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COMMISSION OSTHEEUROEBANCOMMUIHIISS
COM(74)1169final
Brussels,23July1974
Draft
REGULATION (EEC)OFTHECOUNCIL
ontheorganisation ofaLabourForceSampleSurvey
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COM(74)1169final

Note' .
sur l'incidence' financière sur leBudget communautaire
duprojet derèglement relatif àl'organisation d'une
enquête par sondage surles forces detravail
Comme ilestprévu àl'article 10duprojet derèglement lesEtats
membres recevront pour l'exécution decette enquête une somme for­
faitaire proportionnelle aunombre deménages enquêtés .Ces frais
sont couverts par lebudget desCommunautés européennes .Sur la
base descrédits relatifs auxenquêtes précédentes etentenant
compte dunombre deménages ,lecoût del'enquête debase ycompris
lesquestions complémentaires peut être estimé ,pour leneuf Etats
membres ,à1.500 .000 U.C. Ceci comprend lasubvention forfaitaire
par ^ménage pour l'enquête dans sonensemble ainsi quelesfrais
relatifs àl'exploitation communautaire .

Explanatory Memorandum
On19October1971»theCouncilofMinistersofSocialAffairs,when
approvingtheprogrammeofsocialstatistics(ibo.U°RI220/3/7I–
SOC125»rev.3)»askedtheCommissiontoplanforaschemeofstatis­
ticalinformation ,whichwasnecessaryfora"betterunderstanding of
thelabourforceanditsdevelopment.Atthesametimeitwasdecided
tocarryout,in1973and1975»labourforcesamplesurveysinthe
memberStates,
Thesamplesurveyscarriedoutini960,1963to1971and1973arein
presentcircumstances essentialtoenabletheCommissiontofulfilthe
tasksimposedonitbytheTreatyofRomeand,inparticularbyits
Articles2,117,118,122and123.Tothisenditmusthaveavailable
firmandcomparablefiguresforallmemberStatesonsuchmattersas
thelevelsandtrendsofemploymentandunemployment .
Althoughstatisticsofemploymentandunemployment areavailableinall
countries,itisgenerallyimpossibletomakecomparisons betweenthe
s
variousnationalseries.Thisisparticularly evidentduringtheexamination
bytheCounciloftheperiodicreportsoftheCommissiononthedevelop-^-
mentofthesocialsituationandontheproblemsofthelabourmarket.
Thenationalseriesdonothaveanycommonmethodotogicalbasis;the
definitionsaredifferentasaretheperiods -ofreference.Differing
legislativearrangements makeimpossibleanycomparisonsrelatingtothe
levelofunemplojmient .Inadditioncertainspecificproblemscannotbe
examinedbecausedataforsomecountriesarelacking.
TheresultsofCommunitysamplesurveys,carriedoutusinguniformmethods
anddefinitions ,makeforabetterunderstanding ofthestructureand
developmentofemploymentandunemployment ;theyalsomakeitpossible
todealwithquestionstowhichtheCouncilandotherCommunitybodieshave
givenpriority.

