CELEX: 51983PC0237
Language: en
Date: 1983-05-03
Title: Draft COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) relating to the organization of surveys of labour costs in industry, wholesale and retail distribution, banking and insurance (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                                                             COM(83) 237 f i n a l
                                                                             B r u s s e l s , 3 May 1983
                                                          Draft
                                          COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
  r e l a t i n g t o t h e o r g a n i z a t i o n of surveys of labour                      costs  i n i n d u s t r y , wholesale
                      and r e t a i l     d i s t r i b u t i o n , b a n k i n g and         insurance
                      (submitted          to the Council             by t h e C o m m i s s i o n )
 COM(83) 237 f i n a l
 ---pagebreak---                                        E x p l a n a t o r y Memorandum
The Commission cannot c a r r y out c e r t a i n t a s k s assigned t o i t by the
Treaty e s t a b l i s h i n g the European Economic Community, i n p a r t i c u l a r
w i t h r e s p e c t t o the implementation                 o f A r t i c l e s 2, 3, 117, 118, 120
and 122, w i t h o u t access t o v a l i d d a t a , comparable f o r the d i f f e r e n t
c o u n t r i e s , on the c o s t o f l a b o u r and on t h e incomes o f employees i n
t h e C ommunity.
That i s why, s i n c e 1959, i n pursuance o f C o u n c i l R e g u l a t i o n s , a whole
s e r i e s o f s p e c i f i c Community surveys has been c a r r i e d out i n i n d u s t r y ( l )
and i n commerce, banking and i n s u r a n c e                    ( 2 ) . These surveys were c a r r i e d
out by the S t a t i s t i c a l O f f i c e o f the European Communities i n c o l l a b o ­
r a t i o n w i t h the N a t i o n a l I n s t i t u t e s o f S t a t i s t i c s and the M i n i s t r i e s
o f Labour o f Member S t a t e s . The r e s u l t s o f these surveys were p u b l i s h e d
by the S t a t i s t i c a l O f f i c e o f the European Communities ( 3 ) ; they were
g r e a t l y a p p r e c i a t e d by governments and by economic and s o c i a l                  bodies.
The a c t i v i t i e s o f the Commission i n the v a r i o u s s e c t o r s make i t
necessary            t h a t the most r e c e n t p o s s i b l e f i g u r e s on t o t a l labour c o s t s
should be a v a i l a b l e a t a l l t i m e s . I n c o l l a b o r a t i o n w i t h the competent
a u t h o r i t i e s i n Member S t a t e s , the S t a t i s t i c a l O f f i c e has, t h e r e f o r e ,
developed methods o f u p d a t i n g the r e s u l t s o f surveys o f l a b o u r c o s t s .
However, i n view o f the f a c t t h a t e x p e n d i t u r e on wages and r e l a t e d
c o s t s i s s u b j e c t t o s u b s t a n t i a l change, t h i s technique o f u p d a t i n g
can p r o v i d e v a l i d r e s u l t s o n l y f o r t h e f i r s t few y e a r s f o l l o w i n g
a survey; t h e r e a f t e r , the survey must be r e p e a t e d .
 (1) R e g u l a t i o n No 10 i,0J No 56, 31.8.1960, p. 1199/60).
        R e g u l a t i o n No 14 (OJ No 55, 16.8.1961, p. 1054/61).
        R e g u l a t i o n No 28 (OJ No 41, 28.5.1962, p. 1277/62).
        R e g u l a t i o n No 151 (OJ No 133, 13.12.1962, p. 2841/62).
        R e g u l a t i o n No 101/66/EEC (OJ No 134, 22.7, 1966, p. 2540/66) .
        R e g u l a t i o n (EEC) No 1899/68 (OJ No L 289, 29.11.1968, p. 4 ) .
        R e g u l a t i o n (EEC) No 2259/71 (OJ No L 238, 23.10.1971, p. 1 ) .
        R e g u l a t i o n (EEC) Nc 323/75 (OJ No L 37, 12.2.1975, p. 1 ) .
        R e g u l a t i o n (EEC) No 494/78 (OJ No L 63, 10.3.1978, p. 1 ) .
        R e g u l a t i o n (EEC) No 1596/81 (OJ No L 159, 17.6.1981, p. 1 ) .
 (2) R e g u l a t i o n (EEC) No 2053/69 (OJ No L 263, 21.10.1969, p. 8 ) .
