CELEX: 51995PC0287
Language: fi
Date: 1995-06-27
Title: Draft COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) on statistics on the structure and distribution of earnings

EUROOPAN YHTEISÖJEN KOMISSIO
                               Bryssel, 27.06.1995
                               KOM(95) 287 lopull.
                                95/0171(CNS)
                     Luonnos
       NEUVOSTON ASETUKSEKSI (EY)
palkkarakennetta ja -jakaumaa koskevista tilastoista
              (Komission esittämä)
 ---pagebreak---  ---pagebreak---                       EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1. In order to carry out its tasks in the field of economic and social affairs,
   particularly with regard to employment and working conditions, the Commission
   needs to have at its disposal comparable data on the distribution and structure of
   earnings in the European Union. This is why, pursuant to Council Regulations,
   four Community surveys directly relating to this matter were carried out between
    1966 and 1978 in the areas of industry, commerce, banking and insurance. The
   results of these surveys, which were published by Eurostat, were very much
   appreciated by the departments within the Commission, the national governments,
   the economic and social sectors and researchers, and served as a basis for labour-
   market analyses.
2. Despite the fact that various factors - the main one being the considerable burden
   on the national statistical offices - meant that these surveys were discontinued at
   Community level, some Member States nevertheless continued to carry out
   surveys of this kind. There is still a current need for such data. Various
   departments in the Commission have pointed out to Eurostat the need to have
   information available on the structure and distribution of earnings at European
   level. In response to the proposal made by Eurostat, all Member States gave their
   backing to a survey on the structure of earnings based on accounting data for
   1995.
3. In line with the decisions taken at the Essen summit, the Member States of the
   European Union have taken measures to put in place various action programmes
   concerning in particular, labour-market flexibility, job-creation and fighting
   unemployment. In order to set out more clearly the context in which these policies
   are being implemented and to provide the means for a follow-up to the national
   employment programmes, the departments of the Commission will in the coming
   years need to have statistical information available on the various aspects of
   earnings.
4. In keeping with the principle of subsidiarity, responsibility for the overall planning
   of a survey on the structure of earnings at EU level is shared between the
   Commission and the Member States. The aim is to achieve harmonization of
   concepts and classifications in the data collected, and to identify the information
   required by the principal users, i.e. Community institutions, national governments,
   regional and local authorities, international organizations, employers' associations,
   trade unions and research bodies. The actual collection of data and the methods
   used to do this are the responsibility of the Member States.
 ---pagebreak--- 5.  It is not intended that all businesses be covered as part of an exhaustive survey,
   but rather that a representative sample be taken. Accordingly, in countries with
   sufficient sources of statistical data, especially data gathered by public authorities,
   it will acceptable for such data to be used (or possibly set out in a simplified form
   on questionnaires), provided that this approach is compatible with the definitions
   and methodology being used and meets all requirements concerning variables
6. The legal basis for the survey ensures that a common set of variables will be
   available which have been collected and processed using harmonized classification
   systems and methodology. Legislation in this field has proved necessary because
   the proposed survey extends beyond the scope of existing national surveys.
   Legislation at EU level is thus necessary both for carrying out the survey and for
   the required adjustments to be made to national laws.
7. The basic aim of statistics on the structure of earnings is to bring out the
   relationship, in statistical terms, between earnings and certain characteristics of
   wage-earners (sex, level of education, professional qualifications, age, type of
   employment contract, length of service, etc.) and of the business or kind-of-
   activity unit employing them (economic activity, size, region, etc.). In addition,
   these statistics provide information on the distribution of individual earnings and
   on differences in earnings between the various categories of wage-earner; they also
   help to establish the extent to which differences in earnings levels between
   different economic activities and different countries are attributable to differences
   in the structure of the workforce. Finally, these statistics play a key role in
   Eurostat's system of statistics in that they provide a means of assessing the degree
   of comparability of harmonized earnings data and serve as a basis for the possible
   use of weightings in other surveys.
8. The main aim of compiling statistics on the structure of earnings is to provide
   comparable good-quality information on all EU Member States There is currently
   a lack of such data, even though they are indispensable for defining and assessing
   the effect of social policies and measures on the labour market at both national and
   EU level. For example, the lack of comparable data on the structure of earnings
   makes it difficult to assess employment policies aimed at various categories of
   employee in the EU, such as young people.
9. The Commission has been behind a number of initiatives aimed at combatting
   discrimination as regards earnings, in particular the Directive on equal treatment
   between men and women and the Commission Opinion on an equitable wage,
   which was presented in September 1993. In this Opinion, the Commission
   considered that appropriate measures had to be taken to improve the quality of
   information available at Community level with respect to the structure of earnings.
