
CHAPTER I
Article 1 
This Regulation establishes a framework for the production of comparable Community statistics on the structure of agricultural holdings and for a survey on agricultural production methods.
Article 2 
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:

((a)) ‘agricultural holding’ or ‘holding’ means a single unit, both technically and economically, which has a single management and which undertakes agricultural activities listed in Annex I within the economic territory of the European Union, either as its primary or secondary activity;
((b)) ‘livestock unit’ means a standard measurement unit that allows the aggregation of the various categories of livestock in order to enable them to be compared. Livestock units are defined on the basis of the feed requirements of the individual animal categories, for which the coefficients shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 15(2);
((c)) ‘sample surveys’ means statistical surveys based on stratified random sampling which are designed to provide representative statistics concerning agricultural holdings at regional and national levels. The stratification shall include the size and type of the agricultural holding to ensure that agricultural holdings of different sizes and types are adequately represented;
((d)) ‘region’ means the NUTS 2 territorial unit defined in Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003;
((e)) ‘location of the holding’ means the latitude and longitude coordinates within an arc of 5 minutes that avoid the direct identification of an individual holding. If a latitude and longitude location contains only one agricultural holding, then this holding shall be attributed to a neighbouring location, which contains at least one other agricultural holding.
Article 3 

1. The surveys specified in this Regulation shall cover:
(a) agricultural holdings where the agricultural area utilised for farming is one hectare or more;
(b) agricultural holdings where the agricultural area utilised for farming is less than one hectare, if those holdings produce a certain proportion for sale or if their production unit exceeds certain physical thresholds.
2. However, Member States which use a survey threshold above one hectare shall fix this threshold at a level that excludes only the smallest agricultural holdings which together contribute 2 % or less to the total utilised agricultural area excluding common land and 2 % or less to the total number of farm livestock units.
3. In any case, all agricultural holdings reaching one of the physical thresholds specified in Annex II shall be covered.
Article 4 

1. Member States shall use information from the Integrated Administration and Control System provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, the System for the Identification and Registration of Bovine Animals provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 and the organic farming registers set up pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 provided this information is of at least equal quality to information obtained from statistical surveys. Member States may also use administrative sources associated with the cultivation of genetically modified crops and the specific rural development measures referred to in Annex III.
2. If a Member State decides to use an administrative source other than those specified in paragraph 1, the Member State shall inform the Commission in advance and shall provide details concerning the method to be used and the quality of the data from this administrative source.
Article 5 

1. Member States conducting sample surveys shall ensure that the weighted survey results are statistically representative of agricultural holdings within each region and are designed to meet the precision requirements set out in Annex IV.
2. In duly justified cases the Commission shall allow Member States exceptions to the precision requirements referred to in paragraph 1 for specific regions.
CHAPTER II
Article 6 

1. In 2010, 2013 and 2016, Member States shall carry out surveys on the structure of agricultural holdings, hereinafter ‘farm structure surveys’.
2. The farm structure survey in 2010 shall be carried out in the form of a census. However, sample surveys may be used for the characteristics concerning other gainful activities carried out by the labour force, listed in Annex III Section V(ii).
3. The farm structure surveys in 2013 and 2016 may be carried out as sample surveys.
Article 7 

1. Member States shall provide information on the characteristics listed in Annex III.
2. The Commission may, in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 15(2), amend the list of characteristics set out in Annex III for the farm structure surveys for 2013 and 2016.
3. If a Member State determines that a characteristic has a low or zero prevalence, the characteristic may be excluded from the data collection. That Member State shall inform the Commission in the calendar year immediately preceding the survey year about any characteristic excluded from the data collection.
4. The definitions of the characteristics shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 15(2).
Article 8 
The reference periods for the farm structure surveys in the survey years 2010, 2013 and 2016 shall be defined as follows:

((a)) for land characteristics specified in Annex III, a period of 12 months ending on a reference day between 1 March and 31 October of the survey year;
((b)) for livestock characteristics specified in Annex III, a reference day between 1 March and 31 December of the survey year;
((c)) for labour force characteristics specified in Annex III, a period of 12 months ending on a reference day between 1 March and 31 October of the survey year;
((d)) for rural development measures specified in Annex III, a period of three years ending on 31 December of the survey year.
Article 9 

