Report on the exercise of the power to adopt delegated acts conferred on the Commission pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009 setting up a network for the collection of accountancy data on the incomes and business operation of agricultural holdings in the European Union

Background and further information:

Council Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009 of 30 November 2009 provides for the rules on the setting up of a network for the collection of accountancy data on the incomes and business operation of agricultural holdings in the European Union - the Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN).

The Regulation empowers the Commission to adopt delegated acts in order to specify the content of the additional reporting that Member States shall submit to the Commission concerning specific aspects, such as the list of FADN divisions, the rules fixing thresholds and plans, the reference period for standard outputs, the type of farming and data collection.

The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from 20 December 2013 and the Commission is required to prepare a report in respect of the delegation of power. Since the entry into force of Council Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009, the Commission has adopted two delegated acts.