   As regards the matter of equal pay for men and women, it was important to carry
   out comparisons in terms of the individual characteristics of the individuals
   concerned (e.g. profession, similar areas of activity and lengths of service).
 ---pagebreak--- 10. Following the adoption by the Member States of a Community Charter of
    Fundamental Social Rights of Workers, the Commission presented a number of
    initiatives, some of which related to employment contracts and measures to
    combat distortion of competition. The reasons for these measures and the follow-
    up work on the impact of this legislation make it necessary to have better
    monitoring of developments as regards earnings, particularly in relation to the
    nature of employment contracts and hours worked.
11  The initial surveys which were carried out looked only at industry; subsequent
    surveys also covered wholesale and retail trade, banking and insurance. However,
    the increase in jobs in the services sector means that it too must be better covered
    by statistical surveys. The attention which the White Paper gives to the services
    and tourism sectors as sources of new jobs also serves to confirm this. This is why
    Eurostat proposed that the scope of the survey be extended to cover all economic
    activity. Such blanket coverage has, however, proved extremely difficult for some
    Member States. Therefore, the following sections of NACE Rev. 1, which are
    referred to in the draft Regulation, have been declared priority areas for those
    countries unable to carry out surveys covering the entire economy: C to E (all
    industries), F (construction), G (commerce), H (hotels and restaurants), I
    (transport and telecommunications), J (finance) and K (real estate, letting and
    leasing and business services). This choice of areas takes account of the
    Commission's current priorities as regards the compilation of statistics on the
    services sector. While covering the traditional aspects of earnings in the same way
    as in the past, the new survey which is proposed will also cover some aspects for
    the first time, such as type of employment contract, level of education, existence of
    collective agreements, etc.
12. The "Earnings Statistics" working party has urged that a decision giving the go-
     ahead for this statistical information to be gathered be taken as quickly as possible
     in order to allow the businesses and local units to be included in the sample to
     make the necessary arrangements enabling them to respond to the questionnaires
     from 1995 onwards. The Statistical Programme Committee, which met on 1 and 2
     December 1994 in Luxembourg, gave a favourable opinion on this draft
     Regulation.
13.  To this end, the Commission submits the attached draft Regulation for the
     approval of the Council.
 ---pagebreak---                                                                 LUONNOS: NEUVOSTON ASETUS (EY)
palkkarakennetta ja -jakaumaa koskevista tilastoista
EUROOPAN UNIONIN NEUVOSTO, joka
ottaa huomioon Euroopan yhteisön perustamissopimuksen ja erityisesti sen 213 artiklan,
ottaa huomioon komission tekemän luonnoksen asetukseksi,
 sekä katsoo, että
pystyäkseen täyttämään sille määrätyt tehtävät komission on oltava selvillä Euroopan
yhteisön jäsenmaiden ansiotasosta ja sen kehityksestä ottaen huomioon toisaalta
jäsenmaiden erilaisen työvoimarakenteen ja toisaalta palkansaajien jakautumisen eri
ansiotasoille,
Euroopan yhteisön kehitys ja sisämarkkinoiden toiminta lisäävät tarvetta saada
vertailukelpoisia tietoja palkkarakenteesta, erityisesti taloudellisen ja sosiaalisen
yhdenmukaisuuden edistymisen tutkimiseksi ja luotettavien vertailujen aikaansaamiseksi
 sekä jäsenvaltioiden että Euroopan yhteisön alueiden välillä*
 paras menetelmä palkkarakenteen ja -jakauman selvittämiseksi on tehdä yhteisöä koskevia
palkkarakenteen tutkimuksia käyttäen yhdenmukaistettuja menetelmiä ja määritelmiä, kuten
tehtiin vuosina 1966, 1972, 1974 ja 1978 neuvoston asetusten (ETY)N:o 188/64, 2395/71,
 178/74 ja 494/781 mukaisesti,
työvoiman rakenteessa ja ansioiden jakautumisessa, erityisesti toimialarakenteen osalta,
tapahtuvista muutoksista johtuen aiempien tutkimusten tulokset eivät ole enää ajan tasalla
