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| 26.2.2020 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 54/1 |
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26.2.2020

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 54/1

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COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2020/256

of 16 December 2019

supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing a multiannual rolling planning

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 October 2019 establishing a common framework for European statistics relating to persons and households, based on data at individual level collected from samples, amending Regulations (EC) No 808/2004, (EC) No 452/2008 and (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | A system of multiannual rolling planning is to be adopted for an eight-year period in order to regulate the collection of data covered by Annex IV to Regulation (EU) 2019/1700, in particular comply with the periodicity specified by that Annex, and specify the period during which data are to be collected. |
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(1)

A system of multiannual rolling planning is to be adopted for an eight-year period in order to regulate the collection of data covered by Annex IV to Regulation (EU) 2019/1700, in particular comply with the periodicity specified by that Annex, and specify the period during which data are to be collected.

| (2) | The Commission should ensure that this act complies with the principle of proportionality and does not impose a significant burden or cost on Member States or respondents. |
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(2)

The Commission should ensure that this act complies with the principle of proportionality and does not impose a significant burden or cost on Member States or respondents.

| (3) | The Commission has carried out appropriate consultations of national experts in preparation of this delegated Regulation, |
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(3)

The Commission has carried out appropriate consultations of national experts in preparation of this delegated Regulation,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Subject matter

This Regulation establishes the multiannual rolling planning for the collection of data under Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 from 2021 to 2028.

Article 2

Data collection periods for domains and for associated detailed topics

1.   For domains with only one periodicity, as listed in points 3 to 7 of Annex IV to Regulation (EU) 2019/1700, the data collection period shall be as set out in part A of Annex I to this Regulation.

2.   For domains with several periodicities, as listed in points 1 and 2 of Annex IV to Regulation (EU) 2019/1700, the data collection period shall be as set out in part B of Annex I to this Regulation. For that purpose, the detailed topics attached to these domains shall be grouped, as set out in Annex II to this Regulation.

Article 3

Data collection periods for ad-hoc subjects requested by users

The data collection period for ad-hoc subjects requested by users shall be as set out in part B of Annex I.

Article 4

Entry into force

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, 16 December 2019.

For the Commission

The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN

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(1)  
  OJ L 261I, 14.10.2019, p. 1.

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ANNEX I

Data collection periods

Part A: Data collection periods for the domains with one periodicity

| Domains | Years of data collection |
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| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
| Health | | | | | X | | | |
| Education and training | | X (1) | | | | | | X (2) |
| Use of information and communication technologies | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Time use | | | | | | | | |
| Consumption | | | | X (3),  (4) | | |

Domains

Years of data collection

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

2027

2028

Health

X

Education and training

X (1)

X (2)

Use of information and communication technologies

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Time use

Consumption

X (3),  (4)

Part B: Data collection periods for the domains having several periodicities

| Domains | Groups (acronyms) | Years of data collection |
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| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
| Labour Force | Quarterly (LFQ) | Every quarter | Every quarter | Every quarter | Every quarter | Every quarter | Every quarter | Every quarter | Every quarter |
| Yearly (LFY) | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| ‘Reasons for migration’ and ‘working time arrangements’ (LF2YA) | X | | X | | X | | X | |
| ‘Participation in formal and non-formal education and training (12 months)’, ‘disability and other elements of Minimum European Health Module’ and ‘elements of the Minimum European Health Module’ (LF2YB) | | X | | X | | X | | X |
| Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants (LF8YA) | X | | | | | | | |
| Pensions and labour market participation (LF8YB) | | | X | | | | | |
| ‘Young people on the labour market’ and ‘educational attainment – details, including education interrupted or abandoned’ (LF8YC) | | | | X | | | | |
| Reconciliation of work and family life (LF8YD) | | | | | X | | | |
| Work organisation and working time arrangements (LF8YE) | | | | | | | X | |
| Accidents at work and work-related health problems (LF8YF) | | | | | | | | X |
| Ad hoc Subject on job skills | | X | | | | | | |
| Ad hoc Subject (to be defined at a later stage) | | | | | | X | | |
| Income and Living Conditions | Yearly (ILCY) | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Children (ILC3YA) | X | | | X | | | X | |
| Health (ILC3YB) | | X | | | X | | | X |
| Labour Market and Housing (ILC3YC) | | | X | | | X | | |
| Quality of life (ILC6YA) | | X | | | | | | X |
| Intergenerational transmission of disadvantages & Housing difficulties (ILC6YB) | | | X | | | | | |
| Access to services (ILC6YC) | | | | X | | | | |
| Over-indebtedness, consumption and wealth (ILC6YD) | | | | | | X | | |
| Ad hoc Subject on Living arrangements and conditions of children within separated or blended families | X | | | | | | | |
| Ad hoc Subject (to be defined at a later stage) | | | X | | | | | |
| Ad hoc Subject (to be defined at a later stage) | | | | | X | | | |
| Ad hoc Subject (to be defined at a later stage) | | | | | | | X | |

