Commission Regulation (EC) No 1618/1999 of 23 July 1999 concerning the criteria for the evaluation of quality of structural business statistics (Text with EEA relevance)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1618/1999
of 23 July 1999
concerning the criteria for the evaluation of quality of structural business statistics
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 of 20 December 1996 concerning structural business statistics(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 410/98(2), and in particular Article 12(vi) thereof,
(1) Whereas Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 established a common framework for the production of Community statistics on the structure, activity, competitiveness and performance of business in the Community;
(2) Whereas the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council on these statistics and in particular on their quality and the burden on business;
(3) Whereas it is necessary that the Commission determines the criteria for the evaluation of quality of structural business statistics;
(4) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Statistical Programme Committee,