Law on Agricultural Statistics (Agricultural Statistics Act-AgrStatG)

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AgrStatG

Date of completion: 15.03.1989

Full quote:

" Agricultural Statistics Act, as amended by the Notice of 17 December 2009 (BGBl. 3886), as last amended by Article 1 of the Law of 5 December 2014 (BGBl). I p. 1975) "

Status:	New by Bek. v. 17.12.2009 I 3886;
	last amended Art. 1 G v. 5.12.2014 I 1975

For more details, please refer to the menu under Notes

Footnote

(+ + + Text evidence from: 1.6.1989 + + +) 
(+ + + For the suspension and addition of characteristics cf.  V 7860-9-1 
 v. 20.11.2002 I 4415, as amended by Art. 1 
 V v. 20.12.2004 I 3584 + + +) 
(+ + + Official notes of the norm provider on EC law: 
 Implementation of the 
 EEC-GRL 23/93 (CELEX Nr: 31993L0023) 
 EEC-GRL 24/93 (CELEX Nr: 31993L0024) 
 EEC-GRL 25/93 (CELEX Nr: 31993L0025) 
 ERL 16/96 (CELEX Nr: 31996L0016) 
 EC Directive 77/97 (CELEX Nr: 31997L0017) 
 ERL 109/2001 (CELEX Nr: 32001L0109) 
 EC Directive 107/2003 (CELEX Nr: 32003L0107)  Bek.  v. 19.7.2006 I 1662 + + +) 

  

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Content Summary

Content Supervision Part 1General Procedure

§ 1	Arrangement as Federal Statistics

Part 2Agricultural statistics section 1Soil-use survey subsection 1General provision

§ 2	Individual surveys

Subsection 2Area Survey

§ 3	Survey units
§ 4	Survey type, periodicity, reporting date, survey characteristics
§ 5	(dropped)

Subsection 3Land Use Main Survey

§ 6	Survey units
§ 7	Survey type, periodicity, survey period, characteristics
§ 8	Survey characteristics and reporting time

Subsection 4ornamentine planting

§ 9	Survey units
§ 10	Survey type, periodicity, survey period
§ 11	Survey characteristics and reporting time

Subsection 5Vegetable survey

§ 11a	Survey units
Section 11b	Survey type, periodicity, survey period
§ 11c	Survey characteristics and reporting time

Subsection 6Tree school survey

§ 12	Survey units
§ 13	Survey type, periodicity, survey period, characteristics
§ 14	Survey characteristics and reporting time

Subsection 7BaumobstanbauSurvey

§ 15	Survey units
§ 16	Survey type, periodicity, survey period, characteristics
§ 17	Survey characteristics and reporting time

Subsection 8StrauchbeerenerSurvey

§ 17a	Survey units
Section 17b	Survey type, periodicity, survey period
§ 17c	Survey characteristics and reporting time

Section 2Survey on livestock

§ 18	Survey units
§ 19	Survey type, periodicity, reporting time, characteristics
§ 20	Survey characteristics
§ 20a	Specific rules for the collection of bovine herds

Section 3

Section 21	(dropped)
Section 22	(dropped)
Section 23	(dropped)

Section 4Structural surveys
In agricultural and forestry operations subsection 1General provision

§ 24	Individual surveys and periodicity

Subsection 2Agricultural structure survey

Section 25	Survey units
Section 26	Survey type and survey programme
§ 27	Survey characteristics and reporting time

Subsection 3Main survey of agricultural census

§ 28	Survey units
§ 29	Survey Type
§ 30	Survey characteristics and reporting time

Subsection 4Survey on
agricultural production methods

Section 31	Survey units
Section 32	Survey type, periodicity, survey characteristics, reporting time

Subsection 5 (omitted) Subsection 6 (omitted) Section 5 (omitted) Section 6Harvester survey

Section 44	General provision
§ 45	(dropped)
Section 46	Harvest and operational reporting
§ 47	Special harvest and quality assessment

Section 7XX_ENCODE_CASE_One poultry statistics subsection 1General provision

§ 48	Individual surveys

Subsection 2Survey of hatcheries

§ 49	Survey units
§ 50	Survey type, periodicity, characteristics
Section 51	Survey characteristics and reporting period

Subsection 3Survey in
Companies with Hennenhaltung

Section 52	Survey units
Section 53	Survey type, periodicity, characteristics
§ 54	Survey characteristics and reporting time

Subsection 4Survey of poultry slaughterhouses

§ 55	Survey units
§ 56	Survey type, periodicity, characteristics
Section 57	Survey characteristics and reporting period

Section 8slaughterhouse and
Slaughter weight statistics subsection 1General provision

Section 58

Individual surveys

Subsection 2Survey of slaughterings

§ 59	Survey type, periodicity, characteristics
§ 60	Survey characteristics and reporting period

Subsection 3Battleweight Statistics

Section 61	Survey type, periodicity, characteristics
Section 62	Survey characteristics and reporting period

Section 9Milk Statistics

§ 63	Survey type, periodicity, characteristics
Section 64	Survey feature and reporting period
Section 65	Supplementary estimate

Section 10Fisheries and Aquaculture Statistics subsection 1General provision

Section 65a

Individual surveys

Subsection 2High-sea and Coastal Fishing Statistics

Section 66	Survey units
Section 67	Survey type, periodicity, characteristics
Section 68	Survey characteristics and reporting period

Subsection 3Aquaculture Statistics

§ 68a	Survey units
§ 68b	Survey type, periodicity, survey characteristics, reporting period

Section 11Wine statistics subsection 1General provision

Section 69

Individual surveys

Subsection 2Replane Survey

Section 70	Type of survey and periodicity
Section 71	Survey characteristics and reporting time

Subsection 3harvest survey

Section 72	Survey type, periodicity, characteristics, time of survey
Section 73	Survey characteristics and reporting period

Subsection 4Survey of production

Section 74	Survey type, periodicity, characteristics, time of survey
§ 75	Survey characteristics and reporting period

Subsection 5Inventory Survey

Section 75a	Survey units
Section 76	Survey type, periodicity, characteristics, time of survey
Section 77	Survey characteristics and reporting time

Section 12Wooden statistics subsection 1General provision

Section 78

Individual surveys

Subsection 2Survey in
Forestry producers

§ 79	Survey units
§ 80	Survey type, periodicity, characteristics
§ 81	Survey characteristics and reporting period

Subsection 3Survey in
Woodworking operations

Section 82	Survey units
Section 83	Survey type, periodicity, characteristics
Section 84	Survey characteristics and reporting time

Section 13

§ 85	(dropped)
§ 86	(dropped)
Section 87	(dropped)

Section 14fertilizer statistics

Section 88	Survey units
§ 89	Survey type, periodicity, characteristics
§ 90	Survey characteristics and reporting period

Part 3Common provisions

Section 91	Survey units
§ 92	Auxiliary characteristics
Section 93	Obligation to provide information
Section 94	Implementation of federal statistics
Section 94a	Authorisation
§ 95	Survey bodies, survey officers
§ 96	Progressing
Section 97	Operating Registry
§ 97a	Determination of the population
Section 98	Transmission, use and publication of individual data
§ 99	Transitional provisions

Part 1
General provision

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§ 1 Order as Federal Statistics

In accordance with this law, the following agricultural statistics are carried out as federal statistics:

1.

land use survey,

2.

the collection of livestock,

3.

the structural surveys in agricultural and forestry holdings,

4.

the harvest survey;

5.

poultry statistics,

6.

the slaughter and slaughter weight statistics;

7.

the milk statistics,

8.

fisheries and aquaculture statistics,

9.

the wine statistics,

10.

the timber statistics,

11.

the fertilizer statistics.

Part 2
Agricultural statistics

Section 1
Land use survey

Subsection 1
General provision

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§ 2 Individual surveys

The land use survey comprises the following individual surveys:

1.

the area survey,

2.

Land-use main survey,

3.

Ornamentals ' survey,

4.

Vegetable survey,

5.

tree-school survey,

6.

Construction mobstane survey,

7.

StrauchbeerSurvey.

Subsection 2
Area Survey

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§ 3 Survey units

Survey units of the area survey are the municipalities and areas in general defamation. Unofficial table of contents

§ 4 Survey type, periodicity, reporting date, survey characteristics

(1) The area survey is generally carried out annually at the reporting date of 31 December of the previous year. (2) The survey characteristics are the ground areas according to the type of actual use. Unofficial table of contents

§ 5 (omitted)

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Subsection 3
Land Use Main Survey

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§ 6 Survey units

Survey units of the ground-use main survey are:

1.

the establishments referred to in Article 91 (1a) (1),

2.

in Bavaria: area of at least five hectares of agricultural area used in common use.

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§ 7 Survey type, periodicity, survey period, characteristics

(1) The land use main survey is carried out in the period from January to May:

1.

in general in the years 2010 and 2016, where characteristics are collected about the use of the land;

2.

in the case of a maximum of 80 000 units of survey each year, except for the years in which the survey is carried out in accordance with point 1; the characteristics, with the exception of intermediate crop cultivation, shall be those of the survey referred to in point 1.