Domains

Groups (acronyms)

Years of data collection

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

2027

2028

Labour Force

Quarterly (LFQ)

Every quarter

Every quarter

Every quarter

Every quarter

Every quarter

Every quarter

Every quarter

Every quarter

Yearly (LFY)

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

‘Reasons for migration’ and ‘working time arrangements’ (LF2YA)

X

X

X

X

‘Participation in formal and non-formal education and training (12 months)’, ‘disability and other elements of Minimum European Health Module’ and ‘elements of the Minimum European Health Module’ (LF2YB)

X

X

X

X

Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants (LF8YA)

X

Pensions and labour market participation (LF8YB)

X

‘Young people on the labour market’ and ‘educational attainment – details, including education interrupted or abandoned’ (LF8YC)

X

Reconciliation of work and family life (LF8YD)

X

Work organisation and working time arrangements (LF8YE)

X

Accidents at work and work-related health problems (LF8YF)

X

Ad hoc Subject on job skills

X

Ad hoc Subject (to be defined at a later stage)

X

Income and Living Conditions

Yearly (ILCY)

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Children (ILC3YA)

X

X

X

Health (ILC3YB)

X

X

X

Labour Market and Housing (ILC3YC)

X

X

Quality of life (ILC6YA)

X

X

Intergenerational transmission of disadvantages & Housing difficulties (ILC6YB)

X

Access to services (ILC6YC)

X

Over-indebtedness, consumption and wealth (ILC6YD)

X

Ad hoc Subject on Living arrangements and conditions of children within separated or blended families

X

Ad hoc Subject (to be defined at a later stage)

X

Ad hoc Subject (to be defined at a later stage)

X

Ad hoc Subject (to be defined at a later stage)

X

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(1)  July 2022-March 2023.

(2)  July 2028-March 2029.

(3)  Expected to take place in 2025, but postponed to 2026 in accordance with item 8 of the Annex IV of Regulation (EU) 2019/1700. For the first implementation of the consumption domain data collection, Member States may deviate for no more than one year from the year of data collection defined in this delegated act.

(4)  According to item 8 of the Annex II of Regulation (EU) 2019/1700, the precision requirement for the consumption domain may be reached by combining microdata concerning a maximum of three successive years of observations. In this case, the last year of observation shall be 2026.

