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**Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 on the organisation of a labour force sample survey in the Community /* COM/2013/0155 final - 2013/0084 (COD) */**

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

1.           CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL

The Treaty on the Functioning of the
European Union (TFEU) makes a distinction between powers delegated to the
Commission to adopt non-legislative acts of general application to supplement
or amend certain non-essential elements of a particular legislative act, as
laid down in Article 290(1) of the TFEU (delegated acts), and powers conferred
on the Commission to adopt uniform conditions for implementing legally binding
Union acts, as laid down in Article 291(2) of the TFEU (implementing acts).

The Commission has committed itself[1], under Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and
general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the
Commission’s exercise of implementing powers[2], to reviewing legislative acts which currently contain
references to regulatory procedure with scrutiny in the light of the criteria
laid down in the Treaty.

The overall objective is, by the end of Parliament’s
seventh term (June 2014), to remove all provisions referring to the regulatory
procedure with scrutiny from all legislative instruments.

In the context of the alignment of Council
Regulation (EC) No 577/98 of 9 March 1998 on the organisation of a labour force
sample survey in the Community[3]
to the new rules of the TFEU, powers currently conferred on the Commission by
that Regulation have been re-classified.

The EU Labour Force Survey (LFS) is the
biggest household survey in Europe. The results it produces on employment,
unemployment and persons outside the labour market form the backbone of the
statistical information system on labour markets in the European Union. In
particular, the LFS provides the indicators for three of the Europe 2020
headline targets.

The national statistical institutes are
responsible for selecting the sample, preparing the questionnaires, conducting
the direct interviews among households, and forwarding the results to Eurostat
in accordance with the common coding scheme.

Each year, the core LFS is supplemented with a so-called ad hoc
module. While the core part of the survey is of equal interest at national and
European levels, the annually changing ad hoc modules serve predominantly
European policy initiatives, amongst them the European Employment Strategy, the
Youth on the Move flagship initiative, the
Strategy for Equality between Women and Men, the European agenda for
integration and the Employment Package.

The sustainable production of high-quality
ad hoc module data is of utmost importance to EU decision-makers, and thus a
provision on financing is proposed to be integrated into the Regulation.

2.           RESULTS OF CONSULTATIONS
WITH THE INTERESTED PARTIES AND IMPACT ASSESSMENTS

The Directors of Social Statistics and the European
Statistical System Committee were consulted.

There was no need for impact assessment.

3.           LEGAL ELEMENTS OF THE
PROPOSAL

The objectives of this proposal are:

(i) to modify Regulation (EC) No 577/98 and
align it to the new institutional context. In particular, the aim is to
identify what powers the Commission has and establish the appropriate procedure
for adopting measures on the basis of these powers.

The Commission is empowered to adopt
delegated acts in accordance with Article 290 of the TFEU in order to
supplement or amend certain non-essential elements of Regulation (EC) No
577/98. In particular, the Commission may adopt, by means of delegated acts,
the content of the ad hoc modules, the definitions and any adjustment of the
list of survey variables made necessary by the evolution of techniques and
concepts. In addition, the Commission may adopt, by means of delegated acts,
the list of structural variables, including the minimum sample size and the
survey frequency. The Commission should ensure that these delegated acts do not
impose a significant additional administrative burden on the Member States and
on the respondent units.

Implementing powers are conferred upon the
Commission with a view to ensuring uniform conditions concerning the
transmission of statistical information, in particular by adopting the rules on
the edits to be used, the codification of the variables and the list of
principles for the formulation of the questions concerning the labour status,
in accordance with the examination procedure laid down in Article 5 of
Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.

(ii) to put the Commission in a position to
allow for a financial contribution. This is proposed in
view of the importance of the Labour Force Survey ad hoc modules in support of
Union policies. Such contribution by the Union to the financing of their
implementation is proposed through grant procedures, without calls for
proposals. The grants are to be awarded to the national statistical institutes
and other national authorities referred to in Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC)
No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the
Council of 11 March 2009 on European statistics[4]. In order to allow for significantly simplified administrative
procedures and for a substantially reduced risk of error relating to the
management of grants, the use of lump sums may be proposed in accordance with
Article 124(1) of the Financial Regulation.

