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1. The field of the survey shall cover holdings having an economic size equal to, or greater than, a threshold corresponding to one of the lower limits of the economic size classes of the Union typology for holdings referred to in Article 5b. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 19a, supplementing this Regulation with the rules on fixing the threshold referred to in the first subparagraph of this paragraph. Those rules shall ensure that farms of smaller economic size are adequately represented in the plans for the selection of returning holdings established by the Member States in accordance with Article 5a. The Commission shall adopt, on the basis of data and input received from Member States, implementing acts fixing the threshold referred to in the first subparagraph of this paragraph. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 19b(2).

2. To qualify as a returning holding, a holding shall:

(a) be covered by the field of the survey referred to in paragraph 1;

(b) be representative, together with the other holdings and at the level of each FSDN division, of the field of survey.

3. Member States may adopt national rules to encourage participation in surveys. In exceptional cases, Member States may also adopt rules to address possible cases in which the number of returning holdings set in the plan for the selection of returning holdings is likely not to be achieved. Such rules, however, shall not provide for penalties for farmers.