Common Position (EC) No 24/2003 of 18 February 2003 adopted by the Council, acting in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 251 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, with a view to adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2223/96 with respect to the time limit for transmission of the main aggregates of national accounts, to the derogations concerning the transmission of the main aggregates of national accounts and to the transmission of employment data in hours worked (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-02-18
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: common position, data transmission, economic aggregate, national accounts, trade statistics, working time

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(Information)

COUNCIL

COMMON POSITION (EC) No 24/2003

adopted by the Council on 18 February 2003

with a view to adopting Regulation (EC) No . . ./2003 of the European Parliament and of the
Council of . . . amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2223/96 with respect to the time limit for
transmission of the main aggregates of national accounts, to the derogations concerning the trans-
mission of the main aggregates of national accounts and to the transmission of employment data
in hours worked

(2003/C 125 E/01)

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE
EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 285 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),

EMU and the Single Market, effective surveillance and coor-
dination of economic policies are of major importance and
that this requires a comprehensive statistical
information
system providing policy makers with the necessary data
on which to base their decisions. This report outlined the
high priority in having such information available for the
Community and especially for Member States participating
in the euro area.

Having regard to the opinion of the European Central Bank (2),

(3) The report underlined that the cross-country comparison of
the labour market will demand more attention in the EMU.

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article
251 of the Treaty (3),

Whereas:

(4) In order to compile quarterly statistics for the euro area, the
the main aggregates of

time limit
national accounts should be reduced to 70 days.

for transmission of

(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2223/96 of 25 June 1996 on
the European system of national and regional accounts in
the Community (4) contains the reference framework of
and
common
definitions,
the
accounting rules for drawing up the accounts of
the
for
Member States
requirements of
Community,
results
in order
between Member States.

to obtain comparable

the statistical

classifications

standards,

the Monetary Committee on statistical
(2) The report of
requirements
and Monetary Union
(EMU), endorsed by the Ecofin Council of 18 January
1999, underlined that, for the proper functioning of the

in the Economic

(1) OJ C 203 E, 27.8.2002, p. 258.
(2) OJ C 253, 22.10.2002, p. 14.
(3) Opinion of the European Parliament of 24 September 2002 (not yet
Journal), Council Common Position of
published in the Official
18 February 2003 and Decision of the European Parliament of
. . . (not yet published in the Official Journal).

(4) OJ L 310, 30.11.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-
lation (EC) No 359/2002 of the European Parliament and of the
Council (OJ L 58, 28.2.2002, p. 1).

(5) Quarterly and annual derogations accorded to Member
States that prevent the compilation of the main aggregates
of national accounts for the euro area and the Community
should be abrogated.

(6) The Action Plan on Economic and Monetary Union Stat-
istical Requirements, endorsed by the Ecofin Council of
29 September 2000, identifies as a priority the transmission
of national accounts employment data according to the unit
‘hours worked’.

(7) The Statistical Programme Committee

(SPC) and the
and Balance of
Committee on Monetary,
Payments
(CMFB) have been consulted in
accordance with Article 3 of Council Decision 89/382/EEC,
91/115/EEC (6)
Euratom (5)
respectively,

Financial

Statistics

Decision

Council

and

(5) OJ L 181, 28.6.1989, p. 47.
(6) OJ L 59, 6.3.1991, p. 19.

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HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex B of Regulation (EC) No 2223/96 is hereby amended as
follows:

(b) The text of Table 1 ‘Main aggregates — quarterly and
annual exercise’ shall be replaced by the text in Annex
II.

2. The text following the title:

‘Derogations concerning the
tables to be supplied in the framework of the questionnaire
“ESA 95” by country’ shall be replaced by the text in Annex
III.

1. The text following the title:

‘Transmission Programme of

National Accounts Data’ shall be amended as follows:

Article 2

(a) The text of the ‘Overview of the tables’ shall be replaced

by the text in Annex I.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day
following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at . . .