(2) The survey referred to in paragraph 1 (2) shall not be carried out in the Länder of Berlin, Bremen and Hamburg. (3) The survey referred to in paragraph 1 shall form an integral part of the agricultural structure survey in the years 2010, 2013 and 2016. Unofficial table of contents

§ 8 Survey characteristics and reporting time

(1) The survey characteristics of the land use main survey are the use of land according to the main uses of use and the purpose of use, species of crops, plant groups, plant species and forms of culture, including by breeding method, as well as the intermediate crop cultivation according to the The reference period for the survey characteristics referred to in paragraph 1, with the exception of intermediate crop cultivation, shall be the current calendar year. The reporting period for intermediate fruit growing is the months of June of the previous year until May of the current year.

Subsection 4
Ornamentals

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§ 9 Survey units

Collection units of the ornamental plant survey are the holdings in accordance with Article 91 (1), the areas on which flowers or ornamental plants or their respective young plants are grown, at least 0.3 hectares in the open land or at least 0.1 hectare under high walkable protective coverings. Unofficial table of contents

§ 10 Survey type, periodicity, survey period

The ornamentals survey is generally carried out in 2012, in 2017, and then every four years in the period from July to October. Unofficial table of contents

Section 11 Survey characteristics and reporting time

(1) Characteristics of the ornamentals ' survey are:

1.

in the cultivation of flowers and ornamental plants:

a)

the base area by planting groups in the open country and under high accessible protective coverings,

b)

the heated floor area under high walkable protective covers,

c)

the number of potted plants produced by plant groups, plant species and intended uses,

d)

in the case of cut flowers and ornamental plants, on the other hand, the area under cultivation by plant species in the open land and under high accessible protective coverings,

2.

in the cultivation of young plants: the base area in the open country and under high walkable protective covers.

(2) The reporting date for the survey characteristics referred to in paragraph 1 (1) (a) and (2) shall be the date of the first request for information. The reporting period for the survey characteristics referred to in paragraph 1 (1) (b) to (d) shall be the months of July of the previous year to June of the current year.

Subsection 5
Vegetable survey

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Section 11a Survey units

Survey units of the vegetable survey are the holdings according to § 91 (1)

1.

with land of at least 0.5 hectare in the open land or at least 0.1 hectares under high accessible protective covers on which vegetables or strawberries or their respective young plants are grown,

2.

with production areas for food mushrooms of at least 0.1 hectare.

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§ 11b Survey type, periodicity, survey period

(1) The vegetable survey shall be carried out:

1.

in the case of holdings according to § 11a (1)

a)

generally every four years, starting in 2012,

b)

each year, with the exception of the years in which the survey referred to in point (a) is carried out, a sample of at most 6 000 holdings, starting in 2013;

by way of derogation, the survey characteristics for the harvest in years with a general survey shall be determined for a maximum of 6 000 holdings;

2.

in the case of holdings in accordance with Section 11a (2), generally annually, beginning with the reference year 2012.

(2) The survey referred to in paragraph 1 (1) shall not be carried out in the Länder of Berlin and Bremen. (3) The survey period for the establishments referred to in Article 11a (1) shall be the months of June to December. In order to obtain a preliminary result for asparagus and strawberries, a preliminary survey will be carried out between June and September. The main survey is carried out in the period from October to December. (4) The survey period for holdings in accordance with Section 11a (2) is the months of January and February of the following year. Unofficial table of contents

§ 11c Survey characteristics and reporting time

(1) The survey characteristics of the vegetable survey are:

1.

in the case of holdings according to § 11a (1)

a)

for the cultivation of vegetables and strawberries:

aa)

the area under cultivation and harvest by plant groups, plant species, forms of crop and species of cover, asparagus and strawberries, in addition to the level of yield;

bb)

in years with a general survey of vegetables, the base area,

b)

for the cultivation of young plants: the ground area in the open country and under high walkable protective covers,

2.

in the case of holdings in accordance with Section 11a (2): the area of production, the area under cultivation and the quantity of crop according to the types of edible mushrooms;

3.

for all plant species: an indication of the ecological mode of operation in the respective reference year.

(2) The reporting period for the survey characteristics referred to in paragraph 1 (1) (a) (aa) shall be the current calendar year. The reporting period for the survey characteristics referred to in paragraph 1 (2) shall be the previous calendar year. The reporting date for the survey characteristics referred to in paragraph 1 (1) (a) (bb) and (b) shall be the date of the first invitation to provide information.

Subsection 6
Tree School Survey

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§ 12 Survey units

Survey units of the tree nursery survey (nurseries) are the holdings according to § 91 (1) with nurseries of at least 0.5 hectares; not included are planting gardens in forest farms. Unofficial table of contents

§ 13 Survey type, periodicity, survey period, characteristics

The tree school survey is generally carried out in 2004, 2008, 2012, 2017 and then every four years in the period from July to August. Characteristics relating to the use of the nursery areas are collected. Unofficial table of contents

Section 14 Survey characteristics and reporting date

(1) The survey characteristics of the tree survey are the total area of the nursery and the area of planting and propagation characteristics as well as the stocks of forest plants by number and type. (2) The date of reference shall be the date of the first request. Exchange of information.

Subsection 7
BaumobstanbauSurvey

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§ 15 Survey units

Survey units of the construction mobstane survey are the holdings according to § 91 (1), whose construction mob areas are at least 0.5 hectare. Unofficial table of contents

§ 16 Survey type, periodicity, survey period, characteristics

The construction mobstane survey is generally carried out every five years, starting in 1992, in the period from January to June. Characteristics are collected about the use of the construction mobstone areas. Unofficial table of contents

Section 17 Survey characteristics and reporting date

(1) The survey characteristics of the construction mobstane survey are:

1.

the total area of the construction of the mob,

2.

the fruit trees, the planting points and the number of trees, in each case on the basis of the surface area and the intended use of the fruit, as well as for table apples and table pears,

3.

an indication of the ecological economy.

(2) The reporting date is the date of the first invitation to provide information.

Subsection 8
StrauchbeerSurvey

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§ 17a Survey units

Survey units of the StrauchbeerenerSurvey are the holdings according to § 91 (1) with shrub berry areas of at least 0.5 hectares in the open land or at least 0.1 hectare under high walkable protective covers. Unofficial table of contents

§ 17b Survey type, periodicity, survey period

The StrauchbeerenerSurvey is carried out annually, starting in 2012, from September to December. In the countries of Berlin and Bremen, the survey is not carried out. Unofficial table of contents

§ 17c Survey characteristics and reporting time

(1) The survey characteristics of the StrauchbeerenerSurvey are

1.

annual

a)

the area under cultivation and harvest by plant species in the open land and under high accessible protective coverings, the forms of culture, the black elder additionally the type of use and, in the case of the sea buckthorn, the level of yield capacity,

b)

an indication of the ecological economy,

2.

in addition, every three years, starting in 2012, the harvest use.

(2) The reporting period for the survey characteristics referred to in paragraph 1 (1) (a) and (2) shall be the current calendar year. The reporting date for the survey characteristics referred to in paragraph 1 (1) (b) shall be the date of the first invitation to provide information.

Section 2
Survey on livestock

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§ 18 Survey units

(1) Survey units of the survey on livestock holdings are the holdings referred to in Article 91 (1a) (1) with animal stocks which, for each species, are at least equal to those referred to in (b), (c) or (d). (2) The surveys shall cover the Stocks of bovine animals, swine and sheep which are in direct possession of the holder or head of the holder at the time of the reporting, irrespective of the property or other legal grounds of possession. Unofficial table of contents

§ 19 Survey type, periodicity, reporting date, characteristics

(1) The survey on livestock shall be carried out each year:

1.

at the reporting date of 3 May, a maximum of 60 000 units of collection, with characteristics relating to the stocks of bovine animals and swine;

2.

at the reporting date of 3 November, with a maximum of 60 000 units, with characteristics relating to the stocks of bovine animals, swine and sheep being collected.

(2) By way of derogation from paragraph 1:

1.

The survey is not carried out in the countries of Berlin, Bremen and Hamburg.

2.

if the characteristics of the stocks of bovine animals are levied in accordance with Article 20a, the survey shall be carried out at the time of the reporting in the case of not more than 20 000 units of collection with pigs and not more than 5 000 units of survey with sheep.

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Section 20 Survey characteristics

The survey features of the livestock survey are:

1.

in the case of stocks of bovine animals and sheep: the number, age, sex and purpose of use of the animals,

2.

in the case of stocks of pigs: the number of animals by live weight and use, in the case of breeding pigs, in addition to the sex and, in the case of breeding, the pregnancy.

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Section 20a Special provisions for the collection of bovine herds

(1) The survey characteristics for stocks of bovine animals throughout the country shall be considered to be data collected by administrative bodies on the basis of non-statistical laws, regulations or administrative provisions or otherwise incurred in such places (administrative data), or, taking into account the additional survey feature referred to in paragraph 2 (3), they may be identified in sufficient quality using such data, the collection of bovine herds shall be limited to: shall be carried out using such data to the extent that the data provided by the (2) § § 18 to 20 shall apply in this case with the following measures:

1.

