Commission Regulation (EC) No 1062/2008
of 28 October 2008
implementing Regulation (EC) No 453/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quarterly statistics on Community job vacancies, as regards seasonal adjustment procedures and 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 453/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2008 concerning quarterly statistics on Community job vacancies, and in particular Article 3(3) and 6(3) thereof,
OJ L 145, 4.6.2008, p. 234.
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 453/2008 established a common framework for the systematic production of quarterly statistics on Community job vacancies.
(2) Seasonal adjustment is an essential part of the compilation of short-term statistics. Adjusted series facilitate the comparison and interpretation of results over time. The transmission of adjusted series increases the coherence between data disseminated nationally and at international level.
(3) For the purposes of applying the quality dimensions laid down in Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 453/2008, the modalities, the structure and the periodicity of the quality reports to be provided by Member States should be defined.
(4) The European Central Bank has been consulted.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Statistical Programme Committee,
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