1. Member States shall transmit to the Commission validated survey data for the farm structure survey for 2010 by 31 March 2012.
2. For the farm structure surveys in the survey years 2013 and 2016, Member States shall transmit validated survey data to the Commission within 12 months of the end of the survey year.
3. Data relating to the rural development measures referred to in Annex III, and based on administrative records, may be transmitted to the Commission separately within 18 months of the end of the survey year.
4. The farm structure survey data transmitted to the Commission shall be in electronic form and at the level of individual agricultural holdings.
5. The Commission shall determine the format for the transmission of the survey data.
6. The farm structure survey data shall not be used by the Commission for drawing samples or for carrying out surveys.
Article 10 
For the purposes of updating the sampling frame for the farm structure surveys in 2013 and 2016, Member States shall provide the national authorities responsible for farm structure surveys with access to information on agricultural holdings contained in administrative files compiled on their national territory.
CHAPTER III
Article 11 

1. Member States shall carry out a survey on agricultural production methods used by agricultural holdings. This survey may be carried out as a sample survey.
2. In duly justified cases, the Commission may allow a Member State to carry out the sample survey using separate sub-samples.
3. Member States shall provide information on the characteristics of the agricultural production methods listed in Annex V.
4. For each holding surveyed, Member States shall also provide an estimation of the volume of water used for irrigation on the holding (in cubic metres). The estimation may be produced by means of a model.
5. The Commission shall provide Member States with methodological and other support in order to construct the model referred to in paragraph 4. In addition, the Commission shall promote the necessary cooperation and sharing of experiences between Member States in order to obtain comparable results.
6. If a Member State determines that a characteristic has a low or zero prevalence, the characteristic may be excluded from the data collection. That Member State shall inform the Commission in the calendar year immediately preceding the survey year about any characteristic excluded from the data collection.
7. The definitions of the characteristics shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 15(2).
8. The reference period shall coincide with the reference periods used for the characteristics of the farm structure survey in 2010.
9. The results of this survey shall be linked to the data obtained from the farm structure survey in 2010 at the level of individual agricultural holdings. The combined validated data set shall be transmitted to the Commission in electronic form by 31 December 2012 at the latest.
10. The Commission shall determine the format for the transmission of the survey data.
11. The data on agricultural production methods shall not be used by the Commission for drawing samples or for carrying out surveys.
CHAPTER IV
Article 12 

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.
Article 13 

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.
Article 14 

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.
Article 15 

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.
Article 16 

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.
Article 17 

1. Regulation (EEC) No 571/88 shall be repealed.
2. References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as references to this Regulation.
Article 18 
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.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Strasbourg, 19 November 2008.
For the European Parliament
The President
H.-G. PÖTTERING
For the Council
The President
J.-P. JOUYET
ANNEX I

The following activities (which may be either primary or secondary activities) are based on the European Statistical Classification of Economic Activities (NACE Rev. 2) for crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities and are used to define an agricultural holding:

Description of activity NACE Rev. 2 code Additional notes on activities included or excluded when defining agricultural activities
Growing of non-perennial crops 01.1 
Growing of perennial crops 01.2 Agricultural holdings which produce wine or olive oil from self-produced grapes or olives are included within the scope of this Regulation.
Plant propagation 01.3 
Animal production 01.4 All activities classified under 01.49 of NACE Rev. 2 (Raising of other animals) shall be excluded from the scope of this Regulation, except:
((i)) the raising and breeding of ostriches, emus and rabbits;
((ii)) bee-keeping and production of honey and beeswax.
Mixed farming 01.5 
Support activities to agriculture and post-harvest crop activities 01.6 In general, all holdings which carry out activities under 01.6 of NACE Rev. 2 are excluded from the scope of this Regulation if they are undertaken exclusively.However, holdings exclusively maintaining agricultural land in good agricultural and environmental condition (under 01.61 of NACE Rev. 2) are included in the scope of this Regulation.
ANNEX II

