
Article 1 

1. For the purposes of Article 2(2) of Directive 93/25/EEC, ‘agricultural holding’ means any technical and economic unit under single management which produces agricultural products.
2. The survey referred to in Article 1(1) of Directive 93/25/EEC shall cover:
(a) agricultural holdings with a utilised agricultural area of 1 ha or more;
(b) 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.
3. Member States wishing to apply a different survey threshold shall, however, undertake to determine that threshold in such a way that only the smallest holdings are excluded, and that together the holdings excluded account for 1 % or less of the total standard gross margin, within the meaning of Commission Decision 85/377/EEC, of the Member State concerned.
Article 2 
The definitions of the categories of sheep and goat referred to in Article 3(1) and Article 13(2) of Directive 93/25/EEC are set out in Annex I to this Decision.
Article 3 
For the territorial subdivisions referred to in Article 7(1) of Directive 93/25/EEC the Member States shall follow the level of the common classification of Territorial Units for Statistics set out in Annex II to this Decision.
They need not compile results for regions with herd populations of less than 1 % of the national population.
Article 4 
The herd size classes referred to in Article 10(1) of Directive 93/25/EEC are set out in Annex III to this Decision.
Article 5 
The carcass weight referred to in Article 13(1) of Directive 93/25/EEC is the weight of the slaughtered animal's cold body after having been bled, skinned and eviscerated, and after removal of the head (severed at the atlanto-occipital joint), of the feet (severed at the carpo-metacarpal or tarso-metatarsal joints), of the tail (severed between the sixth and seventh caudal vertebrae) and of the genital organs (including udder).
Kidneys and kidney fats are included in the carcass.
Article 6 
Decision 2003/597/EC is repealed.
References to the repealed Decision shall be construed as references to this Decision.
Article 7 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 26 October 2004.
For the Commission
Joaquín ALMUNIA
Member of the Commission
ANNEX I
Females of the ovine species which have already lambed at least once as well as those which have been put to the ram for the first time.

Ewes which are kept exclusively or principally to produce milk for human consumption and/or for processing into dairy products. This includes cast milk sheep (whether fattened or not between their last lactation and slaughtering).

Ewes other than milk ewes.

Male or female sheep under 12 months old.

ANNEX II
Belgium  NUTS 1
Czech Republic  NUTS 2
Denmark  —
Germany  NUTS 1
Estonia  —
Greece  NUTS 2
Spain  NUTS 2
France  NUTS 2
Ireland  NUTS 2
Italy  NUTS 2
Cyprus  —
Latvia for sheep: NUTS 2
for goats: —
Lithuania  —
Luxembourg  —
Hungary for sheep: NUTS 2
for goats: —
Malta  NUTS 3
Netherlands  NUTS 2
Austria  NUTS 2
Poland for sheep: NUTS 2
for goats: —
Portugal  NUTS 2
Slovenia  —
Slovakia  NUTS 2
Finland  NUTS 2
Sweden for sheep: NUTS 2
for goats: —
United Kingdom  NUTS 1
ANNEX III
 Holders of sheep (total) Holders of ewe lambs put to the ram + ewes Holders of milk ewes and ewe lambs put to the ram Holders of other ewes and ewe lambs put to the ram
Category Sheep (total)/holder Holder’s number Livestock number Ewe lambs put to the ram, ewes/holder Holder’s number Livestock number Milk ewes, milk ewe lambs put to the ram/holder Holder’s number Livestock number Other ewes and ewe lambs put to the ram/holder Holder’s number Livestock number
I 1-9   1-9   1-9   1-9  
II 10-19   10-19   10-19   10-19  
III 20-49   20-49   20-49   20-49  
IV 50-99   50-99   50-99   50-99  
V 100-   100-   100-   100-  
VI 100-199   100-199   100-199   100-199  
VII 200-499   200-499   200-499   200-499  
VIII 500-999   500-999   500-999   500-999  
IX 1 000-   1 000-   1 000-   1 000-  
 Total   Total   Total   Total  




 Holders of goats (total) Holders of goats mated and goats which have already kidded
Category Goats (total)/holder Holder’s number Livestock number Goats mated and goats which have already kidded/holder Holder’s number Livestock number
I 1-9   1-9  
II 10-19   10-19  
III 20-49   20-49  
IV 50-99   50-99  
V 100-   100-  
VI 100-499   100-499  
VII 500-   500-  
VIII 500-999   500-999  
IX 1 000-   1 000-  
 Total   Total  