·
Legal basis

Article 338(1) of the Treaty on the
Functioning of the European Union.

·
Choice of instrument

Regulation of the European Parliament and
of the Council.

4.           BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS

The budgetary implications are set out in
the financial statement.

·
European Economic Area

The proposed act concerns an EEA matter and
should therefore extend to the European Economic Area.

2013/0084 (COD)

Proposal for a

REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
AND OF THE COUNCIL

amending Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98
on the organisation of a labour force sample survey in the Community

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE
COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the
Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 338(1) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the
European Commission,

After transmission of the draft legislative
act to the national Parliaments,

Acting in accordance with the ordinary
legislative procedure,

Whereas:

(1)       As a consequence of the
entry into force of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU),
the powers conferred on the Commission need to be aligned to Articles 290 and
291 of the TFEU.

(2)       The Commission has
committed itself[5],
under Regulation (EU) No
182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011
laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control
by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers[6], to reviewing legislative acts which currently contain
references to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny in the light of the
criteria laid down in the Treaty.

(3)       The Commission should have
the power to adopt delegated acts under Article 290 of the TFEU in order to
supplement or amend certain non-essential elements of particular legislative
acts, notably to take account of economic, social and technical developments.
The Commission should ensure that these delegated acts do not impose a
significant additional administrative burden on the Member States or on the
respondent units.

(4)       Council Regulation (EC) No
577/98 of 9 March 1998 on the organisation of a labour force sample survey in
the Community[7]
contains references to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny and should
therefore be reviewed in the light of the criteria laid down in the Treaty.

(5)       The Commission should have
the power to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 290 of the TFEU in
order to supplement or amend certain non-essential elements of Regulation (EC)
No 577/98 as regards the content of the ad hoc modules, the definitions, and
any adjustment of the list of survey variables made necessary by the evolution
of techniques and concepts. In addition, the Commission should be empowered to
adopt delegated acts in order to adopt the list of structural variables, including
the minimum sample size and the survey frequency.

(6)       It is of particular importance
that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory
work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing up
delegated acts, should ensure simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission
of relevant documents to the European Parliament and the Council.

(7)       In order to ensure uniform
conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing powers
should be conferred on the Commission. Those powers should be exercised in
accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.

(8)       In
view of the importance of the Labour Force Survey ad hoc modules in support of
Union policies, a contribution by the Union to the financing of their
implementation is proposed through grant procedures, without calls for proposals.
The grants shall be awarded to the national statistical institutes and other
national authorities referred to in Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009
of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11
March 2009 on European statistics[8]. Grants that are provided for purposes of
carrying out labour force surveys may take the form of lump sums. In this
context, the use of lump sums should be a principal means of simplifying grant
management.

(9)       By derogation from Article
126(3)(e) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament
and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the
general budget of the Union[9],
in view of the increased administrative burden related to the additional
information to be collected for the Labour Force Survey  which will contribute
to providing the indicators for three of the Europe 2020 headline targets, it
is necessary to cofinance the salary costs of the personnel of national
administrations even if the relevant public authority would have carried out
the supported action without an EU grant.

(10)

(11)     In accordance with the
principle of proportionality, it is necessary and appropriate, for achieving
the basic objective of alignment of the powers conferred on the Commission to
Articles 290 and 291 of the TFEU, to lay down rules on such alignment in
Regulation (EC) No 577/98. This Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary
in order to achieve that objective, in accordance with Article 5(4) of the
Treaty on European Union.

(12)     In order to ensure legal
certainty, it is necessary that procedures for the adoption of measures which
have been initiated but not completed before the entry into force of this
Regulation are not affected by this Regulation.

