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| 12.4.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 97/47 |
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12.4.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 97/47

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 11 April 2011

granting derogations to certain Member States with respect to the transmission of statistics pursuant to 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 on accidents at work

(notified under document C(2011) 2403)

(Only the German, Greek, English, French, Latvian and Dutch texts are authentic)

(2011/231/EU)

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(2) thereof,

Having regard to the requests made by the Kingdom of Belgium, the Federal Republic of Germany, Ireland, the Hellenic Republic, the French Republic, the Republic of Latvia, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,

Whereas:

| (1) | In accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008, it applies to the production of statistics on accidents at work as defined in Annex IV. |
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(1)

In accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008, it applies to the production of statistics on accidents at work as defined in Annex IV.

| (2) | Article 9(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008 provides, if necessary, for derogations and transition periods for Member States, both to be based upon objective grounds. |
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(2)

Article 9(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008 provides, if necessary, for derogations and transition periods for Member States, both to be based upon objective grounds.

| (3) | It emerges from the information provided to the Commission that the requests for derogations made by Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Greece, France, Latvia, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom result from the need for major adaptations to national administrative and statistical systems in order to comply in full with Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008. |
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(3)

It emerges from the information provided to the Commission that the requests for derogations made by Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Greece, France, Latvia, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom result from the need for major adaptations to national administrative and statistical systems in order to comply in full with Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008.

| (4) | Such derogations should therefore be granted as requested to those Member States. |
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(4)

Such derogations should therefore be granted as requested to those Member States.

| (5) | The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical System Committee, |
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(5)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Derogations as set out in the Annex are granted to the Member States listed therein.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium, the Federal Republic of Germany, Ireland, the Hellenic Republic, the French Republic, the Republic of Latvia, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Done at Brussels, 11 April 2011.

For the Commission

Olli REHN

Member of the Commission

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

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ANNEX

Derogations from Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008, as implemented by the Commission, concerning statistics on accidents at work

| Member State | Derogation | End of derogation |
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| Belgium | First delivery of data on accidents at work for employees of the public sector (NACE O): 2016 (data in respect of 2014). | 30 June 2016 |
| First delivery of the variable ISCO-08: 2014 (data in respect of 2012). | 30 June 2014 |
| Germany | First delivery of variables ‘days lost’, ISCO-08 and NACE Rev.2 on 4-digit level: 2016 (data in respect of 2014). | 30 June 2016 |
| First delivery of data on accidents at work for civil servants: 2016 (data in respect of 2014). | 30 June 2016 |
| Ireland | First delivery of data on road traffic accidents (increased level of road traffic accident data): 2016 (data in respect of 2014). | 30 June 2016 |
| Greece | First delivery of variables ‘days lost’, ‘type of injury’ and phase III variables on causes and circumstances: 2016 (data in respect of 2014). | 30 June 2016 |
| First delivery of data for the employees of the public sector (NACE O) and for employees of the branches of the NACE Rev.2 which are not insured by the Social Insurance Foundation (IKA): 2016 (data in respect of 2014). | 30 June 2016 |
| France | First delivery of phase III variables on causes and circumstances: 2016 (data in respect of 2014). | 30 June 2016 |
| Full coverage of all employees in the NACE Rev.2 sectors A-S: 2016 (for data in respect of 2014). | 30 June 2016 |
| Latvia | First delivery of variables ‘days lost’, ‘economic activity of the employer’ with the detailed 4-digit code of NACE Rev.2 and the geographical location according to NUTS: 2014 (data in respect of 2012). | 30 June 2014 |
| Netherlands | First delivery of variables ‘occupation’, ‘type of injury’, ‘part of body injured’, ‘date of the accident’, ‘days lost’ and phase III variables on causes and circumstances: 2016 (data in respect of 2014). | 30 June 2016 |
| United Kingdom | First delivery of variable ‘days lost’: 2015 (data in respect of 2013). | 30 June 2015 |
| First delivery of data on road traffic accidents: 2015 (data in respect of 2013). | 30 June 2015 |
| First delivery of data on accidents involving aircrew and sailors: 2016 (data in respect of 2014). | 30 June 2016 |

Member State

Derogation

End of derogation

Belgium

First delivery of data on accidents at work for employees of the public sector (NACE O): 2016 (data in respect of 2014).

30 June 2016

First delivery of the variable ISCO-08: 2014 (data in respect of 2012).

30 June 2014

Germany

First delivery of variables ‘days lost’, ISCO-08 and NACE Rev.2 on 4-digit level: 2016 (data in respect of 2014).

30 June 2016

First delivery of data on accidents at work for civil servants: 2016 (data in respect of 2014).

30 June 2016

Ireland

First delivery of data on road traffic accidents (increased level of road traffic accident data): 2016 (data in respect of 2014).

30 June 2016

Greece

First delivery of variables ‘days lost’, ‘type of injury’ and phase III variables on causes and circumstances: 2016 (data in respect of 2014).

30 June 2016

First delivery of data for the employees of the public sector (NACE O) and for employees of the branches of the NACE Rev.2 which are not insured by the Social Insurance Foundation (IKA): 2016 (data in respect of 2014).

30 June 2016

France

First delivery of phase III variables on causes and circumstances: 2016 (data in respect of 2014).

30 June 2016

Full coverage of all employees in the NACE Rev.2 sectors A-S: 2016 (for data in respect of 2014).

30 June 2016

Latvia

First delivery of variables ‘days lost’, ‘economic activity of the employer’ with the detailed 4-digit code of NACE Rev.2 and the geographical location according to NUTS: 2014 (data in respect of 2012).

30 June 2014

Netherlands

First delivery of variables ‘occupation’, ‘type of injury’, ‘part of body injured’, ‘date of the accident’, ‘days lost’ and phase III variables on causes and circumstances: 2016 (data in respect of 2014).

30 June 2016

United Kingdom

First delivery of variable ‘days lost’: 2015 (data in respect of 2013).

30 June 2015

First delivery of data on road traffic accidents: 2015 (data in respect of 2013).

30 June 2015

First delivery of data on accidents involving aircrew and sailors: 2016 (data in respect of 2014).

30 June 2016

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