2024/2386

10.9.2024

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2024/2386

of 6 September 2024

granting derogations to certain Member States regarding the transmission of statistics relating to agricultural input and output pursuant to Implementing Regulations (EU) 2023/1538 and (EU) 2023/1579

(notified under document C(2024) 6243)

(Only the German, Greek and Slovenian texts are authentic)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2022/2379 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 November 2022 on statistics on agricultural input and output, amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 617/2008 and repealing Regulations (EC) No 1165/2008, (EC) No 543/2009 and (EC) No 1185/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Directive 96/16/EC (1), and in particular Article 16(1), first subparagraph thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The Federal Republic of Germany (‘Germany’), the Hellenic Republic (‘Greece’), the Republic of Cyprus (‘Cyprus’), the Republic of Austria (‘Austria’) and the Republic of Slovenia (‘Slovenia’) have submitted requests to be granted temporary derogations, pursuant to Article 16(1) of Regulation (EU) 2022/2379, as regards certain provisions of Commission Implementing Regulations (EU) 2023/1538 (2) and (EU) 2023/1579 (3), in order to allow more time to comply with the new statistical requirements under Regulation (EU) 2022/2379 or its implementing or delegated measures.

(2) In accordance with the information provided in those requests, the Commission considers that major adaptations to the national statistical systems of the Member States concerned are necessary. The requested derogations are therefore justified and should be granted to Germany, Greece, Cyprus, Austria and Slovenia.

(3) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical System Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The derogations from Implementing Regulations (EU) 2023/1538 and (EU) 2023/1579 set out in the Annex to this Decision shall be granted to the Member States listed therein for the respective reference periods listed therein.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany, the Hellenic Republic, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Austria and the Republic of Slovenia.

Done at Brussels, 6 September 2024.

For the Commission

Paolo GENTILONI

Member of the Commission

(1)

OJ L 315, 7.12.2022, p. 1

, ELI:

http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2022/2379/oj

(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1538 of 25 July 2023 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2022/2379 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards crop production statistics (

OJ L 187, 26.7.2023, p. 40

, ELI:

http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2023/1538/oj

(3) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1579 of 31 July 2023 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2022/2379 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards agricultural price statistics (

OJ L 193, 1.8.2023, p. 14

, ELI:

http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2023/1579/oj

ANNEX

1. Germany

Regulation

Data set(s) concerned

Description of the derogation

Reference period(s) covered by derogation

First compliant transmission in

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1538 on crop production statistics

Crop area and production

i.3	Permanent crops

Derogation on transmission of variables on:

Certified organic production area of grapes and grapes for wine

Certified organic harvested production of grapes and grapes for wine

2025–2027

September 2029

2. Greece

Regulation

Data set(s) concerned

Description of the derogation

Reference period(s) covered by derogation

First compliant transmission in

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1538 on crop production statistics

Grasslands

iii.1

Management of grazed areas

Derogation on transmission of variables

2026

September 2031

3. Cyprus

Regulation

Data set(s) concerned

Description of the derogation

Reference period(s) covered by derogation

First compliant transmission in

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1538 on crop production statistics

Crop area and production

i.1	Arable crops and permanent grassland

Derogation on transmission of variables on production of:

Permanent grasslands

Permanent pastures and meadows, excluding rough grazings

Permanent rough grazings

2025–2026

September 2028

Crop balances

ii.1	Cereal balances

ii.2	Oilseed balances

Derogation on transmission of variables

2025–2027

June 2030

Grasslands

iii.1

Management of grazed areas

Derogation on transmission of variables

2026

September 2031

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1579 on agricultural price statistics

Agricultural land prices and rents

iii.1

Agricultural land prices

iii.2

Agricultural land rents

Derogation on transmission of variables

2025–2027

September 2029

4. Austria

Regulation

Data set(s) concerned

Description of the derogation

Reference period(s) covered by derogation

First compliant transmission in

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1579 on agricultural price statistics

Absolute input prices

ii.1	Fertilisers

ii.2	Feeding stuff

ii.3

Energy

Derogation on transmission of variables

2025–2026

May 2028

5. Slovenia

Regulation

Data set(s) concerned

Description of the derogation

Reference period(s) covered by derogation

First compliant transmission in

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1538 on crop production statistics

Grasslands

iii.1

Management of grazed areas

Derogation on transmission of variables

2026

September 2031

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1579 on agricultural price statistics

Absolute input prices

ii.3

Energy

Derogation on transmission of variable: Electricity

2025–2027

September 2029

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2024/2386/oj

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