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EC statistics: legislative framework for the production of short-term EC statistics

1997/0171(CNS)

ACT: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1502/2006 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 concerning short-term statistics as regards derogations granted to Member States.

CONTENT: Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 established a common framework for the production of short-term Community statistics on business cycles. Regulation (EC) No 1158/2005 introduced new variables and imposed new obligations on Member States regarding reference periods, levels of detail and the transmission deadlines. Consequently, national statistical systems need to be adapted.

The tables included in the Annex to this Regulation detail the transition periods and the derogations granted to Member States for individual indicators in each annex to Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 amended by Regulation (EC) No 1158/2005.

ENTRY INTO FORCE:  01/11/2006.