 eivätkä kata kaikkia Euroopan yhteisön jäsenmaita,
kaikista jäsenmaista on tällä hetkellä käytettävissä ainoastaan keskiarvotietoa, joka ei sen
vuoksi todennäköisesti kuvaa lainkaan ansioiden ja palkansaajien henkilökohtaisten
ominaisuuksien (erityisesti ikä, sukupuoli, ammattiasema, palvelusajan pituus) välistä
 suhdetta eikä ansioiden jakautumista,
tätä ilmiöaluetta kuvaavaa tilastotietoa on saatavissa ainoastaan tietyistä jäsenvaltioista eikä
 luotettavien vertailujen tekeminen ole niin ollen mahdollista, ja tämän vuoksi on tehtävä
yhtenäisiin          määritelmiin         ja       yhdenmukaistettuihin    menetelmiin perustuvia
palkkarakennetutkimuksia,
toissijaisuusperiaatteen mukaisesti vertailukelpoisen tiedon tuottamisen edellytyksenä olevat
yhtenäiset tilastostandardit voidaan kehittää tehokkaasti ainoastaan yhteisön tasolla, ja
kussakin jäsenvaltiossa virallisen tilaston laatimista varten nimitetyt elimet ja laitokset
panevat ne täytäntöön,
         Asetus N:o 188/64 ETY, EYVLN:o214,24.12.1964, s. 3634/64
         Asetus (ETY) N:o 2395/71, EYVL N:o L 249, 10.11.1971, s. 52
         Asetus (ETY) N:o 178/74, EYVLN:o L 21,25.1.1974, s. 2
         Asetus (ETY) N:o 495/78, EYVLN:o L 68,10.3.1978, s. 3
                                                       4
 ---pagebreak--- yhteisöä koskevan palkkarakennetutkimuksen toteuttaminen on yksi vuosien 1993-1997
tilasto-ohjelman tärkeimmistä toimista2,
on mahdollista hyväksyä, että maat, joilla on hallinnollisia lähteitä tai soveltuvia
tilastolähteitä, käyttävät niitä tai mahdollisesti                     täydentävät niitä suppealla
lomaketiedustelulla, jos tämä menetelmä noudattaa hyväksyttyjä määritelmiä ja menetelmiä
ja kattaa kaikki vaadittavat muuttujat, ja
neuvoston päätöksellä (ETY/Euratom) 89/382* perustettu tilasto-ohjelmakomitea on
hyväksynyt komission ehdotuksen,
ON ANTANUT TÄMÄN ASETUKSEN:
 2
         Neuvostonpftâtôs N:o93/464/ETY, EYVLN:o L219, 28.8.1993, s. 1
         EYVLL 181.28.6.1989, s. 47
                                                             %<5
 ---pagebreak---                                                   / artikla
                                            Yleiset säännökset
Jäsenvaltioiden on toteutettava kaikkien palkansaajien palkkarakennetta ja -jakaumaa
koskeva yhteisön tilastotutkimus, joka koskee 3 artiklassa määritellyillä toimialoilla
työskenteleviä palkansaajia.
                                                 2 artikla
                                              Viiteajanjakso
Tutkimus tehdään toimintavuoden 1995 tilastotietojen ja vastaavan edustavan kuukauden
perusteella.
                                                 3 artikla
                                          Tutkimuksen kattavuus
Tutkimus koskee kaikkia 9 päivänä lokakuuta 1990 annetulla neuvoston asetuksella (ETY)
N:o 3037/904 käyttöönotetun ja 24 päivänä maaliskuuta 1993 annetulla neuvoston
asetuksella (ETY) N:o 761/935 muutetun Euroopan yhteisön toimialaluokituksen,
jäljempänä 'NACE Rev. 1', pääluokkiin C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, ja K sisältyviä toimialoja.
                                                 4 artikla
                                             Tutkimusyksiköt
Palkkarakennetta ja -jakaumaa kuvaavan tilaston tietojen keruu ja laadinta perustuu
otokseen, jossa otosyksikkönä käytetään mitä tahansa neuvoston asetuksessa (ETY)
N:o 696/936 määritettyä tilastoyksikköä ja joka tuottaa tiedot vähintään 10 palkansaajan
paikallisyksiköissä työskentelevistä poimitun otoksen avulla paikallisyksikön koon ja
 päätoimialan mukaan luokiteltuna.
        EY VL N:o L 293, 24.10.1990, s. 1
        EYVL N:o L 83, 3.4.1993, s. 1
        E Y VL N:ö L 76, 30.3.1993, s. 1
                                                        t£
 ---pagebreak---                                             5 artikla
                                      Vaadittavat tiedot
Tietoja kerätään:
1.     Paikallisyksiköstä, johon otokseen poimitut palkansaajat kuuluvat:
       toimipisteen alue, koko, toimiala NACE Rev. l:n mukaan luokiteltuna,
       rahoitusvalvonnan ja taloudellisen valvonnan muoto komission direktiivin ETY
       N:o 723/80 mukaisesti        sekä voimassa olevan, palkkaa koskevan             työehto-
       sopimuksen tyyppi.
