Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1538 of 25 July 2023 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2022/2379 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards crop production statistics (Text with EEA relevance)

Article 1

Data requirements

Member States shall provide data on the domain of crop production statistics referred to in Article 5(1), point (b) of Regulation (EU) 2022/2379 in the form of aggregated data sets. The data on total and organic production shall be transmitted to the Commission (Eurostat) at the required geographical level.

Article 2

Datasets

(1) The data contents of the datasets are specified in:

• (a) Annex I for topic (i), crop area and production, for the detailed topics:
• (i) Arable crops and permanent grassland;
• (ii) Horticulture excluding permanent crops;
• (iii) Permanent crops;

• (b) Annex II for topic (ii), crop balances, for the detailed topics:
• (i) Cereal balances;
• (ii) Oil seed balances;

• (c) Annex III for topic (iii), grasslands, for the detailed topic:
• (i) Management of grasslands.

(2) For each dataset, Section I specifies:

• (a) a description of the data contents;

• (b) the variables to be provided at national and, where required, at regional level;

• (c) the variables to be provided on organic production;

• (d) the deadlines for transmission of the data to the Commission (Eurostat);

• (e) the reference periods.

(3) For each dataset, Section II specifies, where appropriate:

• (a) a description of the measurement units;

• (b) technical requirements related to the variables;

• (c) thresholds for exemptions to data transmission deadlines.

Article 3

Precision requirements

When data collections are carried out based on statistical samples, Member States shall ensure that the weighted results are representative of the statistical population within the relevant geographical unit and are designed to meet the precision requirements set out in Annex IV. Where precision requirements are not applicable, for example due to sources other than statistical surveys, the quality of the statistics shall be ensured so that they are representative of the scope that they describe, and they shall meet the quality criteria laid down in Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009.

Article 4

Descriptions

For the purposes of this Regulation, the descriptions of terms as set out in Annex V shall apply.

Article 5

Methodology for exemptions

(1) Member States may be exempted from certain regular data transmission deadlines in the event that the impact of that Member State on the Union total of those variables is limited.

(2) Data transmission exemptions shall be granted for variables in datasets of the topic ‘crop area and production’ provided that their application does not reduce the information on the expected Union total of the corresponding variable by more than 5 %. The Commission (Eurostat) shall calculate reference threshold values for the production of each crop subject to exemptions. These reference threshold values shall be calculated based on a three-year average of statistical data on production volumes.

(3) A Member State where the production of a crop has been lower than or equal to the reference threshold value for three successive years shall be exempted from transmitting data for all (sub)variables belonging to this crop for certain deadlines, as indicated in each Section II of the data sets in Annex I. The exemption shall be automatically revoked if the relevant production value of the Member State exceeds the reference threshold value for three successive years. Data transmission shall commence for the reference year following the third consecutive year in which the reference threshold value is exceeded. The exemption shall be automatically reinstated if the Member State’s production of the relevant crop is below or equal to the reference threshold for three successive years.

(4) The reference threshold values are laid down in each Section II of Annex I. The Commission may amend any of these values if the average Union total stays lower than 90 % or higher than 110 % of the Union total used for calculating the reference threshold values for three successive years.

Article 6

Entry into force

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

It shall apply from 1 January 2025.

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

ANNEX I

CROP AREA AND PRODUCTION

DATA SET i.1

Arable crops and permanent grassland

Domain:	b.	Crop production statistics
Topic:	i.	Crop area and production
Detailed topic:	i.1	Arable crops and permanent grassland

SECTION I

Data content

The data shall cover early estimates and final statistics on the areas, production and yield of the arable agricultural crops and permanent grasslands, grown to be harvested mainly in the reference period, on the agricultural holdings in the Member States, including the crops grown according to organic principles.