For the European Parliament

The President

For the Council

The President

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Amendments to the table ‘Overview of the tables’ of Annex B — Transmission Programme of National
Accounts Data — of Regulation (EC) No 2223/96 (ESA 95)

ANNEX I

‘TRANSMISSION PROGRAMME OF NATIONAL ACCOUNTS DATA

Overview of the tables

First
transmission

Delay t + month
(days where
specified)

Transmission for
years

Subject of the tables

Table No

2002

2002

1999

2001

2000

2000

2000

2000

2000

2000

2000

2000

2001

2001

2001

2001

2002

2002

2002

2002

2002

2003

2003

2003

70 days

1995-2001

Main aggregates, annual

70 days

1995-2001

Main aggregates, quarterly

8

3

9

9

9

9

9

12

12

24

12

24

24

24

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

1995-1998

Main aggregates general government

1997-2000

Main aggregates general government

1995-1999

Tables by industry

1995-1999

Exports and imports by EU/third countries

1995-1999

Household final consumption expenditure by purpose

1995-1999

Financial accounts by sector (transactions)

1995-1999

Balance sheets for financial assets and liabilities

1995-1999

Non-financial accounts by sector

1995-1999

Detailed tax receipts by sector

1995-1998

Tables by industry and by region, NUTS II, A17

1995-2000

General government expenditure by function

1995-1999

Tables by industry and by region, NUTS III, A3

1995-1999

Household accounts by region, NUTS II

1995-1999

Fixed assets for total economy and by product, Pi3

1995-1999

Supply table at basic prices incl. transformation into purchasers' prices,
A60 × P60

1995-1999

Use table at purchasers' prices, A60 × P60

1995 (*)

Symmetric input-output table at basic prices, P60 × P60, five yearly

1995 (*)

1995 (*)

2000

2000

2000

Symmetric input-output
P60 × P60, five yearly

table for domestic output at basic prices,

Symmetric input-output table for imports at basic prices P60 × P60,
five yearly

Cross classification of
A31 × Pi3, five yearly

fixed assets by industry and by product,

Cross classification of production account by industry and by sector,
A60 × (S11, S12, S13, S14, S15), five yearly

Cross classification of gross fixed capital formation by industry and by
product, A31 × P60, five yearly

see table

see table

see table

Backward calculations

t = Reference period (year or quarter).

(*) The five yearly table for the year 2000 has to be delivered in 2003.’

1

1

2

2'

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

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ANNEX II

Amendments to Table 1 ‘Main aggregates, quarterly and annual exercise’ of Annex B ‘Transmission Programme
of National Accounts Data’ of Regulation (EC) No 2223/96 (ESA 95)

‘Table 1 — Main aggregates — quarterly and annual exercise

Code

List of variables

Breakdown (+)

Current prices Constant prices

Value added and Gross Domestic Product

B.1g

1. Gross value added at basic prices

A6

D.21-D.31

2. Taxes less subsidies on products

P.119

B.1*g

3. FISIM

4. Gross domestic product at market prices

Expenditure of the Gross Domestic Product

P.3

P.3

P.3

P.3

P.3

P.31

P.32

P.4

P.41

P.5

P.51

P.52

P.53

P.6

P.7

5. Total final consumption expenditure

6. a) Household final consumption expenditure (domestic concept)

6. b) Household final consumption expenditure (national concept)

7. Final consumption expenditure of NPISHs

8. Government final consumption expenditure

a) Individual consumption expenditure

b) Collective consumption expenditure

9. Actual final consumption of households

a) Actual individual consumption

10. Gross capital formation

a) Gross fixed capital formation

Pi 6

b) Changes in inventories

c) Acquisitions less disposals of valuables

11. Exports of goods (fob) and services

12. Imports of goods (fob) and services

Income, Saving and Net Lending

B.5

B.5*g

K.1

B.5*n

13. Balance of primary income with the rest of the world

14. Gross national income at market prices

15. Consumption of fixed capital

16. Net national income at market prices

D.5, D.6, D.7 17. Net current transfers with the rest of the world

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

(x)

x

x

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List of variables

Breakdown (+)

Current prices Constant prices

B.6n

B.8n

D.9

B.9

18. Disposable income, net

19. National saving, net

20. Net capital transfers with the rest of the world

21. Net lending or net borrowing of the nation

Population, Employment, Compensation of employees

22. Population and employment data

a) Total population (1 000)

b) Unemployed persons (1 000)

c) Employment in resident production units (thousands of persons employed and
thousands of hours worked) and employment of residents (thousands of
persons)

— self employed

— employees

A6 (**)

A6 (**)

D.1

23. Compensation of employees working in resident production units and compen-

A6

sation of resident employees

D.11

a) Gross wages and salaries

A6

If no breakdown is indicated that means total economy.

(+)
(**) A6 only for self employed and employees in resident production units.
(x) At real terms.’

