# C_2005110EN.01001901.xml

| 5.5.2005 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 110/19 |
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5.5.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 110/19

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Communication from the EFTA Surveillance Authority concerning derogations by Norway from the provisions of the Act referred to at point 1 of Annex XXI to the EEA Agreement, Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 of 20 December 1996 concerning structural business statistics, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2056/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 November 2002

(2005/C 110/09)

Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 of 20 December 1996 concerning structural business statistics, as adapted by way of Protocol 1 to the EEA Agreement and referred to at point 1 of Annex XXI thereto (hereinafter ‘the Act’), established a common framework for the collection, compilation, transmission and evaluation of statistics on the structure, activity, competitiveness and performance of businesses in the European Economic Area. Article 11 of the Act provides that derogations from the provisions of the Annexes thereto may be accepted during a transitional period.

Regulation (EC) No 2056/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 November 2002 has been incorporated into point 1 of Annex XXI to the EEA Agreement by EEA Joint Committee Decision No 58/2003 (OJ L 193, 31.7.2003, p. 42). Regulation (EC) No 2056/2002 amended the Act, thereby extending the common framework to credit institutions, pension funds, other financial intermediation and activities auxiliary to financial intermediation. Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2056/2002 added to the Act the text of Annex 7 on a detailed module for structural statistics on pension funds.

The EFTA Surveillance Authority is entrusted with the task of accepting derogations in accordance with Article 11 of the Act as regards applications from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.

Norway has asked for derogations from certain characteristics of Section 4 of Annex 7 to the Act in respect of pension funds, assets and residual data for the reference years 2002 to 2004 in order to adapt the national statistical system to the requirements of Annex 7 thereto.

The EFTA Surveillance Authority granted those derogations, in accordance with the opinion of the EFTA Heads of National Statistical Institutes Assisting the EFTA Surveillance Authority, as follows:

Table: Derogation request for characteristics of Section 4 of Annex 7 to the Act

| | Annual enterprise statistics
  2002 to 2004 | Title | Annual enterprise statistics broken down
  2002 to 2004 | Title |
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| Complete, partial or no derogation | Partial derogation | | Partial derogation | |
| Extra transmission period needed | None | | None | |
| Missing variables | 48 00 5 | Pension contributions to defined benefits schemes | | |
| | 48 00 6 | Pension contributions to defined benefits schemes | | |
| | 48 00 7 | Pension contributions to hybrid schemes | | |
| | 48 03 1 | Regular pensions payments | | |
| 48 03 2 | Pension payments of lump sums |
| 48 13 1 | Quoted shares |
| 48 13 2 | Shares quoted on an exchange market specialises in SMEs |
| 48 13 3 | Unquoted shares |
| 48 13 4 | Other shares and other variable yield securities |
| 48 70 1 | Number of members of defined benefits schemes |
| 48 70 2 | Number of members of defined contribution schemes |
| 48 70 3 | Number of members of hybride schemes |
| 48 70 5 | Number of deferred members |
| Other parts | None | | None | |

Annual enterprise statistics

2002 to 2004

Title

Annual enterprise statistics broken down

2002 to 2004

Title

Complete, partial or no derogation

Partial derogation

Partial derogation

Extra transmission period needed

None

None

Missing variables

48 00 5

Pension contributions to defined benefits schemes

48 00 6

Pension contributions to defined benefits schemes

48 00 7

Pension contributions to hybrid schemes

48 03 1

Regular pensions payments

48 03 2

Pension payments of lump sums

48 13 1

Quoted shares

48 13 2

Shares quoted on an exchange market specialises in SMEs

48 13 3

Unquoted shares

48 13 4

Other shares and other variable yield securities

48 70 1

Number of members of defined benefits schemes

48 70 2

Number of members of defined contribution schemes

48 70 3

Number of members of hybride schemes

48 70 5

Number of deferred members

Other parts

None

None

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