Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 353/2022 of 9 December 2022 amending Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement [2023/1295]
Date: 2022-12-09
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: EU statistics, European Economic Area, data collection, personal data, revision of an agreement, sampling, social statistics, socioeconomic conditions, statistical method, technical specification




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            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 353/2022
of 9 December 2022
         
amending Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement [2023/1295]


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (“the EEA Agreement”), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/256 of 16 December 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing a multiannual rolling planning (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/257 of 16 December 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council by specifying the number and the title of the variables for the labour force domain (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(3)


Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/258 of 16 December 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council by specifying the number and the titles of the variables for the income and living conditions domain (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(4)


Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/1432 of 14 July 2020 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council by specifying the number and titles of the variables for the use of information and communication technologies statistics domain for reference year 2021 (4) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(5)


Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/1640 of 12 August 2020 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council by specifying the number and the title of the variables for the 2022 ad hoc subject ‘job skills’ and the eight-yearly variables on ‘pension and labour market participation’ in the labour force domain (5) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(6)


Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/29 of 28 October 2021 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council by specifying the number and the title of the variables in the income and living conditions domain on Labour market and housing, Intergenerational transmission of advantages and disadvantages, Housing difficulties, and the 2023 ad hoc subject on Households energy efficiency (6) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(7)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2181 of 16 December 2019 specifying technical characteristics as regards items common to several datasets pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council (7) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(8)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2240 of 16 December 2019 specifying the technical items of the data set, establishing the technical formats for transmission of information and specifying the detailed arrangements and content of the quality reports on the organisation of a sample survey in the labour force domain in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council (8) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(9)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2241 of 16 December 2019 describing the variables and the length, quality requirements and level of detail of the time series for the transmission of monthly unemployment data pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council (9) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(10)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2242 of 16 December 2019 specifying the technical items of data sets, establishing the technical formats and specifying the detailed arrangements and content of the quality reports on the organisation of a sample survey in the income and living conditions domain pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council (10) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(11)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1013 of 20 July 2020 specifying the technical items of the data set, establishing the technical formats for transmission of information and specifying the detailed arrangements and content of the quality reports on the organisation of a sample survey in the use of information and communication technologies domain for reference year 2021 pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council (11) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(12)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1642 of 5 November 2020 specifying the technical items of the data set for the 2022 ad hoc subject ‘job skills’ and the eight-yearly variables on ‘pension and labour market participation’ in the labour force domain in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council (12) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(13)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1721 of 17 November 2020 specifying technical items of data sets of the sample survey in the income and living conditions domain on health and quality of life pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council (13) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(14)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2052 of 24 November 2021 specifying technical items of data sets of the sample survey in the income and living conditions domain on Labour market and housing, Intergenerational transmission of advantages and disadvantages, Housing difficulties, and the 2023 ad hoc subject on Households energy efficiency pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council (14) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(15)


Annex XXI to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following is inserted after point 18q (Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex XXI to the EEA Agreement:






‘18qa.



32019 R 2181: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2181 of 16 December 2019 specifying technical characteristics as regards items common to several datasets pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 330, 20.12.2019, p. 16).










18qb.



32019 R 2240: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2240 of 16 December 2019 specifying the technical items of the data set, establishing the technical formats for transmission of information and specifying the detailed arrangements and content of the quality reports on the organisation of a sample survey in the labour force domain in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 336, 30.12.2019, p. 59).










18qc.



32019 R 2241: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2241 of 16 December 2019 describing the variables and the length, quality requirements and level of detail of the time series for the transmission of monthly unemployment data pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 336, 30.12.2019, p. 125).










18qd.



32019 R 2242: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2242 of 16 December 2019 specifying the technical items of data sets, establishing the technical formats and specifying the detailed arrangements and content of the quality reports on the organisation of a sample survey in the income and living conditions domain pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 336, 30.12.2019, p. 133).
The provisions of the Regulation shall, for the purpose of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptation:
Iceland and Norway shall be exempted from providing the data referred to under variable identifier PL111B in Annex II.










18qe.



