REPUBLIC OF CROATIA - CROATIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS

Address:Ilica 3

10000 Zagreb

http://www.dzs.hr

Spatial statistics Directorate/Agricultural, Production and Structural Statistics Department/Crop Production Statistics and Register of Agricultural Holdings Unit.

Branimirova 19,

10000 Zagreb,

Hrvatska/Croatia

See sub-categories below.

The  National Action Plan for achieving sustainable use of pesticides 2013-2023 laiddown of the requirements and maintaining data collections and keeping records on the sale of pesticides.

The Ministry of Agriculture collects data and information sale of pesticides by Phytosanitary Information Base (FIS). Data are collected annually.

Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 concerning statistics on pesticides requires from MS statistical data of the plant protection products consumed in agriculture once in a 5 year period. Second data set for Croatia refer to the reference year 2019 (for the growing season Autumn 2018 - Autumn 2019). They are estimated on the basis of a scientific study.

Reference year 2019 (for the growing season Autumn 2018 - Autumn 2019).

The classification used for pesticides corresponds to Annex III of Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009 (http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2009/1185/2017-03-09) of the European Parliament and of the Council.
The classification system for crops derives from the Annual crop statistics Handbook 2019 (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/cache/metadata/Annexes/apro_cp_esms_an1.pdf).

Selected crops – grain maize covered 30% of sown area of agricultural crops, potatoes, sugar beet, oil seeds,  and rape 10 % respectively, use of pesticides on those crops is relevant. Information for pesticide treatment on selected vegetable and permanent crops is also of national importance.

See the attached Excel file in the Annexes.

Not relevant.

The data reported are the quantity of each active substances listed in Annex III of Regulation 1185/2009 contained in plant protection products used on a selected crop, expressed in kg. The area treated with each substance are expressed in hectares.

Agricultural holdings

Active agricultural holdings in Croatia in 2019.

See sub-categories below.

The entire territory of the country.

2014 and 2019

Not applicable for Pesticide Use Statistics, because it is not based on an index number of time series.

See the attached Excel file in the Annexes.

5 year period

See the attached Excel file in the Annexes.

Validate data by comparing it with the previous cycle from 2014 and with data from statistical surveys or from administrative sources (crop statistics, import/export, sales).

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

See sub-categories below.

The data on quality are stored in database of quality information (DBQI), and the reports on quality are prepared on the bases of this information and will gradually be available on CBS Internet site.

The quality reports on the pesticide use will be included in the national quality base as well as surveys that will be conducted according to the new SAIO Regulation with a one-year periodicity.

Data is collected from reliable sources applying high standards with regard to the methodology and ensuring a high degree of comparability.

The users who create economic policy and resources allocation of the state budget.

Data users are state bodies and local governments, legal and natural persons.

There are requests for information on the micro level of national institutions and currently does not comply with such requirements.

No changes planned.

The last customer satisfaction surveys was conducted in 2015. and results are available on request.

See sub-category below.

Not applicable for Pesticide Use Statistics because in this data collection, there is no target on the number of data. Member States are asked to collect data on representative crops without stipulating the number of crops.

Not applicable.

Not relevant (other source).

Agricultural diversity

See the attached Excel file in the Annexes.

See sub-categories below.

See the attached Excel file in the Annexes.

See the attached Excel file in the Annexes.

See the attached Excel file in the Annexes.

See the attached Excel file in the Annexes.

Not relevant.

Seasonal adjustment is not applicable to pesticide use statistics since all plant protection treatments associated directly or indirectly with the crop during the reference period are reported.

Revision Policy of the Croatian Bureau of Statistics is based on the principles of the European Statistics Code of Practice.
Revision policy of the Croatian Bureau of Statistics distinguishes three types of revisions: regular revisions, major revisions and unscheduled revisions.
Unplanned revision of the pesticide use may be carried out. In any case it is necessary to clarify the reasons for a revision (mistake in data sources or calculations or due to the unexpected changes in the methodology or data sources).
The users of statistical data are informed about revision (preliminary, final data) on CBS web site.

Survey does not disseminate preliminary results and that's the reason why the regular data revision does not exist

Not applicable.

See sub-categories below.

Data will be not published.

Data will be not published.

See sub-categories below.

Data are collected on a country level (NUTS 0). Therefore, the data are not comparable on a regional level. The geographical comparability between countries is evaluated by Eurostat.

