Council Regulation (EC) No. 78/2008 on the measures to be undertaken by the Commission in 2008-2013 making use of the remote-sensing applications developed within the framework of the common agricultural policy.

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This Regulation deals with the measures to be undertaken by the European Community Commission from 2008 to 2013 within the framework of the common agricultural policy, making use of remote-sensing applications. Such measures, which shall be financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF), include the following: (a) collection or purchase of data needed to implement and monitor the common agricultural policy, in particular satellite data and meteorological data; (b) creation of a spatial data infrastructure and a website; (c) carrying out specific studies on climatic conditions; (d) updating agrometeorological and econometric models. The aim of these measures is to provide accurate information on the condition of land and crops.

Implements: Council Regulation (EC) No. 1290/2005 on the financing of the common agricultural policy. (2005-06-21)

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