						National level data	National level data	National level data	National level data	National level data	National level data	National level data	Regional level data	Organic production data
Crop characteristics	Crop characteristics	Crop characteristics	Crop characteristics	Data transmission deadlines	Data transmission deadlines	31 January year N [^E0001]	30 June year N [^E0001]	31 August year N [^E0001]	30 September year N	30 November year N	31 March year N + 1	30 September year N+1	30 September year N+1	30 September year N+1
Utilised agricultural area excluding kitchen gardens [^E0002]	Utilised agricultural area excluding kitchen gardens [^E0002]	Utilised agricultural area excluding kitchen gardens [^E0002]	Utilised agricultural area excluding kitchen gardens [^E0002]	Utilised agricultural area excluding kitchen gardens [^E0002]	Utilised agricultural area excluding kitchen gardens [^E0002]							MA	MA	OMU, OMC, OMA
	Arable land [^E0003]	Arable land [^E0003]	Arable land [^E0003]	Arable land [^E0003]	Arable land [^E0003]							MA	MA	OMU, OMC, OMA
		Cereals for the production of grain (incl. seed)	Cereals for the production of grain (incl. seed)	Cereals for the production of grain (incl. seed)	Cereals for the production of grain (incl. seed)							MA, SA, PR	SA, PR
			Wheat and spelt	Wheat and spelt	Wheat and spelt		SA	SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR
				Common wheat and spelt	Common wheat and spelt		SA	SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR	OF, OP
					Common winter wheat and spelt	SA	SA	SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR
					Common spring wheat and spelt		SA	SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR
				Durum wheat	Durum wheat	SA	SA	SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR	OF, OP
			Rye	Rye	Rye	SA	SA	SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR	OF, OP
			Barley	Barley	Barley		SA	SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR	OF, OP
				Winter barley	Winter barley	SA	SA	SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR
				Spring barley	Spring barley		SA	SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR
			Oats	Oats	Oats		SA	SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR		OF, OP
			Grain maize and corn-cob-mix	Grain maize and corn-cob-mix	Grain maize and corn-cob-mix		SA		SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR	OF, OP
			Triticale	Triticale	Triticale	SA	SA	SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR		OF, OP
			Sorghum	Sorghum	Sorghum		SA	SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR		OF, OP
			Rice	Rice	Rice		SA	SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR		OF, OP
				Rice Indica	Rice Indica							SA, PR
				Rice Japonica	Rice Japonica							SA, PR
			Winter cereal mixtures (maslin)	Winter cereal mixtures (maslin)	Winter cereal mixtures (maslin)							SA, PR
			Spring cereal mixtures (mixed grain other than maslin)	Spring cereal mixtures (mixed grain other than maslin)	Spring cereal mixtures (mixed grain other than maslin)							SA, PR		OF, OP
			Other cereals n.e.c. (millet, canary seed, etc.)	Other cereals n.e.c. (millet, canary seed, etc.)	Other cereals n.e.c. (millet, canary seed, etc.)							SA, PR
			Pseudocereals	Pseudocereals	Pseudocereals							SA, PR
				Buckwheat	Buckwheat							SA, PR
				Quinoa	Quinoa							SA, PR
				Other pseudocereals n.e.c.	Other pseudocereals n.e.c.							SA, PR
		Dry pulses and protein crops for the production of grain (including seed and mixtures of cereals and pulses)	Dry pulses and protein crops for the production of grain (including seed and mixtures of cereals and pulses)	Dry pulses and protein crops for the production of grain (including seed and mixtures of cereals and pulses)	Dry pulses and protein crops for the production of grain (including seed and mixtures of cereals and pulses)							MA, SA, PR	SA, PR
			Field peas	Field peas	Field peas		SA		SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR		OF, OP
			Broad and field beans	Broad and field beans	Broad and field beans		SA		SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR		OF, OP
			Sweet lupins	Sweet lupins	Sweet lupins				SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR		OF, OP
			Lentils	Lentils	Lentils				SA	SA	SA, PR	SA, PR		OF, OP
			Vetches	Vetches	Vetches				SA	SA	SA, PR	SA, PR		OF, OP
			Chickpeas	Chickpeas	Chickpeas				SA	SA	SA, PR	SA, PR		OF, OP
			Other dry pulses and protein crops n.e.c.	Other dry pulses and protein crops n.e.c.	Other dry pulses and protein crops n.e.c.							SA, PR
		Root crops	Root crops	Root crops	Root crops							MA, SA, PR
			Potatoes (including seed potatoes)	Potatoes (including seed potatoes)	Potatoes (including seed potatoes)		SA		SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR		OF, OP
			Sugar beet (excluding seed)	Sugar beet (excluding seed)	Sugar beet (excluding seed)		SA		SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR	OF, OP
			Other root crops n.e.c.	Other root crops n.e.c.	Other root crops n.e.c.							SA, PR
		Industrial crops	Industrial crops	Industrial crops	Industrial crops							MA, SA
			Oilseeds	Oilseeds	Oilseeds							SA, PR
				Rape and turnip rape seeds	Rape and turnip rape seeds		SA	SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR	OF, OP
					Winter rape and turnip rape seeds	SA	SA	SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR
					Spring rape and turnip rape seeds		SA	SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR
				Sunflower seed	Sunflower seed		SA			SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR	OF, OP
				Soya	Soya		SA			SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR	OF, OP
				Linseed (oil flax)	Linseed (oil flax)							SA, PR
				Cotton seed	Cotton seed							PR
				Other oilseed crops n.e.c.	Other oilseed crops n.e.c.							SA, PR
			Fibre crops	Fibre crops	Fibre crops							SA, PR
				Fibre flax	Fibre flax				SA	SA	SA, PR	SA, PR
				Hemp	Hemp				SA	SA	SA, PR	SA, PR
				Cotton fibre	Cotton fibre							SA, PR
				Other fibre crops n.e.c.	Other fibre crops n.e.c.							SA, PR
			Tobacco	Tobacco	Tobacco							SA, PR
			Hops	Hops	Hops							SA, PR
			Aromatic, medicinal and culinary plants	Aromatic, medicinal and culinary plants	Aromatic, medicinal and culinary plants							SA		OF
			Energy crops n.e.c.	Energy crops n.e.c.	Energy crops n.e.c.							MA, PR
			Other industrial crops n.e.c.	Other industrial crops n.e.c.	Other industrial crops n.e.c.							SA
		Plants harvested green from arable land	Plants harvested green from arable land	Plants harvested green from arable land	Plants harvested green from arable land							MA, PR	MA
			Temporary grasses and grazings	Temporary grasses and grazings	Temporary grasses and grazings							MA, PR	MA	OMA
			Leguminous plants harvested green	Leguminous plants harvested green	Leguminous plants harvested green							SA, PR		OF, OP
				Lucerne	Lucerne				SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR
				Legume grass mixtures	Legume grass mixtures							SA, PR
				Other leguminous plants harvested green n.e.c.	Other leguminous plants harvested green n.e.c.							SA, PR
			Green maize	Green maize	Green maize		SA		SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR	SA, PR	OF, OP
			Other cereals harvested green (excluding green maize)	Other cereals harvested green (excluding green maize)	Other cereals harvested green (excluding green maize)							SA, PR
			Other plants harvested green from arable land n.e.c.	Other plants harvested green from arable land n.e.c.	Other plants harvested green from arable land n.e.c.							SA, PR
		Seeds and seedlings	Seeds and seedlings	Seeds and seedlings	Seeds and seedlings							MA		OMA
		Fallow land	Fallow land	Fallow land	Fallow land							MA	MA
		Other arable land crops n.e.c.	Other arable land crops n.e.c.	Other arable land crops n.e.c.	Other arable land crops n.e.c.							MA
	Permanent grassland	Permanent grassland	Permanent grassland	Permanent grassland	Permanent grassland							MA, PR	MA	OMU, OMC, OMA
		Permanent pastures and meadows, excluding rough grazings	Permanent pastures and meadows, excluding rough grazings	Permanent pastures and meadows, excluding rough grazings	Permanent pastures and meadows, excluding rough grazings							MA, PR
		Permanent rough grazings	Permanent rough grazings	Permanent rough grazings	Permanent rough grazings							MA, PR
		Permanent grassland no longer used for production purposes and eligible for the payment of subsidies	Permanent grassland no longer used for production purposes and eligible for the payment of subsidies	Permanent grassland no longer used for production purposes and eligible for the payment of subsidies	Permanent grassland no longer used for production purposes and eligible for the payment of subsidies							MA