2.     Kustakin otokseen poimitusta palkansaajasta:
a)     tilastokuukauden yhden kokonaisen palkanmaksukauden bruttopalkka, johon luetaan
       erilaiset säännöllisesti maksettavat tulossidonnaiset erät, yli-, vuoro-, yö- ja
       viikonlopputyöstä sekä toimeksiannoista maksettavat palkanlisät; mukaan luetaan
       myös työnantajan poissaoloajalta (vapaapäivä tai sairaus) täysimääräisenä maksama
       palkka ja perhelisät sekä muut työehtosopimuksissa määrätyt tai vapaaehtoisesti
       paikallisyksikössä sovitut      etuisuudet; seuraavat on ilmoitettava erikseen: 1)
       ylityöhön liittyvät kokonaisansiot ja 2) vuoro-, yö- ja viikon-lopputyöstä maksettavat
       erilliset lisät;
b)     kyseisen toimintavuoden bruttoansiot eli 2 kohdan a alakohdassa määritellyt
       bruttoansiot vuositasolla sekä kertaluonteiset palkkaerät, kuten lomaraha, 13:nnen
       kuukauden palkka ja voitonjako; kertaluontoiset palkkaerät on ilmoitettava erikseen;
c)     palkallisten tuntien määrä tai säännöllinen palkattu työaika viikossa tai kuukaudessa,
       palkallisten ylityötuntien määrä palkanmaksukaudella sekä vapaapäivien määrä
       vuodessa, lukuun ottamatta arkipyhiä;
d)     sukupuoli, ikä, ammatti kansainvälisen ammattiluokitusstandardin, jäljempänä 'ISCO-
       88 (COM)1, mukaan luokiteltuna, koulutuksen ja työssä harjaantumisen taso,
       yrityksessä palveltu aika, työjärjestelyt eli koko- ja osa-aikaisuus sekä työsopimuksen
       laji.
                                            6 artikla
                                        Tietojen keruu
1.     Tutkimus tehdään jäsenvaltioiden asianomaisten tilasto virastojen avulla, joiden on
       laadittava soveltuvat menetelmät tietojen keräämistä varten.
       Joidenkin tietojen osalta, kuten koulutuksen ja harjaantumisen taso sekä
       työsopimuksen laji, jäsenvaltiot voivat kerätä tiedot syventävällä tutkimuksella, osaa
       tutkimuksen palkansaajista koskevan alaotoksen avulla.
                                                   •^
 ---pagebreak--- 3.      Tiedonantajien on vastattava kysymyksiin totuudenmukaisesti, täydellisesti ja
        annetussa määräajassa. Jäsenvaltiot toteuttavat tarvittavia toimenpiteitä välttääkseen
        5 artiklassa mainittujen tietojen antamiseen liittyvän velvoitteen rikkomisen.
4.      Tutkimusta ei tarvitse toteuttaa, jos jäsenvaltiot saavat muista soveltuvista lähteistä
        tarkkuudeltaan, luotettavuudeltaan ja tuoreudeltaan vähintään samantasoiset tiedot.
5.      Jäsenvaltioiden on luovutettava komissiolle (Eurostat) kaikki sen pyytämä, erityisesti
        menetelmiä koskeva tieto, jota tarvitaan tämän asetuksen soveltamiseen.
                                             7 artikla
                                           Edustavuus
Korkealuokkainen luotettavuus ja vertailukelpoisuus saavutetaan käyttämällä otoskokoja,
joiden ansiosta NACE Rev.l. -pääluokan tai välitason, milloin se on olemassa,
keskimääräistä bruttotuntiansiota kuvaavan muuttujan suhteellinen keskivirhe ei NUTS 1-
tasolla ylitä kolmea prosenttia.
                                             8 artikla
                                        Tulosten käsittely
Jäsenvaltioiden tilastovirastojen on tarkastettava kysymysten vastaukset (6 artiklan 3 kohta)
tai käsiteltävä muista lähteistä peräisin olevaa tietoa (6 artiklan 4 kohta) siten, että saadaan
vertailukelpoisia tuloksia.
                                             9 artikla
                                     Tulosten toimittaminen
 Tulokset on toimitettava 18 kuukauden kuluessa tilastointijakson kalenterivuoden
 päättymisestä salassapidettävien tilastotietojen Euroopan yhteisön tilastotoimistolle
 luovuttamisesta 11 päivänä kesäkuuta 1990 annetun neuvoston asetuksen (ETY/Euratom)
N:o 1588/907 säännösten mukaisesti, mukaan lukien jäsenvaltioiden kansallisen
 lainsäädäntönsä tai tilastotietojen salassapitoa koskevan käytännön mukaisesti
 salassapidettäviksi julistamat tiedot.
        EYVLNroL 151, 15.6.90, s. 1
                                                   • ?