(13)     Regulation (EC) No 577/98
should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 577/98 is amended as
follows:

(1)        Article 4 is amended as follows:

(a) paragraphs 2 and 3 are replaced by the
following:

‘2.        The
Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article
7c, concerning the definitions and any adjustment of the list of survey
variables made necessary by the evolution of techniques and concepts.

The Commission
shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 7c,
concerning a list of variables (hereinafter referred to as ‘structural
variables’), including the minimum sample size and the survey frequency, from
among the survey characteristics specified in paragraph 1 which need to be
surveyed only as annual averages with reference to 52 weeks rather than as
quarterly averages.

3.         The Commission shall, by means of implementing
acts, adopt rules on the edits to be used, the
codification of the variables and the list of principles for formulation of the
questions concerning labour status.
Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination
procedure referred to in Article 8(2).’

(b) paragraph 4 is deleted.

(2)        The
following Articles 7a, 7b and 7c are inserted:

‘Article 7a
Ad hoc modules

1.         The Commission shall be
empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 7c concerning an
additional set of variables (hereinafter referred to as ‘ad hoc module’) in
order to supplement the information described in Article 4(1), including the
subject, the reference period, the sample size (equal to or less than the
sample size determined according to Article 3) and the deadline for
transmission of the results (which may be different from the deadline according
to Article 6).

2.         The
detailed list of information to be collected in an ad hoc module shall be drawn
up at least 12 months before the beginning of the reference period for that
module. The volume of an ad hoc module shall not exceed 11 variables.

Article 7b
Financing provision

The Union may
award financial support to the national statistical institutes and other
national authorities referred to as designated beneficiaries in Article 5(2) of
Regulation (EC) No 223/2009, for the implementation of the ad hoc modules as
referred to in Article 7a in accordance with Article X of Regulation (EU) No
XX/XX of the European Parliament and of the Council on a European Union Programme for Social Change and Innovation[10], [COM (2011)
609 final].

Article 7c
Exercise of delegated powers

1.         The power to adopt delegated
acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this
Article.

2.         When exercising the powers
delegated in accordance with Article 4(2) and Article 7a, the Commission shall
ensure that the delegated acts do not impose a significant additional
administrative burden on the Member States and on the respondents.

3.         The power to adopt delegated
acts referred to in Article 4(2) and Article 7a shall be conferred on the
Commission for an indeterminate period of time from (Publications office:
please insert the exact date of the entry into force of the amending
Regulation).

4.         The delegation of power referred
to in Article 4(2) and Article 7a may be revoked at any time by the European
Parliament or by the Council.

A revocation decision shall put an end to
the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect on
the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of
the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect
the validity of any delegated acts already in force.

5.         As soon as it adopts a delegated
act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament
and to the Council.

6.         A delegated act adopted pursuant
to Article 4(2) and Article 7a shall enter into force only if no objection has
been expressed either by the European Parliament or by the Council within a
period of 2 months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and
the Council or if, before
the expiry of that period, the
European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they
will not object. That period shall be extended by two
months at the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council.’

(3)        Article 8 is replaced by the
following:

‘Article 8

Committee

1.         The Commission shall be assisted
by the European Statistical System Committee established by Regulation (EC) No
223/2009. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation
(EU) No 182/2011.

2.         Where reference is made to this
paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.’

Article 2

This Regulation shall not affect the
procedures for the adoption of measures provided for in Regulation (EC) No
577/98 which have been initiated but not completed before the entry into force
of this Regulation.