         R e g u l a t i o n (EEC) No 3192/73 (OJ No L 326, 27.11.1973, p. 1 ) .
         R e g u l a t i o n (EEC) No 494/78 (OJ No L 68, 10.3.1978, p. 1 ) .
         R e g u l a t i o n (EEC) No 1596/81 (OJ No L 159, 17.6.1981, p. 1 ) .
 (3) S e r i e s "Social Statistics" No 3/1961, 3/1962, 1/1963, 2/1964,
         5/1964, 6/1965, 5/1966, 4/1969, 1/1970, 6/1970, 3/1971,
         4/1972, 4/1974, 6/1975, 1977, 1979, 1982.
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  I t i s i n that connection                      t h a t the Working P a r t y on "Wages S t a t i s t i c s " ,
  comprising           r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s o f governments ( M i n i s t r i e s o f Labour and
  N a t i o n a l I n s t i t u t e s o f S t a t i s t i c s ) and o f employers and l a b o u r , came
  to the c o n c l u s i o n t h a t i t would be necessary t o repeat the surveys o f
  l a b o u r c o s t s a t t h r e e - y e a r l y i n t e r v a l s ; t h i s view was shared by the
  Commission and the C o u n c i l ; thus the y e a r s 1966, 1969, 1972, 1975,
  1978      and 1981 have been s e l e c t e d so f a r as survey r e f e r e n c e                years.
  In order t o r a t i o n a l i z e and f u r t h e r f a c i l i t a t e p r o c e d u r e s , i t has been
 decided         t o i n c o r p o r a t e , from 1978 on, the i n v e s t i g a t i o n s i n t o i n d u s t r y
 on the one hand, and i n t o commerce, banking and i n s u r a n c e                           cn the other
 i n a s i n g l e survey.
 Considering            the f a c t t h a t the o r g a n i s a t i o n o f these surveys c o n s t i t u t e s
 a heavy work load the Working P a r t y "Wages S t a t i s t i c s " has expressed
 the o p i n i o n t h a t the l e g a l b a s i s f o r c a r r y i n g c u t the 1984 and the 1937
 surveys should be e s t a b l i s h e d by one s i n g l e r e g u l a t i o n . T h i s approach
 i s a l s o j u s t i f i e d by the f a c t t h a t the d e t a i l e d procedures f o r the
 conduct o f the survey have remained p r a c t i c a l l y unchanged, i t f a c i l i ­
 t a t e s the implementation o f the survey i n Member c o u n t r i e s and has
 a l s c been approved by the Conference o f the D i r e c t o r s General o f
National S t a t i s t i c a l             Institutes.
So t h a t the survey should not c o n s t i t u t e t o e heavy a burden on the
undertakings             and cn the budget o f the European Communities and Member
S t a t e s , the i n t e n t i o n i s not t h a t i t should i n v o l v e e x h a u s t i v e      returns
from a l l u n d e r t a k i n g s ,          b u t t h a t i t should be based on a r e p r e s e n t a t i v e
sample.
The Wcrkin,^, P a r t y on "Wages S t a t i s t i c s " , which met i n Luxembourg on
10 and 11 June 1982, reached agreement cn the t e c h n i c a l b a s i s f o r
the survey i t h e b a s i c q u e s t i o n n a i r e , the survey f i e l d , methods,
t r a n s m i t t i n g o f r e s u l t s , e t c . ) which w i l l ensure the c o m p a r a b i l i t y
o f the r e s u l t s and w i l l a l l o w the maximum amount o f i n f o r m a t i o n on
the Community t o be d e r i v e d from the survey.
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  As i n the surveys o f 1972,                  1975,       1978     and 1931, t h i s survey w i l l               cover
  the e s t a b l i s h m e n t s or u n d e r t a k i n g s employing          a t l e a s t ten wage-earners.
  T h i s w i l l ensure the c o m p a r a b i l i t y o f the survey w i t h those o f p r e v i o u s
 y e a r s and w i t h the o t h e r wage s t a t i s t i c s           o f the Community                (harmonized
  statistics            on e a r n i n g s and s t a t i s t i c s   on the s t r u c t u r e and        distribution
 o f wages) which cover the same f i e l d .
