L 240/10 Official Journal of the European Communities 2.9.97 COMMISSION DECISION of 30 July 1997 approving the 1996/97 technical action plan for the improvement of agricultural statistics (Text with EEA relevance) (97/599/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 ('), and, in particular, Article 4 (1) thereof, Whereas, according to Article 4 (1) of Decision 96/411/EC, the Commission shall establish each year, according to the procedure provided for in Article 10, a technical action plan for agricultural statistics; Whereas the 1996/97 technical action plan (first and second parts) has been approved by Commission Decision 97/19/EC (3, Whereas the 1996/97 technical action plan (third part) has been drawn up on the basis of the priorities of the Commission as regards statistical needs; Whereas the actions envisaged in this plan are among the statistical fields where there are new or increasing needs appearing in Annex II to Decision 96/411/EC; Whereas, in accordance with Article 6 of Decision 96/411/EC, the Community contributes financially to the expenditure incurred by each Member State for the ad- aptations of the national systems or for preparatory work () OJ L 162, 1. 7. 199, p. 14. () OJ L 6, 10. 1. 1997, p. 45. connected with new or increasing needs carried out under a technical action plan; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Statistics, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 The 1996/97 technical action plan (third part) for the improvement of agricultural statistics is attached at Annex I to this Decision. Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 30 July 1997. For the Commission Yves-Thibault DE SILGUY Member of the Commission