Directive 1978/53 - Additional provisions relating to the statistical surveys to be carried out by Member States on bovine livestock - Main contents

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Legal instrument	Directive
Number legal act	Directive 1978/53
Original proposal	COM(1977)132
CELEX number i	31978L0053

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Council Directive 78/53/EEC of 19 December 1977 laying down additional provisions relating to the statistical surveys to be carried out by Member States on bovine livestock

Official Journal L 016 , 20/01/1978 P. 0020 - 0021

Greek special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 19 P. 0251

Spanish special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 13 P. 0183

Portuguese special edition Chapter 03 Volume 13 P. 0183

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( 1 ) OJ NO L 153 , 9 . 6 . 1973 , P . 25 .

( 2 ) OJ NO C 163 , 11 . 7 . 1977 , P . 73 .

COUNCIL DIRECTIVE

OF 19 DECEMBER 1977

LAYING DOWN ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE STATISTICAL SURVEYS TO BE CARRIED OUT BY MEMBER STATES ON BOVINE LIVESTOCK

( 78/53/EEC )

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 43 AND 209 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 73/132/EEC OF 15 MAY 1973 ON THE STATISTICAL SURVEYS TO BE CARRIED OUT BY THE MEMBER STATES ON BOVINE LIVESTOCK , ON FORECASTS ON THE AVAILABILITY OF BOVINE ANIMALS FOR SLAUGHTER AND ON STATISTICS ON SLAUGHTERED BOVINE ANIMALS ( 1 ),

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 2 ),

WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO PROMOTE THE APPROXIMATION OF SURVEY METHODS AND THE HARMONIZATION OF STATISTICS ON THE CATTLE SECTOR , CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF DIRECTIVE 73/132/EEC MUST BE CLARIFIED OR SUPPLEMENTED ;

WHEREAS , FOR TECHNICAL REASONS , ITALY HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO UPDATE THE SAMPLING BASE DURING THE PERIOD COVERED BY DIRECTIVE 73/132/EEC IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMUNITY MARGINS OF ERROR , AND THEREFORE DESIRES THE EXTENSION OF THE TERM OF VALIDITY OF THE DEROGATION PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 4 OF THE SAID DIRECTIVE ;

WHEREAS AN ANNUAL SURVEY IN DECEMBER HAS PROVED INADEQUATE FOR THE PURPOSES OF PERIODICALLY ADJUSTING SHORT-TERM FORECASTS OF THE POTENTIAL SUPPLY OF CATTLE ;

WHEREAS CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF DIRECTIVE 73/132/EEC ARE APPLICABLE TO THE EXECUTION OF AN INTERMEDIATE SURVEY ; WHEREAS SPECIAL RULES RELATING TO THE TIME LIMITS FOR SUBMISSION OF THE RESULTS AND THE PERIOD FOR MAKING THE FORECASTS HAVE TO BE LAID DOWN IN THIS RESPECT ;

WHEREAS THE FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION OF THE COMMUNITY TOWARDS THE EXPENDITURE INCURRED BY THE MEMBER STATES IN CARRYING OUT THE SURVEYS PROVIDED FOR UNDER THIS DIRECTIVE MUST BE SPECIFIED ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE :

ARTICLE 1

1 . THE TERM OF VALIDITY OF THE DEROGATION PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 4 ( 3 ) OF DIRECTIVE 73/132/EEC SHALL BE EXTENDED TO 1980 FOR ITALY .

2 . ARTICLE 4 ( 4 ) OF DIRECTIVE 73/132/EEC SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

' 4 . THE MEMBER STATES SHALL , IF NECESSARY , TAKE APPROPRIATE MEASURES TO ASSESS ERRORS OF OBSERVATION . '

3 . ARTICLE 5 ( 4 ) OF DIRECTIVE 73/132/EEC SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

' 4 . THE SURVEY RESULTS TO BE USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPHS 2 AND 3 MAY BE OBTAINED FROM ONE OF THE TWO COMMUNITY SURVEYS CARRIED OUT DURING THE REFERENCE YEAR . '

4 . ARTICLE 6 ( 1 ) OF DIRECTIVE 73/132/EEC SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

' 1 . THE MEMBER STATES SHALL , ON THE BASIS OF THE RESULTS OF THE SURVEYS AND OF OTHER AVAILABLE DATA , ESTIMATE THE GROSS INDIGENOUS CATTLE PRODUCTION FOR THE TWO SIX-MONTH PERIODS BEGINNING ON 1 JANUARY AND 1 JULY RESPECTIVELY .

THE GROSS INDIGENOUS CATTLE PRODUCTION SHALL INCLUDE ALL SLAUGHTERINGS OF CATTLE OF NATIVE AND FOREIGN ORIGIN , TOGETHER WITH THE FOREIGN TRADE BALANCE OF LIVE CATTLE . '

5 . THE FIRST TWO LINES OF ARTICLE 6 ( 2 ) OF DIRECTIVE 73/132/EEC SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

' THE ESTIMATE OF GROSS INDIGENOUS CATTLE PRODUCTION SHALL BE DRAWN UP FOR THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES : '

ARTICLE 2

1 . THE MEMBER STATES SHALL CARRY OUT EACH YEAR AN INTERMEDIATE SURVEY OF THE BOVINE LIVESTOCK , USING ANY DAY IN MAY OR JUNE AS THE REFERENCE DATE .

2 . THE FIRST INTERMEDIATE SURVEY SHALL TAKE PLACE IN 1978 .

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