NoL21/2 25.1.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
REGULATION (EEC)No178/74OFTHECOUNCIL
of21January1974
ontheorganizationofasurveyofearningsinwholesaleandretaildistribution ,
bankingandinsurance
toogreataburdenontheundertakings andthe
budgetoftheEuropeanCommunities ,THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle213
thereof;
HavingregardtothedraftRegulationsubmittedby
theCommission ;
Whereas,inordertocarryoutthetasksassignedtoit
bytheTreaty,andinparticular,thosesetoutinArti­
cles2,3,117,118,119,120and122thereof,the
Commissionmustbekeptinformedoftheposition
andtrendofearningsintheninecountriesofthe
Community ,withregardto,ontheonehandtheir
variationsintermsofthestructureofthelabourforce,
andontheotherhandthedistributionofemployees
accordingtoearningslevel;
Whereasthesurveyoflabourcostswhichwasmadein
implementation ofRegulation (EEC)No2053/69(>),
onthebasisofstatisticalinformationrelatingtothe
year1970,wasonlyabletosupplyaveragesderived
fromgeneraldataandcouldgivenoindicationofthe
relationshipbetweenearningsandpersonalcharacteris­
ticsofwageearners(age,sex,professionaloccupations ,
qualifications ,lengthofserviceetc.)noronthedistri­
butionofearningsaroundtheaverage;
Whereasstatisticalinformationinthisfieldisonly
availableinsomeMemberStatesandthereforevalid
comparisonscannotbemadeandsurveysofthestruc­
tureanddistributionofearningsarecarriedoutonthe
basisofstandarddefinitionsandaccordingtoa
standardmethod;
Whereasthebestmethodofassessingthesituationas
regardsthestructureanddistributionofearningsisto
carryoutthisspecificCommunitysurveyaswasdone
forindustryin1966and1972,inimplementation of
RegulationNo188/64/EEC(2)and(EEC)No
2395/74(3);
Whereasitisimportanttoobtainacompletepicture
ofthestructureanddistributionofearningsforallthe
employees (manualandnon-manual )andforall
branchesofthewholesaleandretaildistribution ,
bankingandinsurance ;whereasitseemstobeneces­
sary,becauseofitsnature,tocarryoutthisinvestiga­
tionbymeansofsamplingsothatitdoesnotbecomeHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheCommissionshallundertakeasurveyofthestruc­
tureanddistributionofearningsofallemployees
(manualandnon-manualincludingadministrative
andmanagerialstaff)inwholesaleandretaildistribu­
tion,bankingandinsurance,onthebasisofstatistical
informationrelatingtoonemonthin1974,preferably
October,andtothewholeof1-974.
Article2
Thesurveyshallincludeallundertakingsemploying
10ormoreemployeesofwhichthemainactivitiesare
withinscopeofDivisions61,64/65,81and82ofthe
Nomenclature ofEconomicActivitiesintheEuro­
peanCommunities (NACE),withtheexceptionof
Groups651,652and811.
Thesurveyshallbecarriedoutonasamplingbasis.
Employersshallprovidefortheundertakings and
employeesinthesampletheinformationrequiredto
determinethestructureanddistributionofearnings.
Article3
Thesurveyshallobtaininformation foreach
employeeon:
1.grossearningsforonemonthof1974,preferably
October,includingthevariousbonusespaidregu­
larlyandextrapayforovertime,nightworkand
week-endworkandfamilyallowancesgranted
accordingtocollectiveagreementsorvoluntarily ;
2.thetotalgrossearningsfor1974,includingover­
timepay,bonusesandgratuities;furthermoretotal
bonusesandgratuitieswhicharenotpaidsystemati­
callywiththecurrentremuneration (quarterly,half
yearlyandannuallyetc.)shallbespecifiedsepara­
tely;
3.thesex,age,occupationalstatus,lengthofservice
inthecompany,systemofremuneration ,working
system,paymentofwagesinthecaseofabsence(>)OJNoL263,21.10.1969,p.8.
(2)OJNo214,24.12.1964,p.3634/64.
(3)OJNoL249,10.11.1971,p.52.

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4.weeklyworkinghours;
5.theareawheretheemployeeworksandthesizeof
theundertakingwhichemployshim.
Article4
Theinformationshallbegatheredbythestatistical
officesoftheMemberStatesbymeansofques­
tionnairesdrawnupbytheCommissionincollabora­
tionwiththeseoffices.
TheCommissionshallincooperationwiththestatis­
ticalofficesoftheMemberStatesdeterminethe
detailedprocedureforthesurvey,andinparticular,
thesamplingplan.Furthermore ,itshalllaydownin
thesamewaythestartingandclosingdatesofthe
surveyandthetimelimitforsendingtheresultsof
thesurveytotheCommission .
Personsrequiredtosupplyinformationshallreplyto
thequestionnaires truthfully,fully,andwithinthe
timelimitset.Article5
Individualitemsofinformationsuppliedforpurposes
ofthesurveyshallbeusedforstatisticalpurposes
only.Itshallbeprohibitedtousetheinformationfor
taxationpurposes,ortocommunicate ittothird
parties.
MemberStatesshalltakeappropriatemeasuresto
avoidanyinfringement of:
(a)theobligationtosupplytheinformationreferred
tointhesecondsubparagraph ofArticle2;
(b)theobligation,underthefirstparagraphofthis
Article,tomaintainsecrecyasregardstheinforma­
tionobtained .
Article6
TheexpenditureincurredbyMemberStatesin
connectionwiththesurveyshallbeenteredagainst
appropriations providedforthatpurposeinthe
budgetoftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,21January1974.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
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