 The planned              survey w i l l p r o v i d e d e t a i l e d s t a t i s t i c a l i n f o r m a t i o n on the
 e x p e n d i t u r e cn wages and s a l a r i e s and r e l a t e d c o s t s borne by                     the
 employers,            as w e l l as on the number o f hours worked a n n u a l l y by
 employees i n a l l branches o f i n d u s t r y ( i n c l u d i n g energy, water and
 c o n s t r u c t i o n ) and i n commerce, banking and i n s u r a n c e ( 1 ) . The                         results
 o f t h i s survey w i l l , o f course, be used as a new b a s i s f o r the
u p d a t i n g which i s c a r r i e d out r e g u l a r l y d u r i n g i n t e r v e n i n g y e a r s .
Beth government e x p e r t s and the r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s o f p r o f e s s i o n a l o r g a ­
n i z a t i o n s o f employers and workers have urged t h a t the d e c i s i o n t o
undertake            t h i s survey be taken as q u i c k l y as p o s s i b l e , so t h a t the
u n d e r t a k i n g s forming p a r t o f the samples should be i n a p o s i t i o n
at     the b e g i n n i n g o f 1984        to take the necessary measures e n a b l i n g
them to complete the q u e s t i o n n a i r e .
With t h i s i n view, the Commission submits to the C o u n c i l f o r i t s
a p p r o v a l the a t t a c h e d d r a f t r e g u l a t i o n and f i n a n c i a l r e c o r d .
(1) C l a s s e s and groups f a l l i n g under D i v i s i o n s - 1 to 5 and C l a s s e s 61,
       64/65, 81 and 82 o f the Nomenclature c f Economic A c t i v i t i e s i n
        the European Communities (NACE).
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                           COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
r e l a t i n g t o the o r g a n i z a t i o n o f surveys o f l a b o u r c o s t s i n i n d u s t r y ,
wholesale and r e t a i l d i s t r i b u t i o n , banking and i n s u r a n c e
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard t o the Treaty e s t a b l i s h i n g the European Economic
Community, and i n p a r t i c u l a r A r t i c l e 213 t h e r e o f ,
Having regard t o the d r a f t R e g u l a t i o n submitted by the Commission,
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Whereas, i n order t o c a r r y out the t a s k s a s s i g n e d t o i t by the T r e a t y ,
i n p a r t i c u l a r those s e t out i n A r t i c l e s 2, 3, 117, 118, 120 and 122
t h e r e o f , the Commission must be kept informed o f the p o s i t i o n and
t r e n d s i n the        Member- S t a t e s                        a s regards l a b o u r c o s t s and
employees' incomes;
Whereas s t a t i s t i c a l     i n f o r m a t i o n a v a i l a b l e i n each Member S t a t e does
not p r o v i d e a v a l i d b a s i s f o r comparisons, i n p a r t i c u l a r because o f
the d i f f e r e n c e s e x i s t i n g between the laws, r e g u l a t i o n s and a d m i n i s t r a ­
 t i v e p r a c t i c e s o f the Member S t a t e s and surveys must t h e r e f o r e be
 c a r r i e d out and the r e s u l t s processed on the b a s i s o f uniform                         defini­
 t i o n s and methods;
 Whereas the b e s t method o f a s s e s s i n g the l e v e l , c o m p o s i t i o n and t r e n d s
 both o f l a b o u r c o s t s and o f employees' incomes i s t o c a r r y out s p e c i f i c
 Community s u r v e y s , as has been done s i n c e 1959, pursuant t o C o u n c i l
 R e g u l a t i o n s No 10 ( 1 ) , No 14 ( 2 ) , No 28 ( 3 ) , No 151 ( 4 ) ,
 No 101/66/EEC ( 5 ) , (EEC) No 1899/68 ( 6 ) , (EEC) No 2259/71 ( 7 ) ,
  (EEC) No 328/75 ( 8 ) , (EEC) No 494/78 (9)
   (1)     0J No       56, 31.8.1960, p. 1199/60.
   (2)     0J No       55, 16.8.1961, p. 1054/61.
   (3)     0J No       41, 28.5.1962, p. 1277/62.
   (4)     0J No      133, 13.12.1962, p. 2841/62.
    (5)    0J No      134, 22.7.1966, p. 2540/66.
    (6)    0J No      L 289, 29.11.1968, p. 4.
    (7)    0J No      L 238, 23.10.1971, p. 1.
    (8)    0J No      L 37, 12.2.1975, p. 1.
    (9)    0 J No     L 68, 10.3.1978, p. 1.
