Communication from the EFTA Surveillance Authority concerning derogations by Norway from the provisions of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 of 20 December 1996 concerning structural business statistics and of Council Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 of 19 May 1998 concerning short-term statistics
Date: 2002-07-11
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: EU statistics, Norway, company structure, derogation from EU law, economic statistics, statistics

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Communication from the EFTA Surveillance Authority concerning derogations by Norway from
the provisions of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 of 20 December 1996 concerning
structural business statistics and of Council Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 of 19 May 1998
concerning short-term statistics

(2002/C 165/10)

Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 of 20 December 1996 concerning structural business
statistics, as adapted by way of Protocol 1 to the EEA Agreement under point 1 of Annex XXI, established
a common framework for the collection, compilation, transmission and evaluation of Community statistics
on the structure, activity, competitiveness and performance of businesses in the Community. Article 11 of
Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 provides that derogations from the provisions of the Annexes to that
Regulation may be accepted during a transitional period.

Council Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 of 19 May 1998 concerning short-term statistics as referred to in
point 2 of Annex XXI to the EEA Agreement established a common framework for the production of
short-term Community statistics on the business cycle, comprising variables necessary to provide a
uniform basis for the analysis of short-term evolution of supply and demand, production factors and
prices. In accordance with Articles 13 and 17(h) of Regulation (EC) No 1165/98, implementing measures
are necessary concerning derogations to be provided during a transitional period.

The EFTA Surveillance Authority is entrusted with the task of accepting derogations in accordance with
Article 11 of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 and Articles 13 and 17(h) of Regulation (EC) No
1165/98 as regards applications from Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein.

Norway has asked for derogations from characteristics in respect of insurance statistics, contained in List B,
set out in section 4, paragraph 4, of Annex 5 to Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 for the reference
years 2000 to 2002 as specified in Table 1 below. Moreover, Norway has asked for derogations from
variables listed in Annex A concerning industry, Annex B concerning construction and Annex D
concerning other services to Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 for certain periods of times as specified in
Table 2 below.

Since the national statistical system requires major adaptations, the EFTA Surveillance Authority granted
those derogations, in accordance with the opinion of the EFTA Heads of the statistical institutes assisting
the EFTA Surveillance Authority, as follows:

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Table 1: Derogation request for List B variables of Annex 5 of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97

Annual
enterprise
statistics
2000 to 2002

Title

Complete partial
or no derogation

Partial
derogation

Extra delay
needed

None

Missing activities None

Missing variables 32 13 2

NORWAY

Type of
enterprise or
insurance
activity

Annual
enterprise
statistics broken
down
2000 to 2002

Partial
derogation

None

None

Title

Type of
enterprise or
insurance
activity

Gross payments in respect of
claims incurred in the current
accounting year

2, 4, 6

39 10 0

39 20 0

34 12 0

34 13 0

1, 2, 5, 6

1, 2, 5, 6

Number of contracts outstanding
at the end of the accounting year,
relating to direct business for all
individual life insurance contracts
and
sub-
for
the CPA: 66.10.1,
categories of
66.03.1, 66.03.4 and 66.03.5

following

the

the

accounting

Number of insured pesons at the
end of
year,
relating to direct business for all
group life insurance contracts and
for the following subcategory of
the CPA: 66.03.1

Geographical breakdown — in
general — of gross reinsurance
premiums
accepted,
premiums
written

Geographical breakdown — in
general — of reinsurance share
of gross premiums written

1, 2, 4, 5, 6

1, 2, 4, 5, 6

Table 2: Derogation from Regulation (EC) No 1165/98

NORWAY

Variable

Type of
derogation

Extra delay of
transmission

Frequency

Activities not
covered

Lack of activity
detail

Lack of CC
detail

End date of
derogation

Other derogation

2 months
(NACE 50,
51, 74)

D120

D120

Partial

Partial

A230

Partial

B230

Partial

A121

A122

Complete

Complete

Section I and H

June 2003

June 2003

Section E

No 2-digit data
available

June 2003

Only changes in average monthly
paid earnings in cash

June 2003

Only changes in average monthly
paid earnings in cash

1.1.2002

1.1.2002