Lexploria

22.2.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 51/21

COMMISSION DECISION

of 3 February 2006

amending Directive 2001/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Decision 2002/38/EC concerning the statistical surveys carried out on plantations of certain species of fruit trees

(notified under document number C(2005) 5963)

(2006/128/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to the 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 (1), and in particular Article 1(2), third subparagraph, and Articles 2(2) and 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 transcription, in machine-readable form, of the data relating to the surveys on plantations of certain species of fruit trees (2). That Decision establishes the limits of the production areas to be set and their respective codes and the species of fruits and the varieties.

(2)

As a result of the accession of the new Member States it is necessary to adapt the respective Annexes to Directive 2001/109/EC and to Decision 2002/38/EC.

(3)

Directive 2001/109/EC and Decision 2002/38/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.

(4)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Statistics instituted by Council Decision 72/279/EEC (3),

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Annex to Directive 2001/109/EC is replaced by Annex I to this Decision.

Article 2

Annexes I and III to Decision 2002/38/EC are amended in accordance with Annexes II and III, respectively, to this Decision.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 3 February 2006.

For the Commission

Joaquín ALMUNIA

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 13, 16.1.2002, p. 21. Directive as amended by the 2003 Act of Accession.

(2) OJ L 16, 18.1.2002, p. 35.

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

ANNEX I

‘ANNEX

SPECIES SURVEYED IN THE VARIOUS MEMBER STATES

Apples

Pears

Peaches

Apricots

Oranges

Lemons

Small-fruited citrus fruits

Belgium

×

Czech Republic

×

Denmark

×

Germany

×

Estonia

×

Greece

×

Spain

×

France

×

Ireland

×

Italy

×

Cyprus

×

Latvia

×

Lithuania

×

Luxembourg

×

Hungary

×

Malta

× (1)

Netherlands

×

Austria

×

Poland

×

× (1)

Portugal

×

Slovenia

×

× (1)

Slovakia

×

× (1)

Finland

×

Sweden

×

United Kingdom

×

(1) Surveys are not conducted for: age of trees, density of plantation, variety of fruit.’

ANNEX II

Amendments to Annex I to Decision 2002/38/EC

Country

Country code

Territorial division

Territorial division code

References to NUTS

1.

The following table is inserted between Belgium and Denmark:

‘Czech Republic

16

Stredni Cechy

01

Stredni Cechy

Jihozapad

02

Jihozapad

Severozapad

03

Severozapad

Severovychod

04

Severovychod

Jihovychod

05

Jihovychod

Stredni Morava

06

Stredni Morava

Moravskoslezsko

07

Moravskoslezsko’

2.

The following table is inserted between Germany and Greece:

‘Estonia

17

Constitutes a single geographical area

00

Estonia’

3.

The following table is inserted between Italy and Luxembourg:

‘Cyprus

18

Nicosia District

01

Limassol District

02

Papros District

03

Larnaca District

04

Famagusta District

05

Latvia

19

Constitutes a single geographical area

00

Latvia

Lithuania

20

Constitutes a single geographical area

00

Lithuania’

4.

The following table is inserted between Luxembourg and the Netherlands:

‘Hungary

21

Közép-Magyarország (Central Hungary)

01

Kozep-Magyarorszag

Közép-Dunántúl (Central Transdanubia)

02

Kozep-Dunantul

Nyugat-Dunántúl (Western Transdanubia)

03

Nyugat-Dunantul

Dél-Dunántúl (Southern Transdanubia)

04

Del-Dunantul

Észak-Magyarország (Northern Hungary)

05

Eszak-Magyarorszag

Észak-Alföld (Northern Great Plain)

06

Eszak-Alfold

Dél-Alföld (Southern Great Plain)

07

Del-Alfold

Malta

22

Constitutes a single geographical area

00

Malta’

5.

The following table is inserted between Austria and Portugal:

‘Poland

23

Łódzkie

01

Łódzkie

Mazowieckie

02

Mazowieckie

Małopolskie

03

Małopolskie

Śląskie

04

Śląskie

Lubelskie

05

Lubelskie

Podkarpackie

06

Podkarpackie

Świętokrzyskie

07

Świętokrzyskie

Podlaskie

08

Podlaskie

Wielkopolskie

09

Wielkopolskie

Zachodniopomorskie

10

Zachodniopomorskie

Lubuskie

11

Lubuskie

Dolnośląskie

12

Dolnośląskie

Opolskie

13

Opolskie

Kujawsko-pomorskie

14

Kujawsko-pomorskie

Warmińsko-mazurskie

15

Warmińsko-mazurskie

Pomorskie

16

Pomorskie’

6.

The following table is inserted between Portugal and Finland:

‘Slovenia

24

Constitutes a single geographical area

00

Slovenia

Slovakia

25

Constitutes a single geographical area

00

Slovakia’

ANNEX III

New varieties to be added to Annex III to Decision 2002/38/EC

Codes per species and variety to be applied when transmitting to the Commission the results of the statistical surveys on the plantations of certain species of fruit trees

Species/varieties

Species code

Variety code

1.

The following table is inserted in point 1. Apple trees, between ‘Early gold’ and ‘Other varieties (to be specified by the Member States)’:

‘Melodie

081

Rubin

082

Champion/Šampion (CZ) Szampion (PL)

083

Rubinola

084

Ligol (PL)

085

Cortland (PL)

086

Štaris (Staris) (LT)

087

Aldas (LT)

088

Auksis (LT)

089

Orlovskoje polosatoje (LT)

090

Isbranica (LT)

091

Sinap Orlovskij (LT)

092’

2.

The following table is inserted in point 2. Pear trees, between ‘Boscs Flaschenbirne’ and ‘Other varieties (to be specified by the Member States)’:

‘Beurré Diel

057

Glou Morceau

058

Kieffer

059

Bohemica

060

Dicolor

061

Erika

062

Grosdemange

063

Lukasowka (PL)

064

Alka (LT)

065

Alsa (LT)

066

Mramornaja (LT)

067’

3.

The following table is inserted in point 3. Peach trees (Peach trees producing white-flesh fruit), between ‘Other’ and ‘Nectarines’:

‘Champion (HU)

570’

4.

The following table is inserted in point 3. Peach trees (Peach trees producing yellow-flesh fruit), between ‘Other’ and ‘Nectarines’:

‘Burbank July Elberta (SK)

620

Flamingo (SK)

621

Sunhaven (SK)

622’

5.

The following table is inserted in point 4. Apricot trees, between ‘Vitilio’ and ‘Other varieties (to be specified by the Member States)’:

‘Ceglédi Bíbor

044

Ceglédi óriás

045

Gönci magyar kajszi

046

Magyar kajszi

047

Magyar kajszi C.235

048

Pannónia

049

Szegedi mammut

050

Karola

051

Velkopavlovická

052

Veharda

053

Maďarská

054’