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Acts whose titles are printed in light type are those relating to day-to-day management of agricultural matters, and are generally valid for a limited period. The titles of all other Acts are printed in bold type and preceded by an asterisk. |
I Legislative acts
REGULATIONS
30.12.2019 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
L 336/1 |
COUNCIL REGULATION (EU, Euratom) 2019/2234
of 19 December 2019
on measures concerning the implementation and financing of the general budget of the Union in 2020 in relation to the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 352 thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 203 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments,
Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament (1),
Acting in accordance with a special legislative procedure,
Whereas:
(1) |
On 29 March 2017, the United Kingdom submitted the notification of its intention to withdraw from the Union pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU). The Treaties will cease to apply to the United Kingdom from the date of entry into force of the withdrawal agreement or, failing that, two years after that notification, that is, from 30 March 2019, unless the European Council, in agreement with the United Kingdom, unanimously decides to extend that period. The period has been extended twice by the European Council, most recently by its Decision (EU) 2019/584 (2), which extended it until 31 October 2019. In the absence of a withdrawal agreement with the United Kingdom and of a further extension of the period referred to in Article 50(3) TEU, a financial settlement with regard to the financial obligations following from the membership of the United Kingdom in the Union needs to be agreed in a future international agreement between the Union and the United Kingdom. |
(2) |
This Regulation is without prejudice to the respective obligations of the Union and the United Kingdom resulting from the whole period of the membership of the United Kingdom in the Union. |
(3) |
Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2019/1197 (3) has laid down rules on the relations between the Union, on the one hand, and the United Kingdom and its beneficiaries, on the other, as regards the financing and implementation of the general budget of the Union (‘the budget’) in 2019. It is necessary to lay down rules on the relations between the Union, on the one hand, and the United Kingdom and its beneficiaries, on the other, also as regards the financing and implementation of the budget in 2020. |
(4) |
The Treaties do not provide powers other than those under Article 352 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) and Article 203 of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community for the adoption of the measures concerning the implementation and financing of the budget in 2020 in relation to the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union without a withdrawal agreement. |
(5) |
The United Kingdom, and persons and entities established in the United Kingdom, are participating in a number of Union programmes or actions on the basis of the membership of the United Kingdom in the Union. That participation takes place on the basis of agreements with the United Kingdom or persons or entities established in the United Kingdom, or decisions in favour of the United Kingdom or persons or entities established in the United Kingdom which constitute legal commitments. |
(6) |
For many of those agreements and decisions, the rules governing the eligibility require the beneficiary to be a Member State or a person or entity established in a Member State. The eligibility of the United Kingdom, or persons or entities established in the United Kingdom, is in such cases linked to the United Kingdom being a Member State. The withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union without a withdrawal agreement therefore entails the loss of eligibility of such recipients of Union financing under such agreements and decisions. However, this does not concern cases where persons or entities established in the United Kingdom would participate in an action under, and subject to the conditions applicable under, the respective Union rules for persons and entities established in a third country. |
(7) |
In case of a withdrawal without a withdrawal agreement, it would be beneficial both for the Union and its Member States and for the United Kingdom, and persons and entities established in the United Kingdom, to provide for the eligibility in 2020 of the United Kingdom and beneficiaries established in the United Kingdom to receive Union funds and for the participation of the United Kingdom in the financing of the budget for 2020. It would also be beneficial if the legal commitments signed and adopted before the date of withdrawal, or in 2019 in application of Article 4 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2019/1197, could continue to be executed throughout 2020. |
(8) |
It is therefore appropriate to lay down conditions under which the United Kingdom, and persons and entities established in the United Kingdom, could continue to be eligible in 2020 with regard to the agreements signed with them and the decisions adopted with regard to them until the date on which the Treaties cease to apply to and in the United Kingdom (‘date of withdrawal’) or, where applicable, in 2019 in application of Article 4 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2019/1197. The following conditions are required for the application of this Regulation: (i) the United Kingdom has confirmed the commitment in writing to the Commission to continue to pay a contribution calculated on the basis of the estimated own resources from the United Kingdom as set out in the draft budget for 2020, as proposed on 5 July 2019, and adjusted to take into account the total amount of payment appropriations set out in the adopted budget for 2020; (ii) a first instalment has been paid by the United Kingdom; (iii) the United Kingdom has confirmed the commitment in writing to the Commission to allow audits and controls in full by the Union in compliance with the applicable rules; (iv) and the Commission has adopted the decision pursuant to Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2019/1197 and has not adopted a decision pursuant to Article 3(2) of that Regulation. The last condition is only applicable insofar as Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2019/1197 has become applicable before the end of the financial year 2019. In view of the need for certainty, it is appropriate to limit the time for the fulfilment of the conditions. The Commission should adopt a decision on the fulfilment of the conditions. |
(9) |
The condition as regards the contribution from the United Kingdom should be based on the draft budget for 2020 as proposed for 28 Member States and should be adjusted to take into account the total amount of payment appropriations under the adopted budget. It is reasonable that no Member State should be in a less favourable position as regards their relative contribution than laid down in the budget for 2020 as proposed, following the adoption of this Regulation. Therefore, to ensure the beneficial effect of this Regulation for all Member States, it is appropriate to deduct a specific amount from the amount of the contribution by the United Kingdom to be entered in the budget. Such specific amount should benefit the Member States which would otherwise be at a disadvantage following the adoption of this Regulation, as further specified in dedicated practical arrangements setting out the distribution of the payments due and entrusting the Commission with the disbursement of the specific amount. |
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As long as the conditions for eligibility of the United Kingdom, and persons and entities established in the United Kingdom, under this Regulation continue to be fulfilled, it is also appropriate to provide for their eligibility, in 2020, for the purposes of conditions set in calls, tenders, contests or any other procedure which may lead to financing from the Union’s budget, with the exception of specific cases related to security, and to the loss of membership of the United Kingdom in the European Investment Bank, and to provide Union funding to them. Such Union funding should be limited to eligible expenditure incurred in 2020, except for public procurement contracts signed before the end of 2020 in application of Title VII of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4) (‘the Financial Regulation’), which continue to be implemented in accordance with their terms, and except for the United Kingdom agricultural direct payment scheme for the claim year 2020, which should be excluded from eligibility. It is also appropriate to exclude the United Kingdom, or persons or entities established in the United Kingdom, from eligibility under Regulation (EU) No 1309/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (5), as amended by Regulation (EU) 2019/1796 (6) of the European Parliament and of the Council, for actions covering workers made redundant and self-employed persons whose activity has ceased as a consequence of a withdrawal without an agreement, and under Council Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 (7), as amended for actions covering serious financial burden inflicted on Member States directly imputable to a withdrawal without a withdrawal agreement. In line with the Financial Regulation, calls, tenders, contests or other procedures, as well as any ensuing agreements with, or decisions in favour of, the United Kingdom or persons or entities established in the United Kingdom, are to stipulate the conditions for eligibility and for continuation thereof by reference to this Regulation. |
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It is also appropriate to provide that the eligibility of the United Kingdom, and persons and entities established in the United Kingdom, would continue under the conditions that the United Kingdom continues to pay the contribution for 2020 and, where applicable, for 2019 under Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2019/1197, and that controls and audits can be carried out effectively. Where these conditions are no longer fulfilled, the Commission should take a decision establishing such failure. In such a case, the United Kingdom, and persons and entities established in the United Kingdom, should cease to be eligible for Union financing. |
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It is also appropriate to provide for the continuation, in 2020, of eligibility of actions in which Member States or persons or entities established in the Member States receive Union funds and which are related to the United Kingdom. However, the potential non-acceptance by the United Kingdom of controls and audits should constitute an element to be taken into account for the purposes of sound financial management when assessing the implementation of such actions. |
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The actions should continue to be implemented in compliance with the relevant rules governing such actions, including the Financial Regulation. It is therefore, necessary to treat the United Kingdom as a Member State for the purpose of the application of such rules. |
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Since the objectives of this Regulation cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States but can rather, as they concern the Union budget and programmes and actions implemented by the Union, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives. |
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In order to allow for a limited flexibility, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission in respect of a possible extension of the deadlines set out in points (a), (b) and (c) of the first subparagraph of Article 2(1), and amendments to the payment schedule. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making (8). In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States’ experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. Where, in the case of a risk of a serious disruption of the implementation and financing of the Union budget in 2020, imperative grounds of urgency so require, the delegated act should enter into force without delay and should apply as long as no objection is expressed by the European Parliament or by the Council. |
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To avoid the most significant disruptions for beneficiaries of Union spending programmes and other actions at the date of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union, this Regulation should enter into force as a matter of urgency on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union and should apply from the day following that on which the Treaties cease to apply to and in the United Kingdom, unless a withdrawal agreement concluded with the United Kingdom has entered into force by that date. Given that this Regulation lays down measures concerning the implementation and financing of the budget of the Union for 2020, it should only apply to the eligibility for the year 2020, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Subject matter and scope
This Regulation lays down rules on the implementation and the financing of the general budget of the Union (‘the budget’) in 2020 in relation to the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union without a withdrawal agreement and on actions under direct, indirect and shared management for which the eligibility is fulfilled through the membership of the United Kingdom in the Union at the date on which the Treaties cease to apply to and in the United Kingdom (‘date of withdrawal’).
This Regulation applies without prejudice to the territorial cooperation programmes covered by Regulation (EU) 2019/491 of the European Parliament and of the Council (9) and to the learning mobility activities under the Erasmus+ programme covered by Regulation (EU) 2019/499 of the European Parliament and of the Council (10).
Article 2
Conditions for eligibility
1. Where the United Kingdom, or a person or entity established in the United Kingdom, receive Union funding under an action carried out in direct, indirect or shared management pursuant to legal commitments signed or adopted before the date of withdrawal or, where applicable, in 2019 in application of Article 4 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2019/1197 and eligibility under that action depends on the membership of the United Kingdom in the Union, they shall continue to be eligible for Union funding for eligible expenditure incurred in 2020 following the date of withdrawal, if the following conditions are met, and as long as no decision as referred to in Article 3(2) has entered into force:
(a) |
the United Kingdom, on 1 January 2020 or within 7 calendar days after the entry into force of this Regulation or after the date of its application, whichever is the later, has confirmed in writing to the Commission that it will contribute in euros, in accordance with the payment schedule laid down in this Regulation, the amount resulting from the following formula: UK OR DB2020 + UK GNI key DB2020 x (PA B2020 – PA DB2020); |
(b) |
the United Kingdom, on 20 January 2020 or within 20 calendar days after the entry into force of this Regulation or after the date of its application, whichever is the later, has paid on the account determined by the Commission the first payment which corresponds to [3,5] twelfths of the amount referred to in point (a) of this subparagraph; |
(c) |
the United Kingdom, on 1 January 2020 or within 7 calendar days after the entry into force of this Regulation or after the date of its application, whichever is the later, has confirmed the commitment in writing to the Commission that it will continue to accept the controls and audits which cover the entire period of the programmes and actions in accordance with the applicable rules; |
(d) |
the Commission has adopted the decision pursuant to Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2019/1197 and has not adopted a decision pursuant to Article 3(2) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2019/1197; and |
(e) |
the Commission has adopted the decision referred to in paragraph 4 of this Article confirming that the conditions referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of this subparagraph have been fulfilled. |
The condition set out in point (d) of the first subparagraph shall only apply insofar as Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2019/1197 has become applicable before the end of the financial year 2019.
2. For the purposes of the formula set out in point (a) of the first subparagraph of paragraph 1, the following shall apply:
(a) |
‘UK OR DB2020’ shall be the amount displayed in the line ‘United Kingdom’ and the column ‘Total own resources’ of table 7 of the part ‘A. Introduction and financing of the general budget’ of the revenue part of the budget for 2020 set out in the draft budget of the European Union for the financial year 2020, as proposed on 5 July 2019; |
(b) |
‘UK GNI key DB2020’ shall be the amount displayed in the line ‘United Kingdom’ and the column ‘GNI-based own resources’ of table 7 of the part ‘A. Introduction and financing of the general budget’ of the revenue part of the budget for 2020 set out in the draft budget of the European Union for the financial year 2020, as proposed on 5 July 2019, divided by the amount displayed in the line ‘Total’ of the same column; |
(c) |
‘PA B2020 — PA DB2020’ shall be the difference between the amount displayed in the line ‘Total expenditure’ and the column ‘Budget 2020’ of the table ‘Expenditure’ of the part ‘A. Introduction and financing of the general budget’ of the revenue part of the budget of the European Union for the financial year 2020 as adopted, and the amount displayed in the same line and the same column of the same table of the same part of the draft budget of the European Union for the financial year 2020, as proposed on 5 July 2019; |
Notwithstanding the first subparagraph, if the budget 2020 is not definitively adopted by the date of entry into force of this Regulation or by the date of its application, whichever is the later, the ‘PA B2020 — PA DB2020’ shall be set at zero.
3. The amount referred to in point (a) of the first subparagraph of paragraph 1, after deduction of the amount of the first payment referred to in point (b) of the first subparagraph of paragraph 1, shall be broken down into equal instalments. The number of instalments shall correspond to the number of full months between the date of the first payment referred to in point (b) of the first subparagraph of paragraph 1 and the end of the year 2020.
The amount referred to in point (a) of the first subparagraph of paragraph 1 shall be entered in the general budget of the Union as other revenue after deduction of a specific amount aiming at ensuring the budgetary distribution as provided in the column ‘Total own resources’ of the table referred to in point (a) of paragraph 2 and subject to dedicated practical arrangements to that effect.
The commitment referred to in point (c) of the first subparagraph of paragraph 1 shall include in particular the cooperation in the protection of the financial interests of the Union and the acceptance of the rights of the Commission, the Court of Auditors and the European Anti-Fraud Office to access data and documents relating to Union contributions, and perform controls and audits.
4. The Commission shall adopt a decision on whether the conditions laid down in points (a), (b) and (c) of the first subparagraph of paragraph 1 have been fulfilled.
5. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 7 concerning the extension of the deadlines set out in points (a), (b) and (c) of the first subparagraph of paragraph 1 of this Article.
Where, in the case of a risk of serious disruption of the implementation and financing of the Union budget in 2020, imperative grounds of urgency so require, the procedure provided for in Article 8 shall apply to delegated acts adopted pursuant to this paragraph.
Article 3
Continuation of eligibility of United Kingdom and of persons and entities established in the United Kingdom
1. The eligibility of the United Kingdom, and persons and entities established in the United Kingdom, established in accordance with Article 2 shall continue in the year 2020 as long as the following conditions are fulfilled:
(a) |
the United Kingdom has, following the first payment made in accordance with point (b) of the first subparagraph of Article 2(1), paid on the account determined by the Commission the monthly instalment referred to in Article 2(3) on the first working day of each month until August 2020; |
(b) |
the United Kingdom has paid on the account determined by the Commission on the first working day of September 2020 the remaining monthly instalments referred to in Article 2(3), unless the Commission communicates to the United Kingdom a different payment schedule for this payment by 31 August 2020; and |
(c) |
no significant deficiencies have been observed in the execution of the controls and audits referred to in point (c) of the first subparagraph of Article 2(1). |
2. Where one or more of the conditions referred to in paragraph 1 are not fulfilled, the Commission shall adopt a decision to that effect. That decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
As of the date of entry into force of the decision referred to in the first subparagraph of this paragraph, the United Kingdom, and persons and entities established in the United Kingdom, shall cease to be eligible under paragraph 1 of this Article, and under Articles 2 and 4, actions shall cease to be eligible under Article 6(2), and Article 5 shall cease to apply.
3. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 7 concerning a different payment schedule for the payments referred to in points (a) and (b) of paragraph 1 of this Article.
Where, in the case of a risk of a serious disruption of the implementation and financing of the Union budget in 2020, imperative grounds of urgency so require, the procedure provided for in Article 8 shall apply to delegated acts adopted pursuant to this paragraph.
Article 4
Participation in calls and eligibility of resulting expenditures
1. As of the date of entry into force of the decision referred to in point (e) of the first subparagraph of Article 2(1), and as long as no decision as referred to in Article 3(2) has entered into force, the United Kingdom, or persons and entities established in the United Kingdom, shall be eligible in 2020 for the purposes of conditions set in any calls, tenders, contests or any other procedure which may lead to financing from the Union’s budget to the same extent as Member States and persons or entities established in the Member States, and be eligible for Union funding for eligible expenditure incurred in 2020.
Notwithstanding the first subparagraph:
(a) |
contracts signed in application of Title VII of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 (‘the Financial Regulation’) until the end of 2020 shall be implemented in accordance with their terms and until their end date; |
(b) |
expenditure in respect of the United Kingdom direct payments scheme for the claim year 2020 pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (11) shall not be eligible for Union funding. |
2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, the United Kingdom, or persons or entities established in the United Kingdom, shall not be eligible under Regulation (EU) No 1309/2013, as amended by Regulation (EU) 2019/1796, for actions covering workers made redundant and self-employed persons whose activity has ceased as a consequence of a withdrawal without an agreement nor under Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002, as amended for actions covering serious financial burden inflicted on Member States directly imputable to a withdrawal without a withdrawal agreement.
3. The first subparagraph of paragraph 1 shall not apply:
(a) |
where the participation is limited to the Member States and persons or entities established in the Member States for security reasons; |
(b) |
to financial operations carried out within financial instruments managed directly or indirectly under Title X of the Financial Regulation, or to financial operations guaranteed by the Union budget under the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) established by Regulation (EU) 2015/1017 of the European Parliament and of the Council (12) or under the European Fund for Sustainable Development (EFSD) established by Regulation (EU) 2017/1601 of the European Parliament and of the Council (13). |
Article 5
Other necessary adaptations
If the conditions laid down in Article 2(1) are fulfilled, and as long as no decision as referred to in Article 3(2) has entered into force, for the purpose of the application of any rules governing the actions carried out under the legal commitments referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 2(1), the calls referred to in Article 4 and the actions carried out under the legal commitments signed or adopted following the calls referred to in Article 4, which are necessary to give effect to Articles 2(1) and 4(1), the United Kingdom shall be treated as a Member State, subject to this Regulation.
However, the United Kingdom, or United Kingdom representatives, shall not be allowed to participate in any committee assisting in the management under the rules of the relevant basic act, or expert groups or other bodies advising on the programmes or on the actions, with the exception of monitoring or similar committees specific for the particular operational, national or similar programmes in shared management.
Article 6
Eligibility of actions that relate to the United Kingdom, where the Member States or persons or entities established in the Member States receive the Union funds
1. Actions under direct, indirect and shared management for which the Member States, or persons or entities established in the Member States, receive Union funds under legal commitments signed or adopted before the date of withdrawal or, where applicable, in 2019 in application of Article 4 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2019/1197, and for which the eligibility is fulfilled through the membership of the United Kingdom in the Union at the date of withdrawal or, where applicable, through the eligibility of the United Kingdom in application of Article 4 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2019/1197, shall be eligible for Union funding for eligible expenditure incurred in 2020 as of the date of withdrawal.
2. Actions for which the eligibility condition of a minimum number of participants from different Member States in a consortium is fulfilled at the date of withdrawal through a member of the consortium which is a person or entity established in the United Kingdom, shall be eligible for Union funding for eligible expenditure incurred in 2020 where the conditions set out in Article 2(1) are fulfilled and as long as no decision as referred to in Article 3(2) has entered into force.
3. The non-fulfilment of the condition referred to in point (c) of the first subparagraph of Article 2(1) or a Commission decision as referred to in Article 3(2) concerning the non-fulfilment of conditions referred to in point (c) of Article 3(1), shall be taken into account by the responsible authorising officer for the purposes of assessment of a possible serious deficiency in complying with the main obligations in the implementation of the legal commitment referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article.
Article 7
Exercise of the delegation
1. The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article.
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 2 and 3 shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
3. The delegation of power referred to in Articles 2 and 3 may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.
4. Before adopting a delegated act, the Commission shall consult experts designated by each Member State in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making.
5. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council.
6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Articles 2 and 3 shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or by the Council within a period of one month of notification of that act to the European Parliament and to the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by one month at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.
Article 8
Urgency procedure
1. Delegated acts adopted under this Article shall enter into force without delay and shall apply as long as no objection is expressed in accordance with paragraph 2. The notification of a delegated act to the European Parliament and to the Council shall state the reasons for the use of the urgency procedure.
2. Either the European Parliament or the Council may object to a delegated act in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 7(6). In such a case, the Commission shall repeal the act immediately following the notification of the decision to object by the European Parliament or by the Council.
Article 9
Transitional provision
By way of derogation from point (b) of the second subparagraph of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2019/1197, expenditure in respect of the United Kingdom direct payment scheme for the claim year 2019 pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 shall be eligible for Union funding after the Commission adopted the decision referred to in Article 2(4) of this Regulation, unless it adopts a decision referred to in Article 3(2) of this Regulation.
Article 10
Entry into force and application
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from the day following that on which the Treaties cease to apply to and in the United Kingdom pursuant to Article 50(3) of the TEU.
However, this Regulation shall not apply if a withdrawal agreement concluded with the United Kingdom in accordance with Article 50(2) TEU has entered into force by the date referred to in the second paragraph of this Article.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 19 December 2019.
For the Council
The President
K. MIKKONEN
(1) Consent of 22 October 2019 (not yet published in the Official Journal).
(2) European Council Decision (EU) 2019/584 taken in agreement with the United Kingdom of 11 April 2019 extending the period under Article 50(3) TEU (OJ L 101, 11.4.2019, p. 1).
(3) Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2019/1197 of 9 July 2019 on measures concerning the implementation and financing of the general budget of the Union in 2019 in relation to the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union (OJ L 189, 15.7.2019, p. 1).
(4) Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2018 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union, amending Regulations (EU) No 1296/2013, (EU) No 1301/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 1304/2013, (EU) No 1309/2013, (EU) No 1316/2013, (EU) No 223/2014, (EU) No 283/2014, and Decision No 541/2014/EU and repealing Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 (OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1).
(5) Regulation (EU) No 1309/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (2014-2020) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 855).
(6) Regulation (EU) 2019/1796 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 2019 amending Regulation (EU) No 1309/2013 on the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (2014-2020) (OJ L 279 I, 31.10.2019, p. 4).
(7) Council Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 of 11 November 2002 establishing the European Union Solidarity Fund (OJ L 311, 14.11.2002, p. 3).
(8) OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1.
(9) Regulation (EU) 2019/491 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 March 2019 in order to allow for the continuation of the territorial cooperation programmes PEACE IV (Ireland-United Kingdom) and United Kingdom-Ireland (Ireland-Northern Ireland-Scotland) in the context of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union (OJ L 85I, 27.3.2019, p. 1).
(10) Regulation (EU) 2019/499 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 March 2019 laying down provisions for the continuation of ongoing learning mobility activities under the Erasmus+ programme established by Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013, in the context of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union (OJ L 85I, 27.3.2019, p. 32).
(11) Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 637/2008 and Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 608).
(12) Regulation (EU) 2015/1017 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 June 2015 on the European Fund for Strategic Investments, the European Investment Advisory Hub and the European Investment Project Portal and amending Regulations (EU) No 1291/2013 and (EU) No 1316/2013 — the European Fund for Strategic Investments (OJ L 169, 1.7.2015, p. 1).
(13) Regulation (EU) 2017/1601 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 September 2017 establishing the European Fund for Sustainable Development (EFSD), the EFSD Guarantee and the EFSD Guarantee Fund (OJ L 249, 27.9.2017, p. 1).
DIRECTIVES
30.12.2019 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 336/10 |
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE (EU) 2019/2235
of 16 December 2019
amending Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax and Directive 2008/118/EC concerning the general arrangements for excise duty as regards defence efforts within the Union framework
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (2),
Acting in accordance with a special legislative procedure,
Whereas:
(1) |
Council Directive 2006/112/EC (3) provides, under certain conditions, for an exemption from value added tax (VAT) for goods and services supplied to and goods imported by the armed forces of any State party to the North Atlantic Treaty when such forces take part in the common defence effort outside their own State. |
(2) |
Council Directive 2008/118/EC (4) provides for an exemption from excise duty for excise goods intended to be used by the armed forces of any State party to the North Atlantic Treaty other than the Member State within which the excise duty is chargeable, for the use of those forces, for the civilian staff accompanying them or for supplying their messes or canteens, subject to conditions and limitations laid down by the host Member State. |
(3) |
Such exemptions are not available where the armed forces of a Member State take part in activities under the common security and defence policy (CSDP) as set out in Section 2 of Chapter 2 of Title V of the Treaty on European Union. Priority should be given to the need to improve European capabilities in the field of defence and crisis management and to strengthen Union security and defence. In their joint communication of 28 March 2018 on the Action Plan on Military Mobility, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the Commission recognised the overall need for aligning the VAT treatment of defence efforts undertaken within the Union framework and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) umbrella. |
(4) |
A defence effort carried out for the implementation of a Union activity under the CSDP covers military missions and operations, activities of battlegroups, mutual assistance, permanent structured cooperation (PESCO) projects and activities of the European Defence Agency (EDA). It should not, however, cover activities under the solidarity clause set out in Article 222 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union or any other bilateral or multilateral activities between Member States that do not relate to a defence effort carried out for the implementation of a Union activity under the CSDP. |
(5) |
An exemption from VAT should thus be introduced to cover the supply of goods or services intended either for the use of the armed forces of a Member State or of the civilian staff accompanying them or for supplying their messes or canteens when such forces take part in a defence effort carried out for the implementation of a Union activity under the CSDP outside their Member State. Supplies of goods or services for the armed forces of the Member State in which those goods or services are supplied should be excluded from the VAT exemption. |
(6) |
In addition, it is necessary to provide for an exemption from VAT where goods imported by the armed forces of a Member State are intended either for the use of those forces or of the civilian staff accompanying them or for supplying their messes or canteens when such forces take part in a defence effort carried out for the implementation of a Union activity under the CSDP outside their Member State. |
(7) |
An exemption from excise duty should also be introduced to cover excise goods supplied for the use of the armed forces of any Member State other than the Member State within which the excise duty is chargeable when such forces take part in a defence effort carried out for the implementation of a Union activity under the CSDP outside their Member State. |
(8) |
As with the exemption from VAT and excise duty for NATO defence efforts, the exemptions for defence efforts carried out for the implementation of a Union activity under the CSDP should be limited in scope. Those exemptions should apply only to situations where armed forces carry out tasks directly linked to a defence effort under the CSDP and should not cover civilian missions under the CSDP. Goods or services supplied for the use of civilian staff could therefore only be covered by the exemptions when the civilian staff are accompanying armed forces carrying out tasks directly linked to a defence effort under the CSDP outside their Member State. Tasks performed exclusively by civilian staff or performed exclusively by using civilian capabilities should not be considered to be a defence effort. The exemptions should not in any circumstances cover goods or services that the armed forces acquire for the use of those forces or the civilian staff accompanying them within their own Member State. |
(9) |
Since the objective of this Directive, namely to align the VAT and excise duty treatment of defence efforts within the Union and NATO frameworks, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States but can rather be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality as set out in that Article, this Directive does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective. |
(10) |
In accordance with the Joint Political Declaration of 28 September 2011 of Member States and the Commission on explanatory documents (5), Member States have undertaken to accompany, in justified cases, the notification of their transposition measures with one or more documents explaining the relationship between the components of a directive and the corresponding parts of national transposition instruments. With regard to this Directive, the legislator considers the transmission of such documents to be justified. |
(11) |
Directives 2006/112/EC and 2008/118/EC should therefore be amended accordingly, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
Amendments to Directive 2006/112/EC
Directive 2006/112/EC is amended as follows:
(1) |
in Article 22, the following paragraph is inserted before the first paragraph: ‘The application by the armed forces of a Member State taking part in a defence effort carried out for the implementation of a Union activity under the common security and defence policy, for their use or for the use of the civilian staff accompanying them, of goods which they have not purchased subject to the general rules governing taxation on the domestic market of a Member State shall be treated as an intra-Community acquisition of goods for consideration, where the importation of those goods would not be eligible for the exemption provided for in point (ga) of Article 143(1).’; |
(2) |
in Article 143(1), the following point is inserted:
|
(3) |
in Article 151(1), the following points are inserted:
|
Article 2
Amendment to Directive 2008/118/EC
In Article 12(1) of Directive 2008/118/EC, the following point is inserted:
‘(ba) |
by the armed forces of any Member State other than the Member State within which the excise duty is chargeable, for the use of those forces, for the civilian staff accompanying them or for supplying their messes or canteens when such forces take part in a defence effort carried out for the implementation of a Union activity under the common security and defence policy;’. |
Article 3
Transposition
1. Member States shall adopt and publish, by 30 June 2022, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall immediately communicate the text of those measures to the Commission.
They shall apply those measures from 1 July 2022.
When Member States adopt those measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
Article 4
Entry into force
This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Article 5
Addressees
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 December 2019.
For the Council
The President
J. LEPPÄ
(1) Opinion of 26 November 2019 (not yet published in the Official Journal).
(2) Opinion of 30 October 2019 (not yet published in the Official Journal).
(3) Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax (OJ L 347, 11.12.2006, p. 1).
(4) Council Directive 2008/118/EC of 16 December 2008 concerning the general arrangements for excise duty and repealing Directive 92/12/EEC (OJ L 9, 14.1.2009, p. 12).
II Non-legislative acts
REGULATIONS
30.12.2019 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 336/14 |
COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) 2019/2236
of 16 December 2019
fixing for 2020 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Mediterranean and Black Seas
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) |
Article 43(3) of the Treaty provides that the Council, on a proposal from the Commission, is to adopt measures on the fixing and allocation of fishing opportunities. |
(2) |
Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) requires that conservation measures be adopted taking into account available scientific, technical and economic advice, including, where relevant, reports drawn up by the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries. |
(3) |
It is incumbent upon the Council to adopt measures on the fixing and allocation of fishing opportunities, including, where appropriate, certain conditions functionally linked thereto. In accordance with Article 16(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, fishing opportunities are to be fixed in accordance with the objectives of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) established in Article 2(2) of that Regulation. Article 16(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 provides that fishing opportunities be allocated to Member States in such a way as to ensure the relative stability of fishing activities of each Member State for each fish stock or fishery. |
(4) |
Article 16(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 provides that for stocks subject to specific multiannual plans, the fishing opportunities should be established in accordance with the rules laid down in those plans. |
(5) |
The Multiannual plan for the fisheries exploiting demersal stocks in the western Mediterranean Sea was established by Regulation (EU) 2019/1022 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) and entered into force on 16 July 2019. In accordance with Article 4(1) of that Regulation, fishing opportunities for stocks listed in Article 1 of that Regulation should be fixed to achieve fishing mortality at maximum sustainable yield on a progressive, incremental basis by 2020 where possible, and by 1 January 2025 at the latest. Fishing opportunities should be expressed as maximum allowable fishing effort and fixed in accordance with the fishing effort regime laid down in Article 7 of that Regulation. For 2020, the maximum allowable fishing effort should therefore be reduced by 10 % compared to the baseline calculated in accordance with Article 7(4) of that Regulation. |
(6) |
At its 42nd annual meeting in 2018, the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) adopted recommendation GFCM/42/2018/1 on a multiannual management plan for European eel in the Mediterranean Sea, which established management measures for European eel (Anguilla anguilla) in the Mediterranean Sea (GFCM geographical subareas 1 to 27). Those measures include an annual closure period of three consecutive months to be defined by each Member State in accordance with the conservation objectives of Council Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007 (3), the national management plan(s) for eel and the temporal migration patterns of eel in the Member State. The closure shall apply to all marine waters of the Mediterranean Sea and to brackish waters such as estuaries, coastal lagoons and transitional waters, in accordance with that recommendation. That measure should be implemented in Union law. |
(7) |
At its 42nd annual meeting in 2018, the GFCM also adopted recommendation GFCM/42/2018/8 on further emergency measures in 2019-2021 for small pelagic stocks in the Adriatic Sea (geographical subareas 17 and 18), which established catch and effort limits for small pelagic stocks for the years 2019, 2020 and 2021 in the GFCM geographical subareas 17 and 18 (Adriatic Sea). Those measures should be implemented in Union law. The maximum catch limits are fixed exclusively for one year and without prejudice to any other measures adopted in the future and any possible allocation scheme between Member States. |
(8) |
At its 43rd annual meeting in 2019, the GFCM adopted recommendation GFCM/43/2019/5 on a multiannual management plan for sustainable demersal fisheries in the Adriatic Sea (geographical subareas 17 and 18), which introduced a fishing effort regime for certain demersal stocks. Those measures should be implemented in Union law. |
(9) |
Taking into account the particularities of the Slovenian fleet and their marginal impact on the stocks of small pelagic and demersal stocks, it is appropriate to preserve the existing fishing patterns and to ensure access of the Slovenian fleet to a minimum quantity of small pelagic species and a minimum fishing effort for demersal stocks. |
(10) |
At its 43rd annual meeting in 2019, the GFCM adopted Recommendation GFCM/43/2019/3 amending Recommendation GFCM/41/2017/4 on a multiannual management plan for turbot fisheries in the Black Sea (GFCM geographical subarea 29). That recommendation introduces an updated regional Total Allowable Catch (TAC) and a quota allocation scheme for turbot and further conservation measures for that stock, in particular a two months closure period and a limitation of fishing days to 180 days per year. Those measures should be implemented in Union law. |
(11) |
In accordance with the scientific advice provided by the GFCM, it is necessary to maintain the current level of fishing mortality to ensure the sustainability of the stock of sprat in the Black Sea. It is therefore appropriate to continue setting an autonomous quota for that stock. |
(12) |
The fishing opportunities should be established on the basis of the available scientific advice, taking into account biological and socioeconomic aspects whilst ensuring fair treatment between fishing sectors, as well as in the light of the opinions expressed during the consultation of stakeholders. |
(13) |
Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 (4) introduced additional conditions for year-to-year management of TACs, including, under Articles 3 and 4 of that Regulation, flexibility provisions for precautionary and analytical TACs. Under Article 2 of that Regulation, when fixing the TACs, the Council is to decide to which stocks Article 3 or 4 of that Regulation is not to apply, in particular on the basis of the biological status of the stocks. More recently, the year-to-year flexibility mechanism was introduced by Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 for all stocks that are subject to the landing obligation. Therefore, in order to avoid excessive flexibility that would undermine the principle of rational and responsible exploitation of marine biological resources, hinder the achievement of the objectives of the CFP and cause the biological status of the stocks to deteriorate, it should be established that Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply to analytical TACs only where the year-to-year flexibility provided for in Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 is not used. |
(14) |
The use of fishing opportunities available to Union fishing vessels set out in this Regulation is subject to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 (5) and in particular to Articles 33 and 34 of that Regulation, concerning the recording of catches and fishing effort and the notification of data on the exhaustion of fishing opportunities. It is therefore necessary to specify the codes to be used by Member States when sending data to the Commission relating to landings of stocks subject to this Regulation. |
(15) |
In order to avoid the interruption of fishing activities and to ensure the livelihood of Union fishermen, this Regulation should apply from 1 January 2020. For reasons of urgency, this Regulation should enter into force immediately after its publication. |
(16) |
Fishing opportunities should be used in full compliance with Union law, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
TITLE I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1
Subject matter
This Regulation fixes for 2020 the fishing opportunities applicable in the Mediterranean and Black Seas for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks.
Article 2
Scope
1. This Regulation applies to Union fishing vessels exploiting the following fish stocks:
(a) |
European eel (Anguilla anguilla) in the Mediterranean Sea, as defined in Article 4(b); |
(b) |
blue and red shrimp (Aristeus antennatus), deep-water rose shrimp (Parapenaeus longirostris), giant red shrimp (Aristaeomorpha foliacea), European hake (Merluccius merluccius), Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) and red mullet (Mullus barbatus) in the western Mediterranean Sea, as defined in Article 4(c); |
(c) |
anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) and sardine (Sardina pilchardus) in the Adriatic Sea, as defined in Article 4(d); |
(d) |
European hake (Merluccius merluccius), Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus), common sole (Solea solea), deep-water rose shrimp (Parapenaeus longirostris) and red mullet (Mullus barbatus) in the Adriatic Sea, as defined in Article 4(d); |
(e) |
sprat (Sprattus sprattus) and turbot (Psetta maxima) in the Black Sea, as defined in Article 4(e). |
2. This Regulation also applies to recreational fisheries where they are expressly referred to in the relevant provisions.
Article 3
Definitions
For the purposes of this Regulation, the definitions laid down to in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 apply. In addition, the following definitions apply:
(a) |
‘international waters’ means waters falling outside the sovereignty or jurisdiction of any State; |
(b) |
‘recreational fisheries’ means non-commercial fishing activities exploiting marine living aquatic resources for recreation, tourism or sport; |
(c) |
‘total allowable catch’ (TAC) means:
|
(d) |
‘quota’ means a proportion of the TAC allocated to the Union or a Member State; |
(e) |
‘Union autonomous quota’ means a catch limit autonomously allocated to Union fishing vessels in the absence of an agreed TAC; |
(f) |
‘analytical quota’ means a Union autonomous quota for which an analytical assessment is available; |
(g) |
‘analytical assessment’ means a quantitative evaluation of trends in a given stock, based on data about the stock’s biology and exploitation which scientific review has indicated to be of sufficient quality to provide scientific advice on options for future catches. |
Article 4
Fishing zones
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following zone definitions apply:
(a) |
‘GFCM geographical subareas’ means the areas as defined in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council (6); |
(b) |
‘Mediterranean Sea’ means the waters in GFCM geographical subareas 1 to 27, as defined in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011; |
(c) |
‘western Mediterranean Sea’ means the waters in GFCM geographical subareas 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11, as defined in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011; |
(d) |
‘Adriatic Sea’ means the waters in GFCM geographical subareas 17 and 18, as defined in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011; |
(e) |
‘Black Sea’ means the waters in GFCM geographical subarea 29, as defined in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011. |
TITLE II
FISHING OPPORTUNITIES
CHAPTER I
Mediterranean Sea
Article 5
European eel
1. All activities by Union fishing vessels and other Union fishing activities catching European eel (Anguilla anguilla), namely targeted, incidental and recreational fisheries, shall be subject to the provisions of this Article.
2. This Article applies to the Mediterranean Sea and to brackish waters such as estuaries, coastal lagoons and transitional waters.
3. It shall be prohibited for Union fishing vessels to fish for European eel in Union and international waters of the Mediterranean Sea for a consecutive three-month period to be determined by each Member State. The fishing closure period shall be consistent with the conservation objectives set out in Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007, with national management plans in place and with the temporal migration patterns of European eel in the Member States concerned. Member States shall communicate the determined period to the Commission no later than one month prior to the entry into force of the closure and in any case no later than 31 January 2020.
CHAPTER II
Western Mediterranean Sea
Article 6
Demersal stocks
1. The maximum allowable fishing effort for 2020 for demersal stocks in the western Mediterranean Sea is set out in Annex I to this Regulation.
2. Member States shall manage the maximum allowable fishing effort in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1022.
Article 7
Data transmission
Member States shall record and transmit the fishing effort data to the Commission in accordance with Article 10 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1022.
When submitting effort data to the Commission in accordance with this Article, Member States shall use the fishing effort group codes set out in Annex I to this Regulation.
CHAPTER III
Adriatic Sea
Article 8
Small pelagic stocks
1. Catches of sardine (Sardina pilchardus) and anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) by Union fishing vessels in the Adriatic Sea shall not exceed the levels set out in Annex II to this Regulation.
2. Union fishing vessels targeting sardine and anchovy in the Adriatic Sea shall not exceed 180 fishing days per year. Within that total of 180 fishing days, a maximum of 144 fishing days targeting sardine and a maximum of 144 fishing days targeting anchovy shall apply.