Characteristics Threshold
Utilised agricultural area Arable land, kitchen gardens, permanent grassland, permanent crops 5 ha
Permanent outdoor crops Fruit, berry, citrus and olive plantations, vineyards and nurseries 1 ha
Other intensive production Fresh vegetables, melons and strawberries, which are outdoors or under low (not accessible) protective cover 0,5 ha
Tobacco 0,5 ha
Hops 0,5 ha
Cotton 0,5 ha
Crops under glass or other (accessible) protective cover Fresh vegetables, melons and strawberries 0,1 ha
Flowers and ornamental plants (excluding nurseries) 0,1 ha
Bovine animals All 10 Head
Pigs All 50 Head
Breeding sows 10 Head
Sheep All 20 Head
Goats All 20 Head
Poultry All 1 000 Head
ANNEX III

CHARACTERISTICS UNITS/CATEGORIES
I. General characteristics

– Location of the holding
 

– – Latitude (within an arc of 5 minutes or less)
 Degrees: Minutes

– – Longitude (within an arc of 5 minutes or less)
 Degrees: Minutes

– Legal personality of the holding
 

– – Is the legal and economic responsibility of the holding assumed by:
 

– – – a natural person who is a sole holder, where the holding is independent?
 Yes/No

– – – – If the answer to the previous question is ‘yes’, is this person (the holder) also the manager?
 Yes/No

– – – – – If this person is not the manager, is the manager a member of the holder's family?
 Yes/No

– – – – – If the manager is a member of the holder's family, is the manager the spouse of the holder?
 Yes/No

– – – one or more natural persons who is/are a partner, where the holding is a group holding?
 Yes/No

– – – a legal person?
 Yes/No

– Type of tenure (in relation to the holder) and farming system
 

– – Utilised agricultural area:
 

– – – For owner farming
 ha

– – – For tenant farming
 ha

– – – For share farming or other modes
 ha

– – Organic farming
 

– – – The total utilised agricultural area of the holding on which organic farming production methods are applied and certified according to national or European Community rules
 ha

– – – The total utilised agricultural area of the holding that is under conversion to organic farming production methods to be certified according to national or European Community rules
 ha

– – – Area of the holding on which organic farming production methods according to national or European Community rules are either applied and certified or under conversion to be certified:
 

– – – – Cereals for the production of grain (including seed)
 ha

– – – – Dried pulses and protein crops for the production of grain (including seed and mixtures of cereals and pulses)
 ha

– – – – Potatoes (including early potatoes and seed potatoes)
 ha

– – – – Sugar beet (excluding seed)
 ha

– – – – Oil seed crops
 ha

– – – – Fresh vegetables, melons and strawberries
 ha

– – – – Pasture and meadow, excluding rough grazings
 ha

– – – – Fruit and berry plantations
 ha

– – – – Citrus plantations
 ha

– – – – Olive plantations
 ha

– – – – Vineyards
 ha

– – – – Other crops (fibre crops, etc.)
 ha

– – – Organic production methods applied to animal production and certified according to national or European Community rules:
 

– – – – Bovine animals
 Head

– – – – Pigs
 Head

– – – – Sheep and goats
 Head

– – – – Poultry
 Head

– – – – Other animals
 Yes/No

– – Destination of the holding's production:
 

– – – Household consumes more than 50 % of the value of the final production of the holding
 Yes/No

– – – Direct sale to final consumers represents more than 50 % of the total sales of the holding
 Yes/No
II. Land

– Arable land
 

– – Cereals for the production of grain (including seed):
 

– – – Common wheat and spelt
 ha

– – – Durum wheat
 ha

– – – Rye
 ha

– – – Barley
 ha

– – – Oats
 ha

– – – Grain maize
 ha

– – – Rice
 ha

– – – Other cereals for the production of grain
 ha

– – Dried pulses and protein crops for the production of grain (including seed and mixtures of cereals and pulses)
 ha

