On 24 February 2005 the Statistical Programme Committee endorsed Eurostat’s proposals on the future of the European agricultural statistics, aiming at substantial simplification and streamlining.

IVBEEF LABELLING PAGEREF _Toc474040087 \h IVINTERGOVERNMENTAL FORUM ON FORESTS PAGEREF _Toc474040088 \h VWHITE PAPER ON FOOD SAFETY PAGEREF _Toc474040089 \h VANIMAL HEALTH AFFECTING INTRA-COMMUNITY TRADE PAGEREF _Toc474040090 \h VIITEMS APPROVED WITHOUT DEBATEAGRICULTURE PAGEREF _Toc474040091 \h VI--Agricultural statistics PAGEREF _Toc474040092 \h VI--Hops PAGEREF _Toc474040093 \h VIIFISHERIES PAGEREF _Toc474040094 \h VII--Agreement with São Tomé e Principe PAGEREF _Toc474040095 \h VIIENERGY PAGEREF _Toc474040096 \h VII--SAVE II and ALTENER II * PAGEREF _Toc474040097 \h VIIRESEARCH PAGEREF _Toc474040098 \h VIII--Supplementary research pr ...[+++]ogramme for Petten PAGEREF _Toc474040099 \h VIIIINTERNAL MARKET PAGEREF _Toc474040100 \h VIII--Madrid Agreement concerning the International Registration of Marks PAGEREF _Toc474040101 \h VIII--Approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to noise emissions PAGEREF _Toc474040102 \h VIIILABOUR AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS PAGEREF _Toc474040103 \h VIII--Establishment of the Employment Committee * PAGEREF _Toc474040104 \h VIIICULTURAL AND AUDIOVISUAL AFFAIRES PAGEREF _Toc474040105 \h VIII--CULTURE 2000 programme * PAGEREF _Toc474040106 \h VIIIENVIRONMENT PAGEREF _Toc474040107 \h IX--Barcelona Convention PAGEREF _Toc474040108 \h IX

1. Where the procedure laid down in this Article is to be followed, the chairman of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Statistics hereinafter referred to as 'the committee', shall refer the matter of the committee, either on his own initiative or at the request of the representative of a Member State.

1. Where the procedure laid down in this Article is to be followed, the chairman shall refer the matter to the Standing Committee for Agricultural Statistics, hereinafter called 'the Committee', either on his own initiative or at the request of the representative of a Member State.

1. Where the procedure laid down in this Article is to be followed, the chairman shall refer the matter to the Standing Committee for Agricultural Statistics, hereinafter called "the Committee", either on his own initiative or at the request of the representative of a Member State.

The quick answer to that one is no. Today in Ottawa the agriculture division had its annual meeting of the Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics.