LegalizeRegulation (EU) 2018/1091 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2018 on integrated farm statistics and repealing Regulations (EC) No 1166/2008 and (EU) No 1337/2011 (Text with EEA relevance.)
Article 1
Subject matter
This Regulation establishes a framework for European statistics at the level of agricultural holdings and provides for the integration of information on the structure with that on production methods, rural development measures, agro-environmental aspects and other related information.
Article 2
Definitions
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) ‘farm’ or ‘agricultural holding’ means a single unit, both technically and economically, that has a single management and that undertakes economic activities in agriculture in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1893/2006 belonging to groups A.01.1, A.01.2, A.01.3, A.01.4, A.01.5 or to the ‘maintenance of agricultural land in good agricultural and environmental condition’ of group A.01.6 within the economic territory of the Union, either as its primary or secondary activity. Regarding activities of class A.01.49, only the activities ‘Raising and breeding of semi-domesticated or other live animals’ (with the exception of raising of insects) and ‘Bee-keeping and production of honey and beeswax’ are included;
(b) ‘common land agricultural unit’ means an entity of land on which common rights apply and which is used by two or more agricultural holdings for agricultural production, but is not allocated amongst them;
(c) ‘region’ means the territorial unit of the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS), defined in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003;
(d) ‘livestock unit’ means a standard measurement unit that allows for the aggregation of the various categories of livestock in order for them to be compared; the coefficients for establishing the livestock units for individual livestock categories are listed in Annex I;
(e) ‘utilised agricultural area’ or ‘UAA’ means the land area used for farming, including arable land, permanent grassland, permanent crops, and other utilised agricultural land;
(f) ‘reference year’ means a calendar year to which the reference periods refer;
(g) ‘kitchen garden’ means areas used for food production intended for one's own consumption;
(h) ‘module’ means one or more data sets organised in order to cover topics;
(i) ‘topic’ means the content of the information to be collected about the statistical units, each topic covering a number of detailed topics;
(j) ‘detailed topic’ means the detailed content of the information to be collected about the statistical units related to a specific topic, each detailed topic covering a number of variables;
(k) ‘variable’ means a characteristic of a unit being observed that may assume more than one of a set of values.
Article 3
Coverage
Article 4
Data sources and methods
For the purpose of obtaining the data referred to in this Regulation, Member States shall use one or more of the following sources or methods, provided that the information allows for the production of statistics that meet the quality requirements laid down in Article 11:
(a) statistical surveys;
(b) the administrative data sources specified in paragraph 2 of this Article;
(c) other sources, methods or innovative approaches.
Article 5
Core structural data
Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 17(2) not later than 28 February 2019 for the reference year 2020, not later than 31 December 2021 for the reference year 2023, and not later than 31 December 2024 for the reference year 2026.
Article 6
Frame extension
Article 7
Module data
Member States shall collect and provide the modules on the topics and detailed topics listed in Annex IV for the following reference years:
(a) ‘Labour force and other gainful activities’ module for 2020, 2023 and 2026;
(b) ‘Rural development’ module for 2020, 2023 and 2026;
(c) ‘Animal housing and manure management’ module for 2020 and 2026;
(d) ‘Irrigation’ module for 2023;
(e) ‘Soil management practices’ module for 2023;
(f) ‘Machinery and equipment’ module for 2023;
(g) ‘Orchard’ module for 2023;
(h) ‘Vineyard’ module for 2026.
Article 8
Technical specification concerning the module data
The Commission may adopt implementing acts specifying the following technical elements of the data to be provided for each module and the corresponding topic and detailed topic listed in Annex IV:
(a) the list of variables;
(b) the descriptions of variables.
Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 17(2) not later than 28 February 2019 for the reference year 2020, not later than 31 December 2021 for the reference year 2023 and not later than 31 December 2024 for the reference year 2026.
Article 9
Ad-hoc data
The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 16 supplementing the module data set out in Annex IV, if collection of additional information is deemed necessary. Those delegated acts shall specify:
(a) the topics and detailed topics to be provided in the ad-hoc module and the reasons for such additional statistical needs;
(b) the reference year.
