Agricultural Structure Statistics Ordinance 2026.

This Ordinance provides the legal framework for conducting the Agricultural Structure Survey in Austria in 2026, in order to fulfil national statistical obligations and Austria’s commitments under EU legislation on integrated statistics on agricultural holdings. It mandates Statistics Austria to collect, process and publish detailed structural data on agricultural and forestry holdings, including information on land use, crop production, livestock, labour force, farm management, organic farming, environmental and climate-related measures, rural development participation, and related economic activities. The Regulation defines the statistical units, thresholds, reference periods, survey methods and data sources, combining administrative data with full and sample surveys, and establishes reporting obligations, data protection safeguards, inter-institutional cooperation and cost arrangements. The resulting statistics are to be transmitted to Eurostat and made publicly available. The statistics, based on the collected data, must be completed by 30 June 2028 in accordance with the relevant EU regulations and this Ordinance.