– – – of which peas, field beans and sweet lupins
 ha

– – Potatoes (including early potatoes and seed potatoes)
 ha

– – Sugar beet (excluding seed)
 ha

– – Fodder roots and brassicas (excluding seed)
 ha

– – Industrial crops:
 

– – – Tobacco
 ha

– – – Hops
 ha

– – – Cotton
 ha

– – – Rape and turnip rape
 ha

– – – Sunflower
 ha

– – – Soya
 ha

– – – Linseed (oil flax)
 ha

– – – Other oil seed crops
 ha

– – – Flax
 ha

– – – Hemp
 ha

– – – Other fibre crops
 ha

– – – Aromatic plants, medicinal and culinary plants
 ha

– – – Other industrial crops not mentioned elsewhere
 ha

– – Fresh vegetables, melons and strawberries of which:
 

– – – Outdoor or under low (not accessible) protective cover
 ha

– – – – Open field
 ha

– – – – Market gardening
 ha

– – – Under glass or other (accessible) protective cover
 ha

– – Flowers and ornamental plants (excluding nurseries):
 

– – – Outdoor or under low (not accessible) protective cover
 ha

– – – Under glass or other (accessible) protective cover
 ha

– – Plants harvested green:
 

– – – Temporary grass
 ha

– – – Other plants harvested green:
 

– – – – Green maize
 ha

– – – – Leguminous plants
 ha

– – – – Other plants harvested green not mentioned elsewhere
 ha

– – Arable land seed and seedlings
 ha

– – Other arable land crops
 ha

– – Fallow land without any subsidies
 ha

– – Fallow land subject to the payment of subsidies, with no economic use
 ha

– Kitchen gardens
 ha

– Permanent grassland
 ha

– – Pasture and meadow, excluding rough grazings
 ha

– – Rough grazings
 ha

– – Permanent grassland no longer used for production purposes and eligible for the payment of subsidies
 ha

– Permanent crops
 

– – Fruit and berry plantations
 ha

– – – Fruit species, of which:
 ha

– – – – Fruit of temperate climate zones
 ha

– – – – Fruit of subtropical climate zones
 ha

– – – Berry species
 ha

– – – Nuts
 ha

– – Citrus plantations
 ha

– – Olive plantations
 ha

– – – Normally producing table olives
 ha

– – – Normally producing olives for oil production
 ha

– – Vineyards, of which normally producing:
 ha

– – – Quality wine
 ha

– – – Other wines
 ha

– – – Table grapes
 ha

– – – Raisins
 ha

– – Nurseries
 ha

– – Other permanent crops
 ha

– – – of which Christmas trees
 ha

– – Permanent crops under glass
 ha

– Other land
 

– – Unutilised agricultural land
 ha

– – Wooded area
 ha

– – – of which short rotation coppices
 ha

– – Other land (land occupied by buildings, farmyards, tracks, ponds, quarries, infertile land, rock, etc.)
 ha

– Mushrooms, irrigated area, energy crops and genetically modified crops
 

– – Mushrooms
 ha

– – Irrigated area
 

– – – Total irrigable area
 ha

– – – Total cultivated area irrigated at least once during the previous 12 months
 ha

– – Energy crops (for the production of biofuels or other renewable energy)
 ha

– – – of which on set-aside area
 ha

– – Genetically modified crops
 ha
III. Livestock

– Equidae
 Head

– Bovine animals:
 

– – Bovine animals, under one year old, male and female
 Head

– – Bovine animals, one but less than two years old, male
 Head

– – Bovine animals, one but less than two years old, female
 Head

– – Male bovine animals, two years old and over
 Head

– – Heifers, two years old and over
 Head

– – Dairy cows
 Head

– – Other cows
 Head

– Sheep and goats:
 

– – Sheep (all ages)
 Head

– – – Breeding females
 Head

– – – Other sheep
 Head

– – Goats (all ages)
 Head

– – – Breeding females
 Head

– – – Other goats
 Head

– Pigs:
 

– – Piglets having a live weight of under 20 kilograms
 Head

– – Breeding sows weighing 50 kilograms and over
 Head

– – Other pigs
 Head

– Poultry:
 