Article 9
Demersal stocks
1. The maximum allowable fishing effort for 2020 for demersal stocks in the Adriatic Sea is set out in Annex II.
2. Member States shall manage the maximum allowable effort in accordance with Articles 26 to 35 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.
Article 10
Data transmission
When pursuant to Articles 33 and 34 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 Member States submit to the Commission data relating to landings of quantities of stocks caught and fishing effort data, they shall use the stock codes and the effort group codes set out in Annex II to this Regulation.
CHAPTER IV
Black Sea
Article 11
Allocation of fishing opportunities for sprat
The Union autonomous quota for sprat (Sprattus sprattus), the allocation of such quota among Member States and the conditions functionally linked thereto, where appropriate, are set out in Annex III to this Regulation.
Article 12
Allocation of fishing opportunities for turbot
The TAC for turbot (Psetta maxima) applicable in Union waters in the Black Sea for Union fishing vessels and the allocation of such TAC among Member States and the conditions functionally linked thereto, where appropriate, are set out in Annex III to this Regulation.
Article 13
Management of fishing effort for turbot
Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for turbot in Union waters in the Black Sea, irrespective of the vessels’ length overall, shall not exceed 180 fishing days per year.
Article 14
Closure period for turbot
It shall be prohibited for Union fishing vessels to carry out any fishing activity, including transhipment, retaining on board, landing and first sale of turbot in Union waters in the Black Sea from 15 April to 15 June.
Article 15
Special provisions on allocations of fishing opportunities in the Black Sea
1. The allocation of fishing opportunities among Member States as set out in Articles 11 and 12 of this Regulation shall be without prejudice to:
(a) |
exchanges made pursuant to Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013; |
(b) |
deductions and reallocations made pursuant to Article 37 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009; and |
(c) |
deductions made pursuant to Articles 105 and 107 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. |
2. Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply where a Member State uses the year-to-year flexibility provided for in Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.
Article 16
Data transmission
When pursuant to Articles 33 and 34 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 Member States submit to the Commission data relating to landings of quantities of stocks of sprat and turbot caught in Union waters in the Black Sea, they shall use the stock codes set out in Annex III to this Regulation.
TITLE III
FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 17
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2020.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 December 2019.
For the Council
The President
J. LEPPÄ
(1) Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1954/2003 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2371/2002 and (EC) No 639/2004 and Council Decision 2004/585/EC (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 22).
(2) Regulation (EU) 2019/1022 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 establishing a multiannual plan for the fisheries exploiting demersal stocks in the western Mediterranean Sea and amending Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 (OJ L 172, 26.6.2019, p. 1).
(3) Council Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007 of 18 September 2007 establishing measures for the recovery of the stock of European eel (OJ L 248, 22.9.2007, p. 17).
(4) Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 of 6 May 1996 introducing additional conditions for year-to-year management of TACs and quotas (OJ L 115, 9.5.1996, p. 3).
(5) Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Union control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy, amending Regulations (EC) No 847/96, (EC) No 2371/2002, (EC) No 811/2004, (EC) No 768/2005, (EC) No 2115/2005, (EC) No 2166/2005, (EC) No 388/2006, (EC) No 509/2007, (EC) No 676/2007, (EC) No 1098/2007, (EC) No 1300/2008, (EC) No 1342/2008 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1627/94 and (EC) No 1966/2006 (OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1).
(6) Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on certain provisions for fishing in the GFCM (General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean) Agreement area and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 concerning management measures for the sustainable exploitation of fishery resources in the Mediterranean Sea (OJ L 347, 30.12.2011, p. 44).
ANNEX I
FISHING EFFORT FOR UNION FISHING VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE MANAGEMENT OF DEMERSAL STOCKS IN THE WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA
The tables in this Annex set out the maximum allowable fishing effort (in fishing days) by stock groups, as defined in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1022, and overall length of vessels for all types of trawls (1) fishing for demersal stocks in the western Mediterranean Sea.
All maximum allowable fishing efforts set out in this Annex shall be subject to the rules set out in Regulation (EU) 2019/1022 and Articles 26 to 35 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.
The references to fishing zones are references to GFCM geographical subareas (GSAs).
For the purposes of this Annex, the following comparative table of Latin names and common names of fish stocks is provided:
Scientific name |
Alpha-3 code |
Common name |
Aristaeomorpha foliacea |
ARS |
Giant red shrimp |
Aristeus antennatus |
ARA |
Blue and red shrimp |
Merluccius merluccius |
HKE |
European hake |
Mullus barbatus |
MUT |
Red mullet |
Nephrops norvegicus |
NEP |
Norway lobster |
Parapenaeus longirostris |
DPS |
Deep-water rose shrimp |
Maximum allowable fishing effort in fishing days
(a) |
Alboran Sea, Balearic Islands, Northern Spain and Gulf of Lion (GSAs 1-2-5-6-7)
|
(b) |
Corsica Island, Ligurian Sea, Tyrrhenian Sea and Sardinia Island (GSAs 8-9-10-11)
|
(1) TBB, OTB, PTB, TBN, TBS, TB, OTM, PTM, TMS, TM, OTT, OT, PT, TX, OTP, TSP.
ANNEX II
FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNION FISHING VESSELS IN THE ADRIATIC SEA
The tables in this Annex set out the fishing opportunities by stock or vessels effort groups and the conditions functionally linked thereto, where appropriate.
All fishing opportunities set out in this Annex shall be subject to the rules set out in Articles 26 to 35 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.
The references to fishing zones are references to GFCM geographical subareas (GSAs).
For the purposes of this Annex, the following comparative table of Latin names and common names is provided:
Scientific name |
Alpha-3 code |
Common name |
Engraulis encrasicolus |
ANE |
Anchovy |
Merluccius merluccius |
HKE |
European hake |
Mullus barbatus |
MUT |
Red mullet |
Nephrops norvegicus |
NEP |
Norway lobster |
Parapenaeus longirostris |
DPS |
Deep-water rose shrimp |
Sardina pilchardus |
PIL |
Sardine |
Solea solea |
SOL |
Common sole |
1. Small pelagic stocks — GSAs 17 and 18
The table in this section sets out the maximum level of catches expressed in tonnes live weight.
Species: |
Small pelagic species (Anchovy and Sardine) Engraulis encrasicolus and Sardina pilchardus |
Zone: |
Union and International waters of GFCM-GSAs 17 and 18 (SP1/GF1718) |
Maximum level of catches |
|||
|
|
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply |
|
TAC |
Not relevant |
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply |
2. Demersal stocks — GSAs 17 and 18
The table in this section sets out the maximum allowable fishing effort (in fishing days) by types of trawls fishing for demersal stocks in GSAs 17 and 18 (Adriatic Sea).
Gear type |
Stocks |
Member State |
Fishing effort (fishing days) Year 2020 |
Fishing effort group code |
Trawls (OTB) |
European hake, deep-water rose shrimp, Norway lobster, red mullet |
Italy, GSAs 17-18 |
108 349 |
EFF/MED3_OTB |
Croatia, GSAs 17-18 |
39 257 |
EFF/MED3_OTB |
||
Slovenia, GSA 17 |
EFF/MED3_OTB |
|||
Beam trawls (TBB) |
Common sole |
Italy, GSA 17 |
8 663 |
EFF/MED3_TBB |
(1) Concerning Slovenia, the quantities are based on the level of catches exerted in 2014, up to an amount which should not exceed 300 tonnes.
(2) Limited to Croatia, Italy and Slovenia.
(*1) Fishing vessels flying the flag of Slovenia operating with OTB gear in GSA 17 shall not exceed the effort limit of 3 000 fishing days per year.
ANNEX III
FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNION FISHING VESSELS IN THE BLACK SEA
The tables in this Annex set out TACs and quotas expressed in tonnes of live weight by stock and the conditions functionally linked thereto, where appropriate.
All fishing opportunities set out in this Annex shall be subject to the rules set out in Articles 26 to 35 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.
The references to fishing zones are references to GFCM geographical subareas (GSAs).
For the purposes of this Annex, the following comparative table of Latin names and common names is provided:
Scientific name |
Alpha-3 code |
Common name |
Sprattus sprattus |
SPR |
Sprat |
Psetta maxima |
TUR |
Turbot |
Species: |
Sprat Sprattus sprattus |
Zone: |
Union waters in the Black Sea — GSA 29 (SPR/F3742C) |
Bulgaria |
8 032,50 |
Analytical quota |
|
Romania |
3 442,50 |
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. |
|
Union |
11 475 |
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. |
|
TAC |
Not relevant/Not agreed |
|
Species |
Turbot Psetta maxima |
Zone: |
Union waters in the Black Sea — GSA 29 (TUR/F3742C) |
Bulgaria |
75 |
Analytical TAC |
|
Romania |
75 |
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. |
|
Union |
150 (*1) |
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. |
|
TAC |
857 |
|
(*1) No fishing activity, including transhipment, retaining on board, landing and first sale shall be permitted from 15 April to 15 June 2020.
30.12.2019 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 336/26 |
COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2019/2237
of 1 October 2019
specifying details of the landing obligation for certain demersal fisheries in South-Western waters for the period 2020-2021
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1954/2003 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2371/2002 and (EC) No 639/2004 and Council Decision 2004/585/EC (1), and in particular Articles 15(6) and 18(1) and (3) thereof,
Having regard Regulation (EU) 2019/472 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 March 2019 establishing a multiannual plan for stocks fished in the Western Waters and adjacent waters, and for fisheries exploiting those stocks, amending Regulations (EU) 2016/1139 and (EU) 2018/973, and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 811/2004, (EC) No 2166/2005, (EC) No 388/2006, (EC) No 509/2007 and (EC) No 1300/2008 (2), and in particular Article 13 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) |
Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 aims to eliminate progressively discards in all Union fisheries through the introduction of a landing obligation for catches of species subject to catch limits. |
(2) |
Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 provides for the adoption of multiannual plans containing conservation measures for fisheries exploiting certain stocks in a relevant geographical area. |
(3) |
Such multiannual plans specify details of the implementation of the landing obligation and may empower the Commission to further specify those details on the basis of joint recommendations developed by Member States. |
(4) |
On 19 March 2019, the European Parliament and the Council adopted Regulation (EU) 2019/472 establishing a multiannual plan for stocks fished in the Western Waters, and for fisheries exploiting those stocks. Article 13 of that Regulation empowers the Commission to adopt delegated acts in order to supplement this Regulation by specifying details of the landing obligation for all stocks of species in the Western Waters to which the landing obligation applies under Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, as provided for in points (a) to (e) of Article 15(5) of that Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, on the basis of joint recommendations developed by Member States. |
(5) |
Belgium, Spain, France, the Netherlands and Portugal have a direct fisheries management interest in the South-Western waters. By Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/2374 (3), the Commission established a discard plan for certain demersal fisheries in South-Western waters, which was repealed and replaced by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/2033 (4) following a joint recommendation submitted by Belgium, Spain, France, the Netherlands and Portugal in 2018. |
(6) |
On 31 May 2019, Belgium, Spain, France, the Netherlands and Portugal submitted a new joint recommendation to the Commission after consulting the South Western Waters Advisory Council and Pelagic Advisory Council, the joint recommendation was amended on 9 August 2019. Scientific contributions were obtained from the relevant scientific bodies and reviewed by the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) (5). The measures concerned were presented for a written consultation of the expert group, consisting of 28 Member States and European Parliament as an observer, by the Commission. |
(7) |
Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/2033 included an exemption from the landing obligation for Norway lobster caught with bottom trawls in the International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES) subareas 8 and 9 and for red seabream caught with the artisanal gear ‘voracera’ in ICES division 9a, as existing scientific evidence indicated possible high survival rates, taking into account the characteristics of the gears targeting that species, the fishing practices and the ecosystem. The STECF in its evaluation (6) concluded that the latest experiments and studies completed in 2016-2018 show Norway lobster survival rates in the range of the survival rate observed in previous assessments. The evidence to demonstrate discard survival rates of red seabream was submitted by Member States to the STECF which concluded (7) that the exemption is well justified. Therefore, considering that the circumstances have not changed, those survivability exemptions should be maintained in the South-Western waters demersal discard plan for the period 2020-2021. |
(8) |
In Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/2033 a survivability exemption for skates and rays caught with any gears in ICES subareas 8 and 9 was granted pending the submission of detailed scientific evidence on survival rates for all fleet segments and combinations of gears, areas and species. The STECF considers that Member States have collected vitality information which provides a certain indication on survivability (8), but that further details are required. In order to collect the relevant data, fishing needs to be continued. The exemption may therefore be granted, but Member States should be required to submit relevant data allowing the STECF to fully assess the justification and allowing the Commission to carry out a review. Member States having a direct management interest should submit by 1 May each year: (a) a roadmap developed in order to increase survivability and to fill in the data gaps identified by the STECF, to be annually assessed by the STECF, (b) annual reports on the progress and any modifications or adjustments made to the survivability programmes. |
(9) |
When considering the survival rates of skates and rays, cuckoo rays (Leucoraja naevus) were found to have a considerably lower survival rate than other species. Furthermore, the scientific understanding of the survival pattern of that species appears to be less robust. Evidence on vitality and direct discard survival for cuckoo rays was provided by the Member States. The STECF reviewed that evidence and concluded (9) that the data shows variable vitality for cuckoo ray but is not representative for commercial fishing conditions and does not exclude that cuckoo ray survivability is close to zero. Therefore, that exemption should only be granted for 2 years for the cuckoo ray caught with trammel nets in ICES subareas 8 and 9 and for 1 year for the cuckoo ray caught with trawls in ICES subarea 8. The results of the ongoing studies and improved survivability measures should be developed as a matter of urgency and provided to the STECF for assessment as soon as possible and not later than by 1 May 2020 for the cuckoo ray caught with trawls in ICES subarea 8 and not later than by 1 May every year for the cuckoo ray caught with trammel nets in ICES subareas 8 and 9. |
(10) |
Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/2033 included de minimis exemptions from the landing obligation pursuant to Article 15(5)(c) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 for common sole caught with beam trawls and bottom trawls in ICES divisions 8a and 8b and for common sole caught with trammel nets and gillnets in ICES divisions 8a and 8b. The evidence provided by the Member States for those exemptions was reviewed by the STECF (10). The STECF concluded that the joint recommendation contained reasoned arguments demonstrating difficulties in increasing selectivity and disproportionate costs of handling unwanted catches. Therefore, considering that the circumstances have not changed, the de minimis exemptions should be maintained in the South-Western waters demersal discard plan for the period 2020-2021. |
(11) |
Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/2033 provisionally included a de minimis exemption from the landing obligation pursuant to Article 15(5)(c) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 for hake caught with trawls and seines in ICES subareas 8 and 9. The evidence provided by the Member States for that exemption in the new joint recommendation was reviewed by the STECF, which concluded (11) that selectivity trials have not identified more selective devices available at this stage. The STECF noted that the information available shows a substantial increase in cost of handling unwanted catches. An additional study on disproportionate costs is being carried out by Member States, including for hake catches. In order to collect the relevant data, fishing needs to be continued. The exemption may therefore be granted, but Member States should be required to submit relevant data allowing the STECF to fully assess the justification and allowing the Commission to carry out a review. The Member States concerned should undertake additional trials and provide information as soon as possible and not later than by 1 May every year for assessment by the STECF. |
(12) |
The new joint recommendation suggests an extension of a survivability exemption for red seabream caught with hooks and lines in ICES subarea 8 and ICES division 9a in addition to an existing exemption for that species in ICES subarea 10. The Member States provided scientific evidence in order to demonstrate high survival rates of red seabream in ICES subarea 8 and ICES division 9a in that fishery. The additional evidence on survival rates in ICES subarea 8 and ICES division 9a was submitted to the STECF which concluded (12) that there are limitations in the method used, as regards in particular including a short monitoring period, which are likely to result in an overestimation of survival rates. Further studies are needed to generate robust survival estimates. The exemption may be therefore be granted, but Member States should be required to submit relevant data allowing the STECF to fully assess the justification and allowing the Commission to carry out a review. Member States having a direct management interest should submit by 1 May each year: (a) annual reports on the progress and any modifications or adjustments made to the survivability programmes to be annually assessed by the STECF. |
(13) |
Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/2033 included a de minimis exemption for alfonsinos caught with hooks and lines in ICES subarea 10. The STECF reviewed the evidence submitted by the Member States and concluded (13) that the information provided contained reasoned arguments demonstrating that further improvements in selectivity are difficult to achieve or imply disproportionate costs in handling unwanted catches. Considering that the circumstances have not changed, it is appropriate to include those de minimis exemptions in the new discard plan for the years 2020-2021. |
(14) |
The new joint recommendation contains de minimis exemptions for:
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(15) |
The evidence provided by the Member States on the new de minimis exemptions for horse mackerel and mackerel caught with trawls and seines in ICES subareas 8 and 9 was reviewed by the STECF, which concluded (14) that the relevant trials did not show that by-catches could be reduced. The STECF noted that an additional work has been planned by the Member States to support the exemptions on the basis of disproportionate handling costs. Given that the selectivity is difficult to achieve, the exemption for that fishery may be granted for one year and Member States should be required to submit relevant data allowing the STECF to assess fully the justification and allowing the Commission to carry out a review. The Member States concerned should undertake additional trials and provide information as soon as possible and not later than by 1 May 2020 for assessment by the STECF. Those exemptions should therefore be applied provisionally until 31 December 2020. |
(16) |
The evidence provided by the Member States on the new de minimis exemptions for megrim, plaice, anglerfish, whiting and pollack caught with trawls and seines in ICES subareas 8 and 9 was reviewed by the STECF which concluded (15) that completion of a Spanish study on disproportionate handling costs may provide additional evidence to support the exemption for anglerfish and megrim. The STECF noted that Member States should commit to undertake further work to justify the exemptions for whiting and pollack. Given that selectivity is difficult to achieve, the exemptions may be granted for one year, but Member States should be required to submit relevant data allowing the STECF to assess fully the justification and allowing the Commission to carry out a review. The Member States concerned should undertake additional trials and provide information as soon as possible and not later than by 1 May 2020 for assessment by the STECF. Those exemptions should therefore be applied provisionally until 31 December 2020. |
(17) |
The evidence provided by the Member States on the new de minimis exemptions for horse mackerel and mackerel caught with gillnets in ICES subareas 8 and 9 and CECAF zones 34.1.1, 34.1.2, 34.2.0 was reviewed by the STECF, which concluded (16) that the information regarding difficulties in improving selectivity is credible given the nature of the fisheries. The STECF noted that a study on disproportionate costs in Spanish gillnet fisheries is ongoing and that the assessment of that study should take place once it is finished. Given that selectivity is difficult to achieve, the exemptions for that fishery may be granted for one year and Member States should be required to submit relevant data allowing the STECF to fully assess the justification of those exemptions and allowing the Commission to carry out a review. The Member States concerned should undertake additional trials and provide information as soon as possible and not later than by 1 May 2020 for assessment by the STECF. Those exemptions should therefore be applied provisionally until 31 December 2020. |
(18) |
The evidence provided by the Member States on the new de minimis exemptions for megrim, plaice, anglerfish, whiting and pollack caught with gillnets in ICES subareas 8 and 9 was reviewed by the STECF, which concluded (17) that the potential scale of any marketable losses resulting from an increase in selectivity in these fisheries has not been quantified and that it is not clear how that potential scale would vary across particular gillnet fisheries. The STECF noted that Member Staes should provide specific information for each gillnet fishery involved. Given that selectivity is difficult to achieve, those exemptions may be granted for one year, but Member States should be required to submit relevant data allowing the STECF to assess fully the justification and allowing the Commission to carry out a review. The Member States concerned should undertake additional trials and provide information as soon as possible and not later than by 1 May 2020 for assessment by the STECF. Those exemptions should therefore be applied provisionally until 31 December 2020. |
(19) |
To ensure reliable estimates of discard levels for the purpose of setting total allowable catches (TACs), Member States should, in cases where the de minimis exemption is based on extrapolation of data-limited situations and partial fleet information, provide accurate and verifiable data for the whole fleet covered by that exemption. |
(20) |
The measures suggested by the new joint recommendation are in line with Article 15(4), Article 15(5)(c) and Article 18(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and may thus be included in this Regulation. |
(21) |
Under Article 18 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, the Commission has considered both the STECF’s assessment and the need for Member States to ensure the full implementation of the landing obligation. In several cases, continued fishing activity and data collection is necessary in order to address the comments made by the STECF. In those cases, it is appropriate to follow a pragmatic and prudent approach to fisheries management by granting exemptions on a temporary basis. Not granting such exemptions would prevent the collection of data which are essential for the proper and informed management of discards with a view to implementing fully the landing obligation. |
(22) |
Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/2033 should therefore be repealed and replaced by a new Regulation. |
(23) |
Since the measures provided for in this Regulation impact directly on the economic activities linked to and the planning of the fishing season of Union vessels, this Regulation should enter into force immediately after its publication. It should apply from 1 January 2020, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Implementation of the landing obligation
In ICES subareas 8, 9, 10 and CECAF zones 34.1.1, 34.1.2, 34.2.0, the landing obligation provided for in Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall apply to demersal species in accordance with this Regulation for the period 2020-2021.
Article 2
Definitions
‘Voracera’ means a locally designed and built mechanised hook line, used by the artisanal fleet targeting red seabream in the South of Spain in ICES division 9a.
Article 3
Survivability exemption for Norway lobster
1. The exemption from the landing obligation for species for which scientific evidence demonstrates high survival rates, as provided for in Article 15(4)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, shall apply to Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) caught in ICES subareas 8 and 9 with bottom trawls (gear codes (18): OTB, OTT, PTB, TBN, TBS, TB, TBB, OT, PT and TX).
2. When discarding Norway lobster caught in the cases referred to in paragraph 1, the Norway lobster shall be released immediately and in the area where it has been caught.
Article 4
Survivability exemption for skates and rays
1. The exemption from the landing obligation for species for which scientific evidence demonstrates high survival rates, as provided for in Article 15(4)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, shall apply to skates and rays (Rajiformes) caught with all gears in ICES subareas 8 and 9.
2. When discarding skates and rays in the cases referred to in paragraph 1, the skates and rays shall be released immediately.
3. Member States having a direct management interest shall submit as soon as possible, but not later than by 1 May every year additional scientific information supporting the exemption laid down in paragraph 1. The Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries shall assess that scientific information by 31 July every year.
4. The exemption referred to in paragraph 1 shall apply to Cuckoo ray:
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caught by trammel nets in ICES subareas 8 and 9 until 31 December 2021. Member States having a direct management interest shall submit as soon as possible, but not later than by 1 May every year, additional scientific information supporting this exemption for Cuckoo ray caught with trammel nets. The Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries shall assess that scientific information by 31 July every year; |
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caught by trawls in ICES subarea 8 only until 31 December 2020. Member States having a direct management interest shall submit as soon as possible, but not later than by 1 May 2020, additional scientific information supporting this exemption for Cuckoo ray caught with bottom trawls. The Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries shall assess that scientific information by 31 July 2020. |
Article 5
Survivability exemption for red sea bream
1. The exemption from the landing obligation for species for which scientific evidence demonstrates high survival rates, as provided for in Article 15(4)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, shall apply to red seabream (Pagellus bogaraveo) caught with the artisanal gear voracera in ICES division 9a and to red seabream (Pagellus bogaraveo) caught with hooks and lines (gear codes: LHP, LHM, LLS, LLD) in ICES subareas 8 and 10 and in ICES division 9a.
2. Member States having a direct management interest shall submit as soon as possible, but not later than by 1 May every year additional scientific information supporting the exemption laid down in paragraph 1 for red seabream caught with hooks and lines in ICES subareas 8 and 10 and in ICES division 9a. The Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries shall assess the provided scientific information by 31 July every year.
3. When discarding red sea bream caught in the cases referred to in paragraph 1, the red seabream shall be released immediately.
Article 6
De minimis exemptions
1. By way of derogation from Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, the following quantities may be discarded pursuant to Article 15(5)(c) of that Regulation:
(a) |
for hake (Merluccius merluccius), up to a maximum of 5 % of the total annual catches of that species by vessels using trawls and seines (gear codes: OTT, OTB, PTB, OT, PT, TBN, TBS, TX, SSC, SPR, TB, SDN, SX, SV) in ICES subareas 8 and 9; Member States having a direct management interest shall submit yearly as soon as possible, but not later than by 1 May 2020, additional scientific information supporting this exemption. The Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries shall assess that scientific information by 31 July every year; |
(b) |
for common sole (Solea solea), up to a maximum of 5 % of the total annual catches of that species by vessels using beam trawls and bottom trawls (gear codes: OTB, OTT, PTB, TBN, TBS, TBB, OT, PT and TX) in ICES divisions 8a and 8b; |
(c) |
for common sole (Solea solea), up to a maximum of 3 % of the total annual catches of that species by vessels using trammel nets and gillnets (gear codes: GNS, GN, GND, GNC, GTN, GTR and GEN) in ICES divisions 8a and 8b; |
(d) |
for alfonsinos (Beryx spp.), up to a maximum of 5 %, of the total annual catches of those species by vessels using hooks and lines (gear codes: LHP, LHM, LLS, LLD) in ICES subarea 10; |
(e) |
for horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.), up to a maximum of 7 % in 2020 of the total annual catches of horse mackerel by vessels using beam trawls, bottom trawls and seines (gear codes: OTB, OTT, PTB, TBN, TBS, TBB, OT, PT, TX, SSC, SPR, SDN, SX, SV) in ICES subareas 8 and 9; |
(f) |
for horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.), up to a maximum of 3 % in 2020 of the total annual catches of horse mackerel by vessels using gillnets (gear codes: GNS, GND, GNC, GTR, GTN) in ICES subareas 8, 9 and 10 and and CECAF zones 34.1.1, 34.1.2, 34.2.0; |
(g) |
for mackerel (Scomber scombrus), up to a maximum of 7 % in 2020 of the total annual catches of that species by vessels using beam trawls, bottom trawls and seines (gear codes: OTB, OTT, PTB, TBN, TBS, TBB, OT, PT, TX, SSC, SPR, SDN, SX, SV) in ICES subareas 8 and 9; |
(h) |
for mackerel (Scomber scombrus), up to a maximum of 3 % in 2020 of the total annual catches of that species by vessels using gillnets (gear codes: GNS, GND, GNC, GTR, GTN) in ICES subareas 8 and 9 and and CECAF zones 34.1.1, 34.1.2, 34.2.0; |
(i) |
for megrim (Lepidorhombus spp.), up to a maximum of 5 % in 2020 of the total annual catches of megrim by vessels using beam trawls, bottom trawls and seines (gear codes: OTB, OTT, PTB, TBN, TBS, TBB, OT, PT, TX, SSC, SPR, SDN, SX, SV) in ICES subareas 8 and 9; |
(j) |
for megrim (Lepidorhombus spp.), up to a maximum of 4 % in 2020 of the total annual catches of megrim by vessels using gillnets (gear codes: GNS, GND, GNC, GTR, GTN) in ICES subareas 8 and 9; |
(k) |
for plaice (Pleuronectes platessa), up to a maximum of 5 % in 2020 of the total annual catches of that species by vessels using beam trawls, bottom trawls and seines (gear codes: OTB, OTT, PTB, TBN, TBS, TBB, OT, PT, TX, SSC, SPR, SDN, SX, SV) in ICES subareas 8 and 9; |
(l) |
for plaice (Pleuronectes platessa), up to a maximum of 3 % in 2020 of the total annual catches of that species by vessels using gillnets (gear codes: GNS, GND, GNC, GTR, GTN) in ICES subareas 8 and 9; |
(m) |
for anglerfish (Lophiidae), up to a maximum of 5 % in 2020 of the total annual catches of anglerfish by vessels using beam trawls, bottom trawls and seines (gear codes: OTB, OTT, PTB, TBN, TBS, TBB, OT, PT, TX, SSC, SPR, SDN, SX, SV) in ICES subareas 8 and 9; |
(n) |
for anglerfish (Lophiidae), up to a maximum of 4 % in 2020 of the total annual catches of anglerfish by vessels using gillnets (gear codes: GNS, GND, GNC, GTR, GTN) in ICES subareas 8 and 9; |
(o) |
for whiting (Merlangius merlangus), up to a maximum of 5 % in 2020 of the total annual catches of that species by vessels using beam trawls, bottom trawls and seines (gear codes: OTB, OTT, PTB, TBN, TBS, TBB, OT, PT, TX, SSC, SPR, SDN, SX, SV) in ICES subarea 8; |
(p) |
for whiting (Merlangius merlangus), up to a maximum of 4 % in 2020 of the total annual catches of that species by vessels using gillnets (gear codes: GNS, GND, GNC, GTR, GTN) in ICES subareas 8; |
(q) |
for pollack (Pollachius pollachius), up to a maximum of 5 % in 2020 of the total annual catches of that species by vessels using beam trawls, bottom trawls and seines (gear codes: OTB, OTT, PTB, TBN, TBS, TBB, OT, PT, TX, SSC, SPR, SDN, SX, SV) in ICES subareas 8 and 9; |
(r) |
for pollack (Pollachius pollachius), up to a maximum of 2 % in 2020 of the total annual catches of that species by vessels using gillnets (gear codes: GNS, GND, GNC, GTR, GTN) in ICES subareas 8 and 9; |
2. The de minimis exemptions set out in paragraph 1 (e) to (r) shall be provisionally applicable until 31 December 2020. Member States having a direct management interest shall submit as soon as possible but not later than by 1 May 2020, additional scientific information supporting those exemptions. The Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries shall assess that scientific information by 31 July 2020.
Article 7
Repeal
Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/2033 is repealed.
Article 8
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2020 until 31 December 2021.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 1 October 2019.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER
(1) OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 22.
(3) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/2374 of 12 October 2016 establishing a discard plan for certain demersal fisheries in South-Western waters (OJ L 352, 23.12.2016, p. 33).
(4) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/2033 of 18 October 2018 establishing a discard plan for certain demersal fisheries in South-Western waters for the period 2019-2021 (OJ L 327, 21.12.2018, p. 1).
(5) https://stecf.jrc.ec.europa.eu/documents/43805/2147402/STECF+PLEN+18-02.pdf
(6) https://stecf.jrc.ec.europa.eu/documents/43805/2147402/STECF+PLEN+18-02.pdf
(7) https://stecf.jrc.ec.europa.eu/documents/43805/2147402/STECF+PLEN+18-02.pdf
(8) https://stecf.jrc.ec.europa.eu/documents/43805/2537709/STECF+PLEN+19-02.pdf
(9) https://stecf.jrc.ec.europa.eu/documents/43805/2537709/STECF+PLEN+19-02.pdf
(10) https://stecf.jrc.ec.europa.eu/documents/43805/1099561/STECF+PLEN+15-02.pdf
(11) https://stecf.jrc.ec.europa.eu/documents/43805/2537709/STECF+PLEN+19-02.pdf
(12) https://stecf.jrc.ec.europa.eu/documents/43805/2537709/STECF+PLEN+19-02.pdf
(13) https://stecf.jrc.ec.europa.eu/documents/43805/2147402/STECF+PLEN+18-02.pdf
(14) https://stecf.jrc.ec.europa.eu/documents/43805/2537709/STECF+PLEN+19-02.pdf
(15) https://stecf.jrc.ec.europa.eu/documents/43805/2537709/STECF+PLEN+19-02.pdf
(16) https://stecf.jrc.ec.europa.eu/documents/43805/2537709/STECF+PLEN+19-02.pdf
(17) https://stecf.jrc.ec.europa.eu/documents/43805/2537709/STECF+PLEN+19-02.pdf
(18) Gear codes used in this Regulation refer to those codes in Annex XI to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the Common fisheries policy. For the vessels whose LOA is less than 10 metres gear codes used in this table refer to the codes from the FAO gear classification.
