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REGULATION(EEC)OPTHECOUNSIL">'Us;;
ontheorganization ofa
samplesurveyofmanpower*
(submittedtotheCouncillaytheCommission)
CCM(76)421final.

Explanatory Memorandum
1* Inordertoobtaincomparablestatisticsonemploymentand
unemploymentintheCommunity,theCommissionorganizedthefirstlabour
forcesamplesurveyini960anditwascarriedoutinthesixoriginal
MemberStates,
Thesurveywasthenrepeatedannuallyfrom1968to1971but
withouttheparticipation ofallCommunitycountries;forvariousreasons
LuxembourgdidnottakepartintheI968surveyandtheNetherlandsdidnot
participateinthethreesubsequentsurveys#Sincetheharmonizedand
synchronized Communitysamplesurveyofthelabourforoerepresentsthemost
validmeansofascertaining thelevelandstructureofemploymentandunem–
plomentthroughouttheCommunity,theCouncilofMinistersdecided,in1971»
tocontinuethisproject,butagreedthattheannualscheduleshouldbe
interruptedandthat■{hesurveyshouldbeconductedin1973and1975inall.
theMemberStates,invievrofthepracticaldifficulties encounteredby
certaincountries,inholdingthesurveyannually(l).
2. ,Theprogrammeofstatisticsonemploymentstipulatedthat
,thelabourforoesamplesurveyshouldcontinuetobeheld,andtheCommission
decidedtoapprovetheprogrammeinOctober1975and"toforwardittothe
Council. .f .
TheCounciltooknoteoftheprogrammeatitsmeeting v-
Of19th'July1976,)approveditsbroadlines,.andconfirmedtheimportance
.. :».thatitattachedtoitseffeotiveimplementation (:/
*Λ'··';V ·^''ν·κ«· :,;·;'■··;··:ι·
(l)Thesurveyinspring1973wascarriedoutinpursuanceorRegulation
(EEC)ri°2723/72oftheCouncilof19December1972»Therepetitionofthesurveyin1975wassanctionedbyRegulation(EHC)n#2646/74the
Councilof15October1$74< <„7<'<1,;ft-}

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Finally,theincorporation ofsupplementary surveysor
questionsonmattersstrictlylinkedwithemploymentinthebasiosurveys,
madeitpossibletocarryoutaspecificsurveyin1973onoccupational
training,theresultsofwhichwereusedtodeterminetherelationsexisting
betweeneconomioactivityandtheleveloftraining,
I*11975»supplementary questionsonworkingconditionswere
inoludedinthesurvey,primarilytosituatetheseaspectsinaCommunity
socio-^-economiocontext.
5. Thefollowingprinciplesweredecideduponforthe1977
survey,inagreementwiththeexpertsofthenineMemberStates:
1)thebasiolabourforceBurveyshouldnotbesubstantially changedcompared
withthe1973and1975surveys;
2)asupplementary surveyshouldbecarriedoutinconnectionwiththebasic
survey.Itshouldreferto:
–personsnotooononicallyactivewhohavotriLthdmvmfronthelabournarkfct,
havingfailedtofindemployment;
–personsreceivingoneormorepensions(statingthecategory,typeand
numberofpensions;theyearofandreasonsforretirement;theprinoipal
meansofsubsistence).
6. ilsprovidedforinArticle10ofthedraftregulation,Merabe.r
Stateswill,fortheconductofthissurvey,receivelump-sumpayments
proportional tothenumberofhouseholdssurveyed.Thesepaymentsarecovered
bythebudgetoftheEuropeanCommunities.Onthebasisoffundsmadeavailable
forprevioussurveysandhavingregardtothenumberofhouseholds,thecost
ofthebasicsurveyinductingthesupplementary surveymaybeestimated,for
thenineMemberStates,at1,300,000u.a.Thiscomprises &fixedpaymentper
householdcoveredbythesurveyasawhole,aswellastheexpensesconnected
withtheprocessingoftheresultsbytheCommunity.

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R33ULATI01T(EEC)OPTHECOUIJSIL
ontheorganization ofa
samplesurveyofmanpower
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)