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ANNEX II

Grouping of the detailed topics for the data collection having several periodicities

| Domains | Detailed topics | Groups (acronyms) |
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| Labour Force | Data collection information | Quarterly (LFQ) |
| Identification | Quarterly (LFQ) |
| Weights | Yearly (LFY) and Quarterly (LFQ) |
| Interview characteristics | Quarterly (LFQ) |
| Localisation | Quarterly (LFQ) |
| Demography | Quarterly (LFQ) |
| Citizenship and migrant background | Quarterly (LFQ) |
| Household composition | Yearly (LFY) |
| Household composition – additional specific details | Yearly (LFY) |
| Stay in the country | Quarterly (LFQ) |
| Reason for migration | Every 2 years (LF2YA) |
| Elements of the Minimum European Health Module | Every 2 years (LF2YB) |
| Disability and other elements of Minimum European Health Module | Every 2 years (LF2YB) |
| Accidents at work and other work-related health problems | Every 8 years (LF8YF) |
| Main activity status (self-defined) | Quarterly (LFQ) |
| Elementary job characteristics | Quarterly (LFQ) |
| Employment status | Quarterly (LFQ) |
| Duration of contract | Quarterly (LFQ) |
| Details of contract | Yearly (LFY) |
| Full- or part-time status — reason | Quarterly (LFQ) |
| Dependent self-employment | Yearly (LFY) |
| Supervisory responsibilities | Yearly (LFY) |
| Establishment size | Yearly (LFY) |
| Workplace | Quarterly (LFQ) |
| Working at home | Yearly (LFY) |
| Search for employment | Quarterly (LFQ) |
| Willingness to work | Quarterly (LFQ) |
| Availability | Quarterly (LFQ) |
| Second or multiple job(s) | Quarterly (LFQ) |
| Search for another job | Yearly (LFY) |
| Underemployment | Quarterly (LFQ) |
| Reconciliation of work and family life | Every 8 years (LF8YD) |
| Young people on the labour market | Every 8 years (LF8YC) |
| Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants | Every 8 years (LF8YA) |
| Pension and labour market participation | Every 8 years (LF8YB) |
| Care needs | Yearly (LFY) |
| Start of job | Quarterly (LFQ) |
| Way job found | Yearly (LFY) |
| Career continuity and breaks | Quarterly (LFQ) |
| Elementary characteristics of the last job | Yearly (LFY) |
| Working hours | Quarterly (LFQ) |
| Working time arrangements | Every 2 years (LF2YA) |
| Work organisation and working time arrangements | Every 8 years (LF8YE) |
| Income from work | Yearly (LFY) |
| Income from unemployment allowances | Quarterly (LFQ) |
| Educational attainment level | Quarterly (LFQ) |
| Educational attainment – details, including education interrupted or abandoned | Yearly (LFY) and every 8 years (LF8YC) |
| Participation in formal and non-formal education and training (4 weeks) | Quarterly (LFQ) |
| Participation in formal and non-formal education and training (12 months) | Every 2 years (LF2YB) |
| Income and living conditions | Data collection information | Yearly(ILCY) |
| Identification | Yearly(ILCY) |
| Weights | Yearly(ILCY) |
| Interview characteristics | Yearly(ILCY) |
| Localisation | Yearly(ILCY) |
| Demography | Yearly (ILCY) |
| Citizenship and migrant background | Yearly (ILCY) |
| Household composition | Yearly (ILCY) |
| Household composition — additional specific details | Yearly (ILCY) |
| Duration of stay in the country | Yearly (ILCY) |
| Disability and Minimum European Health Module | Yearly (ILCY) |
| Details on health status and disability | Every 3 years (ILC3YB) |
| Children health | Every 3 years (ILC3YA) |
| Access to health care | Yearly (ILCY) |
| Health care | Every 3 years (ILC3YB) |
| Access to health care (children) | Every 3 years (ILC3YA) |
| Health determinants | Every 3 years (ILC3YB) |
| Main activity status (self-defined) | Yearly (ILCY) |
| Elementary job characteristics | Yearly (ILCY) |
| Characteristics of the workplace | Every 3 years (ILC3YB) |
| Duration of contract | Yearly (ILCY) |
| Employment status | Every 3 years (ILC3YC) |
| Detailed labour market situation | Yearly (ILCY) |
| Supervisory responsibilities | Yearly (ILCY) |
| Previous work experience | Yearly (ILCY) |
| Calendar of activities | Yearly (ILCY) |
| Working hours | Yearly (ILCY) |
| Educational attainment level | Yearly (ILCY) |
| Educational attainment — details, including education interrupted or abandoned | Every 3 years (ILC3YC) |
| Participation in formal education activities (current) | Yearly (ILCY) |
| Quality of life | Yearly (ILCY) |
| Social and cultural participation | Every 6 years (ILC6YA) |
| Well-being | Every 6 years (ILC6YA) |
| Material deprivation | Yearly (ILCY) |
| Children-specific deprivation | Every 3 years (ILC3YA) |
| Main housing characteristics | Yearly (ILCY) |
| Housing conditions details, incl. deprivation and imputed rent | Every 3 years (ILC3YC) |
| Housing costs including reduced utility costs | Yearly (ILCY) |
| Living environment | Every 3 years (ILC3YC) |
| Housing difficulties (including renting difficulties) and reasons | Every 6 years (ILC6YB) |
| Use of services, including care services and services for independent living | Every 6 years (ILC6YC) |
| Affordability of services | Every 6 years (ILC6YC) |
| Unmet needs and reasons | Every 6 years (ILC6YC) |
| Childcare | Yearly (ILCY) |
| Income from work | Yearly (ILCY) |
| Income from social transfers | Yearly (ILCY) |
| Income from pensions | Yearly (ILCY) |
| Other incomes, including income from property and capital and inter-household transfers | Yearly (ILCY) |
| Taxes and contributions actually paid after reductions | Yearly (ILCY) |
| Total annual income at the level of persons and households | Yearly (ILCY) |
| Over-indebtedness, including reasons | Every 6 years (ILC6YD) |
| Arrears | Yearly (ILCY) |
| Elements of wealth, including dwelling ownership | Every 6 years (ILC6YD) |
| Elements of consumption | Every 6 years (ILC6YD) |
| Intergenerational transmission of advantages and disadvantages | Every 6 years (ILC6YB) |
| Assessment of own needs | Every 6 years (ILC6YB) |

