# Commission Decision of 4 August 2008 amending Directive 2001/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Decision 2002/38/EC, as regards the statistical surveys carried out by the Member States on plantations of certain species of fruit trees (notified under document number C(2008) 4070) (2008/690/EC)

EU Decision 2008/690 · adopted 4 August 2008

Commission Decision of 4 August 2008 amending Directive 2001/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Decision 2002/38/EC, as regards the statistical surveys carried out by the Member States on plantations of certain species of fruit trees (notified under document number C(2008) 4070) (2008/690/EC)

## Introductory text

Commission Decision
of 4 August 2008
amending Directive 2001/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Decision 2002/38/EC, as regards the statistical surveys carried out by the Member States on plantations of certain species of fruit trees
(notified under document number C(2008) 4070)
(2008/690/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to 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, and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 1(2) and Article 4(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Directive 2001/109/EC, which establishes the list of species to be surveyed in the Member States, is implemented by Commission Decision 2002/38/EC of 27 December 2001 setting out the survey parameters and laying down the code and standard rules for the transcription, in machine-readable form, of the data relating to the surveys on plantations of certain species of fruit trees. That Decision establishes the limits of the production areas to be set and their respective codes and lists the species of fruits and the varieties concerned.
(2)
For technical reasons, Directive 2001/109/EC should be amended in order to update the Annex.
(3)
Annex I to Decision 2002/38/EC should be amended in order to establish the limits of production areas in Bulgaria and Romania.
(4)
The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee for Agricultural Statistics instituted by Council Decision 72/279/EEC,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

## 1 

The Annex to Directive 2001/109/EC is replaced by the text set out in Annex I to this Decision.

## 2 

Annex I to Decision 2002/38/EC is amended as set out in Annex II to this Decision.

## 3 

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

## Signature

Done at Brussels, 4 August 2008.
For the Commission
Joaquín Almunia
Member of the Commission

## Annex I 

‘ANNEX
SPECIES SURVEYED IN THE VARIOUS MEMBER STATES
Surveys are not conducted for: age of trees, density of plantation and variety of fruit.’
Apples
Pears
Peaches
Apricots
Oranges
Lemons
Small-fruited Citrus fruits
Belgium
x
x
Bulgaria
x
x
x
x
Czech Republic
x
x
x
x
Denmark
x
x
Germany
x
x
Estonia
x
Ireland
x
Greece
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Spain
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
France
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Italy
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Cyprus
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Latvia
x
x
Lithuania
x
x
Luxembourg
x
x
Hungary
x
x
x
x
Malta
x
Netherlands
x
x
Austria
x
x
x
x
Poland
x
x
x
x
Portugal
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Romania
x
x
x
x
Slovenia
x
x
x
x
Slovakia
x
x
x
x
Finland
x
Sweden
x
x
United Kingdom
x
x

## Annex II 

Annex I to Decision 2002/38/EC is amended as follows:
1.. The following entry is inserted after the entry relating to Belgium:
‘
Bulgaria
26
Severozapaden
01
BG31
Severen tsentralen
02
BG32
Severoiztochen
03
BG33
Yugoiztochen
04
BG34
Yugozapaden
05
BG41
Yuzhen tsentralen
06
BG42
’
2.. The following entry is inserted after the entry relating to Portugal:
‘
Romania
27
Nord-Vest
01
RO11
Centru
02
RO12
Nord-Est
03
RO21
Sud-Est
04
RO22
Sud - Muntenia
05
RO31
București - Ilfov
06
RO32
Sud-Vest Oltenia
07
RO41
Vest
08
RO42
’

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2008/690 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-690
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