See Section II for data transmission exemption rules.

The areas in data sets i.2 and i.3 are included in the utilised agricultural area, except for the area of cultivated mushrooms in dataset i.2.

The areas in data set i.2 are included in the arable land area.

N is the year the data refer to.

MA	=	total main area (1 000 ha), including organic areas
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SA	=	total sown area (1 000 ha), including organic areas
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OF	=	certified organic sown area (1 000 ha)
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OMC	=	main certified organic area
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OMU	=	main area under conversion to organic (1 000 ha)
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OMA	=	main area certified or under conversion to organic (1 000 ha)
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PR	=	total harvested production (1 000 tonnes), including organic production
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OP	=	certified organic harvested production (1 000 tonnes)

Reference period: Harvest year.

SECTION II

Description of measurement units

Sown area: refers to the total area sown or planted with a crop for which the harvest starts during the reference calendar year, regardless of when the planting has taken place. In case the crop is sown or planted more than once during a year on the same parcel, the area is multiplied with the number of plantings.

Main area: refers to the physical area of the parcel(s), regardless of whether there was only one single crop or several crops during the harvest year. In the case of annual crops, the main area corresponds to the sown area; in the case of combined crops, it corresponds to the area where the crops co-exist; in case of successive sowings or crops, the area is taken into account only once; in case of permanent crops, in addition to the production area also non-productive young plantations and temporarily abandoned areas are included. In this manner, each area is listed only once.

Harvested production: refers to the total harvested production from which harvest losses have been removed.

The production for cereals, dry pulses and oilseeds shall be reported in terms of clean, dry weight of grains in the stable standard market humidity level in the country. Rice is reported in terms of paddy.

Production data of root crops should be reported in terms of clean weight, i.e. free of plant tops and leaves, soil and mud.

The production of plants harvested green from arable land and permanent grassland includes the volume of harvest done by cutting and grazing. The data shall be reported in terms of dry matter.

Production of other crops shall be reported in the stable standard market humidity level in the country, where humidity impacts marketing, in the form mainly used for trade.

The countries shall provide information on the stable standard market humidity levels in the countries, mentioned above, to the Commission (Eurostat) from which Eurostat shall recalculate the production in EU standard humidity for standardisation purposes.

For sugar beet, countries shall provide data on the sugar content of the harvested production of the harvest year with the final production data to the Commission (Eurostat) from which Eurostat shall recalculate the production in the EU standard sugar content (16 %) for standardisation purposes.

Certified organic area: refers to areas, excluding areas during the conversion period referred to in Article 10 of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council ([^E0004]), which are managed in compliance with the requirements applicable to organic production, as set out in Regulation (EU) 2018/848 or, where applicable, in the most recent legislation

Area under conversion to organic: refers to areas during the conversion period referred to in Article 10 of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 or, where applicable, in the most recent legislation, which are managed in compliance with the requirements applicable to organic production.

Area certified or under conversion to organic: refers to areas that are either Certified organic areas or Areas under conversion to organic.

Certified organic harvested production: refers to the harvested production from ‘certified organic areas’ as defined above.