Article 3

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,

For the European Parliament                       For
the Council

The President

LEGISLATIVE FINANCIAL STATEMENT

1.           FRAMEWORK OF THE
PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE

1.1.    Title of the proposal/initiative

1.2.    Policy
area(s) concerned in the ABM/ABB structure

1.3.    Nature
of the proposal/initiative

1.4.    Objectives

1.5.    Grounds
for the proposal/initiative

1.6.    Duration
and financial impact

1.7.    Management
mode(s) envisaged

2.           MANAGEMENT MEASURES

2.1.    Monitoring
and reporting rules

2.2.    Management
and control system

2.3.    Measures
to prevent fraud and irregularities

3.           ESTIMATED FINANCIAL
IMPACT OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE

3.1.    Heading(s)
of the multiannual financial framework and expenditure budget line(s) affected

3.2.    Estimated
impact on expenditure

3.2.1. Summary of
estimated impact on expenditure

3.2.2. Estimated impact
on operational appropriations

3.2.3. Estimated impact
on appropriations of an administrative nature

3.2.4. Compatibility
with the current multiannual financial framework

3.2.5. Third-party contributions

3.3.    Estimated impact on revenue

LEGISLATIVE
FINANCIAL STATEMENT

1.           FRAMEWORK OF THE
PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE

1.1.        Title of the
proposal/initiative

REGULATION
OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Council Regulation (EC)
No 577/98 on the organisation of a labour force sample survey in the Community

1.2.        Policy area(s) concerned
in the ABM/ABB structure[11]

3403 –
Production of statistical information

1.3.        Nature of the
proposal/initiative

 ̈ The
proposal/initiative relates to a new action

 ̈ The
proposal/initiative relates to a new action following a pilot
project/preparatory action[12]

X The proposal/initiative relates to the
extension of an existing action

 ̈ The proposal/initiative
relates to an action redirected towards a new action

1.4.        Objectives

1.4.1.     The Commission’s
multiannual strategic objective(s) targeted by the proposal/initiative

Community
Statistical Programme 2008 to 2012, Title VIII ‘Employment’.

Regulation (EU)
No 99/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2013 on
the European statistical programme 2013-2017[13],
section 3.2 ‘People’s Europe’.

1.4.2.     Specific objective(s) and
ABM/ABB activity(ies) concerned

Specific
objective No.

Specific
objective 1-data production

ABM/ABB
activity(ies) concerned

3403 –
Production of statistical information

1.4.3.     Expected result(s) and
impact

Specify the effects
which the proposal/initiative should have on the beneficiaries/groups targeted.

Collect
statistical information on specific topics linked to the labour market and
relevant to EU policy initiatives (a different topic each year, on proposal
from policymakers; for example, in 2010 data were collected on reconciliation
between work and family life, in 2011 on the situation of disabled people on
the labour market, and in 2012 on transition from work to retirement).

Given the
possibility to cross that information with the variables collected regularly in
the core Labour Force Survey (LFS), the initiative will provide comparable
statistical evidence for the formulation and evaluation of specific EU
initiatives linked to the labour market.

1.4.4.     Indicators of results and
impact

Specify the
indicators for monitoring implementation of the proposal/initiative.

The Commission (Eurostat) defines common European Statistical System
guidelines for the implementation of the LFS ad hoc modules. The quality of the
statistical data will be ensured through specific checks of the minimum sample
size.

1.5.        Grounds for the
proposal/initiative

1.5.1.     Requirement(s) to be met in
the short or long term

Comparable
indicators regarding the specific topic of the module (a different one each
year) published.

Special
publications reporting results.

Microdata
released to research community.

1.5.2.     Added value of EU
involvement

Comparability
of results at EU level on specific EU initiatives — which is necessary for
policymaking measures.

1.5.3.     Lessons learned from
similar experiences in the past

Only a
legal act accompanied by Union financing support can ensure the participation
of all Member States, which is essential for the usefulness of the data for
policymaking.

1.5.4.     Coherence and possible
synergy with other relevant instruments

Being a
module attached to the Labour Force Survey, the data provided by the module
will be consistent with the LFS and exploitable simultaneously with it, thus
enhancing the results.