Survey units are the holdings of cattle keepers according to § 26 of the Animal Transport Ordinance of 6 July 2007 (BGBl. 1274, 1967), as amended by Article 3 of the Regulation of 25 April 2008 (BGBl I). 764), in the current version.

2.

The survey is generally carried out in all countries at the reporting time of 3 May and 3 November.

3.

In addition to the survey characteristics in accordance with § 20, the survey characteristic is the breed of animals.

Section 3
(dropped)

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§ § 21 to 23 (omitted)

Section 4
Structural surveys in agricultural and forestry holdings

Subsection 1
General provision

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Section 24 Individual surveys and periodicity

(1) The structural surveys shall comprise the following individual surveys:

1.

Agricultural structure survey (§ 26),

2.

Agricultural census:

a)

Main survey (§ 29),

b)

Survey on agricultural production methods (§ 32).

(2) The agricultural structure survey is carried out in 2010, 2013 and 2016. (3) The main survey of the agricultural census is carried out together with the agricultural structure survey in the first half of 2010. (4) For spatial presentation Statistical results may be used to allocate the data from the surveys referred to in paragraph 1 to territorial units which are at right angles, usually square, and at least 100 hectares, in relation to a given projection of the map.

Subsection 2
Agricultural Structure Survey

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Section 25 Survey units

Farm structure survey units are the holdings according to Article 91 (1a). Unofficial table of contents

Section 26 Survey type and survey programme

(1) The agricultural structure survey is carried out in general in 2010, in the years 2013 and 2016 as a sample of not more than 80 000 units of survey. (2) By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the survey shall be carried out in accordance with the following conditions:

1.

the survey characteristics referred to in Article 27 (1) (1) to (3), (5), (6), (12) and (17) in 2016 in general,

2.

the survey characteristic referred to in Article 27 (1) (16) (d) in 2010 was collected in the sample referred to in paragraph 1;

3.

the survey characteristics referred to in Article 27 (1) (7) were not collected in 2010;

4.

the survey characteristic referred to in Article 27 (1) (12) was not collected in 2013;

5.

the survey characteristics in accordance with § 27 (1) in the Länder of Berlin, Bremen and Hamburg also in the years 2013 and 2016 generally raised.

(3) Survey units which do not meet any of the conditions set out in Article 91 (1a) (1) shall be included in the survey only for the years 2010 and 2016. They shall only collect the information in accordance with Section 27 (1) (1) and (2) and Section 27 (1) (3) on the main uses, including areas with fast-growing tree species. Unofficial table of contents

Section 27 Survey characteristics and reporting time

(1) The survey characteristics of the agricultural structure survey are:

1.

the operating seat, indicating the location coordinates,

2.

the legal status of the holder,

3.

the survey characteristics of the ground-use main survey (Article 8 (1)),

4.

Irrigation:

a)

the irrigable area,

b)

the irrigated area,

c)

the irrigation procedures;

d)

the origin of the water used,

5.

on the stocks

a)

of bovine, ovine and caprine animals: the number, the age, the sex and the purpose of use of the animals,

b)

Pigs: the number of animals in accordance with the categories set out in Section III of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1166/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on farm structure surveys and the survey on Agricultural production methods and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 571/88 (OJ L 73, 27.1.1988, p. EU No 14), as amended,

c)

in poultry: the number of animals and holding places in accordance with the nature and the purpose of use,

d)

-the number of animals,

6.

on organic farming: the land used for agricultural purposes, the areas under cultivation, the areas under cultivation by species of crops, crops, plant groups, plant species and the purpose of use, as well as the number of places to be used in organic farming. the type and purpose of use of animal-related animals;

7.

(dropped)

8.

(dropped)

9.

on the employment of the farmer, his/her family members, including those who live with the farmer in a similar or a life-partnership-like community, and those employed in the holding who do not Family members are:

a)

in the case of the farmer and his/her family members, the sex, the year of birth, the manager ' s status and the working time for agricultural and non-agricultural work for the holding and other working hours for the holding and other Employment,

b)

in the case of permanent employees who are not members of the family: sex, year of birth, manager status and working time for agricultural and non-agricultural work for the holding,

c)

in the case of non-permanent employees who are not members of the family, the total number by sex and the working time for agricultural work for the holding,

10.

(dropped)

11.

Vocational training of the manager:

a)

the agricultural and horticantic vocational training after the highest educational attainment,

b)

participation in a vocational training activity,

12.

the nature of the determination of the profits,

13.

on the socio-economic conditions of the holder: the estimated ratio (largest/small) between the non-operating income and the income from the holding; in the case of married or registered partnerships or in the case of married couples, non-life-like or life-partnership-like community, the indication shall relate jointly to each of the two partners,

14.

Turnover from other gainful activities as agriculture which is directly related to the holding: the nature of the activity and the percentage of turnover of these activities in the total turnover of the holding,

15.

the direct reference to rural development aid in accordance with section VI of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1166/2008,

16.

on the ownership and leasing of the utilised agricultural area:

a)

the size of its own self-managed area,

b)

the size of the areas covered by subject groups and the land obtained free of charge for the management of the land,

c)

the lease fees for courtyards and individual plots not covered by family members, relatives or waste, in the case of farms according to the size of the area concerned, and in the case of individual land, in addition to the type of use,

d)

the lease fees agreed over the last two years for individual land not covered by family members, relatives or persons who have been weakened according to the nature of the use and size of the areas concerned,

17.

the form of sales tax,

18.

on soil cultivation and soil conservation:

a)

the soil cultivation methods on the arable land by area,

b)

the land cover in winter according to the type of cover and the surface area,

c)

the size of the farmland without a change of fruit,

19.

the areas used in the environmental interest;

20.

on economic fertilizers:

a)

the quantity applied by type of fertilizer and by crop, in the case of arable land, in addition to the cultivated and uncultivated land;

b)

for liquid economic fertilisers, the quantity of fertiliser applied, in the form of fertilizer and culture species, and in the case of arable land, in addition to the cultivated and unadjusted area;

c)

for unplaced areas, the time span between application and incorporation by application technology and fertilizer,

d)

the quantity of fertilizer consumed by the holding,

e)

the quantity of fertilizer used in the operation, which has been put on the market.

(1a) Additional survey characteristics of the agricultural structure survey in 2016 in the survey units as set out in the second sentence are:

1.

the operating revenue: the origin according to the type of products and services and the share of the total operating revenue,

2.

to the high walkable protective covers: the base area according to the type of cover, the use as a cold house or hot house as well as the energy consumption by energy sources.

These survey characteristics shall apply to units of collection which are intended for sale, surface area for the production of horticultural or ornamental plants or young plants for nurseries, fruit trees or berries, flowers or ornamental plants, open-land areas for nurseries, ornamental plants or berries, vegetables or berries. with saline, perfumed or spice plants, surface area under high walkable protective covers or production area for food mushrooms. (2) The reporting period is for

1.

the survey characteristics referred to in paragraph 1 (3): the period of time referred to in Article 8 (2);

2.

the survey characteristics referred to in points 4, 13, 14 and 17 of paragraph 1: the calendar year preceding the survey year,

3.

the survey characteristics referred to in paragraph 1 (9): the months of March of the previous year to February of the survey year;

4.

the survey characteristics referred to in paragraph 1 (11) (b) and (18) (a): the last twelve months before the date of the first request for information,

5.

the survey characteristic referred to in paragraph 1 (12): the current marketing year;

6.

the survey characteristic referred to in paragraph 1 (15): a period of three calendar years ending on 31 December of the survey year;

7.

the survey characteristics referred to in paragraph 1 (16) (c) and (d): the current lease year;

8.

the survey characteristics referred to in paragraph 1 (18) (b): the months October 2015 to February 2016,

9.

the survey characteristic referred to in paragraph 1 (18) (c): a period of 36 months ending on the date of the first invitation to provide information;

10.

the survey characteristics referred to in paragraph 1 (20) and the survey characteristics referred to in paragraph 1a (1), and the survey characteristic of energy consumption by energy source referred to in paragraph 1a (2): the calendar year preceding the survey period.

The reporting date for the survey characteristics referred to in paragraph 1 (5) shall be 1 March of the survey year. The date of reporting for the other survey characteristics shall be the date of the first request for information. (3) For the collection of bovine herds referred to in paragraph 1 (5) (a), Section 20a (1) and (2) (3) shall apply mutatily.

Subsection 3
Main survey of agricultural census

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Section 28 Survey units

Survey units of the main survey of the agricultural census are the holdings according to Article 91 (1a) (1). Unofficial table of contents

§ 29 Survey type

The data are taken from the agricultural structure survey and the survey characteristics in accordance with § 30 (1) are generally collected. Unofficial table of contents

§ 30 Survey characteristics and reporting time

(1) The survey characteristics of the main survey are not only the survey characteristics of the agricultural structure survey:

1.

the following: agreement, agreement or other agreement on the succession of the court, the age, sex, agricultural and non-agricultural vocational training of a successor to the court of the court, and his cooperation in the holding,

2.

the sales tax according to the form.

