Commission Regulation (EC) No 247/2003 of 10 February 2003 adopting the specification of the 2004 ad hoc module on work organisation and working time arrangements provided by Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98

Commission Regulation (EC) No 247/2003
of 10 February 2003
adopting the specification of the 2004 ad hoc module on work organisation and working time arrangements provided by Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 of 9 March 1998 on the organisation of a labour force sample survey in the Community(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2104/2002(2), and in particular Article 4(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 246/2003(3) adopting the programme of ad hoc modules, covering the years 2004 to 2006, to the labour force sample survey includes an ad hoc module on work organisation and working time arrangements.
(2) In accordance with Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 577/98 the detailed list of information to be collected in an ad hoc module shall be drawn at least 12 months before the beginning of the reference period for that module.
(3) In order to evaluate adequately progress under the pillars of the employment policy guidelines and in particular under the third pillar on encouraging adaptability of businesses and their employees, including with regard to quality in work, comparable structural statistics are needed by the Member States and the Commission(4).
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Statistical Programme Committee,