Report on the functioning of Regulation (EU) No 1337/2011 concerning European statistics on permanent crops

Summary:

Report presented on 5 February 2019 by the European Commission on the collection of statistics on orchards and vineyards.

Further information:

Regulation (EU) No 1337/2011 covers two structural data collections on permanent crops:

• orchard data collection on apple, pear, peach, nectarine, orange, lemon, small citrus fruit and olive trees and vines for table grapes; and
• vineyard data collection on vineyards producing grapes for wine, raisins and dual purpose grapes.

So far, there have been three data collections organised: two on orchards (2012 and 2017) and one on vineyards (2015).

Article 13 of the Regulation stipulates that by 31 December 2018, and every 5 years thereafter, the Commission shall review the functioning of the Regulation. This report summarises the main findings of the review.