Commission Decision

of 4 August 2008

amending Directive 2001/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Decision 2002/38/EC, as regards the statistical surveys carried out by the Member States on plantations of certain species of fruit trees

(notified under document number C(2008) 4070)

(2008/690/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Directive 2001/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 December 2001 concerning the statistical surveys to be carried out by the Member States in order to determine the production potential of plantations of certain species of fruit trees1, and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 1(2) and Article 4(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)
Directive 2001/109/EC, which establishes the list of species to be surveyed in the Member States, is implemented by Commission Decision 2002/38/EC of 27 December 2001 setting out the survey parameters and laying down the code and standard rules for the transcription, in machine-readable form, of the data relating to the surveys on plantations of certain species of fruit trees2. That Decision establishes the limits of the production areas to be set and their respective codes and lists the species of fruits and the varieties concerned.
(2)

For technical reasons, Directive 2001/109/EC should be amended in order to update the Annex.

(3)

Annex I to Decision 2002/38/EC should be amended in order to establish the limits of production areas in Bulgaria and Romania.

(4)
The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee for Agricultural Statistics instituted by Council Decision 72/279/EEC3,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Annex to Directive 2001/109/EC is replaced by the text set out in Annex I to this Decision.

Article 2

Annex I to Decision 2002/38/EC is amended as set out in Annex II to this Decision.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 4 August 2008.

For the Commission

Joaquín Almunia

Member of the Commission

ANNEX I

‘ANNEX

SPECIES SURVEYED IN THE VARIOUS MEMBER STATES

Apples

Pears

Peaches

Apricots

Oranges

Lemons

Small-fruited Citrus fruits

Belgium

x

x

Bulgaria

x

x

x

x

Czech Republic

x

x

x

x

Denmark

x

x

Germany

x

x

Estonia

x

Ireland

x

Greece

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Spain

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

France

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Italy

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Cyprus

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Latvia

x

x

Lithuania

x

x

Luxembourg

x

x

Hungary

x

x

x

x

Malta

x4

Netherlands

x

x

Austria

x

x

x

x

Poland

x

x

x4

x4

Portugal

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Romania

x4

x4

x4

x4

Slovenia

x

x

x4

x4

Slovakia

x

x

x4

x4

Finland

x

Sweden

x

x

United Kingdom

x

x

4

Surveys are not conducted for: age of trees, density of plantation and variety of fruit.’

ANNEX II

Annex I to Decision 2002/38/EC is amended as follows:

  1. 1.

    The following entry is inserted after the entry relating to Belgium:

    ‘Bulgaria

    26

    Severozapaden

    01

    BG31

    Severen tsentralen

    02

    BG32

    Severoiztochen

    03

    BG33

    Yugoiztochen

    04

    BG34

    Yugozapaden

    05

    BG41

    Yuzhen tsentralen

    06

    BG42’

  2. 2.

    The following entry is inserted after the entry relating to Portugal:

    ‘Romania

    27

    Nord-Vest

    01

    RO11

    Centru

    02

    RO12

    Nord-Est

    03

    RO21

    Sud-Est

    04

    RO22

    Sud - Muntenia

    05

    RO31

    București - Ilfov

    06

    RO32

    Sud-Vest Oltenia

    07

    RO41

    Vest

    08

    RO42’