Community surveys on the structure of agricultural holdings: financial framework for the period 2007-2009 and the maximum Community contribution for Bulgaria and Romania

PURPOSE: to lay down a financial programme for conducting a survey on the structure of agricultural holdings in which the accession of Bulgaria and Romania is taken into account.

LEGISLATIVE ACT: Regulation 1890/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation 571/88/EEC on the organisation of Community surveys on the structure of agricultural holdings, as regards the financial framework for the period 2007-2009 and the maximum Community contribution for Bulgaria and Romania.

CONTENT: the Council adopted a regulation amending regulation 571/88/EEC on the organisation of Community surveys on the structure of agricultural holdings, as regards the financial framework for the 2007-2009 period and the maximum Community contribution for Bulgaria and Romania. The German delegation abstained from voting.

The financial envelope for implementation of the programme amounts to EUR 20.4 million for the 2007-2009 period.

With Bulgaria and Romania joining the EU and with a view to conducting surveys on the structure of agricultural holdings in these two Member States in 2007, the maximum Community contribution for surveys to be carried out there is set at EUR 2 million for Bulgaria and 2 million for Romania. The maximum amounts are based on the number of agricultural holdings and the surface area of the countries concerned, to ensure that these countries are treated in a comparable manner to the current Member States.

ENTRY INTO FORCE: 18/01/2007. It shall apply from 1 January 2007.