(2) The reporting date for the survey characteristics referred to in paragraph 1 shall be the date of the first invitation to provide information.

Subsection 4
Survey on agricultural production methods

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Section 31 Survey units

Survey units of the survey on agricultural production methods are the holdings according to Article 91 (1a) (1). Unofficial table of contents

Section 32 Survey type, periodicity, survey characteristics, reporting time

(1) The survey on agricultural production methods shall be carried out:

1.

as a general post-survey of the main survey of the agricultural census in the period May to December 2010 for all survey units which have irrigable land in the open country (Article 27 (1) (4)), for the survey characteristics referred to in paragraph 2 Point 4,

2.

in the case of a survey of not more than 80 000 holdings, together with the main survey of the agricultural census for the other survey characteristics referred to in paragraph 2.

(2) Survey characteristics are:

1.

the soil cultivation methods on the arable land by area,

2.

on soil conservation:

a)

the land cover in winter according to the type and the area,

b)

the size of the farmland without a change of fruit,

3.

the preservation and the creation of landscape elements,

4.

on irrigation in the open country:

a)

the average irrigated area as a whole,

b)

the irrigated area by crop species, plant groups, plant species and use,

c)

the irrigation procedures and the origin of the water used,

d)

the amount of water consumed,

5.

the number of stables by posture and use of the animals for cattle, pigs and chickens;

6.

for grazing: the number of bovine animals, even by use, and the sheep according to the length of the pasture, as well as the size and possessions of the pasture;

7.

the application and application of fertilisers by type of fertilizer, origin, area of application, incorporation and the share of the economic fertilizer delivered or sold,

8.

the storage of economic fertilizers by type of fertilizer, type of warehouse, storage capacity and type of cover.

(3) The reporting period for the survey characteristics referred to in paragraph 2 (1) and (7) shall be the last twelve months before the date of the first request for information. The reporting period for the survey characteristic referred to in paragraph 2 (2) (a) shall be the months from October 2009 to February 2010. The reporting period for the survey characteristics referred to in paragraph 2 (2) (b) and (3) shall be a period of 36 months ending on the date of the first invitation to provide information. The reporting period for the survey characteristic referred to in paragraph 2 (4) (a) shall be the calendar years 2007 to 2009. The reporting period for the survey characteristics referred to in paragraph 2 (4) (b) to (d) and (6) shall be the calendar year 2009. The reporting date for the survey characteristics referred to in paragraph 2 (5) shall be 1 March 2010. The reporting date for the survey characteristic referred to in paragraph 2 (8) shall be the date of the first request for information. Unofficial table of contents

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Section 6
Harvest survey

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Section 44 General provision

The harvest survey includes:

1.

harvest and operational reporting,

2.

Special harvest and quality determination.

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Section 46 Harvest and operational reporting

(1) The harvest and operating reporting is carried out every year, except in the countries of Berlin and Bremen, in the months of April to December. It includes:

1.

in the case of field crops, grassland, construction and vines: estimates of the expected and final natural alert of the current year;

2.

in the case of individual cereals and potatoes, except in the Land of Hamburg: estimates of total quantities of cereals and stocks,

3.

in the case of field crops, except in the Land of Hamburg: estimates of the areas of the previous harvest, the sowing areas and the hibernated areas,

4.

for vines: the elevation of the most's weight and the goodness of the moth,

5.

at Baumobst: estimates of crop use,

6.

an indication of the organic farming methods of the holdings.

The estimates are made by harvest and operating rapporteurs; they are collected in the case of these. The stocks of individual cereals on 30 June may also be estimated by the statistical offices of the countries. (2) In order to supplement the estimates of crop yields as referred to in the first and second sentences of paragraph 1, the maximum number of crop yields per year may be less than 14 000 farms in accordance with Article 91 (1a) (1) or, in the case of construction, for a maximum of 0.5 from the hundred of the area under cultivation, the yields are determined. No more than five types of vegetables, construction and agricultural crops, with the exception of the agricultural crops covered by Article 47 (2), may not be more than six of these species each year, but not more than six of these species, and Wine must shall be included. Unofficial table of contents

Section 47 Special harvest and quality assessment

(1) The special harvest and quality assessment shall be carried out every year, except in the countries of Berlin, Bremen and Hamburg, to a maximum of 10 000 fields of agricultural holdings in accordance with Article 91 (1a) (1). The reporting period is the current calendar year. (2) Natural orders are determined for agricultural crops. Other survey characteristics are the size of the area covered by the survey, the variety, the total quantity and the information on the evaluation of the yield conditions. In the case of cereals and rapeseed, additional characteristics are also determined. The determination of the characteristics of the properties includes the examination of the ingredients and processing properties as well as the exposure to substances which have not been desired (§ 50 of the Food and Feed Code). (3) The Max Rubner-Institut, the Federal Research Institute for Food and Food (Max Rubner-Institut), a self-employed federal authority in the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture, will provide the property characteristics. determined. The authorities of the countries responsible for carrying out the survey shall transmit pseudonymised samples of the plant species concerned to the Max Rubner-Institut for the purpose of carrying out the task in accordance with the first sentence.

Section 7
Poultry statistics

Subsection 1
General provision

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Section 48 Individual surveys

Poultry statistics shall include the following individual surveys:

1.

Survey in hatcheries,

2.

Survey in companies with Hennenhaltung,

3.

Survey in poultry slaughterhouses.

Subsection 2
Survey in hatcheries

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Section 49 Survey units

Survey units are the hatcheries with a capacity of at least 1 000 eggs exclusively for the hatchery. The companies shall issue their notification broken down by establishment. Companies with companies in different countries have to report separately for each country in which they have a holding. Unofficial table of contents

§ 50 Survey type, periodicity, characteristics

The survey in hatcheries is generally carried out every month. Characteristics relating to eggs for hatching and to the production of chicks are being collected. Unofficial table of contents

Section 51 Survey characteristics and reporting period

(1) The survey characteristics of the survey in hatcheries are:

1.

the number of hatching eggs used for the production of chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys and guinea fowl, and the number of hatched chicks, and in the case of chickens also in terms of use and purpose of use,

2.

in addition to the capacity of the hatchings, the capacity of the hatching room is limited.

(2) The reporting period for the survey characteristics referred to in paragraph 1 (1) shall be the month in question, for the survey characteristic referred to in paragraph 1 (2) of the month of December.

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Survey in companies with Hennenhaltung

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Section 52 Survey units

Survey units are enterprises with at least 3 000 Hennenhaltungspetching (Hennenhaltungspetching). The companies shall issue their notification broken down by establishment. Companies with companies in different countries have to report separately for each country in which they have a holding. Unofficial table of contents

§ 53 Survey type, periodicity, characteristics

The survey in companies with Hennenhaltung is generally carried out in each month. Characteristics relating to Hennenhaltung and egg production are collected. Unofficial table of contents

Section 54 Survey characteristics and reporting time

(1) The survey characteristics of the survey in enterprises with Hennenhaltung are the number of Hennenstoppage places available, the number of legends and the number of eggs produced in each case according to the type of posture. (2) The reporting date for the number of hens the existing Hennenhaltungspetze and the number of legends is the last day of the previous month. The reporting period for the number of eggs produced shall be the respective previous month.

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Survey in poultry slaughterhouses

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Section 55 Survey units

Survey units of the survey in poultry slaughterhouses are the slaughterhouses, which

1.

pursuant to Article 31 (2) of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on official controls carried out in order to verify compliance with food and feed law and to the provisions of on animal health and animal welfare (OJ C 327, 1), as amended in each case, in conjunction with Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004, with special reference to Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 1654/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004. Procedural rules for the official control of products of animal origin intended for human consumption (OJ L 327, 30.4.2004, p 206, OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 83), as amended, and

2.

Poultry within the meaning of Article 2 (7) of Regulation (EC) No 1165/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on livestock and meat statistics and repealing Council Directives 93 /23/EEC, 93 /24/EEC and 93 /25/EEC Council: OJ L 321, 1.12.2008, p. 1).

The companies shall issue their notification broken down by establishment. Companies with companies in different countries have to report separately for each country in which they have a holding. Unofficial table of contents

§ 56 Survey type, periodicity, characteristics

The survey in poultry slaughterhouses is generally carried out every month. Characteristics of poultry slaughterings are collected. Unofficial table of contents

Section 57 Survey characteristics and reporting period

(1) The survey characteristics of the survey in poultry slaughterhouses are the number and carcass weight of the slaughtered poultry according to the type, form of establishment and the state of supply. (2) The reference period for the survey characteristics referred to in paragraph 1 is the Each month.

Section 8
Slaughter and slaughter weight statistics

Subsection 1
General provision

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Section 58 Individual surveys

The slaughter and slaughter weight statistics shall comprise the following individual surveys:

1.