30.12.2019 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 336/34 |
COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2019/2238
of 1 October 2019
specifying details of implementation of the landing obligation for certain demersal fisheries in the North Sea for the period 2020-2021
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2018/973 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2018 establishing a multiannual plan for demersal stocks in the North Sea and the fisheries exploiting those stocks, specifying details of the implementation of the landing obligation in the North Sea and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 676/2007 and (EC) No 1342/2008 (1), and in particular Article 11 thereof,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on the conservation of fisheries resources and the protection of marine ecosystems through technical measures, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1967/2006, (EC) No 1224/2009 and Regulations (EU) No 1380/2013, (EU) 2016/1139, (EU) 2018/973, (EU) 2019/472 and (EU) 2019/1022 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 894/97, (EC) No 850/98, (EC) No 2549/2000, (EC) No 254/2002, (EC) No 812/2004 and (EC) No 2187/2005 (2), and in particular Article 15(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) |
Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) aims to eliminate progressively discards in all Union fisheries through the introduction of a landing obligation for catches of species subject to catch limits. |
(2) |
Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 provides for the adoption of multiannual plans containing conservation measures for fisheries exploiting certain stocks in a relevant geographical area. |
(3) |
Such multiannual plans specify details of the implementation of the landing obligation and may empower the Commission to further specify those details on the basis of joint recommendations developed by Member States. |
(4) |
On 4 July 2018, the European Parliament and the Council adopted Regulation (EU) 2018/973 establishing a multiannual plan for demersal stocks in the North Sea and the fisheries exploiting those stocks (4). Article 11 of that Regulation empowers the Commission to adopt delegated acts in order to supplement this Regulation by specifying details of the landing obligation for all stocks of species in the North Sea to which the landing obligation applies under Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, as provided for in points (a) to (e) of Article 15(5) of that Regulation on the basis of joint recommendations developed by Member States. |
(5) |
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/2035 (5) specified details of implementation of the landing obligation for certain demersal fisheries in the North Sea for the period 2019-2021, following a joint recommendation submitted by Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom which have a direct fisheries management interest in the North Sea. |
(6) |
Those Member States, after consulting the North Sea Advisory Council and the Pelagic Advisory Council, submitted on 29 May 2019 a new joint recommendation to the Commission concerning details of implementation of the landing obligation for demersal fisheries in the North Sea. The joint recommendation was amended on 7 August 2019. |
(7) |
The new joint recommendation submitted by the Member States suggests continuation of a number of additional technical measures agreed between the Union and Norway in 2011 (6), and 2012 (7) and authorizing the use of the SepNep selectivity device. These measures aim to increase selectivity and reduce unwanted catches for fisheries or species covered by the landing obligation and were introduced pursuant to Article 15(5)(a) of the Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 for the years 2019-2021 by Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/2035. |
(8) |
On 14 August 2019 a new Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 on the conservation measures of fisheries resources and the protection of marine ecosystems through technical measures came into force. It establishes in Annex V specific provisions regarding technical measures established at regional level for the North Sea, which also include rules on mesh sizes, associated conditions and by-catches. Article 15 of that Regulation empowers the Commission to adopt delegated acts in order to amend, supplement, repeal or derogate from the technical measures set out in the Annexes to Regulation (EU) 2019/1241, including when implementing the landing obligation. |
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Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 does not provide for transitional measures. Therefore, to ensure compatibility between this Delegated Regulation and Regulation (EU) 2019/1241, it is necessary to apply the conditions established in Regulation (EU) 2019/1241, whilst at the same time taking into account the exceptional circumstances involved. Based on the information provided by the Member States, the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) positively assessed (8) the information provided by the regional group in support of the technical measures included in the joint recommendation This joint recommendation was developed and submitted by the Member States and assessed by STECF before the new technical measures regulation was adopted, before the entry into force of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 and therefore did not refer to that Regulation. Nevertheless, in view of the exceptional circumstances, the Commission considers that on the basis of information available to it at this stage in the joint recommendation and STECF assessment there does not appear to be any element indicating that the additional proposed technical measures would fail to comply with the requirements established for technical measures in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241. |
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To increase gear selectivity and reduce unwanted catches in the Skagerrak it is therefore appropriate to include the technical measures submitted by the Member States. These measures should apply for the period of 2020-2021. |
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As set out in Regulation (EU) 2018/973, the North Sea comprises ICES (9) divisions 2a, 3a and subarea 4. |
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Scientific contributions were obtained from relevant scientific bodies and reviewed by the STECF (10). The Commission presented the measures concerned for a written consultation of the expert group, consisting of 28 Member States and European Parliament as an observer. |
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For some stocks, such as plaice, the STECF identified that survival rates of individual fish may not be as robust as that found for other species. However, the Commission considered the relative impact of this exemption on the overall stock, compared to individual fish, and balanced it against the need to continue fishing activity to provide data collection in order to address the comments made by the STECF. In the cases where the relative amount of dead discards are comparatively low, the Commission considers it to be a pragmatic and prudent approach to fisheries management, to allow exemptions on a temporary basis, on the understanding that not to do so, would prevent the collection of data which are esssential for the proper and informed management of discards with a view to implementing fully the landing obligation. |
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Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/2035 included a survivability exemptions for common sole below minimum conservation reference size (MCRS) caught by trawls in ICES division 4c, based on scientific evidence which demonstrated high discard survival rates. That evidence was evaluated in previous years and the STECF concluded (11) that the evidence was sufficient. The STECF pointed out that no new information on the location of nursery area was provided (12). Since currently there are no identified nursery areas, the exemption may be included in this Regulation, but Member States should submit the relevant information as soon as such areas are identified. Considering that the circumstances have not changed, that exemption should continue to apply under this Regulation. |
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Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/2035 included a survivability exemption, as provided for by Article 15(4)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, for catches of Norway lobster made with pots in ICES divisions 2a, 3a and ICES subarea 4, based on the scientific evidence which demonstrated high discard survival rates. That evidence was evaluated in previous years and the STECF concluded (13) that the evidence was sufficient. Considering that the circumstances have not changed, that exemption should continue to apply under this Regulation. |
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Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/2035 included a survivability exemption for catches of Norway lobster made in ICES subarea 4 and ICES divisions 2a and 3a with certain gears on the condition that a netgrid selectivity device was used. That exemption was was granted on a condition that the Member States submit data on the fisheries of the west coast of the North Sea. There has been no new evidence submitted to the STECF on high survivability. The Member States stated that no additional data was needed as in 2018 the STECF noted that the supporting scientific information was robust (14) on the survival estimates covering the west coast of the North Sea. However, the STECF raises issues (15) concerning East coast Norway lobster and Pandalus fisheries, as this information is missing and the assessment can not be made on Norway lobster survival in those fisheries. Under those circumstances, the exemption may be applied until 31 December 2020 and Member States having a direct management interest should submit data on the fisheries of the East coast of the North Sea for the STECF assessment as soon as possible and not later than by 1 May 2020. |
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Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/2035 included a survivability exemption for the by-catch of species subject to catch limits in the fishery carried out with pots and fyke nets, based on the scientific evidence which demonstrated high discard survival rates. That evidence was evaluated in previous years and the STECF concluded (16) that the available data indicates that mortality of discarded fish is likely to be low, however the actual catches in the fishery are negligible. Since the catches are not significant and considering that the circumstances have not changed, the exemption should continue to apply under this Regulation. |
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Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/2035 included a survivability exemption for plaice in the fishery carried out with gillnets and trammel nets in ICES division 3a and ICES subarea 4. The Member States provided scientific evidence in order to demonstrate high discard survival rates for plaice in that fishery. The evidence was submitted to the STECF which concluded (17) that reasonable information was provided showing the considerably high survivability. That exemption should therefore be included in this Regulation. |
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Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/2035 included a survivability exemption for plaice in the fishery carried out with Danish seines in ICES division 3a and ICES subarea 4. The Member States provided scientific evidence in order to demonstrate high discard survival rates for plaice in that fishery. The evidence was submitted to the STECF which concluded (18) that the data of the study on the survival rates are reliable, albeit additional measures could be used in order to enhance survivability, as the decrease of survivability is significant if the sorting time of the plaice is longer than 30 minutes. That exemption should therefore be included in this Regulation. |
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Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/2035 included a survivability exemption for catch and by-catch of plaice in the fishery targeting flatfish or round fish carried out with trawls in ICES division 3a and ICES subarea 4 in winter months. The Member States provided scientific evidence in order to demonstrate high discard survival rates for plaice in that fishery. The evidence was submitted to the STECF which concluded (19) that the survival rates in the supporting study decreased if the sorting time was greater than 60 minutes in the summer months, therefore a low survival rate of plaice in summer justifies the exemption being restricted to winter months. That exemption should therefore be included in this Regulation. |
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In delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/2035 a survivability exemption for skates and rays caught with all fishing gears in ICES divisions 2a and 3a, and ICES subarea 4, was granted despite that the detailed scientific evidence on survival rates was not available for all fleet segments and combinations of gears, areas and species. However, with a few exceptions, the STECF considers the survival rates to be generally robust (20), but further details are required. Given the need to continue fishing activity in order to ensure the necessary data collection, that exemption should be granted, but Member States should be required to submit relevant data allowing the STECF to assess fully the justification and allowing the Commission to carry out a review. Member States having a direct management interest should submit by 1 May each year: (a) a roadmap developed in order to increase survivability and to fill in the data gaps identified by the STECF, to be annually assessed by the STECF, (b) annual reports on the progress and any modifications or adjustments made to the survivability programmes. |
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When considering the survival rates of skates and rays, cuckoo rays (Leucoraja naevus) were found to have a considerably lower survival rate than other species. Furthermore, the scientific understanding of the survival pattern of that species appears to be less robust. However, to exclude this species from the exemption would prevent fishing and continued, accurate data collection. Relevant evidence was submitted to the STECF which concluded (21) that two new studies have been started on survival experiments concerning Cuckoo ray, but more observations will be needed to make a definitive judgement on the survival rates in 1 or 2 years. Therefore, this exemption should be granted for two years and new studies and improved survivability measures should be developed as a matter of urgency and provided to the STECF for assessment as soon as possible and not later than by 1 May. |
(23) |
The new joint recommendation suggests a survivability exemption for catches of plaice below the minimum conservation reference size (MCRS) caught with 80-119 mm beam trawl gears (BT2) in ICES division 2a and ICES subarea 4 for the period 2020-2021:
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The new joint recommendation suggests a survivability exemption for turbot caught by TBB gears with a cod end more than 80 mm in ICES subarea 4. The Member States provided scientific evidence in order to demonstrate high discard survival rates for turbot in that fishery. The evidence was submitted to the STECF which concluded (23) that no new survival evidence was presented and the previously submitted studies were based on the gear type different than beam trawl, therefore they are not representative. However, more research is committed by the Member States to observe the survival of discarded turbot caught by beam trawls and to provide more detailed information of survivability in the new project, foreseen to be carried out until 2021. Given the need to continue fishing activity in order to ensure the necessary data collection, that exemption should be granted, but Member States should be required to submit, in the indicated timeframe, the relevant data allowing the STECF to assess fully the justificiation and allowing the Commission to carry out a review. That exemption should be applied provisionally until 31 December 2020. |
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The new joint recommendation suggests an extension of application of a survivability exemption for plaice caught with trawls with a mesh size of at least 120 mm when targeting flatfish or roundfish in ICES division 3a and ICES subarea 4 for summer months. In Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/2035 the same exemption was granted only for the winter months (from 1 November to 30 April). The new joint recommendation suggests also new survivability exemptions for:
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The Member States provided scientific evidence in order to demonstrate high discard survival rates for plaice in that fishery. The STECF observed (24) that methods for estimates of survival are variable between studies and noted that smaller plaice, caught more frequently with smaller codend meshes, are indicated to have lower survival levels. However, for the plaice survivability during summer months the full scientific report on the whole area would enable a representative assessment. Therefore, the Commission considers that this exemption should only be granted for one year and the new studies and improved survivability measures should be developed as a matter of urgency and provided to the STECF for assessment as soon as possible and not later than by 1 May 2020. |
(27) |
Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/2035 included de minimis exemptions for:
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Member States provided evidence supporting those de minimis exemptions. The STECF (25) reviewed that evidence and concluded (26) that the documents submitted by the Member States contained reasoned arguments demonstrating that further improvements in selectivity are difficult to achieve or imply disproportionate costs in handling unwanted catches. Considering that the circumstances have not changed, it is appropriate to continue thede minimis exemptions in accordance with the percentage level and the necessary modifications suggested in the new joint recommendation pursuant to Article 15(5)(c) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. |
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The new joint recommendation provided additional scientific evidence for the extension of de minimis exemptions for:
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The new joint recommendation suggested de minimis exemptions for:
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Member States provided scientific evidence supporting those existing and new de minimis exemptions based on difficulties to improve selectivity and disproportionate costs of handling the catches. That evidence was reviewed by the STECF during its plenary session on 1-5 July 2019 (27). |
(32) |
The additional evidence provided by the Member States on the de minimis exemptions regarding horse mackerel and mackerel caught by vessels using bottom trawls and beam trawls was reviewed by the STECF which concluded that further information needs to be provided for most of the Member States. Given the need to continue fishing activity in order to ensure the necessary data collection to provide that information, individual exemptions for each species should be limited to one year and Member States should be required to submit the relevant data allowing the STECF to assess fully the justification and allowing the Commission to carry out a review. The Member States concerned should undertake the necessary work to collect and process needed data or additional trials and provide information as soon as possible and not later than by 1 May 2020, for assessment by the STECF. Those exemptions should therefore be applied provisionally until 31 December 2020. |
(33) |
The evidence provided by the Member States on the de minimis exemption regarding a combined quantity of sprat, sandeel, Norway pout and blue whiting in demersal mixed fisheries caught by vessels using trawls was reviewed by the STECF which concluded that there is no quantitative evidence to support the assertions of small discards and the exhaustion of options to improve the selectivity. The STECF noted that achieving additional selectivity improvements would be difficult in such fisheries and de minimis is needed to cover the residual unwanted catches. Given the need to continue fishing activity in order to ensure the necessary data collection to provide that information, the exemption for combined de minimis should be limited to one year and Member States should be required to submit the relevant data allowing the STECF to assess fully the justification and allowing the Commission to carry out a review. The Member States concerned should undertake the additional trials and provide information as soon as possible and not later than by 1 May 2020, for assessment by the STECF. Those exemptions should therefore be applied provisionally until 31 December 2020. |
(34) |
The evidence provided by the Member States on the de minimis exemption regarding whiting below the MCRS caught with beam trawls was reviewed by the STECF which concluded that evidence stating that landing unwanted catches has an associated cost is not sufficient in itself to demonstrate that those costs are disproportionate. STECF noted that improving selectivity in the relevant fisheries should be the priority as this will reduce the costs for handling unwanted catches. Given the need to continue fishing activity in order to ensure the necessary data collection to provide that information, the de minimis exemption should be limited to one year and Member States should be required to submit the relevant data allowing the STECF to assess fully the justification and allowing the Commission to carry out a review. In addition, Member States are expected to report on the uptake of further selectivity measures.The Member States concerned should undertake the additional trials and provide all relevant information as soon as possible and not later than by 1 May 2020, for assessment by the STECF. This exemption should therefore be applied provisionally until 31 December 2020. |
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The evidence provided by the Member States on the de minimis exemption regarding whiting and cod below the MCRS caught with bottom trawls was reviewed by STECF which concluded that there is no possibility to evaluate whether the estimates on the disproportionate costs are correct. STECF noted that improving selectivity in the relevant fisheries should be the priority as this will reduce the costs for handling unwanted catches. Given the need to continue fishing activity in order to ensure the necessary data collection to provide that information, the de minimis exemption should be limited to one year and Member States should be required to submit the relevant data allowing the STECF to assess fully the justification and allowing the Commission to carry out a review. In addition, Member States are expected to report on the uptake of further selectivity measures. The Member States concerned should undertake the additional trials and provide information as soon as possible and not later than by 1 May 2020, for assessment by the STECF. This exemption should therefore be applied provisionally until 31 December 2020. |
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The evidence provided by the Member States on the new de minimis exemption regarding ling below the MCRS caught with longlines was reviewed by the STECF which concluded that achieving additional selectivity improvements would be difficult in such fisheries. In addition, the STECF noted that given that the de minimis volume is likely to be small, the exemption would have no impact on the overall fishing mortality, provided the catches discarded are recorded. Given that the selectivity is difficult to achieve, the exemption for that fishery should be limited to one year and Member States should be required to submit the relevant data allowing the STECF to assess fully the justification and allowing the Commission to carry out a review. The Member States concerned should undertake the additional trials and provide information as soon as possible and not later than by 1 May 2020, for assessment by the STECF. Those exemptions should therefore be applied provisionally until 31 December 2020. |
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To ensure reliable estimations of levels of discarding for the purpose of the setting of the total allowable catches, Member States should, in the cases where the de minimis exemption is based on extrapolation of data-limited situations and partial fleet information, ensure provision of accurate and verifiable data for the whole fleet covered by that exemption. |
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The measures suggested by the new joint recommendation are in line with Article 15(4), Article 15(5)(c) and Article 18(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, and with Regulation (EU) 2018/973, in particular Article 11 thereof, and may thus be included in this Regulation. |
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According to Article 16(2) of Regulation (EU) 2018/973, the power to adopt delegated acts with regards to the landing obligation is conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from 5 August 2018. It is therefore appropriate to revise the impact of the survivability and de minimis exemptions from the landing obligation in the second year of application of this Regulation. |
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Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/2035 should be repealed and replaced by a new Regulation. |
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As the measures provided for in this Regulation have a direct impact on the planning of the fishing season of Union vessels and on related economic activities, this Regulation should enter into force immediately after its publication. It should apply from 1 January 2020, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Implementation of the landing obligation
In Union waters of the North Sea (ICES divisions 2a, 3a and subarea 4), the landing obligation provided for in Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall apply to demersal fisheries which are subject to catch limits in accordance with this Regulation for the period 2020-2021.
Article 2
Definitions
For the purpose of this Regulation the following definitions shall apply:
(1) |
‘Seltra panel’ means a selectivity device which:
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(2) |
‘Netgrid selectivity device’ means a selectivity device consisting of a four panel section inserted into a two-panel trawl with an inclined sheet of diamond mesh netting with a mesh size of at least 200 mm, leading to an escape hole in the top of the trawl. |
(3) |
‘Flemish panel’ means the last tapered netting section of a beam trawl whose:
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(4) |
‘Benthos release panel’ means a panel of larger mesh or square mesh netting fitted into the lower panel of a trawl, usually a beam trawl to release any benthic material and seabed debris before it passes into the codend; |
(5) |
‘SepNep’ means an otter trawl which:
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Article 3
Survivability exemptions for Norway lobster
1. The survivability exemption referred to in Article 15(4)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall apply in the Union waters of the North Sea (ICES divisions 2a, 3a and subarea 4) to the following catches of Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus):
(a) |
catches with pots (FPO (28)); |
(b) |
catches with bottom trawls (OTB, OTT, TBN) fitted with:
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2. When discarding Norway lobster caught in the cases referred to in paragraph 1, the Norway lobster shall be released whole, immediately and in the area where it has been caught.
3. The exemption referred to in paragraph 1(b) shall be provisionally applicable until 31 December 2020. Member States having a direct management interest shall submit as soon as possible and not later than by 1 May 2020, additional scientific information supporting the exemption laid down in paragraph 1(b). The Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) shall assess the provided scientific information by 31 July 2020.
Article 4
Survivability exemption for common sole
1. The survivability exemption referred to in Article 15(4)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall apply in the Union waters of ICES division 4c, within six nautical miles of the coast but outside identified nursery areas, to catches of common sole (Solea solea) below the minimum conservation reference size, made using otter trawls (OTB) with a cod-end mesh size of 80-99 mm.
2. The exemption referred to in paragraph 1 shall only apply to vessels with a maximum length of 10 meters and a maximum engine power of 221 kW, fishing in waters with a depth of 30 meters or less and with tow durations of no more than 1:30 hours.
3. When discarding common sole caught in the cases referred to in paragraph 1, the common sole shall be released immediately.
Article 5
Survivability exemption for by-catch of all species subject to catch limits in pots and fyke nets
1. The survivability exemption referred to in Article 15(4)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall apply in the Union waters of ICES division 3a and ICES subarea 4 to catches of all species subject to catch limits, made with pots and fyke nets (FPO, FYK).
2. When discarding fish caught in the cases referred to in paragraph 1, the fish shall be released immediately and below the sea surface.
Article 6
Survivability exemption for catch and by-catch of plaice
1. The survivability exemption referred to in Article 15(4)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall apply in the Union waters of ICES division 3a and subarea 4 to:
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plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) caught with nets (GNS, GTR, GTN, GEN); |
(b) |
plaice caught with Danish seines; |
(c) |
plaice caught with bottom trawls (OTB, PTB) with a mesh size of at least 120 mm when targeting flatfish or roundfish. |
2. The survivability exemption referred to in Article 15(4)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall apply to:
(a) |
plaice caught with trawls (OTB, PTB) with a mesh size of at least 90-99 mm equipped with Seltra panel targeting flatfish or roundfish in the Union waters of ICES division 3a; |
(b) |
plaice caught with trawls (OTB, PTB) with a mesh size of at least 80-99 mm targeting flatfish or roundfish in the Union waters of ICES subarea 4. |
3. When discarding plaice caught in the cases referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, the plaice shall be released immediately.
4. The exemption referred to in paragraph 1(c) shall be provisionally applicable until 31 December 2020. Member States having a direct management interest shall submit as soon as possible and not later than by 1 May 2020, additional scientific information supporting the exemption laid down in paragraph 1(c). The Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) shall assess the provided scientific information by 31 July 2020.
Article 7
Survivability exemption for plaice below the minimum conservation reference size
1. The survivability exemption referred to in Article 15(4)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall apply in the Union waters of ICES division 2a and ICES subarea 4 and to catches of plaice below the minimum conservation reference size made with 80-119 mm beam trawls (BT2), if the plaice is caught:
(a) |
with gears equipped with the flip-up rope or Benthos release panel (BRP) and caught by vessels with an engine power of more than 221 kW; or |
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by the vessels of Member States implementing the roadmap for the Fully Documented Fisheries, |
2. The exemption referred to in paragraph 1 shall also apply for flatfish caught with beam trawl gears (BT2) by vessels with an engine power of not more than 221 kw or less than 24 m in length overall, which are constructed to fish in the twelve miles zone, if the average trawl duration is less than ninety minutes.
3. Member States having a direct management interest shall submit every year, as soon as possible and not later than by 1 May, additional scientific information supporting the exemptions laid down in paragraphs 1 and 2. The Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) shall assess the provided scientific information by 31 July every year.
4. When discarding plaice caught in the cases referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, the plaice shall be released immediately.
Article 8
Survivability exemption for turbot
1. The survivability exemption referred to in Article 15(4)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall apply in the Union waters of ICES subarea 4 to catches of turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) with beam trawls with a cod-end larger than 80 mm (TBB).
2. The exemption referred to in paragraph 1 shall be provisionally applicable until 31 December 2020. Member States having a direct management interest shall submit, as soon as possible and not later than by 1 May 2020, additional scientific information supporting the exemption laid down in paragraph 1. The Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) shall assess the provided scientific information by 31 July 2020.
3. When discarding turbot caught in the cases referred to in paragraph 1, the turbot shall be released immediately.
Article 9
Survivability exemption for skates and rays
1. The survivability exemption referred to in Article 15(4)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall apply in the Union waters of the North Sea (ICES divisions 2a, 3a and subarea 4) to skates and rays caught with any fishing gears.
2. Member States having a direct management interest shall submit every year, as soon as possible and not later than by 1 May, additional scientific information supporting the exemption laid down in paragraph 1. The Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) shall assess the provided scientific information by 31 July every year.
3. When discarding skates and rays caught in the cases referred to in paragraph 1, the skates and rays shall be released immediately.
Article 10
De minimis exemptions
By way of derogation from Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, the following quantities may be discarded pursuant to Article 15(4)(c) of that Regulation:
(a) |
in fisheries for common sole by vessels using trammel nets and gill nets (GN, GNS, GND, GNC, GTN, GTR, GEN, GNF) in Union waters of ICES divisions 2a and 3a, and ICES subarea 4: a quantity of common sole below and above the minimum conservation reference size, which shall not exceed 3 % of the total annual catches of that species; |
(b) |
in fisheries for common sole by vessels using beam trawl (TBB) of mesh size 80-119 mm equipped with a Flemish panel, in the Union waters of ICES subarea 4: a quantity of common sole below the minimum conservation reference sizes, which shall not exceed 5 % of the total annual catches of that species; |
(c) |
in the fishery for Norway lobster by vessels using bottom trawls (OTB, OTT, TBN) with a mesh size equal to or larger than 70 mm equipped with a species-selective grid with a bar spacing of maximum 35 mm in the Union waters of ICES division 3a: a combined quantity of common sole, haddock, whiting, cod, saithe and hake below the minimum conservation reference size, which shall not exceed 4 % of the total annual catches of Norway lobster, common sole, haddock, whiting and Northern prawn, cod, saithe and hake; |
(d) |
in the fishery for Northern prawn by vessels using bottom trawls (OTB, OTT) with a mesh size equal to or larger than 35 mm equipped with a species selective grid with a bar spacing of maximum 19 mm, and with unblocked fish outlet, in the Union waters of ICES division 3a: a combined quantity of common sole, haddock, whiting, cod, plaice, saithe, herring, Norway pout, greater silver smelt and blue whiting below the minimum conservation reference size, which shall not exceed 5 % of the total annual catches of Norway lobster, common sole, haddock, whiting, cod, saithe, plaice, Northern prawn, hake, Norway pout, greater silver smelt, herring and blue whiting; |
(e) |
in the mixed demersal fisheries by vessels using bottom trawls or seines (OTB, OTT, SDN, SSC) with a mesh size of 70-99 mm (TR2) in the Union waters of ICES division 4c: a combined quantity of whiting and cod (Gadus morhua) below the minimum conservation reference size, which shall not exceed 5 % in 2020 and 2021 of the total annual catches of whiting and cod; the maximum amount of cod that may be discarded shall be limited to 2 % of those total annual catches; |
(f) |
in the mixed demersal fisheries by vessels using bottom trawls or seines (OTB, OTT, SDN, SSC) with a mesh size of 70-99 mm (TR2) in the Union waters of ICES divisions 4a and 4b: a combined quantity of whiting and cod (Gadus morhua) below the minimum conservation reference size, which shall not exceed 6 % in 2020 of the total annual catches of whiting and cod; the maximum amount of cod that may be discarded shall be limited to 2 % of those total annual catches; the de minimis exemption set out in this point shall be provisionally applicable until 31 December 2020. Member States having a direct management interest shall submit, as soon as possible and not later than by 1 May 2020, additional scientific information supporting the exemption. The STECF shall assess the provided scientific information by 31 July 2020; |
(g) |
in fisheries by vessels using bottom trawls (OTB, OTT, TBN, PTB) with a mesh size of 90-119 mm, equipped with Seltra panel, or bottom trawls (OTB, OTT, TBN, PTB) with a mesh size equal to or larger than 120 mm, in the Union waters of ICES division 3a: a quantity of whiting below the minimum conservation reference sizes, up to a maximum of 2 % of the total annual catches of Norway lobster, cod, haddock, whiting, saithe, common sole, plaice and hake; |
(h) |
in the demersal mixed fishery by vessels using beam trawls with a mesh size of 80-119 mm in Union waters of ICES subarea 4: a quantity of whiting below the minimum conservation reference size, which shall not exceed 2 % of the total annual catches of plaice and sole; the de minimis exemption set out in this point shall be provisionally applicable until 31 December 2020. Member States having a direct management interest shall submit, as soon as possible and not later than by 1 May 2020, additional scientific information supporting the exemption. The STECF shall assess the provided scientific information by 31 July 2020; |
(i) |
in the fisheries for Norway lobster by vessels using bottom trawls with a mesh size of 80-99 mm, equipped with a SepNep, in the Union waters of ICES subarea 4: a quantity of plaice below the minimum conservation reference size, which shall not exceed 3 % of the total annual catches of saithe, plaice, haddock, whiting, cod, Northern prawn, common sole and Norway lobster; |
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in the fisheries for brown shrimp by vessels using beam trawls, in the Union waters of ICES divisions 4b and 4c: a quantity of all species subject to catch limits, which shall not exceed 7 % in 2020 and 6 % in 2021 of the total annual catches of all species subject to catch limits made in those fisheries; |
(k) |
in the demersal mixed fishery with bottom trawls (OTB, OTT, PTB, TBB) with a mesh size between 80 and 99 mm (TR2, BT2) in ICES subarea 4: a quantity of horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.), which shall not exceed 7 % in 2020 and 6 % in 2021 of the total annual catches of horse mackerel made in that fishery; the de minimis exemption set out in this point shall be provisionally applicable until 31 December 2020. Member States having a direct management interest shall submit, as soon as possible and not later than by 1 May 2020, additional scientific information supporting the exemption. The Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) shall assess the provided scientific information by 31 July 2020; |
(l) |
in the demersal mixed fishery with bottom trawls (OTB, OTT, PTB, TBB) with a mesh size between 80 and 99 mm in ICES subarea 4: a quantity of mackerel (Scomber scombrus), which shall not exceed 7 % in 2020 and 6 % in 2021 of the total annual catches of mackerel made in that fishery; the de minimis exemption set out in this point shall be provisionally applicable until 31 December 2020. Member States having a direct management interest shall submit, as soon as possible and not later than by 1 May 2020, additional scientific information supporting the exemption. The STECF shall assess the provided scientific information by 31 July 2020; |
(m) |
in the demersal mixed fishery with trawls (OTB, OTM, OTT, PTB, PTM, SDN, SPR, SSC, TB, TBN) with mesh sizes above 80 mm in ICES division 3a and ICES subarea 4 and in the fishery for Northern prawn carried out using gears with a sorting grid with a maximum bar spacing of 19 mm or equivalent selectivity device and a fish retention device with mesh sizes above 35 mm in ICES division 3a and 32 mm in ICES subarea 4: a combined quantity of sprat, sandeel, norway pout and blue whiting, which shall not exceed 1 % of the total annual catches made in mixed demersal fishery and in the fishery for Northern prawn; the de minimis exemption set out in this point shall be provisionally applicable until 31 December 2020. Member States having a direct management interest shall submit, as soon as possible and not later than by 1 May 2020, additional scientific information supporting the exemption. The STECF shall assess the provided scientific information by 31 July 2020; |
(n) |
in the demersal fishery for hake by vessels using longlines (LLS) in ICES subarea 4: a quantity of ling (Molva molva) below the minimum conservation reference size, which shall not exceed 3 % of the total annual catches of ling made in that demersal fishery; the de minimis exemption set out in this point shall be provisionally applicable until 31 December 2020. Member States having a direct management interest shall submit, as soon as possible and not later than by 1 May 2020, additional scientific information supporting the exemption. The STECF shall assess the provided scientific information by 31 July 2020. |
Article 11
Specific technical measures in the Skagerrak
1. The carrying on board or the use of any trawl, Danish seine, beam trawl or similar towed net having a mesh size of less than 120 mm shall be prohibited in the Skagerrak.
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the following trawls may be used:
(a) |
trawls with a cod-end having a mesh size of at least 90 mm, provided they are equipped with a Seltra panel or a sorting grid with no more than 35 mm bar spacing. |
(b) |
trawls with a cod-end having a mesh size of at least 70 mm (square mesh), equipped with a sorting grid with no more than 35 mm bar spacing; |
(c) |
trawls with a minimum mesh sizes of less than 70 mm when fishing for pelagic or industrial species, provided that more than 80 % of the catch consists of one or more pelagic or industrial species; |
(d) |
trawls with a cod-end of at least 35 mm mesh size when fishing for Northern prawn, provided the trawl is equipped with a sorting grid with a maximum bar spacing of 19 mm. |
3. A fish retention device may be used when fishing for Northern prawn in accordance with paragraph 2(d), provided there are adequate fishing opportunities to cover by-catch and that the retention device is:
(a) |
constructed with a top panel with a minimum mesh size of 120 mm square mesh; |
(b) |
at least 3 metres long; and |
(c) |
at least as wide as the sorting grid. |
Article 12
SepNep
It shall be permitted to use the SepNep nets.
Article 13
Repeal
Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/2035 is repealed.
Article 14
Entry into force and application
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2020 until 31 December 2021.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 1 October 2019.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER
(1) OJ L 179, 16.7.2018, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 198, 25.7.2019, p. 105.
(3) Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1954/2003 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2371/2002 and (EC) No 639/2004 and Council Decision 2004/585/EC (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 22).
(4) Regulation (EU) 2018/973 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2018 establishing a multiannual plan for demersal stocks in the North Sea and the fisheries exploiting those stocks, specifying details of the implementation of the landing obligation in the North Sea and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 676/2007 and (EC) No 1342/2008 (OJ L 179, 16.7.2018, p. 1).
(5) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/2035 of 18 October 2018 specifying details of implementation of the landing obligation for certain demersal fisheries in the North Sea for the period 2019-2021 (OJ L 327, 21.12.2018, p. 17).
(6) Agreed record of fisheries consultations between Norway and the European Union on the regulation of fisheries in the Skagerrak and the Kattegat for 2012.
(7) Agreed record of fisheries consultations between the European Union and Norway on measures for the implementation of a discard ban and control measures in the Skagerrak area, 4 July 2012.
(8) https://stecf.jrc.ec.europa.eu/documents/43805/2537709/STECF+PLEN+19-02.pdf
(9) International Council for the Exploration of the Sea.
(10) https://stecf.jrc.ec.europa.eu/documents/43805/2537709/STECF+PLEN+19-02.pdf
(11) https://stecf.jrc.ec.europa.eu/documents/43805/1099561/STECF+PLEN+15-02.pdf
(12) https://stecf.jrc.ec.europa.eu/documents/43805/2147402/STECF+PLEN+18-02.pdf
(13) https://stecf.jrc.ec.europa.eu/documents/43805/1099561/STECF+PLEN+15-02.pdf
(14) https://stecf.jrc.ec.europa.eu/documents/43805/2147402/STECF+PLEN+18-02.pdf
(15) https://stecf.jrc.ec.europa.eu/documents/43805/2537709/STECF+PLEN+19-02.pdf
(16) https://stecf.jrc.ec.europa.eu/documents/43805/1780485/STECF+PLEN+17-02.pdf
(17) https://stecf.jrc.ec.europa.eu/documents/43805/2147402/STECF+PLEN+18-02.pdf
(18) https://stecf.jrc.ec.europa.eu/documents/43805/2147402/STECF+PLEN+18-02.pdf
(19) https://stecf.jrc.ec.europa.eu/documents/43805/2147402/STECF+PLEN+18-02.pdf
(20) https://stecf.jrc.ec.europa.eu/documents/43805/2537709/STECF+PLEN+19-02.pdf
(21) https://stecf.jrc.ec.europa.eu/documents/43805/2537709/STECF+PLEN+19-02.pdf
(22) https://stecf.jrc.ec.europa.eu/documents/43805/2537709/STECF+PLEN+19-02.pdf
(23) https://stecf.jrc.ec.europa.eu/documents/43805/2537709/STECF+PLEN+19-02.pdf
(24) https://stecf.jrc.ec.europa.eu/documents/43805/2537709/STECF+PLEN+19-02.pdf
(25) https://stecf.jrc.ec.europa.eu/documents/43805/1099561/STECF+PLEN+15-02.pdf
(26) https://stecf.jrc.ec.europa.eu/documents/43805/2147402/STECF+PLEN+18-02.pdf
(27) https://stecf.jrc.ec.europa.eu/documents/43805/2537709/STECF+PLEN+19-02.pdf
(28) Gear codes used in this Regulation are set out in Annex XI to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the Common fisheries policy. For the vessels whose LOA is less than 10 metres gear codes used in this Regulation are set out in the FAO gear classification.
30.12.2019 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 336/47 |
COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2019/2239
of 1 October 2019
specifying details of the landing obligation for certain demersal fisheries in North-Western waters for the period 2020-2021
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2019/472 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 March 2019 establishing a multiannual plan for stocks fished in the Western Waters and adjacent waters, and for fisheries exploiting those stocks, amending Regulations (EU) 2016/1139 and (EU) 2018/973, and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 811/2004, (EC) No 2166/2005, (EC) No 388/2006, (EC) No 509/2007 and (EC) No 1300/2008 (1), and in particular Article 13 thereof,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on the conservation of fisheries resources and the protection of marine ecosystems through technical measures, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1967/2006, (EC) No 1224/2009 and Regulations (EU) No 1380/2013, (EU) 2016/1139, (EU) 2018/973, (EU) 2019/472 and (EU) 2019/1022 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 894/97, (EC) No 850/98, (EC) No 2549/2000, (EC) No 254/2002, (EC) No 812/2004 and (EC) No 2187/2005 (2), and in particular Article 15(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) |
Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) aims to progressively eliminate discards in all Union fisheries through the introduction of a landing obligation for catches of species subject to catch limits. |
(2) |
Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 provides for the adoption of multiannual plans containing conservation measures for fisheries exploiting certain stocks in a relevant geographical area. |
(3) |
Such multiannual plans specify details of the implementation of the landing obligation and may empower the Commission to further specify those details on the basis of joint recommendations developed by Member States. |
(4) |
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/2034 (4) established a discard plan for certain demersal fisheries in the North-Western waters for the period 2019-2021, following a joint recommendation submitted by Belgium, Spain, France, Ireland, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. |
(5) |
On 19 March 2019, the European Parliament and the Council adopted Regulation (EU) 2019/472 establishing a multiannual plan for stocks fished in the Western Waters, and for fisheries exploiting those stocks. Article 13 of that Regulation empowers the Commission to adopt delegated acts in order to supplement this Regulation by specifying details of the landing obligation for all stocks of species in the Western Waters to which the landing obligation applies under Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, as provided for in points (a) to (e) of Article 15(5) of that Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, on the basis of joint recommendations developed by Member States.Belgium, Spain, France, Ireland, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom have a direct fisheries management interest in the North-Western waters. After consulting the North Western Waters Advisory Council and the Pelagic Advisory Council, those Member States submitted on 6 June 2019 a new joint recommendation to the Commission concerning a discard plan for certain demersal fisheries in the North-Western Waters for the period 2020-2021. The joint recommendation was amended on 22 August 2019. |
(6) |
The new joint recommendation submitted by the Member States proposed continuation of a number of additional technical measures that aim to increase selectivity and reduce unwanted catches for fisheries or species covered by the landing obligation that were introduced pursuant to Article 15(5)(a) of the Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 for the years 2019-2021 by Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/2034. |
(7) |
On 14 August 2019 a new Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 on the conservation measures of fisheries resources and the protection of marine ecosystems through technical measures came into force. It establishes in Annex VI specific provisions regarding technical measures in North Western Waters, which also include rules on mesh sizes, associated conditions and by-catches. In addition, point 3 of Annex VI of this Regulation refers to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/2034. Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 empowers the Commission to adopt delegated acts in order to amend, supplement, repeal or derogate from the technical measures set out in the Annexes to Regulation (EU) 2019/1241, including when implementing the landing obligation. |
(8) |
Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 does not provide for transitional measures. Therefore, to ensure compatibility between this Delegated Regulation and Regulation (EU) 2019/1241, it is necessary to apply the conditions established in Regulation (EU) 2019/1241, whilst at the same time taking into account the exceptional circumstances involved. Based on the information provided by the Member States, the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) assessed the joint recommendation and concluded (5) that the proposed changes to increase selectivity in the North Western Waters are reasonable and represent an increase in selectivity compared to the gear defined previously. This joint recommendation was developed and submitted by the Member States and assessed by the STECF before the entry into force of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 and therefore did not refer to that Regulation. Nevertheless, in view of the exceptional circumstances, the Commission considers that on the basis of information available to it at this stage in the joint recommendation and STECF assessment there does not appear to be any element indicating that the additional proposed technical measures would fail to comply with the requirements established for technical measures in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241. |
(9) |
To increase gear selectivity and reduce unwanted catches in the Celtic Sea, Irish Sea and West of Scotland, it is therefore appropriate to include a number of selective measures for demersal fisheries. Those technical measures should therefore apply for the period 2020-2021. |
(10) |
Scientific contributions were obtained from relevant scientific bodies and reviewed by the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) (6). The Commission presented the measures concerned for a written consultation of the expert group, consisting of 28 Member States and European Parliament as an observer. |
(11) |
In the cases where the relative amount of dead discards are comparatively low, the Commission considers it to be a pragmatic and prudent approach to fisheries management to allow exemptions on a temporary basis, on the understanding that not to do so would prevent the collection of data which are esssential for the proper and informed management of discards with a view to implementing fully the landing obligation. |
(12) |
Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/2034 included a survivability exemption from the landing obligation, as referred to in Article 15(4)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, for Norway lobster caught by pots, traps or creels in ICES (7) subareas 6 and 7, based on scientific evidence which demonstrated high survival rates. That evidence was evaluated in previous years and the STECF concluded (8) that the exemption is justified. The new joint recommendation suggests the continuation of that exemption. Considering that the circumstances have not changed, that exemption should continue to apply for the period 2020-2021. |
(13) |
Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/2034 included a survivability exemption for common sole below the minimum conservation reference size (MCRS) caught with 80-99 mm otter trawl gears in ICES division 7d within six nautical miles from the coast and outside identified nursery areas, based on scientific evidence which demonstrated high discard survival rates. That evidence was evaluated in previous years and the STECF has concluded (9) that the evidence was sufficient. The new joint recommendation suggests the continued application of the exemption. Considering that the circumstances have not changed, that exemption should continue to apply for the period 2020-2021. |
(14) |
Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/2034 included a survivability exemption for Norway lobster caught using bottom trawls with a mesh size equal to or larger than 100 mm and for Norway lobster caught with bottom trawls with a mesh size of 70-99 mm in combination with selective gear options (TRI and TR2 fisheries) in ICES subarea 7. Member States provided scientific evidence in order to demonstrate high discard survival rates for Norway lobster in that fishery. The evidence was submitted to the STECF which concluded (10) that the survival study made with Seltra trawl provided sufficient data, but that the overall effect on the extensive fishery of Norway lobster with other fishing gears remains difficult to assess. The STECF noted that assuming that a relatively high survival rate applies to all gears, a relatively low discard rate is implied in that fishery. That exemption should therefore apply for the period 2020-2021. |
(15) |
Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/2034 included a survivability exemption for Norway lobster caught in ICES division 6a, within twelve nautical miles of the coast, using otter trawls with a mesh size of 80-110 mm. Member States provided scientific evidence in order to demonstrate high discard survival rates for Norway lobster in that fishery. The evidence was submitted to STECF which concluded that the survivability study is robust and indicates a relatively high survival rate. That exemption should therefore apply for the period 2020-2021. |
(16) |
Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/2034 included a survivability exemption for skates and rays caught with any gear in ICES subareas 6 and 7, pending the submission of detailed scientific evidence on survival rates for all fleet segments and combinations of gears, areas and species. However, with a few exceptions, the STECF considers the survival rates to be generally robust (11), but notes that further details are required. In order to collect the relavant data, fishing needs to continue. The exemption may therefore be granted, but Member States should be required to submit relevant data allowing the STECF to fully assess the justification and allowing the Commission to carry out a review. Member States having a direct management interest should submit by 1 May each year: (a) a roadmap developed in order to increase survivability and to fill in the data gaps identified by the STECF, to be annually assessed by the STECF, (b) annual reports on the progress and any modifications or adjustments made to the survivability programmes. |
(17) |
When considering the survival rates of skates and rays, cuckoo rays (Leucoraja naevus) were found to have a considerably lower survival rate than other species. Furthermore the scientific understanding of the survival pattern of that species appears to be less robust. However, to exclude this species from the exemption would prevent fishing and continued, accurate data collection. Relevant evidence was submitted to the STECF which concluded (12) that two new studies have been started on survival experiments concerning Cuckoo ray, but that more observations will be needed to make a definitive judgement on the survival rates in 1 or 2 years. Therefore, this exemption should be granted for two years and new studies and improved survivability measures should be developed as a matter of urgency and provided to the STECF, for assessment, as soon as possible and not later than by 1 May. |
(18) |
Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/2034 included a survivability exemptions for plaice caught with trammel nets or otter trawls in ICES divisions 7d, 7e, 7f and 7g. Member States provided scientific evidence in order to demonstrate high discard survival rates for plaice in that fishery. The evidence was submitted to the STECF which concluded that survivability study is robust and indicates a relatively high survival rate. That exemption should therefore apply for the period 2020-2021. |
(19) |
Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/2034 included a survivability exemption for the species caught in pots, traps and creels in North Western Waters (ICES subareas 5, 6 and 7). Member States provided scientific evidence in order to demonstrate high discard survival rates for species caught in that fishery. The evidence was submitted to the STECF which concluded that the survival of the species discarded from trap and pot fishing is likely to be substantial. That exemption may therefore apply for the period 2020-2021. |
(20) |
The new joint recommendation suggests an extension of a survivability exemptions for plaice caught in ICES divisions 7a to 7k by vessels using beam trawls, with a maximum engine power of 221 kW, a maximum length of 24 meters, fishing within 12 nautical miles of the coast and with tow durations of no more than 1:30 hours, and by vessels using beam trawls with an engine power of more than 221 kW, using a flip-up rope or benthic release panel. Member States provided scientific evidence in order to demonstrate high discard survival rates for plaice in that fishery. The evidence was submitted to the STECF, which concluded (13) that the scientific information is of good quality. The STECF, however, pointed out that the data do not cover all the Member States concerned and that in that fishery survivability is affected by many factors and is highly variable. The STECF noted that new vitality evidence was provided on plaice at the point of discarding in the English South West beam trawl fishery. Member States have developed a three-year project to generate directly observed survival estimates for plaice in ICES divisions 7d, 7f, 7g, however, ICES divisions 7h, 7j, 7k are not covered. That project will contribute to delivering the roadmap and the evidence needed to evaluate the suggested exemption. The STECF noted that Member States should describe how the suggested exemption is linked to the By-catch Reduction Plan for the plaice stocks in ICES divisions 7h, 7j, 7k. Under those circumstances, the exemption should be limited to one year as regards the plaice in ICES divisions 7h, 7j, 7k to still allow the collection of data and the Member States should be required to submit relevant data allowing the STECF to fully assess the justification and allowing the Commission to carry out a review. That exemption may therefore be applied to plaice in ICES divisions 7h, 7j, 7k until 31 December 2020 and the Member States concerned should undertake additional trials and provide information as soon as possible and not later than by 1 May 2020, for assessment by the STECF. |
(21) |
The new joint recommendation suggests a survivability exemption for plaice caught with Danish seines in ICES division 7d. Member States provided scientific evidence in order to demonstrate high discard survival rates for plaice in that fishery. The evidence was submitted to the STECF which concluded (14) that the data of the study on survival rates are reliable and give robust survival estimates for that fishery. That exemption should therefore be included in the new discard plan for the years 2020-2021. |
(22) |
Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/2034 included de minimis exemptions from the landing obligation for certain fisheries. The evidence provided by the Member States was reviewed by the STECF which concluded (15) that documents submitted by the Member States contained reasoned arguments demonstrating difficulties in increasing selectivity and disproportionate costs in handling unwanted catches, supported in some cases by qualitative assessments of the costs. Considering that the circumstances have not changed, it is appropriate to continue the de minimis exemptions, in accordance with the percentages proposed in the new joint recommendation, for:
|
(23) |
The new joint recommendation suggested de minimis exemptions from the landing obligation for:
|
(24) |
The evidence by the Member States on the new de minimis exemptions regarding horse mackerel and mackerel caught by vessels using bottom trawls, seines and beam trawls in ICES subarea 6 and ICES divisions 7b to 7k was reviewed by the STECF, which concluded (16) that evidence that landing unwanted catches has associated costs, is not sufficient to demonstrate that those costs are disproportionate. Improving selectivity in the relevant fisheries should be the priority as it will reduce the costs for handling unwanted catches. The STECF also noted that the introduction of the specific technical measures for vessels operating with bottom trawls or seines in the Celtic Sea protection zone may reduce the unwanted catch of horse mackerel, mackerel and other species. The effectiveness of those measures should be monitored. Given the need to continue fishing activity in order to ensure the necessary data collection, those exemptions may be granted for one year, but Member States should be required to submit the relevant data allowing the STECF to assess fully the justification and allowing the Commission to carry out a review. The Member States concerned should undertake additional trials and provide information as soon as possible, and not later than by 1 May 2020, for assessment by the STECF. Those exemptions should therefore be applied provisionally until 31 December 2020. |
(25) |
The evidence provided by Member States on the new de minimis exemption for common sole caught by vessels using beam trawls with Flemish panel in ICES divisions 7d, 7e, 7f, 7g and 7h was reviewed by the STECF, which concluded (17) that the data for other Member States than Belgium and Ireland would be needed. Also the effectiveness of the Flemish panel used in the trails conducted by Member States may be limited and not ensure the reductions of unwanted catches observed in those trials. The STECF notes that additional information to evidence this would be useful, accepting that the Flemish panel as currently used does improve selectivity for the common sole. Given the need to continue fishing activity in order to ensure the necessary data collection with regards to the areas 7h, 7j, 7k that new exemption may be granted for one year, but Member States should be required to submit the relevant data allowing the STECF to assess fully the justification and allowing the Commission to carry out a review. The Member States concerned should undertake additional trials and provide information as soon as possible, and not later than by 1 May 2020, for assessment by the STECF. That exemption should therefore be applied provisionally until 31 December 2020. |
(26) |
The evidence provided by the Member States on the new de minimis exemption regarding demersal mixed fishery made by vessels targeting brown shrimp and using beam trawls in in ICES division 7a, was reviewed by the STECF which concluded (18) that justification for the exemption is that significant increases in selectivity are very difficult to achieve and that the cost of handling the unwanted catch are disproportionate. However, the STECF notes that limited qualitative information is provided to support the exemption and that the information provided might be not representative. Given the information provided, discards may be very low and not require a de minimis deduction. That exemption may therefore apply for the period 2020-2021. |
(27) |
The evidence provided by the Member States on the new de minimis exemption for megrim below the MCRS caught by vessels using bottom trawls and beam trawls, and boarfish and greater silver smelt caught by vessels using bottom trawls was reviewed by the STECF which concluded (19) that limited data was provided by the Member States and the evidence that landing unwanted catches has an associated cost is not sufficient to demonstrate that those costs are disproportionate. The STECF notes that improving selectivity in the relevant fisheries should be the priority as it would reduce the costs for handling unwanted catches. Given the need to continue fishing activity in order to ensure the necessary data collection, those exemptions may be granted for one year, but Member States should be required to submit relevant data allowing the STECF to fully assess the justification and allowing the Commission to carry out a review. The Member States concerned should undertake additional trials and provide information as soon as possible and not later than by 1 May 2020, for assessment by the STECF. Those exemptions should therefore be applied provisionally until 31 December 2020. |
(28) |
The evidence provided by the Member States on the new de minimis exemption for haddock caught by vessels using bottom trawls with a mesh size greater than or equal to 80 mm in ICES subareas 7b-7c and 7e to 7k was reviewed by the STECF which concluded (20) that information provided shows that improvements in selectivity for haddock are difficult to achieve without substantial short-term losses in marketable catches. STECF notes that specific technical measures in the Celtic Sea protection zone are expected to reduce unwanted catches of haddock to a lesser extent, but it is too early to evaluate the possible achievements. Given the need to continue fishing activity in order to ensure the necessary data collection, that exemption may be granted for one year, but Member States should be required to submit relevant data allowing the STECF to fully assess the justification and allowing the Commission to carry out a review. The Member States concerned should undertake additional trials and provide information as soon as possible and not later than by 1 May 2020, for assessment by the STECF. That exemptions should therefore be applied provisionally until 31 December 2020. |
(29) |
The evidence provided by the Member States on the new de minimis exemption for haddock below MCRS caught by vessels using using bottom trawls with a mesh size up to 119 mm in the West of Scotland Nephrops fishery ICES division 6a was reviewed by the STECF which concluded (21) that the justification for the analysis is based on an analysis of disproportionate cost of handling unwanted catches. STECF notes that the costs seem to be reasonable, however there is no objective means to assess whether they are realistic or can be considered disproportionate. Given the need to continue fishing activity in order to ensure the necessary data collection, that exemption may be granted for one year, but Member States should be required to submit relevant data allowing the STECF to fully assess the justification and allowing the Commission to carry out a review. The Member States concerned should provide information as soon as possible and not later than by 1 May 2020, for assessment by the STECF. That exemptions should therefore be applied provisionally until 31 December 2020. |
(30) |
To ensure reliable estimates of discard levels for the purpose of setting total allowable catches (TACs), Member States should, in the cases where the de minimis exemption is based on extrapolation of data-limited situations and partial fleet information, provide accurate and verifiable data for the whole fleet covered by that exemption. |
(31) |
Under Article 18 of the Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, the Commission has considered both the the STECF’s assessment and the need for Member States to ensure the full implementation of the landing obligation. In several cases, continued fishing activity and data collection is necessary in order to address the comments made by the STECF. In those cases, it is appropriate to follow a pragmatic and prudent approach to fisheries management by granting exemptions on a temporary basis. Not granting such exemptions would prevent the collection of data which are necessary for the proper and informed management of discards with a view to implementing fully the landing obligation. |
(32) |
Following the new joint recommendation, it is appropriate to repeal Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/2034 and to replace it with a new act. |
(33) |
As the measures provided for in this Regulation have a direct impact on the planning of the fishing season of Union vessels and on related economic activities, this Regulation should enter into force immediately after its publication. It should apply from 1 January 2020, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Implementation of the landing obligation
In ICES Subareas 5 (excluding 5a and including only Union waters of 5b), 6 and 7, the landing obligation provided for in Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall apply in demersal fisheries in accordance with this Regulation for the period 2020-2021.
