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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2005-197/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2005/197",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 9 March 2005 approving the 2005 technical action plan for improving agricultural statistics (notified under document number C(2005) 531) (2005/197/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2005-197",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Decision\nof 9 March 2005\napproving the 2005 technical action plan for improving agricultural statistics\n(notified under document number C(2005) 531)\n(2005/197/EC)\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Council Decision 96/411/EC of 25 June 1996 on improving Community agricultural statistics, and in particular Article 4(1) and Article 6(2) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nIn accordance with Decision 96/411/EC, the Commission establishes a technical action plan for agricultural statistics each year.\n(2)\nIn accordance with Decision 96/411/EC, the Community contributes to the costs incurred by the Member States in making adaptations to national agricultural statistical systems or the costs of preparatory work for new or increasing needs which are part of a technical action plan.\n(3)\nIt is essential to improve information on the structure of agricultural holdings for the implementation of the related Community policies.\n(4)\nThere is a need to consolidate the agricultural statistical system and to continue the work supported by the previous action plans. This time the farm statistical registers, which are a prerequisite for all farm surveys and a real difficulty in most of the Member States, are the main area of the annual action plan.\n(5)\nThe measures provided for in this Decision are in line with the opinion of the Standing Committee of Agricultural Statistics,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 162, 1.7.1996, p. 14. Decision as last amended by Decision No 787/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 138, 30.4.2004, p. 12)."
    }
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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