ANNEX VISupplementary provisions
ANNEX VI STANDARD OUTPUTS (SOs)(ARTICLE 6) 1. DEFINITION AND PRINCIPLES FOR CALCULATION OF SOs (a) The standard output (SO) means the value of the output of each agricultural characteristic referred to in Article 6(1) corresponding to the average situation in a given region. (b) The value of the output mentioned in point (a) means the monetary value of gross agricultural production at farm-gate price. It is the sum of the value of the principal product(s) and of the secondary product(s). The values are calculated by multiplying production per unit by the farm-gate price. VAT, taxes on products and direct payments are not included. (c) Production period The SOs correspond to a production period of 12 months (calendar year or agricultural production year). For crop products and livestock products for which the period of production is less than or exceeds 12 months, a SO corresponding to growth or production in a 12-month period is calculated. (d) Basic data and reference period The SOs are determined on the basis of the production per unit and the farm-gate price referred to in point (b) above. To this end, the basic data are collected in the Member States for a reference period defined in Article 4 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1198/2014. (e) Units (1) Physical units: (a) The SOs for crop characteristics are determined on the basis of area expressed in hectares. For mushrooms, however, the SOs are determined on the basis of gross output for all the annual successive harvests and are expressed per 100 m 2 of area under crops. For their use in the context of the FADN, such SOs for mushrooms are divided by the number of annual successive harvests which is to be communicated to the Commission pursuant to Article 8 of this Regulation. (b) The SOs relating to livestock characteristics are determined by head, except for poultry, for which they are determined in terms of 100 head, and for bees, for which they are determined by hive. (2) Monetary units and rounding: The basic data for determining the SOs and the calculated SOs are established in EUR. For the Member States not taking part in the Economic and Monetary Union, the SOs are converted into EUR using the average exchange rates for the reference period as defined in point 1(d) of this Annex. These average exchange rates are calculated based on the official exchange rates published by the Commission (Eurostat). The SOs may be rounded to the nearest EUR 5 where appropriate. 2. BREAKDOWN OF SOs (a) By crop and livestock characteristics The SOs are determined for all the agricultural characteristics corresponding to the headings of the FSS in the manner laid down in those surveys. (b) Geographical breakdown — The SOs are determined at least on the basis of geographical units which are usable for the FSS and for the FADN. These geographical units are all based on the general Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) as defined in Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 1 ) . These units are described as a regrouping of NUTS 3 regions. Less favoured or mountain areas are not considered as a geographical unit. — No SO is determined for characteristics which are not relevant in the region concerned. 3. COLLECTION OF DATA FOR DETERMINING SOs (a) The basic data for determining SOs are renewed at least each time a FSS is carried out in the form of a census as referred to in Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 1166/2008. (b) When the FSS may be carried out as sample survey as referred to in Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 1166/2008, the updating of the SOs shall be carried out: — either by renewing the basic data in a manner similar to that specified under (a), — or by applying a coefficient of change whereby SOs are updated to take account of changes, as estimated by the Member State, in quantities produced per unit and in prices with respect to each characteristic and region, that have occurred since the last reference period, as referred to in Article 4 of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1198/2014. 4. EXECUTION The Member States are responsible, in accordance with the provisions of this Annex, for collecting the basic data needed for calculating the SOs and for calculating them, for converting them into EUR and for collecting the data required for applying the updating method, if appropriate. 5. TREATMENT OF SPECIAL CASES The following special rules are laid down for the calculation of SOs for certain types of characteristics and for calculating the total SO of the holding: (a) Fallow land SO relating to fallow land is taken into account when calculating the total SO of the holding only when there are other positive SOs on that holding. (b) Kitchen gardens Since the produce of kitchen gardens is normally intended for the holder's own consumption and not for sale, the SOs are regarded as equal to zero. (c) Livestock For livestock the characteristics are split by category of age. The output corresponds to the value of growth of the animal during the time spent in the category. In other words, it corresponds to the difference between the value of the animal when it is leaving the category and its value when it is entering the category (named also the replacement value). (d) Bovine animals under one year old, male and female SOs relating to bovine animals under one year old are taken into account when calculating the total SO of the holding only when there are more bovine animals under one year than cows on the holding. Only the SOs relating to the surplus number of bovine animals under one year are taken into account. (e) Other sheep and other goats SOs relating to other sheep are taken into account when calculating the total SO of the holding only when there are no breeding sheep females on the holding. SOs relating to other goats are taken into account when calculating the total SO of the holding only when there are no breeding goat females on the holding. (f) Piglets SOs relating to piglets are taken into account when calculating the total SO of the holding only when there are no breeding sows on the holding. (g) Forage If there are no grazing livestock (i.e. equidae, cattle, sheep or goats) on the holding, the forage (i.e. roots and brassicas, plants harvested green, pasture and meadows) is considered as intended for sale and is part of the general cropping output. If there are grazing livestock on the farm, the forage is considered as intended to feed the grazing livestock and is part of the grazing livestock and forage output. ( 1 ) Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) ( OJ L 154, 21.6.2003, p. 1 ).