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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(81)35final
Brussels.2February1981
Draft
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
relatingtotheorganization ofasurveyoflabourcosts
inindustry/wholesaleandretaildistribution ,,banking
andinsurance
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
C0M(81)35final

Explanatory Mémorandum
TheCommission cannotcarryoutcertaintasksassignedtoitbytheTreaty
establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,inparticular withrespect
totheimplementation ofArticles 2,3,117,118,120and122,without
accesstovaliddata,comparable forthedifferent countries ,onthecost
oflabourandontheincomesofemployees intheCommunity .
Thatiswhy,since1959»inpursuance ofCouncilRegulations ,awhole
seriesofspecific Community surveyshasbeencarriedoutinindustry (l),
incommerce,bankingandinsurance (2),andinroadtransport (3).These
surveys werecarriedoutbytheStatistical OfficeoftheEuropean Commu­
nitiesincollaboration withtheNationalInstitutes ofStatistics and
theMinistries ofLabourofMemberStates.Theresultsofthesesurveys
werepublished inthe"SocialStatistics "seriesissuedbytheStatistical
OfficeoftheEuropean Communities (4);theyweregreatlyappreciated by
governments andbyeconomic andsocialbodies.
Theactivities oftheCommission inthevarioussectors makeitnecessary
thatthemostrecentpossible figures ontotallabourcostsshouldbe
available atalltimes.Incollaboration withthecompetent authorities
inMemberStates,theStatistical Officehas,therefore ,developed methods
ofupdating theresultsofsurveysoflabourcosts.However,inviewof
thefactthatexpenditure onwagesandrelatedcostsissubjecttosub­
stantial change,thistechnique ofupdating canprovidevalidresults
onlyforthefirstfewyearsfollowing asurvey;thereafter ,thesurvey
mustberepeated .
(1)Regulation No10(CJfto56»31*8*1960 fP«1199/oO).Regulation No14(OJKo55»lo»b#lS'o"1.»p*10^.-:-61)*Regulation No28(OJLe41»28.5*1962,p.12///:2).
Regulation No151(OJNo133»13°-i-2»lS-^2,p«284i/o2^»
Regulation lOl/oo/SEC(°JNo134»22.7.1966,p.V:G.;■>
Regulation fìiHiìC)No1899/68^OJNoL239»29»11.19^8?4^-
Regulation (SEC)No2259/<1v&Jk238,2:>.10,±911,p..1/»Regulation (ESC)No320/75(oJ^37?12.2.19 .5»P
Regulation (EEC)No494/7'*'(OJNoL60,10.3oi>''o o,x;.
(2)Regulation (EEC)No2G5'/o9(OJNoL2o3»21.10._yn9,Po8).Regulation (EEC)No319?/.'3(OJL3-'o,27«1J-»1;'f3»P•l)«
Regulation (SEC)No^94/78(OTNoL06»10.3«J-91°•P-)•
(3)Regulation No100/6ó/E¿C(•.''o'.22o/.196t¿•2>6,
(4)No3/1961,3/1962,1/1963,2/1964r <719?5,5/li'-6,
1/1970,6/1970,3/1971»4/1972,4/1974í6/1975»1977,1979.

*
Itisinthatconnection thattheworkingPartyon"WageStatistics ",
comprising representatives ofgovernments (Ministries ofLabourand
NationalInstitutes ofStatistics )andofemployers andlabour,came
totheconclusion thatitwould "benecessary torepeatthesurveysof
labourcostsatthree-yearly intervals ;thisviewwassharedbythe
Commission andtheCouncil ;thusth-jyears1966,1969*1972,1975
and1978havebeenselected sofar.
Inordertorationalize andfurtherfacilitate procedures ,ithasbeen
decidedtoincorporate ,from1978on,intoasinglesurveytheinvesti­
gationsthathadhitherto beenmadeseparately ,intoindustry onthe
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onehand,andintocommerce ,banking andinsurance ontheother.This
proposal wasapproved inprinciple bytheconference oftheDirectors-
GeneraloftheNationalInstitutes ofStatistics heldip.19761which
alsoagreedon6,7a*"!8MayI98Othatthefirstcombined surveyof
thiskindrelatingto1978shouldberepeatedin1982onthebasis
oftheaccountsfortheyear1981. *
Sothatthesurveyshouldnotconstitute tooheavyaburdenonthetinder-
takingsandonthebudgetoftheEuropean Communities andMemberStates,
theintention isnotthatitshouldinvolve exhaustive returns fromall
undertakings ,butthatitshouldbebasedonarepresentative sample.
t
TheWorkingPartyon"WageStatistics ",whichmetinLuxembourg on
19and20March1980,reachedagreement onthetechnical basisforthe
survey(thebasicquestionnaire ,thesurveyfield,methods,transmitting
ofresultsjetc.)whichwillensurethecomparability oftheresults
andwillallowthemaximum amountofinformation ontheCommunity to
bederived fromthesurvey.
Asinthe.surveysof1974j1975 1978,thissurveywillcoverthe
establishments orundertakings employing atleasttenwage-earners .
Thiswi"1!ensurethecomparability ofthesurveywiththoseofprevious
yearsandwiththeotherwagestatistics oftheCommunity (harmonized
statistics onearnings andstatistics onthestructure and,distribution
ofwages)whichcoverthesamefield.