Domains

Detailed topics

Groups (acronyms)

Labour Force

Data collection information

Quarterly (LFQ)

Identification

Quarterly (LFQ)

Weights

Yearly (LFY) and Quarterly (LFQ)

Interview characteristics

Quarterly (LFQ)

Localisation

Quarterly (LFQ)

Demography

Quarterly (LFQ)

Citizenship and migrant background

Quarterly (LFQ)

Household composition

Yearly (LFY)

Household composition – additional specific details

Yearly (LFY)

Stay in the country

Quarterly (LFQ)

Reason for migration

Every 2 years (LF2YA)

Elements of the Minimum European Health Module

Every 2 years (LF2YB)

Disability and other elements of Minimum European Health Module

Every 2 years (LF2YB)

Accidents at work and other work-related health problems

Every 8 years (LF8YF)

Main activity status (self-defined)

Quarterly (LFQ)

Elementary job characteristics

Quarterly (LFQ)

Employment status

Quarterly (LFQ)

Duration of contract

Quarterly (LFQ)

Details of contract

Yearly (LFY)

Full- or part-time status — reason

Quarterly (LFQ)

Dependent self-employment

Yearly (LFY)

Supervisory responsibilities

Yearly (LFY)

Establishment size

Yearly (LFY)

Workplace

Quarterly (LFQ)

Working at home

Yearly (LFY)

Search for employment

Quarterly (LFQ)

Willingness to work

Quarterly (LFQ)

Availability

Quarterly (LFQ)

Second or multiple job(s)

Quarterly (LFQ)

Search for another job

Yearly (LFY)

Underemployment

Quarterly (LFQ)

Reconciliation of work and family life

Every 8 years (LF8YD)

Young people on the labour market

Every 8 years (LF8YC)

Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants

Every 8 years (LF8YA)

Pension and labour market participation

Every 8 years (LF8YB)

Care needs

Yearly (LFY)

Start of job

Quarterly (LFQ)