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 and      (EEC) No 1596/31 (1) on the b a s i s o f a c c o u n t i n g d a t a f o r the y e a r s
 1959 t o 1964, 19C.6, 1969, 1972, 1975, 1978 and 1981 i n i n d u s t r y , and                                     Regulation
 (EEC) No 2053/69 ( 2 ) , (EEC) No 3192/73 ( 3 ) , (EEC) No 494/78                                      and
 (EEC) No 159c o i                      on the b a s i s o f a c c o u n t i n g d a t a f o r the y e a r s
 1970, 1974, 1978 and 1931 i n d i s t r i b u t i o n , banking and i n s u r a n c e ;
Whereas, s i n c e e x p e n d i t u r e by u n d e r t a k i n g s on wages, s a l a r i e s and
 r e l a t e d c o s t s i s s u b j e c t t o s u b s t a n t i a l change i n both l e v e l and
 s t r u c t u r e , i t i s a p p r o p r i a t e t o c a r r y out new surveys a t r e g u l a r
 i n t e r v a l s i n order t o b r i n g up t o date the r e s u l t s o f t h e p r e v i o u s
surveys,
Whereas,            e x p e r i e n c e shows t h a t t h e o r g a n i z a t i o n o f t h e s e surveys
c o n s t i t u t e s a heavy work load;              whereas i t i s a p p r o p r i a t e t o ' r e d u c e ' t h i s Load
by e s t a b l i s h i n g the l e g a l b a s i s f o r c a r r y i n g out the next two surveys
by means o f a s i n g l e R e g u l a t i o n ;
Whereas            i t i s thus a p p r o p r i a t e t o c a r r y out new surveys based on
a c c o u n t i n g d a t a f o r the y e a r s 1984 and 1987 i n i n d u s t r y and i n d i s t r i ­
b u t i o n , banking and i n s u r a n c e •
Whereas, i n v i e w o f t h e s c o p e o f t h e s u r v e y and i n o r d e r t o l i g h t e n t h e b u r d e n
on u n d e r t a k i n g s and on the budgets o f the European Communities and o f
the Member S t a t e s i t i s necessary t o p r o c e e d on t h e b a s i s o f s a m p l i n g ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
(1) OJ No L 159, 17.6.1981, p. 1.
(2) OJ No L 263, 21.10.1969, p. 8.
(3) OJ No L 326, 27.11.1973, p. 1.
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                                                         Article 1
 W i t h i n the framework o f i t s p e r i o d i c surveys on l a b o u r c o s t s and
 employees' incomes, the Commission s h a l l undertake                                   i n 1985 and          1988,
 on the b a s i s o f a c c o u n t i n g d a t a f o r the y e a r 1984                 and 1987,          surveys
 o f l a b o u r c o s t s (manual and non-manual workers) i n i n d u s t r y , wholesale
 and r e t a i l d i s t r i b u t i o n , banking and              insurance.
                                                         Article 2
 The survey s h a l l cover u n d e r t a k i n g s o r e s t a b l i s h m e n t s employing                    at
 l e a s t 10 persons who               c a r r y on a c t i v i t i e s d e f i n e d i n D i v i s i o n s 1, 2,
 3, 4 and 5 and C l a s s e s 61, 64/65, 81 and 82 o f the Nomenclature o f
Economic A c t i v i t i e s i n the European Communities (NACE), w i t h the
e x c e p t i o n o f groups 651, 652 and                   811.
 In banking            and     insurance        i n Luxembourg, however, the survey                        shall    be conducted
 without         r e g a r d t o a minimum number o f                 employees.
 The     survey        shall     be   c a r r i e d out  by     sampling.
                                                         Article 3
Employers s h a l l , i n r e s p e c t o f t h e i r u n d e r t a k i n g s or e s t a b l i s h m e n t s
which are i n c l u d e d i n the sample, p r o v i d e the i n f o r m a t i o n needed t o
determine           l a b o u r c o s t s (manual and non-manual workers) on the b a s i s
o f the a c c o u n t i n g d a t a f o r the whole c f the y e a r s 1984                       and 1987,        in
the manner s e t out h e r e i n a f t e r .
                                                        Article 4
The survey s h a l l             cover:
a) c o s t s o f wages and s a l a r i e s , i n c l u d i n g bonuses and                     allowances,
      and a l l i n c i d e n t a l e x p e n d i t u r e , i n p a r t i c u l a r employers'             contri­
      b u t i o n s to s o c i a l s e c u r i t y and supplementary schemes, and                            other
      s o c i a l payments, i n c l u d i n g the c o s t o f v o c a t i o n a l t r a i n i n g o f
      employees, and any taxes and s u b s i d i e s d i r e c t l y r e l a t e d to l a b o u r
      costs ;
b) the number o f employees engaged i n the u n d e r t a k i n g s o r e s t a b l i s h ­
      ments ;
c) the        l e n g t h of time        worked.
