EUR-Lex - 31977D0124 - EN

Article 1

The sample of agricultural holdings shall be taken from the lists of agricultural holdings for the general census of agriculture of 1970.

Article 2

The population of the holdings shall be stratified: 1. According to geographical regions and within the geographical regions according to areas by altitude (mountains, hills or plains) ; the autonomous provinces of Trento and Bolzano in the Trentino-Alto Adige region shall be considered separately.

1. In each sampling region (which shall constitute a separate universe) the population of the holdings shall be divided into 24 strata: (a) according to type of management into three strata: - direct management,

• management with employees,

• other types of management;

(b) according to agricultural area utilized (in hectares) into eight strata : no agricultural area utilized, 0 701 to 0 799, 1 700 to 1 799, 2 700 to 4 799, 5 700 to 9 799, 10 700 to 19 799, 20 700 to 29 799, 30 or more.

Article 3

1. The sampling of the holdings shall be systematic.

1. The sampling fractions in each sampling region shall be based on the frequency of holdings in the strata referred to in Article 2 (2) (b)

The sample of holdings shall include all holdings with no agricultural area utilized and all holdings with at least 30 hectares of agricultural area utilized.

A minimum number of holdings to be included in the sample shall be calculated for each stratum referred to in Article 2 (2) (b).

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.

Done at Brussels, 25 January 1977.

For the Commission

François-Xavier ORTOLI

Vice-President (1)OJ No L 42, 15.2.1975, p. 21.