(x)

x

x

x

x

x

x

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ANNEX III

Amendments to the tables by country of Annex B — Derogations concerning the tables to be supplied in the
framework of the questionnaire ‘ESA 95’ by country — of Regulation (EC) No 2223/96 (ESA 95)

‘DEROGATIONS CONCERNING THE TABLES TO BE SUPPLIED IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE QUES-
TIONNAIRE “ESA 95” BY COUNTRY

1. AUSTRIA

1.1. Derogations for tables

Table
No

2

2

3

3

5

Table

Derogation

Main aggregates general government

Delay: t + 9 months

Main aggregates general government

Tables by industry

Tables by industry

Backward calculations:
recalculation only years 1988-1994

Delay: t + 12 months

Backward calculations:
recalculation only years 1988-1994

Household final consumption expenditure by purpose

Backward calculations:
recalculation only years 1988-1994

11

General government expenditure by function

Backward calculations:
years 1990-1994 not to be recalculated

12

Tables by industry and by region, NUTS III, A3

First transmission 2002

13

Household accounts by region, NUTS II

First transmission 2005

15

Supply table at basic prices incl. transformation into
purchasers' prices, A60 x P60

First transmission 2003 and only 2-yearly

16

Use table at purchasers' prices, A60 x P60

First transmission 2003 and only 2-yearly

17

18

19

Symmetric input-output table at basic prices, P60 x P60,
five yearly

First transmission 2003

Symmetric input-output table for domestic output at
basic prices, P60 x P60, five yearly

First transmission 2003

Symmetric input-output
prices, P60 x P60, five yearly

table for

imports at basic

First transmission 2003

1.2. Derogations for single variables/sectors in the tables

Table
No

1

3

8

8

Table

Variable/Sector

Derogation

Main
quarterly

aggregates,

annual

and

Employment data according to the unit
hours worked

First transmission 2005

Tables by industry

Non-financial accounts by sector

of
Consumption
industry or sector

fixed

capital

by

First transmission 2002

2002

Non-financial accounts by sector

Breakdown of corporations by owner

First transmission 2005

2005

Until

1999

2005

1999

2005

2005

2005

2002

2005

2003

2003

2003

2003

2003

Until

2005

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Table
No

Table

Variable/Sector

Derogation

8

Non-financial accounts by sector

Breakdown of private households by
groups

First transmission 2005

Until

2005

16

18

Use table at purchasers' prices,
A60 x P60

Consumption
industry

of

fixed

capital

by

First transmission 2003

2003

table for
Symmetric input-output
domestic output at basic prices,
P60 x P60, five yearly

2. DENMARK

2.1. Derogations for tables

Table
No

6

7

20

Table

Derogation

Financial accounts by sectors (transactions)

Delay: t + 13 months

Balance sheets for financial assets and liabilities

Delay: t + 13 months

Cross classification of fixed assets by industry and by
product, A31 x Pi3, five yearly

First transmission 2005

Until

2005

2005

2005

2.2. Derogations for single variables/sectors in the tables

Table
No

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

9

Table

Variable/Sector

Derogation

Until

Tables by industry

Wages and salaries by industry

Not to be reported

Tables by industry

Tables by industry

Consumption of
industry

fixed capital by

Delay: t + 36 months

Gross fixed capital
industry

formation by

Delay: t + 36 months

2005

Tables by industry

Changes in inventories by industry

Delay: t + 36 months

Tables by industry

Acquisitions
valuables by industry

less

disposals

of

Delay: t + 36 months

Tables by industry

Self employed by industry

Delay: t + 36 months

Tables by industry

Employees by industry

Delay: t + 36 months

Tables by industry

Hours worked by industry

Delay: t + 36 months

2005

2005

2005

2005

2005

2005

2005

2005

Tables by industry

Detailed tax receipts by sector

Compensation of
industry

General
sales or
(taxes on imports)
General
sales or
(taxes on products)

employees by

Delay: t + 36 months

turnover

taxes

Both variables together

2005

turnover

taxes

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Table
No

9

9

17

18

19

21

17

18

19

17

18

19

21

Table

Variable/Sector

Derogation

Until

Detailed tax receipts by sector

Excise duties (taxes on imports)
Excise duties (taxes on products)

Both variables together

2005

Detailed tax receipts by sector

Taxes on specific services (taxes on
imports)
Taxes on specific services (taxes on
products)

Both variables together

2005

Consumption
operating surplus, net

of

fixed

capital,

Both variables together at
P60

2005

Fixed capital formation

Only P31

2005

Fixed capital stock

Not to be reported

2005

Symmetric input-output table at basic prices,
P60 x P60, five yearly

Symmetric input-output
table for domestic
output at basic prices, P60 x P60, five yearly