 ---pagebreak---                                              10 artikla
                                              Komitea
Tämän asetuksen täytäntöönpanoa koskevista järjestelyistä, erityisesti:
                  käytettävistä määritelmistä,
                 tarkkuutta ja luotettavuutta koskevista määräyksistä,
                 muuttujiin sovellettavista luokittelutasoista,
                 luovutettavien tietojen teknisestä muodosta,
                 käyttöönsaatettavista taulukoista
päättää komissio kuultuaan neuvoston päätöksellä (ETY/Euratom) 89/3828              perustettua
tilasto-ohjelmakomiteaa 11 artiklassa säädettyä menettelyä noudattaen.
                                             77 artikla
                                             Menettely
        Komission edustaja tekee komitealle ehdotuksen tarvittavista            toimenpiteistä.
        Komitea antaa, tarvittaessa äänestettyään, lausuntonsa ehdotuksesta määräajassa,
        jonka puheenjohtaja voi asettaa asian kiireellisyyden mukaan. Lausunto annetaan
        perustamissopimuksen 148 artiklan 2 kohdassa niiden päätösten edellytykseksi
        määrätyllä enemmistöllä, jotka neuvosto tekee komission ehdotuksesta. Komiteaan
        kuuluvien jäsenvaltioiden edustajien äänet painotetaan mainitusta aiheesta määrätyllä
        tavalla. Puheenjohtaja ei osallistu äänestykseen.
        Komissio päättää toimenpiteistä, joita sovelletaan välittömästi. Jos toimenpiteet eivät
        kuitenkaan ole komitean lausunnon mukaisia, komissio ilmoittaa niistä viipymättä
        neuvostolle. Siinä tapauksessa komissio voi lykätä päättämiensä toimenpiteiden
         soveltamista enintään yhdellä kuukaudella ilmoituksen tekopäivästä.
        Neuvosto voi määräenemmistöllä päättää asiasta toisin edellisessä kohdassa
        tarkoitetun ajan kuluessa.
                                             72 artikla
                                           Voimaantulo
Tämä asetus tulee voimaan kahdentenakymmenentenä päivänä sen jälkeen, kun se on
julkaistu Euroopan yhteisöjen virallisessa lehdessä.
Tämä asetus on kaikilta osiltaan velvoittava, ja sitä sovelletaan sellaisenaan kaikissa
jäsenvaltioissa.
         EYVLL 181, 28.6.1989, s. 47
                                                    f?
 ---pagebreak---                                            LIITE
                                  ERITYISMÄÄRÄYKSET
I.    Poikkeukset tutkimuksen soveltamisalaan
1.    Saksa: pääluokat H, I, luokka 67 pääluokasta J ja pääluokka K
2.    Kreikka: pääluokat F ja K
3.    Irlanti: pääluokat I, J ja K
II.   Poikkeukset viiteajanjaksoon
1.    Ranska: toimintavuosi 1994 ja vastaava edustava kuukausi
2.    Itävalta: toimintavuosi 1996 ja vastaava edustava kuukausi
m.    Täydellisemmät tiedot
Jäsenvaltiot voivat antaa yksityiskohtaisempia tietoja esimerkiksi sisällyttämällä
tutkimukseen muitakin NACE Rev. 1 :n -pääluokkia tai sisällyttämällä yksikköjä, joissa on
vähemmän kuin 10 työntekijää.
                                               * t o
 ---pagebreak---                            IMPACT ASSESSMENT FORM
       THE IMPACT OF THE PROPOSAL ON BUSINESS, WITH SPECIAL
         REFERENCE TO SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES
TITLE OF PROPOSAL:            DRAFT COUNCIL REGULATION ON STATISTICS ON THE
                              STRUCTURE AND DISTRIBUTION OF EARNINGS
THE PROPOSAL:
       Taking account of the principle of subsidiarity, why is Community
       legislation necessary in this area and what are its main aims?
       In order to carry out its tasks in the field of economic and social affairs,
       particularly with regard to employment and working conditions, the Commission
       needs to have at its disposal comparable information on the structure and
       distribution of earnings in the Member States of the EU. This need has become
       more pressing because of the new policies set out in the White Paper on Growth,
       Competitiveness and Employment.
       The main aim of this survey is to respond to the political needs which existing
       Community statistics are unable to meet. The Commission has identified a
       number of areas in which statistics on the structure of earnings are necessary:
                 the functioning of labour markets in the Community;
                 the problem of adjustment of workforces in sectors exposed to
                 increased competition;
                 the development of indicators enabling regional policies to be
                 implemented;
                 policy on equal pay for men and women, equitable wages and low
                 wages;
                 wage differentials by profession;
                 wage negotiations.
