Item 6 Harmonised questionnaire for data collection Elisabeth Rohner-Thielen Food safety statistics 4-5-May 2009 Task Force "Organic farming statistics"-Luxembourg, 4-5-May 2009

Revised harmonised questionnaire Background Revision of the questionnaire proposed to the Working Group ‘Food safety statistics’ in December 2007 Why? To put it in line with the data collection in the conventional agricultural statistics To take into account the new Regulation 834/2007 and the Implementing Regulation 889/2008 4-5-May 2009 Task Force "Organic farming statistics"-Luxembourg, 4-5-May 2009

Revised harmonised questionnaire 1st step: Consultation of DG AGRI Eurostat Units E1 ‘Farms, agro-environment and rural development’ and E2 ‘Agricultural and fisheries statistis’ 4-5-May 2009 Task Force "Organic farming statistics"-Luxembourg, 4-5-May 2009

Revised harmonised questionnaire Next steps: Proposal of the questionnaire was sent for comments to the members of the Working Group « Food safety statistics » and to the members of the SCOF (Standing Committee for Organic farming) Comments received from CZ, FR, DE, IT, LT, NL, AT, PT, SI, SE 4-5-May 2009 Task Force "Organic farming statistics"-Luxembourg, 4-5-May 2009

Revised harmonised questionnaire Main comments/questions (1) What is the purpose of the data collection? Administrative burden: justified by the respected results? Financial burden: influence on the data quality? Cooperation between national authorities will be necessary 4-5-May 2009 Task Force "Organic farming statistics"-Luxembourg, 4-5-May 2009

Revised harmonised questionnaire Main comments/questions (2) Coordination of data collections wherever it is possible Need of a methodological guide 4-5-May 2009 Task Force "Organic farming statistics"-Luxembourg, 4-5-May 2009

Revised harmonised questionnaire Main comments/questions (3) Form D (Operators): - no data on new/withdrawn operators during the year - only number of operators at the end of the reference year - distinction of ‘Aquaculture producers’ not necessary 4-5-May 2009 Task Force "Organic farming statistics"-Luxembourg, 4-5-May 2009

Revised harmonised questionnaire Main comments/questions (4) Form E (Organic area and production): - list too detailed - no breakdown by crops not always available - why data on area under conversion? If needed, total and no breakdown by crops - no data on production 4-5-May 2009 Task Force "Organic farming statistics"-Luxembourg, 4-5-May 2009

Revised harmonised questionnaire Main comments/questions (5) Form F (Organic livestock and livestock products): - list too detailed - no data on production - problems to report on the number of live aquaculture animals; suggestion to report on the production (slaughtered animals) or the area of aquaculture - problems with the collection of production data in kilograms and litres 4-5-May 2009 Task Force "Organic farming statistics"-Luxembourg, 4-5-May 2009

Revised harmonised questionnaire Main comments/questions (6) Form G (Processors and production by type of economic activity): - no data on the production value - industrial production should be transmitted in volume and not in value - simplification is welcomed - adaptation to Nace Rev.2 is welcomed 4-5-May 2009 Task Force "Organic farming statistics"-Luxembourg, 4-5-May 2009

Revised harmonised questionnaire Proposed timetable for the use of the questionnaire (1) Data collection 2009 (data reference year 2008) Revised questionnaire as presented to the Task Force (Questionnaire 2008) – Try-out Grants 2009 Revised questionnaire as presented to the Task Force (Questionnaire 2008) taking into account the results of the meeting of the Task Force (Questionnaire 2009) Data collection 2010 (data reference year 2009) 4-5-May 2009 Task Force "Organic farming statistics"-Luxembourg, 4-5-May 2009

Revised harmonised questionnaire Proposed timetable for the use of the questionnaire (2) Next meeting of the Task Force: 2nd half 2010 Discussion on the questionnaire taking into account the results of the grants 2009 and the data collection 2010 (Questionnaire 2010) Meeting of the Working Group ‘Food safety statistics’: end 2010 Final approval Data collection 2011 (data reference year 2010) Questionnaire as approved by the Working Group (Questionnaire 2010) 4-5-May 2009 Task Force "Organic farming statistics"-Luxembourg, 4-5-May 2009

Revised harmonised questionnaire The Members of the Task Force are invited to express their views on the revised harmonised questionnaire by end of June 2009. 4-5-May 2009 Task Force "Organic farming statistics"-Luxembourg, 4-5-May 2009

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION For further information: elisabeth.thielen@ec.europa.eu 4-5-May 2009 Task Force "Organic farming statistics"-Luxembourg, 4-5-May 2009