Organic areas and production are included in the total areas and production.

Technical requirements related to the variables

Crop yield is calculated by dividing the total harvested production by the total sown area. Eurostat will calculate the crop yields based on the data transmitted. Weather-related incidents having major impacts on the harvested production shall be reported to the Commission (Eurostat).

Data transmission exemption reference threshold values

The reference threshold values as defined in Article 5(2) are:

Reference variable: Production of	Reference threshold value (1 000 tonnes)	Transmission exemption
Common wheat and spelt	1 700	31 January year N 30 June year N 31 August year N
Durum wheat	170	31 January year N 30 June year N 31 August year N
Rye	80	31 January year N 30 June year N 31 August year N
Barley	500	31 January year N 30 June year N 31 August year N
Oats	70	31 January year N 30 June year N 31 August year N
Grain maize and corn-cob-mix	1 100	31 January year N 30 June year N 31 August year N
Triticale	120	31 January year N 30 June year N 31 August year N
Sorghum	15	31 January year N 30 June year N 31 August year N
Rice	65	31 January year N 30 June year N 31 August year N
Field peas	25	31 January year N 30 June year N 31 August year N
Broad and field beans	15	31 January year N 30 June year N 31 August year N
Potatoes	350	31 January year N 30 June year N 31 August year N
Sugar beet	1 500	31 January year N 30 June year N 31 August year N
Rape and turnip rape seeds	300	31 January year N 30 June year N 31 August year N
Sunflower seed	150	31 January year N 30 June year N 31 August year N
Soya	60	31 January year N 30 June year N 31 August year N
Green maize	2 000	31 January year N 30 June year N 31 August year N

DATA SET i.2

Horticulture excluding permanent crops

Domain:	b.	Crop production statistics
Topic:	i.	Crop area and production
Detailed topic:	i.2	Horticulture excluding permanent crops

SECTION I

Data contents

The data shall cover early estimates and final statistics on the areas, production and yield of the horticultural crops grown to be harvested in the reference period on the agricultural holdings in the Member States, including the crops grown according to organic principles.

						National level data	National level data	National level data	National level data	Organic production data
Crop characteristics	Crop characteristics	Crop characteristics	Crop characteristics	Crop characteristics	Data transmission deadlines	30 June year N [^E0005]	30 September year N [^E0005]	31 May year N+1	30 September year N+1	30 September year N+1
		Fresh vegetables (including melons) and strawberries	Fresh vegetables (including melons) and strawberries	Fresh vegetables (including melons) and strawberries	Fresh vegetables (including melons) and strawberries			HA, PR	MA	OH, OP
			Fresh vegetables (including melons)	Fresh vegetables (including melons)	Fresh vegetables (including melons)			HA, PR		OH, OP
				Brassicas	Brassicas			HA, PR		OH, OP
					Cauliflower and broccoli			HA, PR
					Brussels sprouts			HA, PR
					Cabbages			HA, PR
					Other brassicas n.e.c.			HA, PR
				Leafy and stalked vegetables (excluding brassicas)	Leafy and stalked vegetables (excluding brassicas)			HA, PR		OH, OP
					Leeks			HA, PR
					Celery			HA, PR
					Lettuces			HA, PR, PRG
					Endives			HA, PR
					Spinach			HA, PR
					Asparagus			HA, PR
					Chicory			HA, PR
					Artichokes			HA, PR
					Other leafy or stalked vegetables n.e.c.			HA, PR
				Vegetables cultivated for fruit (including melons)	Vegetables cultivated for fruit (including melons)			HA, PR		OH, OP
					Tomatoes	HA	HA, PR	HA, PR, PRG		OH, OP
					Cucumbers and gherkins			HA, PR, PRG
					Eggplants			HA, PR
					Courgettes and marrows			HA, PR
					Gourds and pumpkins			HA, PR
					Muskmelons			HA, PR
					Watermelons			HA, PR
					Peppers (capsicum)			HA, PR, PRG
					Other vegetables cultivated for fruit n.e.c.			HA, PR
				Root, tuber and bulb vegetables	Root, tuber and bulb vegetables			HA, PR		OH, OP
					Carrots			HA, PR		OH, OP
					Onions and shallots			HA, PR		OH, OP
					Beetroot			HA, PR
					Celeriac			HA, PR
					Radishes			HA, PR
					Garlic			HA, PR
					Other root, tuber and bulb vegetables n.e.c			HA, PR
				Fresh pulses	Fresh pulses			HA, PR		OH, OP
					Fresh peas			HA, PR
					Fresh beans			HA, PR
					Other fresh pulses n.e.c.			HA, PR
				Other fresh vegetables n.e.c.	Other fresh vegetables n.e.c.			HA, PR
			Strawberries	Strawberries	Strawberries			HA, PR, PRG		OH, OP
		Flowers and ornamental plants (excluding nurseries)	Flowers and ornamental plants (excluding nurseries)	Flowers and ornamental plants (excluding nurseries)	Flowers and ornamental plants (excluding nurseries)				MA
Cultivated mushrooms	Cultivated mushrooms	Cultivated mushrooms	Cultivated mushrooms	Cultivated mushrooms	Cultivated mushrooms			PR		OP
	Champignons	Champignons	Champignons	Champignons	Champignons			PR
	Other cultivated mushrooms n.e.c.	Other cultivated mushrooms n.e.c.	Other cultivated mushrooms n.e.c.	Other cultivated mushrooms n.e.c.	Other cultivated mushrooms n.e.c.			PR

See Section II for data transmission exemption rules.

