1.National methodological reports shall be provided by Member States for the surveys covered by this Regulation, describing:
(a)the organisation and methodology applied;
(b)the levels of precision achieved for the sample surveys referred to in this Regulation;
(c)information on the quality of any administrative data sources used; and
(d)the inclusion and exclusion criteria applied to meet the coverage requirements specified in Article 3.
2.The national methodological reports shall be submitted to the Commission with the validated survey results, in accordance with the deadlines specified in Article 9(1) and (2).
3.In addition to the national methodological reports required at the end of each survey, Member States shall provide the Commission with any additional information that may be required concerning the organisation and methodology of the survey.
1.Member States shall receive a maximum financial contribution of 75 % from the Community towards the cost of carrying out the surveys defined in this Regulation, subject to the maximum amounts defined in paragraphs 3 and 4.
2.Upon the entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission shall provide the necessary technical and advisory assistance in respect of the satellite recognition of agricultural holdings, to those Member States which submit applications.
3.For the combined costs of the farm structure survey in 2010 and the survey on agricultural production methods, the Community contribution shall be limited to the maximum amounts specified below:
EUR 50 000 each for Luxembourg and Malta;
EUR 1 000 000 each for Austria, Ireland and Lithuania;
EUR 2 000 000 each for Bulgaria, Germany, Hungary, Portugal and the United Kingdom;
EUR 3 000 000 each for Greece, Spain and France;
EUR 4 000 000 each for Italy, Poland and Romania; and
EUR 300 000 each for all other Member States.
4.For the farm structure surveys in 2013 and 2016, the maximum amounts specified in paragraph 3 shall be reduced by 50 %.
5.The Community financial contribution is financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund under Article 3(2), point (e) of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005.
1.The financial envelope for the implementation of this programme of surveys, including the appropriations necessary for the management, maintenance and development of the database systems used within the Commission to process the data supplied by Member States under the provisions of this Regulation, shall be EUR 58 850 000 for the period 2008-2013.
2.The amount for the period 2014-2018 shall be fixed by the budgetary and legislative authority on a proposal from the Commission on the basis of the new financial framework for the period commencing in 2014.
3.The annual appropriations shall be authorised by the budgetary authority within the limits of the financial framework.
1.The Commission shall be assisted by the Standing Committee for Agricultural Statistics established by Decision 72/279/EEC.
2.Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5a(1) to (4) and Article 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.
1.By way of derogation from Articles 6(1) and (2), 8, 9(1), 11(8) and (9), 13(3), Annex III and Annex IV, the references to the year 2010 shall be replaced by references to the year 2009 for Greece, Spain and Portugal.
2.By way of derogation from Article 9(1), the reference to 31 March 2012 shall be replaced by:
(a)31 March 2011 for Greece and Portugal;
(b)30 June 2011 for Spain;
(c)30 June 2012 for Italy and Romania.
3.By way of derogation from Article 11(9), the reference to 31 December 2012 shall be replaced by 31 December 2011 for Greece, Spain and Portugal.
1.Regulation (EEC) No 571/88 shall be repealed.
2.References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as references to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2009.