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19 . 10 . 74 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 283 /3

REGULATION ( EEC) No 2640/ 74 OF THE COUNCIL of IS October 1974 on the organization of a sample survey of manpower

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN sample of households whose residence is in the terri­ COMMUNITIES, tory of these States at the time of the survey. The infor­ mation shall be collected for each of the persons in Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European the households included in the sample . Economic Community, and in particular Article 213 thereof ; Article 3 Having regard to the draft Regulation submitted by the Commission ; The sample shall cover between 60 000 and 100 000 households in Germany, France, Italy and the United Whereas in order to carry out the tasks which are Kingdom , between 30 000 and 50 000 in Belgium and the Netherlands, between 30 000 and 40 000 in assigned to it by the Treaty, in particular in Articles 2, 117, 118 , 122 and 123 thereof, the Commission must Denmark and Ireland and approximately 10 000 know the situation and the developments in employ­ households in Luxembourg. ment and unemployment ; Article 4 Whereas the statistical information available in each of the Member States does not provide a suitable basis The basic survey shall cover : for comparison , particularly because of the differences between the laws, rules and the administrative prac­ (a) the individual characteristics of all the persons in tices of the Member States on which these statistics the households questioned ; are based ; (b) the occupations of these persons (status, type of activity, hours of work , etc .) at the time of the Whereas by reason of the considerable changes which survey and one year prior to it . take place in the field of employment and unemploy­ (c) the search for work, taking into account the type ment, it appears necessary to make available statistics of employment sought, reasons for seeking it, and at regular intervals permitting proper comparisons the length of time spent seeking it . between Member States ;

Whereas the best method of knowing the level and Article 5 the structure of employment and unemployment consists in carrying out harmonized and synchronized Supplementary questions shall be asked within the Community sample surveys of manpower ; whereas framework of the basic survey referred to in Article 4 . only the renewal in 197.5 of the survey already carried They shall relate to : out in 1968 , 1969 , 1970 , 1971 and 1973 enables this (a) vocational training currently being obtained in the information to be obtained ; undertaking, in specialized institutions, in voca­ Whereas , as a result of the accession of the new tional training centres , etc . by all persons aged 14 Member States to the European Communities, certain to 65 years, who are included in the sample of households referred to in Article 3 ; special problems arise in these States concerning their participation in such a survey and whereas this situa­ (b) conditions of work (distance between home and tion should be taken into account, place of work ; means of transport used ; shift working, working on Sundays or holidays , at night, etc .) by all persons aged 14 years and over regu­ HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : larly engaged in a principal occupation at the time of the survey who are included in the sample of households referred to in Article 3 . Article 1

Article 6 The Commission shall undertake in the Spring of 1975 a manpower survey on a sample of households in each of the Member States . 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 coopera­ Article 2 tion with the said authorities .

This survey shall be carried out in the form of The Commission shall determine , in collaboration personal interviews in each of the Member States , in a with these authorities , the technical details of the

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survey (basic survey and supplementary questions), in (b) to punish any infringement of the obligation to particular the layout of the survey. It shall establish in keep secret the information gathered, referred to addition , under the same conditions , the starting and in the first subparagraph . closing dates of the survey and the time allowed for answers to the questionnaires .

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The statistical authorities of the Member States shall In order to take account of any special problems check the answers collected . They shall forward to the facing new Member States participating in the survey Commission the results of the survey for each person for the first time , the technical details referred to in questioned , while observing anonymity. Articles 1 , 2 and 3 may be adapted to suit the parti­ cular situations by common agreement between these Article 8 States and the Commission . The individual items of information provided in the context of the survey may be used only for statistical purposes . They may not be used for other purposes , Article 10 fiscal in particular, and may not be communicated to third parties . For the conduct of this survey, Member States shall The Member States shall take appropriate measures : receive a flat-rate sum proportional to the number of (a) to ensure that the information requested is households questioned . This amount shall be set off furnished truthfully and in its entirety within the against the appropriations provided for this purpose in fixed period ; the budget of the European Communities.

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

Done at Luxembourg, 15 October 1974 . For the Council

The President B. DESTREMAU