Survey of slaughterings,

2.

Survey of slaughter weights.

Subsection 2
Survey of slaughterings

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§ 59 Survey type, periodicity, characteristics

The survey of slaughterings is generally carried out in each month. Characteristics relating to slaughtering of bovine animals, swine, sheep, goats and horses, on which ante-mortem and post-mortem inspection has been carried out in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 854/2004, shall be collected. Also included are animals which, according to § 2a (1) of the Animal Food Hygiene Regulations of 8 August 2007 (BGBl. I p. 1816, 1828), as last amended by Article 1 of the Regulation of 11 November 2010 (BGBl. 1537), the current version of which has been notified to the official investigation. Unofficial table of contents

Section 60 Survey characteristics and reporting period

(1) The survey characteristics of the slaughtering statistics are the number of animals referred to in § 59 by origin, type of animal and category, type of slaughter and suitability. (2) The reporting period for the survey characteristics referred to in paragraph 1 shall be the respective Month.

Subsection 3
Slaughter weight statistics

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Section 61 Survey type, periodicity, characteristics

The slaughter weight statistics are generally carried out in each month. Characteristics relating to slaughter weights of bovine animals and swine shall be collected on the basis of the notifications to be made pursuant to the First Meat Law implementing Regulation, as amended. Unofficial table of contents

Section 62 Survey characteristics and reporting period

(1) The survey characteristics of the slaughter weight statistics are the total slaughtering weight and the number of animals referred to in § 61 by category and category of trade. (2) The reporting period for the survey characteristics referred to in paragraph 1 shall be the month in question.

Section 9
Milk statistics

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§ 63 Survey type, periodicity, characteristics

Milk statistics are generally carried out every month. Characteristics relating to the production of milk are to be found on the basis of the provisions of the Regulation of 24 November 1999 (BGBl) under the Regulation on the Rules of Procedure. 2286), as amended, to be made available. Unofficial table of contents

Section 64 Survey property and reporting period

(1) The survey characteristic of the milk statistics is the quantity of milk delivered to circles. (2) The reference period for the survey characteristic referred to in paragraph 1 is the month in question. Unofficial table of contents

Section 65 Supplementary estimate

The difference between the quantity of milk supplied and the milk produced and the use of the milk by the producer in each case is estimated by the Federal Institute for Agriculture and Food.

Section 10
Fisheries and aquaculture statistics

Subsection 1
General provision

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Section 65a Individual surveys

The fisheries and aquaculture statistics shall comprise the following individual surveys:

1.

High-sea and coastal fishing statistics,

2.

Aquaculture statistics.

Subsection 2
High seas and inshore fishing statistics

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Section 66 Survey units

Survey units of the high-sea and inshore fishing statistics are the fishing enterprises, the sea fish markets, the fish recycling cooperatives and the farms of fish trade and fish processing. Unofficial table of contents

Section 67 Survey type, periodicity, characteristics

The high seas and coastal fishing statistics are generally carried out in each month. Features are collected about the fishing voyage and the catch results of fish. Unofficial table of contents

Section 68 Survey characteristics and reporting period

(1) The survey characteristics of the high seas and coastal fishing statistics on landings of German fishing vessels within and outside the scope of this Act and on landings of foreign fishing vessels directly from the fishing grounds within the scope of this Act:

1.

Start and end of the fishing trip,

2.

Fishing ground,

3.

fishing gear,

4.

Processing on board by type, quantity and form,

5.

Anlandeport,

6.

Landing area,

7.

Catch results by type of sales, in each case according to the type of fish, quantity and proceeds.

(2) In the case of landings of German Coastal Fishing Vessels within the scope of this Act, only the survey characteristics referred to in paragraph 1 (2), (5) to (7) shall be collected. (3) The reference period for the survey characteristics referred to in paragraph 1 shall be: the respective month.

Subsection 3
Aquaculture statistics

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Section 68a Survey units

Collection units of aquaculture statistics shall be the holdings which aquaculture within the meaning of Article 2 (1) (b) of Regulation (EC) No 762/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 on the submission of Statistics on aquaculture by the Member States and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 788/96 (OJ L 136, 31.3.1996, p. 1), as amended, in the current version. To the extent that they comply with an authorisation or registration requirement in accordance with the provisions of the Fishing Ordinance of 24 November 2008 (BGBl. 2315), those units shall be included in the survey, which shall:

1.

in the register to be held in accordance with the second sentence of Article 4 (2) or Article 6 (3), first sentence, of the Fishing Regulation,

2.

have submitted an indication of registration in accordance with Article 6 (2) of the Fishing Regulation; or

3.

have submitted an application for authorisation in accordance with Article 4 (1) of the Fishing Regulation; this application may not have been refused indisputably.

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Section 68b Survey type, periodicity, survey characteristics, reporting period

(1) Aquaculture statistics shall be carried out annually, starting in 2012:

1.

as a general survey for the period January to March for the survey characteristics referred to in paragraph 2 (1) (a) to (c) and (2),

2.

as a downstream sample survey for not more than 500 survey units in the period March to June for the survey characteristics referred to in paragraph 2 (1) (d).

(2) The survey characteristics of the aquaculture statistics are:

1.

annual

a)

on the quantity of aquaculture production: the weight of the aquatic organisms produced by biological and rearing form, farming methods, geographical area and allocation to saltwater or freshwater and the proportion of ecologically produced the amount of total production,

b)

the number or weight of the annual feed to aquaculture on the basis of catches by biological nature,

c)

the number or weight of produced spawns and young animals produced in brood and rearing plants by biological means,

d)

the prices of aquaculture products and the supply of aquaculture products on the basis of catches by biological type, rearing and marketing;

2.

in addition to the structure of aquaculture holdings every three years, starting in 2012: the farming methods for fish, crustaceans, molluscs and algae according to the size of the plant, the geographical area and the allocation to salt water or to fresh water, the proportion of further processed aquaculture products, as well as the marketing channels for non-processed products.

(3) The reporting period for the survey characteristics referred to in paragraph 2 shall be the calendar year preceding the survey year.

Section 11
Wine Statistics

Subsection 1
General provision

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Section 69 Individual surveys

The wine statistics comprise the following individual surveys:

1.

Resection of the vine,

2.

Harvest survey,

3.

the collection of production,

4.

Inventory survey.

Subsection 2
Rearea Survey

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Section 70 Survey type and periodicity

The rearea survey is generally carried out in each year. Unofficial table of contents

Section 71 Survey characteristics and reporting time

(1) Survey characteristics of the rearea survey are:

1.

the size of the vines planted with wine-grape varieties by vine varieties, growing areas and normal use of production,

2.

in years in which a survey of the areas under vines pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1337/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on European statistics on permanent crops and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 357/79 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on permanent crops and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 357/79 of Council and Directive 2001 /109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 136, 31.7.2001, p. 7), as amended, for statistics on holdings with a besto-planted area referred to in Article 3 (4) of this Regulation, in addition to the characteristics listed in Annex II to this Regulation.

(2) The reporting date for the size of vines planted with grapes and for the survey characteristics referred to in paragraph 1 (2) shall be 31 July respectively.

Subsection 3
Harvest survey

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§ 72 Survey type, periodicity, characteristics, time of survey

The harvest survey is generally carried out annually. Characteristics of the grape harvest will be collected. The date of collection shall be no later than 15 January of the following year. Unofficial table of contents

Section 73 Survey characteristics and reporting period

(1) The survey characteristics of the harvest survey are the harvested quantity of grapes harvested according to vine varieties, the nature of the vineyard area and the determination of the grapes in each case according to red and white grape quantity, the yield areas and the yield per hectare, depending on the type of area under vines. The breakdown by type of vineyard corresponds to the breakdown according to Annex II to Commission Regulation (EC) No 436/2009 of 26 May 2009 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 as regards the vineyard register, the compulsory notifications and the collection of information on market surveillance, the accompanying documents relating to the transport of wine products and the records of entry and exit books in the wine sector (OJ C 327, 30.4.2004, p. 15), as amended. (2) The reporting period for the survey characteristics referred to in paragraph 1 is the period between the beginning of the wine year and the time of the survey.

Subsection 4
Collection of production

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Section 74 Survey type, periodicity, characteristics, time of survey

The collection of production is generally carried out annually. Characteristics relating to wine production are collected. The date of collection shall be no later than 15 January of the following year. Unofficial table of contents

Section 75 Survey characteristics and reporting period

(1) The characteristics of the survey are the nature of the products used for the production of wine or must, the production, broken down by grapes, must and wine, wine and wine, also by category of the protection of the label, and by red and white Grapes. (2) The reporting period for the survey characteristics referred to in paragraph 1 shall be the period between the beginning of the wine year and the date of the survey.

