Legal provisions of COM(1983)450 -

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dossier COM(1983)450 - .
document COM(1983)450 EN
date January 31, 1984

Contents

Article 1

In the spring of 1984, the Commission shall undertake a labour force sample survey based on a sample of households in each of the Member States, with the exception of the Netherlands.

Article 2

The survey shall be carried out in each of the Member States concerned in a sample of households the residence of which is in the territory of these States at the time of the survey. The information shall be collected for each member of the households included in the sample.

Article 3

The sample shall comprise between 60 000 and 100 000 households in Germany, France, Italy and the United Kingdom, between 30 000 and 50 000 households in Greece and Ireland, between 15 000 and 30 000 households in Belgium and Denmark and approximately 10 000 households in Luxembourg.

Article 4

The survey shall cover:

(a) the individual characteristics (sex, age, nationality, marital status, relationship to head of household) of all members of the households questioned;

(b) the occupational activity of these persons (status, economic activity, number of hours usually and actually worked, job characteristics such as full-time or part-time, permanent or temporary) at the time of the survey;

(c) attempts to find work, taking into account the type of employment sought, the conditions, methods and length of time spent seeking work and the availability for work;

(d) information on education or training received;

(e) work experience of persons of working age without work.

Article 5

The information shall be gathered by the statistical services of the Member States concerned on the basis of a list of questions drawn up by the Commission in cooperation with the competent services of the Member States.

The Commission shall determine, in collaboration with the statistical services of the Member States concerned, the technical details of the survey including the starting and closing dates of the survey and the deadlines for transmission of the results. The services shall ensure the representative nature of the sample according to the practice in the Member States concerned and shall take the necessary steps to ensure that a proportion of at least 25 % of addresses contacted in the survey may form part of the sample for a subsequent survey.

Article 6

The statistical services of the Member States concerned shall check the answers collected. They shall forward to the Commission the results of the survey for each person questioned, without any indication of names and addresses.

Article 7

The individual items of information provided in the context of the survey may be used for statistical purposes only. They may not be used for fiscal or other purposes and may not be communicated to third parties.

The Member States concerned shall endeavour to ensure that the information requested is furnished truthfully and in its entirety within the period specified. The Member States concerned and the Commission shall take appropriate measures against any infringement of the obligation under the first paragraph to preserve the confidentiality of the information gathered.

Article 8

The Member States concerned shall receive a contribution towards the conduct of the survey. The amount of the contribution shall be set off against the appropriations provided for this purpose in the budget of the European Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.