The Commission may adopt implementing acts to provide:
(a) a list of variables not exceeding 20 variables to be transmitted to the Commission (Eurostat) and the corresponding measurement units;
(b) the descriptions of variables;
(c) the precision requirements;
(d) the reference periods;
(e) the transmission dates.
Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 17(2) not later than 12 months before the beginning of the reference year.
Article 10
Reference period
The collected information shall refer to a single reference year that is common to all Member States by referring to the situation during a specified timeframe or date as follows:
(a) For land variables, the use of the land shall refer to the reference year. In the case of successive crops from the same piece of land, the land use shall refer to a crop that is harvested during the reference year, regardless of when the crop in question is sown.
(b) For variables on irrigation and soil management practices, the reference period is a 12-month period ending within the reference year, to be established by each Member State with a view to covering the related production cycles.
(c) For variables on livestock, animal housing and manure management a common reference day within the reference year shall be established by each Member State. The variables on manure management shall refer to a 12-month period including that date.
(d) For variables on labour force, a 12-month reference period ending on a reference day within the reference year shall be established by each Member State.
(e) For variables on rural development measures implemented in the individual agricultural holdings, the reference period shall be the three-year period ending on 31 December of the reference year.
(f) For all other variables, a common reference day within the reference year shall be established by each Member State.
Article 11
Quality
For that purpose, Member States shall transmit a quality report describing the statistical process to the Commission (Eurostat), for each reference year covered by this Regulation, and in particular:
(a) metadata describing the methodology used and how technical specifications were achieved by reference to those laid down by this Regulation;
(b) information on compliance with the minimum requirements for the sampling frames used, including in developing and updating them, as laid down in this Regulation;
The Commission may adopt implementing acts setting out the practical arrangements for, and the contents of, the quality reports. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 17(2) and shall not impose significant additional burdens or costs on the Member States.
Article 12
Data and metadata transmission and deadlines
Article 13
Union contribution
For the implementation of this Regulation, the Union shall provide grants to the national statistical institutes and other national authorities referred to in Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009, for:
(a) developing or implementing data requirements, or both;
(b) developing methodologies for modernising statistical systems aiming at higher quality or lower costs and reducing the administrative burden for producing integrated farm statistics by using the sources and methods referred to in Article 4.
For the combined costs of the core data and module data collections for the reference years 2023 and 2026, the Union financial contribution shall be limited to the maximum amounts specified below:
(a) EUR 50 000 each for Luxembourg and Malta;
(b) EUR 1 000 000 each for Austria, Croatia, Ireland and Lithuania;
(c) EUR 2 000 000 each for Bulgaria, Germany, Hungary and Portugal;
(d) EUR 3 000 000 each for Greece, Spain and France;
(e) EUR 4 000 000 each for Italy, Poland and Romania;
(f) EUR 300 000 each for all other Member States.
Article 14
Financial envelope
Article 15
Protection of the financial interests of the Union
Article 16
Exercise of the delegation
Article 17
Committee procedure
Article 18
Report from the Commission
By 31 December 2024, the Commission shall, after consulting the ESSC, submit a report on the implementation and achievement of the objectives of this Regulation to the European Parliament and to the Council.
Article 19
Derogations
By way of derogation from Article 5, Article 6(1), points (a), (b) and (c) of Article 7(1), Article 8(2), Article 12(1), Article 13(4), Article 14(1) and Annex V, the references to the year 2020 shall be replaced by references to the year 2019, if necessary, for Greece and Portugal.
