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Date: 1974-07-23
Title: Draft REGULATION (EEC) OF THE COUNCIL on the organisation of a Labour Force Sample Survey (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                                     COM(74)1169 final
                                                    Brussels , 23 July 1974
                                    Draft
                      REGULATION ( EEC ) OF THE COUNCIL
            on the organisation of a Labour Force Sample Survey
                ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
    COM(74 ) 1169 final
 ---pagebreak---                                Note'   .
    sur l' incidence' financière sur le Budget communautaire
    du projet de règlement relatif à l' organisation d' une
          enquête par sondage sur les forces de travail
Comme il est prévu à l' article 10 du projet de règlement les Etats
membres recevront pour l' exécution de cette enquête une somme for­
faitaire proportionnelle au nombre de ménages enquêtés . Ces frais
sont couverts par le budget des Communautés européennes . Sur la
base des crédits relatifs aux enquêtes précédentes et en tenant
compte du nombre de ménages , le coût de l' enquête de base y compris
les questions complémentaires peut être estimé , pour le neuf Etats
membres , à 1 . 500 . 000 U.C. Ceci comprend la subvention forfaitaire
par ^ménage pour l' enquête dans son ensemble ainsi que les frais
relatifs à l' exploitation communautaire .
 ---pagebreak---                                Explanatory Memorandum
 On 19 October 1971 » the Council of Ministers of Social Affairs , when
 approving the programme of social statistics (ibo . U° R I220/3/7I –
 SOC 125 » rev. 3 )» asked the Commission to plan for a scheme of statis­
 tical information , which was necessary for a "better understanding of
 the labour force and its development . At the same time it was decided
to carry out , in 1973 and 1975 » labour force sample surveys in the
member States ,
The sample surveys carried out in i960 , 1963 to 1971 and 1973 are in
present circumstances essential to enable the Commission to fulfil       the
tasks imposed on it by the Treaty of Rome and, in particular by its
Articles 2, 117 , 118 , 122 and 123 . To this end it must have available
firm   and comparable figures for all member States on such matters as
the levels and trends of employment and unemployment .
Although statistics of employment and unemployment are available in all
countries , it is generally impossible to make comparisons between the
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various national series . This is particularly evident during the examination
by the Council of the periodic     reports of the Commission on the develop-^-
ment of the social situation and on the problems of the labour market .
The national series do not have any common methodoto gical basis ; the
definitions are different as are the periods - of reference . Differing
legislative arrangements make impossible any comparisons relating to the
level of unemplojmient . In addition certain specific problems cannot be
examined because data for some countries are lacking.
The results of Community sample surveys , carried out using uniform methods
and definitions , make for a better understanding of the structure and
development of      employment and unemployment ; they also make it possible
to deal with questions to which the Council and other Community bodies have
given priority.
 ---pagebreak--- The results of the surveys of i960 and 1971 provide , for the first time ,
a coherent set of data on employment and unemployment for the Community,
its member States and their regions . In addition , various studies on
employment and unemployment among young persons and employment of women
are "based essentially on the results : of the sample surveys .
The availability of comparably activity rates by age , further subdivided
by sex and, for females marital condition , has made possible a considerable
improvement in the work of preparing projections , of the total and active
population for the Community.
The above examples of studies made possible through the 6ommunity sample
survey of manpower clearly represent only a small part of what could be
done using statistics established on a uniform basis .
The inquiry of 1973 > carried out in the six original member States and in
the United Kingdom in accordance with Regulation (EEC ) N° 2723/72 of the
Council of 19 December 1972 , on the organisation of a sample Labour Force
Survey, will , due to a greater precision in the questions on employment
and the search for employment , make it possible also comply with the
wishes of the Council regarding a better understanding of the reserve of
manpower. Following the inclusion of retrospective questions on the acti­
vities of persons a year before the inquiry date , the inquiry will make it
possible to study in depth the mobility of workers between occupations and
sectors , taking account of regional aspects .
Concurrently with the basic inquiry, there was carried out , in each of the
six original member States , a special inquiry on general and vocational
training, relating both to training in progress and to that received
previously, whether inside or outside the school system , which will
enable the Commission to comply with wishes expressed in resolutions         of
the Council on matters of social affairs and education.
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 ---pagebreak--- The following principles were decided upon for the inquiry of 1975 »
agreement with the experts of the nine member States :
1 ) the basic labour force survey should not be substantially changed
    compared to that of 1973 ?
2 ) some supplementary questions should be added to the basic inquiry
    relating to vocational training in progress and to working conditions .
In this way the 1975 sample survey of manpower will ensure continuity and
the development of a body of statistical information corresponding to the
various requirements of the Community.
