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REGULATION (EEC) No 2259/71 OF THE COUNCIL of 19 October 1971 \ on the organisation of a survey on wages and salaries in industry

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 1972, in order to bring up to date the results of the preceding survey based on data for the year 1969 ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Whereas it is important to obtain, by means of a Article 213 thereof; single uniform survey, a complete picture of labour costs and workers' incomes in industry as a whole; Having regard to the draft Regulation submitted by whereas it is therefore necessary, in view of the scope the Commission ; of the investigation, to carry it out by means of random sampling, so that it does not constitute too Whereas, in order to carry out the tasks entrusted to heavy a burden on undertakings and on the budget it under the Treaty, in particular by Articles 2, 3 , 117, of the European Communities ; 11 8, 1 20 and 122 thereof, the Commission must be kept informed of the position and trend of wages and HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : salaries in the six countries of the Community as regards both labour costs and workers ' incomes ; Article 1 Whereas statistical information available in each of the six countries does not provide a valid basis for Within the framework of its periodical surveys on comparison and surveys must therefore be based on labour costs and workers' incomes, the Commission uniform definitions and made according to a uniform . shall carry out in 1973 on the basis of accounting method ; data for 1972, a survey on labour costs (manual and clerical workers) and on workers' incomes in industry. Whereas the best method of ascertaining the level, composition and trends of labour costs and workers' incomes in industry is to carry out specific Article 2 Community surveys, as was done from 1959 onwards in implementation of Council Regulations Nos 10,1 The survey shall include all establishments or 14,2 28 ,3 151 ,4 101 /66/EEC5 and (EEC) No 1899/68« undertakings in industry and, where appropriate, on the basis of accounting data for the years 1959 to small craft industry. It shall cover the whole field of 1964, 1966 and 1969 ; industrial activity, including the energy and water sectors, the building industry and civil engineering. Whereas, since expenditure by undertakings on The scope of the survey shall be restricted to wages, salaries and related costs is subject to Divisions 1 to 5 of the Nomenclature of Economic substantial change, it seems difficult for the results of Activities in the European Communities (NACE). surveys to be projected beyond a certain period of The statistical unit shall be the establishment or time ; whereas it is consequently desirable to carry undertaking, whatever its legal form, employing not out a fresh survey on the basis of data for the year less than ten w.orkers.

The survey shall be carried out by means of random sampling. 1 OJ No 56, 31.8.1960, p. 1199/60. 2 OJ No 55 , 16.8.1961 , p. 1054/61 . Article 3 3 OJ No 41 , 28.5.1962, p. 1277/62 . 4 OJ No 133 , 13.12.1962, p. 2841/62. 5 OJ No 134, 22.7.1966, p. 2540/66. Employers shall, in respect of their undertakings or 6 OJ No 289, 29.11.1968, p. 4. establishments dependent thereon which are listed for

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random sampling, supply the information needed to Persons required to supply information shall reply to determine labour costs (manual and clerical workers) the questionnaires truthfully, fully, and within the and workers' incomes on the basis of the accounting time limit set. data for the whole of the year 1972. Article 6

The statistical offices of Member States shall analyse Article 4 the replies to the questionnaires. They shall forward to the; Commission the overall results of the survey excluding individual items of information ; the results The survey shall cover: shall be broken down by branch of industry, by ( a ) cost of wages and salaries, including bonuses and region and by category of establishment or under­ allowances, and all incidental expenditure, in taking according to size. particular employers' contributions to social security and supplementary schemes, and other Article 7 social payments, including the cost of vocational training of workers ; Individual items of information supplied for purposes ( b) the number of persons employed in the of the survey shall be used for statistical purposes establishments or undertakings ; only. It shall be prohibited to use the information for taxation purposes or to communicate it to third (c) the number of hours put in by workers . parties . Member States shall take appropriate measures to provide sanctions against any infringement of: Article 5 (a) the obligation to supply the information referred to in Article 3 ; Information shall be gathered by the statistical offices (b ) the obligation, under the first paragraph of this of the Member States by means of questionnaires Article, to maintain secrecy as regards drawn up by the Commission in co-operation with information obtained. those offices .

Article 8 The Commission shall, in co-operation with those offices, determine the detailed procedure for the survey, and in particular the plan for random The expenditure incurred by Member States in sampling. Furthermore, it shall lay down in the same connection with the survey shall be entered against way the starting and closing dates of the survey, and appropriations provided for that purpose in the the time limit for replying to the questionnaires. budget of the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 19 October 1971 .

For the Council

The President

C. DONAT CATTIN