32020 R 0256: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/256 of 16 December 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing a multiannual rolling planning (OJ L 54, 26.2.2020, p. 1).










18qf.



32020 R 0257: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/257 of 16 December 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council by specifying the number and the title of the variables for the labour force domain (OJ L 54, 26.2.2020, p. 9).










18qg.



32020 R 0258: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/258 of 16 December 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council by specifying the number and the titles of the variables for the income and living conditions domain (OJ L 54, 26.2.2020, p. 16).
The provisions of the Regulation shall, for the purpose of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptation:
Iceland and Norway shall be exempted from providing the data referred to under variable identifier PL111B in the Annex.










18qh.



32020 R 1432: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/1432 of 14 July 2020 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council by specifying the number and titles of the variables for the use of information and communication technologies statistics domain for reference year 2021 (OJ L 331, 12.10.2020, p. 4).










18qi.



32020 R 1013: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1013 of 20 July 2020 specifying the technical items of the data set, establishing the technical formats for transmission of information and specifying the detailed arrangements and content of the quality reports on the organisation of a sample survey in the use of information and communication technologies domain for reference year 2021 pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 237, 22.7.2020, p. 1).










18qj.



32020 R 1640: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/1640 of 12 August 2020 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council by specifying the number and the title of the variables for the 2022 ad hoc subject ‘job skills’ and the eight-yearly variables on ‘pension and labour market participation’ in the labour force domain (OJ L 370, 6.11.2020, p. 1).










18qk.



32020 R 1642: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1642 of 5 November 2020 specifying the technical items of the data set for the 2022 ad hoc subject ‘job skills’ and the eight-yearly variables on ‘pension and labour market participation’ in the labour force domain in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 370, 6.11.2020, p. 9).










18ql.



32020 R 1721: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1721 of 17 November 2020 specifying technical items of data sets of the sample survey in the income and living conditions domain on health and quality of life pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 386, 18.11.2020, p. 9).










18qm.



32022 R 0029: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/29 of 28 October 2021 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council by specifying the number and the title of the variables in the income and living conditions domain on Labour market and housing, Intergenerational transmission of advantages and disadvantages, Housing difficulties, and the 2023 ad hoc subject on Households energy efficiency (OJ L 7, 12.1.2022, p. 1).










18qn.



32021 R 2052: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2052 of 24 November 2021 specifying technical items of data sets of the sample survey in the income and living conditions domain on Labour market and housing, Intergenerational transmission of advantages and disadvantages, Housing difficulties, and the 2023 ad hoc subject on Households energy efficiency pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 420, 25.11.2021, p. 23).’






Article 2
The texts of Delegated Regulations (EU) 2020/256, (EU) 2020/257, (EU) 2020/258, (EU) 2020/1432, (EU) 2020/1640 and (EU) 2022/29 and Implementing Regulations (EU) 2019/2181, (EU) 2019/2240, (EU) 2019/2241, (EU) 2019/2242, (EU) 2020/1013, (EU) 2020/1642, (EU) 2020/1721 and (EU) 2021/2052 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 10 December 2022, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 9 December 2022.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Kristján Andri STEFÁNSSON
            





(1)  
            OJ L 54, 26.2.2020, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ L 54, 26.2.2020, p. 9.

(3)  
            OJ L 54, 26.2.2020, p. 16.

(4)  
            OJ L 331, 12.10.2020, p. 4.

(5)  
            OJ L 370, 6.11.2020, p. 1.

(6)  
            OJ L 7, 12.1.2022, p. 1.

(7)  
            OJ L 330, 20.12.2019, p. 16.

(8)  
            OJ L 336, 30.12.2019, p. 59.

(9)  
            OJ L 336, 30.12.2019, p. 125.

(10)  
            OJ L 336, 30.12.2019, p. 133.

(11)  
            OJ L 237, 22.7.2020, p. 1.

(12)  
            OJ L 370, 6.11.2020, p. 9.

(13)  
            OJ L 386, 18.11.2020, p. 9.

(14)  
            OJ L 420, 25.11.2021, p. 23.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.