10. 3. 98 Official Journal of the European Communities L 70/23 COMMISSION DECISION of 25 February 1998 approving the 1998 technical action plan (first part) for improving agricultural statistics (Text with EEA relevance) (98/186/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Decision 96/411/EC of 25 June 1996 on improving Community agricultural statistics ('), as amended by Council Decision 98/3/EC of 18 December 1997 (%), Whereas in accordance with Article 4(1) of Commission Decision 96/411/EC the Commission establishes a tech- nical action plan for agricultural statistics each year; Whereas there is a need to consolidate some of the actions started under the 1996/1997 () () technical action plan and to continue the work undertaken by Member States; () OJ L 162, 1. 7. 1996, p. 14. () OJ L 1, 3. 1. 1998, p. 9. () OJ L 6, 10. 1. 1997, p. 45. () OF L 240, 2. 9. 1997, p. 10. Whereas the measures set out by this decision are in conformity with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Statistics, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 The 1998 technical action plan (first part) for improving agricultural = statistics, which appears in Annex, is approved. Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 25 February 1998. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission