ANNEXU.K.
1.Annex C to Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 is amended as follows:U.K.
In point (c) (List of Variables), paragraph 1, the following variables are inserted in the table:
| ‘220 | Hours worked |
| 230 | Gross wages and salaries’ |
In point (d) (Form), paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
‘2.The turnover variable (No 120), the volume of sales variable (No 123) and the hours worked variable (No 220) are also to be transmitted in a working-day adjusted form. The transmission of the hours worked variable (No 220) in a working-day adjusted form is requested not later than from 31 March 2015 onwards. Wherever other variables show working-day effects, Member States may also transmit those variables in working-day adjusted form. The list of variables to be transmitted in working-day adjusted form may be amended in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18.’
In point (e) (Reference period), the following variables are inserted in the table:
| ‘220 | quarter |
| 230 | quarter’ |
In point (f) (Level of detail), paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
‘1.The turnover variable (No 120) and the deflator of sales/volume (No 330/123) are to be transmitted according to the levels of detail defined in paragraphs 2 and 3. The number of persons employed variable (No 210) is to be transmitted according to the levels of detail defined in paragraph 4. The hours worked variable (No 220) and the gross wages and salaries variable (No 230) are to be transmitted according to Division 47 of NACE Rev 2.’
In point (g) (Deadlines for data transmission), paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:
‘3.The number of persons employed variable (No 210) shall be transmitted within two months of the end of the reference period. The deadline may be up to 15 days longer for Member States whose turnover in Division 47 of NACE Rev 2. in a given base year represents less than 3 % of the European Community total. The hours worked variable (No 220) and the gross wages and salaries variable (No 230) shall be transmitted within three months of the end of the reference period.’
In point (i) (First reference year), the following subparagraph is added:
‘The first reference period for the hours worked variable (No 220) and the gross wages and salaries variable (No 230) is not later than the first quarter of 2010 with effect from the introduction of base year 2010 in 2013.’
2.Annex D to Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 is amended as follows:U.K.
In point (c) (List of variables), paragraph 1, the following variables are inserted in the table:
| ‘220 | Hours worked |
| 230 | Gross wages and salaries’ |
In point (d) (Form), paragraph 2, the following subparagraph is added:
‘The hours worked variable (No 220) is to be transmitted in a working-day adjusted form not later than from 31 March 2015 onwards.’
In point (f) (Level of detail), paragraph 2, the following subparagraph is added:
‘The hours worked variable (No 220) and the gross wages and salaries variable (No 230) are to be transmitted according to the following groupings of NACE Rev 2:
Divisions 45 and 46;
Sections H, I and J;
sum of (69, 70.2, 71, 73 and 74);
sum of (78, 79, 80, 81.2 and 82).’
In point (g) (Deadlines for data transmission), the following variables are inserted in the table:
| ‘220 | 3 months |
| 230 | 3 months’ |
In point (i) (First reference period), the following subparagraph is added:
‘The first reference period for the hours worked variable (No 220) and the gross wages and salaries variable (No 230) is not later than the first quarter of 2010 with effect from the introduction of base year 2010 in 2013.’