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7.8.72 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 179/5

COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 31 July 1972

laying down additional provisions concerning surveys of pig production to be made by Member States

(72/28 1/EEC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, herds, it is necessary to subdivide certain of the territorial divisions referred to in Article 5 (4) of the Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Directive of 27 March 1968 ; European Economic Community ; c Whereas, in order that it may be ascertained whether Having regard to the Council Directive of 27 March the survey methods used have been giving a clear 19681 concerning surveys of pig production to be picture of the constant developments in the pig made by Member States, and in particular Article 9 farming industry, a progress report should be thereof; submitted from time to time;

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE : Whereas experience gained in implementing the Directive of 27 March 1968 has shown that Member States' methods of organizing surveys and preparing Article 1 forecasts need to be standardized;

Whereas experience has shown that it is easier to 1 . For December, April and August, surveys as compare results if the return date for surveys of pig provided for in Article 1 ( 1 ) ( a) of the Directive of 27 population is specified as precisely as possible; March 1968 shall relate to the number of pigs present on one of the first three days of the month in question. Whereas, as the structure of the pig farming industry changes very quickly, it is necessary that a breakdown of results of the surveys by size-of-herd 2. However, in the case of the April and August class be made at least every two years; surveys, the return date may be that on which the survey is carried out, provided that surveys are Whereas the results of surveys must be forwarded as carried out within the first six days of these months . quickly as possible and a maximum time limit for forwarding them should therefore be fixed forthwith, with a provision for this time limit to be reduced Article 2 after a period of adaptation; 1 . Member States shall at least every two years, Whereas, since there are to be no further complete starting in 1973 , make a breakdown of the results of Community censuses, appropriate measures must be their December surveys by size-of-herd classes to be taken as regards sampling criteria to avoid defined by the Commission in cooperation with the deterioration in the results of sample surveys ; Member States .

Whereas, in order that a better picture may be obtained of the regional distribution of national pig 2. However, a Member State which obtains results broken down by size-of-herd class from some other national survey carried out during the year of return 1 OJ No L 76, 28.3.1968, p. 13 . may, at least until 1975, continue to use such results.

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The time limit for forwarding the results referred to Every three years, starting in 1975 , the Commission in Article 4 (3 ) of the Directive of 27 March 1968 shall submit to the Council a report on the shall be ten weeks from the return date of the survey. experience gained in surveying and forecasting pig production . After two years the Council, acting on a proposal from the Commission and voting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 43 (2) of the Article 7 Treaty, may reduce this time limit. Member States shall take the appropriate measures to Article 4 ensure that with effect from December 1972 surveys of pig population are carried out in accordance with the requirements of this Directive. Member States shall, in so far as they are able, take such measures in relation to sampling criteria as they They shall forthwith notify the Commission of the consider appropriate to maintain the quality of the measures taken . results of surveys.

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This Directive is addressed to the Member States . The territorial divisions referred to ir¥ Article 5 (4) of the Directive of 27 March 1968 shall be subdivided in the Member States as follows :

Germany : Regierungsbezirke Done at Brussels, 31 July 1972 . France : régions de programme Italy: regioni For the Council Belgium : provinces/provincies The President Luxembourg : Netherlands : T. WESTERTERP