       There is currently a lack of such data, even though they are indispensable for
       defining and assessing the effect of social policies and measures on the labour
       market at both national and Community level.
       The statistical information available in each of the Member States does not allow
       proper comparisons to be made, one particular reason for this being the
       differences in the nature of the surveys and the existing sources of data. In order
       to ensure that data are comparable, the surveys must be carried out and evaluated
       on the basis of standard definitions and a shared methodology, but without at the
 ---pagebreak---        same time attempting to harmonize the Member States' existing arrangements for
       the collection of data. In the same way, existing administrative sources must be
       adapted to requirements and drawn on using a methodology set out beforehand.
       Legislation at Community level is the only way of ensuring that the required
       variables will be taken into account and processed in accordance with a common
       set of definitions and methods aimed at guaranteeing the comparability of results.
THE IMPACT ON BUSINESS:
2      Who will be affected by the proposal?
       - which sectors of business
       The survey will cover businesses engaging in activities defined in sections C, D,
       E, F, G, H, I, J and K of the Classification of Economic Activities in the
       European Community (NACE Rev. 1). It is intended that some countries' surveys
       should also cover sections L, M, N and O of NACE Rev. 1.
       - which sizes of business (what is the concentration of small and medium-sized
          firms)
       The statistical unit to be used in the survey is individuals in local units with 10 or
       more people in paid employment.
       It is intended that results be obtained for various sizes of business.
       Units employing fewer than 10 persons are not covered by the Regulation, but
       some Member States plan to have their surveys include units with one or more
       employees.
       In the countries in which specific surveys are carried out, these will use a
       sampling method in order to lessen the burden on businesses and the national
       statistical offices. The sampling plans will be drawn up by the national statistical
       offices, which generally use different sampling ratios depending on the size of the
       statistical units to be used. A large proportion of the information requested on
       the questionnaires is available in businesses' administrative files, which means that
       the inconvenience will not be great. Likewise, the registers of businesses/local
       units also contain some of the information required. In Member States using
       other data sources, the burden on businesses will be considerably less because
       some variables will be derived from these sources.
                                                41
 ---pagebreak---  - are there particular geographical areas of the Commumty where these
    businesses are found
 In certain areas of the EU, small and medium-sized enterprises predominate. In
 order to draw up more detailed tables on salary structure at regional level, some
data are requested at NUTS 1 level.
What will business have to do to comply with the proposal?
The units which are to be included in the surveys will be called on to give
accurate and complete information on the questionnaires which will have been
sent to them by their national statistical offices (and to return the questionnaires
within the given deadline).
However, in the Member States which already carry out this type of survey
(France, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom) and those which
will use administrative data sources (Denmark, Portugal, Finland and Sweden),
the extra effort required of businesses will not be very great, since the proposed
variables do not exceed by much the scope of those which already exist.
What economic effects is the proposal likely to have?
- on employment
- on investment and the creation of new businesses
- on the competitive position of businesses
Generally speaking, statistical data - and especially data relating to earnings - are
necessary for implementing and assessing economic and social policies in the
areas referred to in point 1 above. In this respect, the proposal will have
beneficial effects on employment and the fight against unemployment, and on
investment and competitiveness. The access to reliable, up-to-date data provided
to those responsible for economic and social-policy decisions will enable them to
better appreciate the socio-economic conditions in which they have to work, and
will allow employers to define general business policy more clearly.
The importance of the Community measures which would benefit in terms of
both implementation and follow-up from the availability of better statistics would
indicate that the resulting benefits will more than justify the costs involved
                                      #yj
 ---pagebreak--- Does the proposal contain measures to take account of the specific situation
of small and medium-sized firms?
Yes. In order to reduce the number of units to be covered by the survey, units
with fewer than 10 employees will not fall within its scope. Furthermore, the
percentage of small and medium-sized enterprises included in the survey is
generally very much lower than that of large enterprises because of the sampling
method used.
Consultation
The Union of Industrial and Employers' Confederations of Europe (UNICE) took
part from the outset in meetings organized by the "Earnings Statistics" working
party throughout the phase during which the proposal was being formulated.
Given the importance (which was mentioned several times) to employers'
associations of information on the structure and distribution of earnings, the
representatives of this organization made an active contribution to defining the
nature of the survey.
The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) took part in some meetings.
It warmly welcomed the plan to carry out a survey on the structure and
distribution of earnings at EU level. The representatives of this organization were
pleased with the choice of variables to be used in the survey.
The main users in the Commission (DG II and DG V) were consulted on a
number of occasions while the draft was being prepared. Accordingly, their
requirements were made known at the meetings of the working party, thereby
enabling the representatives of the statistical services to take better account of
their suggestions.