Article 2
Definitions
1. ‘Flemish panel’ means the last tapered netting section of a beam trawl whose:
— |
posterior is directly attached to the cod-end; |
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upper and lower netting sections are constructed of at least 120 mm mesh as measured between the knots; |
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stretched length is at least 3 m. |
2. ‘Seltra panel’ means a selectivity device which:
(a) |
consists of a top panel of at least 270 mm mesh size (diamond mesh) or a top panel of at least 300 mm mesh size (square mesh), placed in a four-panel box section, in the straight section of a cod end; |
(b) |
is at least 3 metres long; |
(c) |
is positioned no more than 4 metres from the cod line; and |
(d) |
is the full width of the top sheet of the box section of the trawl (i.e. from selvedge to selvedge). |
3. ‘Netgrid selectivity device’ means a selectivity device consisting of a four panel section inserted into a two-panel trawl with an inclined sheet of diamond mesh netting with a mesh size of at least 200mm, leading to an escape hole in the top of the trawl;
4. ‘CEFAS Netgrid’ means a Netgrid selectivity device developed by The Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science for catches of Nephrops in the Irish Sea;
5. ‘Flip-flap trawl’ means a trawl equipped with a netting grid developed to reduce the capture of cod, haddock and whiting in Norway lobster fisheries;
6. ‘Flip-up rope’ means a gear modification on demersal beam trawls to help prevent stones and boulders entering the trawl and causing damage to both gear and catches;
7. ‘Benthos release panel’ means a panel of larger mesh or square mesh netting fitted into the lower panel of a trawl, usually a beam trawl to release any benthic material and seabed debris before it passes into the codend;
8. ‘Celtic Sea Protection Zone’ means the waters inside ICES divisions 7f, 7g and the part of 7j that lies North of latitude 50° N and East of 11° W.
Article 3
Survivability exemption for Norway lobster
1. The survivability exemption provided for in Article 15(4)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall apply to:
(a) |
Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) caught in pots, traps or creels (gear codes: (22) FPO and FIX and FYK), in ICES subareas 6 and 7; |
(b) |
Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) caught with bottom trawls (OTT, OTB, TBS, TBN, TB, PTB, OT, PT, TX) with a mesh size equal to or larger than 100 mm in ICES subarea 7; |
(c) |
Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) caught with bottom trawls (OTT, OTB, TBS, TBN, TB, PTB, OT, PT, TX) with a mesh size of 70-99 mm in combination with highly selective gear options, as set out in Articles 9(2) and 10(2) of this Regulation, in ICES subarea 7; |
(d) |
Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) caught with otter trawls (OTT, OTB, TBS, TBN, TB, PTB, OT, PT, TX) with a mesh size of 80-110 mm in ICES division 6a within twelve nautical miles of the coast. |
2. When discarding Norway lobster caught in the cases referred to in paragraph 1, the Norway lobster shall be released whole, immediately and in the area where it has been caught.
Article 4
Survivability exemption for common sole
1. In ICES division 7d, within six nautical miles of the coast but outside identified nursery areas, the survivability exemption provided for in Article 15(4)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall apply to catches of common sole (Solea solea) below the minimum conservation reference size made using otter trawl gears (gear codes: OTT, OTB, TBS, TBN, TB, PTB, OT, PT, TX) with a cod end mesh size of 80-99 mm, by vessels:
(a) |
having a maximum length of 10 meters and a maximum engine power of 221 kW; and |
(b) |
fishing in waters with the depth of 30 meters or less and with tow durations of no more than 1:30 hours. |
2. When discarding common sole caught in the cases referred to in paragraphs 1, the common sole shall be released immediately.
Article 5
Survivability exemption for skates and rays
1. The survivability exemption provided for in Article 15(4)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall apply skates and rays (Rajiformes) caught by any fishing gear in the North Western Waters (ICES subareas 6 and 7).
2. Member States having a direct management interest shall submit, every year as soon as possible and not later than by 1 May, additional scientific information supporting the exemption laid down in paragraph 1. The Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) shall assess that scientific information by 31 July every year.
3. When discarding skates and rays caught in the cases referred to in paragraph 1, the skates and rays shall be released immediately.
Article 6
Survivability exemption for plaice
1. The survivability exemption provided for in Article 15(4)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall apply to:
(a) |
plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) caught in ICES divisions 7d, 7e, 7f and 7g with trammel nets (gear codes: GTR, GTN, GEN, GN); |
(b) |
plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) caught in ICES divisions 7d, 7e, 7f and 7g with otter trawls (gear codes: OTT, OTB, TBS, TBN, TB, PTB, OT, PT, TX); |
(c) |
plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) caught in ICES divisions 7a to 7k by vessels having a maximum engine greater than 221 kW, and using beam trawls (TBB) fitted with a flip-up rope or benthic release panel; |
(d) |
plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) caught in ICES divisions 7a to 7k by vessels using beam trawls (TBB), having a maximum engine power of 221 kW or a maximum length of 24 meters, which are constructed to fish within 12 nautical miles of the coast and with average tow durations of no more than 1:30 hours; |
(e) |
plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) caught in ICES division 7d with Danish seines (gear code: SDN). |
2. The exemptions referred to in points (c) and (d) of paragraph 1 shall be provisionally applicable until 31 December 2020 for plaice caught in ICES divisions 7h, 7j, 7k. Member States having a direct management interest shall submit, as soon as possible and not later than by 1 May 2020, additional scientific information supporting those exemptions as regards the plaice caught in ICES divisions 7h, 7j, 7k. The Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries shall assess that information by 31 July 2020.
3. When discarding plaice caught in the cases referred to in paragraph 1, the plaice shall be released immediately.
Article 7
Survivability exemption for species caught in pots, traps and creels
1. In ICES subareas 5 (excluding 5a and including only Union waters of 5b), 6 and 7 the survivability exemption provided for in Article 15(4)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall apply to species caught with pots, traps and creels (gear codes: FPO, FIX, FYK).
2. When discarding fish caught in the cases referred to in paragraph 1, the fish shall be released immediately.
Article 8
De minimis exemptions
1. By way of derogation from Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, the following quantities may be discarded pursuant to Article 15(5)(c) of that Regulation:
(a) |
for whiting (Merlangius merlangus), up to a maximum of 5 % of the total annual catches of that species by vessels using bottom trawls and seines with a mesh size equal to or greater than 80 mm (OTB, OTT, OT, PTB, PT, SSC, SDN, SPR, SX, SV, TBN, TBS, TB, TX), pelagic trawls (OTM, PTM) and beam trawls (BT2) with a mesh size of 80-119 mm in ICES divisions 7b to 7k; |
(b) |
for common sole (Solea solea), up to a maximum of 3 % of the total annual catches of that species by vessels using trammel and gill nets (GN, GNS, GND, GNC, GTN, GTR, GEN, GNF) to catch common sole in ICES divisions 7d, 7e, 7f and 7g; |
(c) |
for common sole (Solea solea), up to a maximum of 3 % of the total annual catches of that species by vessels using TBB gear with a mesh size of 80-119 mm equipped with Flemish panel, to catch common sole in ICES divisions 7d, 7e, 7f, 7g and 7h; |
(d) |
for haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), up to a maximum of 5 % in 2020 of the total annual catches of that species by vessels using bottom trawls, seines and beam trawls (OTB, OTT, OT, PTB, PT, SSC, SDN SPR, SX, SV, TBB, TBN, TBS, TB, TX) with a mesh size greater than or equal to 80 mm in ICES divisions 7b, 7c and 7e to 7k; |
(e) |
for horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.), up to a maximum of 7 % in 2020 of the total annual by-catches of those species, caught in demersal mixed fisheries, by vessels using bottom trawls, seines and beam trawls (OTB, OTT, OT, PTB, PT, SSC, SDN, SPR, SX, SV, TBB, TBN, TBS, TB, TX) in ICES subarea 6 and ICES divisions 7b to 7k; |
(f) |
for mackerel (Scomber scombrus), up to a maximum of 7 % in 2020 of the total annual by-catches of that species, caught in demersal mixed fisheries, by vessels using bottom trawls, seines and beam trawls in ICES subarea 6 and ICES divisions 7b to 7k; |
(g) |
for common sole (Solea solea), up to a maximum of 3 % in 2020 of the total annual catches of that species by vessels using beam trawls with a mesh size of 80-119 mm (BT2) with increased selectivity (Flemish panel) in ICES divisions 7a, 7j and 7k, |
(h) |
for megrim (Lepidorhombus spp.) below MCRS, up to a maximum of 5 % in 2020 of the total annual catches of those species by vessels using bottom trawls (OTT, OTB, TBS, TBN, TB, PTB, OT, PT, TX) with a mesh size of 70-99 mm (TR2) and beam trawls (TBB) with a mesh size of 80-199 mm (BT2) in ICES subarea 7, |
(i) |
for boarfish (Caproidae), up to a maximum of 0,5 % in 2020 of the total annual catches of that species by vessels using bottom trawls (OTT, OTB, TBS, TBN, TB, PTB, OT, PT, TX) in ICES divisions 7b,7c and 7f to 7k, |
(j) |
for greater silver smelt (Argentina silus), up to a 0,6 % in 2020 of the total annual catches of that species by vessels using bottom trawls (OTT, OTB, TBS, TBN, TB, PTB, OT, PT, TX) with a mesh size equal to or greater than 100 mm (TR1) in ICES division 5b (EU waters) and ICES subarea 6; |
(k) |
for haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) below minimum conservation reference size, up to a maximum of 3 % in 2020, of the total annual catches of that species by vessels using bottom trawls with a mesh size up to 119 mm (OTB, OTT, OT, TBN, TB) in the West of Scotland Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) fishery in ICES division 6a; |
(l) |
in the demersal mixed fishery carried out by vessels targeting brown shrimp and using beam trawls (TBB) with a mesh size equal to or greater than 31 mm in ICES division 7a: |
a combined quantity of fish species below MCRS, which shall not exceed 0,85 % of the total annual catches of plaice and 0,15 % of the total annual catches of whiting in the demersal mixed fisheries.
2. The de minimis exemptions set out in points (d) to (k) of paragraph 1 shall be applicable until 31 December 2020. Member States having a direct management interest shall submit as soon as possible and not later than by 1 May 2020, additional scientific information supporting the exemption. The Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries shall assess that scientific information before 31 July 2020.
Article 9
Specific technical measures in the Celtic Sea Protection Zone
1. Fishing vessels operating with bottom trawls or seines in the Celtic Sea Protection Zone shall use one of the following gear options:
(a) |
110 mm cod-end with 120 mm square mesh panel (23); |
(b) |
100 mm T90 cod-end; |
(c) |
100 mm cod-end with 160 mm square mesh panel; |
(d) |
120 mm cod-end. |
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, vessels operating with bottom trawls or seines with catches comprising more than 5 % of Norway lobster shall use one of the following gear options:
(a) |
300 mm square mesh panel with a cod-end of at least 80 mm mesh size; vessels below 12 meters in length over all may use a 200 mm square mesh panel; |
(b) |
Seltra panel; |
(c) |
Sorting grid with a 35 mm bar spacing as referred to in Annex VI Part B to Regulation (EU) 2019/1241; |
(d) |
100 mm cod-end with a 100 mm square mesh panel; |
(e) |
Dual cod-end with the uppermost cod-end constructed with T90 mesh of at least 90 mm and fitted with a separation panel with a maximum mesh size of 300 mm. |
3. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, vessels operating with bottom trawls or seines with catches comprising more than 55 % of whiting or 55 % of anglerfish, hake or megrim combined, shall use one of the following gear options:
(a) |
100 mm cod-end with a 100 mm square mesh panel; |
(b) |
90 mm T90 cod-end and extension; |
(c) |
80 mm cod-end with a 160 mm square mesh panel; |
(d) |
80 mm cod-end with a 2 m multiplied by 100 mm squared mesh cylinder. |
4. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, vessels operating with bottom trawls or seines with catches comprising less than 10 % of gadoids (Gadidae) in ICES division 7f East of 5° West, shall use 80 mm cod-end fitted with a 120 mm square mesh panel.
5. A selective gear or device assessed by the STECF as having the same or higher selectivity characteristics for cod, haddock and whiting than the gear options set out in pargraphs 1 to 4 may be used as an alternative to those gear options.
Article 10
Specific technical measures in the Irish Sea
1. Fishing vessels operating with bottom trawls or seines in ICES division 7a (Irish Sea) shall comply with the technical measures set out in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4.
2. Vessels operating with bottom trawls or seines with a cod-end mesh size equal to or larger than 70 mm and smaller than 100 mm and with catches comprising more than 5 % of Norway lobster shall use one of the following gear options:
(a) |
300 mm square mesh panel; vessels below 12 meters in length over all may use a 200 mm squared mesh panel; |
(b) |
Seltra panel; |
(c) |
Sorting grid with 35 mm bar spacing as referred to in Annex VI Part B to Regulation (EU) 2019/1241; |
(d) |
CEFAS Netgrid; |
(e) |
Flip-flap trawl. |
3. Vessels equal to or greater than 12 meters in length over all operating with bottom trawls or seines with catches comprising more than 10 % of haddock, cod and skates and rays combined, shall use one of the following gear options:
(a) |
120 mm cod-end; |
(b) |
an eliminator trawl with 600 mm large mesh panels and a 100 mm cod-end. |
4. Vessels equal to or greater than 12 meters in length over all operating with bottom trawls or seines with catches comprising less than 10 % of haddock, cod and skates and rays combined shall apply a cod-end mesh size of 100 mm with a 100 mm squared mesh panel. This provision shall not apply to vessels with catches comprising more than 30 % of Norway lobster or more than 85 % of Queen scallops.
5. A selective gear or device assessed by the STECF as having the same or higher selectivity characteristics for cod, haddock and whiting than the gear options set out in pargraphs 1 to 4 may be used as an alternative to those gear options
Article 11
Specific technical measures in the West of Scotland
1. From 1 July 2020, fishing vessels operating with bottom trawls or seines in ICES divisions 6a and 5b, within the Union waters, East of 12°W (West of Scotland) shall comply with the following technical measures:
(a) |
mandatory use of a square mesh panel (positioning retained) of at least 300 mm for vessels deploying a cod-end mesh size less than 100 mm; for vessels below 12 m in length over all and/or with engine power of 200 kW or less, the panel overall length may be 2 m and the panel 200 mm in Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) fisheries; |
(b) |
mandatory use of a square mesh panel (positioning retained) of at least 160 mm for vessels deploying a cod-end mesh size of 100-119 mm and if catches comprising more than 30 % of Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus). |
2. A selective gear or device assessed by the STECF as having the same or higher selectivity characteristics for cod, haddock and whiting than the measures set out in paragraph 1 may be used as an alternative to those measures.
Article 12
Repeal
Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/2034 is repealed.
Reference to Regulation (EU) 2018/2034 in Annex VI, Part B, point 3 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 (24) shall be construed as reference to Articles 9 and 10 of this Regulation.
Article 13
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2020 until 31 December 2021.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 1 October 2019.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER
(2) OJ L 198, 25.7.2019, p. 105.
(3) Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1954/2003 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2371/2002 and (EC) No 639/2004 and Council Decision 2004/585/EC (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 22).
(4) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/2034 of 18 October 2018 establishing a discard plan for certain demersal fisheries in North-Western waters for the period 2019-2021 (OJ L 327, 21.12.2018, p. 8).
(5) https://stecf.jrc.ec.europa.eu/documents/43805/2537709/STECF+PLEN+19-02.pdf
(6) https://stecf.jrc.ec.europa.eu/documents/43805/2537709/STECF+PLEN+19-02.pdf
(7) International Council for the Exploration of the Sea.
(8) https://stecf.jrc.ec.europa.eu/documents/43805/1099561/STECF+PLEN+15-02.pdf
(9) https://stecf.jrc.ec.europa.eu/documents/43805/1099561/STECF+PLEN+15-02.pdf
(10) https://stecf.jrc.ec.europa.eu/documents/43805/2147402/STECF+PLEN+18-02.pdf
(11) https://stecf.jrc.ec.europa.eu/documents/43805/2537709/STECF+PLEN+19-02.pdf
(12) https://stecf.jrc.ec.europa.eu/documents/43805/2537709/STECF+PLEN+19-02.pdf
(13) https://stecf.jrc.ec.europa.eu/documents/43805/2537709/STECF+PLEN+19-02.pdf
(14) https://stecf.jrc.ec.europa.eu/documents/43805/2537709/STECF+PLEN+19-02.pdf
(15) https://stecf.jrc.ec.europa.eu/documents/43805/1099561/STECF+PLEN+15-02.pdf
(16) https://stecf.jrc.ec.europa.eu/documents/43805/2537709/STECF+PLEN+19-02.pdf
(17) https://stecf.jrc.ec.europa.eu/documents/43805/2537709/STECF+PLEN+19-02.pdf
(18) https://stecf.jrc.ec.europa.eu/documents/43805/2537709/STECF+PLEN+19-02.pdf
(19) https://stecf.jrc.ec.europa.eu/documents/43805/2537709/STECF+PLEN+19-02.pdf
(20) https://stecf.jrc.ec.europa.eu/documents/43805/2537709/STECF+PLEN+19-02.pdf
(21) https://stecf.jrc.ec.europa.eu/documents/43805/2537709/STECF+PLEN+19-02.pdf
(22) Gear codes used in this Regulation refer to those codes in Annex XI to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the Common fisheries policy. For the vessels whose LOA is less than 10 metres gear codes used in this table refer to the codes from the FAO gear classification.
(23) As referred to in Annex VI Part B of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241.
30.12.2019 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 336/59 |
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/2240
of 16 December 2019
specifying the technical items of the data set, establishing the technical formats for transmission of information and specifying the detailed arrangements and content of the quality reports on the organisation of a sample survey in the labour force domain in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 October 2019 establishing a common framework for European statistics relating to persons and households, based on data at individual level collected from samples, amending Regulations (EC) No 808/2004, (EC) No 452/2008 and (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 (1), and in particular Articles 7(1), 8(3) and 13(6) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) |
In order to ensure the accurate implementation of the sample survey in the labour force domain, the Commission should specify the technical items of the data set, the technical formats for transmission of information and the detailed arrangements and content of the quality reports. |
(2) |
The Member States and the Union institutions should use statistical classifications for the territorial units, education, occupation and economic sector that are compatible with the NUTS (2), ISCED (3), ISCO (4) and NACE (5) classifications. |
(3) |
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical System Committee, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Subject matter
This Regulation specifies the technical items of the data set, the technical formats for the transmission of information from Member States to the Commission (Eurostat) and the detailed arrangements for transmission and the content of the quality reports in the labour force domain.
Article 2
Definitions
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply:
(1) |
‘main variable’ means a variable with a quarterly periodicity; |
(2) |
‘structural variable’ means an annual, biennial, eight-yearly variable or a variable collected on an ad hoc subject; |
(3) |
‘minimum set of variables’ means the variables to be collected for all household members to allow analyses both at household level and at individual level broken down by specific household characteristics; |
(4) |
‘sample rotation scheme’ means the split of the total sample into sub-samples of observation units similar in size and design, used to specify the number of times and the exact reference quarters of the year for which an observation unit shall provide information in the survey; |
(5) |
‘wave’ means the sub-sample of observation units due to be interviewed for the same nth time according to the sample rotation scheme in a reference quarter; |
(6) |
‘uniform sample distribution of the annual sample’ with regards to all the reference quarters of the year means that each quarterly sample is the total annual sample divided by four; |
(7) |
‘uniform sample distribution of the quarterly sample’ with regards to all the reference weeks of the quarter means that each weekly sample is the total quarterly sample divided by the number of the weeks of the quarter; the acceptable variation as specified in Article 6(2) and (3) applies to both distribution; |
(8) |
‘sample of independent observations’ means a sample where each observation unit occurs only once according to the sample design; |
(9) |
‘reliability limits’ mean estimated sizes of population groups below which figures have to be suppressed or published with warning; |
(10) |
‘employed persons’ comprise persons aged 15 to 89 (in completed years at the end of the reference week) who, during the reference week, were in one of the following categories:
Persons in own-use production work, voluntary workers, unpaid trainees and individuals involved in other forms of work (6) are not included in employment on the basis of those activities; |
(11) |
‘unemployed persons’ comprise persons aged 15 to 74 (in completed years at the end of the reference week) who were:
For the purposes of identifying active job search, such activities are:
Seasonal workers not at work during the reference week (off-season) but who expect to return to their seasonal job are to be considered as having ‘found a job’; |
(12) |
‘persons outside the labour force’ comprise persons who were in one of the following categories:
|
Article 3
Description of variables
1. The description and technical format of the quarterly, annual, biennial variables and the eight-yearly variables on the detailed topic ‘labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants’ and the coding to be used for the data transmission and the variables to be included in the minimum set of variables are set out in Annex I of this Regulation.
2. The number of eight-yearly variables to be collected in a given year shall not exceed 11, except in the case of:
(a) |
the detailed topic on ‘work organisation and working time arrangements’, for which the number of variables shall not exceed 10 in a given year; and |
(b) |
the detailed topics on ‘young people on the labour market’ and on ‘educational attainment — details, including education interrupted or abandoned’, for which the combined number of eight-yearly variables shall not exceed seven in a given year. |
3. The number of structural variables to be collected on an ad hoc subject every 4 years shall not exceed 11 in a given year.
Article 4
Statistical populations, observation units and rules for respondents
1. The target population for the labour force domain shall be all persons usually residing in private households in the territory of the Member State.
2. The data collection for the labour force domain shall be carried out for a sample of private households or a sample of persons belonging to private households as observation units.
3. Information shall be provided for:
(a) |
every person of whatever age on the topics ‘technical items’ and ‘person and household characteristics’; |
(b) |
every person aged 15 to 74 on the ‘participation in education and training’ topic; |
(c) |
every person aged 15 to 89 for quarterly, annual and biennial variables on all other topics; |
(d) |
every person aged 15 to 74 for the eight-yearly variables of the detailed topics on ‘labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants’ and ‘accidents at work and other work-related health problems’; |
(e) |
every person aged 50 to 74 for the eight-yearly variables of the detailed topic on ‘pensions and labour market participation’; |
(f) |
every person aged 15 to 34 for the eight-yearly variables of the detailed topics on ‘young people on the labour market’ and ‘educational attainment — details, including education interrupted or abandoned’; |
(g) |
every person aged 18 to 74 for the eight-yearly variables of the detailed topic on ‘reconciliation of work and family life’; |
(h) |
every employed person aged 15 to 74 for the eight-yearly variables of the detailed topic on ‘work organisation and working time arrangements’. |
All age groups include the limit ages specified therein.
4. Proxy interviews are allowed but their number shall be as limited as possible.
Article 5
Reference periods and reference dates
1. The information collected for the labour force domain shall generally relate to the situation during the course of a single week, running from Monday to Sunday, which constitutes the reference week.
2. The age of a person shall be the age in completed years at the end of the reference week.
3. Reference quarters shall be as follows:
(a) |
quarters of each year refer to the 12 months of the year divided by four so that January, February and March belong to the first quarter, April, May and June to the second quarter, July, August and September to the third quarter and October, November and December to the fourth quarter; |
(b) |
the reference weeks are allocated to the reference quarters so that a week belongs to the quarter as defined in point (a) to which at least four days of that week belong (called ‘Thursday rule’), unless this results in the first quarter of the year consisting of only 12 weeks. In that case, the quarters of the year in question will be formed by consecutive blocks of 13 weeks; |
(c) |
where, in accordance with point (b), a quarter consists of 14 weeks instead of 13 weeks Member States should attempt to spread the sample over all 14 weeks; that includes the option to divide the sample usually assigned to one week over 2 weeks; |
(d) |
if it is not feasible to spread the sample to cover all 14 weeks of the quarter, the Member State concerned may skip one week of that quarter by not covering it; |
(e) |
the weeks with a divided sample and the week to be skipped should be typical with regard to unemployment, employment and average actual hours worked and should be part of a month containing five Thursdays; |
(f) |
the first quarter of 2021 shall begin on Monday, 4 January 2021. |
4. A reference year shall be the combination of the four reference quarters of that year.
Article 6
Detailed sample characteristics
1. The data collection shall refer to one reference week for each observation unit. The reference week shall be assigned to the observation unit prior to the fieldwork.
2. In addition to the quarterly requirements set out in point 1 of Annex III of Regulation (EU) 2019/1700, the full national sample for the reference year shall be uniformly distributed between all the reference quarters of the year. In each reference quarter the full quarterly sample shall be uniformly distributed between all the reference weeks of the quarter, except in the case of quarters consisting of 14 weeks where the sample may first be uniformly distributed in 13 reference weeks and then further treated in accordance with one of the following:
(a) |
the sample assigned to one reference week shall be further divided over two typical reference weeks to cover all 14 weeks; |
(b) |
one typical week shall be skipped in line with Article 5(3) of this Regulation. |
3. The full sample distributions referred to in paragraph 2 and in point 1 of Annex III of Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 shall not deviate more than 10 % from the exact shares at national level, except in the case of Member States producing monthly unemployment statistics for which, for no more than 5 weeks a quarter, a 15 % difference from the exact weekly share is allowed. Those Member States are required to apply a deterministic correction to the quarterly weights assuring that in applying those weights all weeks of the quarter are equally represented. At NUTS 2 regional level, the threshold of 10 % shall be respected to the fullest extent possible.
4. Sub-samples of independent observations which refer to all weeks of the reference year shall fulfil the distributional requirements as laid down in paragraphs 2 and 3 to the fullest extent possible.
5. All distributional requirements referred to in paragraphs 2 to 4 shall be fulfilled either for the gross sample or for the net sample.
6. All main variables shall be transmitted for the full sample in every quarter.
7. All structural variables shall be transmitted for each quarter of the reference year, for at least one wave per quarter and not less than one eighth of the full quarterly sample. Specifically,
(a) |
all annual and all biennial structural variables, for which only annual averages are needed, shall be transmitted, alternatively:
The sample for biennial structural variables shall be part of the sample for annual structural variables; |
(b) |
eight-yearly variables and variables on an ad hoc subject shall be transmitted for one sub-sample of independent observations that refer to all weeks of the reference year. That sub-sample shall be part of the sample for annual and biennial structural variables; |
(c) |
sub-sampling as defined in points (a) and (b) shall always be applied using complete waves. |
8. Member States using a sample of persons belonging to private households can transmit the information concerning the other members of those households (called ‘the minimum set of variables’) for a sub-sample of independent observations (called ‘household sub-sample’) constructed in such a way that:
(a) |
the household sub-sample consists of independent observations that refer to all weeks of the reference year. The resulting annual sample shall, for the persons forming part of both the sample of persons belonging to private households and the household sub-sample, fulfil the distributional requirements as laid down in paragraphs 2 and 3 to the fullest extent possible; |
(b) |
the household sub-sample comprises at least one wave per quarter or at least 15 000 households. |
9. Member States that use:
(a) |
a sample of persons; |
(b) |
a household sub-sample as defined under paragraph 8; and |
(c) |
a sub-sample for the eight-yearly detailed topics different than the household sub-sample; |
shall transmit, for all members of households to which the persons selected for answering in a given year the eight-yearly detailed topic belong, and for the same reference periods, all parts of the topics ‘technical items’ and ‘persons and household characteristics’ which also form part of the minimum set of variables.
This transmission shall apply to the eight-yearly detailed topics ‘labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants’, ‘pensions and labour market participation’ and ‘reconciliation of work and family life’.
Article 7
Data gathering periods and methods
1. The interviews collecting information for the labour force domain shall take place during the week immediately following the reference week, and no more than 5 weeks after it.
2. In duly justified cases and only to the necessary extent, the interview period may be further extended.
3. The interviews shall be conducted by computer-assisted interviewing methods, like the computer-assisted personal interviewing (CAPI), the computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI) and the computer-assisted web interviewing (CAWI), except in duly justified cases.
Article 8
Methodology for data on employment and unemployment
1. The flowcharts on the order of questions for the detailed topics ‘employment status’, ‘search for employment’, ‘willingness to work’, ‘availability’, ‘second or multiple job(s)’ and ‘main activity status (self-defined)‘ shall be as specified in Annex II of this Regulation.
2. Information on the variables WKSTAT, ABSREAS, JATTACH, SEEKWORK, ACTMETNE and AVAILBLE referred to in Annex I of this Regulation shall be obtained by interview.
3. Administrative records and any other sources and methods can be used for all other variables provided that the data obtained are of equivalent coverage and at least equivalent quality. Relevant quality dimensions include comparable and coherent definitions and concepts, correct reference periods, and timeliness of data availability.
Article 9
Common standards for editing, imputation, weighting and estimation
1. Administrative or register data, results from previous interviews, and results from interviews of another person shall not be used to replace or impute information on the variables WKSTAT, ABSREAS, JATTACH, SEEKWORK, ACTMETNE and AVAILBLE referred to in Annex I of this Regulation. Simplified rules may be applied for certain groups of persons, as specified in Annex II of this Regulation.
2. Where information on other variables is missing, invalid or inconsistent, methods of statistical imputation may be applied where appropriate, except for the variable INCGROSS referred to in Annex I of this Regulation, to which statistical imputation shall always be applied when non-response exceeds 5 %.
3. The reference population for weighting shall be the (real or estimated) population usually residing in private households.
4. Weighting factors for estimates at individual level based on quarterly, annual, and biennial variables shall fulfil the following requirements:
(a) |
the weighting factors shall be calculated taking into account the probability of selection and external data on the distribution of the population being surveyed, by sex, age groups and region (NUTS 2 level). Five-year age groups shall be the standard. However, given the sample size and the quality and availability of the external data, aggregations that include more than one five-year age group are allowed only to the necessary extent; |
(b) |
consistency between annual totals of sub-samples for annual and biennial structural variables and full-sample annual averages shall be ensured for employment, unemployment and outside the labour force by sex and for the following age groups: 25-34, 35-44, and 45-54. Consistency for the groups of persons aged 15-24, 55-64, and 65 and over shall be achieved to the fullest extent possible. |
5. Weighting factors for estimates at household level, using the average weight of the household members, and at individual level by specific household characteristics shall fulfil the following requirements:
(a) |
the weighting factors shall be calculated taking into account the probability of selection and data on the distribution of the private households being surveyed, namely the (real or estimated) number of households and the (real or estimated) household size (household level), and the distribution of the population being surveyed, by sex and at least age groups 0-14 and 15+ (individual level). Estimates of the number of households and the household size shall be based on the best sources and concepts available; |
(b) |
consistency between annual full-sample or sub-sample totals using the household weighting factors and full-sample annual averages using the individual weighting factors defined in paragraph 4 shall be ensured for employment, unemployment and outside the labour force by sex and for the following age groups: 25-34, 35-44, and 45-54. Consistency for the groups of persons 15-24, 55-64, and 65 and over shall be achieved to the fullest extent possible. |
6. Weighting factors for estimates at individual level based on eight-yearly/ad hoc subject variables shall fulfil the following requirements:
(a) |
the weighting factors shall be calculated taking into account the probability of selection and data relating to the distribution of the population being surveyed, by sex and eight-yearly target population age groups as defined in paragraph 3 of Article 4 of this Regulation. Five-year age groups shall be the standard. However, given the sample size and the quality and availability of the data, aggregations which include more than one five-year age group are allowed only to the necessary extent; |
(b) |
consistency between annual sub-sample totals using the eight-yearly weighting factors and annual sub-sample totals or, if not applicable, full-sample annual averages using individual weighting factors referred to in paragraph 4 shall be ensured for the eight-yearly target population defined in paragraph 3 of Article 4 of this Regulation and for employment, unemployment and outside the labour force by sex; |
(c) |
the requirements shall apply accordingly to ad hoc subjects and their target populations. |
7. Information on the variables WKSTAT, ABSREAS, JATTACH, SEEKWORK, ACTMETNE and AVAILBLE referred to in Annex I of this Regulation shall not be used in the weighting process.
Article 10
Data dissemination
1. Member States shall transmit to the Commission (Eurostat), as part of the quarterly accuracy report described in paragraph 2 of Annex III of this Regulation, two reliability limits. The Commission (Eurostat) shall use those reliability limits for data dissemination.
2. To produce back-calculated break-free time series of main indicators starting from the first quarter of 2009, Member States shall transmit to the Commission (Eurostat), by 31 December 2021, one of the following:
(a) |
correction factors to be applied to the back data for each indicator listed in paragraph 3 of this Article; |
(b) |
the full time series covering the time period from the first quarter of 2009 to the fourth quarter of 2020 for each indicator listed in paragraph 3 of this Article. |
3. The indicators for which back-calculated break-free time series are required are the employment and unemployment levels in thousands broken down by sex and age groups 15-24, 25-64, 65+ and, for employment only, age group 20-64.
4. Correction factors for back-calculation, full break-free time series, and relevant metadata for back-calculated break-free time series required according to paragraph 2 of this Article shall be sent using the format provided by the Commission (Eurostat).