Article 20
Repeal
Article 21
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
ANNEX I
Livestock unit coefficients
| Type of animal | Characteristic of animal | Coefficient |
|---|---|---|
| Bovine animals | Less than 1 year old | 0,400 |
| 1 to less than 2 years old | 0,700 | |
| Male, 2 years old and over | 1,000 | |
| Heifers, 2 years old and over | 0,800 | |
| Dairy cows | 1,000 | |
| Non-dairy cows | 0,800 | |
| Sheep and goats | 0,100 | |
| Pigs | Piglets, live weight of under 20 kg | 0,027 |
| Breeding sows, live weight 50 kg and over | 0,500 | |
| Other pigs | 0,300 | |
| Poultry | Broilers | 0,007 |
| Laying hens | 0,014 | |
| Other poultry | ||
| Turkeys | 0,030 | |
| Ducks | 0,010 | |
| Geese | 0,020 | |
| Ostriches | 0,350 | |
| Other poultry fowls n.e.c. | 0,001 | |
| Rabbits, breeding females | 0,020 |
ANNEX II
| Item | Threshold |
|---|---|
| UAA | 5 ha |
| Arable land | 2 ha |
| Potatoes | 0,5 ha |
| Fresh vegetables and strawberries | 0,5 ha |
| Aromatic, medicinal and culinary plants, flowers and ornamental plants, seeds and seedlings, nurseries | 0,2 ha |
| Fruit trees, berries, nut trees, citrus fruit trees, other permanent crops excluding nurseries, vineyards and olive trees | 0,3 ha |
| Vineyards | 0,1 ha |
| Olive trees | 0,3 ha |
| Greenhouses | 100 m2 |
| Cultivated mushrooms | 100 m2 |
| Livestock | 1,7 livestock units |
| (1) The thresholds are applicable to the group of items as listed. |
ANNEX III
Core structural data: Variables
| General variables | Units/Categories for values | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Survey information | |||||
| – | Agricultural holding identifier | Agricultural holding ID | |||
| Location of the agricultural holding | |||||
| – | Geographical location | The cell code of the INSPIRE statistical units grid for pan-European usage. | |||
| – | NUTS 3 region | NUTS 3 code | |||
| – | The agricultural holding has areas designated as facing natural constraints under Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013. | L/M/O/N (1) | |||
| Legal personality of the agricultural holding | |||||
| – | Legal and economic responsibility of the agricultural holding is assumed by a: | ||||
| – | Natural person who is sole holder, where the agricultural holding is independent | yes/no | |||
| – | – | If yes, is the holder also the manager | yes/no | ||
| – | – | – | If no, is the manager a member of the holder's family? | yes/no | |
| – | – | – | – | If yes, is the manager the spouse of the holder? | yes/no |
| – | Shared ownership | yes/no | |||
| – | Two or more natural persons who are partners, where the agricultural holding is a holding-group | yes/no | |||
| – | Legal person | yes/no | |||
| – | – | If yes, is the agricultural holding part of an enterprise group? | yes/no | ||
| – | The agricultural holding is a common land unit | yes/no | |||
| – | The holder is a beneficiary of EU support for land or animals on the agricultural holding and thus included in IACS | yes/no | |||
| The holder is a young farmer or new entrant into farming who has received financial support for this purpose under the CAP in the previous three years | yes/no | ||||
| Manager of the agricultural holding | |||||
| – | Year of birth | year | |||
| – | Sex | male/female | |||
| – | Farm work on the agricultural holding (apart from household work) | AWU bands (2) | |||
| Year when classified as manager of agricultural holding | year | ||||
| – | Agricultural training of manager | training codes | |||
| – | Vocational training undertaken during the last 12 months | yes/no | |||
| Type of tenure of the UAA (in relation to the holder) | |||||
| – | Farming on own land | ha | |||
| – | Farming on rented land | ha | |||
| – | Share farming or other tenure modes | ha | |||
| – | Common land | ha | |||
| Organic farming | yes/no | ||||
| – | Total UAA of the agricultural holding on which organic farming production methods are applied and certified according to national or European Union rules | ha | |||
| – | Total UAA of the agricultural holding that is under conversion to organic production methods to be certified according to national or European Union rules | ha | |||
