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23.9.2011 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
246/33
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 22 September 2011
granting a derogation for implementing Regulation (EC) No 762/2008 of the European Parliament
and of the Council on the submission by Member States of statistics on aquaculture with regard to
the Czech Republic, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the Republic of Austria
(notified under document C(2011) 6533)
(Only the Czech, French and German texts are authentic)
(2011/626/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Article 1
Union,
1. The
Czech
Republic
may
submit
for
the
value
of
the
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 762/2008 of the European
production of each species other than Cyprinus carpio
Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 on the
(Common carp) estimated data only, for a period ending on
submission by Member States of statistics on aquaculture and
31 December 2012.
repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 788/96 ( 1 ), and in
particular Article 8(1) thereof,
2. This
derogation
is
granted
for
reference
years
2009-2011.
Whereas:
Article 2
1. The
Grand
Duchy
of
Luxembourg
is
granted
derogation
(1) In
accordance
with
Article
8
of
Regulation
(EC)
No from its obligation to submit statistics on the entire aquaculture
762/2008, where inclusion in the statistics of a particular
sector for a period ending on 31 December 2012.
sector of aquaculture activities would cause difficulties
not commensurate with the importance of that sector,
the Commission may permit a Member State to exclude
2. This
derogation
is
granted
for
reference
years
2008-2011.
data covering that sector from the national data
submitted or to employ estimation methods used to
Article 3
provide data for more than 10 % of the total production.
1. The
Republic
of
Austria
may
submit
for
the
value
of
the
production of each species and for the production of each
(2) Requests
have
been
made
from
the
Czech
Republic,
the species in the hatcheries and nurseries sector estimated data
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the Republic of
only, for a period ending on 31 December 2012.
Austria for obtaining derogations.
2. This
derogation
is
granted
for
reference
year
2011.
(3) The
information
provided
by
the
Czech
Republic,
the
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the Republic of
Austria justifies that those derogation should be granted.
Article 4

1. This
Decision
is
addressed
to
the
Czech
Republic,
the
(4) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Decision
are
in Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the Republic of Austria and
accordance with the opinion of the Standing
shall be notified to them.
Committee on Agricultural Statistics, instituted by
Council Decision 72/279/EEC ( 2 ).
2. This
Decision
shall
take
effect
upon
such
notification.
(5) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Decision
complement
Commission Decision 2010/76/EU of 9 February 2010
according a transitional period for implementing Regu
Done at Brussels, 22 September 2011.
lation (EC) No 762/2008, of the European Parliament
and of the Council on the submission by Member
For the Commission
States of statistics on aquaculture with regard to the
Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Austria, Poland,
Olli REHN
Portugal and Slovenia ( 3 ),
Member of the Commission
( 1 ) OJ L 218, 13.8.2008, p. 1.
( 2 ) OJ L 179, 7.8.1972, p. 1.
( 3 ) OJ L 37, 10.2.2010, p. 70.

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