Commission Regulation (EC) No 365/2008 of 23 April 2008 adopting the programme of ad hoc modules, covering the years 2010, 2011 and 2012, for the labour force sample survey provided for by Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-04-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU statistics, disabled person, employment policy, labour market, older worker, sample survey, statistical method, working life, working population

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 365/2008

of 23 April 2008

adopting the programme of ad hoc modules, covering the years 2010, 2011 and 2012, for the
labour force sample survey provided for by Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 of
9 March 1998 on the organisation of a labour force sample
survey in the Community (1), and in particular Article 4(2)
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

In accordance with Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No
it is necessary to specify the elements of the
577/98,
programme of ad hoc modules covering the years
2010, 2011 and 2012.

the

2005/600/EC (2),

The Employment Guidelines (2005-2008) adopted by
Council Decision
European
Commission’s ‘Roadmap on equality between women
and men’ (3)
for Gender
and the European Pact
Equality (4) encourage Member States to take measures
to promote a better work-life balance for all
in terms
of childcare, care facilities for other dependents and the
promotion of parental leave for both women and men.
Therefore, to measure the impact of recent policies in
this area, it would be essential to collect relevant infor-
mation with the 2010 ad hoc module.

(4)

(5)

(6)

equal opportunities for people with disabilities (6), which
focuses on the active inclusion of people with disabilities,
should be monitored. Therefore, this information should
be collected through the ad hoc module for 2011.

coordination in the

There is a need for a comprehensive and comparable set
of data on transitions from work into retirement in order
to monitor progress towards the common objectives of
the European Employment Strategy and of
the open
method of
area of pensions
launched by the Laeken European Council in December
2001. Both processes identify the promotion of active
ageing and prolongation of working life as priorities
for action. Therefore, information on the labour market
situation of older workers and the main factors influ-
encing their labour market participation and transitions
should be collected through the ad hoc module 2012.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 430/2005 of 15 March
2005 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98
on the organisation of a labour force sample survey in
the Community concerning the codification to be used
for data transmission from 2006 onwards and the use of
a sub-sample for the collection of data on structural
variables (7) sets out the characteristics of the sample to
be used to collect information on ad hoc modules.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with
Statistical
Programme Committee established by Council Decision
89/382/EEC, Euratom (8),

opinion

the

the

of

(3)

The Council Resolution of 17 June 1999 on equal
opportunities for people with disabilities (5) refers to
the need for a comprehensive and comparable dataset
on the labour market situation of people with disabilities.
Moreover, the Commission’s European Action Plan on

(1) OJ L 77, 14.3.1998, p. 3. Regulation as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 1372/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council
(OJ L 315, 3.12.2007. p. 42).

(2) OJ L 205, 6.8.2005, p. 21.
(3) Adopted on 1.3.2006, COM(2006) 0092 final.
(4) Presidency Conclusion of

the Brussels European Council of

23-24 March 2006.

(5) OJ C 186, 2.7.1999, p. 3.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The programme of ad hoc modules for the labour force sample
survey, covering the years 2010, 2011 and 2012, as set out in
the Annex, is hereby adopted.

(6) COM(2003) 0650.
(7) OJ L 71, 17.3.2005, p. 36. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 973/2007 (OJ L 216, 21.8.2007, p. 10).

(8) OJ L 181, 28.6.1989, p. 47.

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

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 23 April 2008.

For the Commission

Joaquín ALMUNIA
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

LABOUR FORCE SURVEY

Multiannual programme of ad hoc modules

1. RECONCILIATION BETWEEN WORK AND FAMILY LIFE

List of variables: to be defined before December 2008.

Reference period: 2010.

Member States and regions concerned: All.

Sample: The sample should fulfil the requirements of Annex I, point 4 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 430/2005.

Transmission of the results: before 31 March 2011.

2. EMPLOYMENT OF DISABLED PEOPLE

List of variables: to be defined before December 2009.

Reference period: 2011.

Member States and regions concerned: All.

Sample: The sample should fulfil the requirements of Annex I, point 4 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 430/2005.

Transmission of the results: before 31 March 2012.

3. TRANSITION FROM WORK INTO RETIREMENT

List of variables: to be defined before December 2010.

Reference period: 2012.

Member States and regions concerned: All.

Sample: The sample should fulfil the requirements of Annex I, point 4 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 430/2005.

Transmission of the results: before 31 March 2013.