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| 28.1.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 23/9 |
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28.1.2014

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 23/9

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 68/2014

of 27 January 2014

amending Regulation (EU) No 141/2013 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community statistics on public health and health and safety at work, as regards statistics based on the European Health Interview Survey (EHIS) by reason of the accession of Croatia to the European Union

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on Community statistics on public health and health and safety at work (1), and in particular Article 9(1) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Annex II to Commission Regulation (EU) No 141/2013 (2) provides for the minimum effective sample size, calculated on the assumption of simple random sampling. |
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(1)

Annex II to Commission Regulation (EU) No 141/2013 (2) provides for the minimum effective sample size, calculated on the assumption of simple random sampling.

| (2) | It is necessary to adapt Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 141/2013 to take into account the accession of Croatia. |
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(2)

It is necessary to adapt Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 141/2013 to take into account the accession of Croatia.

| (3) | Regulation (EU) No 141/2013 should therefore be amended accordingly. |
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(3)

Regulation (EU) No 141/2013 should therefore be amended accordingly.

| (4) | The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical System Committee, |
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(4)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical System Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 141/2013 is replaced by the text set out 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, 27 January 2014.

For the Commission

The President

José Manuel BARROSO

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(1)  
  OJ L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 70.

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(2)  Commission Regulation (EU) No 141/2013 of 19 February 2013 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community statistics on public health and health and safety at work, as regards statistics based on the European Health Interview Survey (EHIS) (OJ L 47, 20.2.2013, p. 20).

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX II

Final sample sizes to be achieved

| | Persons aged 15 or over to be interviewed |
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| EU Member States | |
| Belgium | 6 500 |
| Bulgaria | 5 920 |
| Czech Republic | 6 510 |
| Denmark | 5 350 |
| Germany | 15 260 |
| Estonia | 4 270 |
| Ireland | 5 057 |
| Greece | 6 667 |
| Spain | 11 620 |
| France | 13 110 |
| Croatia | 5 000 |
| Italy | 13 180 |
| Cyprus | 4 095 |
| Latvia | 4 555 |
| Lithuania | 4 850 |
| Luxembourg | 4 000 |
| Hungary | 6 410 |
| Malta | 3 975 |
| Netherlands | 7 515 |
| Austria | 6 050 |
| Poland | 10 690 |
| Portugal | 6 515 |
| Romania | 8 420 |
| Slovenia | 4 486 |
| Slovakia | 5 370 |
| Finland | 5 330 |
| Sweden | 6 200 |
| United Kingdom | 13 085 |
| Total of EU Member States | 199 990 |
| Switzerland | 5 900 |
| Iceland | 3 940 |
| Norway | 5 170 |
| Total including Switzerland, Iceland and Norway | 215 000 ’ |

Persons aged 15 or over to be interviewed

EU Member States

Belgium

6 500

Bulgaria

5 920

Czech Republic

6 510

Denmark

5 350

Germany

15 260

Estonia

4 270

Ireland

5 057

Greece

6 667

Spain

11 620

France

13 110

Croatia

5 000

Italy

13 180

Cyprus

4 095

Latvia

4 555

Lithuania

4 850

Luxembourg

4 000

Hungary

6 410

Malta

3 975

Netherlands

7 515

Austria

6 050

Poland

10 690

Portugal

6 515

Romania

8 420

Slovenia

4 486

Slovakia

5 370

Finland

5 330

Sweden

6 200

United Kingdom

13 085

Total of EU Member States

199 990

Switzerland

5 900

Iceland

3 940

Norway

5 170

Total including Switzerland, Iceland and Norway

215 000 ’

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