicks not clearly intended for laying or for the table ‘Cockerels from sexing’ Male chicks of the same genetic breed as chicks for laying use (eggs for consumption or for hatching), intended nevertheless to be fattened and slaughtered ‘Parent stock chicks’ Chicks intended for the production of utility chicks ‘Grandparent stock chicks’ Chicks intended for the production of parent stock chicks. ‘Selection chicks’ Parent or grandparent stock chicks ‘Chicks for use’ Utility or selection chicks produced in the hatcheries Milk categories ‘Raw milk produced’ Milk produced by secretion of the mammary glands of one or more cows, ewes, goats or buffaloes, milked with an economic purpose, and which has not been heated beyond 40 °C or undergone any treatment that has an equivalent effect. ‘Availabilities on agricultural holdings’ Milk, skimmed milk and buttermilk available for use on the agricultural holdings. ‘Uses on agricultural holdings’ Uses of raw (whole) milk, skimmed milk and buttermilk by the agricultural holdings. ‘Product obtained on agricultural holdings’ Milk product resulting from the uses by agricultural holdings. ‘Agricultural holding’ Defined in Regulation (EU) 2018/1091. ‘Dairy enterprises’ Defined in Regulation (EU) 2022/2379. ‘Dairy sector’ The national dairy as the framework of the dairy enterprises in the Member State. The activity of the national dairy does not cover the exchanges of dairy materials. ‘Collection centres’ Dairy enterprises collecting raw milk and/or cream from the agricultural holdings without processing it, for delivery to other dairy enterprises. ‘Milk products’ Products containing mostly milk or milk components and of which no part replaces or is intended to replace any milk constituent. They include: — milk products exclusively derived from milk, it being accepted that substances necessary for their manufacture may be added, provided that these substances are not used to replace in part or in whole any milk constituent, and — composite milk products, of which no part replaces or is intended to replace any milk constituent and of which milk or a milk product is an essential part either in terms of quantity or for characterization of the product. ‘Dairy materials’ Raw milk, cream and skimmed milk as well as dairy products that are intended to be further processed by the dairy enterprises into different milk products. They constitute the input of the dairy processes for the milk content. ‘Milk and milk products delivered’ The milk and milk products delivered by an agricultural holding to a dairy enterprise, in the same or another Member State. ‘Milk and milk products collected’ The milk and milk products collected by a dairy enterprise from an agricultural holding, in the same or in another Member State. ‘Milk and milk products imported’ The milk and milk products received by a dairy enterprise from another Member State or a third country and not accounted as collected. ‘Organic milk’ Milk that originates from organic animals that are fully compliant with the principles and rules of organic production and raised under certified organic management at farm level as set out in Regulation (EU) 2018/848 and collected or otherwise used in an organic certified process as organic. ‘Direct use of whole milk on agricultural holdings’ Milk produced but not delivered to the dairy sector. ‘Availabilities to the dairy sector’ Collection of milk and milk products from the agricultural holdings and imports of milk products, to be further processed by the dairy sector into other milk products. ‘Uses by the dairy sector’ Uses of availabilities by the dairy sector. ‘Other milk products obtained’ Milk products obtained on agricultural holdings, excluding drinking milk, cream, butter and cheese. ‘Drinking milk’ Raw milk, whole milk, semi-skimmed, skimmed milk and heat-treated milk labelled with a particular fat content, and containing no additives ‘Cream’ A film of fat which forms naturally on the surface of the milk by slow agglomeration of emulsifying fat globules. If it is removed by skimming it from the surface of the milk or extracted from the milk by centrifuging in a cream separator, it has, in addition to the other components of the milk, a relatively high fat content (usually exceeding 10 % of the weight of the product). ‘Cream for consumption’ Cream that has been processed and is available for delivery outside the dairy sector (i.e. for human consumption, as raw material for manufacturers of chocolate, ice cream, etc.). In the same way as for other products, it does not include intermediate production intended for the manufacture of other dairy products. ‘Other milk products’ Other milk products whose use is not elsewhere counted, i.e. with the exception of milk and cream (liquid, concentrated or powdered), acidified milk, cheese, processed cheese, whey (liquid, concentrated or powdered), buttermilk, butter and other yellow fat products. Other milk products include especially: — Milk constituents or products rich in these constituents (lactose, casein and caseinates, other milk proteins) or their mixture; — Desserts and drinks if the milk used for their processing is not elsewhere accounted; ‘Other uses’ Other uses by the dairy enterprises include: — Delivery of dairy materials in the Member State out of the dairy sector, especially to the agri-food sector; — Processing of dairy material into non-milk products if the dairy material input cannot be accounted for elsewhere. Bulk milk products delivered to catering services are excluded and should be accounted under the respective milk product categories. ‘Fresh products’ Fresh products cover: — Drinking milk; — Cream for consumption; — Buttermilk; — Acidified milk; — Drinks with a milk base and other liquid milk products.
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