1. M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Working Group for Chapter 18 – Statistics Bilateral screening: Chapter 18 PRESENTATION OF MONTENEGRO Luxembourg, June 2013

2. Bilateral screening: Chapter 18 Luxembourg, 23-24 June 2013 Jelena Zvizdojevic, MSc Assistant director Agriculture and Environment statistics sector STATISTICS Chapter 18: M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 18: Statistics

3. STATISTICS Chapter 18: M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 18: Statistics AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS 10 YEARS AGO -2 staff members SECTOR OF AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL STATISTICS TODAY Department for Agriculture Statistics Department for Forestry and Environmental Statistics (5 staff members)(1 staff member) AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS – future plan - Sector with two department and 14 staff members

4. Department for Agricultural Statistics 1.Structural Statistics 2. Production Statistics Crop production Livestock statistics 3. Agro-monetary Statistics 4. Fishery Statistics STATISTICS Chapter 18: M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 18: Statistics

5. Department for Agriculture Statistics  Vision: Providing internationally comparable, reliable and timely data in accordance with the needs of users at national and international level.  Strengthening own capacities  Strengthening administrative capacities STATISTICS Chapter 18: M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 18: Statistics

6. Theme 4.02. Agricultural structures Bilateral screening: Chapter 18 Luxembourg, 23-24 June 2013 Dragan Pekovic Head of Department of Agriculture STATISTICS Chapter 18: M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 18: Statistics

7. Farms structure survey Current situation:  Farms structure survey: FSS in 2010 was conducted in the form of List in accordance with Regulation No. 1166/2008  Data transmission was conducted through e-Damis, in defined format according to EUROSTAT'S HANDBOOK ON IMPLEMENTING THE farms structure survey  Described in details national strategy about Agriculture Censuses and/or FSS and about future plans, submitted Country Report in 2009 - IPA 2007- Project 6 Preparation of agricultural censuses or farm structure surveys Agreement between Statistical Office of Montenegro and ICON-INSTITUTE Public Sector: 664240-Agr-SerCon- Montenegro-1 STATISTICS Chapter 18: M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 18: Statistics

8. Tema 4.02. Struktura farmi Farms structure survey Current situation:  Calculated SO coefficient 2007 for all agriculture products for 5 consecutive years (2005-2009), submitted Final Methodological Report 2011 as well as transmission tables from database submitted in Eurofarm base - IPA 2008 Project 8- Transmission of Results from FSS to Eurostat according Contract-Ref. at ICON- INSTITUT Public Sector: 664857-FSS-SerCon-Montenegro-1.  In accordance with Article 12 EU Reg 1166 - June 2012 National Methodological Report was sent (NMR).  Published 5 books on farms structure STATISTICS Chapter 18: M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 18: Statistics

9. Farm Structure Survey Legislative frame:  Commission Regulation(EC) No1166/2008  Commission Regulation(EC) No 1242/2008  Commission Regulation(EC) No 1200/2009 National legislative frame:  Law on Conducting the Census of Agriculture 2010 STATISTICS Chapter 18: M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 18: Statistics

10. Farm Structure Survey Harmonization: Current description of harmonization is “not serious problem”, because the data transmission was not fully made. Definitions are used in accordance with Regulation 1166/2008 as well as in accordance with HANDBOOK ON IMPLEMENTING THE FSS AND SAPM DEFINITIONS From total number respectively 232 required variables 64 are NON- SIGNIFICANT or non-existent in Montenegro, while other variables have been collected. STATISTICS Chapter 18: M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 18: Statistics

11. Farm Structure Survey Future plans:  Conducting of Farm Structure Survey, according to capacities and the willingness of connecting agricultural farm statistical register with others administrative registers.  IN 2016 the survey will be conducted only for COR variables, and the rest of data will be collected through MODULE and SATELITE according to new regulative being prepared. STATISTICS Chapter 18: M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 18: Statistics

12. Theme 4.01. Agriculture Statistics Bilateral screening: Chapter 18 Luxembourg, 23-24 June 2013 Dragan Pekovic Head of Department of Agriculture STATISTICS Chapter 18: M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 18: Statistics

13. Crop products statistics Current situation:  Survey periodicity is annual  Data collection method is approximation for family agricultural holdings while the agricultural enterprises data are collected by the reporting method Report on sown areas in autumn sowing Report on land and plantation at the end of spring sowing Report on land by municipalities Report on expected yields of early crops and fruits Report on expected late crops, fruits and grapes Report on the overall yields of late crops, fruits and grapes Report on the production and processing of citrus fruits Report on the production of vegetables and flowers in greenhouses STATISTICS Chapter 18: M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 18: Statistics

14. Crop products statistics Current situation:  IPA 2011 Multi-Beneficiary Programme on Statistical Cooperation - Pilot project 9 Annual Crop Statistics, results: In December 2012 Pilot survey on crop production and autumn sowing was conducted Product list and definitions are in accordance with Regulation 543/2009  Structure survey of orchards and vineyards – not implemented  Supply Balance Sheets are not made STATISTICS Chapter 18: M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 18: Statistics