– – Broilers
 Head

– – Laying hens
 Head

– – Other poultry:
 Head

– – – Turkeys
 Head

– – – Ducks
 Head

– – – Geese
 Head

– – – Ostriches
 Head

– – – Other poultry, not mentioned elsewhere
 Head

– Rabbits, breeding females
 Head

– Bees
 Hives

– Livestock not mentioned elsewhere
 Yes/No
IV. machinery and equipment
IV. (i) Machinery

– Belonging exclusively to the holding
 

– – Four-wheel tractors, track-laying tractors, tool carriers
 Number

– – Cultivators, hoeing machines, rotary hoes and motor mowers
 Number

– – Combine harvesters
 Number

– – Other fully mechanised harvesters
 Number

– Machinery used by several holdings


– – Four-wheel tractors, track-laying tractors, tool carriers
 Yes/No

– – Cultivators, hoeing machines, rotary hoes and motor mowers
 Yes/No

– – Combine harvesters
 Yes/No

– – Other fully mechanised harvesters
 Yes/No
IV. (ii) Equipment

– Equipment used for renewable energy production by type of energy source:
 

– – Wind
 Yes/No

– – Biomass
 Yes/No

– – – of which bio-methane
 Yes/No

– – Solar
 Yes/No

– – Hydro-energy
 Yes/No

– – Other types of renewable energy sources
 Yes/No
V. Labour force
V. (i) Farm work on the holding

– Holder
 

– – Gender
 Male/Female

– – Age
 Age bands

– – The farm work on the holding (apart from housework)
 AWU % band 1

– Manager
 

– – Gender
 Male/Female

– – Age
 Age bands

– – The farm work on the holding (apart from housework)
 AWU % band 2

– Training of manager
 

– – Agricultural training of manager
 Training codes

– – Vocational training undertaken by manager during the last 12 months
 Yes/No

– Members of sole holder's family carrying out farm work for the holding: male
 

– – The farm work on the holding (apart from housework)
 AWU % band 2

– Members of sole holder's family carrying out farm work for the holding: female
 

– – The farm work on the holding (apart from housework)
 AWU % band 2

– Non-family labour regularly employed: male
 

– – The farm work on the holding (apart from housework)
 AWU % band 2

– Non-family labour regularly employed: female
 

– – The farm work on the holding (apart from housework)
 AWU % band 2

– Non-family labour employed on a non-regular basis: male and female
 Full-time working days

– Total number of equivalent full-time working days of farm work during the 12 months preceding the day of the survey, not included under previous categories, undertaken on the holding by persons not employed directly by the holding (e.g. contractors' employees)
 Full-time working days
V. (ii) Other gainful activities (non-farm work on the holding and work outside the holding)

– Other gainful activities of the holder who is also the manager:
 

– – As his/her major occupation
 Yes/No

– – As his/her subsidiary occupation
 Yes/No

– – If other gainful activities are carried out
 

– – – Activities directly related to the holding
 Yes/No

– – – Activities not directly related to the holding
 Yes/No

– Other gainful activities of the spouse of the sole holder:
 

– – As his/her major occupation
 Yes/No

– – As his/her subsidiary occupation
 Yes/No

– – If other gainful activities are carried out
 

– – – Activities directly related to the holding
 Yes/No

– – – Activities not directly related to the holding
 Yes/No

– Other gainful activities of the other members of the sole holder's family:
 

– – As his/her major occupation
 Yes/No

– – As his/her subsidiary occupation
 Yes/No

– – If other gainful activities are carried out
 

– – – Activities directly related to the holding
 Yes/No

– – – Activities not directly related to the holding
 Yes/No

– Non-family labour force, employed directly on a regular basis and involved in other gainful activities that are directly related to the holding
 

– – As his/her major occupation
 Yes/No

– – As his/her subsidiary occupation
 Yes/No
VI. Other gainful activities of the holding (directly related to the holding)
VI. (i) List of other gainful activities