| Participation in other environmental certification schemes | yes/no | ||||
| (1) L – Areas other than mountain areas facing significant natural constraints; M – less-favoured mountainous area; O – Other areas affected by specific constraints; N – normal area (non-LFA) This classification may be adapted in the future in the light of developments on CAP. (2) Annual Work Unit (AWU) percentage band 2: (> 0-< 25), (≥ 25-< 50), (≥ 50-< 75), (≥ 75-< 100), (100). | |||||
| Variables of land | Total main area | of which organic farming certified and/or under conversion | |||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UAA | ha | ha | |||
| – | Arable land | ha | ha | ||
| – | – | Cereals for the production of grain (including seed) | ha | ha | |
| – | – | – | Common wheat and spelt | ha | ha |
| – | – | – | Durum wheat | ha | ha |
| – | – | – | Rye and winter cereal mixtures (maslin) | ha | |
| – | – | – | Barley | ha | |
| – | – | – | Oats and spring cereal mixtures (mixed grain other than maslin) | ha | |
| – | – | – | Grain maize and corn-cob mix | ha | |
| – | – | – | Triticale | ha | |
| – | – | – | Sorghum | ha | |
| – | – | – | Other cereals n.e.c. (buckwheat, millet, canary seed, etc.) | ha | |
| – | – | – | Rice | ha | |
| – | – | Dry pulses and protein crops for the production of grain (including seed and mixtures of cereals and pulses) | ha | ha | |
| – | – | – | Field peas, beans and sweet lupins | ha | |
| – | – | Root crops | ha | ha | |
| – | – | – | Potatoes (including seed potatoes) | ha | ha |
| – | – | – | Sugar beet (excluding seed) | ha | ha |
| – | – | – | Other root crops n.e.c. | ha | |
| – | – | Industrial crops | ha | ha | |
| – | – | – | Oilseeds | ha | ha |
| – | – | – | – | Rape and turnip rape seeds | ha |
| – | – | – | – | Sunflower seed | ha |
| – | – | – | – | Soya | ha |
| – | – | – | – | Linseed (oilflax) | ha |
| – | – | – | – | Other oilseed crops n.e.c. | ha |
| – | – | – | Fibre crops | ha | |
| – | – | – | – | Fibre flax | ha |
| – | – | – | – | Hemp | ha |
| – | – | – | – | Cotton | ha |
| – | – | – | – | Other fibre crops n.e.c. | ha |
| – | – | – | Tobacco | ha | |
| – | – | – | Hops | ha | |
| – | – | – | Aromatic, medicinal and culinary plants | ha | |
| – | – | – | Energy crops n.e.c. | ha | |
| – | – | – | Other industrial crops n.e.c. | ha | |
| – | – | Plants harvested green from arable land | ha | ha | |
| – | – | – | Temporary grasses and grazings | ha | ha |
| – | – | – | Leguminous plants harvested green | ha | ha |
| – | – | – | Green maize | ha | |
| – | – | – | Other cereals harvested green (excluding green maize) | ha | |
| – | – | – | Other plants harvested green from arable land n.e.c. | ha | |
| – | – | Fresh vegetables (including melons) and strawberries | ha | ha | |
| – | – | – | Fresh vegetables (including melons) and strawberries grown in rotation with horticultural crops (market gardening) | ha | |
| – | – | – | Fresh vegetables (including melons) and strawberries grown in rotation with non-horticultural crops (open field) | ha | |
| – | – | Flowers and ornamental plants (excluding nurseries) | ha | ||
| – | – | Seeds and seedlings | ha | ha | |
| – | – | Other arable land crops n.e.c. | ha | ||
| – | – | Fallow land | ha | ||
| – | Permanent grassland | ha | ha | ||
| – | – | Pasture and meadow, excluding rough grazings | ha | ha | |
| – | – | Rough grazings | ha | ha | |
| – | – | Permanent grassland no longer used for production purposes and eligible for the payment of subsidies | ha | ||
| – | Permanent crops (including young and temporarily abandoned plantations, excluding areas producing for own consumption only) | ha | ha | ||
| – | – | Fruits, berries and nuts (excluding citrus fruits, grapes and strawberries) | ha | ha | |
| – | – | – | Pome fruits | ha | |
| – | – | – | Stone fruits | ha | |
| – | – | – | Fruits from subtropical and tropical climate zones | ha | |
| – | – | – | Berries (excluding strawberries) | ha | |
| – | – | – | Nuts | ha | |
| – | – | Citrus fruits | ha | ha | |
| – | – | Grapes | ha | ||
| – | – | – | Grapes for wines | ha | ha |
| – | – | – | – | Grapes for wines with protected designation of origin (PDO) | ha |
