1. Introductory Text

  2. Article 1.This Regulation lays down measures to implement Regulation (EC) No...

  3. Article 2.The first reference year for which the data are to...

  4. Article 3.The specific variables to be transmitted to the Commission (Eurostat)...

  5. Article 4.Sampling and precision requirements, the sample sizes needed to meet...

  6. Article 5.Member States shall be responsible for data checking, error correction,...

  7. Article 6.Data shall be transmitted to the Commission (Eurostat) by the...

  8. Article 7.Each Member State shall perform a quality evaluation of its...

  9. Article 8.With a view to achieving a high level of harmonisation...

  10. Article 9.This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day...

  11. Signature

    1. ANNEX I

    2. ANNEX II

      SAMPLE

      1. 1. The Statistical Business Register (SBR) referred to in Council Regulation...

      2. 2. The sample shall be stratified by NACE and size category...

      3. 3. A sample size shall be calculated to assure a maximum...

      4. 4. The following formula may be used in determining the sample...

    3. ANNEX III

      Imputation principals and record weighting

      1. Countries shall take all appropriate measures to reduce item and...

      2. Core variables, for which no missing value shall be accepted,...

      3. A1, A2tot05, B1a, B1b, B2aflag, B2bflag, B2cflag, B2dflag, B2eflag, F1tot05....

      4. Key variables, for which every effort should be made to...

      5. A2tot04, A4, A5, C1tot, C3tot, C4tot, C7sub, C7tot, PAC, F2tot....

      6. Imputation for item non-response shall be recommended within the following...

      7. When a record contains less than 50 % of variables presented...

      8. Quantitative and qualitative variables are identified in Annex 1.

      9. Departures from these principals shall be fully documented and justified...

      10. Member States shall calculate and transmit a weight to be...

    4. ANNEX IV

      Data file format and transmission rules

      1. Data shall be transmitted to the Commission (Eurostat) in electronic...

      2. Countries shall transmit two checked data sets to ESTAT:

      3. the data set prior to imputation with preliminary checks; the...

      4. Both data sets shall contain the variables identified in Annex...

      5. Both files shall be presented in comma separated variable (.csv)...

    5. ANNEX V

      QUALITY REPORT FORMAT

      1. 1. RELEVANCE

      2. 2. ACCURACY

        1. 2.1 Sampling errors

        2. 2.2 Non-sampling errors

          1. 2.2.1 Coverage errors

          2. 2.2.2 Measurement errors

          3. 2.2.3 Processing errors

          4. 2.2.4 Non-response errors

      3. 3. TIMELINESS AND PUNCTUALITY

      4. 4. ACCESSIBILITY AND CLARITY

      5. 5. COMPARABILITY

      6. 6. COHERENCE

      7. 7. BURDEN AND BENEFIT