– Tourism, accommodation and other leisure activities
 Yes/No

– Handicraft
 Yes/No

– Processing of farm products
 Yes/No

– Production of renewable energy
 Yes/No

– Wood processing (e.g. sawing)
 Yes/No

– Aquaculture
 Yes/No

– Contractual work (using production means of the holding)
 

– – Agricultural (for other holdings)
 Yes/No

– – Non-agricultural
 Yes/No

– Forestry
 Yes/No

– Other
 Yes/No
VI. (ii) Importance of the other gainful activities directly related to the holding

– Percentage of the final output of the holding
 Percentage bands
VII. Support for rural development

– Holding benefited from one of the following rural development measures during the last 3 years
 

– – Use of advisory services
 Yes/No

– – Modernisation of agricultural holdings
 Yes/No

– – Adding value to agricultural and forestry products
 Yes/No

– – Meeting standards based on Community legislation
 Yes/No

– – Participation of farmers in food quality schemes
 Yes/No

– – Natura 2000 payments for agricultural area
 Yes/No

– – Payments linked to the Water Framework Directive
 Yes/No

– – Agri-environment payments
 Yes/No

– – – of which in the framework of organic farming
 Yes/No

– – Animal welfare payments
 Yes/No

– – Diversification into non-agricultural activities
 Yes/No

– – Encouragement of tourism activities
 Yes/No








ANNEX IV
The sample surveys specified in this Regulation must be statistically representative at the level of NUTS 2 regions and for national aggregations of less-favoured areas in terms of the type and the size of the agricultural holdings, in line with Commission Decision 85/377/EEC of 7 June 1985 establishing a Community typology for agricultural holdings. In addition, specified levels of precision are required for the crop and livestock characteristics of the agricultural holdings.
These levels of precision are given in the precision tables below and apply to all NUTS 2 regions with at least 10 000 holdings. For a NUTS 2 region with fewer than 10 000 holdings, these levels of precision apply instead to the associated NUTS 1 region, provided that the associated NUTS 1 region contains at least 1 000 holdings. For the survey on agricultural production methods, the relevant crop and livestock characteristics will be available from the results of the farm structure survey 2010.


— Cereals for the production of grain (including seed), comprising common wheat and spelt, durum wheat, rye, barley, oats, grain maize, rice and other cereals for the production of grain
— Dried pulses and protein crops for the production of grain (including seed and mixtures of cereals and pulses)
— Potatoes (including early potatoes and seed potatoes)
— Sugar beet (excluding seed)
— Oilseed crops comprising rape, turnip rape, sunflower, soya, linseed (oil flax) and other oil seed crops
— Fresh vegetables, melons and strawberries
— Flowers and ornamental plants (excluding nurseries)
— Plants harvested green
— Pasture and meadow, excluding rough grazing
— Fruit and berry plantations
— Citrus plantations
— Olive plantations
— Vineyards


— Dairy cows
— Other cows
— Other bovine animals
— Breeding sows
— Other pigs
— Sheep
— Goats
— Poultry


— Cereals for the production of grain (including seed), comprising common wheat and spelt, durum wheat, rye, barley, oats, grain maize, rice and other cereals for the production of grain
— Potatoes (including early potatoes and seed potatoes) and sugar beet (excluding seed)
— Oilseed crops comprising rape, turnip rape, sunflower, soya, linseed (oil flax) and other oil seed crops
— Permanent outdoor crops comprising fruit, berry, citrus and olive plantations, vineyards, nurseries and other permanent outdoor crops
— Fresh vegetables, melons, strawberries, flowers and ornamental plants (excluding nurseries)
— Temporary grass and permanent grassland


— Bovine animals (all ages)
— Sheep and goats (all ages)
— Pigs
— Poultry


Precision categories Farm structure surveys 2013 and 2016 Survey on agricultural production methods
Prevalence of the characteristic in the NUTS 2 region Relative standard error Prevalence of the characteristic in the NUTS 2 region Relative standard error
Crop characteristics of the agricultural holding 7,5 % or more of the utilised agricultural area < 5 % 10 % or more of the utilised agricultural area < 10 %
Livestock characteristics of the agricultural holding 7,5 % or more of the livestock units and more than 5 % of national share of each category < 5 % 10 % or more of the livestock units and more than 5 % of national share of each category < 10 %


