(12)In order to improve the efficiency of compiling the farm returns and to reduce the burden on the returning holdings, liaison agencies should be able to use in a timely manner and free of charge national data sources that may be used for relevant data in order to compile the farm returns as defined and set out in Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009 as amended by this Regulation. The use of such data sources is necessary for the exercise of tasks vested in the liaison agencies. For those purposes it is appropriate to define the modalities for access to such data sources and to use other data compilation methods or innovative approaches, including the establishment of cooperation mechanisms between data-handling entities within the Member State concerned. A list of relevant data sources available at national level that liaison agencies may use to compile farm returns should be set out in this Regulation. In order to ensure that the list remains up-to-date and relevant, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission in respect of amending that list. In particular, datasets derived from the integrated farm statistics established by Regulation (EU) 2018/1091 and from statistics on agricultural input and output established by Regulation (EU) 2022/2379 should be added to that list when data sharing from those data sources is legally enabled.
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