Symmetric input-output table for imports at
basic prices, P60 x P60, five yearly

Cross classification of production account by
industry and by sector, A60 x (S11, S12, S13,
S14, S15), five yearly

Symmetric input-output table at basic prices,
P60 x P60, five yearly

table for domestic
Symmetric input-output
output at basic prices, P60 x P60, five yearly

Symmetric input-output table for imports at
basic prices, P60 x P60, five yearly

Symmetric input-output table at basic prices,
P60 x P60, five yearly

table for domestic
Symmetric input-output
output at basic prices, P60 x P60, five yearly

Symmetric input-output table for imports at
basic prices, P60 x P60, five yearly

Cross classification of production account by
industry and by sector, A60 x (S11, S12, S13,
S14, S15), five yearly

Sector private households
Sector NPISHs

Both sectors together

2005

3. GERMANY

3.1. Derogations for tables

Table
No

3

5

9

Table

Derogation

Until

Tables by industry

t + 9 months only A17, A31 only at t + 21 months delay

2005

Household final consumption expenditure by purpose

Partly only 1-digit positions

Detailed tax receipts by sector

No letter positions at the end of the code

10

Tables by industry and by region, NUTS II, A17

Only NUTS I and A6

2005

2005

2005

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Until

2005

2005

2005

2005

Until

2005

Table
No

Table

Derogation

12

Tables by industry and by region, NUTS III, A3

Delay: t + 30 months, only 2-yearly

13

Household accounts by region, NUTS II

Delay: t + 30 months, only NUTS I

15

Supply table at basic prices incl. transformation into
purchasers' prices, A60 x P60

Only 2-yearly

16

Use table at purchasers' prices, A60 x P60

Only 2-yearly

3.2. Derogations for single variables/sectors in the tables

Table
No

3

6

7

Table

Variable/Sector

Derogation

Tables by industry

Acquisitions less disposals of valuables by
industry, Changes
by
industry

inventories

in

Both variables together, not by
industry

Financial accounts by sector (trans-
actions)

Sector general government

S.1311/S.1312 and S.1313 only
together

2005

Balance sheets for financial assets
and liabilities

10

Tables by industry and by region,
NUTS II, A17

Gross fixed capital formation

Delay: t + 30 months

2005

4. GREECE

4.1. Derogations for tables

Table
No

2

3

5

6

6

7

8

8

Table

Derogation

Main aggregates general government

Delay: t + 9 months

Tables by industry

Backward calculations:
recalculation only years 1988-1994

Household final consumption expenditure by purpose

Backward calculations:
recalculation only years 1988-1994

Financial accounts by sector (transactions)

First transmission: (p.m.)

Financial accounts by sector (transactions)

Delay: (p. m.)

Balance sheets for financial assets and liabilities

First transmission 2005

Non-financial accounts by sector

Backward calculations:
recalculation only years 1988-1994

Non-financial accounts by sector

Backward calculations:
years 1980-1989 not to be recalculated

11

General government expenditure by function

Backward calculations:
recalculation only years 1988-1994

Until

2005

2005

2005

2005

2005

2005

2005

2005

2005

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Table
No

20

Table

Derogation

Cross classification of fixed assets by industry and by
product, A31 x Pi3, five yearly

First transmission 2005

4.2. Derogations for single variables/sectors in the tables

Table
No

3

3

8

8

Table

Variable/Sector

Derogation

Tables by industry

Acquisitions less disposals of valuables

First transmission 2005

Tables by industry

Hours worked by industry

First transmission 2005

Non-financial accounts by sector

Breakdown of corporations by owner

First transmission 2005

Non-financial accounts by sector

Breakdown of private households by
groups

First transmission 2005

5.

SPAIN

5.1. Derogations for tables

Table
No

Table

Derogation

11

General government expenditure by function

Delay: t + 21 months

5.2. Derogations for single variables/sectors in the tables

Until

2005

Until

2005

2005

2005

2005

Until

2005

Table
No

1

1

3

3

3

8

9

Table

Variable/Sector

Derogation

Until

Main aggregates, quarterly

Acquisitions less disposals of valuables

First transmission 2005

2005

Main aggregates, annual

Acquisitions less disposals of valuables

First transmission 2005

2005

Tables by industry

Consumption of fixed capital by industry

First transmission 2005

2005

Tables by industry

Acquisitions less disposals of valuables
by industry

First transmission 2005

2005

Tables by industry

Hours worked by industry

First transmission 2005

2005

Non-financial accounts by sector

Acquisitions less disposals of valuables

First transmission 2005

2005

Detailed tax receipts by sector

Breakdown of current taxes on income,
wealth e.t.c., Taxes and duties on imports
taxes on
excluding VAT and other
subsectors
production
for
and local
state government
government (S1313)

the
(S1312)

