Community surveys on the structure of agricultural holdings (amend. regul. 571/88/EEC)

OBJECTIVE: collecting statistics permitting a monitoring over time of developments in agricultural structures for the purposes of Community policies (agricultural, regional, social, environmental, etc.), and to enable other statistical surveys to be carried out in the agricultural sector. COMMUNITY MEASURE: Council Regulation (EC) No 2467/96 amending Regulation (EEC) No 571/88 on the organization of Community surveys on the structure of agricultural holdings. SUBSTANCE: the modification seeks to extend the period of application of Regulation (EEC) No 571/88 for a period of ten years (1998-2007) and to make a number of amendments to take account of the latest developments in agriculture and to meet more effectively the new information requirements of the European Union and the Member States. DATE OF ENTRY INTO FORCE: 25 December 1996. �