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Commission Decision of 26 October 2004 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Directive 93/24/EEC as regards the statistical surveys on cattle population and production (notified under document number C(2004) 4091) (Text with EEA relevance) (2004/761/EC)
Consolidated text: Commission Decision of 26 October 2004 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Directive 93/24/EEC as regards the statistical surveys on cattle population and production (notified under document number C(2004) 4091) (Text with EEA relevance) (2004/761/EC)
Commission Decision of 26 October 2004 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Directive 93/24/EEC as regards the statistical surveys on cattle population and production (notified under document number C(2004) 4091) (Text with EEA relevance) (2004/761/EC)
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COMMISSION DECISION of 26 October 2004 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Directive 93/24/EEC as regards the statistical surveys on cattle population and production (notified under document number C(2004) 4091) (Text with EEA relevance) (OJ L 337 13.11.2004, p. 64) |
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 26 October 2004
laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Directive 93/24/EEC as regards the statistical surveys on cattle population and production
(notified under document number C(2004) 4091)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2004/761/EC)
Article 1
The survey referred to in Article 1(1) of Directive 93/24/EEC shall cover:
agricultural holdings with a utilised agricultural area of 1 ha or more;
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.
Article 2
The definitions of the categories of bovines referred to in Articles 3(1), 10(2) and 12(2) of Directive 93/24/EEC are set out in Annex I of this Decision.
Article 3
For the territorial subdivisions referred to in Article 6(1) of Directive 93/24/EEC, the Member States shall follow the level of the common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) defined in Annex II of this Decision. They do not need to compile results for regions in which the bovine population is less than 1 % of the national bovine population.
Article 4
The herd size classes referred to in Article 8(1) of Directive 93/24/EEC are set out in Annex III of this Decision.
Article 5
The carcass weight referred to in Article 10(1) of Directive 93/24/EEC is the weight of the slaughtered animal’s cold body after being skinned, bled and eviscerated, and after removal of the external genitalia, the limbs at the carpus and tarsus, the head, the tail, the kidneys and kidney fats, and the udder.
Article 6
Article 7
Decision 94/433/EC is repealed.
References made to the repealed Decision shall be construed to be made to the present Decision.
Article 8
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
ANNEX I
DEFINITION OF CATEGORIES
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Article 3(1) of Directive 93/24/EEC |
Article 10(2) and Article 12(2) of Directive 93/24/EEC |
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Calves |
A(a) bovine animals less than one year old for slaughter as calves. The definition of ‘calves’ is given under A in the next column |
A. Calves Domestic animals of the bovine species, of not more than 300 kg live weight and not yet having permanent teeth |
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Bulls |
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D. Bulls Non-castrated male bovines not included under A |
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Bullocks |
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E. Bullocks Castrated male bovines not included under A |
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Heifers |
C(b) (ba) Female bovines aged two years or more that have not yet calved |
B. Heifers Female bovines that have not yet calved not included under A |
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Heifers for slaughter |
C(b) (ba)(1) Heifers raised for meat production |
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Other heifers |
C(b) (ba)(2) Heifers raised for breeding and intended to replace dairy or other cows |
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Cows |
C(b) (bb) Female bovines that have calved (including any aged less than two years) |
C. Cows Female bovines that have calved |
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Dairy cows |
C(b) (bb)(1) Cows kept exclusively or principally for the production of milk for human consumption and/or dairy produce, including cows for slaughter (fattened or not between last lactation and slaughter) |
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Other cows |
C(b) (bb)(2) Cows other than dairy cows, possibly including any draught cows |
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ANNEX II
TERRITORIAL SUBDIVISIONS
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Belgium |
NUTS 2 |
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Bulgaria |
NUTS 2 |
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Czech Republic |
NUTS 2 |
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Denmark |
— |
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Germany |
NUTS 1 |
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Estonia |
NUTS 2 |
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Greece |
NUTS 2 |
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Spain |
NUTS 2 |
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France |
NUTS 2 |
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Ireland |
NUTS 2 |
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Italy |
NUTS 2 |
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Cyprus |
— |
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Latvia |
►C1 NUTS 2 ◄ |
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Lithuania |
NUTS 2 |
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Luxembourg |
— |
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Hungary |
NUTS 2 |
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Malta |
NUTS 3 |
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Netherlands |
NUTS 2 |
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Austria |
NUTS 2 |
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Poland |
NUTS 2 |
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Portugal |
NUTS 2 |
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Romania |
NUTS 2 |
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Slovenia |
NUTS 2 |
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Slovakia |
NUTS 2 |
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Finland |
NUTS 2 |
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Sweden |
NUTS 2 |
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United Kingdom |
NUTS 1 |
ANNEX III
SIZE CLASSES OF BOVINE POPULATIONS
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Number of bovines/holder |
Holder’s number |
Animal’s number |
Number of dairy cows/holder |
Holder’s number |
Animal’s number |
Number of other cows/holder |
Holder’s number |
Animal’s number |
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1-2 () |
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1-2 () |
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1-2 () |
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II |
3-9 () |
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3-9 () |
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3-9 () |
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III |
1-9 |
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1-9 |
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1-9 |
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IV |
10-19 |
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10-19 |
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10-19 |
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V |
20-29 |
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20-29 |
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20-29 |
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VI |
30-49 |
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30-49 |
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30-49 |
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VII |
50-99 |
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50-99 |
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50-99 |
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VIII |
100- () |
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100- () |
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100- () |
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IX |
100-199 () |
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100-199 () |
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100-199 () |
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X |
200-299 () |
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200-299 () |
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200-299 () |
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XI |
300-499 () |
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300- () |
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300- () |
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XII |
500- () |
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Total |
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Total |
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Total |
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(1)
Breakdown optional for: BE, CZ, DK, NL, SE, SK.
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Breakdown optional for: MT. |
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ANNEX IV
(a) Member States authorised to carry out the May/June or November/December surveys in selected regions, on the understanding that these surveys cover at least 70 % of the bovine population
(b) Member States authorised to carry out the November/December survey only
(c) Member States authorised to use the regional breakdown for the final results of the May/June survey
(d) Member States authorised to use the breakdown by herd size classes for the results of the May/June survey
( 1 ) OJ L 149, 21.6.1993, p. 5. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1).
( 2 ) OJ L 179, 13.7.1994, p. 27. Decision as last amended by Commission Decision 1999/547/EC (OJ L 209, 7.8.1999, p. 33).
( 3 ) OJ L 154, 21.6.2003, p. 1.
( 4 ) OJ L 220, 17.8.1985, p. 1. Decision as last amended by Commission Decision 2003/369/EC (OJ L 127, 23.5.2003, p. 48).