Delay: t + 21 months

2005

16

Use table at purchasers' prices, A60 x P60

Consumption of fixed capital by industry
(A60)

First transmission 2005

2005

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Table
No

17

18

19

17

18

19

Table

Variable/Sector

Derogation

Until

Symmetric input-output
prices, P60 x P60, five yearly

table at basic

Symmetric input-output table for
domestic output at basic prices,
P60 x P60, five yearly

Symmetric input-output table for imports
at basic prices, P60 x P60, five yearly

Symmetric input-output
prices, P60 x P60, five yearly

table at basic

Consumption of fixed capital (P60)

First transmission 2005

2005

Stocks of fixed assets (P60)

First transmission 2005

2005

input-output

Symmetric
domestic
P60 x P60, five yearly

output

at

basic

table

for
prices,

Symmetric input-output table for imports
at basic prices, P60 x P60, five yearly

Until

2005

2005

2005

Until

2005

6.

FRANCE

6.1. Derogations for tables

Table
No

Table

Derogation

10

Tables by industry and by region, NUTS II, A17

Delay: t + 36 months

12

Tables by industry and by region, NUTS III, A3

Delay: t + 36 months

13

Household accounts by region, NUTS II

Delay: t + 42 months

6.2. Derogations for single variables/sectors in the tables

Table
No

3

10

12

15

16

20

21

22

Table

Variable/Sector

Derogation

Breakdown by branches
calculated
branches

for

to be
homogenous

Tables by industry

All variables

Tables by industry and by region,
NUTS II, A17

Tables by industry and by region,
NUTS III, A3

Supply table at basic prices
transformation
prices A60 x P60

into

incl.
purchasers'

Use table at purchasers' prices,
A60 x P60

Cross classification of fixed assets by
industry and by product, A31 x Pi3,
five yearly

Cross
classification of production
account by industry and by sector,
A60 x (S11, S12, S13, S14, S15),
five yearly

Cross classification of gross
capital
by product, A31 x P60, five yearly

fixed
formation by industry and

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7.

IRELAND

7.1. Derogations for tables

Table
No

1

1

2

Table

Derogation

Main aggregates, annual and quarterly

First transmission at t + 90 days 2004

Main aggregates, annual and quarterly

First transmission at t + 70 days 2008

Main aggregates general government

Backward calculations:
recalculation only years 1985-1994

2'

Main aggregates of general government

Transmission at t + 3

3

3

5

6

7

8

8

8

Tables by industry

Tables by industry

First transmission 2005

Backward calculations:
years 1970-1994 not to be recalculated

Household final consumption expenditure by purpose

Backward calculations:
recalculation only years 1985-1994

Financial accounts by sector (transactions)

First transmission 2005

Balance sheets for financial assets and liabilities

First transmission 2005

Non-financial accounts by sector

First transmission 2005

Non-financial accounts by sector

Non-financial accounts by sector

Backward calculations:
years 1990-1994 not to be recalculated

Backward calculations:
years 1980-1989 not to be recalculated

15

Supply table at basic prices incl. transformation into
purchasers' prices, A60 x P60

First transmission 2005

16

Use table at purchasers' prices, A60 x P60

First transmission 2005

17

18

19

20

21

22

Symmetric input-output table at basic prices, P60 x P60,
five yearly

First transmission 2005

Symmetric input-output table for domestic output at
basic prices, P60 x P60, five yearly

First transmission 2005

Symmetric input-output
prices, P60 x P60, five yearly

table for

imports at basic

First transmission 2005

Cross classification of fixed assets by industry and by
product, A31 x Pi3, five yearly

First transmission 2005

Cross classification of production account by industry
and by sector, A60 x (S11, S12, S13, S14 + S15), five
yearly

First transmission 2005

Cross classification of gross fixed capital formation by
industry and by product, A31 x P60, five yearly

First transmission 2005

Until

2004

2008

2005

2002

2005

2005

2005

2005

2005

2005

2005

2005

2005

2005

2005

2005

2005

2005

2005

2005

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7.2. Derogations for single variables/sectors in the tables

Table

Variable/Sector

Derogation

Until

Main aggregates, annual and quarterly

Final consumption expenditure of NPISHs

Not to be supplied

Main aggregates general government

P52 + P53 + K2

Not to be supplied

8.