Theplannedsurveywillprovidedetailedstatistical information onthe
expenditure onwageeandrelatedcoatsbornebytheemployers ,aswell
asontheincomesofemployees inallbranches ofindustry (including
theenergy,waterandconstruction industries),incommerce,banking
andinsurance (l).Theresultsofthissurveywill,ofcourse,beused
asanewbasisfortheupdating whichiscarriedoutregularly during
intervening years.
Bothgovernment experts andtherepresentatives ofprofessional organiza ^-
tionsofemployers andworkershaveurgedthatthedecision toundertake
thissurvey Tpetakenasquicklyaspossible ,sothattheundertakings
formingpart,ofthesamplesshouldbeinaposition atthebeginning
of1981totakethenecessary measures enabling themtocomplete the
questionnaire .
Withthisinview,theCommission submitstotheCouncilforitsapproval
theattached ,draftregulation andfinancial reoord.
(1)ClassesandgroupsfallingunderDivisions 1to5andClasses61,
64/65,81and82ofthe2Ju.-snciatureofEconomicActivities intheEurooean Communities (HACE).

COUNCIL POPULATION (SEC)NO
relating tothe ^organization ofasurvey oflabour oosts inindustry ,
wholesale andretail distribution ,banking andinsurance
THECOUNCIL 0?THEEUROPEAN COKKUNITP 3,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Eoonomic Community ,
andinparticular Article 213thereof ,
Having regard tothedraft Regulation submitted bytheCommission ,
Whereas ,inorder tocarry outthetasks assigned toitbytheTreaty ,
inparticular those setbutinArticles 2,3,117,118,120and122
thereof ,theCommission must bekept informed oftheposition andtrends
inthe Community countries asregards labour costs andemployees 1
incomes : "
\
Whereas statistical information available ineach Member State does not
provide avalid basis forcomparisons ,inparticular because ofthe
differences existing beiween the laws ,regulations andadministrative
practices oftheMember States ,andwhereas surveys must therefore becarried
out and theresults processed onthebasis ofuniform definitions and
methods ; •
Whereas thebest method ofassessing thelevel ,composition andtrends
both oflabour costs and ofemployees' incomes istocarry outspecific
Community surveys ,ashasbeen done since 1959 »pursuant toCouncil
Regulations No10(l),No14(2),No28(3),No151 (4),NolOl/66/EEC (5),
(ESC)No1899/68(6),(23C)No2259/71(7),(23C )No328/75(8)and
(EEC)No494/78(9)onthebasis ofaccounting data for .1959
to1964 ,i960 ,1969 ,1972 ,1975 andI978 inindustry ,NoIOO/66/SEC (10)
(1)0JMo56,31.0 .196C ,p.1199/60.
(2)0JITo55,16.8.1961 ,p.IO54/6I.
(3)0JHo41,20.5.1962 ,po1277/62.
(4)'0JNo133,13.12.1962 ,p.2841/62.
(3)GJKo134,22.7.1966 ,p.254O/66.
(6)0JKoL289,29.11-1968 ,p.4.
(7)CJHoL238 ,-23.lC.i97i ,P.1.
(8)CJ l'TcL37,12.2.1975 »Po1..
(9)OJMoL68,10.3 .1978 ,p.1.
(10)0JNoI:-,22.7.1966 ,p„2538 /66.