Article 11
Standards for transmitting and exchanging information
1. Member States shall transmit to the Commission (Eurostat) quarterly and annual datasets with pre-checked microdata that comply with validation rules according to the specification of variables for their coding and filter conditions set out in Annex I of this Regulation. Member States and the Commission shall agree on additional validation rules that shall be fulfilled as a condition for transmitted data to be accepted.
2. Quarterly datasets shall contain all main variables for the quarterly samples. Including variables with an annual reference period for the respective samples or sub-samples in these datasets shall be optional.
3. Annual datasets shall include all structural variables as well as main variables for the respective samples or sub-samples.
4. The main and structural variables of the quarterly and annual datasets shall comply with the requirements described in Article 4(3) of this Regulation.
5. Revised data shall be transmitted in complete datasets covering all variables, regardless of the number of revised observations and variables.
6. The contents of the quarterly variables transmitted in the quarterly datasets shall be consistent with the contents of the variables transmitted in the annual datasets.
7. Member States shall make available to the Commission (Eurostat) the data and metadata required under this Regulation using the statistical data and metadata exchange standards specified by the Commission (Eurostat) and the Single Entry Point.
Article 12
Detailed arrangements and content of quality reports
In addition to the requirements laid down in Article 13(6) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1700, quarterly and annual quality reports by Member States shall comply with the requirements listed in Annex III of this Regulation.
Article 13
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2021.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 December 2019.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN
(1) OJ L 261 I, 14.10.2019, p. 1.
(2) Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) (OJ L 154, 21.6.2003, p. 1).
(3) International Standard Classification of Education 2011, http://uis.unesco.org/sites/default/files/documents/international-standard-classification-of-education-isced-2011-en.pdf (available in English and French).
(4) Commission Recommendation of 29 October 2009 on the use of the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO-08) (OJ L 292, 10.11.2009, p. 31).
(5) Regulation (EC) No 1893/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 establishing the statistical classification of economic activities NACE Revision 2 and amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 3037/90 as well as certain EC Regulations on specific statistical domains (OJ L 393, 30.12.2006, p. 1).
(6) Contributing family workers, persons in own-use production work, voluntary workers, unpaid trainees and individuals involved in other forms of work are defined in the 19th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS) Resolution concerning statistics of work, employment and labour underutilisation, adopted on 11 October 2013.
ANNEX I
Description and technical format of the variables to be collected for each topic and detailed topic of the labour force domain and the codification to be used
Topic |
Detailed topic |
Variable identifier |
Variable name |
Codes |
Labels |
Filter |
Filter labels |
Minimum set of variables |
Variable type |
01.Technical Items |
Data collection information |
REFYEAR |
Year of survey |
YYYY |
Year of survey (4 digits) |
|
Everybody in the target population |
Yes |
Technical |
01.Technical Items |
Data collection information |
REFWEEK |
Reference week |
01-53 |
Number of the week (2 digits) |
|
Everybody in the target population |
Yes |
Technical |
01.Technical Items |
Data collection information |
REFMONTH |
Reference month |
01-12 |
Number of the month (2 digits) |
|
Everybody in the target population |
Yes |
Derived |
01.Technical Items |
Data collection information |
INTWEEK |
Interview week |
01-53 |
Number of the week (2 digits) |
|
Everybody in the target population |
Yes |
Technical |
01.Technical Items |
Data collection information |
HHTYPE |
Living in a private household or an institution |
1 |
Person surveyed and living in the same private household |
|
Everybody in the target population |
Yes |
Technical |
|
|
|
|
2 |
Person surveyed in the private household but living in an institution |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
Person surveyed in the private household but living in another private household |
|
|
|
|
01.Technical items |
Data collection information |
STRATU M |
Stratum |
Not blank |
Stratum identifier (15 character alphanumeric) |
|
Everybody in the target population, when the target population (or a part thereof) is stratified at the first stage of the sample design or in case of self-representing primary sampling units |
Yes |
Technical |
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
01.Technical items |
Data collection information |
PSU |
Primary sampling unit |
Not blank |
Primary sampling unit identifier (15 character alphanumeric) |
|
Everybody in the target population, when the target population is divided into clusters (PSUs) |
Yes |
Technical |
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
01.Technical items |
Data collection information |
FSU |
Final (or ultimate) sampling unit |
Not blank |
Final sampling unit identifier (15 character alphanumeric) |
|
Everybody in the target population |
No |
Technical |
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not applicable (only for the not sampled persons in a sample of individuals) |
|
|
|
|
01.Technical items |
Data collection information |
DEWEIGHT |
Design weight |
Not blank |
Design weight (7 digits: first 5 contain whole number, following 2 are decimals) |
|
Everybody in the target population |
No |
Technical |
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
01.Technical items |
Identification |
IDENT |
Unique identifier |
Not blank |
Identifier (25 character alphanumeric) |
|
Everybody in the target population |
Yes |
Technical |
01.Technical items |
Identification |
HHNUM |
Serial number of the household |
Not blank |
Household number (8 character alphanumeric) |
|
Everybody in the target population |
Yes |
Technical |
01.Technical items |
Identification |
HHSEQNUM |
Sequence number in the household |
01-98 |
Sequence number allocated to each member of the household (2 digits) |
|
Everybody in the target population |
Yes |
Technical |
01.Technical items |
Weights |
COEFFQ |
Quarterly weighting factor |
000000000-999999999 |
Quarterly weight with 9 digits: first 5 digits contain whole numbers; last 4 digits contain decimal places |
|
Everybody in the target population |
No |
Technical |
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
01.Technical items |
Weights |
COEFFY |
Yearly weighting factor |
000000000-999999999 |
Yearly weight with 9 digits: first 5 digits contain whole numbers; last 4 digits contain decimal places |
Everybody in the yearly (sub-)sample for annual variables |
Everybody in the yearly (sub-)sample for annual variables |
No |
Technical |
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
01.Technical items |
Weights |
COEFF2Y |
Weighting factor for the two-yearly variables |
000000000-999999999 |
Two-yearly weight with 9 digits: first 5 digits contain whole numbers; last 4 digits contain decimal places |
Everybody in the yearly (sub-) sample for two-yearly variables |
Everybody in the yearly (sub-)sample for two-yearly variables |
No |
Technical |
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
01.Technical items |
Weights |
COEFFMOD |
Yearly weighting factor — module |
000000000-999999999 |
Yearly module weight with 9 digits: first 5 digits contain whole numbers; last 4 digits contain decimal places |
Everybody in the yearly module subsample |
Everybody in the yearly module subsample |
No |
Technical |
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
01.Technical items |
Weights |
COEFFHH |
Yearly household weighting factor |
000000000-999999999 |
Yearly household weight with 9 digits: first 5 digits contain whole numbers; last 4 digits contain decimal places |
Everybody in the yearly (sub-) sample to be used for household analyses |
Everybody in the yearly (sub-)sample to be used for household analyses |
Yes |
Technical |
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
01.Technical items |
Interview characteristics |
INTWAVE |
Sequence number of the survey wave |
1-8 |
Sequence number of the survey wave |
|
Everybody in the target population |
Yes |
Technical |
01.Technical items |
Interview characteristics |
INTQUEST |
Questionnaire used |
01 |
Quarterly |
|
Everybody in the target population |
Yes |
Technical |
|
|
|
|
02 |
Quarterly and yearly |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
03 |
Quarterly, yearly and biennial |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
04 |
Quarterly, yearly, biennial and module |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
05 |
Quarterly and (originally selected) respondent forms part of household subsample |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
06 |
Quarterly, yearly and (originally selected) respondent forms part of household subsample |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
07 |
Quarterly, yearly, biennial and (originally selected) respondent forms part of household subsample |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
08 |
Quarterly, yearly, biennial, module and (originally selected) respondent forms part of household subsample |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
09 |
Household — minimum set of variables (for additional household members) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10 |
Household — restricted set of module background variables (for additional household members) |
|
|
|
|
01.Technical items |
Interview characteristics |
MODE |
Interviewing mode used |
1 |
Computer-assisted personal interviewing (CAPI) |
|
Everybody in the target population |
Yes |
Technical |
|
|
|
|
2 |
Computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
Computer-assisted web interviewing (CAWI) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
Pen-and-Paper Personal Interviews (PAPI) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
Copied from previous interview |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6 |
Other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not stated |
|
|
|
|
01.Technical items |
Interview characteristics |
PROXY |
Nature of participation in the survey |
1 |
Direct participation |
|
Everybody in the target population |
Yes |
Technical |
|
|
|
|
2 |
Indirect participation (i.e. participation via another member of the household) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not stated |
|
|
|
|
01.Technical items |
Localisation |
COUNTRY |
Country of residence |
Not Blank |
Country of residence (SCL GEO alpha-2 code) |
|
Everybody in the target population |
Yes |
Technical |
01.Technical items |
Localisation |
REGION |
Region of residence |
Not Blank |
NUTS 3 region (3 character alphanumeric) |
|
Everybody in the target population |
Yes |
Technical |
01.Technical items |
Localisation |
DEGURBA |
Degree of urbanisation |
1 |
Cities |
|
Everybody in the target population |
Yes |
Technical |
|
|
|
|
2 |
Towns and suburbs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
Rural areas |
|
|
|
|
02.Person and household characteristics |
Demography |
SEX |
Sex |
1 |
Male |
|
Everybody in the target population |
Yes |
Collected |
|
|
|
|
2 |
Female |
|
|
|
|
02.Person and household characteristics |
Demography |
YEARBIR |
Year of birth |
YYYY |
Year of birth (4 digits) |
|
Everybody in the target population |
Yes |
Collected |
02.Person and household characteristics |
Demography |
PASSBIR |
Passing of birthday |
1 |
Yes and the reference week does not spill over into the next calendar year |
|
Everybody in the target population |
Yes |
Collected |
|
|
|
|
2 |
No and the reference week does not spill over into the next calendar year |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
Yes and the reference week spills over into the next calendar year |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
No and the reference week spills over into the next calendar year |
|
|
|
|
02.Person and household characteristics |
Demography |
AGE |
Age in completed years |
0-120 |
Age in completed years (3 digits) |
|
Everybody in the target population |
Yes |
Derived |
02.Person and household characteristics |
Citizenship and migrant background |
CITIZENS HIP |
Country of main citizenship |
Not blank |
Country of main citizenship (SCL GEO alpha-2 code) |
|
Everybody in the target population |
Yes |
Collected |
|
|
|
|
STLS |
Stateless |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FOR |
Foreign citizenship but country unknown |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not stated |
|
|
|
|
02.Person and household characteristics |
Citizenship and migrant background |
COUNTRYB |
Country of birth |
Not blank |
Country of birth (SCL GEO alpha-2 code) |
|
Everybody in the target population |
Yes |
Collected |
|
|
|
|
FOR |
Foreign-born but country of birth unknown |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not stated |
|
|
|
|
02.Person and household characteristics |
Citizenship and migrant background |
COBFATH |
Country of birth of the father |
Not blank |
Country of birth of the father (SCL GEO alpha-2 code) |
AGE <= 74 |
Everybody in the target population aged 74 years or less |
Yes |
Collected |
|
|
|
|
FOR |
Father foreign-born but country of birth of the father unknown |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not stated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
999 |
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
02.Person and household characteristics |
Citizenship and migrant background |
COBMOTH |
Country of birth of the mother |
Not blank |
Country of birth of the mother (SCL GEO alpha-2 code) |
AGE <= 74 |
Everybody in the target population aged 74 years or less |
Yes |
Collected |
|
|
|
|
FOR |
Mother foreign-born but country of birth of the mother unknown |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not stated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
999 |
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
02.Person and household characteristics |
Reasons for migration |
MIGREAS |
Main reason for migrating |
1 |
Employment, job found before migrating |
COUNTRY ≠ COUNTRYB AND 15 <= AGE <= 74 |
First generation immigrants or persons with unknown country of birth, aged 15 to 74 years |
No |
Collected |
|
|
|
|
2 |
Employment, no job found before migrating |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
Family reasons |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
Education or training |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
Retirement |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6 |
International protection or asylum |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7 |
Other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not stated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
02.Person and household characteristics |
Household composition |
HHLINK |
Relationship to the reference person in the household |
01 |
Reference person |
|
Everybody in the target population |
Yes |
Collected |
|
|
|
|
02 |
Partner of reference person |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
03 |
Son/daughter of reference person |
|
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|
04 |
Son/daughter-in-law of reference person |
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|
05 |
Grandchild of reference person |
|
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|
06 |
Parent of reference person |
|
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|
07 |
Parent-in-law of reference person |
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|
|
|
08 |
Grandparent of reference person |
|
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|
09 |
Brother/sister of reference person |
|
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|
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|
|
10 |
Other relative |
|
|
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|
|
11 |
Other non-relative |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not stated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
99 |
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
02.Person and household characteristics |
Household composition — additional specific details |
HHSPOU |
Sequence number of partner |
00 |
Person has no partner, or the partner does not belong to this household |
|
Everybody in the target population |
Yes |
Collected |
|
|
|
|
01-98 |
Sequence number of partner in the household |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
99 |
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
02.Person and household characteristics |
Househol d composition — additional specific details |
HHFATH |
Sequence number of father |
00 |
Father does not belong to this household |
|
Everybody in the target population |
Yes |
Collected |
|
|
|
|
01-98 |
Sequence number of father in the household |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
99 |
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
02.Person and household characteristics |
Househol d composition — additional specific details |
HHMOTH |
Sequence number of mother |
00 |
Mother does not belong to this household |
|
Everybody in the target population |
Yes |
Collected |
|
|
|
|
01-98 |
Sequence number of mother in the household |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
99 |
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
02.Person and household characteristics |
Stay in the country |
YEARESID |
Duration of stay in the country of residence in completed years |
999 |
Born in this country and never lived abroad for a period of at least 1 year |
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Everybody in the target population |
No |
Collected |
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000 |
Less than 1 year in the country but intention to stay at least 1 year in total (residence definition) |
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001-150 |
Number of years in this country (since last establishing the place of usual residence in this country) |
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Blank |
Not stated |
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02.Person and household characteristics |
Stay in the country |
COUNTRPR |
Country of previous residence |
Not blank |
Country of previous residence (SCL GEO alpha-2 code) |
YEARESID = 000-010 |
Everybody who last established his/her place of usual residence in the country in the last 10 years |
No |
Collected |
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FOR |
Foreign country but exact country of previous residence unknown |
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999 |
Not applicable |
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03.Labour market participation |
Employment status |
WKSTAT |
Working in the reference week |
1 |
Worked for pay or profit in the reference week |
15 <= AGE <= 89 |
Everybody in the target population aged 15 to 89 years |
Yes |
Collected |
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2 |
Absent from work or business during the reference week (self-declared) |
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3 |
Worked as unpaid family worker in the reference week |
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4 |
Neither worked nor had a job or business during the reference week |
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9 |
Not applicable |
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03.Labour market participation |
Employment status |
ABSREAS |
Main reason for absence from work during the entire reference week |
01 |
Holidays |
WKSTAT = 2 |
Persons reporting being absent from work or business during the reference week |
Yes |
Collected |
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02 |
Working time arrangements or compensation of overtime |
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03 |
Sick leave |
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04 |
Maternity or paternity leave |
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05 |
Job-related training |
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06 |
Parental leave |
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07 |
Off-season |
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08 |
Other reason |
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09 |
Having a job not started yet |
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Blank |
Not stated |
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99 |
Not applicable |
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03.Labour market participation |
Employment status |
JATTACH |
Job attachment |
1 |
Parental leave with any job-related income or benefit |
ABSREAS = 06, 07, 08, Blank |
Persons reporting being absent from work during the reference week for one of the following main reasons: parental leave, off-season, other reason or ‘don’t know’ |
Yes |
Collected |
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2 |
Parental leave without any job-related income or benefit and with an expected duration of 3 months or less |
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3 |
Parental leave without any job-related income or benefit and with an expected duration of more than 3 months |
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4 |
Seasonal worker in off-season, regularly performing job-related tasks |
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5 |
Seasonal worker in off-season, not regularly performing any job-related task |
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6 |
Other absence where duration of absence is 3 months or less |
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7 |
Other absence where duration of absence is more than 3 months |
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9 |
Not applicable |
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03.Labour market participation |
Employment status |
EMPSTAT |
Being in employment |
1 |
Employed |
15 <= AGE <= 89 |
Everybody in the target population aged 15 to 89 years |
Yes |
Derived |
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2 |
Not employed |
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9 |
Not applicable |
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03.Labour market participation |
Second or multiple job(s) |
NUMJOB |
Number of jobs |
1 |
Only one job |
EMPSTAT = 1 |
Persons in employment |
Yes |
Collected |
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2 |
Two jobs |
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3 |
Three jobs or more |
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Blank |
Not stated |
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9 |
Not applicable |
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03.Labour market participation |
Search for employment |
SEEKWORK |
Searching for employment during the 4 weeks ending in the reference week |
1 |
Person is searching for employment |
EMPSTAT = 2 AND AGE <= 74 |
Persons classified as not in employment aged less than 75 years |
Yes |
Collected |
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2 |
Person is not searching for employment and has already found a job which has not yet started but will start within a period of at most 3 months after the end of the reference week |
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3 |
Person is not searching for employment and has already found a job which has not yet started but will start in more than 3 months after the end of the reference week |
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4 |
Person is not searching for employment and has already found a job which started between the end of the reference week and the interview date |
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5 |
Person is not searching for employment and has not found any job to start later |
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9 |
Not applicable |
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03.Labour market participation |
Willingness to work |
WANTWORK |
Willingness to work even if not searching for employment |
1 |
Person is not searching for employment but would nevertheless like to work |
SEEKWORK = 5 |
Persons not in employment, not searching for employment and not having found any job to start after the reference week |
Yes |
Collected |
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2 |
Person is not searching for employment and does not want to work |
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Blank |
Not stated |
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9 |
Not applicable |
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03.Labour market participation |
Search for employment |
SEEKREAS |
Main reason for not searching for employment |
1 |
No suitable job is available |
WANTWORK = 1 |
Persons not in employment, not searching for employment and not having found any job to start after the reference week but who would like to work |
No |
Collected |
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2 |
Education or training |
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3 |
Own illness or disability |
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4 |
Care responsibilities |
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5 |
Other family reasons |
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6 |
Other personal reasons |
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7 |
Awaiting recall to work (lay-off) |
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8 |
Other reasons |
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Blank |
Not stated |
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9 |
Not applicable |
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03.Labour market participation |
Willingness to work |
WANTREAS |
Main reason for not wanting to work |
1 |
Education or training |
WANTWORK = 2 |
Persons not in employment, not searching for employment and not having found any job to start after the reference week and not wanting to work |
No |
Collected |
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2 |
Own illness or disability |
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3 |
Care responsibilities |
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4 |
Other family reasons |
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5 |
Other personal reasons |
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6 |
Retirement |
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7 |
Other reasons |
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Blank |
Not stated |
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9 |
Not applicable |
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03.Labour market participation |
Search for employment |
ACTMETNE |
Having used an active search method to find a job (for not employed persons) |
1 |
Used active search method to find work |
SEEKWORK = 1 |
Persons not in employment and searching for employment |
Yes |
Collected |
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2 |
Did not use active search method to find work |
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9 |
Not applicable |
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03.Labour market participation |
Underemployment |
WISHMORE |
Wish to work more than the current number of usual hours |
1 |
No |
EMPSTAT = 1 |
Persons in employment |
Yes |
Collected |
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2 |
Yes |
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Blank |
Not stated |
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9 |
Not applicable |
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03.Labour market participation |
Availability |
AVAILBLE |
Availability to start working immediately or to work more |
1 |
Person could start to work immediately (within 2 weeks) |
SEEKWORK = 1, 2, 3, 4 OR WANTWORK = 1 OR WISHMORE = 2 |
Persons having already found a job, searching for employment, not searching for employment but would like to have work, or working already but wishing to work more hours |
Yes |
Collected |
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2 |
Person could not start to work immediately (within 2 weeks) |
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9 |
Not applicable |
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03.Labour market participation |
Availability |
AVAIREAS |
Main reason for not being available to start working immediately or to work more |
1 |
Education or training |
AVAILBLE = 2 |
Persons who could not start to work immediately (within 2 weeks) |
No |
Collected |
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2 |
Own illness or disability |
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3 |
Care responsibilities |
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4 |
Other family reasons |
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5 |
Other personal reasons |
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6 |
Other reasons |
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Blank |
Not stated |
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9 |
Not applicable |
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03.Labour market participation |
Employment status |
ILOSTAT |
ILO employment status |
1 |
Employed |
|
Everybody in the target population |
Yes |
Derived |
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2 |
Unemployed |
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3 |
Outside the labour force |
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03.Labour market participation |
Workplace |
COUNTRYW |
Country of place of work for main job |
Not blank |
Country of place of work (SCL GEO alpha-2 code) |
EMPSTAT = 1 |
Persons in employment |
No |
Collected |
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FOR |
Foreign country but exact country of place of work unknown |
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Blank |
Not stated |
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999 |
Not applicable |
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03.Labour market participation |
Workplace |
REGIONW |
Region of place of work for main job |
Not blank |
NUTS 3 region for people working in their country of residence; NUTS 2 region for people working in border regions of neighbouring countries; country level information otherwise |
EMPSTAT = 1 |
Persons in employment |
No |
Collected |
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Blank |
Not stated |
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999 |
Not applicable |
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03.Labour market participation |
Working at home |
HOMEWORK |
Working at home for the main job |
1 |
Person mainly works at home |
EMPSTAT = 1 |
Persons in employment |
Yes |
Collected |
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2 |
Person sometimes works at home |
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3 |
Person never works at home |
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Blank |
Not stated |
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9 |
Not applicable |
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03.Labour market participation |
Elementary job characteristics |
STAPRO |
Status in employment in main job |
1 |
Self-employed person with employees |
EMPSTAT = 1 |
Persons in employment |
Yes |
Collected |
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2 |
Self-employed person without employees |
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3 |
Employee |
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4 |
Family worker (unpaid) |
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Blank |
Not stated |
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9 |
Not applicable |
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03.Labour market participation |
Elementary job characteristics |
NACE3D |
Economic activity of the local unit for main job |
010-990 |
NACE code at 3-digit level |
EMPSTAT = 1 |
Persons in employment |
No |
Collected |
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Blank |
Not stated |
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000 |
Not applicable |
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03.Labour market participation |
Elementary job characteristics |
ISCO4D |
Occupation in main job |
0000-9900 |
ISCO code at 4-digit level |
EMPSTAT = 1 |
Persons in employment |
No |
Collected |
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Blank |
Not stated |
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9999 |
Not applicable |
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03.Labour market participation |
Elementary job characteristics |
FTPT |
Full- or part-time main job (self-defined) |
1 |
Full-time job |
EMPSTAT = 1 |
Persons in employment |
Yes |
Collected |
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2 |
Part-time job |
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Blank |
Not stated |
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9 |
Not applicable |
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03.Labour market participation |
Duration of contract |
TEMP |
Permanency of main job |
1 |
Permanent job |
STAPRO = 3 |
Employees |
Yes |
Collected |
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2 |
Fixed-term job |
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Blank |
Not stated |
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9 |
Not applicable |
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03.Labour market participation |
Duration of contract |
TEMPDUR |
Total duration of temporary main job |
1 |
Less than 1 month |
TEMP = 2 |
Employees with a fixed-term job |
No |
Collected |
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2 |
From 1 to less than 3 months |
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3 |
From 3 to less than 6 months |
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4 |
From 6 to less than 12 months |
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5 |
From 12 to less than 18 months |
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6 |
From 18 to less than 24 months |
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7 |
From 24 to less than 36 months |
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8 |
36 months or over |
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Blank |
Not stated |
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9 |
Not applicable |
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03.Labour market participation |
Details of contract |
TEMPREAS |
Main reason for having a temporary main job |
1 |
Could not find a permanent job |
TEMP = 2 |
Employees with a fixed-term job |
No |
Collected |
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2 |
Did not want a permanent job |
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3 |
Fixed-term probationary contract |
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4 |
Apprenticeship |
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5 |
Training other than apprenticeship (trainees, internships, research assistants, etc.) |
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6 |
This type of job is only available with a temporary contract |
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7 |
Other reasons |
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Blank |
Not stated |
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9 |
Not applicable |
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03.Labour market participation |
Details of contract |
TEMPAGCY |
Contract with a temporary employment agency for the main job |
1 |
No |
STAPRO = 3 |
Employees |
No |
Collected |
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2 |
Yes |
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Blank |
Not stated |
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9 |
Not applicable |
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03.Labour market participation |
Full- or part-time status — reason |
FTPTREAS |
Main reason for part-time work in the main job |
1 |
Education or training |
FTPT = 2 |
Persons in employment with a part-time job |
No |
Collected |
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2 |
Own illness or disability |
|
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3 |
Care responsibilities |
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4 |
Other family reasons |
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5 |
Other personal reasons |
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6 |
Could not find a full-time job |
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7 |
Other reasons |
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Blank |
Not stated |
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9 |
Not applicable |
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03.Labour market participation |
Dependent self-employment |
MAINCLNT |
Number and importance of clients in the 12 months ending with the reference week |
1 |
Only one client in the 12 months ending with the reference week |
STAPRO = 1, 2 |
Self-employed workers |
No |
Collected |
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2 |
2-9 clients in the 12 months ending with the reference week, but one was dominant |
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3 |
2-9 clients in the 12 months ending with the reference week, and none was dominant |
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4 |
10 clients or more in the 12 months ending with the reference week, but one was dominant |
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5 |
10 clients or more in the 12 months ending with the reference week, and none was dominant |
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6 |
No client in the 12 months ending with the reference week |
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Blank |
Not stated |
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9 |
Not applicable |
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03.Labour market participation |
Dependent self-employment |
VARITIME |
Decision on the start and end of working time |
1 |
Worker can fully decide him/herself |
EMPSTAT = 1 |
Persons in employment |
No |
Collected |
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|
2 |
Worker can decide under flexible working time arrangements |
|
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3 |
Employer, organisation, or client(s) decides |
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4 |
Any other party decides |
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Blank |
Not stated |
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9 |
Not applicable |
|
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|
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03.Labour market participation |
Supervisory responsibilities |
SUPVISOR |
Supervisory responsibilities in main job |
1 |
Yes |
STAPRO = 3 |
Employees |
No |
Collected |
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2 |
No |
|
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|
|
Blank |
Not stated |
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9 |
Not applicable |
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03.Labour market participation |
Establishment size |
SIZEFIRM |
Size of the local unit for main job |
01-09 |
Exact number of people, if between 1 and 9 |
EMPSTAT = 1 |
Persons in employment |
No |
Collected |
|
|
|
|
10 |
10 to 19 people |
|
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|
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|
|
11 |
20 to 49 people |
|
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12 |
50 to 249 people |
|
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13 |
250 people or more |
|
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14 |
Do not know but less than 10 people |
|
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|
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15 |
Do not know but 10 people or more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not stated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
99 |
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
03.Labour market participation |
Search for another job |
LOOKOJ |
Looking for another job |
1 |
Person is not looking for another job |
EMPSTAT = 1 |
Persons in employment |
No |
Collected |
|
|
|
|
2 |
Person is looking for another job |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not stated |
|
|
|
|
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|
|
9 |
Not applicable |
|
|
|
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03.Labour market participation |
Search for another job |
HWWISH |
Number of hours that the person would like to work in total in a week |
00-98 |
Number of hours wished to work in total in a week |
EMPSTAT = 1 |
Persons in employment |
No |
Collected |
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not stated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
99 |
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
03.Labour market participation |
Search for employment |
SEEKDUR |
Duration of search for employment |
1 |
Less than 1 month |
SEEKWORK = 1, 2, 4 |
Persons searching for employment or having already found a job which started between the reference week and the interview date or which will start within 3 months after the end of the reference week |
No |
Collected |
|
|
|
|
2 |
1 to 2 months |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
3 to 5 months |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
6 to 11 months |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
12 to 17 months |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6 |
18 to 23 months |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7 |
24 to 47 months |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8 |
4 years or longer |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not stated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
03.Labour market participation |
Care needs |
NEEDCARE |
Main reason why care for children or incapacitated relatives limits labour market participation |
1 |
Relevant care services not available |
SEEKREAS = 4 OR WANTREAS = 3 OR FTPTREAS = 3 OR AVAIREAS = 3 |
Persons whose reason for not searching for employment or for not wanting to work or for working part-time or for not being available to start work is having care responsibilities |
No |
Collected |
|
|
|
|
2 |
Relevant care services not affordable |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
Want to provide care themselves |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
Other factors were decisive |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not stated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
03.Labour market participation |
Second or multiple job(s) |
STAPRO2J |
Status in employment in second job |
1 |
Self-employed person with employees |
NUMJOB = 2, 3 |
Persons in employment with more than one job |
No |
Collected |
|
|
|
|
2 |
Self-employed person without employees |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
Employee |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
Family worker (unpaid) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not stated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
03.Labour market participation |
Second or multiple job(s) |
NACE2J2D |
Economic activity of the local unit for second job |
01-99 |
NACE code at 2-digit level |
NUMJOB = 2, 3 |
Persons in employment with more than one job |
No |
Collected |
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not stated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
00 |
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
03.Labour market participation |
Main activity status (self-defined) |
MAINSTAT |
Main activity status (self-defined) |
1 |
Employed |
15 <= AGE <= 89 |
Everybody in the target population aged 15 to 89 years |
Yes |
Collected |
|
|
|
|
2 |
Unemployed |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
Retired |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
Unable to work due to long-standing health problems |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
Student, pupil |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6 |
Fulfilling domestic tasks |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7 |
Compulsory military or civilian service |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8 |
Other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not stated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
04.Educational attainment and background |
Educational attainment level |
HATLEVEL |
Educational attainment level (highest level of education successfully completed) |
000 |
No formal education or below ISCED 1 |
15 <= AGE <= 89 |
Everybody in the target population aged 15 to 89 years |
Yes |
Collected |
|
|
|
|
100 |
ISCED 1 Primary education |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
200 |
ISCED 2 Lower secondary education |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
342 |
ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (general) — partial level completion, without direct access to tertiary education |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
343 |
ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (general) — level completion, without direct access to tertiary education |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
344 |
ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (general) — level completion, with direct access to tertiary education |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
349 |
ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (general) — without possible distinction of access to tertiary education |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
352 |
ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (vocational) — partial level completion, without direct access to tertiary education |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
353 |
ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (vocational) — level completion, without direct access to tertiary education |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
354 |
ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (vocational) — level completion, with direct access to tertiary education |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
359 |
ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (vocational) — without possible distinction of access to tertiary education |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
392 |
ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (orientation unknown) — partial level completion, without direct access to tertiary education |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
393 |
ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (orientation unknown) — level completion, without direct access to tertiary education |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
394 |
ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (orientation unknown) — level completion, with direct access to tertiary education |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
399 |
ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (orientation unknown) — without possible distinction of access to tertiary education |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
440 |
ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education — general |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
450 |
ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education — vocational |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
490 |
ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education — orientation unknown |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
540 |
ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary education — general |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
550 |
ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary education — vocational |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
590 |
ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary education — orientation unknown |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
600 |
ISCED 6 Bachelor’s or equivalent level |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
700 |
ISCED 7 Master’s or equivalent level |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
800 |
ISCED 8 Doctoral or equivalent level |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not stated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
999 |
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
04.Educational attainment and background |
Educational attainment — details, including education interrupted or abandoned |
HATFIELD |
Field of the highest level of education successfully completed |
001 |
Basic programmes and qualifications |
HATLEVEL = 342-800 |
Persons with educational attainment level equal to or higher than ISCED 3 |
No |
Collected |
|
|
|
|
002 |
Literacy and numeracy |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
003 |
Personal skills and development |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
009 |
Generic programmes and qualifications not further defined |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
011 |
Education |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
018 |
Inter-disciplinary programmes and qualifications involving education |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
021 |
Arts |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
022 |
Humanities (except languages) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
023 |
Languages |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
028 |
Inter-disciplinary programmes and qualifications involving arts and humanities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
029 |
Arts and humanities not further defined |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
031 |
Social and behavioural sciences |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
032 |
Journalism and information |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
038 |
Inter-disciplinary programmes and qualifications involving social sciences, journalism and information |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
039 |
Social sciences, journalism and information not further defined |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
041 |
Business and administration |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
042 |
Law |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
048 |
Inter-disciplinary programmes and qualifications involving business, administration and law |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
049 |
Business, administration and law not further defined |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
051 |
Biological and related sciences |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
052 |
Environment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
053 |
Physical sciences |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
054 |
Mathematics and statistics |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
058 |
Inter-disciplinary programmes and qualifications involving natural sciences, mathematics and statistics |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
059 |
Natural sciences, mathematics and statistics not further defined |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
061 |
Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
068 |
Inter-disciplinary programmes and qualifications involving Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
071 |
Engineering and engineering trades |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
072 |
Manufacturing and processing |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
073 |
Architecture and construction |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
078 |
Inter-disciplinary programmes and qualifications involving engineering, manufacturing and construction |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
079 |
Engineering, manufacturing and construction not further defined |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
081 |
Agriculture |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
082 |
Forestry |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
083 |
Fisheries |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
084 |
Veterinary |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
088 |
Inter-disciplinary programmes and qualifications involving agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
089 |
Agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary not further defined |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
091 |
Health |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
092 |
Welfare |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
098 |
Inter-disciplinary programmes and qualifications involving health and welfare |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
099 |
Health and welfare not further defined |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
101 |
Personal services |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
102 |
Hygiene and occupational health services |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
103 |
Security services |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
104 |
Transport services |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
108 |
Inter-disciplinary programmes and qualifications involving services |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
109 |
Services not further defined |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not stated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
999 |
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
04.Educational attainment and background |
Educational attainment — details, including education interrupted or abandoned |
HATYEAR |
Year when the highest level of education was successfully completed |
YYYY |
Year when the highest level of education was successfully completed (4 digits) |
HATLEVEL = 100-800 |
Persons with at least primary educational attainment |
No |
Collected |
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not stated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9999 |
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
04.Educational attainment and background |
Educational attainment — details, including education interrupted or abandoned |
HATWORK |
Work experience at a workplace as part of HATLEVEL |
1 |
Work experience(s) at a workplace from 1 to 6 months, at least one paid |
HATLEVEL = 342-800 AND 20 <= AGE <= 34 |
Persons aged 20-34 with educational attainment level equal to or higher than ISCED 3 |
No |
Collected |
|
|
|
|
2 |
Work experience(s) at a workplace from 1 to 6 months, all unpaid |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
Work experience(s) at a workplace 7 months or over, at least one paid |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
Work experience(s) at a workplace 7 months or over, all unpaid |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
No or less than 1 month work experience |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not stated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
05.Job tenure, work biography and previous work experience |
Start of job |
YSTARTWK |
Year in which person started working for current employer or as self-employed in current main job |
YYYY |
Year concerned (4 digits) |
EMPSTAT = 1 |
Persons in employment |
No |
Collected |
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not stated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9999 |
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
05.Job tenure, work biography and previous work experience |
Start of job |
MSTARTWK |
Month in which person started working for current employer or as self-employed in current main job |
01-12 |
Month concerned (2 digits) |
YSTARTWK ≠ 9999, Blank AND (REFYEAR — YSTARTWK) <= 2 |
Persons in employment who started working in their current main job in the current or previous 2 years |
No |
Collected |
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not stated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
99 |
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
05.Job tenure, work biography and previous work experience |
Way job found |
WAYJFOUN |
Public employment service helped to find the current main job |
1 |
Yes |
(EMPSTAT = 1) AND ((YSTARTWK = REFYEAR) OR (YSTARTWK = REFYEAR — 1 AND 01 <= MSTARTWK <= 12 AND MSTARTWK > REFMONTH)) |
Persons in employment who started working in their current main job in the last 12 months |
No |
Collected |
|
|
|
|
2 |
No |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not stated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
05.Job tenure, work biography and previous work experience |
Way job found |
FINDMETH |
Most effective method used to find the current main job (for persons in employment) |
01 |
Job advertisements |
STAPRO = 3 AND (YSTARTWK ≠ 9999, Blank) AND (REFYEAR — YSTARTWK <= 7) |
Employees who started working in their current main job in the current year or previous 7 years |
No |
Collected |
|
|
|
|
02 |
Friends, relatives or acquaintances |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
03 |
Public employment service |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
04 |
Private employment agency |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
05 |
Education or training institution, internship or previous work experience |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
06 |
Contacted employer directly |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
07 |
Employer contacted person directly |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
08 |
Applying for a public competition |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
09 |
Other method |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not stated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
99 |
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
05.Job tenure, work biography and previous work experience |
Career continuity and breaks |
EXISTPR |
Existence of previous employment experience |
1 |
Person has never been in employment |
EMPSTAT = 2 |
Persons not in employment |
No |
Collected |
|
|
|
|
2 |
Person has employment experience limited to occasional work |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
Person has employment experience other than occasional work |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not stated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
05.Job tenure, work biography and previous work experience |
Career continuity and breaks |
YEARPR |
Year in which person left the last job or business |
YYYY |
Year concerned (4 digits) |
EXISTPR = 2, 3 |
Persons not in employment who have been previously in employment |
No |
Collected |
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not stated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9999 |
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
05.Job tenure, work biography and previous work experience |
Career continuity and breaks |
MONTHPR |
Month in which person left the last job or business |
01-12 |
Month concerned (2 digits) |
YEARPR ≠ 9999, Blank AND REFYEAR — YEARPR <= 2 |
Persons who left their last employment in the current year or previous 2 years |
No |
Collected |
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not stated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
99 |
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
05.Job tenure, work biography and previous work experience |
Career continuity and breaks |
LEAVREAS |
Main reason for leaving last job or business |
01 |
Dismissal or business closed for economic reasons |
(EXISTPR = 2, 3) AND (YEARPR ≠ 9999, Blank) AND (REFYEAR — YEARPR <= 7) |
Persons not in employment who have been previously in employment, and left their last job in the current year or previous 7 years |
No |
Collected |
|
|
|
|
02 |
A fixed-term job has ended |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
03 |
Care responsibilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
04 |
Other family reasons |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
05 |
Education or training |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
06 |
Own illness and disability |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
07 |
Retirement |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
08 |
Other personal reasons |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
09 |
Other reasons |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not stated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
99 |
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
05.Job tenure and previous work experience |
Elementary characteristics of the last job |
STAPROPR |
Status in employment in last job or business |
1 |
Self-employed person with employees |
(EXISTPR = 2, 3) AND (YEARPR ≠ 9999, Blank) AND (REFYEAR — YEARPR <= 7) |
Persons not in employment who have been previously in employment, and left their last job in the current year or previous 7 years |