N is the year the data refer to.

MA	=	total main area (1 000 ha)
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HA	=	total harvested area (1 000 ha)
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OH	=	certified harvested organic area (1 000 ha)
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PR	=	total harvested production (1 000 tonnes)
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PRG	=	total production from under glass or high accessible cover (1 000 tonnes)
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OP	=	certified organic harvested production (1 000 tonnes)

Reference period: Harvest year.

SECTION II

Description of measurement units

Harvested area: refers to the area of a specific crop which is harvested in the reference harvest year. If the same area is sown or planted several times during the reference period, the area shall be multiplied by the number of yearly harvests.

Main area: See data set i.1, Section II.

Harvested production: See data set i.1, Section II.

Certified organic area: See data set i.1, Section II.

Certified organic harvested production: See data set i.1, Section II.

Technical requirements related to the variables

Crop yield is calculated by dividing the total harvested production by the total harvested area. Eurostat will calculate the crop yields based on the data transmitted. Weather-related incidents having major impacts on the harvested production shall be reported to the Commission (Eurostat).

Data transmission exemption reference threshold values

The reference threshold values as defined in Article 5(2) are:

Reference variable	Reference threshold value (1 000 tonnes)	Transmission exemption
Production of tomatoes	250	30 June year N 30 September year N

DATA SET i.3

Permanent crops

Domain:	b.	Crop production statistics
Topic:	i.	Crop area and production
Detailed topic:	i.3	Permanent crops

SECTION I

Data contents

The data shall cover early estimates and final statistics on the areas, production and yield of the permanent agricultural crops grown to be harvested mainly in the reference period on the agricultural holdings in the Member States, including the crops grown according to organic principles.