Way job found

Yearly (LFY)

Career continuity and breaks

Quarterly (LFQ)

Elementary characteristics of the last job

Yearly (LFY)

Working hours

Quarterly (LFQ)

Working time arrangements

Every 2 years (LF2YA)

Work organisation and working time arrangements

Every 8 years (LF8YE)

Income from work

Yearly (LFY)

Income from unemployment allowances

Quarterly (LFQ)

Educational attainment level

Quarterly (LFQ)

Educational attainment – details, including education interrupted or abandoned

Yearly (LFY) and every 8 years (LF8YC)

Participation in formal and non-formal education and training (4 weeks)

Quarterly (LFQ)

Participation in formal and non-formal education and training (12 months)

Every 2 years (LF2YB)

Income and living conditions

Data collection information

Yearly(ILCY)

Identification

Yearly(ILCY)

Weights

Yearly(ILCY)

Interview characteristics

Yearly(ILCY)

Localisation

Yearly(ILCY)

Demography

Yearly (ILCY)

Citizenship and migrant background

Yearly (ILCY)

Household composition

Yearly (ILCY)

Household composition — additional specific details

Yearly (ILCY)

Duration of stay in the country

Yearly (ILCY)

Disability and Minimum European Health Module

Yearly (ILCY)

Details on health status and disability

Every 3 years (ILC3YB)

Children health

Every 3 years (ILC3YA)

Access to health care

Yearly (ILCY)

Health care

Every 3 years (ILC3YB)

Access to health care (children)

Every 3 years (ILC3YA)

Health determinants

Every 3 years (ILC3YB)

Main activity status (self-defined)

Yearly (ILCY)

Elementary job characteristics

Yearly (ILCY)

Characteristics of the workplace

Every 3 years (ILC3YB)

Duration of contract

Yearly (ILCY)

Employment status

Every 3 years (ILC3YC)

Detailed labour market situation

Yearly (ILCY)

Supervisory responsibilities

Yearly (ILCY)

Previous work experience

Yearly (ILCY)

Calendar of activities

Yearly (ILCY)

Working hours

Yearly (ILCY)

Educational attainment level

Yearly (ILCY)

Educational attainment — details, including education interrupted or abandoned

Every 3 years (ILC3YC)

Participation in formal education activities (current)

Yearly (ILCY)

Quality of life

Yearly (ILCY)

Social and cultural participation

Every 6 years (ILC6YA)

Well-being

Every 6 years (ILC6YA)

Material deprivation

Yearly (ILCY)

Children-specific deprivation

Every 3 years (ILC3YA)

Main housing characteristics

Yearly (ILCY)

Housing conditions details, incl. deprivation and imputed rent

Every 3 years (ILC3YC)

Housing costs including reduced utility costs

Yearly (ILCY)

Living environment

Every 3 years (ILC3YC)

Housing difficulties (including renting difficulties) and reasons

Every 6 years (ILC6YB)

Use of services, including care services and services for independent living

Every 6 years (ILC6YC)

Affordability of services

Every 6 years (ILC6YC)

Unmet needs and reasons

Every 6 years (ILC6YC)

Childcare

Yearly (ILCY)

Income from work

Yearly (ILCY)

Income from social transfers

Yearly (ILCY)

Income from pensions

Yearly (ILCY)

Other incomes, including income from property and capital and inter-household transfers

Yearly (ILCY)

Taxes and contributions actually paid after reductions

Yearly (ILCY)

Total annual income at the level of persons and households

Yearly (ILCY)

Over-indebtedness, including reasons

Every 6 years (ILC6YD)

Arrears

Yearly (ILCY)

Elements of wealth, including dwelling ownership

Every 6 years (ILC6YD)

Elements of consumption

Every 6 years (ILC6YD)

Intergenerational transmission of advantages and disadvantages

Every 6 years (ILC6YB)

Assessment of own needs

Every 6 years (ILC6YB)

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