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27 . 11 . 73 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 326 / 1

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

REGULATION ( EEC) No 3192/ 73 OF THE COUNCIL of 22 November 1973 on the organization of a survey on labour costs in wholesale and retail distribu­ tion , banking and insurance

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN based on accounting data for the year 1974, in order COMMUNITIES , to bring up to date the results of the preceding survey based on data for the year 1970, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 213 thereof ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Having regard to the draft Regulation submitted by the Commission ; Article 1 Whereas, in order to carry out the tasks assigned to it under the Treaty, in particular, those set out in Arti­ On the basis of the accounting data for the year 1974, cles 2, 3 , 117, 118 , 119 , 120 and 122 thereof, the the Commission shall carry out in 1975 a survey on Commission must be kept informed of the position labour costs (manual and non-manual workers) in and trend of wages and other labour costs in the nine retail and wholesale distribution , banking and insur­ countries of the Community, in particular as regards ance . labour costs ;

Whereas , in the absence of statistical information Article 2 which will allow reliable comparisons to be made , the best method of ascertaining the level , composition The survey shall cover all undertakings employing 10 and trends both of labour costs and employees' income is to carry out specific Community surveys, as or more employees of which the main activities are within scope of Divisions 61 , 64/65 , 81 and 82 of the has been done since 1 959, pursuant to Regulations Nomenclature of Economic Activities in the Euro­ No 10 ('), No 1 4 (2 ), No 28 ( 3 ), No 151 (4 ), No 101 / 66/ EEC (5 ), ( EEC) No 1 899/68 (*) and ( EEC) No pean Communities (NACE), with the exception of Groups 651 , 652 and 811 . However, in the case of 2259/71 ( 7) on the basis of accounting data for the years 1959 to 1964, 1966, 1969 and 1972 for industry, insurance undertakings in Luxembourg, the survey shall be carried out without reference to a minimum No 100/66/ EEC (8), on the basis of data for the year 1967 for road transport, and (EEC) No 2053/ 69 (9) on number of workers employed . the basis of accounting data for 1970 for retail distribu­ tion , banking and insurance ; The statistical unit shall be the undertaking, whatever its legal form . The survey may be carried out by Whereas, since expenditure by undertakings on wages, means of random sampling. salaries and related costs is subject to substantial change , it is appropriate to carry out a new survey Article 3 (') OJ No 56 , 31 . 8 . I960 , p . 1199/ 60 . (2) OJ No 55 , 16 . 8 . 1961 , p . 1054/ 61 . (3 ) OJ No 41 , 28 . 5 . 1962, p . 1277/ 62. Employers shall , in respect of given undertakings (4 ) OJ No 133 , 13 . 12 . 1962, p . 2841 / 62. which are subject to investigation , supply the informa­ (5 ) OJ No 134, 22. 7 . 1966, p . 2540 / 66 . tion needed to determine labour costs (manual and (o) OJ No L 289 , 29 . 11 . 1968 , p . 4. non-manual workers) on the basis of the accounting C) OJ No L 238 , 23 . 10 . 1971 , p . 1 . (8) OJ No 134, 22. 7 . 1966, p . 2538 / 66 . data for the whole of the year 1974, in the manner set (') OJ No L 263 , 21 . 10 . 1969 , p . 8 . out hereafter.

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Article 4 The statistical offices of the Member States shall analyse the replies to the questionnaires . They shall The survey shall cover : forward to the Commission the overall results of the (a) costs of wages and salaries, including bonuses and survey, excluding individual items of information ; the allowances , and all incidental expenditure, in parti­ results shall be broken down in accordance with proce­ cular employers' contributions to social security dures to be decided upon jointly. and supplementary schemes , expenditure and other social payments, including the cost of voca­ Article 6 tional training of employees ; (b) the number of employees engaged in the undertak­ Individual items of information supplied for purposes ings ; of the survey shall be used for statistical purposes only . It shall be prohibited to use the information for (c) the number of hours worked by the employees . taxation purposes, or to communicate it to third parties . Article 5 Member States ' shall take appropriate measures to Information shall be gathered by the statistical offices avoid any, infringement of : of the Member States by means of questionnaires drawn up by the Commission in cooperation with (a) the obligation to supply the information referred those offices . to in Article 3 ; (b) the obligation , under the first paragraph of this The Commission shall , in cooperation with those Article, to maintain secrecy as regards the informa­ offices determine the detailed procedure for the tion obtained . survey, and where necessary , the plan for random sampling. Furthermore , it shall lay down in the same Article 7 way the starting and closing dates of the survey and the time limit for replying to the questionnaires . The expenditure incurred by Member States in Persons required to supply information shall reply to connection with the survey shall be entered against the questionnaires truthfully, fully, and within the appropriations provided for that purpose in the time limit set . budget of the European Communities .

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

Done at Brussels , 22 November 1973 .

For the Council

The President

J. KAMPMANN