31972R2723

36 Official Journal of the European Communities

28.12.72 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 291/35

REGULATION (EEC) No 2723/72 OF THE COUNCIL of 19 December 1972 on the organisation of a sample survey of manpower

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNI- HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: TIES,

Article 1 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 213 thereof; The Commission shall undertake in the spring of 1973 a sample survey of manpower in house­ Having regard to the draft Regulation sub­ holds in each of the Member States . mitted by the Commission;

Whereas in order to carry out the tasks which Article 2 are assigned to it by the Treaty, in particular in Articles 2, 117, 118 , 122 and 123 thereof, the Commission must know the situation and The survey shall be carried out in the form of the developments in employment and un­ personal interviews in each of the Member employment; States, in a sample of households whose resi­ dence is in the territory of these States at the Whereas the statistical information available time of the survey. The information shall be in each of the Member States does not provide collected for each of the persons in the house­ a suitable basis for comparison, particularly holds included in the sample. because of the differences between the laws, rules and the administrative practices of the Member States on which these statistics are Article 3 based;

Whereas by reason of the considerable changes The sample shall cover between 60 000 house­ which take place in the field of employment holds and 100 000 for Germany, France and and unemployment, it appears necessary to Italy; between 30 000 and 50 000 for Belgium make available data issued at regular intervals and the Netherlands and approximately 10 000 permitting proper comparisons between households in Luxembourg. Member States ;

Whereas the best method of knowing the level and the structure of employment and un­ Article 4 employment consists in carrying out harmonised and sychronised Community sample surveys of The basic survey shall cover: manpower; whereas only the renewal in 1973 of the survey already carried out previously in (a) the individual characteristics of all the per­ 1968 , 1969, 1970 and 1971 , enables this informa­ sons in the households questioned; tion to be obtained; (b) the occupations of the persons (status, type Whereas , as a result of the accession of the new of activity, hours of work, etc.) at the time of the survey and one year prior to it; Member States to the European Communities, certain special problems arise in these States (c) seeking employment, while taking account concerning their participation in such a survey of the type of employment sought, reasons and whereas this situation should be taken into for seeking it and the length of time spent account ; seeking it.

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Article 5 forward to the Commission the results of the survey for each person questioned , while A specific survey covering 'vocational training' observing anonymity. shall be carried out at the same time as the basic survey . Its purpose shall be to gather the following information concerning all the persons Article 8 aged from fourteen to sixty-five included in the sample referred to in Article 3 : The individual items of information provided (a) level of education reached and currently in the context of the survey may only be used being obtained in general educational estab­ for statistical purposes . They may not be used lishments; for fiscal or other purposes and may not be (b) level of vocational training reached and communicated to third parties . currently beir.g obtained within the educa­ tional system; The Adember States shall take appropriate measures : (c) level of vocational training reached and currently being obtained in the place of ( a) to ensure that the information requested is employment in specialised institutions, in furnished truthfully and in its entirety vocational training centres , etc. within the fixed times ; (b) to punish any infringement of the obligation to keep secret the information gathered, in Article 6 accordance with the provisions of the first subparagraph. The information shall be gathered by the statistical authorities of the Member States on the basis of a list of questions drawn up by the Commission in cooperation with the said Article 9 departments . The Commission shall determine, in collabor­ The new Member States of the European ation with these authorities, the technical details Communities may participate in the survey of the survey (basic survey and specific survey referred to in this Regulation, in accordance on vocational training), in particular the layout with procedures to be adopted by way of of the survey. Ii shall establish in addition , common agreement between these States and the Commission . under the same conditions , the starting and closing dates of the survey and the time allowed for answers to the questionnaires . Article 10

Article 7 The expenses incurred by the Member States in connection with the survey shall be set off The statistical authorities of the Member States against the credits provided for this purpose in shall check the snswers collected . They shall the budget of the European Communities .

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States . Done at Brussels, 19 December 1972 . For the Council The President

T. WESTERTERP