Subsection 5
Inventory Survey

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Section 75a Survey units

Collection units of the stock survey are:

1.

the holdings covered by the wine-making register,

2.

the undertakings not covered by the wine-making register, which produce wine and grape must for sale,

3.

the wholesale trade in wine and grape must,

in so far as they have a wine stock of at least 100 hectolitres at the time of reporting. Unofficial table of contents

§ 76 Survey type, periodicity, characteristics, time of survey

The stock survey is generally carried out in each year. Characteristics relating to wine stocks are collected. The date of collection shall be no later than 7 August of each year. Unofficial table of contents

Section 77 Survey characteristics and reporting date

(1) The survey characteristics of the stock survey are the stocks of wine and grape must, broken down by red and white grapes and by category of product. In the case of trade, wine is broken down into wine of domestic origin, wine from other Member States of the European Union and wine from third countries; producers shall be classified according to wine originating in the European Union and wine from wine from third countries. Third countries. National wines and wines from other Member States of the European Union are classified according to categories of protection of the designation of the label. The stocks of sparkling wine in the trade and in the case of producers shall also be indicated separately in the subdivision referred to in the second sentence. (2) The reporting date for the survey characteristics referred to in paragraph 1 shall be 31 July each.

Section 12
Timber Statistics

Subsection 1
General provision

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Section 78 Individual surveys

The timber statistics comprise the following individual surveys:

1.

Survey of forest-based producers,

2.

Survey in wood processing plants.

Subsection 2
Survey in forestry producers

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Section 79 Survey units

Survey units of the survey in forest-based producers are the farms producing raw wood. Unofficial table of contents

§ 80 Survey type, periodicity, characteristics

(1) The survey in forest-based producer holdings shall be carried out as a sample at a maximum of 15 000 units per year. Characteristics of raw timber are collected. (2) The results of the holdings of natural and legal persons under private law can be estimated by the countries through the bodies to be determined by them. Unofficial table of contents

Section 81 Survey characteristics and reporting period

(1) The survey characteristics of the survey in forestry producer holdings are the impact and the cause of the impact on species and varieties of wood according to forest ownership types. (2) The reference period for the survey characteristics referred to in paragraph 1 is the respective Calendar year.

Subsection 3
Survey in timber processing plants

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Section 82 Survey units

Survey units are establishments with at least 20 employees in which products of the woodworking industry are manufactured. In the case of sawmills, the survey limit is at least ten employees. Unofficial table of contents

§ 83 Survey type, periodicity, characteristics

The survey in woodworking plants is generally carried out annually. Characteristics relating to raw timber and products of the woodworking industry are collected. Unofficial table of contents

Section 84 Survey characteristics and reporting time

(1) The survey characteristics of the survey in woodworking enterprises are the accesses, exits and stocks of raw timber and products of the wood-processing industry according to the origin and type of wood. (2) The reporting period for the survey characteristics and exits shall be the respective calendar year. The reporting date for the stocks shall be the end of each calendar year.

Section 13
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Section 14
Fertilizer statistics

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Section 88 Survey units

Survey units of fertilizer statistics are the companies that place fertilizers on the market for the first time. Unofficial table of contents

Section 89 Survey type, periodicity, characteristics

Fertilizer statistics are generally carried out on a quarterly basis. Characteristics relating to the domestic sales of fertilizers are collected. Unofficial table of contents

Section 90 Survey characteristics and reporting period

(1) The survey characteristics of the fertilizer statistics are the domestic sales of mineral fertilizers by plant nutrients, species and sales territories, in each case by volume. (2) The reporting period for the survey characteristics referred to in paragraph 1 is the respective calendar quarter.

Part 3
Common rules

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Section 91 Survey units

(1) Where reference is made to this provision, holdings are agricultural holdings within the meaning of Article 2 (a) of Regulation (EC) No 1166 /2008. (1a) Survey units are, to the extent that nothing else is intended:

1.

Establishments referred to in paragraph 1 with at least

a)

five hectares of agricultural land,

b)

ten bovine animals,

c)

50 pigs or ten breeding sows,

d)

20 sheep,

e)

20 goats,

f)

1 000 holding places for poultry,

g)

0.5 hectare of hops area,

h)

0,5 hectares of tobacco,

i)

a hectare of permanent cures in the open country,

j)

each 0.5 hectare of vineyards, nursery or orchard,

k)

0.5 hectare of vegetable or strawberry area in the open country,

l)

0,3 hectare of flowers or ornamental plants in the open country,

m)

0.1 hectare of area under high walkable protective coverings or

n)

0.1 hectare of production area for food mushrooms,

2.

Holdings with at least 10 hectares of forest area or area with fast-growing tree species.

(2) Unless otherwise specified, establishments which satisfy at least one condition referred to in paragraph 1a shall indicate all the characteristics of the surveys in question. (3) Unless otherwise specified, an establishment within the meaning of this Act shall be subject to the following conditions: technical-economic unit with a single management system. The intention to make a profit is not necessary. (4) If a holding consists of several parts of the holding which are located at a distance from each other and which are managed in a uniform manner, the notifications pursuant to § 1 shall be made for the entire operation where: (4a) The operating seat is the property on which the business premises of the establishment are located. If the business premises of the holding are located on several plots of land, the residence is the land on which the most important economic building, or the most important economic buildings, are located. If the holding does not have an economic building, the property is the place of residence from which the holding is managed. (5) A number of holdings belong to a company, the undertakings shall, in so far as nothing else is determined, give the notifications for each of their undertakings. Domestic establishments. Companies within the meaning of this Act are economic, financial and legal entities under uniform and independent management. Companies with holdings in different countries have to report separately for each country in which they have a holding. (6) If the surveys carried out under this Act are carried out as sample surveys, the selection of the Survey units based on mathematically statistical selection procedures. Unofficial table of contents

Section 92 auxiliary characteristics

The auxiliary characteristics are:

1.

the names, names, names or names of names, addresses, telephone numbers and addresses for electronic mail of the persons to be interrogated in accordance with § 93 (2) and 3 (1),

2.

the names or surnames or names of the proprietors of the holdings referred to in Article 91 (1a), where they are not already covered by point 1,

2a.

Names, numbers and addresses for electronic mail of the persons available for inquiries,

3.

the address of the place of business,

4.

in addition to the auxiliary characteristics referred to in points 1 to 3, the identification marks referred to in Article 93 (5) and (6);

5.

the type of operation,

6.

in the case of the land-use main survey (section 2 (2)): the names and surnames, as well as addresses of the previous managers of the areas received since the previous year, as well as of the new managers of the land or of the land used in the same period, respective owners,

7.

the size and location of the areas referred to in point 6;

8.

the location of the construction mob areas according to § 15 and the fields referred to in § 47 (1),

9.

the name and registration number of the fishing vessel in the survey according to § 67.

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§ 93 Information to be provided

(1) For the surveys of agricultural statistics in accordance with § 1, the obligation to provide information is to the extent that nothing else is determined in paragraph 3. Section 6 (4) of the Federal Statistics Act applies to sample surveys within the framework of the main survey on land use (§ 2 point 2), the vegetable survey (§ 2 point 4), the survey on livestock holdings (§ 1 point 2), the structural surveys in country and Forestry holdings (Section 1 (3)), the specific harvest and quality assessment (Section 44 (2)), the aquaculture statistics (Section 65a (2)) and the survey in forestry producers (Section 78 (1)) are not applicable. The State Governments may provide by means of a legal regulation that § 11a (2) of the Federal Statistics Act for the Agricultural Structure Survey in 2016 and for the Aquaculture Statistics do not apply. (2) Information subject to information:

1.

the owners or managers of the holdings and undertakings according to § 6 number 1 for the ground-use main survey, in accordance with § 9 for the ornamentals ' survey, in accordance with § 11a for the vegetable survey, in accordance with § 12 for the tree-school survey, according to § 15 for the Construction mobstane survey, in accordance with § 17a for the Strauchmen Survey, in accordance with § 18 (1) for the survey on livestock holdings, in accordance with § 25 for the agricultural structure survey, in accordance with § 28 for the main survey of the agricultural census, in accordance with § 31 for the survey on agricultural production methods, in accordance with Article 47 (1) for the special harvest and quality assessment, in accordance with § 49 for the survey in hatcheries, in accordance with § 52 for the survey in companies with Hennenhaltung, in accordance with § 55 for the survey in poultry slaughterhouses, in accordance with § 66 for the high-sea and coastal fishing statistics, in the case of landings on sea-fishing markets, the Head of the Seefishmarket administrations, in the case of catch results directly sent to fish recycling cooperatives, the heads of these cooperatives, the owners or managers of the establishments and companies according to § 68a for the aquaculture statistics, according to § 75a (2) and (3) for the collection, in accordance with § 79 for the survey in forestry Producer holdings, in accordance with § 82 for the survey in woodworking enterprises and in accordance with § 88 for the fertilizer statistics,

2.

the area survey bodies responsible under national law for the management of the Liegenschaftskatasters or corresponding other required official documents in accordance with § 4,

3.

the management of the land according to Article 6 (2) for the ground-use main survey;

4.

the national authorities responsible for the ante-mortem inspection and post-mortem inspection for the survey in accordance with § 59, the national authorities responsible for the declaration of prices for carcases in accordance with Article 7 (1) of the First Meal of Meat Act-Implementing Regulation Collection in accordance with § 61 up to the tenth day of the following month at the latest,

5.

