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<table><col/><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>6.1.2016&#160;&#160;&#160;</p></td><td><p>EN</p></td><td><p>Official Journal of the European Union</p></td><td><p>L 3/35</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/8
of 5 January 2016
specifying the technical characteristics of the 2017 ad hoc module on self-employment
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 of 9 March 1998 on the organisation of a labour force sample survey in the Community ( 1 ) , and in particular Article 7a(5) thereof,
Whereas:
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(1)</p></td><td><p>For the purpose of monitoring progress towards the common objectives set out in the Europe 2020 strategy the Commission should receive from the Member States a comprehensive set of data on self-employment that allows comparisons to be made between Member States.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(2)</p></td><td><p>Commission Regulation (EU) No 318/2013&#160;<a>(<span>2</span>)</a> establishes an ad hoc module on self-employment.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(3)</p></td><td><p>Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1397/2014&#160;<a>(<span>3</span>)</a> specifies and gives a description of the areas of&#160;specialised information (&#8216;ad hoc sub-modules&#8217;) which should be included in the 2017 ad hoc module on self-employment.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(4)</p></td><td><p>The Commission should specify the technical characteristics, the filters, the codes and the deadline for the transmission of data under the ad hoc sub-module on self-employment.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(5)</p></td><td><p>The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical System Committee,</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The technical characteristics of the 2017 ad hoc module on self-employment, the filters, the codes to be used and the deadline by which the results shall be sent to the Commission are laid down in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 5 January 2016.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER
( 1 ) OJ L 77, 14.3.1998, p. 3 .
( 2 ) Commission Regulation (EU) No 318/2013 of 8 April 2013 adopting the programme of ad hoc modules, covering the years 2016 to 2018, for the labour force sample survey provided for by Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 ( OJ L 99, 9.4.2013, p. 11 ).
( 3 ) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1397/2014 of 22 October 2014 amending Regulation (EU) No 318/2013 adopting the programme of ad hoc modules, covering the years 2016 to 2018, for the labour force sample survey provided for by Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 ( OJ L 370, 30.12.2014, p. 42 ).
ANNEX
This Annex sets out the technical characteristics, filters and codes to be used in the ad hoc module on self-employment scheduled to be carried out in 2017. It also sets the dates for submission of data to the Commission.
Deadline for transmission of the results to the Commission : 31 March 2018.
Filters and codes to be used for sending data : as set out in Annex III to Commission Regulation (EC) No 377/2008 ( 1 ) .
Columns reserved for optional weighting factors, to be used in cases of subsampling or non-response : columns 222-225 containing whole numbers and columns 226-227 containing decimal places.
(1) Sub-module ‘Economically dependent self-employment’
<table><col/><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Name/Column</p></td><td><p>Code</p></td><td><p>Description</p></td><td><p>Filter</p></td></tr><tr/><tr/><tr><td><p>MAINCLNT</p></td><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p><span>Economic dependency</span></p></td><td><p>STAPRO&#160;= 1,2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>211</p></td><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p><span>Number and importance of clients in the last 12 months</span></p></td><td><p>&#160;</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>No client in the last 12 months</p></td><td><p>&#160;</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>Only one client in the last 12 months</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2-9 clients in the last 12 months, but one was dominant</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2-9 clients in the last 12 months, and none was dominant</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>More than 9 clients in the last 12 months, but one was dominant</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>More than 9 clients in the last 12 months, and none was dominant</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>Not applicable (not included in the filter)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blank</p></td><td><p>No answer/Don't know</p></td></tr><tr/><tr/><tr><td><p>WORKORG</p></td><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p><span>Organisational dependency</span></p></td><td><p>STAPRO&#160;= 1,2 AND MAINCLNT &#8800; 1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>212</p></td><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p><span>Influence over deciding working hours</span></p></td><td><p>&#160;</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>The respondent decides</p></td><td><p>&#160;</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>The client/s of the respondent decide(s)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>Any other party decides</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>Not applicable (not included in the filter)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blank</p></td><td><p>No answer/Don't know</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
(2) Sub-module ‘Working conditions for self-employed people’
<table><col/><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Name/Column</p></td><td><p>Code</p></td><td><p>Description</p></td><td><p>Filter</p></td></tr><tr/><tr/><tr><td><p>REASSE</p></td><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p><span>Main reason for becoming self-employed</span></p></td><td><p>STAPRO&#160;= 1,2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>213</p></td><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p><span>Main reason for becoming self-employed when starting to work as self-employed in the current job</span></p></td><td><p>&#160;</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Could not find a job as an employee</p></td><td><p>&#160;</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>The respondent's former employer requested the respondent to become self-employed</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>It is the usual practice in the respondent's field</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>A suitable opportunity presented itself</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>Continued the family business</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>Did not want to or plan to become self-employed, but started working as self-employed for another reason than listed previously</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>Wanted to be self-employed because of flexible working hours</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>Wanted to be self-employed for other reason</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>Not applicable (not included in the filter)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blank</p></td><td><p>No answer/Don't know</p></td></tr><tr/><tr/><tr><td><p>SEDIFFIC</p></td><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p><span>Main difficulty as self-employed</span></p></td><td><p>STAPRO&#160;= 1,2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>214</p></td><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p><span>Self-perceived main difficulty in working as self-employed during the last 12 months</span></p></td><td><p>&#160;</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>Lack of influence on setting the price of own work</p></td><td><p>&#160;</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Lack of access to financing for the business</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>Delayed payments or non-payments</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>Inappropriate levels of administrative burden</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>Lack of income in case of sickness</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>Periods of financial hardship</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>Periods of having no customer, no assignments or project to work on</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>Other