31979R0327

No L 45 / 6 Official Journal of the European Communities 22 . 2. 79

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC) No 327 /79 of 19 February 1979 on the organization of a sample survey of manpower in spring 1979

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN the survey. The information shall be collected for each COMMUNITIES , member of the households included in the sample.

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 213 Article 3 thereof, The sample shall comprise between 60 000 and Having regard to the draft Regulation submitted by 100 000 households in Germany, France, Italy and the the Commission , United Kingdom ; between 30 000 and 50 000 in Belgium, the Netherlands and Ireland ; between Whereas in order to carry out the tasks which are 30 000 and 40 000 in Denmark, and approximately assigned to it by the Treaty, in particular Articles 2, 10 000 households in Luxembourg. 117, 118 , 122 and 123 thereof, the Commission must know the situation and the developments in employ­ ment and unemployment ; Article 4

Whereas the statistical information available in each The basic survey shall cover : of the Member States does not provide a suitable basis for comparison, particularly because of the differences (a) the individual characteristics of all members of the between the laws, rules and administrative practices of households questioned ; the Member States on which these statistics are based ; (b) the occupations of these persons (status, branch 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 ment, it appears necessary to make available at regular (c) the search for work, taking into account the type intervals statistics permitting proper comparisons of employment sought, reasons for seeking it, and between Member States ; the length of time spent seeking it.

Whereas the best method of knowing the level and Article 5 the structure of employment and unemployment consists in carrying out harmonized and synchronized Community sample surveys of manpower ; whereas A supplementary survey dealing with the relationship only the renewal in 1979 of the surveys already carried between employment and education and/or training out in 1968 , 1969 , 1970 , 1971 , 1973 , 1975 and 1977 shall be conducted as part of the basic survey referred enables this information to be obtained , to in Article 4 . Questions shall be asked on :

(a) the education and training currently being received by persons aged 14 to 44 years ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : (b) the process of integration into working life for persons aged 14 to 44 years who are in employ­ ment or are seeking employment, with details of : Article 1 (i) the initial school and university studies they have completed, In the spring of 1979 the Commission shall undertake a manpower survey based on a sample of households (ii) the transition from initial school and univer­ in each of the Member States . sity studies to working life, (iii) the most recent post-school training completed . Article 2 Education and/or training shall be described both in This survey shall be carried out in each of the terms of its technical aspects (type, duration, etc.) and Member States in a sample of households whose resi­ in terms of individual circumstances (objectives, finan­ dence is in the territory of these States at the time of cial assistance, etc .).

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Article 6 purposes. They may not be used for fiscal or other purposes and may not be communicated to third The information shall be gathered by the statistical parties. authorities of the Member States on the basis of a list of questions drawn up by the Commission in coopera­ tion with the said authorities . The Member States shall take appropriate measures :

The Commission shall determine, in collaboration (a) to ensure that the information requested is with these authorities, the technical details of the furnished truthfully and in its entirety within the survey (basic survey and supplementary survey). It times specified ; shall also establish, under the same conditions, the starting and closing dates of the survey and the dead­ (b) to punish any infringement of the obligation lines for answers to the questionnaires. under the first paragraph to preserve the confiden­ tiality of the information gathered . Article 7

The statistical authorities of the Member States shall check the answers collected . They shall forward to the Article 9 Commission the results of the survey for each respondent, who shall remain anonymous. For the conduct of this survey, Member States shall receive a flat-rate sum proportional to the number of Article 8 households questioned . This amount shall be set off The individual items of information provided in the against the appropriations provided for this purpose in context of the survey may be used only for statistical 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 February 1979 . For the Council

The President

J. LE THEULE