16.1.2002 Official Journal of the European Communities L13/21 DIRECTIVE 2001/109/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 19 December 2001 concerning the statistical surveys to be carried out by the Member States in order to determine the production potential of plantations of certain species of fruit trees THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 285 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ('), Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (%), Whereas: (1) The Commission, in order to perform the task conferred upon it by the Treaty and by Community provisions governing the common organisation of the market in the fruit and vegetable sector, needs to be kept accu- rately informed on the production potential of planta- tions of certain species of fruit trees within the Community and to have available medium-term esti- mates of production and supply on the markets. This information is currently provided for within the frame- work of Council Directive 76/625/EEC of 20 July 1976 concerning the statistical surveys to be carried out by the Member States in order to determine the production potential of plantations of certain species of fruit trees (°). Now that new amendments are being made, it is appropriate on the grounds of clarity to repeal the said Directive and replace it by this Directive. 2)  All the Member States should carry out surveys concur- rently on plantations of fruit trees of the same species in accordance with the same criteria and with comparable accuracy. New plantations attain their full yield only after a certain number of years. These surveys should therefore be repeated every five years in order to obtain reliable statistics on production potential taking account of the fruit trees which are not yet productive. (3)  Uniform surveys should be carried out in each Member State on the main varieties of each species of fruit, endeavouring at the same time to establish sub-divisions according to variety which are as complete as necessary. (4)  The experience acquired in previous surveys of fruit tree plantations has shown that it is necessary to introduce a certain flexibility into survey methods used by the Member States whilst maintaining the comparability of data between Member States. () O] C 96 E, 27.3.2001, p. 212. (¥ Opinion of the European Parliament of 13 June 2001 (not yet published in the Official Journal), Council Common Position of 8 November 2001 (not yet published in the Official Journal) and Decision of the European Parliament of 11 December 2001 (not yet published in the Official Journal). O] L 218, 11.8.1976, p. 10. Directive as last amended by Directive 1999/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (O L 16, 21.1.2000, p. 72). = (5)  Since the objectives of the proposed action, namely to obtain complete and reliable statistics on the production potential of plantations of certain species of fruit trees in the Community and on medium-term estimates of Community production and supply, cannot be suffi- ciently achieved by the Member States individually and can therefore, by reason of the effects of the action, be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Directive does not go beyond what is necessary to achieve those objectives. (6)  The measures necessary for the implementation of this Directive should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (%), HAVE ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: Article 1 1. The Member States shall carry out during 2002, and every five years thereafter, surveys on plantations of certain species of fruit trees existing on their territory. 2. The following species shall be surveyed: (a) dessert apples (b) dessert pears (c) peaches (d) apricots (e) oranges (f) lemons (¢) small-fruited citrus fruit. The species to be surveyed in the various Member States are set out in the table in the Annex. The list of said species and the said table may be amended in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 8(2). The survey of plantations of varieties of apples and pears destined solely for uses other than dessert apples and pears shall be optional. () O] L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.