1.6.        Duration and financial
impact

 ̈ Proposal/initiative of limited
duration

–
 ̈  Proposal/initiative in effect from [DD/MM]YYYY to [DD/MM]YYYY

–
 ̈  Financial impact from YYYY to YYYY

X Proposal/initiative of unlimited
duration

–
Implementation with a start-up period from YYYY
to YYYY,

–
followed by full-scale operation.

1.7.        Management mode(s)
envisaged[14]

X Centralised direct management
by the Commission

 ̈ Centralised indirect management with the delegation of implementation tasks to:

–
 ̈  executive agencies

–
 ̈  bodies set up by the Communities[15]

–
 ̈  national public-sector bodies/bodies with public-service mission

–
 ̈  persons entrusted with the implementation of specific actions
pursuant to Title V of the Treaty on European Union and identified in the
relevant basic act within the meaning of Article 49 of the Financial Regulation

 ̈ Shared management with the Member States

 ̈ Decentralised management with third countries

 ̈ Joint management with international organisations (to be specified)

If more than one
management mode is indicated, please provide details in the ‘Comments’ section.

Comments

The data
collection will be co-financed by the EU with grants to the National
Statistical Institutes (all of them being public bodies) which may take the
form of lump sums in accordance with the Financial Regulation.

2.           MANAGEMENT MEASURES

2.1.        Monitoring and reporting
rules

Specify frequency
and conditions.

Regular
in-depth reporting of quality implementation is in place, according to specific
Eurostat rules.

Grant
recipients must deliver the data collected and the corresponding quality
report.

2.2.        Management and control
system

2.2.1.     Risk(s) identified

Direct management mode = inherent risks limited to management of
grants.

2.2.2.     Control method(s) envisaged

Use of simplified form of grants may reduce the risk of errors.

2.3.        Measures to prevent fraud
and irregularities

Specify existing or
envisaged prevention and protection measures.

All the potential recipients of grants are public bodies (National
Statistical Institutes). They are grants without calls for proposals. Controls
are in place, taking into account these specific grant procedures, and involve
ex-ante and ex-post analysis of the grant management.

The use of lump sums, in accordance with Article 124(1) of the
Financial Regulation, substantially reduces the risk of errors relating to the
management of grants in order to allow significantly simplified administration.

3.           ESTIMATED FINANCIAL
IMPACT OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE

3.1.        Heading(s) of the
multiannual financial framework and expenditure budget line(s) affected

· Existing expenditure budget lines

In order of
multiannual financial framework headings and budget lines.

Heading of multiannual financial framework || Budget line || Type of expenditure || Contribution

Number [Description ........................................] || Diff./non-diff. ([16]) || from EFTA[17] countries || from candidate countries[18] || from third countries || within the meaning of Article 18(1)(aa) of the Financial Regulation

|| [XX.YY.YY.YY] || Diff/non-diff. || YES/NO || YES/NO || YES/NO || YES/NO

· New budget lines requested

In order of multiannual financial framework
headings and budget lines.

Heading of multiannual financial framework || Budget line || Type of expenditure || Contribution

HEADING 1: Smart and Inclusive Growth || Diff./non-diff. || from EFTA countries || from candidate countries || from third countries || within the meaning of Article 18(1)(aa) of the Financial Regulation

1a || 04 03 02 01 XX PROGRESS — Support the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of Union employment and social policy and legislation on working conditions || DA || YES || YES || NO || NO

3.2.        Estimated impact on
expenditure

3.2.1.     Summary of estimated impact
on expenditure

EUR million (to 3 decimal places)

Heading of multiannual financial framework: || Number || HEADING 1: Smart and Inclusive Growth

DG EMPL || || || Year N[19] 2014 || Year N+1 2015 || Year N+2 2016 || Year N+3 2017 || Year N+4 2018 || Year N+5 2019 || Year N+6 2020 || TOTAL

Ÿ Operational appropriations || || || || || || || ||

Number of budget line || Commitments || (1) || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 14