The overall planning of the proposed draft has greatly benefited from the
experience of Member States which carry out this type of survey, and from
studies and analyses by the Commission and scientific bodies on the basis of
previous surveys.
The Statistical Programme Committee, which met on 1 and 2 December 1994 in
Luxembourg, gave a favourable opinion on this proposal.
                                      44
 ---pagebreak---                          FINANCIAL STATEMENT NO 1
1. TITLE OF THE ACTION
   Draft Council Regulation on statistics concerning the structure and distribution of
   earnings.
2. BUDGET LINES INVOLVED
   Financial perspectives - 4, other policies
   Sub-section B-5: Consumer protection, internal market, industry and trans-
   European networks
   Chapter B5-60: Statistical information policy connected with the completion of the
   internal market and in support of Community policies.
   Line B 5-6000: Operating appropriations
3. LEGAL BASIS
   Article 213 of the Treaty
   Council Decision 89/382/EEC of 19 June 1989 establishing a Committee on the
   Statistical Programmes of the European Communities (OJ L 219, 28.8.1993).
4. DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION
   4.1      General purpose of the action
            The purpose of the présent Council Regulation is to make harmonized
            statistics on the structure and distribution of workers' earnings in the
            European Union available to all users. These data are essential for defining,
            monitoring and assessing social and labour market policies at the regional,
            national and Community levels.
            The beneficiaries of this action are: the Community Institutions, the
            governments of the Member States, the economic and social
            decision-makers in the Member States and also research institutes,
            universities and the media.
            To conduct this survey at European Union level is one of the priority
            projects of the 1993-1997 framework statistical programme of the
            Community (OJ L 219, 28.8.1993).
                                          US
 ---pagebreak---    4.2     Period covered by the action and procedures for renewing or extending it
           Once-only action in accordance with the draft Council Regulation
           (Euratom, EEC) on statistics concerning the structure and distribution of
           earnings (collection and processing of data and forwarding of the results to
           Eurostat) covering the period 1996-1998.
5. CLASSIFICATION OF EXPENDITURE/INCOME
   5.1.    Non-compulsory expenditure
   5.2.    Differentiated appropriations
   5.3.     Type of income envisaged
            Sales of statistical products (database data and publications) cover some of
           the production costs.
6. TYPE OF EXPENDITURE/INCOME
   The Commission's contribution represents only part of the real cost of collecting
   data - of the order of 18% - since the Commission's statistical work is subsidized
   to a very great extent, the operating and administrative costs being borne almost
   exclusively by the national governments. Nevertheless, the expenditure envisaged
   is essential to promote standardization of the data collected, and for these data to
   be processed and sent to Eurostat.
   Cofinancing by the public sector (out of the budgets of the national statistical
   offices) and the private sector (income from sales of statistical products).
7. FINANCIAL EFFECT ON                      INTERVENTION          APPROPRIATIONS
   (PART B OF THE BUDGET)
   7.1     Method of calculating the total cost of the action (definition of unit costs)
           The amount to be taken from the Community budget for the project to
           extend the existing systems for collecting data or setting up new surveys
           on the structure of earnings is calculated as follows:
            18% of the operating costs for the two/three years of the project:
            conducting the survey (1996) and sending the data to Eurostat
           (1997/1998).
                                            Ué
 ---pagebreak---             Type of expenditure to be borne by the Member States: production of
            questionnaires, contribution to the costs of collecting, processing, and
            disseminating the data and other operating costs.
            The total action represents an average expenditure of approximately
            ECU 25 million for all the Member States.
   Total contribution to the Member States (18% of total) (ECU 4.50 million)
   7.2.     Indicative timetable for commitment and payment appropriations
            The survey will be conducted at the beginning of 1996 and the data sent to
            Eurostat in 1997/1998. It is proposed that payment be made in three
            phases: the first two tranches as a contribution to the cost of collecting and
            processing the data (1996/1997) and a third tranche once the results have
            been received. The last tranche will be payable in either 1997 or 1998
            depending on whether the data are sent to Eurostat in 1997 or 1998.
                            1996               1997               1998               Total
             C.A.     ECU 4.5 million                                           ECU 4.5 million
             PA.      ECU 4.5 million    ECU 1.8 million    ECU 1.35 million    ECU 4.5 million
                            30%                40%                30%
8.     ANTI-FRAUD PROVISIONS (AND RESULTS OF IMPLEMENTING
       THEM)
       Payment for the contracts and agreements concluded by the Commission is
       made only on the basis of detailed reports on the completion of the operations
       concerned or the results obtained.
        Statistical information is considered to be an objective instrument for
       evaluating Community action programmes and thus contributes to
       consolidating the anti-fraud provisions.