Theresultsofthesurveysofi960and1971provide,forthefirsttime,
acoherentsetofdataonemploymentandunemploymentfortheCommunity,
itsmemberStatesandtheirregions.Inaddition,variousstudieson
employmentandunemployment amongyoungpersonsandemploymentofwomen
are"basedessentially ontheresults:ofthesamplesurveys.
Theavailabilityofcomparablyactivityratesbyage,furthersubdivided
bysexand,forfemalesmaritalcondition,hasmadepossibleaconsiderable
improvementintheworkofpreparingprojections ,ofthetotalandactive
populationfortheCommunity.
Theaboveexamplesofstudiesmadepossiblethroughthe6ommunitysample
surveyofmanpowerclearlyrepresentonlyasmallpartofwhatcouldbe
doneusingstatisticsestablished onauniformbasis.
Theinquiryof1973>carriedoutinthesixoriginalmemberStatesandin
theUnitedKingdominaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)N°2723/72ofthe
Councilof19December1972,ontheorganisationofasampleLabourForce
Survey,will,duetoagreaterprecisioninthequestionsonemployment
andthesearchforemployment,makeitpossiblealsocomplywiththe
wishesoftheCouncilregardingabetterunderstanding ofthereserveof
manpower.Followingtheinclusionofretrospective questionsontheacti­
vitiesofpersonsayearbeforetheinquirydate,theinquirywillmakeit
possibletostudyindepththemobilityofworkersbetweenoccupationsand
sectors,takingaccountofregionalaspects.
Concurrently withthebasicinquiry,therewascarriedout,ineachofthe
sixoriginalmemberStates,aspecialinquiryongeneralandvocational
training,relatingbothtotraininginprogressandtothatreceived
previously,whetherinsideoroutsidetheschoolsystem,whichwill
enabletheCommissiontocomplywithwishesexpressedinresolutionsof
theCouncilonmattersofsocialaffairsandeducation.
•••/•••

Thefollowingprinciplesweredecideduponfortheinquiryof1975»
agreementwiththeexpertsoftheninememberStates:
1)thebasiclabourforcesurveyshouldnotbesubstantially changed
comparedtothatof1973?
2)somesupplementary questionsshouldbeaddedtothebasicinquiry
relatingtovocationaltraininginprogressandtoworkingconditions.
Inthiswaythe1975samplesurveyofmanpowerwillensurecontinuityand
thedevelopmentofabodyofstatisticalinformationcorresponding tothe
variousrequirements oftheCommunity.
AsprovidedforinArticle10ofthedraftRegulation,memberStateswill,
fcrtheconductofthisinquiry,receivelump-sumpaymentsproportional
tothenumbersofhouseholdssurveyed.Thesepaymentsarecoveredbythe
budgetoftheEuropeanCoromunities ,Onthebasisoffundsmadeavailable
forpreviousinquiriesandhavingregardtothenumberofhouseholds,the
costofthebasicinquiryincludingthesupplementary questionstobe
bornebytheCommissionmaybeestimated,forthenineMemberStates,at
1,500,000U.A.Thiscomprisesafixedpaymentperhouseholdintheinquiry
aswellastheexpensesconnectedwiththeprocessingoftheresultsbythe
Community.

Draft
(330S)Ç
ontheorganisation ofasamplesurveyofmanpower
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheConmission)
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEAN'COMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle213thereof;
HavingregardtothedraftRegulationsubmittedbytheCommission ;
s
Whereasinordertocarryoutthetaskswhichareassignedtoitbythe
Treaty,inparticularinArticles2,117,118,122and123thereof,the
Commissionmustknowthesituationandthedevelopments inemploymentand
unemployment ;
Whereasthestatistical information availableineachoftheMemberStates
doesnotprovideasuitablebasisforcomparison,particularly becauseof
thedifferencesbetweenthelaws,rulesandtheadministrative practices
oftheMemberStatesonwhichthesestatisticsarebased;
Whereasbyreasonoftheconsiderable changeswhichtakepaceinthefield
ofemploymentandunemployment ,itappearsnecessarytonakeavailablestatistics
atregularintervalspermittingpropercomparisonsbetweenMemberStates;
Whereasthebestmethodofknowingthelevelandthestructureofemployment
andunemployment consistsincarryingoutharmonisedandsynchronised
Communitysamplesurveysofmanpower!whereasonlytherenewalin1975''
ofthesurveyalreadycarriedoutpreviouslyin1968,1969,197°»1971and
1973enablesthisinformationtobeobtained;

