Improving Community agricultural statistics

OBJECTIVE: to harmonise and improve the data flow needed to implement the common agricultural policy. SUBSTANCE: The proposal for a Council decision: - defines the work areas in which improvements can be made together with the principles governing these improvements; - establish a mechanism for implementing these improvements, ensuring the appropriate involvement of all concerned; the first phase in the process of improving Community agricultural statistics is to be implemented between 1995 and 1997; - provides for measures to facilitate the small changes necessary in the specification of Community requirements and in national systems so that they can meet those requirements; - provides for a process of adaptation to take account of new needs. �