LABOUR COSTS ;
( B ) THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES ENGAGED IN THE UNDERTAKINGS OR ESTABLISHMENTS ;
( C ) THE LENGTH OF TIME WORKED BY EMPLOYEES .
ARTICLE 5
THE INFORMATION SHALL BE COLLECTED BY THE STATISTICAL OFFICES OF THE MEMBER STATES BY MEANS OF A QUESTIONNAIRE DRAWN UP BY THE COMMISSION IN COOPERATION WITH THESE OFFICES .
THE COMMISSION SHALL , IN COOPERATION WITH THESE OFFICES , DETERMINE THE DETAILED PROCEDURES FOR THE CONDUCT OF THE SURVEY . FURTHER , IT SHALL LAY DOWN IN THE SAME WAY THE STARTING AND CLOSING DATES OF THE SURVEY AND THE TIME LIMIT FOR REPLYING TO THE QUESTIONNAIRES .
PERSONS REQUIRED TO SUPPLY INFORMATION SHALL REPLY TO THE QUESTIONNAIRE TRUTHFULLY , COMPLETELY AND WITHIN THE TIME LIMITS SET .
ARTICLE 6
THE STATISTICAL OFFICES OF THE MEMBER STATES SHALL ANALYZE THE REPLIES TO THE QUESTIONNAIRES . THEY SHALL FORWARD TO THE COMMISSION THE RESULTS OF THE SURVEY , EXCLUDING INDIVIDUAL ITEMS OF INFORMATION , IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCESSING PROGRAMME LAID DOWN BY THE COMMISSION ; THE RESULTS SHALL BE BROKEN DOWN BY SECTORS OF ACTIVITY AND , IF SO REQUIRED , BY REGION AND SIZE CATEGORY OF THE UNDERTAKING OR ESTABLISHMENT .
ARTICLE 7
INDIVIDUAL ITEMS OF INFORMATION SUPPLIED FOR PURPOSES OF THE SURVEY SHALL BE USED FOR STATISTICAL PURPOSES ONLY . IT SHALL BE PROHIBITED TO USE THE INFORMATION FOR OTHER PURPOSES , PARTICULARLY FOR TAXATION PURPOSES , OR TO COMMUNICATE IT TO THIRD PARTIES .
MEMBER STATES SHALL TAKE APPROPRIATE MEASURES TO AVOID ANY INFRINGEMENT OF :
( A ) THE OBLIGATION TO SUPPLY THE INFORMATION REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3 , AND
( B ) THE OBLIGATION , UNDER THE FIRST PARAGRAPH , TO MAINTAIN CONFIDENTIALITY AS REGARDS THE INFORMATION OBTAINED .
ARTICLE 8
FOR THE CONDUCT OF THE SURVEY , MEMBER STATES SHALL RECEIVE A FLAT-RATE SUM PROPORTIONAL TO THE NUMBER OF UNDERTAKINGS OR ESTABLISHMENTS SURVEYED . THIS AMOUNT SHALL BE ENTERED AGAINST APPROPRIATIONS PROVIDED FOR THIS PURPOSE IN THE BUDGET OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .
THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .
DONE AT BRUSSELS , 6 MARCH 1978 .
FOR THE COUNCIL
THE PRESIDENT
P . DALSAGER