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                                                           Article 5
The      i n f o r m a t i o n s h a l l be c o l l e c t e d by the s t a t i s t i c a l o f f i c e s  o f the
Member S t a t e s by means o f q u e s t i o n n a i r e s               drawn up by the Commission
i n c o o p e r a t i o n w i t h those           offices.
The Commission s h a l l , i n c o o p e r a t i o n w i t h those o f f i c e s , determine the
technical                  procedures f o r the conduct o f the survey. F u r t h e r , i t
s h a l l l a y down i n the same.way the s t a r t i n g                    and c l o s i n g dates o f
the survey and the time l i m i t f o r r e p l y i n g t o the q u e s t i o n n a i r e s .
Persons r e q u i r e d t o supply i n f o r m a t i o n s h a l l r e p l y t o the q u e s t i o n n a i r e s
truthfully,                         completely        and w i t h i n the time l i m i t s s e t .
                                                           Article 6
The     statistical offices                   o f the Member S t a t e s s h a l l analyse the r e p l i e s
to the q u e s t i o n n a i r e s . They s h a l l forward t o the Commission the r e s u l t s
o f the survey, e x c l u d i n g i n d i v i d u a l              items o f i n f o r m a t i o n , i n accordance
w i t h the p r o c e s s i n g programme l a i d down by the Commission; the r e s u l t s
s h a l l be broken down by s e c t o r s o f a c t i v i t y and, i f so r e q u i r e d , by
r e g i o n and s i z e category o f the u n d e r t a k i n g s             or       establishments.
                                                           Article 7
I n d i v i d u a l items o f i n f o r m a t i o n s u p p l i e d f o r purposes o f the survey
s h a l l be used f o r s t a t i s t i c a l purposes o n l y . I t s h a l l be p r o h i b i t e d t o
use such              i n f o r m a t i o n f o r o t h e r purposes, p a r t i c u l a r l y      for taxation
purposes, o r t o communicate i t t c t h i r d                         parties.
Member S t a t e s s h a l l take a p p r o p r i a t e measures a g a i n s t any i n f r i n g e m e n t
of:
a) the o b l i g a t i o n t o supply the i n f o r m a t i o n r e f e r r e d t o i n A r t i c l e 3,
      and
b) the o b l i g a t i o n , under the f i r s t paragraph, t o m a i n t a i n                      confiden­
      t i a l i t y as regards             the i n f o r m a t i o n  obtained.
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                                                      Article 8
For the conduct o f the 1984 and 1987 s u r v e y s , Member S t a t e s s h a l l r e c e i v e
a f l a t - r a t e sum p r o p o r t i o n a l t o the number o f u n d e r t a k i n g s       or e s t a b l i s h ­
ments surveyed. T h i s amount s h a l l be entered a g a i n s t a p p r o p r i a t i o n s
p r o v i d e d f o r t h i s purpose i n the budget o f the European Communities.
                                                      Article     9
This Regulation             shall     enter    i n t o f o r c e on 1 O c t o b e r 1 9 8 3 .
T h i s R e g u l a t i o n s h a l l be b i n d i n g i n i t s e n t i r e t y and d i r e c t l y a p p l i c a b l e
i n a l l Member S t a t e s .
Done a t B r u s s e l s ,                                                        For the C o u n c i l
                                                                                  The P r e s i d e n t
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 1.    Budget heading code: a r t . 263
 2.    T i t l e o f p r o j e c t : D r a f t C o u n c i l R e g u l a t i o n (EEC) r e l a t i n g t o surveys
       o f l a b o u r c o s t s i n i n d u s t r y , w h o l e s a l e and r e t a i l     distribution,
      banking and i n s u r a n c e , t o be c a r r i e d out i n 1985 and 1988 on the
      b a s i s o f the accounts f o r 1984 and 1987.
