Statistical surveys on pig, bovine animal and sheep and goat production (amend. direct. 93/23/EEC to 93/25/EEC)

OBJECTIVE: to amend Directives 93/23/EEC, 93/24/EEC and 93/25/EEC on the statistical surveys to be carried out on pig, bovine animal and sheep and goat production. CONTENT: in order to allow Member States to rationalize their survey programme, the European Commission proposes to amend the current directives by introducing greater flexibility with regard to the date on which surveys are carried out and authorizing Member States which so wish to reduce the number of pig production surveys from three to two per annum. However, this authorization will only be granted if the Member States can prove that satisfactory pig production forecasts can be drawn up on the basis of just two surveys which, in this case, must be spaced six months apart in order to take account of production cycles.