No |
Collected |
|
|
|
|
2 |
Self-employed person without employees |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
Employee |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
Family worker (unpaid) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not stated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
05.Job tenure and previous work experience |
Elementary characteristics of the last job |
NACEPR2D |
Economic activity of the local unit in which person last worked |
01-99 |
NACE code at 2-digit level |
(EXISTPR = 2, 3) AND (YEARPR ≠ 9999, Blank) AND (REFYEAR — YEARPR <= 7) |
Persons not in employment who have been previously in employment, and left their last job in the current year or previous 7 years |
No |
Collected |
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not stated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
00 |
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
05.Job tenure and previous work experience |
Elementary characteristics of the last job |
ISCOPR3D |
Occupation in the last job |
000-990 |
ISCO code at 3-digit level |
(EXISTPR = 2, 3) AND (YEARPR ≠ 9999, Blank) AND (REFYEAR — YEARPR <= 7) |
Persons not in employment who have been previously in employment, and left their last job in the current year or previous 7 years |
No |
Collected |
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not stated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
999 |
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements |
Working hours |
CONTRHRS |
Contractual working hours in main job |
010, 015, 020.. 945, 950 |
Number of working hours per week in the contract or agreement (x10) |
STAPRO = 3 |
Employees |
No |
Collected |
|
|
|
|
960 |
Has a contract or agreement without specified hours |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
970 |
Does not have a contract or agreement |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not stated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
999 |
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements |
Working hours |
HWUSUAL |
Number of hours per week usually worked in main job |
010, 015, 020.. 945, 950 |
Number of hours usually worked in the main job (x10) |
EMPSTAT = 1 |
Persons in employment |
Yes |
Collected |
|
|
|
|
970 |
Hours worked vary from week to week |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not stated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
999 |
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements |
Working hours |
ABSHOLID |
Days of absence from main job due to holidays and leave |
00, 05, 10.. 65, 70 |
Number of days of absence (x10) |
EMPSTAT = 1 |
Persons in employment |
No |
Collected |
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not stated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
99 |
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements |
Working hours |
ABSILLINJ |
Days of absence from main job due to own illness, injury or temporary disability |
00, 05, 10.. 65, 70 |
Number of days of absence (x10) |
EMPSTAT = 1 |
Persons in employment |
No |
Collected |
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not stated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
99 |
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements |
Working hours |
ABSOTHER |
Days of absence from main job due to other reasons |
00, 05, 10.. 65, 70 |
Number of days of absence (x10) |
EMPSTAT = 1 |
Persons in employment |
No |
Collected |
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not stated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
99 |
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements |
Working hours |
EXTRAHRS |
Overtime or extra hours worked in main job |
000 |
No overtime or extra hours in the main job |
WKSTAT = 1, 3 |
Persons present at work for at least 1 hour or who worked as a family worker in the reference week |
No |
Collected |
|
|
|
|
005, 010, 015, 020.. 945, 950 |
Number of hours of overtime or extra hours in the main job (x10) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not stated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
999 |
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements |
Working hours |
HWACTUAL |
Number of hours actually worked in main job |
000 |
Did not work in the main job in the reference week |
EMPSTAT = 1 |
Persons in employment |
Yes |
Collected |
|
|
|
|
010, 015, 020.. 945, 950 |
Number of hours actually worked in the main job (x10) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not stated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
999 |
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements |
Working hours |
HWUSU2J |
Number of hours per week usually worked in second job |
010, 015, 020.. 945, 950 |
Number of hours usually worked in the second job (x10) |
NUMJOB = 2, 3 |
Persons in employment with more than one job |
No |
Collected |
|
|
|
|
970 |
Hours worked vary from week to week |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not stated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
999 |
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements |
Working hours |
HWACTU2J |
Number of hours actually worked in second job |
000 |
Did not work in the second job in the reference week |
NUMJOB = 2, 3 |
Persons in employment with more than one job |
No |
Collected |
|
|
|
|
010, 015, 020.. 945, 950 |
Number of hours actually worked in the second job (x10) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not stated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
999 |
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements |
Working time arrangements |
SHIFTWK |
Shift work in main job |
1 |
Person usually does shift work |
STAPRO = 3 |
Employees |
No |
Collected |
|
|
|
|
3 |
Person never does shift work |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not stated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements |
Working time arrangements |
EVENWK |
Evening work in main job |
1 |
Person frequently works in the evening |
EMPSTAT = 1 |
Persons in employment |
No |
Collected |
|
|
|
|
2 |
Person sometimes works in the evening |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
Person never works in the evening |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not stated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements |
Working time arrangements |
NIGHTWK |
Night work in main job |
1 |
Person frequently works at night |
EMPSTAT = 1 |
Persons in employment |
No |
Collected |
|
|
|
|
2 |
Person sometimes works at night |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
Person never works at night |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not stated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements |
Working time arrangements |
SATWK |
Saturday work in main job |
1 |
Person frequently works on Saturdays |
EMPSTAT = 1 |
Persons in employment |
No |
Collected |
|
|
|
|
2 |
Person sometimes works on Saturdays |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
Person never works on Saturdays |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not stated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
06.Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements |
Working time arrangements |
SUNWK |
Sunday work in main job |
1 |
Person frequently works on Sundays |
EMPSTAT = 1 |
Persons in employment |
No |
Collected |
|
|
|
|
2 |
Person sometimes works on Sundays |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
Person never works on Sundays |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not stated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
07.Participation in education and training |
Participation in formal and non-formal education and training (4 weeks) |
EDUCFED4 |
Participation in formal education and training (student or apprentice) in the last 4 weeks |
1 |
Yes (includes students on holidays) |
15 <= AGE <= 74 |
Everybody in the target population aged 15 to 74 years |
Yes |
Collected |
|
|
|
|
2 |
No |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not stated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
07.Participation in education and training |
Participation in formal and non-formal education and training (4 weeks) |
EDUCLEV4 |
Level of the most recent formal education or training activity in the last 4 weeks |
10 |
ISCED 1 Primary education |
EDUCFED4 = 1 |
Persons who participated in formal education and training (student or apprentice) in the last 4 weeks |
No |
Collected |
|
|
|
|
20 |
ISCED 2 Lower secondary education |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
34 |
ISCED 3 Upper secondary education — general |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
35 |
ISCED 3 Upper secondary education — vocational |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
39 |
ISCED 3 Upper secondary education — orientation unknown |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
44 |
ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education — general |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
45 |
ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education — vocational |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
49 |
ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education — orientation unknown |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
54 |
ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary education — general |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
55 |
ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary education — vocational |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
59 |
ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary education — orientation unknown |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
60 |
ISCED 6 Bachelor’s or equivalent level |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
70 |
ISCED 7 Master’s or equivalent level |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
80 |
ISCED 8 Doctoral or equivalent level |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not stated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
99 |
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
07.Participation in education and training |
Participation in formal and non-formal education and training (4 weeks) |
EDUCNFE4 |
Participation in non-formal education and training in the last 4 weeks |
1 |
Participating in at least one job-related non-formal education or training activity |
15 <= AGE <= 74 |
Everybody in the target population aged 15 to 74 years |
Yes |
Collected |
|
|
|
|
2 |
Participating only in non-job-related/personal non-formal education or training activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
Not participating in any non-formal education or training activity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not stated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
07.Participation in education and training |
Participation in formal and non-formal education and training (12 months) |
EDUCFED12 |
Participation in formal education and training (student or apprentice) in the last 12 months |
1 |
Yes |
15 <= AGE <= 74 |
Everybody in the target population aged 15 to 74 years |
No |
Collected |
|
|
|
|
2 |
No |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not stated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
07.Participation in education and training |
Participation in formal and non-formal education and training (12 months) |
EDUCLEV12 |
Level of the most recent formal education or training activity in the last 12 months |
10 |
ISCED 1 Primary education |
EDUCFED12 = 1 |
Persons who participated in formal education and training (student or apprentice) in the last 12 months |
No |
Collected |
|
|
|
|
20 |
ISCED 2 Lower secondary education |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
34 |
ISCED 3 Upper secondary education — general |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
35 |
ISCED 3 Upper secondary education — vocational |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
39 |
ISCED 3 Upper secondary education — orientation unknown |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
44 |
ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education — general |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
45 |
ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education — vocational |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
49 |
ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education — orientation unknown |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
54 |
ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary education — general |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
55 |
ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary education — vocational |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
59 |
ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary education — orientation unknown |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
60 |
ISCED 6 Bachelor’s or equivalent level |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
70 |
ISCED 7 Master’s or equivalent level |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
80 |
ISCED 8 Doctoral or equivalent level |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not stated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
99 |
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
07.Participation in education and training |
Participation in formal and non-formal education and training (12 months) |
EDUCNFE12 |
Participation in non-formal education and training in the last 12 months |
1 |
Participating in at least one job-related non-formal education or training activity |
15 <= AGE <= 74 |
Everybody in the target population aged 15 to 74 years |
No |
Collected |
|
|
|
|
2 |
Participating only in non-job-related/personal non-formal education or training activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
Not participating in any non-formal education or training activity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not stated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
08.Health: status and disability, access to, availability and use of health care and health determinants |
Disability and other elements of Minimum European Health Module |
GENHEALTH |
Self-perceived general health |
1 |
Very good |
15 <= AGE <= 89 |
Everybody in the target population aged 15 to 89 years |
No |
Collected |
|
|
|
|
2 |
Good |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
Fair (neither good nor bad) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
Bad |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
Very bad |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not stated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
08.Health: status and disability, access to, availability and use of health care and health determinants |
Elements of the Minimum European Health Module |
GALI |
Limitation in activities because of health problems |
1 |
Severely limited |
15 <= AGE <= 89 |
Everybody in the target population aged 15 to 89 years |
No |
Collected |
|
|
|
|
2 |
Limited but not severely |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
Not limited at all |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not stated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
09.Income, consumption and elements of wealth, including debts |
Income from work |
INCGROSS |
Gross monthly pay from the main job |
00000000–99999998 |
Gross monthly pay from main job (8 digits), including the proportionally part of payments made on a higher than monthly periodicity (National currency) |
STAPRO = 3 |
Employees |
Yes |
Collected |
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not stated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
99999999 |
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
09.Income, consumption and elements of wealth, including debts |
Income from work |
INCGROSS_F |
Flag on gross monthly pay from main job |
11 |
Gross income collected and no imputation for item non-response/inconsistency |
STAPRO = 3 |
Employees |
Yes |
Technical |
|
|
|
|
12 |
Gross income collected and imputation for item non-response/inconsistency from the labour force survey (LFS) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13 |
Gross income collected and imputation for item non-response/inconsistency from an administrative data source |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14 |
Gross income collected and imputation for item non-response/inconsistency from other data source(s) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21 |
Net-to-gross conversion applied and no imputation (net amount available and no imputation for non-response/inconsistency) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22 |
Imputed net income for item non-response/inconsistency from the LFS and net-to-gross conversion applied (net amount not available and imputation applied for the net value) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
23 |
Imputed net income for item non-response/inconsistency from an administrative data source and net-to-gross conversion applied (net amount not available and imputation applied for the net value) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
24 |
Imputed net income for item non-response/inconsistency from other data source(s) and net-to-gross conversion applied (net amount not available and imputation applied for the net value) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
25 |
Imputed gross income for item non-response/inconsistency (net amount not available and imputation applied directly for the gross value; no net-to-gross conversion applied) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not stated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
99 |
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
09.Income, consumption and elements of wealth, including debts |
Income from unemployment allowances |
REGISTER |
Registration at a public employment service (PES) |
1 |
Person is registered at a public employment service and receives benefit or assistance |
15 <= AGE <= 74 |
Everybody in the target population aged 15 to 74 years |
No |
Collected |
|
|
|
|
2 |
Person is registered at a public employment service but does not receive benefit or assistance |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
Person is not registered at a public employment service but receives benefit or assistance |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
Person is not registered at a public employment service and does not receive benefit or assistance |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not stated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
03b.Labour market participation |
Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants |
HATCNTR |
Country where the highest level of education was successfully completed |
Not blank |
Country where the highest level of education was successfully completed (SCL GEO alpha-2 code) |
15 <= AGE <= 74 |
Everybody in the target population aged 15 to 74 years |
No |
Collected |
|
|
|
|
FOR |
Foreign country but exact country of completion of highest level of education unknown |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not stated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
998 |
No formal education or below ISCED 1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
999 |
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
03b.Labour market participation |
Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants |
ESTQUAL |
Recognition of formal qualifications obtained abroad |
01 |
Has applied, formal qualification partially or fully recognised |
HATCNTR ≠ COUNTRY AND 15 <= AGE <= 74 |
Persons aged 15 to 74 years who obtained their highest formal qualification abroad or in an unknown country |
No |
Collected |
|
|
|
|
02 |
Has applied, but formal qualification not recognised |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
03 |
Has applied, procedure under way/outcome still pending |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
04 |
Has not applied, because not needed |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
05 |
Has not applied, because not aware of possibilities or procedures |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
06 |
Has not applied, because of costs or complexity of the procedures |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
07 |
Has not applied, because not possible to apply |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
08 |
No, for other reasons |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
09 |
No formal education or below ISCED 1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not stated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
99 |
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
03b.Labour market participation |
Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants |
HATPAR |
Educational attainment level of the respondent’s parents |
1 |
Low (ISCED 0-2) |
15 <= AGE <= 74 |
Everybody in the target population aged 15 to 74 years |
No |
Collected |
|
|
|
|
2 |
Medium (ISCED 3-4) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
High (ISCED 5-8) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not stated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
03b.Labour market participation |
Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants |
JOBSATISF |
Job satisfaction |
1 |
Satisfied to a large extent |
EMPSTAT = 1 AND 15 <= AGE <= 74 |
Persons aged 15 to 74 years in employment |
No |
Collected |
|
|
|
|
2 |
Satisfied to some extent |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
Satisfied to a small extent |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
Not satisfied at all |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not stated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
03b.Labour market participation |
Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants |
SKILLEQ |
Skill equivalence new main and old main job |
1 |
Higher now |
EMPSTAT = 1 AND COUNTRYB ≠ COUNTRY AND 15 <= AGE <= 74 |
First generation immigrants or persons with unknown country of birth, in employment aged 15 to 74 years |
No |
Collected |
|
|
|
|
2 |
Lower now |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
Same |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
Did not work before migrating |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Blank |
Not stated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
Not applicable |
|
|
|
|
03b.Labour market participation |
Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants |
DISCRIMI |
Feeling of being discriminated against at work in the current job |
1 |
No |
EMPSTAT = 1 AND 15 <= AGE <= 74 |
Persons aged 15 to 74 years in employment |
No |
Collected |
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2 |
Yes, mainly discrimination on the grounds of age |
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3 |
Yes, mainly discrimination on the grounds of gender |
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4 |
Yes, mainly discrimination on the grounds of foreign origin |
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5 |
Yes, mainly discrimination on the grounds of disability |
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6 |
Yes, mainly on other grounds |
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Blank |
Not stated |
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9 |
Not applicable |
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03b.Labour market participation |
Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants |
JOBOBSTA |
Main obstacle to getting a suitable job |
1 |
Lack of language skills in host country language(s) |
COUNTRYB ≠ COUNTRY AND 15 <= AGE <= 74 |
First generation immigrants or persons with unknown country of birth, aged 15 to 74 years |
No |
Collected |
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2 |
Lack of recognition of formal qualification obtained abroad |
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3 |
Restricted right to work because of citizenship or residence permit |
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4 |
Discrimination on the grounds of foreign origin |
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5 |
No suitable job available |
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6 |
Other obstacle |
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7 |
No obstacles |
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8 |
Have never looked for work/never worked |
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Blank |
Not stated |
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9 |
Not applicable |
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03b.Labour market participation |
Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants |
DURFIJOB |
Time required to find the first paid job in the host country |
01 |
Less than 3 months |
COUNTRYB ≠ COUNTRY AND 15 <= AGE <= 74 |
First generation immigrants or persons with unknown country of birth, aged 15 to 74 years |
No |
Collected |
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02 |
From 3 to less than 6 months |
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03 |
From 6 to less than 12 months |
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04 |
From 12 months to less than 2 years |
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05 |
From 2 to less than 3 years |
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06 |
From 3 to less than 4 years |
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07 |
4 years or over |
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08 |
Did not find a job |
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09 |
Did not look for a job |
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Blank |
Not stated |
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99 |
Not applicable |
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03b.Labour market participation |
Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants |
PRKNLANG |
Skills in the main host country language before migrating |
1 |
Mother tongue |
COUNTRYB ≠ COUNTRY AND 15 <= AGE <= 74 |
First generation immigrants or persons with unknown country of birth, aged 15 to 74 years |
No |
Collected |
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2 |
Advanced (proficient user) |
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3 |
Intermediate (independent user) |
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4 |
Beginner (basic user) |
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5 |
Hardly any or no language skills |
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6 |
Was too young to speak any language at the time of migrating |
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Blank |
Not stated |
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9 |
Not applicable |
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03b.Labour market participation |
Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants |
LANGHOST |
Current skills in the main host country language |
1 |
Mother tongue |
COUNTRYB ≠ COUNTRY AND 15 <= AGE <= 74 |
First generation immigrants or persons with unknown country of birth, aged 15 to 74 years |
No |
Collected |
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2 |
Advanced (proficient user) |
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3 |
Intermediate (independent user) |
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4 |
Beginner (basic user) |
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5 |
Hardly any or no language skills |
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Blank |
Not stated |
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9 |
Not applicable |
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03b.Labour market participation |
Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants |
LANGCOUR |
Participation in course for the main host country language |
1 |
Yes, general language course |
COUNTRYB ≠ COUNTRY AND 15 <= AGE <= 74 |
First generation immigrants or persons with unknown country of birth, aged 15 to 74 years |
No |
Collected |
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2 |
Yes, work-specific language course |
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3 |
No, because language courses were not available or affordable |
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4 |
No, because language skills were sufficient |
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5 |
No, for other reasons |
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Blank |
Not stated |
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9 |
Not applicable |
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ANNEX II
Flowcharts on the order of questions on employment and unemployment in the questionnaire
1.
The national questionnaire shall be structured according to the following flowcharts to ensure sufficient comparability between countries. The flowcharts only cover the labour status module of the questionnaire, which relates to the questions on labour status according to the International Labour Organization (ILO) definition (employment, unemployment or outside the labour market).
2.
The labour status module shall be at the beginning of the national questionnaire, after the questions on the demographic characteristics.
3.
Questions on main activity status (self-perceived) shall be collected after the labour status module. The main activity status shall be collected by interview and neither derived from other variables nor imputed from registers.
4.
A flowchart is the graphical representation of the information flows through the questions in the questionnaire. It aims to define the information and concepts to be covered but does not impose any constraint in terms of number, translation and wording of the questions. Notes to the flowchart are integral part of the flowchart.
5.
The flowcharts will not be amended for at least 5 years after the entry into force of this Regulation.
6.
The flowcharts contain different elements which are defined as follows:
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A block represents a single set of information to be requested in the questionnaire by means of one or more questions. It contains the concepts on which information is to be collected. The concepts covered in one block can be asked in any country-defined order. It appears as a rectangular box:
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A submodule represents a set of blocks covering the same matter. It appears as a rectangular box with rounded short sides:
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An outflow represents the actual information collected in the block and the consequent flow towards other blocks. It appears as an arrow and a box:
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A filter represents a set of information based on external data. Its outflows depend in this case on external information. It appears as a rhombus with its outflows:
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An intermediate classification represents the intermediate result of the flow according to the ILO definition. It appears as an oval with light background and black text:
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A final classification represents the final result of the flow according to the ILO definition. It appears as an oval with dark background and white text:
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The end represents the end of the flows in the flowchart. It appears as a parallelepiped shaped box:
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7.
In each block the number of questions asked to collect the requested information can be customised by Member States. However, the content of the information to be collected cannot be expanded, i.e. questions that are not directly related to the information requested or the concept covered in the concerned block cannot be introduced.
8.
The box in the outflow can contain one or more items, separated by semicolon, having the same end-flow. Every item must be reported in the questionnaire and can be represented by one or several possible answers. However, an item can be dropped if justified by the national context (national law or circumstances). The order of the items in the questionnaire cannot be changed unless specified in the flowchart. No new outflows can be added.
9.
Questions can be added at the end of each submodule, between submodules or after a (intermediate or final) classification element, when justified by the national context and when this has no significant impact on the labour status classification according to the ILO definition. By way of exception, questions can be added on small jobs or casual work and on the production of agricultural goods intended for sale or barter, if needed in a given national context to better fulfil the ILO definition of employment.
10.
The labour status module contains different submodules, each covering a particular strand of labour status according to the ILO definition. The information flows among the submodules are set out in a meta-flowchart that represents the entire labour status module.
11.
The meta-flowchart of the labour status module is defined as follows:
12.
The flowchart for the submodule ‘At work’ and its associated notes is defined as follows:
Notes:
BlockW1:
Work should be understood as any activity undertaken by persons to produce goods or to provide services for use by themselves or others. Work ‘for pay or profit’ refers to work carried out as part of a transaction in exchange for remuneration payable in the form of wages or salaries for time worked or work done, or in the form of profits derived from the goods and services produced through market transactions. The term ‘pay’ covers money or payment in kind, whether taxable or not.
Specifying ‘for pay or profit’ is the preferred option. Nevertheless, if justified in a given national context, alternative wording like ‘as paid employee or self-employed’ can be used as long as it describes the same concept. If the term ‘profit’ is too difficult to translate, asking more than one question can be used as a solution. As the least preferred option, if it is clear in a given national language that the goal is to identify those who worked for remuneration, the term ‘profit’ can be omitted and only the term ‘for pay’ kept.
Member States where Block W1 does not cover all types of jobs, in particular the small jobs or casual work and the production of agricultural goods intended for sale or barter, can include additional questions on these specific types of work.
BlockW2:
Work undertaken by a family worker is to be understood as being unpaid. If the work for a business owned by a family member is paid, then the outflow from BlockW1 should be ‘yes’.
Each Member State can choose whether it first asks about unpaid work done as family member or about absence. If the question about unpaid work done as family member is asked first, the question about absence is only mandatory for those who answer ‘no’ to this first question.
In contrast, if the question about absence is asked first, it should not only be checked whether those declaring not being absent from work were working as unpaid family workers in the reference week, but also whether those declaring an absence from work were working as such in the reference week. By way of exception, the ‘Absence from work’ submodule can be asked before the question on unpaid work done as family member, if relevant in a given national context. In this situation, the question on unpaid work done as family member will be asked only to all those classified as ‘not employed’ in the ‘Absence from work’ submodule.
13.
The flowchart for the submodule ‘Absences from work’ and its associated notes are defined as follows:
Notes:
BlockA1:
‘Parental leave’ is the interruption of work to bring up or look after a young child. It can be taken either by the mother or by the father. This category covers both persons on statutory parental leave (legal, if existing, or contractual) and the self-employed. In certain national contexts, special leave to take care of a child of young age (‘care leave’) can also be considered as parental leave.
The respondent should be in employment (employee, self-employed) at the beginning of the period of absence. If the parental leave period directly follows another period of absence, the status (i.e. in employment or not) at the beginning of the overall period should be considered. If the respondent was not in employment at the beginning of the period of leave, the absence cannot be considered as parental leave.
In case of consecutive periods of absence, the main reason of absence during the reference week should be chosen.
‘Seasonal work’ refers to a job situation where the economic activity (production of goods or provision of services) of the economic unit is completely halted for a recurring and a, more or less, specific period of the year. The interruption of the economic activity should not be related to any particular or exceptional situation (bad weather, lack of customers, etc.) but should relate to standard factors occurring at repeated and long periods of the year. In that sense, seasonal work alternates between a long period of work and a long period of leave, within a given year. In this situation, the period of leave is defined as the off-season period.
‘Job-related training’ for employees refers to any training where one of the three following statements is true:
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the participation of the employee is required by the employer, |
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the training takes place inside normal paid working hours and not during any kind of leave, |
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the training is directly connected to the current job, and is paid by the employer or the employee continues receiving a remuneration from the employer. |
For the self-employed, job-related training should be connected to their activities.
Block A2:
‘Any job-related income or benefit’ means any income or benefit the respondent would not be entitled to receive if they did not have a job at the moment of starting this period of absence, regardless of their employment status (employee or self-employed). If the person is entitled to receive this income or benefit but has chosen not to receive it, they should be considered as having received it.
The income or benefit can be paid by either the employer or the social security, or both. It includes any compensation of wages (e.g. job-linked parental leave allowance or social security contributions) but excludes benefits that the person would receive even without a job (e.g. family allowances). If the employer continues to pay the social contributions for the person taking parental leave, even if a salary is no longer being paid, the person should be considered as continuing to receive a job-related income or benefit.
Job-related income or benefit may not be proportional to the income received just before the beginning of this period of absence. A flat rate can be considered as a job-related income or benefit as long as the person is entitled to receive it because of the hold job. Consequently, the income or benefit can either be granted at a flat rate or as a percentage of the last salary.
An exception to Article 8 paragraph 2 and Article 9 paragraph 1 of this Regulation is that external information (rather than interview results) can be used as a data source for this Block A2 if the entitlement to a job-related income or benefit can be unambiguously determined.
An important factor to consider is whether the respondent has a guarantee that they can return to their job at the end of their parental leave.
Block A3:
If the respondent did not work during the reference week but was regularly engaged in work-related activities or duties (e.g. maintenance, renovation, etc.) during the off-season, they should be considered as being employed. However, administrative tasks are not considered as work-related activities or duties.
Block A4:
The ‘don’t know’ option is only proposed in proxy interviews.
The expected total duration only refers to the main reason for the absence. For example, for individuals on parental leave, the length of the absence should exclude the maternity/paternity leave.
The expected total duration of the absence, as evaluated by the respondent, should be recorded. The respondent may rely on a particular law or agreement, but will generally answer according to their self-perception.
If the respondent does not know if the total duration of their absence is shorter or longer than 3 months, they should consider the time between the beginning of the absence for that reason and the end of the reference week.
14.
The flowchart for the submodule ‘Second or multiple jobs’ is defined as follows:
15.
The flowchart for the submodule ‘Search for employment (for not employed persons)’ and its associated notes are defined as follows:
Notes:
Block S1:
The ‘don’t know’ option is only proposed in proxy interviews.
Block S2:
Having already found a job includes seasonal workers who are not at work during the reference week (off-season) but expect to return to their seasonal job at the end of the off-season.
The ‘yes and started working between reference week and interview date’ option is proposed only if the interview date does not directly follow the reference week.
Block S4:
The ‘don’t know’ option is only proposed in proxy interviews.
Block S5:
The list of options for the main reason for not looking for work includes:
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no suitable job is available [it must remain in first position]; |
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education or training; |
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own illness or disability; |
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care responsibilities; |
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other family reasons; |
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other personal reasons; |
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awaiting recall to work (lay-off) [can be dropped if irrelevant]; |
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other reasons; or |
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don’t know. |
Apart from first option, the order of possible responses can be decided by country according to national considerations. If the category ‘laid off workers’ does not exist in a country, the outcome ‘awaiting recall to work’ can be skipped in the national questionnaire.
‘Care responsibilities’ is limited to own children, partner children and to ill, elderly or incapacitated relatives. Persons caring for friends, for non-relatives or as volunteers should be classified in ‘other personal reasons’.
Block S6:
The list of options for the main reason for not wanting to work includes:
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education or training; |
— |
own illness or disability; |
— |
care responsibilities; |
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other family reasons; |
— |
other personal reasons; |
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retirement; |
— |
other reasons; or |
— |
don’t know. |
The order and split of possible responses can be decided by country according to national considerations.
‘Care responsibilities’ is limited to own children, partner children and to ill, elderly or incapacitated relatives. Persons caring for friends, for non-relatives or as volunteers should be classified in ‘other personal reasons’.
16.
The flowchart for the submodule ‘Active job search methods (for not employed persons)’ and its associated notes are defined as follows:
Notes:
Block M1:
The order of the questions is flexible. Member States can choose the number of questions in the sense that at the first ‘yes’ answer this Block M1 can be closed, but if a Member State wishes to go further and collect information on all nine methods it is free to do so. Member States can also split any required information into several questions.
The ‘asked friends, relatives or acquaintances’ option includes asking about job opportunities, asking for help in creating and updating a CV online or for help to prepare for a test or an interview.
The ‘contacted a public employment service’ option refers to the respondent’s job-search-related contacts, and not applying for unemployment benefits.
The information should be collected through closed questions. There should be no reclassification from open questions.
17.
The flowchart for the submodule ‘Availability to work (for not employed persons)’ and its associated notes are defined as follows:
Notes:
Block V1:
If the respondent already said that they found a job, this Block can be rephrased as ‘could start the job within 2 weeks from the reference week’.
Block V2:
The list of options for the main reason for not being available to start working within 2 weeks include:
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education or training; |
— |
own illness or disability; |
— |
care responsibilities; |
— |
other family reasons; |
— |
other personal reasons; |
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other reasons; or |
— |
don’t know. |
The order and split of possible responses can be decided by country according to national consideration.
If the respondent already gave an answer in Block S5, that answer can be copied in Block V2. In such a case, the two additional answer categories in Block S5 ‘no suitable job is available’ and ‘awaiting recall to work (lay-off)’ can be recoded in Block V2 as ‘other reasons’.
‘Care responsibilities’ is limited to own children, partner children and to ill, elderly or incapacitated relatives. Persons caring for friends, for non-relatives or as volunteers should be classified in ‘other personal reasons’.
18.
To reduce unnecessary burden, simplified rules are defined in the form of minimum required information to be asked by age group:
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People aged 15 to 69 are interviewed using the whole ‘labour status module’ in all interviews/waves according the applied rotation scheme. |
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People aged 70 to 74 are asked about the whole ‘labour status module’ in the first interview/wave and in the following interviews/waves as long as they are classified as being in the labour force at the previous interview. People aged 70 to 74 and classified as being outside the labour force at the previous interview can either be re-interviewed or their answers can be copied from the last available interview. |
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People aged 75 to 89 are asked only about the submodules ‘At work’, ‘Absences from work’ and ‘Second or multiple jobs’ in the first interview/wave. From the second interview, people aged 75 to 89 can either be re-interviewed or answers can be copied from the last available interview or from external sources if more relevant in a given national context. |
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Persons who are unable to work due to long-standing health problems are asked about the whole ‘labour status module’ in the first interview/wave and in the following interviews/waves as long as they are classified as being in the labour force at the previous interview. Persons who are unable to work due to long-standing health problems and are classified as being outside the labour force at the previous interview can either be re-interviewed or theiranswers can be copied from the last available interview. |
ANNEX III
Detailed arrangements and content of quality reports
1.
Member States shall transmit, for the labour force domain, quarterly accuracy reports and an annual quality report to the Commission (Eurostat).
2.
The quarterly accuracy reports shall contain basic information on the accuracy and reliability of the survey and describe changes in the basic concepts and definitions that affect the comparability over time. Member States shall transmit quarterly accuracy reports within 2 weeks after the defined quarterly labour force survey (LFS) data transmission deadlines.
3.
The annual quality report shall contain quality-related data and metadata and be transmitted to the Commission (Eurostat) within 3 months after the defined data transmission deadline for other LFS data.
30.12.2019 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 336/125 |
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/2241
of 16 December 2019
describing the variables and the length, quality requirements and level of detail of the time series for the transmission of monthly unemployment data pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 October 2019 establishing a common framework for European statistics relating to persons and households, based on data at individual level collected from samples, amending Regulations (EC) No 808/2004, (EC) No 452/2008 and (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 (1), and in particular Article 7(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) |
The provision of monthly unemployment data by Member States plays an essential role in informing the Commission (Eurostat) and thus supporting the Union key priorities for growth and job creation by ensuring the use of timely and comparable data for the formulation and monitoring of the Union’s policies targeted to those priorities. |
(2) |
Monthly unemployment data are used to compile the Monthly Unemployment Rate (MUR), which is one of Principal European Economic Indicators (2). |
(3) |
The monthly unemployment statistics should be based on internationally agreed concepts as defined by the International Labour Organization (ILO). |
(4) |
In case Member States do not compile the monthly unemployment statistics in accordance with the ILO definition, they should compile monthly unemployment estimates or transmit monthly unemployment inputs to the Commission (Eurostat) that would compile such monthly estimates on their behalf. |
(5) |
Monthly unemployment data should measure unemployment at the reference month, after adjusting for possible seasonal effects without excessive smoothing. They should be consistent with the quarterly data collected in the labour force domain under Regulation (EU) 2019/1700. |
(6) |
Member States should transmit monthly unemployment data according to a precise timetable so that the Commission (Eurostat) can meet the timeliness requirements of the users. |
(7) |
The quality of monthly unemployment data should be monitored through a set of commonly agreed and uniformly applied indicators. |
(8) |
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the European System Statistical Committee, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Subject matter
This Regulation establishes the variables, the length, level of detail and quality requirements of monthly unemployment data to be transmitted to the Commission (Eurostat) under Regulation (EU) 2019/1700.
Article 2
Definitions
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) |
‘monthly unemployment statistics’ means the record of the number of employed and unemployed persons, and the derived ‘monthly unemployment rate’, in accordance with the ILO definition (3) as implemented in the labour force domain under Regulation (EU) 2019/1700; |
(2) |
‘monthly unemployment rate’ means the number of unemployed persons divided by the number of employed and unemployed persons for the reference month; |
(3) |
‘monthly unemployment inputs’ means the record of the number of unemployed persons registered in the Public Employment Services of the Member States; |
(4) |
‘monthly unemployment estimates’ means the combination of quarterly data based on the ILO definition, as implemented in the labour force domain under Regulation (EU) 2019/1700, and monthly registered unemployment; |
(5) |
‘monthly unemployment data’ means the data to be transmitted in accordance with this Regulation, namely monthly unemployment statistics, monthly unemployment inputs or monthly unemployment estimates; |
(6) |
‘reference month’ means the set of weeks assembled in the following way:
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Article 3
Data requirements
1. Member States shall transmit to the Commission (Eurostat) either monthly unemployment statistics [option 1]; monthly unemployment inputs [option 2] or monthly unemployment estimates [option 3].
2. Data sets containing monthly unemployment statistics shall include monthly statistics that are representative of the entire reference month.
3. Data sets containing monthly unemployment inputs shall include data corresponding to the number of persons that were registered as unemployed at a given period of the calendar month.
4. Registered unemployment figures used in the compilation of monthly unemployment estimates shall correspond to the number of persons that were registered as unemployed at a given period of the calendar month.
5. The names and definitions of the variables to be transmitted shall be those listed in Annex I for monthly unemployment statistics [option 1], in Annex II for monthly unemployment inputs [option 2] and in Annex III for monthly unemployment estimates [option 3].
Article 4
Transmission deadlines
1. Monthly unemployment data shall be transmitted each month within the deadlines set in Annex V of Regulation (EU) 2019/1700, as follows:
(a) |
for Member States having chosen option 1, the monthly unemployment statistics shall be transmitted within 27 days after the calendar month; |
(b) |
for Member States having chosen option 2, the monthly unemployment inputs shall be transmitted within 25 days after the calendar month; |
(c) |
for Member States having chosen option 3, the monthly unemployment estimates shall be transmitted within 25 days after the calendar month. |
2. In months where the deadline falls on Saturday or Sunday, the effective deadline shall be the following Monday. Monthly unemployment data for the reference month of November shall be transmitted by 31 December.
Data transmission shall start at the latest for the reference month of May 2021.
Article 5
Back series
1. For Member States having chosen to submit monthly unemployment statistics [option 1] or monthly unemployment estimates [option 3]:
(a) |
the first transmission for the reference month of May 2021 shall also include monthly unemployment statistics or, respectively, monthly unemployment estimates for the reference months of January to April 2021; |
(b) |
the transmission for the reference month of April 2022 shall include break-free time series for monthly unemployment statistics or, respectively, monthly unemployment estimates for all reference months back to January 2009 included; |
(c) |
from the reference month of May 2022 onwards, the transmissions shall include revised series back to January 2009. |
2. For Member States having chosen to submit monthly unemployment inputs [option 2], the first transmission for the reference month of May 2021 shall also include monthly unemployment inputs back to January 2009.
Article 6
Sources and methods
1. By 19 July 2020 at the latest, Member States having chosen to submit monthly unemployment estimates [option 3], or respectively to submit monthly unemployment inputs [option 2], shall transmit to the Commission (Eurostat) a description of the sources and methods used for the compilation of the monthly unemployment estimates or, respectively, the monthly unemployment inputs.
2. Member States having chosen to submit monthly unemployment statistics [option 1] shall only transmit a description of the methods used for the derivation of the monthly statistics from the quarterly data collected in the labour force domain under Regulation (EU) 2019/1700.
3. Member States shall inform the Commission (Eurostat) two months before any changes to the description provided in accordance with paragraph 1 or 2 are implemented, and transmit the updated documentation no later than six months after the implementation of the changes.
4. Member States shall include, within each monthly transmission, information on possible breaks in the series as well as other special events that may impact comparability over time.
Article 7
Quality requirements
1. The Commission (Eurostat) shall monitor the quality of the overall monthly unemployment rate, according to the ILO concept, which is published by Member States (options 1 and 3) or by Eurostat (option 2) as headline indicator.
2. The quality of the overall monthly unemployment rate is monitored, every three years, through the set of indicators and thresholds included in Annex IV.
Article 8
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 December 2019.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN
(1) OJ L 261 I, 14.10.2019, p. 1.
(2) Communication of the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on eurozone statistics ‘Towards improved methodologies for Eurozone statistics and indicators’, COM(2002) 661 final.
(3) As adopted on 11 October 2013 by the 19th International Conference of Labour Statisticians in its first resolution concerning statistics of work, employment and labour utilization.
ANNEX I
Monthly unemployment statistics submitted in accordance with Article 3(1) [option 1]
Name |
Description |
Statistical adjustments |
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NAT_LFS_PRI.Y.F.MON.UNEMP |
Number of female persons aged 15 to 24, being unemployed in accordance with the ILO concept during the reference month. |
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NAT_LFS_PRI.Y.F.MON.EMPL |
Number of female persons aged 15 to 24, being employed in accordance with the ILO concept during the reference month. |
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NAT_LFS_PRI.Y.M.MON.UNEMP |
Number of male persons aged 15 to 24, being unemployed in accordance with the ILO concept during the reference month. |
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NAT_LFS_PRI.Y.M.MON.EMPL |
Number of male persons aged 15 to 24, being employed in accordance with the ILO concept during the reference month. |
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NAT_LFS_PRI.O.F.MON.UNEMP |
Number of female persons aged 25 to 74, being unemployed in accordance with the ILO concept during the reference month. |
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NAT_LFS_PRI.O.F.MON.EMPL |
Number of female persons aged 25 to 74, being employed in accordance with the ILO concept during the reference month. |
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NAT_LFS_PRI.O.M.MON.UNEMP |
Number of male persons aged 25 to 74, being unemployed in accordance with the ILO concept during the reference month. |
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NAT_LFS_PRI.O.M.MON.EMPL |
Number of male persons aged 25 to 74, being employed in accordance with the ILO concept during the reference month. |
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ANNEX II
Monthly unemployment inputs submitted in accordance with Article 3(1) [option 2]
Name |
Description |
Statistical adjustments |
PREA.Y.F.MON.UNEMP |
Number of female persons aged 15 to 24, being unemployed according to the national register at a given period of the calendar month. |
Not seasonally adjusted |
PREA.Y.M.MON.UNEMP |
Number of male persons aged 15 to 24, being unemployed according to the national register at a given period of the calendar month. |
Not seasonally adjusted |
PREA.O.F.MON.UNEMP |
Number of female persons aged 25 to 74, being unemployed according to the national register at a given period of the calendar month. |
Not seasonally adjusted |
PREA.O.M.MON.UNEMP |
Number of male persons aged 25 to 74, being unemployed according to the national register at a given period of the calendar month. |
Not seasonally adjusted |
ANNEX III
Monthly unemployment estimates submitted in accordance with Article 3(1) [option 3]
Name |
Description |
Statistical adjustments |
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NAT_LFS_PRI.Y.F.MON.UNEMP |
Number of female persons aged 15 to 24, being unemployed during the reference month. |
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NAT_LFS_PRI.Y.F.MON.EMPL |
Number of female persons aged 15 to 24, being employed during the reference month. |
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NAT_LFS_PRI.Y.M.MON.UNEMP |
Number of male persons aged 15 to 24, being unemployed during the reference month. |
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NAT_LFS_PRI.Y.M.MON.EMPL |
Number of male persons aged 15 to 24, being employed during the reference month. |
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NAT_LFS_PRI.O.F.MON.UNEMP |
Number of female persons aged 25 to 74, being unemployed during the reference month. |
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NAT_LFS_PRI.O.F.MON.EMPL |
Number of female persons aged 25 to 74, being employed during the reference month. |
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NAT_LFS_PRI.O.M.MON.UNEMP |
Number of male persons aged 25 to 74, being unemployed during the reference month. |
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NAT_LFS_PRI.O.M.MON.EMPL |
Number of male persons aged 25 to 74, being employed during the reference month. |
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ANNEX IV
Quality
The quality of the overall monthly unemployment rate shall be monitored through a set of indicators measuring volatility and revisions, as detailed below.