                                           u?
 ---pagebreak--- 9. COST/EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS ITEMS
   9.1. Specific and quantifiable objectives, target population
        The purpose of this Council Regulation is to establish comparable
        statistics on the structure and distribution of earnings of workers in the
        European Union. Following the guidelines in the White Paper on
        Growth, Competitiveness and Employment, and the conclusions of the
        Essen Summit, these statistics are indispensable for establishing,
        monitoring and assessing regional national and Community policies, in
        particular for monitoring national employment programmes.
   9.2. Grounds for the action
        The responsibility for financing this action rests mainly on the Member
        States (cf. 6 above), which have a well-established structure for
        collecting and processing data. Nevertheless, funds from the Community
        budget appear to be necessary, both for countries which are going to
        carry out this type of survey for the first time, and for those which must
        adjust existing surveys to Community needs. The purpose of this
        financial contribution is to co-finance part of the costs of collecting and
        processing data.
        The purpose of this action is to achieve four results, viz.:
        - to provide the Community Institutions with the quantitative data for
           drawing up, monitoring and evaluating any programme of action
           pursuant to Article 3 (2) of the Financial Regulation: "it therefore
           contributes to more effective and relevant use of the Community
           budget";
        - to provide the national governments with comparable statistics on all
           the Member States for evaluating and monitoring the progress of
           Community policies;
        - to provide political, economic and social decision-makers in the
           Community with the data necessary to take and assess decisions in
           their respective fields of action: it is therefore a key component of the
           European information market;
        - to provide the scientific community with the information necessary to
           further study and obtain more information on economic and social life
           in the Community.
        The results of the action will contribute to improving the statistical
        information used in the work linked to social policy, economic cohesion
        and convergence in the internal market.
                                      US
 ---pagebreak---                     Statistical information is collected using a highly-subsidized system, in
                    which the national systems have a responsibility as regards each Member
                    State. The Community Statistical Programme will become an integral
                    part of the national statistical programmes, thus contributing to creating
                    a European statistical area.
                    The potential of multiplier effects is fairly small. Nevertheless, the data
                    concerned by the draft regulation will be of increased interest in that
                    users will have access to a set of data which will enable them to make
                    international comparisons of the structure and distribution of earnings.
                    The specific results of the action could be affected if some of the
                    Member States - or the Commission - did not succeed in releasing the
                    resources needed for the action to succeed.
            9.3. Monitoring and assessing the action
                    The action forms part of the Community Statistical Programme, which is
                    monitored continuously by means of a general table which determines
                    the objectives and resources required for each project as a function of
                    the objective/performance ratio. At the beginning of each year, Eurostat
                    produces a progress report on the programme as at the end of the
                    previous year. It comprises three parts as follows:
                    the first summarizes the main achievements of the year in respect of each
                    policy;
                    the second describes the objective of each project and the results
                    achieved;
                    the third gives statistics on the use of human, budgetary, computer and
                    administrative resources in the course of the previous year.
             9.4. Cohesion with the financial       programming
The Council Decision of 22 July 1993 on the framework programme for priority actions in
the field of statistical information 1993 to 1997 provides for a survey to be carried out on
the structure of earnings.1
  OJL 219, 28.8.1993.
                                                  U1
 ---pagebreak--- 10.   ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE (PART A OF THE BUDGET)
      10.1. Does the proposed action involve an increase in the number of
               Commission staff? If so, how many?
            Yes: 1 B post as from 1995
            The administrative resources required for this action will be obtained by
            means of credits allocated by the Commission, including staffing and
            supplementary amounts approved by the budgetary authority.
      10.2. State the amount of staff and administrative expenditure involved in the
            proposed action. Explain the method of calculation
            Indicators: annual cost of the post for 1995 (estimate)
            Base: Average cost of a B2 post: ECU 90 009, of which ECU 73 711 is
            staff expenditure and ECU 16 298 administrative expenditure
                                Title Al                    Title A2
    Expenditure-                Staff                       Administration
    Financial years 1995        73 711                       16 298
    et seq.
            Cost in constant ecus (1995 value).
                                         #^o
 ---pagebreak---  ADDITIONAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE EFTA MEMBERS OF THE
                                            EEA
TITLE OF THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION
Proposal for a Regulation on the statistics of the distribution and structure of earnings
IMPACT ON THE EFTA MEMBERS OF THE EEA
The EFTA members of the EEA have an interest in the proposed Regulation, and have
been associated in its discussion.
All the EFTA members of the EEA took part in the meetings of the Working Party
relating to this matter.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
The financial statement annexed to this document concerns the Member States of the
European Union.
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