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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1538 of 25 July 2023 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2022/2379 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards crop production statistics (Text with EEA relevance)

Type Implementing Regulation
Publication 2023-07-25
State In force
Department European Commission, ESTAT
Source EUR-Lex
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Article 1

Data requirements

Member States shall provide data on the domain of crop production statistics referred to in Article 5(1), point (b) of Regulation (EU) 2022/2379 in the form of aggregated data sets. The data on total and organic production shall be transmitted to the Commission (Eurostat) at the required geographical level.

Article 2

Datasets

The data contents of the datasets are specified in:

(a) Annex I for topic (i), crop area and production, for the detailed topics: (i) Arable crops and permanent grassland; (ii) Horticulture excluding permanent crops; (iii) Permanent crops;

(b) Annex II for topic (ii), crop balances, for the detailed topics: (i) Cereal balances; (ii) Oil seed balances;

(c) Annex III for topic (iii), grasslands, for the detailed topic: (i) Management of grasslands.

For each dataset, Section I specifies:

(a) a description of the data contents;

(b) the variables to be provided at national and, where required, at regional level;

(c) the variables to be provided on organic production;

(d) the deadlines for transmission of the data to the Commission (Eurostat);

(e) the reference periods.

For each dataset, Section II specifies, where appropriate:

(a) a description of the measurement units;

(b) technical requirements related to the variables;

(c) thresholds for exemptions to data transmission deadlines.

Article 3

Precision requirements

When data collections are carried out based on statistical samples, Member States shall ensure that the weighted results are representative of the statistical population within the relevant geographical unit and are designed to meet the precision requirements set out in Annex IV. Where precision requirements are not applicable, for example due to sources other than statistical surveys, the quality of the statistics shall be ensured so that they are representative of the scope that they describe, and they shall meet the quality criteria laid down in Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009.

Article 4

Descriptions

For the purposes of this Regulation, the descriptions of terms as set out in Annex V shall apply.

Article 5

Methodology for exemptions

Article 6

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.

It shall apply from 1 January 2025.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

ANNEX I

DATA SET i.1

Arable crops and permanent grassland

Domain: b. Crop production statistics
Topic: i. Crop area and production
Detailed topic: i.1 Arable crops and permanent grassland

SECTION I

Data content

The data shall cover early estimates and final statistics on the areas, production and yield of the arable agricultural crops and permanent grasslands, grown to be harvested mainly in the reference period, on the agricultural holdings in the Member States, including the crops grown according to organic principles.

National level data Regional level data Organic production data
Crop characteristics Data transmission deadlines 31 January year N (1) 30 June year N (1) 31 August year N (1) 30 September year N 30 November year N 31 March year N + 1 30 September year N+1 30 September year N+1 30 September year N+1
Utilised agricultural area excluding kitchen gardens (2) MA MA OMU, OMC, OMA
Arable land (3) MA MA OMU, OMC, OMA
Cereals for the production of grain (incl. seed) MA, SA, PR SA, PR
Wheat and spelt SA SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR
Common wheat and spelt SA SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR OF, OP
Common winter wheat and spelt SA SA SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR
Common spring wheat and spelt SA SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR
Durum wheat SA SA SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR OF, OP
Rye SA SA SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR OF, OP
Barley SA SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR OF, OP
Winter barley SA SA SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR
Spring barley SA SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR
Oats SA SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR OF, OP
Grain maize and corn-cob-mix SA SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR OF, OP
Triticale SA SA SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR OF, OP
Sorghum SA SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR OF, OP
Rice SA SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR OF, OP
Rice Indica SA, PR
Rice Japonica SA, PR
Winter cereal mixtures (maslin) SA, PR
Spring cereal mixtures (mixed grain other than maslin) SA, PR OF, OP
Other cereals n.e.c. (millet, canary seed, etc.) SA, PR
Pseudocereals SA, PR
Buckwheat SA, PR
Quinoa SA, PR
Other pseudocereals n.e.c. SA, PR
Dry pulses and protein crops for the production of grain (including seed and mixtures of cereals and pulses) MA, SA, PR SA, PR
Field peas SA SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR OF, OP
Broad and field beans SA SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR OF, OP
Sweet lupins SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR OF, OP
Lentils SA SA SA, PR SA, PR OF, OP
Vetches SA SA SA, PR SA, PR OF, OP
Chickpeas SA SA SA, PR SA, PR OF, OP
Other dry pulses and protein crops n.e.c. SA, PR
Root crops MA, SA, PR
Potatoes (including seed potatoes) SA SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR OF, OP
Sugar beet (excluding seed) SA SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR OF, OP
Other root crops n.e.c. SA, PR
Industrial crops MA, SA
Oilseeds SA, PR
Rape and turnip rape seeds SA SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR OF, OP
Winter rape and turnip rape seeds SA SA SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR
Spring rape and turnip rape seeds SA SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR
Sunflower seed SA SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR OF, OP
Soya SA SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR OF, OP
Linseed (oil flax) SA, PR
Cotton seed PR
Other oilseed crops n.e.c. SA, PR
Fibre crops SA, PR
Fibre flax SA SA SA, PR SA, PR
Hemp SA SA SA, PR SA, PR
Cotton fibre SA, PR
Other fibre crops n.e.c. SA, PR
Tobacco SA, PR
Hops SA, PR
Aromatic, medicinal and culinary plants SA OF
Energy crops n.e.c. MA, PR
Other industrial crops n.e.c. SA
Plants harvested green from arable land MA, PR MA
Temporary grasses and grazings MA, PR MA OMA
Leguminous plants harvested green SA, PR OF, OP
Lucerne SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR
Legume grass mixtures SA, PR
Other leguminous plants harvested green n.e.c. SA, PR
Green maize SA SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR SA, PR OF, OP
Other cereals harvested green (excluding green maize) SA, PR
Other plants harvested green from arable land n.e.c. SA, PR
Seeds and seedlings MA OMA
Fallow land MA MA
Other arable land crops n.e.c. MA
Permanent grassland MA, PR MA OMU, OMC, OMA
Permanent pastures and meadows, excluding rough grazings MA, PR
Permanent rough grazings MA, PR
Permanent grassland no longer used for production purposes and eligible for the payment of subsidies MA
(1) See Section II for data transmission exemption rules. (2) The areas in data sets i.2 and i.3 are included in the utilised agricultural area, except for the area of cultivated mushrooms in dataset i.2. (3) The areas in data set i.2 are included in the arable land area.

N is the year the data refer to.

Reference period: Harvest year.

SECTION II

Description of measurement units

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