(dropped)

6.

the winegrowers ' register and for the harvest, production and inventory of products of the wine sector, as well as for the legislation adopted by the European Communities or the European Union in accordance with national law, and which, in accordance with the wine monitoring regulation, as amended by the Notice of 14 May 2002 (BGBl. 1624), as last amended by Article 3 of the Law of 27 September 2007 (BGBl I). 2308), in the relevant version in respect of the data available to these bodies for the surveys in accordance with § 70 to no later than 1 December of each year, in accordance with § § 72 and 74 by 1 March of the following Year, in accordance with § 76 by 1 at the latest. October of each year.

(3) The information

1.

for harvesting and operating reporting (§ 46),

2.

to the auxiliary telephone number and addresses for electronic mail of the person to be interrogated (section 92 (1)),

3.

the names, numbers and addresses for electronic mail of the persons available for inquiries (Section 92 (2a)),

are voluntary. (4) Information on the high seas and inshore fishing statistics relating to fish species which are not subject to quota surveillance may be provided by the parties responsible for providing the information referred to in paragraph 2 (1), together with those under the quota monitoring system (5) For the statistics to be carried out under this Act, administrative data, insofar as they are consistent with the characteristics of the respective survey and related to the same reporting times and periods of time, may be granted. , as well as the auxiliary characteristics of the first and the family names, or Companies and addresses of the owners or managers of the companies or companies and the identification marks used for the identification of the companies and companies. In this regard, the competent administrative authorities or the bodies responsible for them shall be obliged to provide information. (6) For the survey on livestock stocks (§ § 18 to 20a) and the agricultural structure survey (§ § 25 to 27), information which is based on the Legislation on the identification and registration of farm animals or on the basis of animal health rules relating to the display and registration of holdings, as well as the auxiliary characteristics of pros and surnames or firms and addresses of the owners or managers of the holdings, or Companies and the identification marks are used to identify the companies and companies. In this regard, the authorities responsible under national law or the bodies responsible for them are responsible for providing information. (7) For the agricultural structure survey (§ § 25 to 27), the location coordinates of the registered office (section 27 (1) (1)) shall be subject to use of administrative data. In this regard, the authorities responsible for the surveying system under national law are required to provide information. The obligation to provide information includes the addresses of all buildings in the respective country, indicating the official home coordinates. Unofficial table of contents

Section 94 Implementation of federal statistics

(1) The federal authority responsible for the monitoring of quotas shall take over the preparation of the high-sea and inshore fishing statistics (Section 65a (1)) from the reports submitted to it and the publication and presentation of the results. (2) The Fertilizer statistics (Section 1 (11)), the survey in hatcheries (section 48 (1)), the survey in poultry slaughterhouses (section 48 (3)) and the survey on woodworking enterprises (section 78 (2)) are collected by the Federal Statistical Office and (3) The Federal Institute for Agriculture and Food (Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung) is responsible for processing of milk statistics (Section 1 (7)) from the notifications submitted to it under the Regulation on the Rules of Procedure and the publication and presentation of the results. (4) The statistical offices of the Länder shall transmit to the Federal Statistical Office (Statistisches Bundesamt) Request the individual data collected by them. Unofficial table of contents

Section 94a Regulation empowerment

The Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture is authorized, with the consent of the Federal Council, by means of a legal regulation

1.

for federal statistics to be carried out under this law

a)

to suspend the conduct of a survey or the collection of individual characteristics, to extend the periodicity, to postpone the dates of the survey and to limit the circle of persons to be interrogated, if the results are no longer or no longer in the the originally intended detail or frequency are required or where the actual conditions for a survey have been or have been substantially altered;

b)

to introduce, in the context of a survey, individual new features where this is necessary to meet changing needs for agricultural policy planning purposes and, by the simultaneous suspension of other characteristics, an extension of the scope of the survey , it is not possible to introduce characteristics relating to the amount of revenue, revenue or profits, educational or social data or special types of personal data in accordance with Section 3 (9) of the Federal Data Protection Act;

c)

to arrange for the collection of characteristics to the extent necessary for the implementation or implementation of legal acts of the European Community or of the European Union;

2.

to redefine the values referred to in Article 91 (1a) (1) (a) to (n);

3.

to lay down the principles for the implementation of the specific harvest and quality assessment (§ 47);

4.

the annual collection of data relating to the production, processing and import of organic and organic products within the meaning of Article 1 (2) in conjunction with the first sentence of Article 23 (1) or (2) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of Council of 28 June 2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 (OJ L 206, 22.7.1991, p. EU No 1) in the version in force as federal statistics in accordance with this law and for these federal statistics in the appropriate application of Part 3, regulations on the obligation to provide information, the implementation, the transmission and the the preparation of data and the establishment of an operational register;

5.

for the land use main survey (§ § 6 to 8), the survey on livestock stocks (§ § 18 to 20a), the agricultural structure survey (§ § 25 to 27) and the survey in companies with Hennenhaltung (§ § 52 to 54), also as a subsample or in a To order the collection of characteristics relating to the seizure, storage, application and incorporation of economic fertilizers and biogas fertiliser, as well as the holding and feeding procedures for agricultural livestock.

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§ 95 Survey points, survey officers

(1) In order to carry out the surveys in accordance with § 1, survey points may be established. The determination of the collection points is the responsibility of the countries. The State Governments are authorized to provide, by means of a regulation, the necessary arrangements for the determination of the collection points, for the protection of statistical confidentiality by organisation and procedures and for the use of the data collected. exclusively for the purposes specified in this law. (2) In the conduct of the surveys according to § 1, survey officers may be used. Insofar as the survey officers act on a voluntary basis and receive compensation for their activities, this is considered to be a tax-free allowance within the meaning of § 3 (12) sentence 2 of the Income Tax Act. (3) Within the framework of the Special Harvest and quality determination (§ 47) is to allow the survey officers to take the necessary harvest samples during normal operating and business hours. Unofficial table of contents

Section 96 Proceed procedure

The ground-use main survey (§ 2 point 2) and the construction mobstane survey (§ 2 point 6) can be carried out in whole or in part in the continuing procedure. If this procedure is carried out, it is to be applied to all of the respondents in a federal state. In doing so, the information to be chartered is submitted to the statistical offices of the countries for the purpose of updating the data specified by the statistical offices of the countries. Unofficial table of contents

Section 97 Operational Register

(1) For the preparation, implementation and preparation of agricultural statistics pursuant to Article 1 (1), with the exception of the area survey, and in accordance with § 1 (2) to (4), (5) (Section 48 (2)), (8) (Section 65a (2)), (9) (§ 69 (4)) and (10), the statistical offices of the Countries uniform operational registers. For the agricultural statistics according to § 1 (5) (§ 48 (1) and (3)) and (11), the Federal Statistical Office (Bundesamt) is carrying out the operating register. The operating register may be used for the following purposes:

1.

for the detection and verification of the survey units,

2.

for the drawing of samples,

3.

for the drawing up of plans for rotation,

4.

to limit the burden on respondents,

5.

for the dispatch of the survey documents,

6.

on entry control and questions to the respondents,

7.

to carry out surveys in the continuing procedure,

8.

to check the results for their accuracy,

9.

on sample and sample calculations; and

10.

for agro-statistical analysis.

The following survey characteristics and data may be used for agricultural statistical maps and consignments as well as other agrostatistical evaluations, with the use of personal data of persons other than the Operating owner is not allowed:

1.

Survey characteristics of the land use survey (§ 8 paragraph 1, § 11 paragraph 1, § 11c paragraph 1, § 14 paragraph 1, § 17 paragraph 1, § 17c (1)),

2.

Survey characteristics of the livestock survey (§ § 20, 20a),

3.

Survey characteristics of the agricultural structure survey (§ 27 (1) and (1a)),

4.

Survey characteristics of the agricultural census (Article 30 (1)),

5.

Survey characteristics of the survey on agricultural production methods (§ 32 (2)),

6.

Survey characteristics of poultry statistics (§ 51 (1), § 54 (1), § 57 (1)),

7.

Survey characteristics of aquaculture statistics (§ 68b (2)),

8.

Survey characteristics of the rearea survey (Article 71 (1)),

9.

Survey characteristics of the stock survey (section 77 (1)),

10.

Survey characteristics of timber statistics (§ 81 (1), § 84 (1)) and

11.

Information collected in the determination of the population (Article 97a (1)).

(2) Information on the following auxiliary and survey characteristics shall be included in the operating register and shall be updated annually to the extent that they are available in accordance with sentence 3:

1.

the names and surnames, the companies, the names of the institutes or the names of the authorities, the addresses, the telephone numbers and addresses for electronic mail by the owners or managers of the establishments and companies in accordance with § § 49, 52, 55, 68a, 75a, point 2 and 3, § § 79, 82, 88 and 91 (1a) and the party responsible for providing information pursuant to § 93 (2) (4),

1a.

