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ontheorganisationofasurveyonthestructureanddistributionofwagesandsalaries
inindustry
surveysonthestructureanddistributionofwages
andsalariesmustthereforebebasedonuniform
definitionsandmadeaccordingtoauniformmethod;
Whereasthebestmethodofascertainingtheposition
andthetrendofthestructureanddistributionof
wagesandsalariesinindustryistocarryouta
specificCommunitysurveyaswasdonein1966in
implementation ofRegulationNo188/64/EEC7;
Whereas,owingtochangeswhichoccurinthe
structureofthelabourforceandthedistributionof
wagesandsalaries,theresultsofthesurveyforthe
year1966canonlybeconsideredvalidforacertain
periodoftime;whereasitisconsequentlydesirable
tocarryoutafreshsurveybasedondatafortheyear
1972inordertobringuptodatetheresultsofthe
precedingsurvey;
Whereasitisimportanttoobtain,bymeansofa
singleuniformsurvey,acompletepictureofthe
structureanddistributionofwagesandsalariesfor
thewholeoftheemployedlabourforce(manualand
clericalworkers;supervisoryandexecutivestaff)and
forthewholeofindustryincludingtheenergyand
watersectorsandthebuildingindustryandcivil
engineering ;whereasitisthereforenecessary,inview
ofthescopeoftheinvestigation,tocarryitoutby
meansofrandomsampling,sothatitdoesnot
constitutetooheavyaburdenonundertakingsand
onthebudgetoftheEuropeanCommunities ;THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity,andinparticular
Article213thereof;
Havingregardtothedraftregulationsubmittedby
theCommission ;
Whereas,inordertocarryoutthetasksentrustedto
itundertheTreaty,andinparticularbyArticles2,3,
117,118,120and122thereof,theCommissionmust
bekeptinformedofthepositionandtrendofwages
andsalariesinthesixcountriesoftheCommunity
bothasregardsfluctuationsresultingfromthestruc­
tureofthelabourforceandasregardsthedistribution
ofworkersamongwageorsalarylevels;
Whereas,furthermore,paragraph6oftheResolution
oftheConferenceofMemberStatesof30December
1961onequalpayformenandwomenprovidedfor
asurveyonthestructureofwagesandsalaries;
Whereasthesurveysonwagesandsalariescarried
outinimplementation ofRegulationsNo10,1No
14,2No28,3No151,4No101/66/EEC5and(EEC)
No1899/686onthebasisofstatisticalinformation
fortheyears1959-69onlysuppliedaveragesbased
onaggregatedataandcouldnotindicatewhat
relationthereisbetweensalariesandtheindividual
characteristics oftheworkersconcerned (age,sex,
occupationalqualification,seniority,etc)norhow
wagesandsalariesaredistributedaroundanaverage;
Whereasstatisticalinformation inthatfieldis
availableinsomeMemberStatesonlyanddoesnot
provideavalidbasisforcomparison ;whereasHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheCommissionshallcarryoutasurveyonthe
structureanddistributionofwagesandsalariesfor
thewholeofthelabourforceinindustryonthebasis
ofstatisticalinformationforthemonthofOctober'1OJNo56,31.8.1960,p.1199/60.
2OJNo55,16.8.1961,p.1054/61.
3OJNo41,28.5.1962,p.1277/62.
4OJNo133,13.12.1962,p.2841/62.
5OJNo134,22.7.1966,p.2540/66.
0OJNoL289,29.11.1968,p.4. 7OJNo214,24.12.1964,p.3634/64.

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1972inrespectofmanualworkers,andfortheyear
1972asawholeaswellasOctober1972inrespectof
employeesotherthanmanual,workers(clerical
workersandsupervisoryandexecutivestaff).allowances;thereshallnotbeshown,however,
thesalaryandbonusespaidtoemployeeswhose
yearlyremunerationexceedsanamountfixedfor
eachcountrybytheCommissioninagreement
withthestatisticalofficesoftheMemberStates.
Article2
Article4
oThesurveyshallincludeallestablishments in
industryand,whereappropriate,smallcraftindustry.
Itshallcoverthewholefieldofindustrialactivity,
includingtheenergyandwatersectors,thebuilding
industryandcivilengineering .Thescopeofthe
surveyshallberestrictedtoDivisions1to5ofthe
Nomenclature ofEconomicActivitiesinthe
EuropeanCommunities (NACE).Thestatisticalunit
shallbeanestablishment ,whatever,itslegalform,
employingnotlessthantenworkers.
Thesurveyshallbecarriedoutbymeansofrandom
sampling.
Employerswhoseestablishments arelistedfor
randomsamplingshallsupply,asprovidedbelow,
theinformationneededtodeterminethestructure
anddistributionofwagesandsalaries.-Informationshallbegatheredbythestatisticaloffices
oftheMemberStatesbymeansofquestionnaires
drawnupbytheCommissioninco-operationwith
thoseoffices.
TheCommissionshall,inco-operationwiththe
statisticalofficesoftheMemberStates,determinethe
detailedprocedureforthesurvey,andinparticular
theplanforrandomsampling.Furthermore ,itshall
laydowninthesamewaythestartingandclosing
datesofthesurvey,thetimelimitforreplyingtothe
questionnaires andalsotheprocedurefor
transmittingtheresultsofthesurveytothe
Commission .
Personsrequiredtosupplyinformationshallreplyto
thequestionnaire truthfully,fully,andwithinthe
timelimitset.
Article3
,Article5
Thefollowingindividualdatashallbegatheredfor
purposesofthesurvey:Individualitemsofinformationgatheredforpurposes
ofthesurveyshallbecommunicated tothe
Commissionwithoutdetailsofanynamesinvolved.
Suchinformation shallbeusedforstatistical
purposesonly.Itshallbeprohibitedtousethe
informationfortaxationpurposesortocommunicate
ittothirdparties.
Inthecaseofaninfringementoftheprovisionsofthe
precedingparagraph,thelawsinforceineach
MemberStateasregardsstatisticalsurveysinthat
Stateshallapply.1.Grossearningsofemployees (manualandclerical
workers;supervisoryorexecutivestaff)for
October1972,oraminimumofonefullsalaryor
wageperiodduringthatmonth,includingthe
variousbonusespaidregularlyandextrapayfor
overtime,nightwork,Sundayworkorcontinuous
shiftworking,alsofamilyallowancespaidbythe
employereitherofhisownaccordorundera
collectiveagreement;thereshallnotbeshown,
however,thegrossearningsofemployeeswhose
remuneration exceedsanamountfixedforeach
countrybytheCommissioninagreementwiththe
statisticalofficesoftheMemberStates;
2.Deductions inrespectofsocialsecurity
contributionspayablebyemployees;
3.Sex,age,occupationalqualification ,seniorityin
theundertaking ,basisforcalculatingwageor
salary,systemofpaymentofwageorsalary,
workinghours,paymentofwageorsalaryincase
ofabsence;Article6
Thesurveyshall,wherethisRegulationdoesnot
otherwiseprovide,becarriedoutinaccordancewith
thelawsofeachMemberStateonstatisticalsurveys
inthatState.
Article7
4.Numberofhourspaid;Expenditure incurredbyMemberStatesin
connectionwiththe'surveyshallbeenteredagainst
appropriations providedforthatpurposeinthe
budgetoftheEuropeanCommunities .5.Foreachemployeewhoisnotamanualworker,
thetotalamountofsalarypaidfor1972including
extrapaymentsforovertimeandallbonusesand

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,8November1971.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
A.MORO