CELEX: 31981R0195
Language: en
Date: 1981-01-20 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 195/81 of 20 January 1981 on the organization of a sample survey of manpower in the spring of 1981

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31981R0195

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 195/81 of 20 January 1981 on the organization of a sample survey of manpower in the spring of 1981  

Official Journal L 024 , 28/01/1981 P. 0001 - 0002

****    COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 195/81   OF 20 JANUARY 1981   ON THE ORGANIZATION OF A SAMPLE SURVEY OF MANPOWER IN THE SPRING OF 1981   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 , 117 , 118 , 122 AND 123 THEREOF , THE COMMISSION 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 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE LAWS , RULES AND ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICES OF THE MEMBER STATES ON WHICH THESE STATISTICS ARE BASED ;   WHEREAS , BY REASON OF THE CONSIDERABLE CHANGES WHICH TAKE PLACE IN THE FIELD OF EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT , IT APPEARS NECESSARY TO HAVE STATISTICS 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 HARMONIZED AND SYNCHRONIZED COMMUNITY SAMPLE SURVEYS OF MANPOWER ; WHEREAS ONLY THE RENEWAL IN 1981 OF THE SURVEYS ALREADY CARRIED OUT IN 1968 , 1969 , 1970 , 1971 , 1973 , 1975 , 1977 AND 1979 ENABLES THIS INFORMATION TO BE OBTAINED ;   WHEREAS THE STATISTICAL INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THE COMMISSION MAY , AS REGARDS THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG , BE OBTAINED BY USING OTHER SOURCES OF STATISTICS ; WHEREAS THIS WILL NOT SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT THE VALUE OF THE RESULTS OF THIS SURVEY ; WHEREAS IT IS POSSIBLE IN THESE CONDITIONS TO EXEMPT THIS MEMBER STATE , BY WAY OF EXCEPTION , FROM TAKING PART IN THE SURVEY ;   WHEREAS , SINCE THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC BECOMES A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY ON 1 JANUARY 1981 , PURSUANT TO THE ACT OF ACCESSION OF 1979 , IT SHOULD LIKEWISE BE INCLUDED WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THIS REGULATION ,   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :   ARTICLE 1   IN THE SPRING OF 1981 , THE COMMISSION SHALL UNDERTAKE A MANPOWER SURVEY BASED ON A SAMPLE OF HOUSEHOLDS IN EACH OF THE MEMBER STATES WITH THE EXCEPTION OF LUXEMBOURG .   ARTICLE 2   THIS SURVEY SHALL BE CARRIED OUT IN EACH OF THE MEMBER STATES CONCERNED IN A SAMPLE OF HOUSEHOLDS THE RESIDENCE OF WHICH IS IN THE TERRITORY OF THESE STATES AT THE TIME OF THE SURVEY . THE INFORMATION SHALL BE COLLECTED FOR EACH MEMBER OF THE HOUSEHOLDS INCLUDED IN THE SAMPLE .   ARTICLE 3   THE SAMPLE SHALL COMPRISE BETWEEN 60 000 AND 100 000 HOUSEHOLDS RESPECTIVELY IN GERMANY , FRANCE , ITALY AND THE UNITED KINGDOM , BETWEEN 30 000 AND 50 000 IN BELGIUM , GREECE , THE NETHERLANDS AND IRELAND AND BETWEEN 30 000 AND 40 000 IN DENMARK .   ARTICLE 4   THE BASIC SURVEY SHALL COVER :  ( A ) THE INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS OF ALL MEMBERS OF THE HOUSEHOLDS QUESTIONED ;  ( B ) THE OCCUPATIONS OF THESE PERSONS ( STATUS , BRANCH OF ACTIVITY , HOURS OF WORK , ETC .) AT THE TIME OF THE SURVEY AND ONE YEAR PRIOR TO IT ;  ( C ) THE SEARCH FOR WORK , TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE TYPE OF EMPLOYMENT SOUGHT , THE REASONS FOR SEEKING IT AND THE LENGTH OF TIME SPENT SEEKING IT .   ARTICLE 5   THE INFORMATION SHALL BE GATHERED BY THE STATISTICAL AUTHORITIES OF THE MEMBER STATES CONCERNED ON THE BASIS OF A LIST OF QUESTIONS DRAWN UP BY THE COMMISSION IN COOPERATION WITH THE SAID AUTHORITIES .   THE COMMISSION SHALL DETERMINE , IN COLLABORATION WITH THESE AUTHORITIES , THE TECHNICAL DETAILS OF THE SURVEY . IT SHALL ALSO ESTABLISH , UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS , THE STARTING AND CLOSING DATES OF THE SURVEY AND THE DEADLINES FOR TRANSMISSION OF THE RESULTS .   ARTICLE 6   THE STATISTICAL AUTHORITIES OF THE MEMBER STATES CONCERNED SHALL CHECK THE ANSWERS COLLECTED . THEY SHALL FORWARD TO THE COMMISSION THE RESULTS OF THE SURVEY FOR EACH RESPONDENT , WHO SHALL REMAIN ANONYMOUS .   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 CONCERNED SHALL TAKE APPROPRIATE MEASURES :  ( A ) TO ENSURE THAT THE INFORMATION REQUESTED IS FURNISHED TRUTHFULLY AND IN ITS ENTIRETY WITHIN THE TIMES SPECIFIED ;  ( B ) AGAINST ANY INFRINGEMENT OF THE OBLIGATION UNDER THE FIRST PARAGRAPH TO PRESERVE THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF THE INFORMATION GATHERED .   ARTICLE 8   FOR THE CONDUCT OF THIS SURVEY , THE MEMBER STATES CONCERNED SHALL RECEIVE A FLAT-RATE AMOUNT OF 2.61 EUROPEAN UNITS OF ACCOUNT PER HOUSEHOLD QUESTIONED . THIS AMOUNT 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 BRUSSELS , 20 JANUARY 1981 .   FOR THE COUNCIL   THE PRESIDENT   CH . A . VAN DER KLAAUW