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THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2022/2379 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 November 2022 on statistics on agricultural input and output, amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 617/2008 and repealing Regulations (EC) No 1165/2008, (EC) No 543/2009 and (EC) No 1185/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Directive 96/16/ECnote, and in particular Article 16(1), first subparagraph thereof,Whereas:
(1)The Federal Republic of Germany (‘Germany’), the Hellenic Republic (‘Greece’), the Republic of Cyprus (‘Cyprus’), the Republic of Austria (‘Austria’) and the Republic of Slovenia (‘Slovenia’) have submitted requests to be granted temporary derogations, pursuant to Article 16(1) of Regulation (EU) 2022/2379, as regards certain provisions of Commission Implementing Regulations (EU) 2023/1538note and (EU) 2023/1579note, in order to allow more time to comply with the new statistical requirements under Regulation (EU) 2022/2379 or its implementing or delegated measures.
(2)In accordance with the information provided in those requests, the Commission considers that major adaptations to the national statistical systems of the Member States concerned are necessary. The requested derogations are therefore justified and should be granted to Germany, Greece, Cyprus, Austria and Slovenia.
(3)The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical System Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1#
The derogations from Implementing Regulations (EU) 2023/1538 and (EU) 2023/1579 set out in the Annex to this Decision shall be granted to the Member States listed therein for the respective reference periods listed therein.
Article 2#
This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany, the Hellenic Republic, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Austria and the Republic of Slovenia.
1. Germany
| Regulation | Data set(s) concerned | Description of the derogation | Reference period(s) covered by derogation | First compliant transmission in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1538 on crop production statistics | Crop area and productioni.3 Permanent crops | Derogation on transmission of variables on:Certified organic production area of grapes and grapes for wineCertified organic harvested production of grapes and grapes for wine | 2025–2027 | September 2029 |
2. Greece
| Regulation | Data set(s) concerned | Description of the derogation | Reference period(s) covered by derogation | First compliant transmission in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1538 on crop production statistics | Grasslandsiii.1 Management of grazed areas | Derogation on transmission of variables | 2026 | September 2031 |
3. Cyprus
| Regulation | Data set(s) concerned | Description of the derogation | Reference period(s) covered by derogation | First compliant transmission in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1538 on crop production statistics | Crop area and productioni.1 Arable crops and permanent grassland | Derogation on transmission of variables on production of:Permanent grasslandsPermanent pastures and meadows, excluding rough grazingsPermanent rough grazings | 2025–2026 | September 2028 |
| Crop balancesii.1 Cereal balancesii.2 Oilseed balances | Derogation on transmission of variables | 2025–2027 | June 2030 | |
| Grasslandsiii.1 Management of grazed areas | Derogation on transmission of variables | 2026 | September 2031 | |
| Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1579 on agricultural price statistics | Agricultural land prices and rentsiii.1 Agricultural land pricesiii.2 Agricultural land rents | Derogation on transmission of variables | 2025–2027 | September 2029 |
4. Austria
| Regulation | Data set(s) concerned | Description of the derogation | Reference period(s) covered by derogation | First compliant transmission in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1579 on agricultural price statistics | Absolute input pricesii.1 Fertilisersii.2 Feeding stuffii.3 Energy | Derogation on transmission of variables | 2025–2026 | May 2028 |
5. Slovenia
| Regulation | Data set(s) concerned | Description of the derogation | Reference period(s) covered by derogation | First compliant transmission in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1538 on crop production statistics | Grasslandsiii.1 Management of grazed areas | Derogation on transmission of variables | 2026 | September 2031 |
| Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1579 on agricultural price statistics | Absolute input pricesii.3 Energy | Derogation on transmission of variable: Electricity | 2025–2027 | September 2029 |
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