Commission Regulation (EC) No 586/2001 of 26 March 2001 on implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 concerning short-term statistics as regards the definition of Main Industrial Groupings (MIGS)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 586/2001
of 26 March 2001
on implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 concerning short-term statistics as regards the definition of Main Industrial Groupings (MIGS)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 of 19 May 1998(1) concerning short-term statistics, and in particular Article 3 and Article 17(c) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 established a common framework for the production of short-term Community statistics on the business cycle.
(2) In accordance with Article 3 and Article 17(c) of Regulation (EC) No 1165/98, implementing measures are necessary concerning the definition of Main Industrial Groupings (MIGS).
(3) The definition of Main Industrial Groupings (MIGS) is based on the statistical classification of economic activities in the European Community, Council Regulation (EEC) No 3037/90(2), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 761/93(3), (NACE rev. 1). It uses the level of Groups (3 digits) for distinguishing between the Main Industrial Groupings (MIGS).
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion delivered by the Statistical Programme Committee, established by Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom(4),