Crop characteristics	Crop characteristics	Crop characteristics	Crop characteristics	Crop characteristics	Crop characteristics	Crop characteristics		National level data	National level data	National level data	Regional level data	Organic production data
Crop characteristics	Crop characteristics	Crop characteristics	Crop characteristics	Crop characteristics	Crop characteristics	Crop characteristics	Data transmission deadlines	30 November year N [^E0006]	31 March year N+1	30 September year N+1	30 September year N+1	30 September year N+1
	Permanent crops	Permanent crops	Permanent crops	Permanent crops	Permanent crops	Permanent crops	Permanent crops			MA	MA	OMC, OMU, OMA
		Permanent crops for human consumption	Permanent crops for human consumption	Permanent crops for human consumption	Permanent crops for human consumption	Permanent crops for human consumption	Permanent crops for human consumption		PA, PR	MA, PA, PR
			Fruits, berries and nuts (excluding citrus fruits, grapes and strawberries)	Fruits, berries and nuts (excluding citrus fruits, grapes and strawberries)	Fruits, berries and nuts (excluding citrus fruits, grapes and strawberries)	Fruits, berries and nuts (excluding citrus fruits, grapes and strawberries)	Fruits, berries and nuts (excluding citrus fruits, grapes and strawberries)		PA, PR	MA	MA	OPA, OP
				Fruits from temperate climate zones	Fruits from temperate climate zones	Fruits from temperate climate zones	Fruits from temperate climate zones		PA, PR			OPA
					Pome fruits	Pome fruits	Pome fruits		PA, PR			OPA
						Apples	Apples	PA, PR	PA, PR			OPA, OP
						Pears	Pears	PA, PR	PA, PR			OPA, OP
						Other pome fruits n.e.c.	Other pome fruits n.e.c.		PA, PR
					Stone fruits	Stone fruits	Stone fruits		PA, PR			OPA
						Peaches	Peaches	PA, PR	PA, PR			OPA, OP
						Nectarines	Nectarines	PA, PR	PA, PR			OPA, OP
						Apricots	Apricots		PA, PR			OPA, OP
						Cherries	Cherries		PA, PR			OPA, OP
							Sweet cherries		PA, PR
							Sour cherries		PA, PR
						Plums	Plums		PA, PR			OPA, OP
						Other stone fruits n.e.c.	Other stone fruits n.e.c.		PA, PR
				Fruits from subtropical and tropical climate zones	Fruits from subtropical and tropical climate zones	Fruits from subtropical and tropical climate zones	Fruits from subtropical and tropical climate zones		PA, PR			OPA
					Figs	Figs	Figs		PA, PR
					Kiwis	Kiwis	Kiwis		PA, PR			OPA, OP
					Avocados	Avocados	Avocados		PA, PR
					Bananas	Bananas	Bananas		PA, PR
					Other fruits from subtropical and tropical climate zones n.e.c.	Other fruits from subtropical and tropical climate zones n.e.c.	Other fruits from subtropical and tropical climate zones n.e.c.		PA, PR
				Berries (excluding strawberries)	Berries (excluding strawberries)	Berries (excluding strawberries)	Berries (excluding strawberries)		PA, PR			OPA, OP
					Blackcurrants	Blackcurrants	Blackcurrants		PA, PR
					Red currants	Red currants	Red currants		PA, PR
					Raspberries	Raspberries	Raspberries		PA, PR
					Blueberries	Blueberries	Blueberries		PA, PR
					Other berries n.e.c.	Other berries n.e.c.	Other berries n.e.c.		PA, PR
				Nuts	Nuts	Nuts	Nuts		PA, PR			OPA, OP
					Walnuts	Walnuts	Walnuts		PA, PR
					Hazelnuts	Hazelnuts	Hazelnuts		PA, PR
					Almonds	Almonds	Almonds		PA, PR
					Chestnuts	Chestnuts	Chestnuts		PA, PR
					Other nuts n.e.c.	Other nuts n.e.c.	Other nuts n.e.c.		PA, PR
			Citrus fruits	Citrus fruits	Citrus fruits	Citrus fruits	Citrus fruits		PA, PR	MA, PA, PR	MA	OPA, OP
				Oranges	Oranges	Oranges	Oranges	PA, PR	PA, PR	PA, PR		OPA, OP
				Small citrus fruits	Small citrus fruits	Small citrus fruits	Small citrus fruits		PA, PR	PA, PR
					Satsumas	Satsumas	Satsumas	PA, PR	PA, PR	PA, PR
					Clementines	Clementines	Clementines	PA, PR	PA, PR	PA, PR
					Other small citrus fruits and mandarin hybrids n.e.c.	Other small citrus fruits and mandarin hybrids n.e.c.	Other small citrus fruits and mandarin hybrids n.e.c.		PA, PR	PA, PR
				Lemons and acid limes	Lemons and acid limes	Lemons and acid limes	Lemons and acid limes		PA, PR	PA, PR
				Pomelos and grapefruits	Pomelos and grapefruits	Pomelos and grapefruits	Pomelos and grapefruits		PA, PR	PA, PR
				Other citrus fruits n.e.c.	Other citrus fruits n.e.c.	Other citrus fruits n.e.c.	Other citrus fruits n.e.c.		PA, PR	PA, PR
			Grapes	Grapes	Grapes	Grapes	Grapes		PA, PR	MA, PA, PR	MA	OPA, OP
				Grapes for wines	Grapes for wines	Grapes for wines	Grapes for wines		PA, PR	PA, PR		OPA, OP
					Grapes for wines with protected designation of origin (PDO)	Grapes for wines with protected designation of origin (PDO)	Grapes for wines with protected designation of origin (PDO)		PA, PR	PA, PR
					Grapes for wines with protected geographical indication (PGI)	Grapes for wines with protected geographical indication (PGI)	Grapes for wines with protected geographical indication (PGI)		PA, PR	PA, PR
					Grapes for other wines n.e.c. (without PDO/PGI)	Grapes for other wines n.e.c. (without PDO/PGI)	Grapes for other wines n.e.c. (without PDO/PGI)		PA, PR	PA, PR
				Grapes for table use	Grapes for table use	Grapes for table use	Grapes for table use		PA, PR	PA, PR
				Grapes for raisins	Grapes for raisins	Grapes for raisins	Grapes for raisins		PA, PR	PA, PR
				Grapes for other purposes n.e.c.	Grapes for other purposes n.e.c.	Grapes for other purposes n.e.c.	Grapes for other purposes n.e.c.		PA, PR	PA, PR
			Olives	Olives	Olives	Olives	Olives	PA, PR	PA, PR	MA, PA, PR	MA	OPA, OP
				Olives for table use	Olives for table use	Olives for table use	Olives for table use	PA	PA, PR	PA, PR
				Olives for oil	Olives for oil	Olives for oil	Olives for oil	PA	PA, PR	PA, PR
			Other permanent crops for human consumption n.e.c.	Other permanent crops for human consumption n.e.c.	Other permanent crops for human consumption n.e.c.	Other permanent crops for human consumption n.e.c.	Other permanent crops for human consumption n.e.c.		PA, PR	MA
		Nurseries	Nurseries	Nurseries	Nurseries	Nurseries	Nurseries			MA
		Other permanent crops	Other permanent crops	Other permanent crops	Other permanent crops	Other permanent crops	Other permanent crops			MA

See Section II for data transmission exemption rules.

N is the year the data refer to.

MA	=	total main area (1 000 ha)
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PA	=	total production area (1 000 ha)
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OPA	=	certified organic production area (1 000 ha)
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OMC	=	main certified organic area
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OMU	=	main area under conversion to organic (1 000 ha)
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OMA	=	main area certified or under conversion to organic (1 000 ha)
---	---	---
PR	=	total harvested production (1 000 tonnes)
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OP	=	certified organic harvested production (1 000 tonnes)

Reference period: Harvest year.

SECTION II

Description of the measurement units

Production area: refers to the area that can potentially be harvested mainly in the reference harvest year.

Main area: See data set i.1, Section II.

Harvested production: See data set i.1, Section II.

Certified organic area: See data set i.1, Section II.