Names, numbers and addresses for electronic mail of the persons available for inquiries,

2.

the address of the place of business and the names of regional allocations;

3.

the location coordinates of the place of business of establishments in accordance with Article 91 (1a), and

a)

the geographical coordinates and

b)

the coordinates according to the Gaussian Krüger coordinate system or any other coordinate system,

4.

the type of operation,

5.

the legal status of the holder,

6.

the economic sector, the nature of the goods produced and the number of persons engaged in the operation,

7.

the participation in

a)

Federal statistics according to § 1 and

b)

the ascertainment of the population according to § 97a

(agro-statistical surveys),

8.

the identification marks referred to in Article 93 (5) and (6);

9.

the identification number in the statistical register,

10.

the date of inclusion in the operating register;

11.

the size of the areas, the numbers of animals and the number of holding places for poultry, which are required to determine the circle of survey units to be interrogated and the crew members, in accordance with Article 91 (1a), in sample surveys,

12.

the type of management of the holding.

The inclusion of information on other characteristics shall be inadmissible, with the exception of the identification number referred to in paragraph 3, and without prejudice to paragraph 7. The information may be

1.

Individual information on agricultural surveys,

1a.

Preliminary surveys pursuant to section 6 (1), first sentence, point 1 of the Federal Statistics Act,

2.

the characteristics referred to in paragraphs 5 and 6,

3.

other administrative data, insofar as their use is permitted for statistical purposes;

4.

the statistical register and

5.

generally accessible sources

(3) For the purposes referred to in paragraph 1, an identification number shall be set up for each survey unit which does not provide information beyond the characteristics referred to in the first sentence of paragraph 2 to 11 (4) The characteristics referred to in the first sentence of paragraph 2 and the identification number referred to in paragraph 3 shall be deleted as far as they are no longer required for the purposes referred to in paragraph 1. In the case of holdings which have not been used for surveys over a period of seven years, they shall be deleted no later than the end of that period. A deletion of the identification number in the data set does not take place. (5) The social insurance for agriculture, forestry and horticulture shall be sent annually to the statistical offices of the countries to update the operating register on request, where available,

1.

the information relating to the auxiliary and survey characteristics referred to in the first sentence of paragraph 2, points 1, 2, 4, 5 and 11,

2.

the identification marks for the holdings, in the case of a change also the mark that was last transmitted.

(6) The paying agencies according to § 2 (3) of the InVeKoS data law as well as the competent authorities responsible for the identification and registration of agricultural farm animals and the animal health notification and registration of establishments in accordance with national law The statistical offices of the countries responsible for updating the register of works shall, on a request to the extent that they exist, provide the statistical offices of the countries responsible for updating the register of operations.

1.

the information relating to the auxiliary and survey characteristics referred to in the first sentence of paragraph 2, points 1, 2, 4, 5 and 11,

2.

the identification marks for the identification of companies and companies, and in the event of a change also the mark that was last transmitted.

The authorities responsible under national law for keeping the register under the Fish Disease Regulation shall forward to the statistical offices of the countries for the updating of the operating register a year at their request, where they exist,

1.

the information relating to the auxiliary and survey characteristics referred to in the first sentence of paragraph 2, points 1, 2 and 4,

2.

the identification marks for the holdings, in the case of a change also the mark that was last transmitted.

(7) The national authorities responsible under national law for the implementation, including the monitoring of the provisions of the Oeko-Landbaugesetz, shall transmit annually to the statistical offices of the countries to update the operating register at their request. the following information, to the extent that they exist:

1.

the information relating to the auxiliary and survey characteristics referred to in the first sentence of paragraph 2, points 1 and 2,

2.

the identification number according to § 5 (2) sentence 3, point 2, of the Organic Agriculture Act.

(8) The authorities responsible under national law for compensation in the event of animal loss pursuant to Article 20 (1), first sentence, of the Animal Health Act shall transmit the statistical offices of the countries for survey units in accordance with Article 91 (1a) (1) (b) to (1) (b) to (f) annually, on request, the information on the auxiliary and survey characteristics referred to in the first sentence of paragraph 2, first and second sentence, and the number of animals referred to in point 11, where they are present. This regulation shall not enter into force on 31 December 2019. (9) The identification number transmitted in accordance with paragraph 5 or 6, and the identification number transmitted in accordance with paragraph 7, point 2 may be stored in the operating register for assignment purposes. . They shall be deleted at the latest if they have not been used for allocation purposes for five years. Unofficial table of contents

Section 97a Determination of the population

(1) For the preparation of the agricultural census (Article 24 (1) (2)), in the period from March to September 2009, the holdings referred to in Article 91 (1) shall be replaced by the version in force until 31 December 2009, and in the case of holdings with a production area for Food mushrooms of at least 0.1 hectare or with at least 20 goats:

1.

the auxiliary characteristics in accordance with section 92 (1) to (7); section 92 (6), with the proviso that the land-use main survey should be replaced by the determination of the population,

2.

the type of management of the holding,

3.

the use of land by use, crop species, plant groups, plant species and forms of culture, according to the area,

4.

the stocks of bovine animals, sheep, goats, pigs and poultry by type and number, in the case of bovine animals, pigs and chickens, in addition to age, sex and purpose of use.

(2) § 91 (4) and 93 (1) sentence 1, paragraph 2 (1), (5) and (6) shall apply accordingly. For the collection of bovine herds referred to in paragraph 1 (4), Article 20a (1) and (2) (3) shall apply. Unofficial table of contents

Section 98 Transmission, use and publication of individual information

(1) The transmission of individual data to the competent top federal or state authorities is permitted under Article 16 (4) of the Federal Statistics Act. (2) The statistical offices of the Länder and the Federal Statistical Office may be used in the Use the register of works in accordance with § 97 (2) to manage the statistical register. In order to select the sample for the collection of employment services in agriculture, they may include the names and surnames and the addresses of the owners of establishments employing permanent workers who are not members of the family, . For the purpose of determining the circle of persons to be charted in the survey carried out in woodworking establishments and in the case of fertiliser statistics, they shall be subject to the addresses of establishments and undertakings, as well as information on the economic activity, the nature and quantity of the the goods produced and the number of persons working in the statistics in industry and in the fertilizer statistics are the addresses of the fertilisers in and exporting enterprises and their imports and exports from the External trade statistics as well as in the survey (§ § 75a to 77) the addresses of the companies and Use information on the industry sector from the statistics in industry and statistics in trade. The information on irrigation in the open country pursuant to section 32 (2) (4) may be used together with the auxiliary characteristics in accordance with § 92 (1) to (4) for the selection of non-public water supply and non-public water supply surveys. Waste water disposal in accordance with § 8 of the Environmental Statistics Act. The measures necessary for this purpose must be carried out at the earliest possible date, and the auxiliary characteristics used must be deleted immediately thereafter. (3) The publication of the results of the area survey (Section 2 (1)) shall be for each municipality. (4) In order to draw up the National residue control plan referred to in Chapter II of Council Directive 96 /23/EC of 29 April 1996 on control measures in respect of certain substances and residues thereof in live animals and animal Products and repealing Directives 85 /358/EEC, 86 /469/EEC and Decisions 89 /187/EEC and 91 /664/EEC (OJ L 206, 22.7.1989, p EC No 10), as amended, the Federal Statistical Office (Bundesamt), the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety, may table in the breakdown by country with statistical results from the survey of poultry stocks (§ 27) Paragraph 1 (5) (c), the surveys carried out in undertakings with Hennenhaltung and in poultry slaughterhouses (Section 48 (2) and (3)), the survey of slaughterings (Section 58 (1)) and the statistics on aquaculture (Section 65a (2)), including where: Table fields only one case. The Federal Statistical Office of the Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung) is subject to the Federal Institute for Agriculture and Food with regard to milk statistics (§ 63). (5) The Federal Statistical Office shall be entitled to carry out the tasks of the assessment of the policy for the highest federal or state authorities. Heinrich von Thünen-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Rural Areas, Forests and Fisheries, tables with statistical results broken down by county from the agricultural structure survey (section 24 (1) (1)), including where Table fields only one case. The tables may only be stored and used by the organizational units of the institute responsible for this task. These organisational units must be separate from the organisational units of the Institute, which are dealt with in implementing tasks, in terms of space, organisation and personnel. (6) For the preparation of supply balance sheets, but not for the regulation of Individual cases, the Federal Statistical Office of the Federal Institute for Agriculture and Food shall transmit tables with statistical results for the Federal territory from the poultry statistics (Section 1 (5)), even if the table fields are only one Only one case. The tables may only be stored and used by the organisational units of the Federal Institute responsible for this task. These organisational units must be separate from the organisational units of the Federal Institute, which are dealt with with law enforcement tasks, in terms of space, organization and personnel. Unofficial table of contents

Section 99 Transitional provisions

In 2011, the vegetable cultivation and ornamentals survey and the harvesting and operating reporting are carried out in accordance with the provisions of this Act in the version valid until the expiry of the 8 December 2011.