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COUNCILDECISION
of17December 1990
ontheimplementation ofatwo-yearprogramme (1991-1992)fordeveloping
Communitytourismstatistics
(90/665/EEC)
ticaltools,whileensuringthequalityandconsistencyof
theCommunitystatisticalinformationsystem;
WhereasArticle5oftheTreatyplacesMemberStates
undertheobligationtoassisttheCommissionincarrying
outitstasks;whereasitfollowsfromthisobligationthat
MemberStatesmustmakeavailabletotheCommission
thetourismstatisticsintheirpossession ;
Whereas,underCouncilDecision89/382/EEC,Euratom
of19June1989establishingaStatisticalProgramme
CommitteeoftheEuropeanCommunities (*),that
Committeecarriesoutthefunctionsdevolvedtoitbythe
provisionsadoptedbytheCouncilinthefieldofstatis­
tics;
Whereasthesumofappropriations allocatedannuallyfor
thetaskprovidedforbythisDecisionisstipulatedinthe
financialperspectiveattachedtotheInterinstitutional
Agreementof29June1988onbudgetarydisciplineand
improvementofthebudgetaryprocedure(*);whereasthe
appropriations actuallyavailablewillbedeterminedunder
thebudgetaryprocedureinaccordancewiththesaid
Agreement,THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle213
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission (•),
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParli­
ament(2),
WhereasDecision86/664/EEC(3)establishedaconsulta­
tionandcooperationprocedureinthefieldoftourism;
WhereastheResolutionoftheEuropeanParliamentof22
January1988onthefacilitation,promotionandfunding
oftourismintheEuropeanCommunity (4)stressesthe
Community'sroleinpublishingstatistics,opinionsurveys
andinformationontourism;
Whereascompletionofthesinglemarketheightensthe
needforreliable,rapidandcomparablestatisticalinfor­
mationbasedonCommunitycriteria;
Whereasthebusinessenvironment offirmsinthetourist
industryshouldbeimprovedbyensuringbetteranalysis
anddissemination ofinformationatCommunitylevel;
WhereasaCommunityreferenceframeworkforpreparing
Communitytourismstatisticsshouldbedevisedto
providethemostappropriateconceptsandmethodsfor
satisfyingtheinformationrequirementsofusers;
WhereasproposalsfordatacollectionatCommunitylevel
shouldnotresultintheduplicationofdatacollectionat
theleveloftheMemberStatesandshould,asfaras
possible,makeuseofexistingsystems;
WhereaseffortsshouldbemadeatCommunitylevelto
ensurethecomparability ofstatisticalinformationon
tourismalreadyavailableintheMemberStates;
Whereastheworkloadinvolvedincollectingdatafrom
businessesshouldbetakenintoaccountwhenestabli­
shingpriorities;whereasitshouldbereducedasmuchas
possiblethroughmoreextensiveuseoftouristdemand
analysisandthedevelopmentofappropriatebasicstatis­HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
Theactionplanofthetwo-yearprogramme1991-1992
fordevelopingCommunitytourismstatistics(hereinafter
referredtoasthe'programme')isherebyapproved.
Article2
Theaimoftheprogrammeshallbethedevelopmentofa
Communityframeofreferenceforthecompilationof
Communitystatisticsontourism,byharmonizingthe
conceptsandmethodsusedbytheMemberStates.
Article3
WithaviewtoachievingtheaimreferredtoinArticle2,
theCommissionshall,inconsultationwiththeMember
Statesandinconformitywiththeactionplansetoutin
theAnnex: (')OJNoC150,19.6.1990,p.4.
(2)Opiniondeliveredon23Novembe1990(notyetpublishedin
theOfficialJournal).
(<)OJNoC49,22.2.1988,p.157.(3)OJNoL348,31.12.1986,p.52. (0OJNoL181,28.6.1989,p.47.
(«)OJNoL185,15.7.1988,p.33.

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(a)analyseandevaluateusersneedswithregardto
tourismstatisticsasascertainedinaccordancewiththe
provisionsofArticle4;
(b)collectanddisseminateexistingdataontourism;
(c)analysethesystemsthatexistintheMemberStates
andthoseusedbyinternationalorganizations ;
(d)prepareaCommunitymethodological frameworkfor
thecompilationofCommunitytourismstatistics.
Article4
1.MemberStatesshallanalyseandassesstheneedsof
themainnationalusers.
2.TheCommission shallcoordinatethisworkfollo­
wingconsultationwiththeStatisticalProgramme
Committee .
3.MemberStatesshallcommunicate totheCommis­
siontheresultsoftheworkreferredtoinparagraph 1by
30June1991.
Article5
Forthepurposeofcarryingoutthetasksreferredtoin
Article3,MemberStatesshall,assoonaspossibleandin
anycaseby31December1991,supplytheCommission
withexistingstatisticsontourismandwithdetailsof
futuretourismstatisticsprogrammesproposed,aswellas
withanyinformationtheCommissionmayrequireconcerningthemethodologyusedforcollectingexisting
statistics.
Article6
TheCommissionshallpresenttotheCouncil:
(a)by31May1992,aninterimprogressreport;
(b)by31December1992,areportevaluatingthe
outcomeoftheworkreferredtoinArticle3andthe
conclusionspromptedbythereportastothedevelop­
mentoftheinformationsystemrequiredforCommu­
nitytourismstatisticsafter1992,andincludingalist
ofpriorities.
Article7
1.Thesumoftheappropriations allocatedannuallyfor
thetaskprovidedforbythisDecisionshallbefixedin
theframeworkoftheannualbudgetaryprocedure.
2.Thebudgetauthorityshalldeterminetheappropria­
tionsavailableforeachyear.
Article8
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,17December1990.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
G.CARLI

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ANNEX
STATISTICAL ACTIONPLAN
(1991-1992)
(a)Analysisandevaluationofusers'needswithregardtotourismstatistics
Collectionandanalysisoftheneedsofthemainusers,inparticulartheCommunityinstitutions,national
administrations ,internationalorganizationsandeconomicoperators.
Theanalysiswilltakeintoaccountlong-termneedsandcompletionofthesinglemarketin1992,to
allowlong-termplanningandconvergenceofstatisticaleffortsatnationalandCommunitylevel.
Determination ofusers'needswillrequirethebroadestpossibleconsultationofthepartiesconcerned,to
beachievedthroughco-ordination byMemberStatesatnationallevel.
Thevariousneedswillbeplacedinorderofprioritybearinginmindtheresultingburdenon,andthe
advantagesderivedby,providersofstatistics.
(b)Collectionanddissemination ofexistingdataontourism
Theaimistocollectandregularlydisseminatedataontourism.
(c)AnalysisofexistingsystemsintheMemberStatesandthoseusedbyinternationalorganiza­
tions
—Analysisofsupplyinthetouristindustry
—Analysisoftouristdemand
—Worlddataonthirdcountries(sources:WTO,OECD)tomonitortheCommunity'sdevelopment
againstothercountriesandatworldlevel
—Datafromotherstatisticalprojectswithabearingontourism.
(d)PreparationofaCommunitymethodological frameworkforthecompilationofCommunity
tourismstatistics
Theaimistoestablishareferenceframeworkforstatisticsontourism,coveringbothexistingdataand
additionaldatacollections.ItwillbeusedasabasicharmonizationtoolfordevelopingofficialEuropean
statisticsandasguidancefornon-officialstatistics.