| – | – | – | – | Grapes for wines with protected geographical indication (PGI) | ha |
| – | – | – | – | Grapes for other wines n.e.c. (without PDO/PGI) | ha |
| – | – | – | Grapes for table use | ha | |
| – | – | – | Grapes for raisins | ha | |
| – | – | Olives | ha | ha | |
| – | – | Nurseries | ha | ||
| – | – | Other permanent crops including other permanent crops for human consumption | ha | ||
| – | – | – | Christmas trees | ha | |
| – | Kitchen gardens | ha | |||
| Other farmland | ha | ||||
| – | Unutilised agricultural land | ha | |||
| – | Wooded area | ha | |||
| – | – | Short rotation coppices | ha | ||
| – | Other land (land occupied by buildings, farmyards, tracks, ponds and other non-productive areas) | ha | |||
| Special agricultural holding areas | |||||
| – | Cultivated mushrooms | ha | |||
| UAA under glass or high accessible cover | ha | ||||
| – | Vegetables, including melons and strawberries under glass or high accessible cover | ha | ha | ||
| – | Flowers and ornamental plants (excluding nurseries) under glass or high accessible cover | ha | |||
| – | Other arable land crops under glass or high accessible cover | ha | |||
| – | Permanent crops under glass or high accessible cover | ha | |||
| – | Other UAA under glass or high accessible cover n.e.c. | ha | |||
| Irrigation on cultivated outdoor area | |||||
| – | Total irrigable area | ha | |||
| Variables of livestock | Total number of animals | of which organic farming certified and/or under conversion | |||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bovine animals | head | ||||
| – | Bovine animals less than one year | head | |||
| – | Bovine animals, 1 to less than 2 years | head | |||
| – | – | Male bovine animals, 1 to less than 2 years | head | ||
| – | – | Heifers, 1 to less than 2 years | head | ||
| – | Male bovine animals two years old and over | head | |||
| – | Female bovine 2 years and over | head | |||
| – | – | Heifers two years old and over | head | ||
| – | – | Cows | head | ||
| – | – | – | Dairy cows | head | head |
| – | – | – | Non-dairy cows | head | head |
| – | – | – | Buffalo-cows | head | yes/no |
| Sheep and goats | |||||
| – | Sheep (all ages) | head | head | ||
| – | – | Breeding females | head | ||
| – | – | Other sheep | head | ||
| – | Goats (all ages) | head | head | ||
| – | – | Breeding females | head | ||
| – | – | Other goats | head | ||
| Pigs | head | ||||
| – | Piglets, live weight of under 20 kg | head | |||
| – | Breeding sows, live weight 50 kg and over | head | |||
| – | Other pigs | head | |||
| Poultry | head | ||||
| – | Broilers | head | head | ||
| – | Laying hens | head | head | ||
| – | Other poultry | head | |||
| – | – | Turkeys | head | ||
| – | – | Ducks | head | ||
| – | – | Geese | head | ||
| – | – | Ostriches | head | ||
| – | – | Other poultry fowls n.e.c. | head | ||
| Rabbits | |||||
| – | Breeding females | head | |||
| Bees | hives | ||||
| Deer | yes/no | ||||
| Fur animals | yes/no | ||||
| Livestock n.e.c. | yes/no |
ANNEX IV
Topics and detailed topics within the module data
| Module | Topic | Detailed topic |
|---|---|---|
| Labour force and other gainful activities | Farm management | Holder |
| Labour input | ||
| Gender balance | ||
| Safety measures, including farm safety plan | ||
| Family labour force | Labour input | |
| Number of persons involved | ||
| Gender balance | ||
| Non-family labour force | Labour input | |
| Number of persons employed | ||
| Gender balance | ||
| Non-regular labour force employed by the farm | ||
| Labour input by contractors | ||
| Other gainful activities directly related to the agricultural holding | Types of activities | |
| Importance to the agricultural holding | ||
| Labour input | ||
| Other gainful activities not directly related to the agricultural holding | Labour input | |
| Rural development | Agricultural holdings supported by rural development measures | Advisory, farm management and farm relief services |
| Farm and business development | ||
| Quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs | ||
| Investments in physical assets | ||
