# C_2008040EN.01000201.xml

| 14.2.2008 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 40/2 |
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14.2.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 40/2

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Communication from the EFTA Surveillance Authority concerning derogations by Norway from the provisions of the Act referred to at point 2 of Annex XXI to the EEA Agreement, Council Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 concerning short-term statistics as regards definitions of variables, list of variables and frequency of data compilation, as implemented and amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1503/2006

(2008/C 40/02)

Council Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 of 19 May 1998 concerning short-term statistics as regards definitions of variables, list of variables and frequency of data compilation, as adapted by way of Protocol 1 to the EEA Agreement and referred to at point 2 of Annex XXI thereto (hereinafter ‘the Act’), established a common framework for the production of short-term Community statistics on the business cycle in the European Economic Area. Article 13 of the Act provides that derogations from the provisions of the Annexes thereto may be accepted during a transitional period.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1503/2006 of 28 September 2006 implementing and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 concerning short-term statistics as regards definitions of variables, list of variables and frequency of data compilation (hereinafter ‘Regulation (EC) No 1503/2006’) has been incorporated into point 2c of Annex XXI to the EEA Agreement by EEA Joint Committee Decision No 37/2007 (OJ L 281, 12.10.2006, p. 15). Regulation (EC) No 1503/2006 implements and amends the Act as to definitions of the variables laid down in Annexes A to D to the Act, as well as their objectives, characteristics and ways of calculation of the relevant indices, which are described in Annex I to the Regulation (EC) No 1503/2006.

The EFTA Surveillance Authority is entrusted with the task of accepting derogations in accordance with Article 13 of the Act as regards applications from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.

Norway has asked for derogations for first data delivery concerning variable D — 310 as introduced by Regulation (EC) No 1503/2006.

The EFTA Surveillance Authority has granted the following derogations, in accordance with the opinion of the EFTA Heads of National Statistical Institutes Assisting the EFTA Surveillance Authority:

NORWAY

| Variable | Derogation subject | Data scope | End of the transition period | First reference period for the new rules | First data delivery according to the new rules |
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| D — 310 | First data delivery | NACE 60.24 | 31.12.2006 | Q4/2004 | 31.12.2006 |
| NACE 74.11, 74.7 | 31.3.2007 | Q1/2005 | 31.3.2007 |
| NACE 64.2 | 30.6.2007 | Q4/2005 | 30.6.2007 |
| NACE 61.1, 62.1 | 30.9.2007 | Q1/2006 | 30.9.2007 |
| NACE 72 | 31.12.2007 | Q2/2006 | 31.12.2007 |
| NACE 63.12 | 31.3.2008 | Q3/2006 | 31.3.2008 |
| NACE 74.2 | 30.9.2008 | Q1/2007 | 30.9.2008 |
| NACE 74.12, 74.14 | 31.12.2008 | Q1/2007 | 31.12.2008 |
| NACE 63.11 | 30.6.2009 | Q4/2007 | 30.6.2009 |
| NACE 64.11, 64.12 | 30.9.2009 | Q1/2008 | 30.9.2009 |
| NACE 74.5 | 31.12.2009 | Q1/2008 | 31.12.2009 |
| NACE 74.3, 74.4, 74.6 | 30.9.2010 | Q1/2009 | 30.9.2010 |

Variable

Derogation subject

Data scope

End of the transition period

First reference period for the new rules

First data delivery according to the new rules

D — 310

First data delivery

NACE 60.24

31.12.2006

Q4/2004

31.12.2006

NACE 74.11, 74.7

31.3.2007

Q1/2005

31.3.2007

NACE 64.2

30.6.2007

Q4/2005

30.6.2007

NACE 61.1, 62.1

30.9.2007

Q1/2006

30.9.2007

NACE 72

31.12.2007

Q2/2006

31.12.2007

NACE 63.12

31.3.2008

Q3/2006

31.3.2008

NACE 74.2

30.9.2008

Q1/2007

30.9.2008

NACE 74.12, 74.14

31.12.2008

Q1/2007

31.12.2008

NACE 63.11

30.6.2009

Q4/2007

30.6.2009

NACE 64.11, 64.12

30.9.2009

Q1/2008

30.9.2009

NACE 74.5

31.12.2009

Q1/2008

31.12.2009

NACE 74.3, 74.4, 74.6

30.9.2010

Q1/2009

30.9.2010

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