CELEX: 51983PC0450
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Date: 1983-07-15
Title: Draft COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) on the organization of a labour force sample survey in the spring of 1984 (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                                                           COrn83> 450 final
                                                                           B r u s s e l s , 15 J u l y 198 3
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                                                      C O U N C I L R E G U L A T I O N (EEC)
                          on t he o r g a n i z a t i o n of a lab ou r f o r c e s a m p l e s u r v e y in the
                                                                s p r i n g of 198 4
                                   ( s u b m i t t e d to the C o u n c i l by t he C o m m i s s i o n )
C 0 M ( 8 3 ) 4 5 0 fin al
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                              EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
  For the purposes of Community action programmes the series of labour force
  sample surveys is currently one of the rare statistical sources providing
  data on the structure and development of employment and unemployment com­
  piled by uniform methods and based on common definitions. Its results, ,      v ·.
  reflecting as they do the problems of employment and unemployment from
   different points of view, meet statistical documentation requirements for
   social, economic, regional, industrial and agricultural policies as well
   as for educational and environmental policy.
. The programme of employment statistics, which was the subject of a communic­
   ation from the Commission to the Council ^    and which the Council took note
   of on It July 1976 approving it in outline and confirming the importance of
    its effective implementation, provided for these labour force sample surveys
                                                                             2) ,
    to be conducted every two years. In accordance with Council Regulations
    the most recent surveys were carried out in 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981 and
    1983.
    In a period of major structural changes in employment and continuing difficul
    on the labour market, a labour force survey every two years no longer meets
    the statistical requirements of Community policies, especially in the Social
     field. A labour force survey must therefore be organised in Spring 1984.
3. The harmonisation of national statistics is limited by national laws and
     practices. The Community labour force surveys have been able to provide a
     more viable basis for comparative analysis at Community, Member State and
     certain regional levels. Results from the Labour Force Sample Survey may als
     be used to establish consistent estimates from different sources
 1) Doc. COM(75) 485 final
 2) 1973: Ccuncil    Regulation (EEC) 2723/72 of 19.12.1972
      1975: Council  Regulation (EEC) 2640/74 of 15.10.1974
      1977: Ccuncil  Regulation (EEC) 2877/76 of 23.11.1976
      1979: Council  Regulation (EEC)  327/79 of 19.2.1979
      1981: Ccuncil  Regulation (EEC)  195/81 of 20.1.1981
      .1983: Council Regulation (EEC)  603/83 of 14.3.1983
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4. The survey results allow analysis of:
    a) the structure of the population with regard to activity such as persons in
       employment, persons with work experience, persons in initial or further
       training and persons having completed their working life.
    b) the structure of employment according to its occupational and demographic
       characteristics.
    c) the structure of unemployment according to its demographic characteristics,
       work experience and characteristics of job search.
    Since the data are collected in respect of each member of the households
    included in the sample, the survey is also the only instrument available for
    analysing the socio-economic situation of households.
5. The content of the 1984 labour force survey remains unchanged with regard to
    1983. Provision has however been made for some simplification, the main one
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    being the deletion of questions concerning the situation one year before
    the survey.
6.                                                   For conducting this survey
    the Member States will receive a lump-sum contribution to the fixed cost and
    a flat-rate contribution for each household taking part in the survey on the
    basis of the total number of households laid down in Article 3 of the Council
    Regulation (650 000). The lump-sum contribution amounts to 100 000 ECU for all
    Member States except Luxembourg and to 75 000 ECU for Luxembourg the flat-
    rate contribution per household participating in the survey amounts to 3.10 ECU.
    This breakdown of the contribution is intended to better compensate the smaller
    countries for the relatively greater financial burden. On the basis of the
    above contributions, the maximum amount for Member States will be
    2 990 000 ECU which   is entered under Article 263 of the 1984 preliminary draft
    budget:
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                                        Brussels,
                      Draft
            COUNCIL REGULATION_(EEC)_
on the organization of a labour force sample survey
                in the spring of 1984
        (submitted to the Council by the Commission)
 ---pagebreak---                                       Draft
                      COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
             on the organization of a Labour force sample survey
                          in the spring of 1984
                 (presented to the Council by the Commission)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and
in particular Article 213 thereof.
