
Article 1 
The 2006 technical action plan for improving agricultural statistics (TAPAS 2006), as set out in the Annex, is approved.
Article 2 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 2 February 2006.
For the Commission
Joaquín ALMUNIA
Member of the Commission
ANNEX
The measures covered by the 2006 technical action plan for improving agricultural statistics concerning the following areas:

((a)) rural development,
((b)) farm statistical registers,
((c)) surveys on small farms (small units surveys).
The Commission will make a financial contribution to projects developed as part of these measures which will not exceed the amounts shown in Table A for each Member State.

(in EUR)
Countries Rural development Farm register Small units Total
BE 94 000   94 000
DK   10 000 10 000
DE 49 500   49 500
HU 16 806   16 806
NL  60 000  60 000
AT 51 214   51 214
FI  36 000  36 000
SE  40 000  40 000
Total 211 520 136 000 10 000 357 520