ITALY

8.1. Derogations for tables

Table
No

2

2

2

20

22

Table

Derogation

Main aggregates general government

Backward calculations:
years 1970-1994 not to be supplied

Main aggregates general government

Backward calculations:
years 1980-1994 to be supplied in December 2001

Main aggregates general government

Delay: t + 9 months

Cross classification of fixed assets by industry and by
product, A31 x Pi3, five yearly

Not to be calculated

Cross classification of gross fixed capital formation by
industry and by product, A31 x P60, five yearly

First transmission 2005

8.2. Derogations for single variables/sectors in the tables

Table

Variable/Sector

Derogation

Main aggregates, annual and
quarterly

Employment data according to the unit
hours worked

First transmission 2004

Tables by industry

Consumption of fixed capital by industry

Breakdown A17, first tran. 2002

2002

Tables by industry

Consumption of fixed capital by industry

Breakdown A31, first tran. 2005

2005

Tables by industry

Acquisitions less disposals of valuables by
industry

Together with changes in inven-
tories

Non-financial accounts by sector

Acquisitions less disposals of valuables by
industry

Together with changes in inven-
tories

Table
No

1

2

Table
No

1

3

3

3

8

9.

LUXEMBOURG

9.1. Derogations for tables

Table
No

1

1

Table

Derogation

Main aggregates, annual and quarterly

First transmission at t + 90 days 2003

Main aggregates, annual and quarterly

First transmission at t + 70 days 2010

2005

2003

Until

2005

2001

2005

2005

2005

Until

2004

2005

2005

Until

2003

2010

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Table
No

2

3

6

7

8

8

Table

Derogation

Main aggregates general government

Tables by industry

Backward calculations:
recalculation only years 1990-1994

Backward calculations:
recalculation only years 1980-1994

Financial accounts by sector (transactions)

First transmission 2005

Balance sheets for financial assets and liabilities

First transmission 2005

Non-financial accounts by sector

Non-financial accounts by sector

Backward calculations:
years 1990-1994 not to be recalculated

Backward calculations:
years 1980-1989 not to be recalculated

10

Tables by industry and by region, NUTS II, A17

Not to be calculated

11

General government expenditure by function

Backward calculations:
years 1990-1994 not to be recalculated

12

Tables by industry and by region, NUTS III, A3

Not to be calculated

13

Household accounts by region, NUTS II

Not to be calculated

9.2. Derogations for single variables/sectors in the tables

Table
No

3

3

8

20

Table

Variable/Sector

Derogation

Tables by industry

Gross
industry

fixed

capital

formation

by

Delay: t + 36 months

Tables by industry

Acquisitions less disposals of valuables

First transmission 2005

Non-financial accounts by sector

S11, S12, S14 + 45, S211, S212

First transmission 2005

Cross classification of fixed assets by
industry and by sector, A60 x (S11,
S12, S13, S14, S15), five yearly

Table at historic cost values

First transmission 2005

10. NETHERLANDS

10.1. Derogations for tables

Table
No

2

2

2'

3

Table

Derogation

Main aggregates general government

Backward calculations:
years 1986-1994 to be supplied in July 2001

Main aggregates general government

Backward calculations:
years 1970-1985 to be supplied in December 2001

Main aggregates of general government

transmission at t + 3

Tables by industry

Backward calculations:
years 1986-1994 to be supplied in July 2001

Until

2005

2005

2005

2005

2005

2005

2005

2005

2005

2005

Until

2005

2005

2005

2005

Until

2001

2001

2003

2001

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Table
No

3

5

5

7

8

Table

Derogation

Tables by industry

Backward calculations:
years 1970-1985 to be supplied in December 2001

Household final consumption expenditure by purpose

Backward calculations:
years 1986-1994 to be supplied in July 2001

Household final consumption expenditure by purpose

Backward calculations:
years 1980-1985 to be supplied in December 2001

Balance sheets for financial assets and liabilities

Delay: t + 19 months

Non-financial accounts by sector

Backward calculations:
years 1986-1994 to be supplied in July 2001
years 1980-1985 to be supplied in December 2001

10

Tables by industry and by region, NUTS II, A17

Delay: t + 30 months

13

Household accounts by region, NUTS II

Delay: t + 36 months

10.2. Derogations for single variables/sectors in the tables

Table
No

10

10

12

Table

Variable/Sector

Derogation

Tables by industry and by region,
NUTS II, A17

Gross fixed capital formation by region

Not to be calculated

Tables by industry and by region,
NUTS II, A17

Tables by industry and by region,
NUTS III, A3

Total employment by region

Not to be calculated

Until

2001

2001

2001

2003

2001

2005

2005

Until

2005

2005

11.

