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1.1. Contact organisation | Statistics Austria (STAT) Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) |
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1.2. Contact organisation unit | STAT: Directorate Spatial Statistics AGES: Institute for Plant Protection Products |
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1.5. Contact mail address | STAT: AGES: |
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2.1. Data description | |||
See sub-concepts below. |
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2.1.1. Main characteristics of statistics | |||
The data set comprises the annual sales of active substances contained in plant protection products placed on the national market for one calendar year according to the Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009 as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/269 of 16 February 2017 as regards the list of active substances. |
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2.1.2. National legislation | |||
Yes | |||
2.1.2.1. National legislation - Name | |||
Section 6 (1) of the Austrian Plant Protection Products Ordinance 2011, BGBl. II No. 233/2011. |
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2.1.2.2. National legislation - Link | |||
BGBl. II Nr. 233/2011: http://www.ris.bka.gv.at/Dokumente/BgblAuth/BGBLA_2011_II_233/BGBLA_2011_II_233.pdf |
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2.1.2.3. National legislation - Responsible organisation | |||
Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Regions and Tourism (BMLRT); Former Federal Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management (BMLFUW). |
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2.1.2.4. National legislation - Year of entry into force | |||
2011 |
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2.1.2.5. National legislation - Coverage of variables required under EU legislation | |||
All variables required under EU regulation are covered by national legislation. |
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2.1.2.6. Divergence national definitions from EU regulation | |||
No divergence between national and EU regulation definitions. |
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2.1.2.7. National legislation - Legal obligation for respondents to reply (Yes/No) | |||
Yes | |||
2.1.3. Unit of measure | |||
The data are expressed in kilograms of active substances. |
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2.2. Classification system | |||
The classification of the active substances in plant protection products is annexed (Annex III) to Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/269 of 16 February 2017 amending Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning statistics on pesticides. The active substances are classified according to chemical and functional similarity. Aggregation levels in descending order comprise: major groups, categories of products, chemical classes and active substances. |
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2.3. Coverage - sector | |||
The statistics cover the wholesale and retail trade sector operating in placing plant protection products on the market. All authorisation holders of plant protection products report the quantity of all active substances that are placed on the market nationally (incl. import and export data). |
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2.4. Statistical concepts and definitions | |||
This data collection comprises pesticide sales data based on the term 'placing on the market' as defined in Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market. The scope of the Regulation covers plant protection products and their active substances as can be seen from the key terms of the act immediately below:
Plant protection products: products consisting of or containing active substances, safeners or synergists, and intended for one of the following uses:
Active substances: substances or micro-organisms, including viruses, having general or specific action against harmful organisms or on plants, parts of plants or plant products.
Quantity: implies kilograms of the active substances sold.
Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishes a common framework for the systematic production of Community statistics on the placing on the market and agricultural use of those pesticides which are plant protection products as defined in Article 2 (a)(i). The statistics shall apply to the annual amounts of pesticides active substances placed on the market in accordance with Annex I and the quantity of active substances shall be aggregated according to the list in Annex III (as amended). |
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2.5. Statistical unit | |||
Enterprise placing plant protection products on the market; authorisation holder or holder of parallel trade permits. |
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2.6. Statistical population | |||
All enterprises placing plant protection products on the market; authorisation holders and holders of parallel trade permits. |
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2.7. Reference area | |||
See sub-concepts below. |
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2.7.1. Geographical area covered | |||
The entire territory of the country. |
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2.7.2. Inclusion of special territories | |||
No |
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2.8. Coverage - Time | |||
From 2011 onwards. |
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2.9. Base period | |||
Not applicable for pesticide sales statistics, because it is not based on an index number of time series. |
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3.1. Source data | |||
See sub-concepts below. |
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3.1.1. Type of source data | |||
Administrative data | |||
3.1.2. Specification of type of source data | |||
Not applicable. |
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3.1.3. Main characteristics of source data | |||
Forms (Excel-files) with data on Company, Plant protection product (Product name, national Registration Number, Quantity in kg), Active substance (by drop-down selection) and Quantity in kg, Type of distributing (approval/authorisation holder, distributor), Remarks (e.g. Report for Company xy as distributor). |
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3.2. Frequency of data collection | |||
Annually. |
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3.3. Data collection | |||
Reporting units are obliged to submit their data filled in the provided harmonised forms (excel-files), available on the homepage of the Austrian Federal Office for Food Safety (BAES), within two months after the previous calendar year. For further information see the forms and instructions provided on the BAES homepage: https://www.baes.gv.at/en/admission/plant-protection-products/reporting-on-quantities-of-active-substances-and-plant-protection-products/ |
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3.4. Data validation | |||
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3.5. Data compilation | |||
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3.6. Adjustment | |||
Not applicable for pesticide sales statistics, because the data collection is not based on time series. |
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4.1. Quality assurance | |||
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4.2. Quality management - assessment | |||
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5.1. Relevance - User Needs | |||
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5.2. Relevance - User Satisfaction | |||
Where possible and useful, feedback from the users will be considered. No specific surveys are carried out. |
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5.3. Completeness | |||
The data collection covers all active substances of plant protection products placed on the national market and the information of all authorisation holders. |
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5.3.1. Data completeness - rate | |||
100% |
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See sub-concepts below. |
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6.1. Accuracy - overall | |||
Administrative data can also indicate certain inaccuracies, especially as it is mentioned earlier, “in case of obviously errors/irregularities clarification with the respective reporting units, data are adjusted bilaterally.” |