15. Crop products statistics Legislative frame: Regulation (EC) No 543/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 concerning crop statistics Regulation (EU) No 1337/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 concerning European statistics on permanent crops National legislative frame:  Law on Official Statistics and System of Official Statistics STATISTICS Chapter 18: M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 18: Statistics

16. Crop products statistics Harmonization :  Low level on compliance of regular surveys  Pilot survey on crop production and autumn sowing – Questionnaire and methodology in compliance with Regulative 543/2009 STATISTICS Chapter 18: M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 18: Statistics

17. Crop products statistics Future plans: In 2014 it is planned to fully harmonize annual crop statistics. Until April 2014 Montenegro will submit Quality Report as it is predicted through IPA 2011 Multi-beneficiary statistical cooperation programme. Introduction of pilot survey on vineyards structure – vines in other purposes is planned for 2014, and surveys on regular basis for 2015. Until 30 September 2016 submitting of quality reports on transmitted data and used methods for permanent crop statistics, i.e. vines in other purposes. STATISTICS Chapter 18: M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 18: Statistics

18. Statistics of milk and milk products Current situation : Data on milk and dairy products are collected on monthly and annual level with regular statistical surveys:  MONTHLY RETURN OF MILK COLLECTED (COWS MILK) AND PRODUCTS OBTAINED )– only data on cow`s milk and cow`s milk dairy products are collected from dairies. Research instruments for mentioned survey are established in the beginning of 2013.  ANNUAL REPORT ON ENTRANCE OF RAW MILK TO DAIRIES AND MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS- data on all kind of milk and obtained dairy products are collected.  ANNUAL REPORT ON LIVESTOCK OF AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS – data on all kind of milk from family agricultural holdings and farms. STATISTICS Chapter 18: M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 18: Statistics

19. Statistics of milk and milk products Legislative framework:  Commission Directive (EC) No. 96/16 from 19 March 1996 Article 4 (v) of the same regulative is not relevant for Montenegro, because there is not regional country division at NUTS levels.  Commission Decision (EC) No. 97/80 from 18 December 1996 Table I is not relevant, Montenegro is NUTS 1 level, there is not regional country division. STATISTICS Chapter 18: M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 18: Statistics

20. Statistics of milk and milk products Harmonization:  Research instruments for this survey are harmonized with regulative mentioned above Through IPA 2011 programme (Multi-beneficiary statistical cooperation programme - Pilot Project 11 Animal Production Statistics) the expert support was carried out, instruments of research established and created preconditions for full compliance with regulative. STATISTICS Chapter 18: M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 18: Statistics

21. Statistics of milk and milk products Future plans:  Data sending from survey with annual dynamics is planned for the end of June 2013.  In the second half of 2013 continuous survey data sending is planned with monthly dynamics, in accordance with defined deadlines of regulative 96/16/EC article 6 (a) and (b). STATISTICS Chapter 18: M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 18: Statistics

22. Livestock, meat and eggs statistics Current situation:  Data are collected on quarterly and annual basis through regular statistical surveys: Quarterly report on livestock slaughtered for legal entity - data on livestock slaughtered are collected for legal entities according to types and categories, with quarterly dynamics of collecting Annual report on livestock slaughtered in private slaughterhouses - livestock slaughter data are collected according to types and categories in private slaughterhouses at annual basis. Annual report on livestock of agricultural holdings – data on counting livestock according to types and categories are collected, balances of livestock, milk and eggs, milk production, dairy products, eggs, wool, honey, use of fertilizers and feed mixtures. STATISTICS Chapter 18: M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 18: Statistics

23. Livestock, meat and eggs statistics Regulative no. 1165/2008, that refers to livestock statistics (Part I), is fully harmonized. In the part II of regulative No. 1165/2008, which refers to meat statistics, demands are not fulfilled at the moment that refer to frequency and referent period for data collection with monthly periodicity of collecting, article 10 line (1) of the same regulative. The change of questionnaire is necessary in the part of distribution of livestock categories, according to Annex IV from article 11. Part III of regulative No. 1165/2008, regarding meat production forecast is not developed (Annex 5). STATISTICS Chapter 18: M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 18: Statistics

24. Livestock, meat and eggs statistics Legislative frame: Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1165/2008 from November 2008 Regulation (EC) No. 617/2008 from 27 June 2008 STATISTICS Chapter 18: M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 18: Statistics

25. Livestock, meat and eggs statistics Harmonization: Partially harmonized statistics -In the part I regulative No. 1165/2008, regarding livestock statistics, harmonization demands are fully fulfilled. -Slaughter statistics (transition from quarterly periodicity to monthly periodicity) STATISTICS Chapter 18: M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 18: Statistics

26. Future activities:  Transition from quarterly to monthly data collecting dynamics is planed, for livestock slaughter survey in slaughterhouses, during 2013, in accordance with demands of Regulation No. 1165/2008, article 10 line (1).  In the second half of 2013, activities regarding calculations for meat production forecast (GIP) are planed, with expert support through IPA programme 2011 (Multi-beneficiary statistical cooperation programme).  The introduction on survey of activity of hatcheries are planned in 2014, as well as harmonization with demands of regulative No. 617/2008/EC.  Submission of the National Methodological Report on Animal Production Statistics in 2014 STATISTICS Chapter 18: M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 18: Statistics

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