| Restoring agriculture production potential damaged by natural disasters and catastrophic events and introduction of appropriate prevention actions | ||
| Investments in forest area development and improvement of the viability forests | ||
| Agri-environment payments climate | ||
| Organic farming | ||
| Payments link to Natura 2000 and the water framework directive | ||
| Payments to areas facing natural or other specific constraints | ||
| Animal welfare | ||
| Risk management | ||
| Animal housing and manure management | Animal housing | Bovine housing |
| Pig housing | ||
| Laying hen housing | ||
| Nutrient use and manure on the farm | UAA fertilised | |
| Manure exported from and imported to the agricultural holding | ||
| Organic and waste based fertilizers other than manure | ||
| Manure application techniques | Incorporation time per type of spread | |
| Facilities for manure | Manure storage facilities and capacity | |
| Irrigation | Irrigation practices | Availability of irrigation |
| Irrigation methods | ||
| Sources of irrigation water | ||
| Technical parameters of the irrigation equipment | ||
| Crops irrigated during a 12 months period | Cereals for the production of grain | |
| Dry pulses and protein crops for the production of grain | ||
| Root crops | ||
| Industrial crops | ||
| Plants harvested green from arable land | ||
| Other arable land crops | ||
| Permanent grassland | ||
| Permanent crops | ||
| Soil Management practices | Soil Management practices on outdoor land | Tillage methods |
| Soil cover on arable land | ||
| Crop rotation on arable land | ||
| Ecological focus area | ||
| Machinery and equipment | Machinery | Internet facilities |
| Basic machinery | ||
| Use of precision farming | ||
| Machinery for livestock management | ||
| Storage for agricultural products | ||
| Equipment | Equipment used for production of renewable energy on agricultural holdings | |
| Orchard | Pome fruits | Apples: Area by age of plantations |
| Apples: Area by density of trees | ||
| Pears: Area by age of plantations | ||
| Pears: Area by density of trees | ||
| Stone fruits | Peaches: Area by age of plantations | |
| Peaches: Area by density of trees | ||
| Nectarines: Area by age of plantations | ||
| Nectarines: Area by density of trees | ||
| Apricots: Area by age of plantations | ||
| Apricots: Area by density of trees | ||
| Citrus fruits | Oranges: Area by age of plantations | |
| Oranges: Area by density of trees | ||
| Small citrus fruit: Area by age of plantations | ||
| Small citrus fruit: Area by density of trees | ||
| Lemons: Area by age of plantations | ||
| Lemons: Area by density of trees | ||
| Olives | Area by age of plantations | |
| Area by density of trees | ||
| Grapes for table use and raisins | Grapes for table use: Area by age of plantations | |
| Grapes for table use: Area by density of vines | ||
| Grapes for raisins: Area by age of plantations | ||
| Grapes for raisins: Area by density of vines | ||
| Vineyard | Grapes for wine | Area and age |
| Grape varieties | Number of varieties | |
| Code and area |
ANNEX V
Precision requirements
The core data (in 2023 and 2026) and the module data shall be statistically representative for the relevant populations of agricultural holdings as defined in the precision table below at the level of NUTS 2 regions in terms of the size and the type of the agricultural holdings, in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009 (11), Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1198/2014 and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/220 (12).
The precision requirements apply to the variables in the table below.
The data in the frame extension in 2020 shall be statistically representative for the relevant population at the level of NUTS 2 regions as defined in the precision table below.
In addition, the precision requirements defined in the table apply to all NUTS 2 regions with at least:
— 5 000 agricultural holdings in the relevant population for the ‘Orchard’ and ‘Vineyard’ modules;
— 10 000 agricultural holdings in the relevant population for the core data, for all other modules and for the data in the frame extension.