Payments || (2) || 0.8 || 0.8 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 11.6

Number of budget line || Commitments || (1a) || || || || || || || ||

Payments || (2a) || || || || || || || ||

Appropriations of an administrative nature financed  from the envelope for specific programmes[20] || || || || || || || ||

Number of budget line 29.010405 || || (3) || 0.047 || 0.047 || 0.047 || 0.047 || 0.047 || 0.047 || 0.047 || 0.329

TOTAL appropriations for DG EMPL || Commitments || =1+1a +3 || 2.047 || 2.047 || 2.047 || 2.047 || 2.047 || 2.047 || 2.047 || 14,329

Payments || =2+2a +3 || 0.847 || 0.847 || 2.047 || 2.047 || 2.047 || 2.047 || 2.047 || 11.929

Note:
This calculation presumes a pre-financing of 40 % in year N and a final
payment of 60 % in year N+2.

Heading of multiannual financial framework: || 5 ||  Administrative expenditure

EUR million (to 3 decimal places)

|| || || Year N 2014 || Year N+1 2015 || Year N+2 2016 || Year N+3 2017 || Year N+4 2018 || Year N+5 2019 || Year N+6 2020 || TOTAL

DG ESTAT ||

Ÿ Human resources || 0.223 || 0.223 || 0.223 || 0.223 || 0.223 || 0.223 || 0.223 || 1.559

Ÿ Other administrative expenditure || || || || || || || ||

TOTAL DG ESTAT || Appropriations || || || || || || || ||

TOTAL appropriations under HEADING 5 of the multiannual financial framework || (Total commitments = Total payments) || || || || || || || ||

EUR million (to 3 decimal places)

|| || || Year N 2014 || Year N+1 2015 || Year N+2 2016 || Year N+3 2017 || Year N+4 2018 || Year N+5 2019 || Year N+6 2020 || TOTAL

TOTAL appropriations under HEADINGS 1 to 5 of the multiannual financial framework || Commitments || 2.270 || 2.270 || 2.270 || 2.270 || 2.270 || 2.270 || 2.270 || 15,890

Payments || 1.070 || 1.070 || 2.270 || 2.270 || 2.270 || 2.270 || 2.270 || 13,490

3.2.2.     Estimated impact on
operational appropriations

–
 ̈  The proposal/initiative does not require the use of operational
appropriations

–
X  The proposal/initiative requires the use of
operational appropriations, as explained below:

Commitment appropriations in EUR million (to 3 decimal
places)

Indicate objectives and outputs ò || || || Year N 2014 || Year N+1 2015 || Year N+2 2016 || Year N+3 2017 || Year N+4 2018 || Year N+5 2019 || Year N+6 2020 || TOTAL

OUTPUTS

Type of output[21] || Average cost of the output || Number of outputs || Cost || Number of outputs || Cost || Number of outputs || Cost || Number of outputs || Cost || Number of outputs || Cost || Number of outputs || Cost || Number of outputs || Cost || Total number of outputs || Total cost

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE No 1[22] || Provide quality statistics on key areas of social policy

Number of records || Survey micro-data || 3.4 €/record || 580,905 || 2 || 580,905 || 2 || 580,905 || 2 || 580,905 || 2 || 580,905 || 2 || 580,905 || 2 || 580,905 || 2 || 4,066,336 || 14

Sub-total for specific objective No 1 || 580,905 || 2 || 580,905 || 2 || 580,905 || 2 || 580,905 || 2 || 580,905 || 2 || 580,905 || 2 || 580,905 || 2 || 4,066,336 || 14

TOTAL COST || 580,905 || 2 || 580,905 || 2 || 580,905 || 2 || 580,905 || 2 || 580,905 || 2 || 580,905 || 2 || 580,905 || 2 || 4,066,336 || 14

3.2.3.     Estimated impact on
appropriations of an administrative nature

3.2.3.1.  Summary

–
 ̈  The proposal/initiative does not require the use of administrative
appropriations