Precision categories Farm structure surveys 2013 and 2016 Survey on agricultural production methods
Prevalence of the characteristic in the associated NUTS 1 region with at least 1 000 holdings Relative standard error Prevalence of the characteristic in the associated NUTS 1 region with at least 1 000 holdings Relative standard error
Crop characteristics of the agricultural holding 7,5 % or more of the utilised agricultural area < 5 % 10 % or more of the utilised agricultural area < 10 %
Livestock characteristics of the agricultural holding 7,5 % or more of the livestock units and more than 5 % of national share of each category < 5 % 10 % or more of the livestock units and more than 5 % of national share of each category < 10 %

ANNEX V

Characteristic Units/categories
Tillage methods Conventional tillage (mouldboard plough or disc plough) ha
Conservation tillage (low tillage) ha
Zero tillage (direct seeding) ha
Soil conservation Soil cover in winter: Normal winter crop ha
Cover crop or intermediate crop ha
Plant residues ha
Bare soil ha
Crop rotation: Share of arable area out of planned crop rotation AA % band
Landscape features Linear elements maintained by farmer during the last 3 years, of which: Hedges Yes/No
Tree lines Yes/No
Stonewalls Yes/No
Linear elements established during the last 3 years, of which: Hedges Yes/No
Tree lines Yes/No
Stonewalls Yes/No
Animal grazing Grazing on the holding Area grazed during the last year ha
Amount of time when animals are outdoors on pasture Months per year
Common land grazing: Total number of animals grazing on common land Head
Amount of time when animals are grazing on common land Months per year
Animal housing Cattle: Stanchion-tied stable — with solid dung and liquid manure Places
Stanchion-tied stable — with slurry Places
Loose housing — with solid dung and liquid manure Places
Loose housing — with slurry Places
Other Places
Pigs: On partially slatted floors Places
On completely slatted floors Places
On straw beds (deep litter-loose housing) Places
Other Places
Laying hens: On straw beds (deep litter-loose housing) Places
Battery cage (all types) Places
 Battery cage with manure belt Places
 Battery cage with deep pit Places
 Battery cage with stilt house Places
Other Places
Manure application Utilised agricultural area on which solid/farmyard manure is applied Total UAA % band
With immediate incorporation UAA % band
Utilised agricultural area on which slurry is applied Total UAA % band
With immediate incorporation or injection UAA % band
Percentage of the total produced manure exported from the holding Percentage band
Manure storage and treatment facilities Storage facilities for: Solid dung Yes/No
Liquid manure Yes/No
Slurry Slurry tank Yes/No
Lagoon Yes/No
Are the storage facilities covered? Solid dung Yes/No
Liquid manure Yes/No
Slurry Yes/No
Irrigation Irrigated area Average irrigated area the last three years ha
Total cultivated area irrigated at least once during the previous 12 months Total ha
Cereals for the production of grain (including seed) (excluding maize and rice) ha
Maize (grain and green) ha
Rice ha
Dried pulses and protein crops for the production of grain (including seed and mixtures of cereals and pulses) ha
Potatoes (including early potatoes and seed potatoes) ha
Sugar beet (excluding seed) ha
Rape and turnip rape ha
Sunflower ha
Fibre crops (flax, hemp, other fibre crops) ha
Fresh vegetables, melons and strawberries — open field ha
Temporary grass and permanent grassland ha
Other crops on arable land ha
Fruit and berry plantations ha
Citrus plantations ha
Olive plantations ha
Vineyards ha
Irrigation methods employed: Surface irrigation (flooding, furrows) Yes/No
Sprinkler irrigation Yes/No
Drop irrigation Yes/No
Source of irrigation water used on the holding: On-farm ground water Yes/No
On-farm surface water (ponds or dams) Yes/No
Off-farm surface water from lakes, rivers or watercourses Yes/No
Off-farm water from common water supply networks Yes/No
Other sources Yes/No