As provided for in Article 10 of the draft Regulation , member States will ,
fcr the conduct of this   inquiry, receive lump-sum payments proportional
to the numbers of households surveyed. These payments are covered by the
budget of the European Coromunities , On the basis of funds made available
for previous inquiries and having regard to the number of households , the
cost of the basic inquiry including the supplementary questions to be
borne by the Commission may be estimated, for the nine Member States , at
1,500,000 U.A. This comprises a fixed payment per household in the inquiry
as well as the expenses connected with the processing of the results by the
Community.
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                                 (330S ) Ç
             on the organisation of a sample survey of manpower
                (submitted to the Council by the Conmission)
THE COUNCIL OP 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 ;
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Whereas in order to carry out the tasks which are assigned to it by the
Treaty, in particular in Articles 2, 117 , 118 , 122 and 123 thereof, the
Commission must know the situation and the 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 differences between the laws , rules and the administrative practices
of the Member States on which these statistics are based ;
Whereas by reason of the considerable changes which take pace in the field
of employment and unemployment , it appears necessary to nake available statistics
at regular intervals permitting proper comparisons between Member States ;
Whereas the best method of knowing the level and the structure of employment
and unemployment consists in carrying out harmonised and synchronised
Community sample surveys of manpower! whereas only the renewal in 1975 ' '
of the survey already carried out previously in 1968 , 1969 , 197° » 1971 and
1973 enables this information to be obtained;
 ---pagebreak---   Whereas , aa a result of "the accession of the new Member States of the
-           .Conaminities certain s^cf'a^ prp'bleiad arise in these States
  concerning thoir participation in such a survey and whereas this situation
  should be taken into account ;
  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                       Article 1
  The Commission shall undertake in the spring of 1975 a labour force survey-
  based on a sample of households in each of the Member States .
                                       Article 2
  This survey shall be carried out' in the form of personal interviews in
  each of the Member States , in a sample of households whose residence is in the
  territory of thes-e States at the tirae of the survey; The information shall
  be collected for each of the persons in the households included in the
  sample ,
                                       Article 3
  The sample shall cove? between 60,000' and " 100,000 households in Germany,
  Prance , Italy and the United Kingdom; between 30,000 and 5° , 000 in Belgium
  and the Netherlands, between 30,000 and 40 »000 in Denmark and the Republic
  of Ireland and approximately 10,000 households in Luxembourg.
                                     • Article 4
  The basic survey shall cover s
  a) the individual characteristics of all the persons in the households
     questioned;
 b) the occupations of these persons (status , branch of activity, hours of
     work, etc .) at the time of the survey and on$ year prions to itj
  e) the search for work, taking into account the type of employment sought ,
     reasons .for seeking .it- and the length of time spent seeking it .
 ---pagebreak---                                     Article 5
Supplementary questions shall "be asked within the framework of the basic
survey referred to in Article 4 « They shall relate to :
a) vocational training currently being obtained in the place of employment ,
    in specialised institutions , in vocational training centres , etc ., and
    sha.ll concern all persons aged 14 to 65 years , who are included in the
    sample of households referred to in Article 3 ;
b ) conditions of work ( distxance between home and place of workj means of
    transport used; shift working, working on Sundays or holidays , at night
    etc .), and shall concern all persons aged 14 years and over having a
    principal and regular employment at the time of the survey - who are
    included in the sample households referred to in Article 3-
                                    Article 6
The information shall be gathered by the statistical authorities of the
Member States on the basis of a list of questions drawn up by the Commission
in cooperation with the said departments .
The Commission shall determine , in collaboration with these authorities ,
the technical details of the survey (basic survey and supplementary questions ),
in particular the layout of the survey. It shall establish in addition ,
under the same conditions , the starting and closing dates of the survey and
the time allowed for answers to the questionnaires .
                                    Article 7
The statistical authorities of the Member States shall check the answers
collected. They shall forward to the Commission the results of the survey
for each person questioned , while observing anonymity.
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                                    Article o
  The individual iten.s of information provided in the context of the survey
  may be used only for statistical purposes . They may not be used for fiscal
  or ether purposes and may not "be communicated  to third parties .
  The Member States shall take appropriate measures :
  a) to ensure that the information requested is furnished truthfully and in
      its entirety within the fixed times j
• b ) to punish any infringement of the obligation to keep secret the infor^
      maiion gathered, in accordance with the provisions of the first sub­
      paragraph.
  In order to take account of the special problems to new Member States
  participating in the Community sample survey of manpower for the first
  time , the technical aspects referred to in Articles 1 to 3 may be adopted
  to suit the actual situations and shall- be decided upon on the basis of
  agreement between these States and the Commission.
                                    Article 10
  For the conduct of the survey, Member States shall receive payments pro­
  portional to the numbers of households included. These payments shall be
  set off against the credits provided for this purpose   in the budget of the
  European Communities .
  Made in                , the                         Por the Council ,
                                                         The Président