L 154/32 Official Journal of the European Union 17.6.2005 II (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 13 June 2005 authorising Belgium to carry out only two pig surveys a year (notified under document number C(2005) 1747) (Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2005/445[EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Decision 2002/442EC and submitted the report required by the Decision. Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, (4)  Belgium has submitted methodological documentation which, in line with Directive 93/23/EEC, guarantees that the quality of the production forecasts will be main- Having regard to Council Directive 93/23/EEC of 1 June 1993 tained. on the statistical surveys to be carried out on pig production (%), and in particular Article 1(2), (3) and (4) thereof, (5)  Belgium should be authorised to carry out only two Whereas: surveys a year, at six-month intervals, in the months of May/June and November/December, and to make use of the administrative information sources of the Sanitel system. (1)  Pursuant to Directive 93/23/EEC, the Commission may authorise the Member States to reduce the number of pig surveys to two per year and/or to make use of adminis- trative sources instead of .live.stock surveys, on ConditiO.n (6)  This Decision is in compliance with the opinion of the th.at they satisfy the obligations arising from the said Standing Committee for Agricultural Statistics set up by Directive. Council Decision 72/279/[EEC (%), () By Commission Decision 2002/442[EC of 10 June 2002 (3), Belgium had already obtained authorisation HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: for a period of three years. (3) By letter of 7 December 2004, Belgium submitted a Atticle 1 request seeking to extend the authorisation granted b L . q 8 8 Y Belgium is authorised to carry out only two surveys a year, at six-month intervals, in the months of May/June and Novem- (") OJ L 149, 21.6.1993, p.1. Directive last amended by Regulation (EC) ber/December No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (O] L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1). - (3 OJ L 152,12.6.2002, p. 29. () OJ L 179, 7.8.1972, p. 1.