For NUTS 2 regions with fewer agricultural holdings the precision requirements defined in the table apply to the associated NUTS 1 regions with at least:
— 500 agricultural holdings in the relevant population for the ‘Orchard’ and ‘Vineyard’ modules;
— 1 000 agricultural holdings in the relevant population for core data, all other modules and the data in the frame extension.
A national precision of maximum 5 % relative standard error is required for those variables of the ‘Orchard’ and ‘Vineyard’ modules with no applicable precision requirement for any NUTS 2 and NUTS 1 regions.
A national precision of a maximum of 7,5 % relative standard error is required for all variables of the other modules with no applicable precision requirement for any NUTS 2 and NUTS 1 regions for any variable.
Precision table
| Relevant population | Variables for which precision requirements apply | Prevalence in the relevant population | Relative standard error |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core data in 2023 and 2026 and Labour force and other gainful activities module | |||
| As defined by Article 5 for the core data and by Article 7 for the ‘Labour force and other gainful activities module’. | Land variables — Cereals for the production of grain (including seed) — Oilseeds — Plants harvested green from arable land — Fresh vegetables (including melons), strawberries, flowers and ornamental plants (excluding nurseries) — Permanent grassland excluding rough grazings — Fruits, berries, nuts and citrus fruits (excluding grapes and strawberries) — Grapes — Olives | 7,5 % or more of the UAA in the region | < 5 % |
| Livestock variables — Dairy cows — Non-dairy cows — Other bovine animals (bovine animals less than 1 year, bovine animals 1 to less than 2 years, male bovine animals 2 years old and over, heifers 2 years old and over) — Breeding sows live weight 50 kg and over — Piglets live weight of under 20 kg and other pigs — Sheep and goats — Poultry | 7,5 % or more of the livestock units in the region and 5 % or more of the variable in the country | < 5 % | |
| Core data for frame extension in 2020 | |||
| As defined by Article 6 | Land variables — Arable land — Permanent grassland excluding rough grazings — Permanent crops | 7,5 % or more of the UAA in the region | < 7,5 % |
| Livestock variables — Total livestock units | 5 % or more of the variable in the country | < 7,5 % | |
| Rural development module and Machinery and equipment module | |||
| As defined by Article 7 | Land variables as for the ‘Labour force and other gainful activities’ module | 7,5 % or more of the UAA in the region | < 7,5 % |
| Livestock variables as for the ‘Labour force and other gainful activities’ module | 7,5 % or more of the livestock units in the region and 5 % or more of the variable in the country | < 7,5 % | |
| Animal housing and manure management module | |||
| The subset of the population of agricultural holdings defined by Article 7 with at least one of the following: bovine animals, pigs, sheep, goats, poultry | Livestock variables as for the ‘Labour force and other gainful activities’ module | 7,5 % or more of the livestock units in the region and 5 % or more of the variable in the country | < 7,5 % |
| Irrigation module | |||
| The subset of the population of agricultural holdings defined by Article 7 with irrigable area | Land variables — Total irrigable area | 7,5 % or more of the UAA in the region | < 7,5 % |
| Soil management practices module | |||
| The subset of the population of agricultural holdings defined by Article 7 with arable land | Land variables — Arable land | 7,5 % or more of the UAA in the region | < 7,5 % |
| Orchard module | |||
| The subset of the population of agricultural holdings defined by Article 7 with any of the individual orchard variables that meet the threshold specified in Article 7(5) | Orchard variables — The orchard variables among apples, pears, apricots, peaches, nectarines, oranges, small citrus fruits, lemons, olives, grapes for table use, grapes for raisins that meet the threshold specified in Article 7(5) | 5 % or more of the UAA in the region | < 7,5 % |
| Vineyard module | |||
| The subset of the population of agricultural holdings defined by Article 7 with grapes for wine | Vineyard variables — Grapes for wine | 5 % or more of the UAA in the region | < 7,5 % |