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REGULATION(EEC)OFMSCOUNCIL"■'':
«
ontheorganization ofa
samplesurveyofmanpower*'
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,''
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle213thereof,;-y. .
HavingregardtothedraftRegulationsubmittedbytheCommission,
'Whereasinordertocarryoutthetaskswhichareassignedtoitbythe
Treaty,inparticularinArticles2,117,118,122and123thereof,the
Commissionmustlcnowthesituationandthedevelopmentinemploymentand
unemployment ; /•••'•; ,i'-
Whereasthestatistical information availableineachoftheMemberStates
doesnotprovideasuitablebasisforcomparison,particularly becauseof
thedifferencesbetweenthelaws,rulesandadministrative practicesofthe
MemberStatesonwhichthesestatisticsarebased;
Whereasbyreasonoftheconsiderable ohangeswhiohtakeplacein.thefield
ofemploymentandunemployment,itappearsneoessarytomakeavailableat(-.
regularintervalsstatisticspermittingpropercomparisonsbetweenMember
States;'''? : ■'• (>■■■''•_y.v/
Whereasthebestmethodofknowingthelevelandthestructure -ofemployment
andunemploymentconsistsincarryingoutharmonizedandsynchronized „
'•.V{'•
Communitysamplesurveysofthelabourforoe;whereasonlytherepetition
in1977of"thesurveyalreadycarriedoutpreviouslyin1968,19^9#19701
1971.1973and1975enablesthisinformationtobeobtained;
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Whereas,asaresultoftheaccessionofthenowMemberStatestotheEuropoan
Communities,certainspecialproblemsariseintheseStatesooncemingtheir
participation insuchasurveyandwhereasthissituationshouldbetaken
intoaccount, •
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION *
Article1
TheCommissionshallundertakeinthespringof1977amanpowersurvey-
basedonaBampleofhouseholdsineachoftheMemberStates#
»
Article2
Thissurveyshallbecarriedoutintheformofpersonalinterviewsineach
oftheMemberStatesinasampleofhouseholdswhoseresidenceisinthe
territoryoftheseStatesatthetimeofthesurvey.Theinformationshall
beoolleoted .foreaohofthepersonsinthehouseholdsincludedinthesample.
I
Artide3
Thesampleshallcoverbetween60,000and100,000householdsin Germany,
Prance,ItalyandtheUnitedKingdom;between30»000and50»000inBelgium,
theNetherlandsandIreland;between},0t000and40»000inDenmark,and
approximately 10.000householdsinLuxembourg.
Article4
Thetfasicsurveyshallcover:
a)theindividualcharacteristics ofallthepersonsinthehouseholds
questioned;,
b)theoccupationalcharacteristics ofthesepersons(status,branchof
activity,hoursofwork,eto.)atthetimeofthesurveyandoneyear
priortoit}
o)thesearchforwork,talcingintoaccountthetypeofemploymentsought,
reasonsforseekingitandthelengthoftimespentseekingit.

Article5
Asupplementary surveyshall"boconductedwithintheframeworkofthebasic
surveyreferredtoinArticle4»Itshallrelatetot
a)personsnoteconomicallyactivewhohavewithdrawnfromthelabourmarket,
havingfailedtofindemployment ;
b)personsreceivingoneormorepensions(statingthecategory,typeand
nunberofpensions;theyearofandreasonsforretirement;theprincipal
meansofsubsistence).
Article6
Theinformationshallbegatheredbythestatisticalauthoritiesofthe
MemberStatesonthebasisofalistofquestionsdrawnupbytheCommission
incooperationwiththesaidauthorities.
TheCommissionshalldetermine,incollaboration withtheseauthorities,
thetechnicaldetailsofthesurvey(basicsurveyandsupplementary survey).
Itshallestablishinaddition,underthesameconditions,thestartingand
closingdatesofthesurveyandthedeadlinesforanswerstothequestion­
naires.
Article7
ThestatisticalauthoritiesoftheMemberStatesshallcheckthereplies
collected.TheyshallforwardtotheCommissiontheresultsofthesurvey
foreachpersoninterviewed,whileobservinganonymity.
Article8
Theindividualitemsofinformationprovidedinthecontextofthesurvey
maybeusedonlyforstatisticalpurposes.Theymaynotbevisedforfiscal
orotherpurposesandnaynotbecommunicated tothirdparties.
TheMemberStatesshalltakeappropraite measures:
a)toensurethattheinformationrequestedisfurnishedtruthfullyandin
itsentiretywithinthetimesspecified;
b)topunishanyinfringementoftheobligationtokeeptheinformation
gatheredconfidential ,inaccordancewiththeprovisionsofthefirst
sub-paragraph .

*wsÀ,
Artxc1^Q
Inordortotakeaccountofthespecialdifficulties *e:q->ericmced "byn-,:w
MemberStateswhoparticipated intheConi.tunitylabourforcesamplesurvey
forthefirsttimein1975»thotechnicalaspectsreferredtoinArticles
1to3mayboadaptedtobpacificasircurnstancea ai;dshallbodecidedupon
onthebasisofagreementbetweentheseStatesaridtheCo'vais'jion.
Article10
Fortheconductofthesurvey,MemberStatesshallreceivelurp-eumpaymr.-rt
proportional tothenumbersofhousohc3i!sincluded*Thesepaymentsshallbo
setoffagainstthecreditsprovidedforthispurposeIn"thebudgetofthe
EuropeanCommunities®
Doneat ,
fortheCouncil,
ThePresident