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)

Official Journal EN of the European Union L series 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.

(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).

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2024/2386/oj 1/4EN OJ L, 10.9.2024 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 2/4 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2024/2386/ojEN OJ L, 10.9.2024 ANNEX

1. Germany Regulation Data set(s) concerned Description of the Reference period(s) First compliant derogation covered by derogation transmission in Implementing Regula­ Crop area and pro­ Derogation on trans­ 2025–2027 September 2029 tion (EU) 2023/1538 duction mission of variables on crop production i.3 Permanent crops on:

statistics Certified organic pro­ duction area of grapes and grapes for wine Certified organic har­ vested production of grapes and grapes for wine

2. Greece Regulation Data set(s) concerned Description of the Reference period(s) First compliant derogation covered by derogation transmission in Implementing Regula­ Grasslands Derogation on trans­ 2026 September 2031 tion (EU) 2023/1538 iii.1 Management mission of variables on crop production of grazed areas statistics

3. Cyprus Regulation Data set(s) concerned Description of the Reference period(s) First compliant derogation covered by derogation transmission in Implementing Regula­ Crop area and produc­ Derogation on trans­ 2025–2026 September 2028 tion (EU) 2023/1538 tion mission of variables on crop production i.1 Arable crops and on production of:

statistics permanent Permanent grass­ grassland lands Permanent pastures and meadows, excluding rough grazings Permanent rough grazings

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2024/2386/oj 3/4EN OJ L, 10.9.2024 Crop balances Derogation on trans­ 2025–2027 June 2030 ii.1 Cereal balances mission of variables ii.2 Oilseed balances Grasslands Derogation on trans­ 2026 September 2031 iii.1 Management mission of variables of grazed areas Implementing Regula­ Agricultural land Derogation on trans­ 2025–2027 September 2029 tion (EU) 2023/1579 prices and rents mission of variables on agricultural price iii.1 Agricultural statistics land prices iii.2 Agricultural land rents

4. Austria Regulation Data set(s) concerned Description of the Reference period(s) First compliant derogation covered by derogation transmission in Implementing Regula­ Absolute input prices Derogation on trans­ 2025–2026 May 2028 tion (EU) 2023/1579 ii.1 Fertilisers mission of variables on agricultural price ii.2 Feeding stuff statistics ii.3 Energy

5. Slovenia Regulation Data set(s) concerned Description of the Reference period(s) First compliant derogation covered by derogation transmission in Implementing Regula­ Grasslands Derogation on trans­ 2026 September 2031 tion (EU) 2023/1538 iii.1 Management mission of variables on crop production of grazed areas statistics Implementing Regula­ Absolute input prices Derogation on trans­ 2025–2027 September 2029 tion (EU) 2023/1579 ii.3 Energy mission of variable:

on agricultural price Electricity statistics 4/4 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2024/2386/oj