onthebasis ofdata for 1967 inroad transport ,and (EEC)
No2053/69(1), (ESC)No3192/73(2)and (EEC)No494/78(3)onthe
basis ofaccounting data for 1970 »1974 and1978 indistri­
bution ,banking andinsurance .
Whereas ,since expenditure byunder takings onwages ,salaries andrelated
costs issubject tosubstantial change ,itisappropriate tocarry out
anewsurvey based ,onaccounting data for ,■. 1981 inorder tobring
uptodate theresults oftheprevious surveys ,based onaccounting data
for 1978 inindustry ,distribution ,banking andinsurance ;
VJhereas ,inview ,thescope ofthesurvey ,and :inorder to IightenPt"Ke burden
undertaking ?and--onthebudgets .,oftheEuropean Communities andof'the
$emh$r Stately i^ris ^necessary .;to,obtain the ;;required information by
-sampling , .v.. .• rv:.; • .'--.vr ~ ■
HASADOPTED ^I^iffiGUMTiON.f ?. ^
X".Iw Zv ..C*VQy* w
#• . .. r J ,_T-v» ' I '^(».<»•.•►»••»■5 ..
r.«-u ■.v-j. .-.yt -;.- k'"~. .Article 1
.. ••* ...* ..PWithin the -frame-work .o'£'i:ts*periodic surveys onlabour costs and . ;;.
• • ^4 •
_ »'Aemployees' iii'Cflpesjf JfopCopnii^siOn"s|iall undertake in1982 ,onthe •'
basis ofaec*unt4.ng "datg , 1981 ,asurvey oflabour *\
costs (inanuaV a^^^^ -Pa-nuai -'fyqrkerijp andofemployees' incomes _"•.■.*-
'inindustry ,,wholesale' 'andretail attribution ,.-banking andinsurance *. • -**•:------ ~ -.• ♦
• ..•< .•• ■ * •«L ••' •
.• m-.... w .*•
n.V •-.7s
(1)OJNoL263,21.-10 .1969 , '&•.7
(2)OJNoL326 ,;27-.11.1973 ,P-!•«
(3)OJNoL68,10.3.1978 ,p.1.

.article 2
Thesurveyshallcoverunder~talcings 3nclestablishment employing ,atleast
10.persons whocarryonactivities definedinDivisions 1,2,3,4and5
andClasses61,64/65i81and.82oftheNomenclature ofEconomicActivi­
tiesintheEuropeanCommunities (NAC3),withtheexception ofgroups651,
652and811and,forIreland,inClas-a50,Inhankingandinsurance in
Luxembourg ,however,thesurveyshall "beconducted withoutregardtoa
minimum numberofemployees .
Thesurveyshallhecarriedoutbysampling.
Article 3
Employers shall,inrespectoftheirundertakings andestablishments which
areincludedinthe^sample,providetheinformation neededtodetermine
labourcosts(manualandnon-manual workers)andemployees' incomeson
thebasisoftheaccounting dataforthewholeof. 1981,inthe
mannersetouthereinafter .
Article 4
Thesurvey .shallcovers
a)costsofwagesandsalaries,including bonusesandallowances ,and
allincidental expenditure ,inparticular employers' contributions
tosocialsecurity andsupplementary schemes,andothersocial
payments,including thecostofvocational training ofemployees ,
andanytaxesorsubsidies directlyrelatedtolabourcosts;
b)thenumberofemployees engagedintheundertakings orestablishments j
c)thenumberofhoursworked.
Article 5
Theinform -itionshall "becollected bythestatistical officesofthe
MemberStatesbymeanaofquestionnaires ,drawnupbytheCommission
incooperation with ,thoseoffices.