Main area certified or under conversion to organic: See data set i.1, Section II.

Certified organic harvested production: See data set i.1, Section II.

Technical requirements related to the variables

Crop yield is calculated by dividing the total harvested production by the total production area. Eurostat will calculate the crop yields based on the data transmitted. Weather-related incidents having major impacts on the harvested production shall be reported to the Commission (Eurostat).

Data transmission exemption reference threshold values

The reference threshold values as defined in Article 5(2) are:

Reference variable: Production of	Reference threshold value (1 000 tonnes)	Transmission exemption
Apples	150	30 November year N
Pears	40	30 November year N
Peaches	90	30 November year N
Nectarines	80	30 November year N
Oranges	300	30 November year N
Clementines	140	30 November year N
Satsumas	120	30 November year N
Olives	700	30 November year N

ANNEX II

CROP BALANCES

DATA SET ii.1

Cereal balances

Domain:	b.	Crop production statistics
Topic:	ii.	Crop balances
Detailed topic:	ii.1	Cereal balances

SECTION I

Data contents

The data shall cover the supplies, uses and stocks of the main cereals and the first level resulting products in the Member States during the reference period.

Crop characteristics	Crop characteristics	Crop characteristics	Crop characteristics	Common wheat and spelt	Durum wheat	Rye	Barley	Oats	Triticale	Grain maize and corn-cob-mix
Data transmission deadline	Data transmission deadline	Data transmission deadline	Data transmission deadline	End of marketing year + 11 months	End of marketing year + 11 months	End of marketing year + 11 months	End of marketing year + 11 months	End of marketing year + 11 months	End of marketing year + 11 months	End of marketing year + 11 months
Balance characteristics	Balance characteristics	Balance characteristics	Balance characteristics	End of marketing year + 11 months	End of marketing year + 11 months	End of marketing year + 11 months	End of marketing year + 11 months	End of marketing year + 11 months	End of marketing year + 11 months	End of marketing year + 11 months
Supply	Supply	Supply	Supply	Q	Q	Q	Q	Q	Q	Q
	Harvested production	Harvested production	Harvested production	Q	Q	Q	Q	Q	Q	Q
		Losses and wastage on agricultural holdings	Losses and wastage on agricultural holdings	Q	Q	Q	Q	Q	Q	Q
	Imports	Imports	Imports	Q	Q	Q	Q	Q	Q	Q
		Imports intra-EU	Imports intra-EU	Q	Q	Q	Q	Q	Q	Q
		Imports extra-EU	Imports extra-EU	Q	Q	Q	Q	Q	Q	Q
	Opening stocks at the beginning of the marketing year	Opening stocks at the beginning of the marketing year	Opening stocks at the beginning of the marketing year	Q	Q	Q	Q	Q	Q	Q
Use	Use	Use	Use	Q	Q	Q	Q	Q	Q	Q
	Domestic uses	Domestic uses	Domestic uses	Q	Q	Q	Q	Q	Q	Q
		Domestic uses – human consumption	Domestic uses – human consumption	Q	Q	Q	Q	Q	Q	Q
		Domestic uses – industrial use	Domestic uses – industrial use	Q	Q	Q	Q	Q	Q	Q
			Domestic uses – industrial bioethanol, other biofuel or biogas use	Q	Q	Q	Q	Q	Q	Q
		Domestic uses – used whole for animal feed	Domestic uses – used whole for animal feed	Q	Q	Q	Q	Q	Q	Q
		Domestic uses – seeds	Domestic uses – seeds	Q	Q	Q	Q	Q	Q	Q
		Domestic uses – losses	Domestic uses – losses	Q	Q	Q	Q	Q	Q	Q
	Exports	Exports	Exports	Q	Q	Q	Q	Q	Q	Q
		Exports intra-EU	Exports intra-EU	Q	Q	Q	Q	Q	Q	Q
		Exports extra-EU	Exports extra-EU	Q	Q	Q	Q	Q	Q	Q
	Closing stocks at the end of the marketing year	Closing stocks at the end of the marketing year	Closing stocks at the end of the marketing year	Q	Q	Q	Q	Q	Q	Q
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Q	=	Quantity (1 000 tonnes) at national level

Reference period: Marketing year N (1 July year N – 30 June year N+1).

SECTION II

Description of the measurement units

Quantity refers to the quantity of the crop, or the equivalent expressed as grains, that is used for the balance item in the stable standard market humidity in the country.

