Commission Regulation (EC) No 6/2003

of 30 December 2002

concerning the dissemination of statistics on the carriage of goods by road

(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) No 1172/98 of 25 May 1998 on statistical returns in respect of the carriage of goods by road1, and in particular Articles 6 and 9 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

It is appropriate to exploit the statistical data on the carriage of goods by road, referred to in the Regulation (EC) No 1172/98, as fully as possibly while respecting the confidentiality of the individual data records.

(2)

It is necessary to ensure a reasonable level of quality in the information disseminated and the maintenance of existing statistical series.

(3)

It is necessary to make certain data available to Member States in order to complete the statistical coverage of road transport at national level.

(4)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion delivered by the Statistical Programme Committee,

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