PORTUGAL

11.1. Derogations for tables

Table
No

Table

Derogation

Until

2

Main aggregates general government

Backward calculations:
recalculation only years 1977-1994, to be supplied in
December 2000

2005/2000

3

5

5

6

7

Tables by industry

Backward calculations:
recalculation only years 1977-1994

Household final consumption expenditure by purpose

Delay: t + 12 months

Household final consumption expenditure by purpose

Backward calculations:
not to be recalculated

Financial accounts by sector (transactions)

Delay: t + 12 months

Balance sheets for financial assets and liabilities

Delay: t + 12 months

2005

2005

2005

2005

2005

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Table
No

Table

Derogation

8

Non-financial accounts by sector

Backward calculations:
years 1990-1994 to be supplied in December 1999

11

General government expenditure by function

Backward calculations:
not to be recalculated

11.2. Derogations for single variables/sectors in the tables

Table
No

1

Table

Variable/Sector

Derogation

Main
quarterly

aggregates,

annual

and

Employment data according to the unit
hours worked

First transmission 2007

12.

FINLAND

12.1. Derogations for tables

Table
No

2

3

Table

Derogation

Main aggregates general government

Tables by industry

Backward calculations:
recalculation only years 1975-1994

Backward calculations:
recalculation only years 1975-1994

12.2. Derogations for single variables/sectors in the tables

Table
No

3

Tables by industry

Table

Variable/Sector

Derogation

Acquisitions less disposals of
valuables

Not to be calculated

Until

1999

2005

Until

2007

Until

2005

2005

Until

2005

2005

15

16

17

18

19

21

Supply table at basic prices incl. transformation
into purchasers' prices, A60 x P60

Use table at purchasers' prices, A60 x P60

Symmetric input-output
P60 x P60, five yearly

input-output

Symmetric
output at basic prices,
P60 x P60, five yearly

table at basic prices,

table

for domestic

All

All

All

All

Breakdown A31 and P31
Only at current prices

Symmetric input-output
table for
basic prices, P60 x P60, five yearly

imports at

All

Cross classification of production account by
industry and by sector, A60 x (S11, S12, S13,
S14, S15), five yearly

All

Breakdown A31

2005

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13.

SWEDEN

13.1. Derogations for tables

Table
No

2

3

3

6

7

Table

Derogation

Main aggregates general government

Backward calculations:
recalculation only years 1980-1994

Tables by industry

Tables by industry

Delay: t + 12 months

Backward calculations:
recalculation only years 1980-1994

Financial accounts by sector (transactions)

Delay: t + 12 months

Balance sheets for financial assets and liabilities

Delay: t + 12 months

11

General government expenditure by function

Delay: t + 16 months

Until

2005

2005

2005

2005

2005

2005

13.2. Derogations for single variables/sectors in the tables

Table
No

2

2

2

2

3

3

8

8

8

8

Table

Variable/Sector

Derogation

Until

Main aggregates general government

Acquisitions less disposals of valuables

First transmission 2005

2005

Main aggregates general government

Breakdown of government final consumption
expenditure into individual and collective

Delay t + 16 months

2005

Main aggregates general government

Actual final consumption of households

Delay t + 16 months

2005

Main aggregates general government

Actual individual consumption

Delay t + 16 months

2005

Tables by industry

Acquisitions less disposals of valuables

First transmission 2005

2005

Tables by industry

Breakdown A31

Delay: t + 12 months

2005

Non-financial accounts by sector

Acquisitions less disposals of valuables

First transmission 2005

2005

Non-financial accounts by sector

Breakdown of government final consumption
expenditure into individual and collective

Delay t + 16 months

2005

Non-financial accounts by sector

Actual final consumption of households

Delay t + 16 months

2005

Non-financial accounts by sector

Actual individual consumption

Delay t + 16 months

2005

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14. UNITED KINGDOM

14.1. Derogations for single variables/sectors in the tables

Table
No

3

4

6

6

7

7

8

Table

Variable/Sector

Derogation

Tables by industry

Acquisitions less disposals of valuables

Exclude transactions by MFIs in
gold as a store of wealth

Exports and imports by EU/third
countries

Exports
countries

and

imports

by

EU/third

Exclude transactions by MFIs in
gold as a store of wealth

Financial accounts by sector (trans-
actions)