–
X  The proposal/initiative requires the use of
administrative appropriations, as explained below:

EUR million (to 3
decimal places)

|| Year N 2014 || Year N+1 2015 || Year N+2 2016 || Year N+3 2017 || Year N+4 2018 || Year N+5 2019 || Year N+6 2020 || TOTAL

HEADING 5 of the multiannual financial framework || || || || || || || ||

Human resources || 0.223 || 0.223 || 0.223 || 0.223 || 0.223 || 0.223 || 0.223 || 1.559

Other administrative expenditure || || || || || || || ||

Subtotal HEADING 5 of the multiannual financial framework || || || || || || || ||

Outside HEADING 5[23] of the multiannual financial framework || || || || || || || ||

Human resources || 0.047 || 0.047 || 0.047 || 0.047 || 0.047 || 0.047 || 0.047 || 0.328

Other expenditure of an administrative nature || || || || || || || ||

Subtotal outside HEADING 5 of the multiannual financial framework || || || || || || || ||

TOTAL || 0.270 || 0.270 || 0.270 || 0.270 || 0.270 || 0.270 || 0.270 || 1.887

3.2.3.2.  Estimated requirements of
human resources

–
 ̈  The proposal/initiative does not require the use of human
resources

–
X  The proposal/initiative requires the use of
human resources, as explained below:

Estimate to be expressed in full time
equivalent units (or at most to one decimal place)

|| Year N 2014 || Year N+1 2015 || Year N+2 2016 || Year N+3 2017 || Year N+4 2018 || Year N+5 2019 || Year N+6 2020

Ÿ Establishment plan posts (officials and temporary agents)

29 01 01 01 (Headquarters and Commission’s Representation Offices) || 1.7 || 1.7 || 1.7 || 1.7 || 1.7 || 1.7 || 1.7

XX 01 01 02 (Delegations) || || || || || || ||

XX 01 05 01 (Indirect research) || || || || || || ||

10 01 05 01 (Direct research) || || || || || || ||

Ÿ External personnel (in Full Time Equivalent unit: FTE)[24]

29 01 02 01 (CA, INT, SNE from the ‘global envelope’) || || || || || || ||

XX 01 02 02 (CA, INT, JED, LA and SNE in the delegations) || || || || || || ||

29 01 04 05 [25] || - at Headquarters[26] || 0.6 || 0.6 || 0.6 || 0.6 || 0.6 || 0.6 || 0.6

- in delegations || || || || || || ||

XX 01 05 02 (CA, INT, SNE -— Indirect research) || || || || || || ||

10 01 05 02 (CA, INT, SNE -— Direct research) || || || || || || ||

Other budget lines (specify) || || || || || || ||

TOTAL || 2.3 || 2.3 || 2.3 || 2.3 || 2.3 || 2.3 || 2.3

XX is the
policy area or budget title concerned.

The human resources required
will be met by staff from the DG who are already assigned to management of the action
and/or have been redeployed within the DG, together if necessary with any
additional allocation which may be granted to the managing DG under the annual
allocation procedure and in the light of budgetary constraints.

Description of
tasks to be carried out:

Officials and temporary agents || Officials carry out the following tasks: - Methodological work for the sound definition of the survey - IT work for receiving, validating and processing the data - Data analysis, data release and user support

External personnel || SNE carry out the following tasks: - Methodological work for the sound definition of the survey

3.2.4.     Compatibility with the
current multiannual financial framework

–
X  Proposal/initiative is compatible with the
current multiannual financial framework.

–
 ̈  Proposal/initiative will entail reprogramming of the relevant
heading in the multiannual financial framework.

Not applicable

–
 ̈  Proposal/initiative requires application of the flexibility instrument
or revision of the multiannual financial framework[27].

