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Date: 1987-04-09
Title: Draft COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) on the organization of a labour force sample survey in in the spring of 1988 (presented by the Commission)

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                                               COM(87 ) 149 final
                                               Brussels , 9 April 1987
                                        Draft
                              COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
             on the organization of a labour force sample survey in
                                in the spring of 1988
                          ( presented by the Commission )
                    'A
  C0M(87 ) 149 final
 ---pagebreak---                                EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1. For the purposes of Community action programmes the series of labour force
   sample surveys is currently the sole source of statistics on the structure
   and development of employment and unemployment compiled by uniform methods
   and based on common definitions . Its results , reflecting as they do the
   problems of employment and unemployment from different points of view ,
   thus   make    a   considerable  contribution   to    statistical  documentation
   requirements for social , economic , regional , industrial and agricultural
   policies as well as for education and environmental policy .
2. As the harmonization of national statistics is limited by national laws
   and practices , the Community surveys have been able to provide a more
   reliable basis for comparative analysis at Community , Member State and , in
   some cases , regional levels . The results of these surveys can also be used
   to establish consistent estimates and thus make it possible to use
   non-harmonized national statistics for Community purposes .
3. The survey results basically allow analysis of :
   a ) the structure of the population with regard to activity ,            such as
       persons in employment , persons with work experience , persons undergoing
       training ;                    f
   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 .
   The   survey    is  also the sole    instrument   available for analysing the
   socio-economic situation of households .
4. In a period of major structural changes in employment and continuing
   difficulties on the labour market , a labour force sample survey must be
   carried out every year in order to ensure that the information on changes
   is as up- to-date as possible . The sixth statistical programme of the
   Statistical Office of the European Communities provides for annual
   surveys .
5. In order to ensure that analysis of the employment situation and the
   position of the labour market , over a period of time , is reliable , these
   surveys must be based on the same premises over a number of years . As in
   1984 , 1985 , 1986 and 1987 , the content of the 1988 survey will be the same
   as that of 1983 , which marked the beginning of a new series .
6. The Member States will receive a lump-sum contribution to the fixed costs
   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 . The lump-sum contribution amounts to 100,000 ECU
   for all Member States except Luxembourg and to 75,000 ECU for Luxembourg ;
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the flat-rate contribution per household participating in the survey
amounts to 3,70 ECU .   This breakdown of the contribution is intended to
better compensate the smaller countries for the relatively greater
financial burden . In view of the number of households providing for in the
samples of the various Member States , the total amount for the Member
States will be 3,890,000 ECU , which will be entered in Article 351 of the
preliminary draft budget for 1988 .
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                                                     DRAFT
                                     COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
                   on the organization of a labour force sample survey in the spring of 1987 8
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                    survey for the Commission based on a sample of house¬
           _e                                               holds in each of the Member States.
Having ;gard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community, and in particular Article 213
thereof,                                                                              Article 2
Having regard to the draft Regulation submitted by the      The survey shall be carried out in each of the Member
Commission,                                                 States in a sample of households having their residence in
                                                            the territory of those States at the time of the survey. The
Whereas in order to carry out the tasks which are           Member States shall take measures to prevent double
                                                            counting of persons with more than one residence.
assigned to it by the Treaty, and in particular by Articles
2, 92, 117, 118, 122 and 123 thereof, the Commission
                                                            The information shall be collected for each member of
must be acquainted with the situation and developments
in employment and unemployment ;                            the households included in the sample . In cases where
                                                            one member of a household provides information for
                                                            other members, this shall be clearly indicated.
Whereas the statistical information available in each of
the Member States does not provide a suitable basis for
comparison, particularly because of the differences                                   A.r'.icle 3
between the laws, rules and adminsitrative practices of the
Member States on which those statistics are based ;
                                                            The sample shall compromise between 60 000 and
                                                            100 000 households in Germany, France, Italy, the United
Whereas the best method of ascertaining the level and the   Kingdom and Spain, between 30 000 and 50 000 in
structure of employment and unemployment consists in        Belgium, the Netherlands, Ireland, Greece and Portugal,
carrying out harmonized and synchronized Community          between 15 000 and 30 000 in Denmark and approxima¬
labour force sample surveys, as has been done regularly in  tely 10 000 in Luxembourg.
the past ;
Whereas in a period of continuing and increasing diffi¬                               Article 4
culties on the labour market and of structural changes in
the employment sector, fully up-to-date information must    The survey shall cover :
be made available ;
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                                                            (a) the individual characteristics of all members of the
Whereas only the repetition in 198Zof the surveys carried       household questioned, namely : sex, age, marital
                                                                status, nationality, type of household in which the
out in 1983, 1984, 1985^and \ 98#\ii\\ enable this infor¬       person is living and surveyed, type of family relation¬
mation to be obtained, \__19o6
                                                                ship within the household. The members of one
                                                                household shall be identified by a joint serial number
                                                                and a code designating the State and region in which
                                                                the household is questioned ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                            (b) situation with regard to economic activity of these
                                                                persons at the time of the survey and characteristics of
                                                                their work as follows : occupation , status, economic
                         Article 1                              activity, number of hours usually and actually worked
                      «                                         and reasons for any difference between the two ; full
 In the spring, of 198^ the Statistical Office of the Euro¬     or part-time work, permanent or temporary work and
 pean Communities shall conduct a labour force sample           any paid second job ;
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           (c) attempts to find work , with , in particular the following   of the survey units are taken from the lyfUJ^survey and
               information : the type and extent of the work sought,        that a proportion of at least a quarter may form part of a
               the conditions and reasons, methods and length of            subsequent survey. These two groups shall be identified
               time spent seeking work , whether unemployment               by a code .