Whereas,aaaresultof"theaccessionofthenewMemberStatesofthe
- .Conaminitiescertains^cf'a^prp'bleiadariseintheseStates
concerningthoirparticipation insuchasurveyandwhereasthissituation
shouldbetakenintoaccount;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheCommissionshallundertakeinthespringof1975alabourforcesurvey -
basedonasampleofhouseholdsineachoftheMemberStates.
Article2
Thissurveyshallbecarriedout'intheformofpersonalinterviewsin
eachoftheMemberStates,inasampleofhouseholdswhoseresidenceisinthe
territoryofthes-eStatesatthetiraeofthesurvey;Theinformationshall
becollectedforeachofthepersonsinthehouseholdsincludedinthe
sample,
Article3
Thesampleshallcove?between60,000'and"100,000householdsinGermany,
Prance,ItalyandtheUnitedKingdom;between30,000and5°,000inBelgium
andtheNetherlands ,between30,000and40»000inDenmarkandtheRepublic
ofIrelandandapproximately 10,000householdsinLuxembourg.
•Article4
Thebasicsurveyshallcovers
a)theindividualcharacteristics ofallthepersonsinthehouseholds
questioned ;
b)theoccupationsofthesepersons(status,branchofactivity,hoursof
work,etc.)atthetimeofthesurveyandon$yearprionstoitj
e)thesearchforwork,takingintoaccountthetypeofemploymentsought,
reasons .forseeking.it-andthelengthoftimespentseekingit.

Article5
Supplementary questionsshall"beaskedwithintheframeworkofthebasic
surveyreferredtoinArticle4«Theyshallrelateto:
a)vocationaltrainingcurrentlybeingobtainedintheplaceofemployment,
inspecialisedinstitutions ,invocationaltrainingcentres,etc.,and
sha.llconcernallpersonsaged14to65years,whoareincludedinthe
sampleofhouseholdsreferredtoinArticle3;
b)conditionsofwork(distxancebetweenhomeandplaceofworkjmeansof
transportused;shiftworking,workingonSundaysorholidays,atnight
etc.),andshallconcernallpersonsaged14yearsandoverhavinga
principalandregularemploymentatthetimeofthesurvey -whoare
includedinthesamplehouseholdsreferredtoinArticle3-
Article6
Theinformationshallbegatheredbythestatisticalauthoritiesofthe
MemberStatesonthebasisofalistofquestionsdrawnupbytheCommission
incooperationwiththesaiddepartments.
TheCommissionshalldetermine,incollaboration withtheseauthorities,
thetechnicaldetailsofthesurvey(basicsurveyandsupplementary questions),
inparticularthelayoutofthesurvey.Itshallestablishinaddition,
underthesameconditions,thestartingandclosingdatesofthesurveyand
thetimeallowedforanswerstothequestionnaires .
Article7
Thestatisticalauthorities oftheMemberStatesshallchecktheanswers
collected.TheyshallforwardtotheCommissiontheresultsofthesurvey
foreachpersonquestioned,whileobservinganonymity.

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Articleo
Theindividualiten.sofinformationprovidedinthecontextofthesurvey
maybeusedonlyforstatistical purposes.Theymaynotbeusedforfiscal
oretherpurposesandmaynot"becommunicated tothirdparties.
TheMemberStatesshalltakeappropriate measures:
a)toensurethattheinformationrequestedisfurnishedtruthfullyandin
itsentiretywithinthefixedtimesj
•b)topunishanyinfringementoftheobligationtokeepsecrettheinfor^
maiiongathered,inaccordancewiththeprovisionsofthefirstsub­
paragraph.
InordertotakeaccountofthespecialproblemstonewMemberStates
participating intheCommunitysamplesurveyofmanpowerforthefirst
time,thetechnicalaspectsreferredtoinArticles1to3maybeadopted
tosuittheactualsituationsandshall-bedecidedupononthebasisof
agreementbetweentheseStatesandtheCommission.
Article10
Fortheconductofthesurvey,MemberStatesshallreceivepaymentspro­
portionaltothenumbersofhouseholdsincluded.Thesepaymentsshallbe
setoffagainstthecreditsprovidedforthispurposeinthebudgetofthe
EuropeanCommunities.
Madein ,thePortheCouncil,
ThePrésident