Not applicable

3.2.5.     Third-party contributions

–
The proposal/initiative does not provide for
co-financing by third parties

X The proposal/initiative provides for the
co-financing estimated below:

Appropriations in EUR million (to 3 decimal places)

|| Year N 2014 || Year N+1 2015 || Year N+2 2016 || Year N+3 2017 || Year N+4 2018 || Year N+5 2019 || Year N+6 2020 || Total

Specify the co-financing body || 0.86 || 0.86 || 0.86 || 0.86 || 0.86 || 0.86 || 0.86 || 6.02

TOTAL appropriations co-financed || 0.86 || 0.86 || 0.86 || 0.86 || 0.86 || 0.86 || 0.86 || 6.02

Note:
these amounts are estimated from historical costs, when 2 million euros
financed 70 % of the costs. This means they required 0.86 million euros
from third parties. Non-profit is ensured through proper ex-ante calculation of
lump sum amounts for each recipient (i.e. each Member State).
Estimated impact on revenue

–
X  Proposal/initiative has no financial impact
on revenue.

–
 ̈  Proposal/initiative has the following financial impact:

–
 ̈         on own resources

–
 ̈         on miscellaneous revenue

EUR million (to 3 decimal places)

Budget revenue line: || Appropriations available for the ongoing budget year || Impact of the proposal/initiative[28]

Year N || Year N+1 || Year N+2 || Year N+3 || ... insert as many columns as necessary in order to reflect the duration of the impact (see point 1.6)

Article ............. || || || || || || || ||

For miscellaneous
assigned revenue, specify the budget expenditure line(s) affected.

Not applicable

Specify the method for
calculating the impact on revenue.

Not applicable

[1]               OJ
L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 19.

[2]               OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13.

[3]               OJ
L 77, 14.3.1998, p. 3.

[4]               OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 164.

[5]               OJ
L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 19.

[6]               OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13.

[7]               OJ
L 77, 14.3.1998, p. 3.

[8]               OJ
L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 164.

[9]               OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1.

[10]             Not
yet published in the Official Journal.

[11]             ABM:
Activity-Based Management – ABB: Activity-Based Budgeting.

[12]             As
referred to in Article 49(6)(a) or (b) of the Financial Regulation.

[13]             OJ
L 39, 9.2.2013, p. 12.

[14]             Details
of management modes and references to the Financial Regulation may be found on
the BudgWeb site: http://www.cc.cec/budg/man/budgmanag/budgmanag_en.html

[15]             As
referred to in Article 185 of the Financial Regulation.

[16]             Diff.
= Differentiated appropriations / Non-diff. = Non-differentiated appropriations.

[17]             EFTA:
European Free Trade Association.

[18]             Candidate
countries and, where applicable, potential candidate countries from the Western
Balkans.

[19]             Year
N is the year in which implementation of the proposal/initiative starts.

[20]             Technical
and/or administrative assistance and expenditure in support of the
implementation of EU programmes and/or actions (former ‘BA’ lines), indirect
research, direct research.

[21]             Outputs
are products and services to be supplied (e.g.: number of student exchanges
financed, number of km of roads built, etc.).

[22]             As
described in Section 1.4.2. ‘Specific objective(s)...’.

[23]             Technical
and/or administrative assistance and expenditure in support of the
implementation of EU programmes and/or actions (former ‘BA’ lines), indirect
research, direct research.

[24]             CA=
Contract Agent; INT= agency staff (‘Intérimaire’); JED= ‘Jeune Expert
en Délégation’ (Young Experts in Delegations); LA= Local Agent; SNE=
Seconded National Expert.

[25]             Under the ceiling for external personnel from operational appropriations (former "‘BA’
lines).

[26]             Essentially
for Structural Funds, European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and
European Fisheries Fund (EFF).

[27]             See
points 19 and 24 of the Interinstitutional Agreement.

[28]             As
regards traditional own resources (customs duties, sugar levies), the amounts
indicated must be net amounts, i.e. gross amounts after deduction of 25 %
for collection costs.