 3.   L e g a l b a s i s : C o u n c i l R e g u l a t i o n (EEC)
 4.   O b j e c t i v e and j u s t i f i c a t i o n o f the p r o j e c t : To d i s p o s e o f v a l i d
      and comparable d a t a on l a b o u r c o s t s i n t h e member c o u n t r i e s o f
      the Community. The l a s t survey i n t h i s f i e l d has been c a r r i e d
      c u t i n 1982 on the b a s i s o f the accounts f o r 1981. An annual
      u p d a t i n g system u s i n g e s t i m a t e s based on t h i s survey s u p p l i e d
      by the Member S t a t e s has been s e t up; however, t h i s system can
     p r o v i d e r e l i a b l e r e s u l t s o n l y f o r the f i r s t few y e a r s f o l l o w i n g
     a survey y e a r . Thus i s i t now necessary t o c a r r y out a new survey.
     The d a t a a r e t o be c o l l e c t e d by the s t a t i s t i c a l s e r v i c e s o f
     Member S t a t e s , c o v e r i n g u n d e r t a k i n g s o r e s t a b l i s h m e n t s employing
     at l e a s t 10 p e r s o n s .
5.   F i n a n c i a l i m p l i c a t i o n s o f the p r o j e c t :
5.0  i n respect of ecpenditure:
     A c c o r d i n g t o a r t i c l e 8 o f the d r a f t r e g u l a t i o n Member S t a t e s w i l l
     r e c e i v e a lump sum f o r c a r r y i n g out the survey i n r e s p e c t o f each
    u n d e r t a k i n g o r e s t a b l i s h m e n t surveyed. These c o s t s w i l l be charged
    a g a i n s t the a p p r o p r i a t i o n s p r o v i d e d f o r t h i s purpose          i n the budget
    o f the European Communities ( a r t . 263); they cover a p p r o x i m a t e l y
    one-. •'rd o f t h e t o t a l c o s t s o f the survey. The amount o f
    ECU 67^.000 under both the 1985 and 1986 budgets i s r e q u i r e d f o r
    the f i n a n c i n g o f the 1984 survey. S i m i l a r amounts a r e t o be made
    a v a i l a b l e under the 1988 and 1989 budgets                         f o r the f i n a n c i n g o f
    the 1987 survey.
5.1 Method o f c a l c u l a t i o n
    I t i s proposed            t o c a l c u l a t e the f l a t r a t e c o n t r i b u t i o n t o Member
    S t a t e s on the b a s i s o f an amount o f 12 ECU p e r u n i t surveyed.
    Taking account o f the number o f h o l d i n g s t o be covered (- 113.000),
    the c o s t o f the survey f o r the t e n Member S t a t e s would amount t o
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   1.356.000 ECU. T h i s amount equals t h a t f i x e d f o r the p r e v i o u s 1981
   l a b o u r c o s t survey so t h a t t h e r e i s a r e l a t i v e decrease i n the charge
   on the EC budget. In view o f the f a c t t h a t the 1981 survey sample
   p a t t e r n w i l l be used a g a i n w i t h o u t any s i g n i f i c a n t change f o r the
   1984 survey the d a t a on the f i n a n c i n g o f the 1981 survey, g i v e n i n
   the f o l l o w i n g t a b l e , can be c o n s i d e r e d as r e l e v a n t f o r the 1984
  survey.
         1981 Labour c o s t survey: Sample s i z e and EC Budget Commitments
                         Sample                                         Commitments (in ECU)
Country                  size (1)
                         (units)                 T o t a l (1)                   1982 budget       1983 budget (1)
    D                     27.000                     324.000                       162.000             162.000
    F                     19.000                     228.000                       132.000              96.000
    I                     25.000                    300.000                        150.000             150.000
   NL                      8.000                       96.000                        48.000             48.000
   B                       6.600                      79.200                         39.520             39.680
   L                           700                      8.400                          4.200             4.200
   UK                     15.000                    180.000                          93.600             86.400
   IRL                     4.300                      51.600                         30.000             21.600
   DK                      4.400                      52.800                        30.600              22.200
   GR                      3.000                      36.000                        18.000              18.000
 EUR 10                 113.000                 1.356.000                          707.920             648.080
 (1)     Provisional          data
The s i z e o f the sample f o r each Member S t a t e has been determined
b i l a t e r a l l y , t a k i n g n a t i o n a l p a r t i c u l a r i t i e s i n t o account. Any
attempt t o reduce the s i z e would be harmful t o the r e s u l t s o f
the survey; t h i s i s p a r t i c u l a r l y t r u e as regards d e t a i l e d d a t a
on the s t r u c t u r e o f l a b o u r c o s t s as w e l l as the breakdown by
s i z e c l a s s e s o f the e s t a b l i s h m e n t s and by r e g i o n s .