Document ID: 32009R0834

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 834/2009
of 11 September 2009
implementing Regulation (EC) No 716/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community statistics on the structure and activity of foreign affiliates, as regards the quality reports
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 716/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2007 on Community statistics on the structure and activity of foreign affiliates (1), and in particular Article 6(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Regulation (EC) No 716/2007 established a common framework for the systematic production of Community statistics on the structure and activity of foreign affiliates.
(2)
It is necessary to adopt the implementing measures concerning the definition of common quality standards and the contents and periodicity of the quality reports.
(3)
It is necessary to define the quality dimensions applicable to the quality reports.
(4)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Statistical Programme Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Quality reports referred to in Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 716/2007 shall be drawn up by Member States in accordance with the rules laid down in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
The first quality report shall be drawn up for the data concerning the reference year 2007 and shall be submitted by 28 February 2010.
Member States shall provide quality reports for every reference year thereafter within 26 months after the end of the reference year.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 11 September 2009.

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