29, 5. 84 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 142/3 COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1463/84 of 24 May 1984 on the organization of surveys on the structure of agricultural holdings for 1985 and for 1987 o THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commis- sion ('), Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (3), Whereas trends in the structure of agricultural holdings are an important factor in determining the development of the common agricultural policy; whereas implementation of the programme of Community statistical surveys providing for a series of surveys on the structure of agricultural holdings should continue in 1985 and 1987, the most recent of such surveys having been conducted pursuant to Regula- tions (EEC) No 218/78 () and (EEC) No 449/82 (%); Whereas such trends cannot be examined at Commu- nity level unless comparable data are available for all of the Member States ; whereas it is therefore necessary to continue previous harmonization efforts ; Whereas it is necessary to achieve the stated aims while reducing as far as possible the burden of work on the Member States and the Commission ; Whereas, with minor changes, the characteristics and definitions laid down by Regulation (EEC) No 449/82 and Decision 83/461/EEC(®) and the Community outline of the schedule of tables, the standard code and the detailed rules for the transcription onto magnetic tape of the data, laid down in Decision 83/460/EEC (¢), should be retained; Whereas the coordinating role carried out by the Statistical Office of the European Communities is necessary to ensure uniform analysis of the results obtained and to meet the Community requirements for information in the field in question; Whereas, in order to facilitate the implementation of the provisions of this Regulation, close cooperation between the Member States and the Commission should continue, in particular via the Standing Committee for Agricultural Statistics set up by Deci- sion 72/279/EEC (%), () OJ No C 60, 2. 3. 1984, p. 4. () O] No C 117, 30. 4. 1984, p. 161. () OJ No L 35, 4. 2. 1978, p. 1. (9 OJ No L 59, 2. 3. 1982, p. 1. () OJ No L 251, 12. 9. 1983, p. 100. (9 OJ No L 251, 12. 9. 1983, p. 24. () OJ No L 179, 7. 8. 1972, p. 1. HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 Member States shall, as part of the programme of Community statistical surveys, carry out surveys on the structure of the agricultural holdings in their territories (hereinafter referred to as ‘the surveys’) covering the crop year corresponding to the crop to be harvested in 1985 and 1987 respectively. Article 2 The surveys shall be conducted in one or more stages by means of exhaustive enquiries or random sample surveys between 1 December 1984 and 1 March 1986 ~and between 1 December 1986 and 1 March 1988 respectively. Article 3 For the purposes of applying this Regulation : (a) ‘agricultural holding’ shall mean a single unit, both technically and economically, which has a single management and which produces agricultural products ; (b) ‘agricultural area utilized for farming’ shall mean the total area taken up by arable land, permanent pasture and meadow, land used for permanent crops and kitchen gardens. Article 4 The surveys shall cover: (a) agricultural holdings where the agricultural area utilized for farming is one hectare or more; (b) agricultural holdings where the agricultural area utilized for farming is less than one hectare, if they produce a certain proportion for sale or if their production unit exceeds certain physical units. - Article 5 1. In the case of combined crops, the agricultural area utilized for farming shall be allocated between the various crops in proportion to the amount of land the latter take up. 2. The area used for secondary successive crops shall be recorded separately from the area used for farming.