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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(82)671 final
Brussels.27October1982
Draft
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
ontheorganization ofasamplesurveyofmanpower
inthespringof1983
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.For thepurposes ofCommunity action programmes the series oflabour force
sample surveys iscurrently one oftherare statistical sources providing
data onthe structure and development ofemployment and unemployment com­
piled byuniform methods and based oncommon definitions .Its results ,
reflecting asthey dothe problems ofemployment and unemployment from
different points ofview ,meet the statistical documentation requirements
for social ,economic ,regional ,industrial and agricultural policies aswell as
for educational and environmental policy .
2.Theprogramme ofemployment statistics ,which was the subject ofacommunic­
ation from theCommission totheCouncil ^andwhich theCouncil tooknote
ofon19July 1976 approving itinoutline and confirming the importance
ofitseffective implementation ,provides for these labour force sample
surveys tobeconducted every two years .
Inaccordance with Council Regulations ,themost recent surveys were carried
2out in1973 ,1975 ,1977 ,1979 and 1981 .Consequently ,thenext survey must
beorganized inSpring 1983 .
3.Theresults ofthe labour force sample surveys can beused toanalyse ,at
Community level ,Member State level andcertain regional levels :
a)thestructure ofthepopulation bymain activity criteria (employed
persons ,unemployed persons ,non-active persons );
b)thestructure ofemployment byindividual characteristics (sex ,age ,
marital status ,etc.)andbyoccupation (status ,sector ,branch ,
profession ,etc.);
1)Doc .COM (75)485 final
2)1973 :Council Regulation (EEC )2723 /72of19.12.1972
1975 :Council Regulation (EEC )2640 /74of15.10.1974
1977 :Council Regulation (EEC )2877 /76of23.11.19 /6
1979 :Council Regulation (EEC ;o27/79of19.2.1979
1981 :Council Regulation (EEC )±95/81of20.1.1981

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c)thestructure ofworking hours ;
d)thebreakdown ofunemployed persons and ofother jobseekers byindi­
vidual characteristics ,taking into account professional experience ,
the type ofemployment sought ,thecircumstances ,length oftime spent
andmethod ofseeking work ;
e)theeducation ortraining currently available fordifferent population
groups .
Since the data are collected inrespect ofeach member ofthehouseholds
included inthe sample ,the survey isalso the only instrument available
for analysing the socio-economic situation ofhouseholds -Account isalso
taken ofcertain specific work aspects not fully covered byother statis­
tics ,inparticular different forms ofemployment (full-time/part -time,
permanent ortemporary employment )andregional and/oroccupational mobil­
ity .
4.There have been considerable changes inthe labour market since thebegin­
ning ofthe 1970s when the current series oftwo-yearly Community surveys
was introduced .Consequently ithas been necessary toadapt the content
ofthese surveys .These changes have mainly been effected intwo ways :
1.byaneven stricter delimitation ofthe various population categories
(employed persons ,unemployed persons ,non-active persons )which need to
bestudied inorder toimprove comparability between countries .
2.byobtaining statistical data inareas which are the subject ofspecific
Community policies (notably temporary work ,asalink between training and
employment .
5.Asstated inArticle 8ofthe draft Regulation ,for the conduct ofthis
survey theMember States will receive aflat rate sumproportional tothe
number ofhouseholds surveyed .Onthebasis ofthe appropriations forpre­
vious surveys and ofthe number ofhouseholds ,themaximum contribution
for all theMember States can beestimated atECU 2500 000 ,i.e. aflat
rate subsidy per household ofECU 3.84 .The costs will beallocated in
Article 263and ifnecessary under item 6400 ofthebudget oftheEuropean
Communities .