TheCommission shall ,incooperation with those offices ,determine the
technical procedures relating tothesurvey .Further /itshall
laydown inthesame waythestarting andclosing dates ofthesurvey
andthetime limit forreplying tothequestionnaires .
Persons required tosupply information shall reply tothequestionnaire
truthfully ,completely andwithin thetime limits set.
Article 6
vr. ■1-, :•..;••'•'
Thestatistical offices oftheMember States shall analyse thereplies
tothequestionnaires -.-They fshall forward "to'theCommission theresults
of .-the ,surveyy-'exbluding "riridividual items -ofinformation jiriaooordance
-with theprocassiiig'pregr'ajfine -iaind *do\fef by:;tB.eCommission ^theresults
.*.V '•shall bebroken down bysectors ofactivity and,if required ,by
%
•1 • •region andsize category oftheundertakings orestablishments .
* •
.w * t•••»*.< 1c 2
Article 7 • ■Î• .:
£riicliv 1 . I_i •,Individual items ofinformation supplied forpurposes ofthePurvey -
shall beused for .atatistxca ^purpa?.© ^only .Itshall..' beprohibited
- ■• X' - ,
touse such information fa-c _.other pm -pQ^eSj -pajrfcicularly 'for taxation
*1 • , ' . ...
•purposes ,orto.communicate ittoth4rd parties .
N ' .Member States shall -fake appro'pri^ta"' ine&sureS :against ;anyinfringement
,?J - -Jt.O».•»i«. O. * .¿»•C-a.»•O»: »w
•/ •
a).theobligation tosupply theinformation .referred toinArticle :3,
and • •
b)the -obligation ,under thefirst paragraph ,to ,maintain confidentia­
lity asregards theinformation obtained . ' "-
» •
Article 8
Fortheconduct ofthesurvey fMember States shall receive aflat–rate
-sujapropoi"fr3rwgl-**'bo "thenumber ofundertakings orestablishments
* >*• '• £ *
purveyed# This lajTioiinf gh'all "beentered against appropriations ^provided *
forthis purpose inthebudget oftheEuropean Communities .

-5-
ThisRegulation shallbebindinginitsentirety anddirectly
applicable inallMemberStates.
I ν
DoneatBrussels , FortheCouncil
ThePresident

PIIIANGIAL RECORD
1.Relevant budgetheading code:art.264
2.-Titleofbudgetheading DraftCouncilRegulation (EEC)relatingto
theorganisation ofasurveyoflabourcostsinindustry,wholesale
and'retaildistribution ,bankingandinsurance inI98I
3.Legalbasis:CouncilRegulation (EEC)
4."6:^&b^ecii^re aftdcjustification of"thepro iTodisposeofvaiMdand
j.10compax^ble onlabourcostsinth§^mb§Ercountries ofthe.:.:
Community .Thelastsurveyinthisfield ,hasbeencarriedoutin
*'e-1379ther%asisoftheaccountsfor1" annualupdating ,;
Lti',th£ysJe-5c^s*'r\Srestimates basedonthisg^v^§rrn^ppliedbytheMemberStateshasteensetup;however,thissystemcanprovidereliable
-■*-loresul4g -only^forthefirstfewyearsf^14owingasurveyyear,
o-iOj-it2$$!*necessary tocarryoutge^peg^fgirvey .Thedataare
tobecollected bythestatistical services ofMemberStates,
covering undertakings orestablishments employing atleast10
persons . * ,
■-Financial -implications oftheproject 1"
'"$^0-;fn■respecttff^expend-iture :As-stated' -iA"^aftfile8ofthedraft
)3 ,i,;;;;,iuti regulationj^egker States -willreceive
•' . alumpsumforcarrying outthesurvey
c:.'tc-cor.j.v, '•inrespetffc 3-$£-eachundertaking or
•. ■. establishment surveyed .Thesecosts
CtcLc-s.;,,..11' -willbecftarg§'3 :iagainsttheappro-*
-„. - !- priations provided forthispurpose
■. inthebudgetoftheEuropean
_"•...," .Communities^^aytiele 264"Statistical
'""'■""'"s " surveysandstudies)andwillbe
-ri-.-. J. - allocated totwobudgetary periods:
■ *" 1982=750.000 ECUand1983=
750.000ÉGU.:"0 '
5.1'"MetKod'"of calculation sItisproposedtocalculate theflat––––––––––– ratecontribution toMemberStateson
•' thebasisofanamountof12ECUper
unitsurveyed .Takingaccountofthe
numberof..holdings tobecovered-125.000),thecostofthesurvey
forthetenMemberStateswouldamount
to1.500.000 SOU.»' .,.i3 ->^-•ij>!*..|•./ ;i/îviWI
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