The indicators shall be calculated over the last 36 monthly observations available starting in May 2022.
Those indicators shall be updated by the Commission (Eurostat) every three years.
Volatility
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The correlation of month-on-month changes, calculated before rounding, as the Pearson’s correlation coefficient between the series of the month-on-month changes and the same series lagged by one month (i.e. first order autocorrelation coefficient). That indicator should remain within the [-0,30; 0,75] interval. |
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The frequency of double large reversals calculated as the proportion of observations preceded by two consecutive large reversals in opposite directions. A large reversal is recorded when the monthly unemployment rate varies by 0,2 percentage point or more. That indicator should remain below 5 %. |
Revisions
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The frequency of very large revisions in levels calculated as the proportion of monthly observations in levels that are revised by more than 0,3 percentage point between the first estimate and the revised data that are released six months later. The ‘level’ corresponds to the value of the MUR at a given reference month. This indicator should remain below 10 %. |
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The frequency of large revisions in month-on-month changes calculated as the proportion of observations with month-on-month changes that are revised by 0,2 percentage point or more between the first estimate and the revised data that are released six months later. This indicator should remain below 10 %. |
30.12.2019 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 336/133 |
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/2242
of 16 December 2019
specifying the technical items of data sets, establishing the technical formats and specifying the detailed arrangements and content of the quality reports on the organisation of a sample survey in the income and living conditions domain pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 October 2019 establishing a common framework for European statistics relating to persons and households, based on data at individual level collected from samples, amending Regulations (EC) No 808/2004, (EC) No 452/2008 and (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 (1), and in particular Article 7(1), Article 8(3) and Article 13(6) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) |
In order to ensure the accurate implementation of the sample survey as regards the income and living conditions domain, EU-SILC, the Commission should specify the technical items of the data set, the technical formats for transmission of information and the detailed arrangements and content of the quality reports. |
(2) |
The EU-SILC survey is a key instrument for providing information required by the European Semester and the European Pillar of Social Rights, in particular for income distribution, poverty and social exclusion, as well as various related living conditions and poverty EU policies, such as on child poverty, access to health care and other services, housing, over indebtedness and quality of life. It is also the main source of data for microsimulation purposes and flash estimates of income distribution and poverty rates. |
(3) |
The international comparability of national and regional statistics on income and living conditions requires the use of statistical classifications for the territorial units, education, occupation and economic sector that are compatible with the NUTS (2), ISCED (3), ISCO (4) and NACE (5) classifications. The recommendations made by the United Nations in the Canberra Group Handbook on Household Income Statistics should also be taken into account. |
(4) |
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical System Committee, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Subject matter
This Regulation specifies the technical items of the data set, the technical formats for the transmission of information from Member States to the Commission (Eurostat) and the arrangements for transmission and the content of the quality reports in the income and living conditions domain (EU-SILC).
Article 2
Definitions
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply:
(1) |
‘fieldwork period’ means the period during which data is collected from respondents; |
(2) |
‘reference period’ means the period to which a particular item of information relates; |
(3) |
‘cross-sectional ’ means, in reference to data, those pertaining to a particular time or a given reference period; |
(4) |
‘longitudinal’ means, in reference to data, those pertaining to given subsequent reference periods, observed yearly over a certain length of time with respect to the same observation unit; |
(5) |
‘sample person’ means a member of a private household in the initial sample who is at least 16 years old at the end of the income reference period; |
(6) |
‘sample household’ means a private household containing at least one sample person; |
(7) |
‘selected respondent model’ means a mode of sampling based on individuals where the household to which the selected respondent belongs is the sample household and the selected respondent is the sample person; |
(8) |
‘age’ of a person means the age in completed years at the end of income reference period, |
(9) |
‘current household member’ means a member of a sample household at the time of data collection or compilation; |
(10) |
‘co-resident’ means a current household member other than a sample person; |
(11) |
‘household split’ means a situation where the sample persons living in a sample household at the time of wave x, live, at the time of wave x+1, in more than one private household within the national territory included in the target population; when a household split occurs, there will be only one initial household and one or more split-off households; |
(12) |
‘initial household’ means a sample household which has undergone a household split and where any sample person who lived in that household at the time of wave x still lives at the same address at the time of wave x+1. If more than one sample person lived in the household at the time of the wave x and still live in that address at the time of the wave x+1 but in different households, the initial household is the household of the sample person still living at the initial address who has the lowest person number referred to in Annex III. If at the time of wave x+1 no sample person lives at the address of wave x, then the household of the sample person who had the lowest person number at the time of wave x is the initial household. If this person is no longer alive or no longer living in a private household within the national territory of the target population, the initial household is the household of the sample person with the next lowest person number. For the selected respondent model ‘initial household’ means the household of the selected respondent; |
(13) |
‘split-off household’ means a household composed of members of the household that has undergone a household split, other than the initial household; |
(14) |
‘fusion household’ means all sample persons from different sample households from the previous wave who join together to form a new household; |
(15) |
‘modelling’ means generating information that is missing in the data set by making use of substantive relationships with information from outside the data set; |
(16) |
‘collection unit’ means a household or person with certain characteristics to which or whom the information collected pertains; |
(17) |
‘household respondent’ means the person from whom household-level information is obtained; |
(18) |
‘rotational panel design’ means sample selection based on a fixed number of subsamples, each of which is representative of the target population at the time of its selection. Each year, one subsample rotates out and a new one is drawn as a substitute; |
(19) |
‘wave’ means a year in which a subsample is participating in the survey; |
(20) |
‘panel’ means a subsample observed over more than one year. |
Article 3
Statistical concepts and description of variables
1. Member States shall use the statistical concepts laid down in Annex I.
2. The technical characteristics of variables shall be those laid down in Annex II and refer to:
(a) |
the variable’s identifier; |
(b) |
the variable’s name; |
(c) |
the modality label and code; |
(d) |
the collection unit; |
(e) |
the mode of collection; |
(f) |
the reference period. |
3. The variables for which missing values are not allowed and for which data shall be imputed shall be those identified in the Annex II.
4. All household and personal data shall be linkable for the whole duration of the panel, both for cross-sectional and for longitudinal information.
Article 4
Characteristics of the statistical populations and observation units and the rules on respondents
1. The target population in the income and living conditions domain shall be private households and all persons composing these households in the territory of the Member State.
2. Information at household and person level shall be collected or compiled for all household members, including all sample persons and co-residents as specified in Annex II. In the selected respondent model, data shall be collected through individual interviews only from selected respondents aged 16 or over. For a sample person, starting from the second wave, information shall be obtained on whether that person remained at the same address or moved to a different address from one year to the next, as well as on the new contact information in case of change.
3. Information on household members from the previous wave who are no longer household members shall be collected to establish whether those persons have died or whether they have moved abroad or to an institution or to a different address within the national territory.
4. A household shall be included for the collection or compilation of detailed information if it contains at least one sample person.
5. In both the initial and the split-off household, the full information required for current household members and the full information at household level shall be collected or compiled.
6. At least three attempts shall be made to contact a household or person before it is considered that it, he or she is non-responding, unless there are conclusive reasons why this cannot be done (such as a definite refusal to cooperate or circumstances endangering the interviewer’s safety).
7. Where proxy interviews are allowed, the proxy rate shall be kept as limited as possible with regard to:
(a) |
the income personal variables; |
(b) |
any variables required for at least one household member aged 16 and over. |
If a proxy interview is conducted, the identification of the person who has provided the information shall be recorded.
8. Detailed characteristics of the identification of households and persons shall be those set out in Annex III.
Article 5
Reference periods
1. The income reference period shall be a 12-month period, such as the previous calendar or tax year.
2. The reference periods for variables not referring to income shall be those specified in Annex II.
Article 6
Detailed sample characteristics
1. Only Member States that used the selected respondent model before 19 January 2020 shall be authorised to continue using the method over the following years.
2. Controlled substitutions of sample households or persons may be allowed only in the first year of each panel, if the response rate falls below 60 % and one of the following situations arises:
(a) |
the sample household or person is not contacted because it/she/he cannot be located or is inaccessible; |
(b) |
the sample household or person is contacted, but the interview is not completed because the household or person refuses to cooperate, the whole household is temporarily away, the household or person is unable to respond or there are circumstances endangering the interviewer’s safety. |
3. The set of sample households or persons for substitution shall be defined prior to data collection. There shall be no substitution with households or persons not belonging to that set.
4. Procedures shall be followed to ensure that the process of substitution is controlled to the maximum extent possible. Such procedures shall include using a design which ensures that the selected substitutes closely match the households or persons they replace in terms of their significant characteristics.
5. Small parts of a national territory amounting to no more than 2 % of the national population may be excluded from EU-SILC, as may French overseas departments and territories. Both exclusions shall not take place simultaneously.
6. If subpopulations covered by the survey are significantly under-represented in the achieved sample owing to specific non-response or attrition, Member States shall take measures such as oversampling, calibration or applying any relevant method to correct for the resulting bias. The methods used, their impact and any drawbacks shall be explained and assessed in the quality report.
Article 7
Data gathering periods and methods
1. For data directly provided by respondents, the fieldwork period shall be as close as possible to the income reference period, to minimise time lag between income and current variables.
2. The interval between the collection or compilation of data concerning a given household or person for successive waves shall be kept as close as possible to 12 months.
3. Data provided directly by respondents shall be collected by computer-assisted methods, including computer-assisted personal interview (CAPI), computer-assisted telephone interview (CATI) and computer-assisted web-interview (CAWI). Justification shall be provided for any exceptions.
Article 8
Rules on follow-up
1. Sample persons, co-residents and sample households shall be observed for the purpose of the survey over the duration of the panel in accordance with the rules set out in paragraphs 2 to 7.
2. Sample persons moving to a private household within the national territory covered in the survey shall be followed to the location of the household.
3. Sample persons who are temporarily away from the household but who are still considered members of the household shall be covered by the survey in that household.
4. Sample persons who are no longer members of a private household, or who have moved outside the national territory covered in the survey or to an institution, shall be dropped from the survey.
5. Co-residents living in a household containing at least one sample person shall be followed.
6. Co-residents living in a household not containing any sample person shall be dropped from the survey.
7. A sample household shall be dropped from the survey in the following situations:
(a) |
the household was not enumerated for a single year due to either of the following reasons:
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(b) |
the household was not contacted in the first year of the panel or in two consecutive years of the panel due to either of the following reasons:
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Article 9
Common standards for data editing, imputation, weighting and estimation
1. Imputation, modelling or weighting shall be applied to the data where necessary.
2. Where non-response to income variables at component level results in missing data, appropriate methods of statistical imputation shall be applied.
3. Where any net income variable at component level is collected directly, appropriate methods of statistical imputation or modelling, or both, shall be applied to obtain the required target gross variables and vice versa.
4. Where non-response to an individual questionnaire occurs within a sample household, appropriate statistical methods for statistical weighting or imputation shall be used to estimate the total income of the household.
5. The procedure applied to the data shall preserve the variation in and the correlation between variables. Methods that incorporate ‘error components’ into the imputed values shall be preferable to those that simply impute a predicted value.
6. Methods which take into account the correlation structure (or other characteristics of the joint distribution of the variables) shall be preferable to the marginal or univariate approach.
Article 10
Formats for transmitting information
1. Member States shall transmit the data that comply with the characteristics of the variables as specified in Annex II in electronic form to the Commission (Eurostat).
2. Member States shall transmit the data to the Commission (Eurostat) in the form of micro-data files (including appropriate weights), using the statistical data and metadata exchange standard through the single entry point to allow the Commission (Eurostat) to retrieve the data by electronic means. The data must have been fully checked and edited.
3. Member States shall annually transmit all the subsamples belonging to the rotational design of the given year, regardless of their duration. All the subsamples shall be transmitted together.
4. Member States shall provide the metadata necessary for the purpose of microsimulation in accordance with country specificities and in conformity with an appropriate classification for the variables on social benefits, using the exchange standards referred to in paragraph 2.
Article 11
Quality reporting
1. Member States shall apply quality evaluation criteria and the detailed content of the quality report as laid down in Annex IV.
2. Member States shall transmit the quality-related reference metadata required by this Regulation to the Commission (Eurostat), using the statistical data and metadata exchange standard. They shall send the metadata through the single entry point so that the Commission (Eurostat) can retrieve the data by electronic means.
Article 12
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 December 2019.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN
(1) OJ L 261 I, 14.10.2019, p. 1.
(2) Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) (OJ L 154, 21.6.2003, p. 1).
(3) International Standard Classification of Education 2011, http://uis.unesco.org/sites/default/files/documents/international-standard-classification-of-education-isced-2011-en.pdf (available in English and French).
(4) Commission Recommendation of 29 October 2009 on the use of the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO-08) (OJ L 292, 10.11.2009, p. 31).
(5) Regulation (EC) No 1893/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 establishing the statistical classification of economic activities NACE Revision 2 and amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 3037/90 as well as certain EC Regulations on specific statistical domains (OJ L 393, 30.12.2006, p. 1).
ANNEX I
Definitions of statistical concepts
1. GROSS INCOME COMPONENTS
1.1. Employee income
Employee income is defined as the total remuneration, in cash or in kind, payable by an employer to an employee in return for work done by the latter during the income reference period.
Employee income is broken down into:
(1) |
Gross cash or near-cash employee income (PY010G); |
(2) |
Gross non-cash employee income (PY020G); |
(3) |
Employers’ social insurance contributions (PY030G). |
1.1.1. Gross cash or near-cash employee income (PY010G)
It refers to the monetary component of the compensation of employees in cash payable by an employer to an employee. It includes the value of any social contributions and income taxes payable by an employee or by the employer on behalf of the employee to social insurance schemes or tax authorities.
Gross cash or near-cash employee income includes the followings items:
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wages and salaries paid in cash for time worked or work done in main and any secondary or casual job(s), |
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remuneration for time not worked (e.g. holiday payments), |
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higher rates of pay for overtime, |
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fees paid to directors of incorporated enterprises, |
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piece rate payments, |
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payments for fostering children, |
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commissions, tips and gratuities, |
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supplementary payments (e.g. 13th month payment), |
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profit-sharing and bonuses paid in cash, |
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additional payments based on productivity, |
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allowances paid for working in remote locations (regarded as part of the conditions of the job), |
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allowances for transport to or from work, |
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additional payments made by employers to their employees or former employees and other eligible persons to supplement the sick, disability, maternity leave or survivors’ pay entitlement from social insurance schemes, where such payments cannot be separately and clearly identified as social benefits, |
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payments made by employers to an employee in lieu of wages and salaries through a social insurance scheme when that employee is unable to work through sickness, disability or maternity leave where such payment cannot be separately and clearly identified as social benefits, |
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cash subsidies received from the employer for dwelling costs. |
Gross cash or near-cash employee income does not include:
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payments made by an employer to reimburse work-related expenses (e.g. business travel), |
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severance and termination pay to compensate employees for employment ending before the employee has reached the normal retirement age for that job, and redundancy payments (they are included under ‘Unemployment benefits’ (PY090G)), |
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allowances for purely work-related expenses such as those for travel and subsistence or for protective clothes, |
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lump-sum payments at the normal retirement date (included under ‘Old age benefits’ (PY100G)), |
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union strike pay, |
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employers’ social insurance contributions. |
1.1.2. Gross non-cash employee income (PY020G)
It refers to the non-monetary income components which an employer may provide free of charge or at a reduced price to an employee as part of the employment package. (If any goods or services are provided for both private and work use, then private use, as a proportion of total use, must be estimated and applied to the total value).
Gross non-cash employee income includes:
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a company car and associated costs (e.g. free fuel, car insurance, taxes and duties, as applicable) provided either for private use or for both private and work use (PY021G), |
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free or subsidised meals, luncheon vouchers, |
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reimbursement or payment of housing-related expenses (e.g. gas, electricity, water, telephone or mobile telephone bills), |
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accommodation provided free or at reduced rent to an employee as the household’s main or secondary residence, |
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other goods and services provided free or at a reduced price by employers to their employees, if they are a significant component of income at national level or they constitute a significant component of the income of particular groups of households. |
The value of goods and services provided free of charge shall be calculated according to their market value. The value of goods and services provided at a reduced price shall be calculated as the difference between the market value and the amount paid by the employee.
Gross non-cash employee income does not include:
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the cost to the employer of providing any of these goods and services if they are necessary to enable employees to do their work, |
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accommodation services at a place of work which cannot be used by the households to which the employees belong, |
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allowances paid to employees for the purchase of tools, equipment, clothes, etc. needed exclusively or primarily for their work, |
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special meals or drinks necessitated by exceptional working conditions, |
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any goods or services provided to employees at the place of work or required because of the nature of their work (e.g. a medical examination required for work). |
1.1.3. Employers’ social insurance mandatory/legal contributions (PY030G)
Employers’ contributions means payments made, during the income reference period, by employers for the benefit of their employees to insurers (social security funds and private funded schemes). The term covers statutory, conventional or contractual contributions to provide insurance against social risks. Traditionally, they cover statutory old age pension schemes, statutory health insurance and unemployment benefit. Employers’ contributions are paid for most people in employment and can be deducted from the wages they receive, in accordance with published rules.
The variable includes:
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employers’ contributions to government insurance (social security) schemes (including payroll taxes levied for social insurance purposes), |
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employers’ contributions to private retirement (pension) plans that are a component of a defined insurance system in a country (e.g. second pension insurance pillar), |
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statutory employers’ contributions to other private retirement (pension) plans, |
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statutory or conventional employers’ contributions to private health insurance, |
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statutory or conventional employers’ contributions to life insurance, |
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statutory or conventional employers’ contributions to other employer insurance schemes (e.g. disability). |
The variable does not include voluntary contributions by employers.
1.2. Self-employment income
Self-employment income means income received, during the income reference period, by individuals, for themselves or in respect of their family members, as a result of being or having been self-employed. Self-employment refers to jobs in which remuneration depends directly on the profits (or the potential for profits) derived from the goods and services produced (with own consumption considered as part of profits). A self-employed person makes the operational decisions affecting his or her enterprise, or delegates such decisions while retaining responsibility for the welfare of the enterprise. (In this context, ‘enterprise’ includes one-person operations). Remuneration for engaging in a hobby is regarded as an instance of self-employment.
If the income collected or compiled corresponds to a time period earlier than the reference period, basic adjustments shall be applied to update the data to the income reference period.
Self-employment income is broken down into:
(1) |
Gross cash profits or losses from self-employment (including royalties) (PY050G); |
(2) |
Value of goods produced for own consumption (HY170G). |
1.2.1. Gross cash profits or losses from self-employment (including royalties) (PY050G)
That includes:
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net operating profit or loss accruing to working owners of, or partners in, an unincorporated enterprise, less interest on business loans, |
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royalties earned on writing, inventions and so on, not included in the profit/loss of unincorporated enterprises, |
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rentals from business buildings, vehicles, equipment, etc., not included in the profit/loss of unincorporated enterprises, after deduction of related costs such as interest on associated loans, repairs and maintenance and insurance charges. |
It does not include:
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directors’ fees earned by owners of incorporated enterprises (which are included under ‘Gross cash or near cash employee income’ (PY010G)), |
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dividends paid by incorporated enterprises (which are included under ‘Interest, dividends, profits from capital investment in an unincorporated business’ (HY090G)), |
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profits from capital invested in an unincorporated enterprise in which the person does not work (‘sleeping partners’) (these profits are included under ‘Interest, dividends, profits from capital investment in an unincorporated business’ (HY090G)), |
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rent from land and receipts from boarders or lodgers (which are included under ‘Income from rental of a property or land’ (HY040G)), |
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rentals from dwellings not included in the profit/loss of unincorporated enterprises (which are included under ‘Income from rental of a property or land’ (HY040G)). |
Income from self-employment shall be calculated as:
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market output (gross revenue to turnover, including the value of goods produced by the enterprise but consumed by the self-employed person or his/her household), |
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plus the market value of goods and services bought for the unincorporated enterprise but consumed by the entrepreneur and his/her household members, |
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plus property income received in connection with financial and other assets belonging to the enterprise, |
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minus intermediate consumption (raw material costs, costs of sales, distribution costs, maintenance costs, administrative expenses, etc.), |
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minus compensation of employees (wages, salaries and social security contributions for employees), |
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minus taxes on production and import taxes, |
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minus interest paid on business loans, |
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minus rents paid on land and other non-produced tangible assets rented by the enterprise, |
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minus consumption of fixed capital, |
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plus subsidies. |
In practice if the self-employed person or business prepares annual accounts for tax purposes, the gross income profits/losses shall be calculated as net operating profits/losses shown on this tax account for the most recent 12-month period, before deduction of taxes on income and compulsory social insurance contributions.
In the absence of annual accounts, either for tax purposes or as a business account, the alternative approach to measuring self-employment income shall be to collect the amount of money (and goods) drawn out of the business for personal use (for consumption or saving, including the market value of goods produced or purchased by the business but taken for personal use).
1.2.2. Value of goods produced for own consumption (HY170G)
The value of goods produced for own consumption refers to the value of food and beverages produced and consumed within the same household.
The value of goods produced for own consumption shall be calculated as the market value of goods produced deducting any expenses incurred in the production.
The value of food and beverages shall be included if they are a significant component of income at national level or if they constitute a significant component of the income of particular groups of households.
This value does not include:
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the value of household services, |
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any production for sale and any withdrawals from a business by a self-employed person (these values are included under ‘Gross income profits or losses from self-employment’ (including royalties) (PY050G)). |
1.3. Property income
Property income means income received minus expenses accruing, during the income reference period, by the owner of a financial asset or a tangible non-produced asset (land) in return for providing funds to or putting the tangible non-produced asset at the disposal of another institutional unit.
Property income is broken down into:
(1) |
Interest, dividends, profits from capital investment in an unincorporated business (HY090G); |
(2) |
Income from rental of a property or land (HY040G); |
(3) |
Pensions received from individual private plans (other than those covered under the European system of integrated social protection statistics (ESSPROS)) (PY080). |
1.3.1. Interest, dividends, profits from capital investment in an unincorporated business (HY090G)
Interest (not included in the profit/loss of an unincorporated enterprise), dividends and profits from capital investment in an unincorporated business refer to the amount of interest from assets such as bank accounts, certificates of deposit, bonds, etc., dividends and profits from capital investment in an unincorporated business in which the person does not work, received during the income reference period, minus expenses incurred.
1.3.2. Income from rental of a property or land (HY040G)
Income from rental of a property or land refers to the income received, during the income reference period, from renting a property (for example renting a dwelling not included in the profit/loss of unincorporated enterprises, receipts from boarders or lodgers or rent from land) after deducting costs such as mortgage interest repayments, minor repairs, maintenance, insurance and other charges.
1.3.3. Pensions received from individual private plans (other than those covered under ESSPROS) (PY080).
Regular pensions from private plans (other than those covered under ESSPROS) refer to pensions and annuities received, during the income reference period, in the form of interest or dividend income from individual private insurance plans, i.e. fully organised schemes where contributions are at the contributor’s discretion, independently of his or her employers or government.
The term includes:
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Old age, survivors, sickness, disability and unemployment pensions received as interest or dividends from individual insurance private plans. |
It does not include:
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Pensions from mandatory government schemes, |
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Pensions from mandatory employer-based schemes. |
1.4. Current transfers received
1.4.1. Social benefits
Social benefits (1) are defined as current transfers received by households during the income reference period (2) and intended to relieve them of the financial burden of certain risks or needs, made through collectively organised schemes, or outside such schemes by government units and non-profit institutions serving households.
Social benefits include the value of any social contributions and income tax payable on the benefits by the beneficiary to social insurance schemes or to tax authorities.
To be classed as a social benefit, a transfer must meet one of two criteria:
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coverage is compulsory (under a law, regulation or collective bargaining agreement) for the group in question, |
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it is based on the principle of social solidarity (i.e. if it is an insurance-based pension, the premium and entitlements are not proportional to the individual exposure to risk of the people protected). |
Social benefits are broken down into:
(1) |
Family/children-related allowances (HY050G); |
(2) |
Housing allowances (HY070G); |
(3) |
Unemployment benefits (PY090G); |
(4) |
Old-age benefits (PY100G); |
(5) |
Survivors’ benefits (PY110G); |
(6) |
Sickness benefits (PY120G); |
(7) |
Disability benefits (PY130G); |
(8) |
Education-related allowances (PY140G); |
(9) |
Social exclusion allowances/benefits not classified elsewhere (HY060G). |
Social benefits are classed as means-tested or non-means-tested benefits, and as contributory or non-contributory.
Contributory schemes are social protection schemes that require the payment of contributions, by the protected persons or by other parties on their behalf, in order to secure individual entitlement to benefits.
Non-contributory schemes are social protection schemes in which eligibility to benefits is not conditional on the payment of contributions by the protected persons or by other parties on their behalf.
Means-tested social benefits are social benefits which are explicitly or implicitly conditional on the beneficiary’s income or wealth, or both, falling below a specified level.
Non means-tested social benefits are social benefits which are not conditional on the beneficiary’s income or wealth, or both, falling below a specified level.
Social benefits do not include:
— |
benefits paid from schemes into which the recipient has made voluntary payments only, independently of his/her employer or government (which are included under ‘Pensions from individual private plans (other than those covered under ESSPROS)’ (PY080G)). |
1.4.1.1.
The family/children function refers to benefits that:
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provide financial support to households for bringing up children, |
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provide financial assistance to people supporting relatives other than children. |
It includes:
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income maintenance benefit in the event of childbirth: flat-rate or earnings-related payments intended to compensate the parent for loss of earnings due to absence from work in connection with childbirth for the period before or after confinement, or both, or in connection with adoption, |
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birth grant: benefits normally paid as a lump sum or by instalments in the case of childbirth or adoption, |
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parental leave benefit: benefit paid to either the mother or the father in the event of interruption of work or reduction of working time in order to bring up a child, normally of a young age, |
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family or child allowance: periodical payments to a member of a household with dependent children to help with the costs of bringing them up, |
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or support paid by government (central or local) if the spouse for some reason does not pay the alimony/or child support. The amount paid by the government should not be recorded in variables HY080 and HY081, |
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other cash benefits: benefits paid independently of family allowances to support households and help them meet specific costs, such as costs arising from the specific needs of lone-parent families or families with disabled children. These benefits may be paid periodically or as a lump sum. |
The term does not include:
— |
payments made by employers to an employee in lieu of wages and salaries through a social insurance scheme when the employee is unable to work because of maternity leave, where such payment cannot be separately and clearly identified as social benefits (these payments are included under ‘Gross cash or near-cash employee income’ (PY010G)), |
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additional payments made by employers to an employee to supplement the maternity leave pay entitlement from a social insurance schemes, where such payments cannot be separately and clearly identified as social benefits (these payments are included under ‘gross cash or near-cash employee income’ (PY010G)). |
1.4.1.2.
The housing function refers to interventions by public authorities to help households meet the cost of housing. An essential criterion for defining the scope of a housing allowance is the existence of a qualifying means-test for the benefit.
Housing allowances include:
— |
rent benefit: a current means-tested transfer granted by a public authority to tenants, temporarily or on a long-term basis, to help with rent costs, |
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benefits payable to owner-occupiers: a means-tested transfer by a public authority to owner-occupiers to alleviate their current housing costs: in practice often to help with paying mortgages or interest, or both. |
The term does not include:
— |
social housing policy organised through the fiscal system (i.e. tax benefits), |
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all capital transfers (in particular investment grants). |
1.4.1.3.
Unemployment benefits refer to benefits that replace, in whole or in part, income lost by a worker through the loss of gainful employment; provide a subsistence (or better) income for individuals entering or re-entering the labour market; compensate for loss of earnings owing to partial unemployment; replace in whole or in part income lost by an older worker who retires from gainful employment before the legal retirement age because of job reductions for economic reasons; contribute to the cost of training or retraining people looking for employment; or help unemployed people meet the cost of travelling or relocating to obtain employment.
The term includes:
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full unemployment benefits: benefits compensating for loss of earnings where a person is capable of working and available for work but is unable to find suitable employment, including persons who have not previously been employed, |
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partial unemployment benefits: benefits compensating for the loss of wages or salary as a result of formal short-time working arrangements or intermittent work schedules, or both, irrespective of their cause (business recession or slow-down, breakdown of equipment, climatic conditions, accidents and so on), and where the employer/employee relationship continues, |
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early retirement for labour-market reasons: periodic payments to older workers who retire before reaching standard retirement age because of unemployment or job reductions caused by economic measures such as the restructuring of an industrial sector or of a business enterprise. These payments normally cease when the beneficiary becomes entitled to an old-age pension, |
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vocational training allowance: payments by social security funds or public agencies to targeted groups of people in the labour force who take part in training schemes intended to develop their potential for employment, |
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mobility and resettlement: payments by social security funds or public agencies to unemployed persons to encourage them to move to another locality or change their occupation in order to seek or to obtain work, |
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severance and termination payments (benefits compensating employees for employment ending before they reach the normal retirement age for the job concerned), |
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redundancy compensation: capital sums paid to employees who have been dismissed through no fault of their own by an enterprise that is ceasing or scaling down its activities, |
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other cash benefits: other financial assistance, particularly payments to the long-term unemployed. |
It does not include:
— |
family allowances paid for dependent children (included under ‘Family/children-related allowances’ (HY050G)). |
1.4.1.4.
The old-age function refers to the provision of social protection against the risks linked to old age: loss of income, inadequate income, lack of independence in carrying out daily tasks, reduced participation in social life, and so on.
Old-age benefits cover benefits that provide a replacement income when an elderly person retires from the labour market or that guarantee a certain income when an elderly person has reached a prescribed age.
The term includes:
— |
old-age pensions: periodic payments intended to maintain the income of the beneficiary after retirement from gainful employment at the standard age or to support old people’s income, |
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early old-age pensions: periodic payments intended to maintain the income of beneficiaries who retire before the standard age as defined in the relevant scheme or in the scheme of reference. This may occur with or without a reduction in the normal pension, |
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partial retirement pensions: periodic payment of a portion of the full retirement pension to older workers who continue to work but reduce their working hours or whose income from a professional activity is below a defined ceiling, |
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care allowances: benefit paid to old people who need frequent or constant assistance to help them meet the additional costs of obtaining care that is required to assist them in old age (other than medical care) when the benefit is not a reimbursement of certified expenditure, |
— |
disability cash benefits paid after the standard retirement age, |
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lump-sum payments at the normal retirement date, |
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other cash benefits: other periodic and lump-sum benefits paid upon retirement or on account of old age, such as capital sums paid to people who do not fully meet the requirements for a periodic retirement pension, or who were members of a scheme designed to provide only capital sums at retirement. |
Old-age benefits do not include:
— |
family allowances for dependent children (included under ‘Family/children-related allowances’ (HY050G)), |
— |
early retirement benefits paid for labour-market reasons or in the case of reduced capacity to work (they are included under ‘Unemployment benefits’ (PY090G) or ‘Disability benefits’ (PY130G) respectively), |
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benefits paid to old people who need frequent or constant assistance to help them meet the extra costs of attendance when the benefits are reimbursed against a certified expenditure. |
1.4.1.5.
Survivors’ benefits refer to benefits that provide a temporary or permanent income for people below retirement age after the death of their spouse, partner or next-of-kin, usually when that person was the main breadwinner.
Survivors eligible for benefit may be the spouse or ex-spouse of the deceased person, or his or her children, grandchildren, parents or other relatives. In some cases, the benefit may also be paid to someone outside the family.
A survivors’ benefit is normally granted on the basis of a derived right, that is, a right originally belonging to another person whose death is a condition for granting the benefit.
Survivors’ benefit includes:
— |
survivors’ pension: periodic payments, even after the standard retirement age, to people whose entitlement derives from their relationship with a deceased person protected by a scheme (widows, widowers, orphans and similar), |
— |
death grant: a single payment to someone whose entitlement derives from their relationship with a deceased person (widows, widowers, orphans and similar), |
— |
other cash benefits: other periodic or lump-sum payments made by virtue of a survivor’s derived right. |
It does not include:
— |
family allowances for dependent children (these benefits are included under ‘Family/children-related allowance’ (HY050G)), |
— |
funeral expenses, |
— |
additional payments made by employers to other eligible persons to supplement the survivors’ benefits pay entitlement from a social insurance scheme, where such payments cannot be separately and clearly identified as social benefits (those payments are included under ‘Gross cash or near-cash employee income’ (PY010G)). |
1.4.1.6.
Sickness benefits refer to cash benefits that replace, in whole or in part, loss of earnings during temporary inability to work owing to sickness or injury.
Sickness benefits include:
— |
paid sick leave: flat-rate or earnings-related payments intended to compensate the protected person in full or in part for the loss of earnings caused by temporary inability to work owing to sickness or injury. These benefits may be paid by autonomous social protection schemes, but they may also be provided by the employer in the form of the continued payment of wages and salaries during the period of sickness, |
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paid leave in the event of the sickness or injury of a dependent child, |
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other cash benefits: miscellaneous payments made to protected people in connection with sickness or injury. |
The term does not include:
— |
cash benefits that replace loss of earnings during temporary inability to work as a result of pregnancy (these benefits are included under ‘Family/children-related allowance’ (HY050G)), |
— |
cash benefits that replace loss of earnings during temporary inability to work as a result of disability (these benefits are included under ‘Disability benefits’ (PY130G)), |
— |
payments made by employers to an employee in lieu of wages and salaries through a social insurance scheme when the employee is prevented from working through sickness, where such payment can not be separately and clearly identified as a social benefit (these payments are included under ‘Gross cash or near-cash employee income’ (PY010G)), |
— |
additional payments made by employers to an employee to supplement the sickness leave pay entitlement from a social insurance scheme, where such payments can not be separately and clearly identified as social benefits (those payments are included under ‘Gross cash or near-cash employee income’ (PY010G)). |
1.4.1.7.
Disability benefits refer to benefits that provide an income for people below standard retirement age whose ability to work and earn is impaired by a physical or mental disability, beyond a minimum level laid down by legislation.
Disability is the full or partial inability to engage in economic activity or to lead a normal life, owing to a physical or mental impairment that is likely to be either permanent or to persist beyond a minimum prescribed period.
Disability benefits include:
— |
disability pension: periodic payment intended to maintain or support the income of someone below standard retirement age who suffers from a disability which impairs his or her ability to work or earn beyond a minimum level laid down by legislation, |
— |
early retirement in the event of reduced ability to work: periodic payments to older workers who retire before reaching standard retirement age as a result of reduced ability to work. These pensions normally cease when the beneficiary becomes entitled to an old-age pension, |
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care allowance: benefit paid to disabled people below standard retirement age who need frequent or constant assistance to help them meet the extra costs of attendance (other than medical care). The benefit must not be a reimbursement of certified expenditure, |
— |
economic integration of the disabled: allowances paid to disabled people when they undertake work adapted to their condition, normally in a sheltered workshop, or when they undergo vocational training, |
— |
disability benefits to disabled children in their own right, irrespective of dependency, |
— |
other cash benefits: periodic and lump-sum payments not falling under the above headings, such as occasional income support. |
Disability benefits do not include:
— |
benefits provided to replace in whole or in part earnings during temporary incapacity to work due to sickness or injury (these benefits are included under ‘Sickness benefits’ (PY120G)), |
— |
family allowances paid to recipients of disability benefits (these benefits are included under ‘Family/children related allowances’ (HY050G)), |
— |
benefits paid to the surviving dependants of disabled people, such as pensions (these benefits are included under ‘Survivors benefits’ (PY110G)), |
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benefits that are a reimbursement of certified expenditure, |
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disability cash benefits paid after the standard retirement age (these benefits are included under ‘Old-age benefits’ (PY100G)), |
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payments made by employers to an employee or former employee in lieu of wages and salaries through a social insurance scheme when that employee or former employee is unable to work as a result of disability, where such payment cannot be separately and clearly identified as social benefits (these payments are included under ‘Gross cash or near-cash employee income’ (PY010G)), |
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additional payments made for employers to an employee or former employee to supplement the disability leave pay entitlement from a social insurance scheme, where such payments cannot be separately and clearly identified as social benefits (those payments are included under ‘Gross cash or near-cash employee income’ (PY010G)). |
1.4.1.8.
Education allowances refer to grants, scholarships and other help for educational purposes received by students.
1.4.1.9.
Social benefits in the function ‘social exclusion not classified elsewhere’ refer to the ‘socially excluded’ or to ‘those at risk of social exclusion’. The general target group includes destitute people, migrants, refugees, drug addicts, alcoholics and victims of criminal violence.
The term encompasses:
— |
income support: periodic payments to people with insufficient resources. Conditions for entitlement may be related not only to personal resources but also to nationality, residence, age, availability for work and family status. Benefits may be of limited or unlimited duration; they may be paid to the individual or to the family and may be provided by central or local government, |
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other cash benefits: support for destitute and vulnerable persons to help alleviate poverty or assist in difficult situations. These benefits may be paid by private non-profit organisations. |
1.4.2. Regular inter-household cash transfers received
Regular inter-household cash transfers received refer to regular monetary amounts received, during the income reference period, from other households or persons.
‘Regular’ does not imply precise timing and does not require strong periodicity. It can correspond to one of two different timescales:
— |
it could refer to an annual amount received every year or over several years, |
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alternatively, it could refer to periodic (e.g. monthly) receipts over a short period embedded in the income reference period (e.g. six months). |
1.4.2.1
Regular inter-household cash transfers received refer to regular payments received, even if only once a year, which are available to finance (regular) consumption expenditure.
The term encompasses:
— |
compulsory alimony and child support, |
— |
voluntary alimony and child support received on a regular basis, |
— |
regular cash support from persons other than household members, |
— |
regular cash support from households in other countries. |
It does not include:
— |
Free or subsidised housing provided by another household (which is included under the concept of Imputed rent), |
— |
Inheritances and other capital transfers, i.e. transfers received from other households which the household does not consider as being wholly available for consumption within the income reference period, |
— |
Gifts and other large, one-off and unexpected cash flows, such as lump sums to buy a car, a house, or the like, or to be saved for long-term consumption (more than one year ahead), |
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Alimonies or support paid by government (central or local) if, for some reason, the spouse does not pay alimony/child support. The amount paid by the government should be recorded in the family allowances (variable HY050). |
1.4.2.2
Alimonies include:
— |
Compulsory alimony and child support; |
— |
Voluntary alimony and child support received on a regular basis. |
Alimonies refer to receipts for children and/or former spouse, which can come from within the same country or from another country.
Alimonies exclude:
— |
Regular cash support (other than alimonies) from persons other than household members; |
— |
Regular cash support (other than alimonies) from households in other countries; |
— |
Free or subsidised housing provided by another household (which is included under the concept of Imputed rent); |
— |
Inheritances and other capital transfers, i.e. transfers received from other households which the household does not consider as being wholly available for consumption within the income reference period; |
— |
Gifts and other large, one-off and unexpected cash flows, like lump sums to buy a car or a house, or to be saved for long term consumption (more than one year ahead); |
— |
Alimonies or support paid by government (central or local) if, for some reason, the spouse does not pay the alimony/child support. The amount paid by the government should be recorded in the family allowances (variable HY050). |
1.5. Other income received
1.5.1. Income received by people aged under 16 (HY110G)
Income received by people aged under 16 is defined as gross income received by all household members aged under 16 during the income reference period.