difficulty</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>Had no difficulties</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>Not applicable (not included in the filter)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blank</p></td><td><p>No answer/Don't know</p></td></tr><tr/><tr/><tr><td><p>REASNOEM</p></td><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p><span>Main reason for not having employees</span></p></td><td><p>STAPRO&#160;= 2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>215</p></td><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p><span>Self-perceived main reason for not having any employees</span></p></td><td><p>&#160;</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>Respondent primarily wants to employ him/herself</p></td><td><p>&#160;</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>There is not enough work</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>Difficult to find suitable staff</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>Legal framework is too complicated</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>High social contributions</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>Not possible in the respondent's occupation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>Respondent prefers to work with sub-contractors or associates</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>The respondent's client/s want(s) the respondent to do the work</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>Other reason</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>Not applicable (not included in the filter)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blank</p></td><td><p>No answer/Don't know</p></td></tr><tr/><tr/><tr><td><p>BPARTNER</p></td><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p><span>Working with business partners</span></p></td><td><p>STAPRO&#160;= 1,2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>216</p></td><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p><span>Working with a co-owner and/or in a network of other self-employed</span></p></td><td><p>&#160;</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Works together with a co-owner</p></td><td><p>&#160;</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>Works together with other self-employed in a network</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>Both</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>Neither</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>Not applicable (not included in the filter)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blank</p></td><td><p>No answer/Don't know</p></td></tr><tr/><tr/><tr><td><p>PLANEMPL</p></td><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p><span>Planned hiring of employees or subcontractors</span></p></td><td><p>STAPRO&#160;= 1,2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>217</p></td><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p><span>Plans to employ or sub-contract in the next 12 months</span></p></td><td><p>&#160;</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Plans to employ only permanent employees</p></td><td><p>&#160;</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>Plans to employ only temporary employees</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>Plans to employ both permanent and temporary employees</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>Plans to only hire subcontractors</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>Plans to hire subcontractors and employ employees</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>Does not plan to hire employees or subcontractors</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>Not applicable (not included in the filter)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blank</p></td><td><p>No answer/Don't know</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
(3) Sub-module ‘The self-employed and employees’
<table><col/><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Name/Column</p></td><td><p>Code</p></td><td><p>Description</p></td><td><p>Filter</p></td></tr><tr/><tr/><tr><td><p>JBSATISF</p></td><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p><span>Job satisfaction</span></p></td><td><p>WSTATOR&#160;= 1,2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>218</p></td><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p><span>The level of job satisfaction in the main job</span></p></td><td><p>&#160;</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Satisfied to a large extent</p></td><td><p>&#160;</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>Satisfied to some extent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>Satisfied to a small extent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>Not satisfied at all</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>Not applicable (not included in the filter)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blank</p></td><td><p>No answer/Don't know</p></td></tr><tr/><tr/><tr><td><p>AUTONOMY</p></td><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p><span>Job autonomy</span></p></td><td><p>WSTATOR&#160;= 1,2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>219</p></td><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p><span>The level of influence over content and order of tasks in the main job</span></p></td><td><p>&#160;</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Able to influence both contents and order of tasks</p></td><td><p>&#160;</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>Able to influence contents but not order of tasks</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>Able to influence order but not contents of tasks</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>Not able to influence contents, nor order of tasks</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>Not applicable (not included in the filter)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blank</p></td><td><p>No answer/Don't know</p></td></tr><tr/><tr/><tr><td><p>PREFSTAP</p></td><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p><span>Preferred professional status for the main job</span></p></td><td><p>WSTATOR&#160;= 1,2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>220</p></td><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p><span>Preference to work as an employee if currently self-employed, or preference to work as self-employed if currently working as an employee</span></p></td><td><p>&#160;</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Does not want to change professional status</p></td><td><p>&#160;</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>Is self-employed but wishes to work as an employee</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>Is working as an employee or family worker but wishes to be self-employed</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>Not applicable (not included in the filter)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blank</p></td><td><p>No answer/Don't know</p></td></tr><tr/><tr/><tr><td><p>OBSTACSE</p></td><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p><span>Main reason for not becoming self-employed in the main job</span></p></td><td><p>PREFSTAP&#160;= 3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>221</p></td><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p><span>The main reason why current employees or family workers who wish they were self-employed have not switched to their preferred professional status</span></p></td><td><p>&#160;</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Financial insecurity</p></td><td><p>&#160;</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>Difficulties with getting financing for the business</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>Too much stress, responsibilities, or risk</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>Less coverage from social protection</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>Other reason</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>Not applicable (not included in the filter)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blank</p></td><td><p>No answer/Don't know</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<note>
( 1 ) Commission Regulation (EC) No 377/2008 of 25 April 2008 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 on the organisation of a labour force sample survey in the Community as regards the codification to be used for data transmission from 2009 onwards, the use of a subsample for the collection of data on structural variables and the definition of the reference quarters ( OJ L 114, 26.4.2008, p. 57 ).
</note>