Monetary gold and SDRs

Include transactions by MFIs in
gold as a store of wealth

Financial accounts by sector (trans-
actions)

Financial auxiliaries

To be included in non-financial
corporations

Balance sheets for financial assets
and liabilities

Monetary gold and SDRs

Include transactions by MFIs in
gold as a store of wealth

Balance sheets for financial assets
and liabilities

Financial auxiliaries

To be included in non-financial
corporations

Non-financial accounts by sector

Acquisitions less disposals of valuables
and exports and imports of goods and
services

Exclude transactions by MFIs in
gold as a store of wealth

Until

2005

2005

2005

2002

2005

2002

2005

10

Tables by industry and by region,
NUTS II, A17

GDP

For NUTS II only A17

2001’

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STATEMENT OF THE COUNCIL'S REASONS

I. INTRODUCTION

1. On 15 May 2002, the Commission forwarded to the Council a proposal for a European Parliament
and Council Regulation amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2223/96 with respect to the time
limits for transmission of the main aggregates of national accounts, to the derogations concerning
the transmission of
the main aggregates of national accounts and to the transmission of
employment data in hours worked.

2. The above proposal is based on Article 285 of the Treaty according to which the procedure of

co-decision with the European Parliament prescribed in Article 251 of the Treaty applies.

3. The European Parliament approved the Commission proposal without amendment on 24 September

2002.

4. The European Central Bank adopted its Opinion on 3 October 2002.

5. On 18 February 2003, the Council adopted its common position pursuant to Article 251 of the

Treaty.

II. OBJECTIVE OF THE PROPOSAL

The proposal has three objectives:

— to reduce the time limit for transmission of data on quarterly and annual main aggregates (Table 1
of Annex B of ESA 95) from four months after the end of the reference period to 70 days after the
end of the reference period;

— to abrogate derogations to Member States which prevent the compilation of the main quarterly and

annual aggregates for the euro area and the EU;

— to implement the transmission of national accounts employment data in units of ‘hours worked’.

These objectives fall within the scope of the EMU Statistics Action Plan.

III. ANALYSIS OF THE COMMON POSITION

The Council's common position adheres very closely to the Commission proposal, departing from that
text only to introduce a strict minimum of necessary derogations, without which Member States would
not be able to implement the Regulation. These derogations have been kept to a minimum so as not to
impair the calculation of euro area and EU aggregates, and therefore so as to ensure that the Regu-
lation's objective is met as soon as possible.

At the request of Germany, the Regulation also abrogates a number of derogations applying to
Germany, since the German authorities have made great efforts to provide the data covered by the
derogations, which are therefore no longer required.

The changes introduced by the Council are as follows:

In Recital 2, reference is made to the Monetary Committee, since this is the body that made the
report in question.

All other changes relate to Annex III, introducing derogations where Member State will be unable to
provide data from the entry into force of the Regulation (and deleting redundant derogations for
Germany):

In table 1.2, a derogation until 2005 for employment data according to the unit hours worked is
introduced for Austria.

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In table 3.1, derogations relating to backward calculations for tables 2, 3, 5, 8 and 11 and that relating
to constant price data in table 21 are abrogated, as Germany now provides all the relevant data.

In table 5.2, derogations until 2005 for quarterly and annual data on acquisitions less disposals of
valuables are introduced for Spain.

In table 7.1, derogations allowing for first transmission of main aggregate data at t + 90 days in 2004
and first transmission at t + 70 days in 2008 are introduced for Ireland.

In table 7.2, a derogation until 2005 on the provision of data for final consumption expenditure of
NPISHs is introduced for Ireland.

In table 8.2, a derogation until 2004 on transmission of employment data according to the unit hours
worked is introduced for Italy.

In table 9.1, derogations allowing for first transmission of main aggregate data at t + 90 days in 2003
and first transmission at t + 70 days in 2010 are introduced for Luxembourg.

In table 11.2, a derogation until 2007 on transmission of employment data according to the unit
hours worked is introduced for Portugal.

IV. CONCLUSION

The Council considers that the modifications introduced in its common position are fully in line with
the objectives of the proposed Regulation. They provide for the absolute minimum of derogations
necessary for the implementation of the Regulation in all Member States, while ensuring that the
quality of the aggregates is not significantly adversely affected, and that any minor effects are only
temporary.