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6.2. Sampling error | |||
Not applicable for pesticide sales statistics, because the data collection is not based on samples, but covers the whole statistical population of authorisation holders and plant protection products placed on the national market. |
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6.2.1. Sampling error - indicators | |||
Not applicable for pesticide sales statistics, because the data collection is not based on samples, but covers the whole statistical population of authorisation holders and plant protection products placed on the national market. |
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6.3. Non-sampling error | |||
In case of obviously errors/irregularities clarification with the respective reporting units, data are adjusted bilaterally. |
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6.3.1. Coverage error | |||
See above in point 6.3. |
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6.3.1.1. Over-coverage - rate | |||
See above in point 6.3. |
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6.3.1.2. Common units - proportion | |||
Not applicable for pesticide sales statistics as the data stem from one source. |
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6.3.2. Measurement error | |||
See above in point 6.3. |
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6.3.3. Non response error | |||
See above in point 6.3. |
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6.3.3.1. Unit non-response - rate | |||
See above in point 6.3. |
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6.3.3.2. Item non-response - rate | |||
See above in point 6.3. |
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6.3.4. Processing error | |||
See above in point 6.3. |
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6.3.4.1. Imputation - rate | |||
See above in point 6.3. |
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6.3.5. Model assumption error | |||
Not applicable for pesticide sales statistics, because the data collection is not based on estimations. |
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6.4. Seasonal adjustment | |||
Not applicable for pesticide sales statistics, because the reported data on plant protection products covers the whole year. |
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6.5. Data revision - policy | |||
Not applicable. |
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6.6. Data revision - practice | |||
Not applicable. |
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6.6.1. Data revision - average size | |||
Not applicable. |
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7.1. Timeliness | |||
According to the Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009, the data is published by Eurostat 15 months after the end of the reference year and the national quality report 20 months after the end of the reference year. |
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7.1.1. Time lag - first result | |||
Not applicable for pesticide sales statistics as the data and national quality reports are only published once in a final result. |
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7.1.2. Time lag - final result | |||
15 months after the end of the reference period for the data; 20 months after the end of the reference period for the national quality report. |
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7.2. Punctuality | |||
According to the Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009, data must be transmitted until 30 December of the year t+1, and national quality reports until 31 March of the year t+2. |
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7.2.1. Punctuality - delivery and publication | |||
Submission of the results to the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Regions and Tourism until end of April of the following calendar year. |
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7.2.2. Data release according to schedule | |||
Yes | |||
7.2.3. Metadata release according to schedule | |||
No | |||
7.2.4. Reasons for delays | |||
High workload. |
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8.1. Comparability - geographical | |||
Data are collected on a country level (NUTS 0). They are not comparable on a regional level. The geographical comparability between countries is evaluated by Eurostat. |
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8.1.1. Asymmetry for mirror flow statistics - coefficient | |||
Not applicable, because there are no mirror flows in pesticide sales statistics. |
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8.2. Comparability - over time | |||
Comparable time series are available. |
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8.2.1. Length of comparable time series | |||
National time series are available since 1991. Time series according to Reg (EC) No. 1185/2009 are available since 2011. |
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8.3. Coherence - cross domain | |||
Not applicable. |
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8.4. Coherence - sub annual and annual statistics | |||
Not applicable for pesticide sales statistics, because the data collection is annual. |
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8.5. Coherence - National Accounts | |||
Not applicable, because it is not related to national accounts. |
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8.6. Coherence - internal | |||
As there is a demand for national purposes for the yearly publication named "Green Report" ("Grüner Bericht") of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Regions and Tourism very similar data are available for the main groups of AS or PPP. These national data differ slightly from the data provided within this present EC data set, because there are differences in classifying some AS or PPP to other subgroups than this EC regulation proposes. The basic data are the same for both statistical products - for the national Green Report and for the EC sales statistics regarding Reg (EC) No. 1185/2009.
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9.1. Dissemination format - News release | |||
No press releases. |
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9.2. Dissemination format - Publications | |||
Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Regions and Tourism, 2020: Green Report of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Regions and Tourism - https://gruenerbericht.at/cm4/jdownload/download/2-gr-bericht-terreich/2167-gb2020 (only available in German). |
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9.3. Dissemination format - online database | |||
Tables (.zip with Excel files - only available in German) - https://www.agraroekonomik.at/fileadmin/tabellen/gb2020.zip
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9.3.1. Data tables - consultations | |||
Not available. |
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9.4. Dissemination format - microdata access | |||
Microdata are not published. |
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9.5. Dissemination format - other | |||
Not available. |
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9.6. Documentation on methodology | |||
More information is available on the Homepage of the Austrian Federal Office for Food Safety - https://www.baes.gv.at/en/admission/plant-protection-products/reporting-on-quantities-of-active-substances-and-plant-protection-products/ |
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9.7. Quality management - documentation | |||
Not available. |
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9.7.1. Metadata completeness - rate | |||
Not requested. |
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9.7.2. Metadata - consultations | |||
Not requested. |
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Not applicable. |
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11.1. Confidentiality - policy | |||
Individual data of active substances and products is subject to data protection and the official duty of confidentiality ("Amtsverschwiegenheit"). |
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11.2. Confidentiality - data treatment | |||
Only amounts of groups of active substances that do not allow conclusions on individual companies are published. |
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No further comments. |
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