Organisation of a labour force sample survey in the Community

PURPOSE : proposal to amend Council Regulation 577/98/EC on the need for a continuous labour force sample survey in the Community CONTENT : An expeditious implementation by all Member States of the continuous labour force sample survey required by Council Regulation 577/98/EC was considered a priority action in the Action Plan on EMU Statistical Requirements endorsed by the Council on 19 January 2001. Sufficient time has now elapsed since the Regulation took effect to allow all Member States fully to implement the Regulation, yet not all Member States have done so. Therefore the derogation that allows Member States to limit themselves to an annual survey is subject to a time limit of 2002. New rules of procedure are also introduced. �