Draft
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
ontheorganization ofasample survey ofmanpower
inthespring of1983
(presented totheCouncil bytheCommission )
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,and
inparticular Article 213 thereof .
Having regard tothe draft Regulation submitted bythe Commission ,
Whereas ,inorder tocarry out the tasks which are assigned toitbythe
Treaty ,inparticular Articles 2,117 ,118 ,122 and 123 thereof ,the Commission
must know the situation and developments inemployment and unemployment ;
Whereas the statistical information available ineach ofthe Member States does
notprovide asuitable basis forcomparison ,particularly because ofthediffer­
ences between the laws ,rules and administrative practices oftheMember States
onwhich these statistics are based ;
Whereas byreason of considerable changes f-je|_d
ofemployment andunemployment ,itappears necessary tohave statistics permit­
ting valid comparisons tobemade between Member States ;
Whereas thebestmethod ofascertaining ^Level andthestructure ofemployment
andunemployment consists incarrying outharmonized andsynchronized Community
labour force sample surveys ;whereas only the repetition in1983 ofthesurveys
already carried outin1968 ,1969 ,1970 ,1971 ,1973 ,1975 ,1977 ,1979 and1981
will enable this information tobeobtained ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Article 1
Inthespring of1983 ,theCommission shall undertake amanpower
survey based onasample ofhouseholds ineach oftheMember States .
Article 2
This survey shall becarried out ineach oftheMember States ina
sample ofhouseholds residing intheterritory ofthose States atthe
time ofthe survey .The information shall becollected for each member ofthe
households included inthe sample .
Article 3
The sample shall comprise between 60000 and 100 000 households
intheFederal Republic ofGermany ,France ,Italy andtheUnited Kingdom ,between
30000 and 50000 inBelgium ,Greece ,theNetherlands and Ireland ,between
30000 and 40000 inDenmark and about 10000 inLuxembourg .
Article 4
The survey shall cover :
a)the individual characteristics ofallmembers ofthehouseholds questioned ;
b)theoccupational activity ofthese persons (status ,type ofactivity ,hours of
work ,etc.)atthe time ofthesurvey and oneyear prior toit;
attempts tofind work ,taking into account thetype ofemployment sought ,the
circumstances andlegnth oftime spent seeking work ;
d) participation intraining courses -
e) work previously done byunemployed persons ofworking age *
Article 5
Theinformation shall begathered bythestatistical services ofthe
Member States onthebasis ofalist ofquestions drawn upbythe Commission
incooperation with the said services .
TheCommission shall determine ,incollaboration with those services ,the
technical details ofthe survey .Itshall also establish ,under the same condi­
tions ,the starting and closing dates ofthe survey and thedeadlines for trans­
mission ofthe results .

Article 6
Thestatistical services oftheMember States shall check theanswers col­
lected .They shall forward totheCommission theresults ofthesurvey foreach
person questioned ,whoshall remain anonymous ...,
Article 7
Theindividual items ofinformation provided inthecontext ofthesurvey may
beused forstatistical purposes only .They may not beused for fiscal orother
purposes and may not becommunicated tothird parties .
TheMember States shall take appropriate measures :
a)toensure that theinformation requested isfurnished truthfully and inits
entirety within theperiod specified ;
b)against any infringement oftheobligation under thefirst paragraph to
preserve the confidentiality oftheinformation gathered .
Article 8
For theconduct ofthis survey ,theMember States shall receive a
flat-rate amount of3.84 ECU ;per household questioned .This amount shall be
setoffagainst theappropriations provided forthis purpose inthebudget of
the European Communities .
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable in
all Member States .
Done at
For the Council
The President

FINANCIAL REPORT
1.Budget heading concerned :Article 263 and Item 6400
2.Subject ofthereport :Labour force sample survey inSpring 1983
3.Legal basis :Council Regulation (EEC )
4*Purpose :Conduct ofalabour force sample survey inmember countries in
Spring 1983 todetermine the structure and level ofemployment and unemploy­
ment inMember States onacomparable and harmonized basis
Previous -surveys
Year Regulation (EEC )Flat-rate contribu -Number ofhouse -
tion per household holds surveyed
1973 2723 /72of19.12.1972 2.30 ECU (1) 434 726 (2)
1975 2640 /74of15.10.1974 2.50 ECU 506 925
1977 2877 /76of23.11.1976 3.00 ECU 512 295
1979 327/79of19.02.1979 3.33 ECU 502 901
1981 195/81of20.01.1981 2.61 ECU (3) 579 178 (4)
1983 3.84 ECU (5) 650 000
5.Financial implications
5.0Expenditure :Total Community contribution tobecharged against
theECbudget 2500000ECU ■.
5.1 The' Community contribution covers only part ofthe entire cost
ofthe surveys carried out bythe national statistical offices
5.2Method ofcalculation :Itisproposed tocalculate the flat-rate contribution to
theMember States for each household taking part inthe survey onthebasis of
the total number ofhouseholds laid down inArticle 3ofthe Council Regulation
(650 000households ).This works out a3.84 ECU per household .
6.Financing :SeeNote (6)
7.Control arrangements :Control ofcompliance with financial Regulation ,control
attechnical level ofresults
(1)For the sixoriginal Member States taking part inboth thebasic inquiry and the
complementary inquiry and 1.6Ecu for theUnited Kingdom taking part inthebasic
inquiry only .
(2)Ireland andDenmark did not take part inthis survey .

(3)Basic inquiry only .Nocomplementary questionnaire wasadded tothebasic
inquiry .
(4)Estimate ,including Greece ;Luxembourg didnottake part inthesurvey .
(5)Therise intheflat-rate contribution perhousehold from 2.61 to3.84 ESU
isduetoincreased costs resulting from inflation and theneed toimprove
the quality and speed ofthe survey for its use asabasis for Community
activities .
(6)2000000EcU areentered under Article 263ofthe1983 preliminary draft
budget andtheremainder (500000 ICU )under Item 6400 .