2002/591/EC: Commission Decision of 11 July 2002 on the implementation of Council Decision 1999/297/EC establishing a Community statistical information infrastructure relating to the industry and markets of the audiovisual and related sectors (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2002) 2580)
Date: 2002-07-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU statistics, action programme, audiovisual communications policy, audiovisual industry, information system

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 11 July 2002

on the implementation of Council Decision 1999/297/EC establishing a Community statistical infor-
mation infrastructure relating to the industry and markets of the audiovisual and related sectors

(notified under document number C(2002) 2580)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2002/591/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(4)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accor-
dance with the opinion of the Statistical Programme
Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Measures to implement individual statistical actions referred to
in Article 2 of Decision 1999/297/EC are specified in the
Annex to this Decision.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 11 July 2002.

For the Commission

Pedro SOLBES MIRA

Member of the Commission

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Decision 1999/297/EC of 26 April
information infra-
1999 establishing a Community statistical
structure relating to the industry and markets of the audiovisual
and related sectors (1), and in particular Articles 2 and 3
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Decision 1999/297/EC determined the individual statis-
tical actions necessary in order to establish a Community
statistical
relating to the
the audiovisual and related
industry and markets of
sectors.

information infrastructure

Commission Decision 1999/841/EC (2) adopted a first set
of 14 measures for the implementation of individual
statistical actions.

It is necessary to adopt a further set of measures for the
implementation of individual statistical actions.

(1) OJ L 117, 5.5.1999, p. 39.
(2) OJ L 326, 18.12.1999, p. 65.

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ANNEX

A. Measures to implement actions to be undertaken by the national authorities

Reference in the Decision
1999/297/EC

Description of the measure

Article 2(1)(b)

Article 2(1)(c)

Article 2(1)(d)

1

2

3

the existing inventory by each
Annual update of
Member State of national statistics and sources, 2001
to 2003

(firms,

statistics

functions

Annual forwarding to Eurostat by each Member State
during 2001 to 2003 of a questionnaire on audio-
visual
and products)
already on hand or available from the competent
national authorities. The questionnaire, which is
based on the Auvis classification plan, will be drawn
up each year after consultation with Member States,
and sent to them by April of each year. Member
States will send data by November of each year

Date scheduled
for completing
the measure

September 2003

April 2004

April 2004

studies

to test
Voluntary participation in pilot
working methods and nomenclatures in practice and
promote the creation of Community statistics (firms,
functions and products)
in the audiovisual and
related sectors. The list of studies and the timetable
for their implementation will be drawn up by Euro-
stat after consultation with Member States, and
taking into account the priorities expressed in user
needs studies

B. Measures to implement actions to be undertaken by Eurostat

Reference in the Decision
1999/297/EC

Article 2(2)(a)

Article 2(2)(a)

Article 2(2)(b)

1

2

3

4

5

Date scheduled
for completing
the measure

April 2004

Description of the measure

Studies required to develop the Community institu-
tional and functional methodological framework and
nomenclatures. A list of studies and their timetable
for implementation will be drawn up by Eurostat
each year after consultation with Member States, and
taking into account the priorities expressed in user
needs studies

Annual updating and publication, via the web, of the
general methodological manual on audiovisual statis-
tics

January 2004

Updating of
specific to audiovisual
services in the Eurostat Manual of Business Statistics

the chapter

March 2004

Annual processing of
the data received from the
annual questionnaire to Member States, and making
the results available in Eurostat's dissemination data-
base, and via publications

April 2004

Adaptation of an existing Eurostat computerised
system to receive, validate, transform and store statis-
tics gathered from Member States and international
organisations

April 2004

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Reference in the Decision
1999/297/EC

Description of the measure

Date scheduled
for completing
the measure

Article 2(2)(c)

Article 2(2)(d)

6

7

8

Comparison of existing statistical systems in Member
States, Candidate and other countries with a view to
improved comparability

April 2004

Interim report on the progress made in imple-
menting the Council Decision

July 2002

Final report giving an assessment of the implementa-
tion of Decision 1999/297/EC and of the relevance
of, and needs for, statistics in the audiovisual sector

April 2004