8.3.2008

Official Journal of the European Union

L 65/5

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 212/2008

of 7 March 2008

amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 138/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the economic accounts for agriculture in the Community

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 138/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 December 2003 on the economic accounts for agriculture in the Community (1), and in particular Article 2(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) A revised statistical classification of economic activities, called NACE Revision 2 (hereinafter referred to as ‘NACE Rev. 2’), was adopted by Regulation (EC) No 1893/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 establishing the statistical classification of economic activities NACE Revision 2 and amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 3037/90 as well as certain EC Regulations on specific statistical domains (2).

(2) Measures necessary for the implementation of that Regulation should be adopted to provide for the use of NACE Rev. 2 in various statistical domains.

(3) Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 138/2004 sets out the methodology of the economic accounts for agriculture in the Community (EAA). As a consequence of the revised statistical classification of economic activities, the EAA methodology should be updated and the references to NACE Rev. 1,1 should be replaced.

(4) Regulation (EC) No 138/2004 should therefore be amended accordingly.

(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee for Agricultural Statistics set up by Decision 72/279/EEC (3),

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 138/2004 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 1 April 2011.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 7 March 2008.

For the Commission

Joaquín ALMUNIA

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 33, 5.2.2004, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 909/2006 (OJ L 168, 21.6.2006, p. 14).

(2) OJ L 393, 30.12.2006, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 179, 7.8.1972, p. 1.

ANNEX

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 138/2004 is amended as follows:

(1) ‘NACE Rev. 1’ is replaced by ‘NACE Rev. 2’ throughout the text.

(2) ‘ISIC Rev. 3’ is replaced by ‘ISIC Rev. 4’ throughout the text.

(3) Paragraph 1.23 is replaced by the following:

‘1.23.

(4) Paragraph 1.55 is replaced by the following:

‘1.55.

(5) Paragraph 1.57 is replaced by the following:

‘1.57.

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a first level consisting of headings identified by an alphabetical code (sections);

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a second level consisting of headings identified by a two-digit numerical code (divisions);

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a third level consisting of headings identified by a three-digit numerical code (groups); and

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a fourth level consisting of headings identified by a four-digit numerical code (classes).’

(6) Paragraph 1.62 is replaced by the following:

‘1.62.

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Group 01,1: Growing of non-perennial crops;

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Group 01,2: Growing of perennial crops;

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Group 01,3: Plant propagation;

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Group 01,4: Animal production;

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Group 01,5: Mixed farming;

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Group 01,6: Support activities to agriculture and post-harvest crop activities;

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Group 01,7: Hunting, trapping and related service activities.

(*1) See also the “Explanatory notes”: Eurostat: NACE Rev. 2, Statistical classification of economic activities in the European Community, Theme 2, Series E, Luxembourg, 2007.’ “

(7) Paragraph 1.63 is replaced by the following:

‘1.63.

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inclusion of the production of wine and olive oil (exclusively using grapes and olives grown by the same holding) (*2),

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exclusion of the activities relating to the production of seeds upstream and downstream of multiplication and certain activities which, in NACE Rev. 2, are considered as agricultural services (e.g. the operation of irrigation systems — only agricultural contract work is taken into account here).

(*2) The inclusion of these activities in fact does not represent a deviation from NACE Rev. 2: see the “Introductory guidelines” to NACE Rev. 2.’ “

(8) Paragraph 1.64 is replaced by the following:

‘1.64.

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groups 01,1 and 01,2: Growing of non-perennial and perennial crops,

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production of seeds: only the units engaged in seed multiplication,

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group 01,3: Plant propagation

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group 01,4: Animal production,

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group 01,5: Mixed farming,

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group 01,6: Support activities to agriculture and post-harvest crop activities

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excluding units which perform agricultural service activities other than contract work (i.e. units which operate irrigation systems or seed processing for propagation),

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group 01,7: Hunting, trapping and related service activities.’

(9) Paragraph 1.65 is deleted.

(10) The title in point (a) above paragraph 1.67 is replaced by the following:

‘(a) Groups from 01,1 to 01,3: Growing of non-perennial and perennial crops, plant propagation’

(11) Paragraph 1.67 is replaced by the following:

‘1.67.

(12) Paragraph 1.69 is deleted.

(13) Paragraph 1.71 is replaced by the following:

‘1.71.

(*3) See the “Introductory guidelines” to NACE Rev. 2: Statistical classification of economic activities in the European Community, Theme 2, Series E, Luxembourg, 2007.’ “

(14) The title in point (b) above paragraph 1.76 is replaced by the following:

‘(b) Group 01,4: Animal production’

(15) Paragraph 1.77 is deleted.

(16) In paragraph 1.78, the second sentence is replaced by the following:

‘It should be noted, however, that the management of racehorse stables and riding schools is not a characteristic agricultural activity (it is a part of “Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities”: Division 93) (cf. 2.210).’

(17) The title in point (c) above paragraph 1.80 is replaced by the following:

‘(c) Group 01,6: Support activities to agriculture and post-harvest crop activities’

(18) Paragraph 1.80 is replaced by the following:

‘1.80.

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agricultural services in the form of contract work at the production stage (i.e. agricultural contract work),

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“other” agricultural services (the operation of irrigation systems, seed processing for propagation, etc.).’

(19) Paragraph 1.81 is replaced by the following:

‘1.81.

(20) In paragraph 1.86, the second sentence is replaced by the following:

‘If, on the other hand, the farmer hires machines without operators or with only some of the operators required, with the result that he/she continues to carry out the activity as such, with the help of the machines, this activity comes under Division 77 of NACE Rev. 2.’

(21) Paragraph 1.89 is replaced by the following:

‘1.89.

(22) The title in point (d) above paragraph 1.92 is replaced by the following:

(23) Paragraph 1.92 is replaced by the following:

‘1.92.

(24) In paragraph 1.93, the equation for ‘EAA agricultural industry’ is replaced by the following:

‘EAA agricultural industry

NA agricultural branch

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Units engaged in seed production (for research or certification)

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Production of units providing associated agricultural services other than agricultural contract work (e.g. the operation of irrigation systems)

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Units for which the agricultural activity represents solely a leisure activity

Agricultural activities of units whose principal activity is not agricultural (cf. 1,18)’

(25) The first subparagraph of paragraph 2.055 is replaced by the following:

‘1.

(26) In paragraph 2.062, the first sentence is replaced by the following:

‘Agricultural products processed by the agricultural unit in a separable way (i.e. giving rise to the formation of a local non-agricultural KAU) and consumed by farmers’ households are recorded in the output of the “Manufacturing” industry (section C of NACE Rev. 2), as own final consumption.’

(27) Paragraph 2.063 is replaced by the following:

‘2.063.

(*1) See also the “Explanatory notes”: Eurostat: NACE Rev. 2, Statistical classification of economic activities in the European Community, Theme 2, Series E, Luxembourg, 2007.’

(*2) The inclusion of these activities in fact does not represent a deviation from NACE Rev. 2: see the “Introductory guidelines” to NACE Rev. 2.’

(*3) See the “Introductory guidelines” to NACE Rev. 2: Statistical classification of economic activities in the European Community, Theme 2, Series E, Luxembourg, 2007.’ ’

Commission Regulation (EC) No 212/2008 of 7 March 2008 amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 138/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the economic accounts for agriculture in the Community (Text with EEA relevance)