               benefit or aid is being received, the situation directly
               preceding the start of the search for work and the                                     Article 6
               availability for work or the reasons for not being
                                                                            The Member States shall endeavour to ensure that the
the highest               tckjcation opf training completed;                information requested is furnished truthfully and in its
          (d)/type and purpose of educational and training courses          entirety within the period specified. They shall ensure
               in which persons aged from 14 to 49 have recently            that the survey provides a reliable foundation for a
               taken part ;                                                 comparative analysis at Community level as well as at the
          (e) work experience of persons of working age without             level of the Member States and certain regions. The statis¬
               work , including the characteristics of the last job and     tical services of the Member States shall forward to the
               the time of, and reasons for, its coming to an end ;         Statistical Office of the European Communties the results
                                                                            of the survey, duly checked, for each person questioned,
          (f) the situation of the members of the household one
                                                                            without any indication of name or address.
               year before the present survey, including : country and
               region of residence, position with regard to economic                                  Article 7
               activity and, if employed, economic activity and occu¬
               pational status of the job held .                            Items of information relating to individuals provided in
                                                                            the context of the survey may be used for statistical
                                      Article 5                             purposes only. They may not be used for fiscal or other
                                                                            purposes and may not be communicated to third parties.
          The information shall be gathered by the statistical
          services of the Member States on the basis of the list of         The Member States and the Commission shall take the
          questions drawn up by the Commission in cooperation               requisite steps to penalize any infringement of the obli¬
          with the competent services of the Member States.                 gation under the first paragraph to preserve the confi¬
                                                                            dentiality of the information gathered.
          The Commission shall determine, in collaboration with
          the Member States, the details of the survey, in particular                                 Article 8
          the starting and closing dates and the deadlines for trans¬
          mission of the results . The statistical services of the          The Member States shall receive a contribution towards
          Member States shall ensure the representative nature of           the conduct of the survey. The amount of the contrib¬
          the sample according to practice in the Member States,            ution shall be set off against the appropriations provided
          which may, in certain cases, make the provision of replies        for this purpose in the budget of the European Commu¬
          compulsory. They shall also ensure that at least a quarter        nities .
                             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                             States .
                             Done at Brussels,
                                                                                        For the Council
                                                                                          The President
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                                FINANCIAL REPORT
1. Budget heading concerned :
   Article 351 " Statistical studies and surveys "
2. Legal basis
   Council Regulation ( EEC ) .
3. Proposed classification as compulsory / non-compulsory expenditure
   Non-compulsory
4. Description of work and justification for it :
   4.1 . Purpose
         To conduct a labour force sample survey in the Member States in the
         spring of 1988 to determine the structure and level of employment
         and unemployment in Member States on a comparable and harmonized
         basis .
   4.2 . Persons concerned
         a ) Survey unit : private households
         b ) Responsible for survey : statistical offices of the Member States .
5. Type of expenditure and method of calculation :
   5.1 .  Calculation
         Each Member State receives - as in 1984 , 1985 , 1986 and 1987 - a
          lump-sum contribution and a flat-rate contribution for each
         household taking part in the survey .         This breakdown of the
          contribution is intended to better compensate the smaller countries
          for their relatively greater financial burden .
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   5.2 . Amount
         Lump-sum :
         Luxembourg :                                           75,000    ECU
         Each other Member State :                            100,000     ECU
         Contribution per household questioned :                     3,70 ECU
         Estimated number of households included in all
         national samples : 733,000
         Total contribution :                              3,890,000      ECU
6. Financial consequences of the work on intervention appropriations :
   6.1 . Commitment and payment appropriations periods
                              CA ( Mio ECU )     PA ( Mio ECU )
         1988                 3,890              3,890
         1989                 -                  depending on the date cn which
                                                 the data are supplied certain
                                                 balances may be paid
   6.2 . Community contribution ( as X ) to the total cost of the work
         Depends on the Member State ( on average does not exceed 20 - 25 X ) .
   6.3 . System of financing during the current year
         In principle , the Commission requires data to be supplied during
         1988 , but , in the case of some Member States , data may have to be
         supplied at the beginning of 1989 . The data on which the final
         payment is made depends on the supply date .
7. Comments
   Same form of financing as for 1984 to 1987 surveys conducted in accordance
   with Council Regulations . The sum provided for the 1987 survey was
   3.890.000 ECU , corresponding to a sample of size of 733,000 households ,
   not all Member States yet being in a position to reach the ideal maximum
   sample size foreseen in the regulation ( 790,000 ), which the Commission
   considers necessary to ensure the reliability of the results , particularly
   at the level of certain regions .