DATA SET ii.2

Oilseed balances

Domain:	b.	Crop production statistics
Topic:	ii.	Crop balances
Detailed topic:	ii.2	Oilseed balances

SECTION I

Data contents

The data shall cover the supplies, uses and stocks of the main oil seeds during the reference period in the Member States

Crop characteristics	Crop characteristics	Crop characteristics	Crop characteristics	Rape and turnip rape seeds	Sunflower seed	Soya
Data transmission deadline	Data transmission deadline	Data transmission deadline	Data transmission deadline	End of marketing year + 11 months	End of marketing year + 11 months	End of marketing year + 11 months
Balance characteristics	Balance characteristics	Balance characteristics	Balance characteristics	End of marketing year + 11 months	End of marketing year + 11 months	End of marketing year + 11 months
Supply	Supply	Supply	Supply	Q	Q	Q
	Harvested production	Harvested production	Harvested production	Q	Q	Q
		Losses and wastage on agricultural holdings	Losses and wastage on agricultural holdings	Q	Q	Q
	Imports	Imports	Imports	Q	Q	Q
		Imports intra-EU	Imports intra-EU	Q	Q	Q
		Imports extra-EU	Imports extra-EU	Q	Q	Q
	Opening stocks at the beginning of the marketing year	Opening stocks at the beginning of the marketing year	Opening stocks at the beginning of the marketing year	Q	Q	Q
Use	Use	Use	Use	Q	Q	Q
	Domestic uses	Domestic uses	Domestic uses	Q	Q	Q
		Domestic uses – human consumption	Domestic uses – human consumption	Q	Q	Q
		Domestic uses – used whole for animal feed	Domestic uses – used whole for animal feed	Q	Q	Q
		Domestic uses – crushing	Domestic uses – crushing	Q	Q	Q
			Crushing for oils – human consumption	Q	Q	Q
			Crushing for oils – biofuels	Q	Q	Q
			Crushing for oils – other industrial use	Q	Q	Q
		Domestic uses – seeds	Domestic uses – seeds	Q	Q	Q
		Domestic uses – losses	Domestic uses – losses	Q	Q	Q
	Exports	Exports	Exports	Q	Q	Q
		Exports intra-EU	Exports intra-EU	Q	Q	Q
		Exports extra-EU	Exports extra-EU	Q	Q	Q
	Closing stocks at the end of the marketing year	Closing stocks at the end of the marketing year	Closing stocks at the end of the marketing year	Q	Q	Q
---	---	---
Q	=	Quantity (1 000 tonnes) at national level

Reference period: Marketing year N (1 July year N – 30 June year N+1).

SECTION II

Description of the measurement units

Quantity refers to the quantity of the crop or the equivalent expressed as seeds that is used for the balance item in the stable standard market humidity in the country.

ANNEX III

GRASSLANDS

DATA SET iii.1

Management of grazed areas

Domain:	b.	Crop production statistics
Topic:	iii.	Grasslands
Detailed topic:	iii.1	Management of grasslands

SECTION I

Data contents

The data shall cover the areas of permanent and temporary grasslands classified by age, cover, and management in the Member States during the reference period.

		Total area	Of which managed	Managed, of which fertilised
Data transmission deadline	Data transmission deadline	30 September year N+1	30 September year N+1	30 September year N+1
Crop characteristic	Crop characteristic
Permanent grassland (20 years and more)	Permanent grassland (20 years and more)	MA, MAR	MA	MA
Permanent grassland (11 to 19 years)	Permanent grassland (11 to 19 years)	MA, MAR	MA	MA
Permanent grassland (6-10 years)	Permanent grassland (6-10 years)	MA, MAR	MA	MA
Temporary grasses and grazings	Temporary grasses and grazings	MA, MAR
	Age 1-3 years	MA, MAR
	Age 4-5 years	MA, MAR
Part of total permanent grasslands with	Part of total permanent grasslands with
	Trees/shrubs cover	MA, MAR
	Managed agro-forestry areas	MA, MAR

Measurement units

MA	=	total main area (1 000 ha)
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MAR	=	main area at regional level
---	---	---
Frequency	:	Years ending with 0, 3 or 6.
---	---	---
Reference period	:	Calendar year.

SECTION II

Description of the measurement units

Main area: see data set i.1.

ANNEX IV

PRECISION REQUIREMENTS

Data collected for a sample and extrapolated to the entire statistical population of a data set shall meet the precision requirements presented in Table 1.

The precision requirements apply to the final transmission of the national estimates for specific variables belonging to the data sets listed in Table 1.

The variables refer to the main areas at national level.

The relevant populations are defined in the first column of Table 1.

Table 1

Precision requirements

Relevant population	Variable for which precision requirements apply	Relative standard error
Data set: Arable crops and permanent grassland	Data set: Arable crops and permanent grassland	Data set: Arable crops and permanent grassland
The agricultural holdings with the relevant variable	— Main areas of cereals for the production of grain	3 %
The agricultural holdings with the relevant variable	— Main areas of dry pulses and protein crops for the production of grain	3 %
The agricultural holdings with the relevant variable	— Main areas of root crops	3 %
The agricultural holdings with the relevant variable	— Main areas of industrial crops	3 %
The agricultural holdings with the relevant variable	— Main areas of plants harvested green from arable land	3 %
The agricultural holdings with the relevant variable	— Main areas of permanent grassland	3 %
Data set: Horticulture excluding permanent crops	Data set: Horticulture excluding permanent crops	Data set: Horticulture excluding permanent crops
The agricultural holdings with horticulture production excluding permanent crops.	— Main areas of fresh vegetables (including melons) and strawberries	3 %	3 %
Data set: Permanent crops	Data set: Permanent crops	Data set: Permanent crops
The agricultural holdings with permanent crops.	— Main areas of permanent crops	3 %

ANNEX V

DESCRIPTIONS