Not applicable, because there are no mirror flows in Pesticide Use Statistics.

Not applicable for Pesticide Use Statistics, because it is not based on time series.

Not applicable for Pesticide Use Statistics, because it is not based on time series.

Data can be  indirectly compared to the amount of active substance sold.

Not applicable for Pesticide Use Statistics, because the data collection is based on a five-year period.

Not applicable, because it has no relevance for national accounts.

Data are consistent.

ad-hoc press releases linked to the data are planned.

No news releases

 Not available for now.

Not yet available.

Not yet available.

not known

Not yet available.

No.

Documentation on methodology includes methodology within two expert's studies ("Impact of agriculture on surface and groundwater pollution in the Republic of Croatia" and "Determination of priority groundwater monitoring areas within an intensive agricultural area"): https://hrcak.srce.hr/index.php?show=clanak&id_clanak_jezik=344384

The main tool for the systematic quality assessment and quality management is the database on quality information (DBBQI). The DBQI has in first stage the Basic analytical tool for comparative analyses of quality indicators and later will contain Advanced analytical tool for comparative analyses of quality indicators.

Not relevant.

Not relevant.

Not relevant.

No data for cost till now.

According to Article 41 of the Official Statistics Act (Official Gazette, No 103/03; 75/09, 59/12, and 12/13 - consolidated version), Croatian Bureau of statistics (CBS) has the right to use all administrative data sources free of charge while the holders of administrative data have to make this data available in accordance with the CBS request, free of charge.

Not applicable

Statistical data collected in this survey, according to the Law on official statistics (NN, br. 25/20) is confidential and its purpose is restricted exclusively to statistical usage.Authorized interviewers are obligated to respect these restrictions.The results will be published in a cumulative form which prevents displaying data on individuals.

Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 on European statistics (recital 24 and Article 20(4)) of 11 March 2009 (OJ L 87, p. 164), stipulates the need to establish common principles and guidelines ensuring the confidentiality of data used for the production of European statistics and the access to those confidential data with due account for technical developments and the requirements of users in a democratic society.

Statistical data collected in this survey, according to the Law on official statistics (NN, br. 25/20) is confidential and its purpose is restricted exclusively to statistical usage.Authorized interviewers are obligated to respect these restrictions.The results will be published in a cumulative form which prevents displaying data on individuals.

Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 on European statistics (recital 24 and Article 20(4)) of 11 March 2009 (OJ L 87, p. 164), stipulates the need to establish common principles and guidelines ensuring the confidentiality of data used for the production of European statistics and the access to those confidential data with due account for technical developments and the requirements of users in a democratic society.

Are taken as confidential the cells where:
- the number of individual records used for the calculation of the cell is too small
- the 2 individual records with the highest values represent at least 85% of the cell value.

A filter is applied during the table compilation using the following processes:
•dominance treatment: if any holdings account for at least 85% of the value, this value is put to zero;
•small number of units: if a value is calculated from less than 3 holdings, this value is put to zero;
•rounding: the values are rounded to the closer multiple of 1

In the ongoing CBS restructuring, it is foreseen to place the focal point for ensuring confidentiality, including provision of guidance, recommending appropriate methodologies and periodical examination of methods used for data protection, within the Statistical Business Register, Classifications, Sampling, Statistical Methods and Analyses Department. A filter is applied during the table compilation using the following processes:

• dominance treatment: if any holdings account for at least 85% of the value, this value is put to zero;

• small number of units: if a value is calculated from less than 3 holdings, this value is put to zero;

• rounding: the values are rounded to the closer multiple of 10.

Within the frame of two studies ("Impact of agriculture on surface and groundwater pollution in the Republic of Croatia" and "Determination of priority groundwater monitoring areas within an intensive agricultural area"), an analysis of pesticide consumption in agriculture in Croatia was conducted. Consumption analysis was carried out with the aim of determining the pressure from agriculture on surface and groundwater. The aim was to determine potentially dangerous active substances of pesticides for water and the environment in general. The analysis has been done on the basis of consumed quantities of active substances and based on the way of agricultural land use. Data on the type, amount consumed and crop treated are necessary for establishing and conducting regular monitoring of waters in Croatia. Collected data enables professionals to develop a strategy to reduce pesticide residues in plant products and in the environment in general. Consumption data are based on available Phytosanitary Information System (FIS) data.