Having regard to the draft Regulation submitted by the Commission,
Whereas, in order to carry out the tasks which are assigned to it by the
Treaty, in particular Articles 2,          92, 117, 118, 122 and          123 t h e r e o f , the C o m m i s s i o n
must know the situation and developments in employment and unemployment;
Whereas the statistical information available in each of the Member States does
not provide a suitable basis for comparison, particularly because of the differ­
ences between the laws, rules and administrative practices of the Member States
on which these statistics are based;
Whereas the best method of ascertaining the level and the structure of employ­
ment   and unemployment consists in carrying out harmonized and synchronized
Community labour force sample surveys, as already carried out every year from
1968 to 1971 and every two years from 1973 to 1983;
Whereas in a period of c o n t i n u i n g and i n c r e a s i n g difficulties in the labour
market and of structural changes in employment, up-to-date information must be
made available;
Whereas only the repetition in 1984 of the survey carried out in 1983 will
enable this information to be obtained,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
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In the spring of 1984» the Commission shall undertake a labour force sample
survey based on a sample of households in each of the Member States·
                               Article 2
The   survey shall be carried out in each of the Member States in a sample
of households residing in the territory of those States at the time of the
survey· The information shall be collected for each member of the house­
holds included in the sample·
                               Article 3
The sample shall comprise between 60 000 and 100 000 households in the
Federal Republic of Germany, France, Italy and the United Kingdom, between
30 000 and 50 000 in Belgium, Greece, the Netherlands and Ireland, between
30 000 and 40 000 in Denmark and about 10 000 in Luxembourg·
                               Article 4
The survey shall cover :
a) the individual characteristics (sex, age, nationality, marital status,
    relationship to head of household) of all members of the households
    questioned;
b) the occupational activity of these persons (status, economic activity,
    number of hours usually and actually worked, job characteristics such
    as full-time or part-time, permanent or temporary) at the time of the
    survey;
c) attempts     find work, taking into account the type of employment sought,
    the circumstances, methods and length of time spent seeking work and
    the availability for work;
d) information on education or training;
e) work experience of persons of working age without work*
 ---pagebreak---                                Article 5
The information shall he gathered, by the statistical services of the
Member States on the basis of a list of questions drawn up by the Commission
in cooperation with the competent services of the Member States·
The Commission shall determine, in collaboration with the statistical
services of the Member States, the technical details of the survey including
the starting and closing dates of the survey and the deadlines for trans­
mission of the results. The services shall ensure the representative nature of
the sample according to the practice in the Member States and shall take the
necessary steps to ensure that a proportion of at least 25 % of addresses
contacted in the survey may form part of the sample for a subsequent survey.
                                Article 6
The statistical services of the Member States shall check the answers
 collected. They shall forward to the Commission the results of the survey
 for each person questioned in such a way that individual persons may not
be identified.
                                Article 7
 The individual items of information provided in the context of the survey
 may be used for statistical purposes only. They may not be used for fiscal
 or other purposes and may not be communicated to third parties.
 The Member States shall endeavour to ensure that the information requested
 is   furnished truthfully and in its entirety within the period specified.
 The Member States and the Commission shall take appropriate measures against
 any infringement of the obligation under the first paragraph to preserve
 the confidentiality of the information gathered.
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                             Article 8
Member States shall receive a contribution towards the
conduct of the survey.      The amount of the contribution shall be
 set off against the 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                                     For the Council
                                              The President
 ---pagebreak---                                     FINANCIAL REPORT
1 . Budget heading concerned: Article 263
2.   Subject of the report: Labour force sample survey in Spring 1984
3.   Legal basis: Council Regulation                   (EEC)
4.   Purpose: Conduct of a labour force sample survey in Member States in
     Spring 1984 to determine the structure and level of employment and unemploy­
     ment in Member States on a comparable and harmonized basis
     Previous surveys
     Year        Regulation (EEC)          Flat-rate contribu-  Number of house-
                                           tion per household   holds surveyed
     1975      2640/74 of 15.,10..1974         2..50 ECU            506 925
     1977      2877/76 of 23..11,.1976         3.,00 ECU            512 295
     1979       327/79 of 19..02..1979         3..33 ECU            502 901
     1981       195/81 of 20..01..1981         2,.61 ECU(1)         577 840(2)
     1983       603/83 of 14..03..1983         3..84 ECU(3)         591 500(4)
5.   Financial implications
5.0 Expenditure : Total Community contribution to be charged
     against the EC budget                                       2 990 000 ECU
5.1 The Community contribution covers only part of the entire cost
     of the surveys carried out by the national statistical offices
5.2 Method of calculation: It is proposed that each Member State receives a
     lump-sum contribution to the fixed cost and a flat-rate contribution for
     each household taking part in the survey on the basis of the total number
     of households laid down in Article 3 of the Council Regulation (650 000
     households). The lump-sum contribution amounts to 100 000 ECU for all
     Member States except Luxembourg and to 75 000 ECU for Luxembourg; the
     contribution per household participating in the survey amounts to 3.10 ECU.
     This breakdown of the contribution is intended to better compensate the
     smaller countries for their relatively greater financial burden.
6.   Financing: 2 990 000 ECU are entered under Article 263 of the 1984
     preliminary draft budget
7.   Control arrangements: Control of compliance with financial Regulation,
     control at technical level of results
 (1) Basic inquiry only. No complementary questionnaire was added to the basic
      inquiry.
 (2) Including Greece for the first time; Luxembourg did not take part in the
      survey.
 (3) The increase was due in part to additional efforts on the part of Member
      States to improve the quality and speed of the survey.
 (4) Estimate