It does not include:
— |
transfers between household members, |
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income collected at household level (i.e. variables HY040G, HY050G, HY060G, HY070G, HY080G and HY090G). |
1.6. Interest payments
1.6.1. Interest paid on mortgage (HY100G)
Interest paid on mortgage refers to the total gross amount, before deducting any tax credit or tax allowance, of mortgage interest on the main household residence during the income reference period.
It does not include:
— |
any other mortgage payments, either interest or principal, made at the same time, such as mortgage protection insurance or home and contents insurance, |
— |
payments on re-mortgages to obtain money for housing purposes (e.g. repairs, renovations or maintenance) or for non-housing purposes, |
— |
re-payments of the principal or capital sum. |
1.7. Current transfers paid
Current transfers paid are broken down into:
(1) |
Tax on income and social insurance contributions (HY140G); |
(2) |
Regular taxes on wealth (HY120G); |
(3) |
Employers’ social insurance contributions (PY030G); |
(4) |
Regular inter-household cash transfers paid (HY130G). |
1.7.1. Tax on income and social insurance contributions (HY140G)
Tax on income refers to taxes on income, profits and capital gains. They are assessed on the actual or presumed income of individuals, households or tax units. They include taxes assessed on holdings of property, land or real estate, where these holdings are used as a basis for estimating the income of their owners. Taxes related to pensions received from individual private plans (other than those covered under ESSPROS) should also be taken into account.
Taxes on income include:
— |
taxes on individual, household or tax-unit income (income from employment, property, entrepreneurship, pensions, etc.), including taxes deducted by employers (pay-as-you-earn taxes), other taxes at source and taxes on the income of owners of unincorporated enterprises paid during the income reference period, |
— |
any tax repayment received during the income reference period relating to tax paid on the income received during the income reference period or previous years. This value should be taken into account as a reduction of taxes paid, |
— |
any interest charged on arrears of taxes due and any fines imposed by taxation authorities. |
By way of exception, Member States using data from registers, and other Member States for which this is the most suitable approach, may report taxes on ‘income received’ in the income reference year, if it only marginally affects comparability.
Taxes on income do not include:
— |
fees paid for hunting, shooting and fishing rights. |
Social insurance contributions refer to employees’, self-employed, unemployed, retirement and any other contributions (if applicable) paid during the income reference period to either mandatory government or employer-based social insurance schemes (pension, health, etc.).
1.7.2. Regular taxes on wealth (HY120G)
Regular taxes on wealth refer to taxes payable periodically on the ownership or use of land or buildings by owners and current taxes on net wealth and on other assets (jewellery, other external signs of wealth). The regular taxes on wealth to be reported are those paid during the income reference period.
Regular taxes on wealth include:
— |
regular taxes on the ownership of the household’s main dwelling, |
— |
regular taxes on the ownership of other real estates, |
— |
any interest charged on arrears of taxes due and any fines imposed by taxation authorities, |
— |
property taxes paid directly to the taxation authority by tenants. |
Regular taxes on wealth do not include:
— |
intermittent taxes such as inheritance taxes, death duties or taxes on inter vivos gifts, |
— |
taxes assessed on holdings of property, land or real estate when these holdings are used as a basis for estimating the income of their owners (these taxes are included under ‘Tax on income and social insurance contributions’ (HY140G)), |
— |
taxes on land, buildings or other assets owned or rented by enterprises and used by them for production (these taxes are considered as taxes on production and they are deducted from the market output of selfemployment income to build the component ‘Gross cash profits or losses from self-employment’ (including royalties) (PY050G)). |
1.7.3. Regular taxes on the ownership of a household’s main dwelling (HY121G)
This term refers to taxes that are payable periodically on the ownership or use of land or buildings where the dwelling is located by the owners of the dwelling. The regular taxes to be reported are those paid during the income reference period.
1.7.4. Employers’ social insurance contributions (PY030G)
Employers’ social insurance contributions are defined in employee income.
1.7.5. Regular inter-household cash transfers paid
This term refers to regular monetary amounts paid to other households during the income reference period.
‘Regular’ does not refer to precise timing and does not require strong periodicity. It can correspond to two different timescales:
— |
it could refer to an annual amount received every year or over several years, |
— |
or it could refer to periodic (e.g. monthly) receipts over a short period embedded in the income reference period (e.g. six months). |
1.7.5.1
This term refers to regular monetary amounts paid to other households during the income reference period. They should refer to regular payments, even once a year, out of income.
Regular inter-household transfers paid include:
— |
compulsory alimony and child support, |
— |
voluntary alimony and child support paid on a regular basis, |
— |
regular cash support to persons other than household members, |
— |
regular cash support to households in other countries. |
The term does not include capital transfers and money drawn from savings.
1.7.5.2
Alimonies refer to payments for children and/or a former spouse, within the same country or to another country.
Alimonies include:
— |
Compulsory alimony and child support; |
— |
Voluntary alimony and child support paid on a regular basis. |
Alimonies exclude:
— |
Regular cash support (other than alimonies) to persons other than household members; |
— |
Regular cash support (other than alimonies) to households in other countries; |
— |
Capital transfers and money drawn from savings. |
2. NET INCOME COMPONENTS
The net income components are derived from the corresponding gross income components after deducting income tax at source and social insurance contributions.
Net components can be provided:
(1) |
Net of tax on income at source and social contributions; |
(2) |
Net of tax on income at source; |
(3) |
Net of social contributions. |
3. TOTAL GROSS AND DISPOSABLE HOUSEHOLD INCOME
3.1. Total gross household income (HY010) is computed as:
The sum for all household members of gross personal income components (gross cash or near-cash employee income (PY010G); company car (PY021G), gross cash profits or losses from self-employment (including royalties) (PY050G); pensions received from individual private plans (other than those covered under ESSPROS) (PY080G), unemployment benefits (PY090G); old-age benefits (PY100G); survivors’ benefits (PY110G); sickness benefits (PY120G); disability benefits (PY130G) and education-related allowances (PY140G)) plus gross income components at household level (income from rental of a property or land (HY040G); family/children-related allowances (HY050G); social exclusion allowances/benefits not classified elsewhere (HY060G); housing allowances (HY070G); regular inter-household cash transfers received (HY080G); interests, dividends, profit from capital investments in unincorporated business (HY090G); and income received by people aged under 16 (HY110G))
3.2. Total disposable household income (HY020) shall be computed as:
The sum for all household members of gross personal income components (gross cash or near-cash employee income (PY010G); company car (PY021G); gross cash profits or losses from self-employment (including royalties) (PY050G); pensions received from individual private plans (other than those covered under ESSPROS) (PY080G), unemployment benefits (PY090G); old-age benefits (PY100G); survivors’ benefits (PY110G); sickness benefits (PY120G); disability benefits (PY130G) and education-related allowances (PY140G)) plus gross income components at household level (income from rental of a property or land (HY040G); family/children-related allowances (HY050G); social exclusion allowances/benefits not classified elsewhere (HY060G); housing allowances (HY070G); regular inter-household cash transfers received (HY080G); interests, dividends, profit from capital investments in unincorporated business (HY090G); and income received by people aged under 16 (HY110G)); minus regular taxes on wealth (HY120G); regular inter-household cash transfer paid (HY130G); and tax on income and social insurance contributions (HY140G)).
That means: HY020 = HY010 – HY120G – HY130G – HY140G.
The variable HY140G includes tax adjustments-repayment/receipt on income, income tax at source and social insurance contributions (if applicable).
3.3. Total disposable household income, before social transfers other than old-age and survivors’ benefits (HY022) is defined as:
Total disposable income (HY020) minus total net transfers, plus old-age benefits (PY100N) and survivors’ benefits (PY110N) (i.e. total disposable income (HY020) minus unemployment benefits (PY090N); sickness benefits (PY120N); disability benefits (PY130N); education-related allowances (PY140N); family/children-related allowances (HY050N); social exclusion allowances/benefits not classified elsewhere (HY060N); and housing allowances (HY070N)).
3.4. Total disposable household income, before social transfers including old-age and survivors’ benefits (HY023), is defined as:
Total disposable income (HY020) minus total net transfers (unemployment benefits (PY090N); old-age benefits (PY100N); survivors’ benefits (PY110N); sickness benefits (PY120N); disability benefits (PY130N); education-related allowances (PY140N); family/children-related allowances (HY050N); social exclusion allowances/benefits not classified elsewhere (HY060N); and housing allowances (HY070N)).
3.5. Equivalised disposable income is defined as:
The household’s total disposable income divided by its ‘equivalent size’.
3.6. Equivalent size
Refers to the OECD modified equivalence scale (which gives a weight of 1,0 to the first adult, 0,5 to other persons aged 14 or over who are living in the household and 0,3 to each child aged under 14).
4. OTHER ITEMS NOT CONSIDERED AS PART OF INCOME
4.1. Contributions to individual private pension plans (PY035G)
Contributions made to individual private pension plans, during the income reference period, refers to the pensions policies taken out by individual households on their own initiative and for their own benefit, independently of their employers or government and outside any social insurance scheme.
These contributions represent the counterpart to pensions from individual private plans (other than those covered under ESSPROS) (PY080G).
The term includes contributions to individual pension plans related to old age, survivors, sickness, disability and unemployment.
(1) The social benefits included in EU-SILC, with the exception of housing benefits, are restricted to cash benefits.
(2) To obtain a more accurate measure of the well-being of the household, the lump-sum benefits received during the income reference period are treated in accordance with Eurostat technical recommendations. In the same way, lump-sum payments received before the income reference period may be taken into account and imputed according to Eurostat recommendations.
ANNEX II
Technical characteristics of variables
Variable`s identifier |
Variable name |
Modality code |
Modality label |
Collection unit |
Mode of collection |
Reference period |
DATA COLLECTION INFORMATION |
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DB010 |
Year of the survey |
Year |
Year of the survey |
Household |
Frame |
Current |
DB020 |
Country of residence |
SCL GEO code |
Country of residence |
Household |
Frame |
Constant |
DB040 |
Region of residence |
NUTS (2 digits) |
Region (2 digits) |
Household |
Frame, register or interviewer |
Current |
DB040_F |
Region of residence (flag) |
1 |
Filled according to NUTS |
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-1 |
Missing |
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DB050 |
Stratum |
1–99999 |
Stratum identifier |
Household |
Frame, register or sample design |
At selection |
DB050_F |
Stratum (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
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2 |
Self-representing PSU |
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3 |
Collapsed stratum due to single PSU (only for households selected in the stratum with the single PSU) |
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-2 |
Not applicable (no stratification) |
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DB060 |
Primary sampling unit (PSU) |
1–99999 |
Primary sampling unit identifier |
Household |
Frame, register or sample design |
At selection |
DB060_F |
Primary sampling unit (PSU) (flag) |
1 |
Rotation is implemented at PSU level (the PSU rotates in and out of the sample) |
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2 |
Rotation is implemented at SSU or household level (The PSU remains in the sample for the entire duration of EU-SILC) |
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-2 |
Not applicable (no first or second sampling stage) |
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DB062 |
Secondary sampling unit (SSU) |
1–99999 |
Secondary sampling unit identifier |
Household |
Frame, register or sample design |
At selection |
DB062_F |
Secondary sampling unit (SSU) (flag) |
1 |
Rotation is implemented at PSU level (the PSU rotates in and out of the sample) |
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2 |
Rotation is implemented at SSU or household level (The PSU remains in the sample for the entire duration of EU-SILC) |
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-2 |
Not applicable (no first or second sampling stage) |
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DB070 |
Order of selection of PSU |
1–99999 |
Order of selection of PSU |
Household |
Frame, register or sample design |
At selection |
DB070_F |
Order of selection of PSU (flag) |
11 |
Order on sampling frame is fixed for all EU-SILC survey years and PSUs have an equal probability of selection (within explicit strata) |
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12 |
Order on sampling frame is fixed for all EU-SILC survey years and PSUs have an unequal probability of selection (within explicit strata) |
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21 |
Order on sampling frame may change over time and PSUs have an equal probability of selection (within explicit strata) |
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22 |
Order on sampling frame may change over time and PSUs have an unequal probability of selection (within explicit strata) |
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-2 |
Not applicable (no systematic selection) |
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DB075 |
Rotational group |
1-9 |
Rotational group |
Household |
Derived |
Constant |
DB075_F |
Rotational group (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
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-2 |
Not applicable (no rotational design used) |
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DB076 |
Interview wave |
1-9 |
Interview wave |
Household |
Derived |
Current |
DB076_F |
Interview wave (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
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DB110 |
Household status |
1 |
Household from previous wave: At the same address as last interview |
Household |
Interviewer |
Current |
2 |
Household from previous wave: Entire household moved to a private household within the country |
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3 |
Household no longer in-scope: Entire household moved to a collective household or institution within the country |
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4 |
Household no longer in-scope: Household moved outside the country |
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5 |
Household no longer in-scope: Entire household died |
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6 |
Household no longer in-scope: Household does not contain sample person |
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7 |
Address non-contacted: Household unable to access (due to for example climatic conditions) |
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8 |
New household for this wave: Split-off household |
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9 |
New household for this wave: New address added to the sample this wave or first wave |
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10 |
Fusion household |
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11 |
Address non-contacted: Lost household (no information on record on what happened to the household) |
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DB110_F |
Household status (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
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DB120 |
Contact at address |
11 |
Address/phone contacted |
Household |
Interviewer |
Current |
21 |
Address/phone non-contacted: not located/not found |
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22 |
Address/phone non-contacted: unable to access |
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23 |
Address/phone non-contacted: unexsistant/non- residential or not private/unoccupied/not principal residence |
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DB120_F |
Contact at address (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
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-2 |
Not applicable (DB110 not equal to 2, 8 or 9) |
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DB130 |
Household questionnaire result |
11 |
Household questionnaire completed |
Household |
Interviewer |
Current |
21 |
Refusal to cooperate |
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22 |
Entire household temporarily away for duration of fieldwork |
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23 |
Household unable to respond (illness, incapacity…) |
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24 |
Other reason |
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DB130_F |
Household questionnaire result (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
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-1 |
Missing |
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-2 |
Not applicable (DB120 not equal to 11 and DB110 not equal to 1) |
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DB135 |
Household interview acceptance |
1 |
Interview accepted for database |
Household |
Derived |
Current |
2 |
Interview rejected |
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DB135_F |
Household interview acceptance (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
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|
-1 |
Missing |
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-2 |
Not applicable (DB130 not equal to 11) |
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RB010 |
Year of the survey |
Year |
Year of the survey |
All current household members (of any age) and former household members |
Frame |
Current |
RB020 |
Country of residence |
SCL GEO code |
Country of residence |
All current household members (of any age) and former household members |
Frame |
Constant |
HB010 |
Year of the survey |
Year |
Year of the survey |
Household |
Frame |
Current |
HB020 |
Country of residence |
SCL GEO code |
Country of residence |
Household |
Frame |
Constant |
HB040 |
Day of the household interview |
1-31 |
Day of the household interview |
Household |
Interviewer |
Current |
HB040_F |
Day of the household interview (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
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|
-1 |
Missing |
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HB050 |
Month of the household interview |
1-12 |
Month of the household interview |
Household |
Interviewer |
Current |
HB050_F |
Month of the household interview (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
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|
|
-1 |
Missing |
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HB060 |
Year of the household interview |
Year |
Year of the household interview |
Household |
Interviewer |
Current |
HB060_F |
Year of the household interview (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
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|
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HB100 |
Number of minutes to complete the household questionnaire |
1-90 |
Minutes to complete the household questionnaire |
Household |
Interviewer |
Current |
HB100_F |
Number of minutes to complete the household questionnaire (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
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|
-1 |
Missing |
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PB010 |
Year of the survey |
Year |
Year of the survey |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Frame |
Current |
PB020 |
Country of residence |
SCL GEO code |
Country of residence |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Frame |
Constant |
PB090 |
Day of the personal interview |
1-31 |
Day of the personal interview |
All current household members aged 16 and over or selected respondent (where applies) |
Interviewer |
Current |
PB090_F |
Day of the personal interview (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
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|
|
-1 |
Missing |
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-3 |
Not applicable (non-selected respondent (RB245 equal to 3)) |
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PB100 |
Month of the personal interview |
1-12 |
Month of the personal interview |
All current household members aged 16 and over or selected respondent (where applies) |
Interviewer |
Current |
PB100_F |
Month of the personal interview (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
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|
|
-1 |
Missing |
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-3 |
Not applicable (non-selected respondent (RB245 equal to 3)) |
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PB110 |
Year of the personal interview |
Year |
Year of the personal interview |
All current household members aged 16 and over or selected respondent (where applies) |
Interviewer |
Current |
PB110_F |
Year of the personal interview (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
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|
|
-1 |
Missing |
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-3 |
Not applicable (non-selected respondent (RB245 equal to 3)) |
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PB120 |
Number of minutes to complete the personal questionnaire |
1-90 |
Number of minutes to complete the personal questionnaire |
All current household members aged 16 and over or selected respondent (where applies) |
Interviewer |
Current |
PB120_F |
Number of minutes to complete the personal questionnaire (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
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|
|
-1 |
Missing |
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-2 |
Not applicable (information only extracted from registers) |
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-3 |
Not applicable (non-selected respondent (RB245 equal to 3)) |
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IDENTIFICATION |
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DB030 |
Household ID |
ID number |
Household ID |
Household |
Frame or interviewer |
Current |
RB030 |
Personal ID |
ID number |
Personal ID |
All current household members (of any age) and former household members |
Frame or interviewer |
Constant |
RB032 |
Sequential number of the person in the household |
Number |
Sequential number of the person in the household |
All current household members (of any age) |
Frame or interviewer |
Current |
RB032_F |
Sequential number of the person in the household (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
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|
|
-2 |
Not applicable (single person household) |
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RB040 |
Current household identification (ID) |
ID number |
Current household identification (ID) |
All current household members (of any age) and former household members |
Frame or interviewer |
Current |
RB100 |
Sample person or co-resident |
1 |
Sample person |
All current household members (of any age) |
Frame or interviewer |
Constant |
2 |
Co-resident |
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RB100_F |
Sample person or co-resident (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
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|
|
-1 |
Missing |
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HB030 |
Household ID |
ID number |
Household ID |
Household |
Frame, register or interviewer |
Current |
HB070 |
Personal ID of the person responding to the household questionnaire |
ID number |
Personal ID of the person responding to the household questionnaire |
Household |
Interviewer |
Current |
HB070_F |
Personal ID of person responding to the household questionnaire (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
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|
|
-1 |
Missing |
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PB030 |
Personal ID |
ID number |
Personal ID |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Frame, register or interviewer |
Constant |
PB265 |
Personal ID of the person who filled in the individual questionnaire |
ID number |
Personal ID of the person who filled in the individual questionnaire |
All current household members aged 16 and over or selected respondent (where applies) |
Interviewer |
Current |
PB265_F |
Personal ID of person who filled in the individual questionnaire (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
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|
|
-1 |
Missing |
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-2 |
Not applicable (PB260 not equal to 2) |
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WEIGHTS |
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DB080 |
Household design weight |
Weight |
Household design weight |
Household |
Constructed |
Current |
DB080_F |
Household design weight (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
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|
|
-2 |
Not applicable (not first year in the survey or split off) |
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DB090 |
Household cross-sectional weight |
Weight |
Household cross-sectional weight |
Household |
Constructed |
Current |
DB090_F |
Household cross-sectional weight (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
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|
|
-7 |
Not applicable (DB010 not equal to ‘last year of operation’) |
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DB095 |
Household longitudinal weight |
Weight |
Household longitudinal weight |
Household |
Constructed |
Current |
DB095_F |
Household longitudinal weight (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-2 |
Not applicable (DB110 equal 9 and DB010 equal ‘last year of operation’) |
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RB050 |
Personal cross-sectional weight |
Weight |
Personal cross-sectional weight |
All current household members (of any age) |
Constructed |
Current |
RB050_F |
Personal cross-sectional weight (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-7 |
Not applicable (RB010 not equal to ‘last year of operation’) |
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RB060 |
Personal base weight |
Weight |
Personal base weight |
All current household members (of any age) |
Constructed |
Current |
RB060_F |
Personal base weight (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
RB062 |
Longitudinal weight (two-year duration) |
Weight |
Longitudinal weight (two-year duration) |
All current household members (of any age) |
Constructed |
Current |
RB062_F |
Longitudinal weight (two-year duration) (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
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-2 |
Not applicable (only one year trajectory for the individual, i.e. individual in first wave) |
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RB063 |
Longitudinal weight (three-year duration) |
Weight |
Longitudinal weight (three-year duration) |
All current household members (of any age) |
Constructed |
Current |
RB063_F |
Longitudinal weight (three-year duration) (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
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-2 |
Not applicable (less than three-year trajectory for the individual, i.e. individual in first or second wave) |
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RB064 |
Longitudinal weight (four-year duration) |
Weight |
Longitudinal weight (four-year duration) |
All current household members (of any age) |
Constructed |
Current |
RB064_F |
Longitudinal weight (four-year duration) (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
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-2 |
Not applicable (less than four-year trajectory for the individual, i.e. individual in first, second or third wave) |
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RB065 |
Longitudinal weight (five-year duration) |
Weight |
Longitudinal weight (five-year duration) |
All current household members (of any age) |
Constructed |
Current |
RB065_F |
Longitudinal weight (five-year duration) (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
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-2 |
Not applicable (less than five-year trajectory for the individual, i.e. individual in first, second, third or fourth wave) |
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-5 |
Not applicable (country has a four year panel) |
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RB066 |
Longitudinal weight (six-year duration) |
Weight |
Longitudinal weight (six-year duration) |
All current household members (of any age) |
Constructed |
Current |
RB066_F |
Longitudinal weight (six-year duration) (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
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-2 |
Not applicable (less than six-year trajectory for the individual, i.e. individual in first, second, third, fourth or fifth wave) |
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-5 |
Not applicable (country has a four year panel) |
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RL070 |
Children’s cross-sectional weight for childcare |
Weight |
Children’s’ cross-sectional weight for childcare |
All current household members not over 12 years old (age at the date of interview) |
Constructed |
Current |
RL070_F |
Children’s cross-sectional weight for childcare (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-2 |
Not applicable (person aged more than 12 years old at the date of interview) |
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-7 |
Not applicable (RB010 not equal to ‘last year of operation’) |
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PB040 |
Personal cross-sectional weight (all household members aged 16 and over) |
Weight |
Personal cross-sectional weight (all household members aged 16 and over) |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Constructed |
Current |
PB040_F |
Personal cross-sectional weight (all household members aged 16 and over) (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-7 |
Not applicable (RB010 not equal to ‘last year of operation’) |
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PB050 |
Personal base weight (all household members aged 16 and over) |
Weight |
Personal base weight (all household members aged 16 and over) |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Constructed |
Current |
PB050_F |
Personal base weight (all household members aged 16 and over) (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
PB060 |
Personal cross-sectional weight for selected respondent |
Weight |
Personal cross-sectional weight for selected respondent |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Constructed |
Current |
PB060_F |
Personal cross-sectional weight for selected respondent (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-2 |
Not applicable (country does not use the selected respondent model) |
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-3 |
Not applicable (non-selected respondent (RB245 equal to 3)) |
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-7 |
Not applicable (PB010 not equal to ‘last year of operation’) |
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PB070 |
Personal design weight for selected respondent |
Weight |
Personal design weight for selected respondent |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Constructed |
Current |
PB070_F |
Personal design weight for selected respondent (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-2 |
Not applicable (country does not use the selected respondent model) |
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-3 |
Not applicable (non-selected respondent (RB245 equal to 3)) |
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PB080 |
Personal base weight for selected respondent |
Weight |
Personal base weight for selected respondent |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Constructed |
Current |
PB080_F |
Personal base weight for selected respondent (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-2 |
Not applicable (country does not use the selected respondent model) |
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-3 |
Not applicable (non-selected respondent (RB245 equal to 3)) |
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INTERVIEW CHARACTERISTICS |
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RB250 |
Data status |
11 |
Information completed only from interview |
All current household members (of any age) |
Interviewer |
Current |
12 |
Information completed only from registers |
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13 |
Information completed from both: interview and registers |
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14 |
Information completed from full-record imputation |
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21 |
Individual unable to respond (illness, incapacity, etc.) and no proxy possible |
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22 |
Failed to return self-completed questionnaire |
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23 |
Refusal to cooperate |
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31 |
Person temporarily away and no proxy possible |
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32 |
No contact for other reasons |
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33 |
Information not completed: reason unknown |
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RB250_F |
Data status (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-2 |
Not applicable (RB245 not equal to 1, 2 or 3) |
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HB130 |
Interviewing mode used (household) |
1 |
Paper assisted personal interview (PAPI) |
Household |
Interviewer |
Current |
2 |
Computer assisted personal interview (CAPI) |
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3 |
Computer assisted telephone interview (CATI) |
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4 |
Computer assisted web-interview (CAWI) |
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5 |
Other |
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HB130_F |
Interviewing mode used (household) (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
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PB260 |
Nature of participation in the survey |
1 |
Direct participation |
All current household members aged 16 and over or selected respondent (where applies) |
Interviewer |
Current |
2 |
Indirect participation |
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PB260_F |
Nature of participation in the survey (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
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-3 |
Not applicable (non-selected respondent (RB245 equal to 3)) |
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PB270 |
Interviewing mode used (person) |
1 |
Paper assisted personal interview (PAPI) |
All current household members aged 16 and over or selected respondent (where applies) |
Interviewer |
Current |
2 |
Computer assisted personal interview (CAPI) |
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3 |
Computer assisted telephone interview (CATI) |
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4 |
Computer assisted web-interview (CAWI) |
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5 |
Other |
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PB270_F |
Interviewing mode used (person) (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
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-3 |
Not applicable (non-selected respondent (RB245 equal to 3)) |
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LOCALISATION |
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DB100 |
Degree of urbanisation |
1 |
Cities |
Household |
Constructed |
Current |
2 |
Towns and suburbs |
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3 |
Rural areas |
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DB100_F |
Degree of urbanisation (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing (allowed from the wave 2 onwards) |
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DEMOGRAPHY |
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RB080 |
Year of birth |
Year |
Year of birth |
All current household members (of any age) |
Household respondent or registers |
Constant |
RB080_F |
Year of birth (flag) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
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3 |
Imputed |
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4 |
Not possible to establish a source |
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-1 |
Missing |
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RB081 |
Age in completed years |
Age |
Age |
All current household members (of any age) |
Derived |
Current |
RB081_F |
Age in completed years (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
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RB082 |
Age in completed years at the time of the interview |
Age |
Age |
All current household members (of any age) |
Derived |
Current |
RB082_F |
Age in completed years at the time of the interview (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
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RB083 |
Passing of birthday at the time of the interview |
1 |
Yes |
All current household members (of any age) |
Household respondent, registers or derived |
Current |
2 |
No |
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RB083_F |
Passing of birthday at the time of the interview (flag) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
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3 |
Imputed |
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4 |
Not possible to establish a source |
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-1 |
Missing |
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RB090 |
Sex |
1 |
Male |
All current household members (of any age) |
Household respondent or registers |
Current |
2 |
Female |
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RB090_F |
Sex (flag) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
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3 |
Imputed |
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4 |
Not possible to establish a source |
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-1 |
Missing |
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RB110 |
Membership status |
1 |
Was in the household in previous waves or current household member |
All current household members (of any age) and former household members |
Household respondent or registers |
Current |
2 |
Moved into this household from another sample household since previous wave |
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3 |
Moved into this household from outside sample since previous wave |
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4 |
Newly born into this household since last wave |
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5 |
Moved out since previous wave or last interview if not contacted in previous wave |
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6 |
Died |
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RB110_F |
Membership status (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
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RB120 |
Location where the person moved |
1 |
To a private household in the country |
Former household members |
Household respondent or registers |
Current |
2 |
To a collective household or institution in the country |
|||||
3 |
Abroad |
|||||
4 |
Lost |
|||||
RB120_F |
Location where the person moved (flag) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Imputed |
|||||
4 |
Not possible to establish a source |
|||||
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-2 |
Not applicable (RB110 not equal to 5) |
|||||
RB220 |
Father ID |
ID number |
Father ID |
All current household members (of any age) |
Derived |
Current |
RB220_F |
Father ID (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-2 |
Not applicable (father is not a household member) |
|||||
RB230 |
Mother ID |
ID number |
Mother ID |
All current household members (of any age) |
Derived |
Current |
RB230_F |
Mother ID (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-2 |
Not applicable (mother is not a household member) |
|||||
RB240 |
Spouse/partner ID |
ID number |
Spouse/partner ID |
All current household members (of any age) |
Derived |
Current |
RB240_F |
Spouse/partner ID (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-2 |
Not applicable (Have no spouse/partner or spouse/partner is not a household member) |
|||||
RB245 |
Respondent status |
1 |
Current household member aged 16 and over |
All current household members (of any age) |
Derived |
Current |
2 |
Selected respondent |
|||||
3 |
Non-selected respondent |
|||||
4 |
Ineligible person |
|||||
RB245_F |
Respondent status (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
PB140 |
Year of birth |
Year |
Year of birth |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers |
Constant |
PB140_F |
Year of birth (flag) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Imputed |
|||||
4 |
Not possible to establish a source |
|||||
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
PB150 |
Sex |
1 |
Male |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers |
Current |
2 |
Female |
|||||
PB150_F |
Sex (flag) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Imputed |
|||||
4 |
Not possible to establish a source |
|||||
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
PB160 |
Father ID |
ID number |
Father ID |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Derived |
Current |
PB160_F |
Father ID (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-2 |
Not applicable (father is not a household member) |
|||||
PB170 |
Mother ID |
ID number |
Mother ID |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Derived |
Current |
PB170_F |
Mother ID (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-2 |
Not applicable (mother is not a household member) |
|||||
PB180 |
Spouse/partner ID |
ID number |
Spouse/partner ID |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Derived |
Current |
PB180_F |
Spouse/partner ID (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-2 |
Not applicable (person has no spouse/partner or spouse/partner is not a household member) |
|||||
PB190 |
Marital status |
1 |
Never married |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers |
Current |
2 |
Married |
|||||
3 |
Separated |
|||||
4 |
Widowed |
|||||
5 |
Divorced |
|||||
PB190_F |
Marital status (flag) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Imputed |
|||||
4 |
Not possible to establish a source |
|||||
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
PB200 |
Consensual Union |
1 |
Yes, on a legal basis |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers |
Current |
2 |
Yes, without a legal basis |
|||||
3 |
No |
|||||
PB200_F |
Consensual Union (flag) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Imputed |
|||||
4 |
Not possible to establish a source |
|||||
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
CITIZENSHIP AND MIGRANT BACKGROUND |
||||||
RB280 |
Country of birth |
SCL GEO code |
Country of birth |
All current household members (of any age) |
Household respondent or registers |
Constant |
FOR |
Foreign-born but country of birth unknown |
|||||
RB280_F |
Country of birth (flag) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Imputed |
|||||
4 |
Not possible to establish a source |
|||||
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
RB290 |
Country of main citizenship |
SCL GEO code |
Country of main citizenship |
All current household members (of any age) |
Household respondent or registers |
Current |
STLS |
Stateless |
|||||
FOR |
Foreign citizenship but country unknown |
|||||
RB290_F |
Country of main citizenship (flag) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|
||||
3 |
Imputed |
|
||||
4 |
Not possible to establish a source |
|
||||
-1 |
Missing |
|
||||
PB230 |
Country of birth of the father |
SCL GEO code |
Country of birth of father |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers |
Constant |
FOR |
Father foreign-born but country of birth unknown |
|||||
PB230_F |
Country of birth of the father (flag) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Imputed |
|||||
4 |
Not possible to establish a source |
|||||
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
PB240 |
Country of birth of the mother |
SCL GEO code |
Country of birth of mother |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers |
Constant |
FOR |
Mother foreign-born but country of birth unknown |
|||||
PB240_F |
Country of birth of the mother (flag) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Imputed |
|||||
4 |
Not possible to establish a source |
|||||
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION |
||||||
RB200 |
Residential status |
1 |
Currently living in the household |
All current household members (of any age) |
Household respondent or registers |
Current |
2 |
Temporarily absent |
|||||
RB200_F |
Residential status (flag) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Imputed |
|||||
4 |
Not possible to establish a source |
|||||
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
RG_Z# |
Household grid |
10 |
Partner (low level) |
All current household members (of any age) |
Household respondent or registers |
Current |
11 |
Husband/wife/civil partner (high level)/optional |
|||||
12 |
Partner/cohabitee (high level)/optional |
|||||
20 |
Son/daughter (low level) |
|||||
21 |
Natural/adopted son/daughter (high level)/optional |
|||||
22 |
Step-son/step-daughter (high level)/optional |
|||||
30 |
Son-in-law/daughter-in-law (low; high level) |
|||||
40 |
Grandchild (low; high level) |
|||||
50 |
Parent (low level) |
|||||
51 |
Natural/adoptive parent (high level)/optional |
|||||
52 |
Step-parent (high level)/optional |
|||||
60 |
Parent in law (low; high level) |
|||||
70 |
Grandparent (low; high level) |
|||||
80 |
Brother/Sister (low level) |
|||||
81 |
Natural brother/sister (high level)/optional |
|||||
82 |
Step-brother/sister (high level)/optional |
|||||
90 |
Other relative (low; high level) |
|||||
95 |
Other non-relative (low; high level) |
|||||
99 |
Not stated (low; high level) |
|||||
RG_Z#_F |
Household grid (flag) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Imputed |
|||||
4 |
Not possible to establish a source |
|||||
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-2 |
Not applicable (one person household) |
|||||
HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION — ADDITIONAL SPECIFIC DETAILS |
||||||
HB110 |
Household type |
1 |
One-person household |
Household |
Derived |
Current |
2 |
Lone parent with at least one child aged less than 25 |
|||||
3 |
Lone parent with all children aged 25 or more |
|||||
4 |
Couple without any child(ren) |
|||||
5 |
Couple with at least one child aged less than 25 |
|||||
6 |
Couple with all children aged 25 or more |
|||||
7 |
Other type of household |
|||||
HB110_F |
Household type (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
HB120 |
Household size |
1-99 |
Total number of members of the household |
Household |
Derived |
Current |
HB120_F |
Household size (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
PB205 |
Partners living in the same household |
1 |
Person living with a legal or de facto partner |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Derived |
Current |
2 |
Person not living with a legal or de facto partner |
|||||
PB205_F |
Partners living in the same household (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
DURATION OF STAY IN THE COUNTRY |
||||||
RB285 |
Duration of stay in the country of residence in completed years |
Years |
Number of years in this country (since last establishing the place of usual residence in this country) |
All current household members (of any age) |
Household respondent or registers |
Current |
RB285_F |
Duration of stay in the country of residence in completed years (flag) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Imputed |
|||||
4 |
Not possible to establish a source |
|||||
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-2 |
Not applicable (born in this country and never lived abroad for a period of at least 1 year) |
|||||
DISABILITY AND MINIMUM EUROPEAN HEALTH MODULE |
||||||
PH010 |
Self-perceived general health |
1 |
Very good |
All current household members aged 16 and over or selected respondent (where applies) |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) |
Current |
2 |
Good |
|||||
3 |
Fair (neither good nor bad) |
|||||
4 |
Bad |
|||||
5 |
Very bad |
|||||
PH010_F |
Self-perceived general health (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-3 |
Not applicable (non-selected respondent (RB245 equal to 3)) |
|||||
PH020 |
Long standing health problems |
1 |
Yes |
All current household members aged 16 and over or selected respondent (where applies) |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) |
Current |
2 |
No |
|||||
PH020_F |
Long standing health problems (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-3 |
Not applicable (non-selected respondent (RB245 equal to 3)) |
|||||
PH030 |
Limitation in activities because of health problems |
1 |
Severely limited |
All current household members aged 16 and over or selected respondent (where applies) |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) |
Current |
2 |
Limited but not severely |
|||||
3 |
Not limited at all |
|||||
PH030_F |
Limitation in activities because of health problems (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-3 |
Not applicable (non-selected respondent (RB245 equal to 3)) |
|||||
CHILDREN HEALTH |
||||||
RCH010 |
General health (child) |
1 |
Very good |
All current household members not over 15 years old (individual level) |
Household respondent |
Current |
2 |
Good |
|||||
3 |
Fair (neither good nor bad) |
|||||
4 |
Bad |
|||||
5 |
Very bad |
|||||
RCH010_F |
General health (child) (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-4 |
Not applicable (person is more than 15 years old) |
|||||
-7 |
Not applicable (variable not collected in respective year) |
|||||
RCH020 |
Limitation in activities because of health problems (child) |
1 |
Severely limited |
All current household members not over 15 years old (individual level) |
Household respondent |
Current |
2 |
Limited but not severely |
|||||
3 |
Not limited at all |
|||||
RCH020_F |
Limitation in activities because of health problems (child) (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-4 |
Not applicable (person is more than 15 years old) |
|||||
-7 |
Not applicable (variable not collected in respective year) |
|||||
ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE |
||||||
PH040 |
Unmet need for medical examination or treatment |
1 |
Yes, there was at least one occasion when the person really needed examination or treatment but did not receive it |
All current household members aged 16 and over or selected respondent (where applies) |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) |
Last 12 months |
2 |
No, there was no occasion when the person really needed examination or treatment but did not receive it |
|||||
PH040_F |
Unmet need for medical examination or treatment (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-2 |
Not applicable (person did not really need any medical examination or treatment) |
|||||
-3 |
Not applicable (non-selected respondent (RB245 equal to 3)) |
|||||
PH050 |
Main reason for unmet need for medical examination or treatment |
1 |
Could not afford to (too expensive) |
All current household members aged 16 and over or selected respondent (where applies) |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) |
Last 12 months |
2 |
Waiting list |
|||||
3 |
Could not take time because of work, care for children or for others |
|||||
4 |
Too far to travel/no means of transportation |
|||||
5 |
Fear of doctor/hospitals/examination/treatment |
|||||
6 |
Wanted to wait and see if problem got better on its own |
|||||
7 |
Didn’t know any good doctor or specialist |
|||||
8 |
Other reason |
|||||
PH050_F |
Main reason for unmet need for medical examination or treatment (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-2 |
Not applicable (PH040 not equal to 1) |
|||||
-3 |
Not applicable (non-selected respondent (RB245 equal to 3)) |
|||||
PH060 |
Unmet need for dental examination or treatment |
1 |
Yes, there was at least one occasion when the person really needed dental examination or treatment but did not receive it |
All current household members aged 16 and over or selected respondent (where applies) |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) |
Last 12 months |
2 |
No, there was no occasion when the person really needed dental examination or treatment but did not receive it |
|||||
PH060_F |
Unmet need for dental examination or treatment (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-2 |
Not applicable (the person did not really need any dental examination or treatment) |
|||||
-3 |
Not applicable (non-selected respondent (RB245 equal to 3)) |
|||||
PH070 |
Main reason for unmet need for dental examination or treatment |
1 |
Could not afford to (too expensive) |
All current household members aged 16 and over or selected respondent (where applies) |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) |
Last 12 months |
2 |
Waiting list |
|||||
3 |
Could not take time because of work, care for children or for others |
|||||
4 |
Too far to travel/no means of transportation |
|||||
5 |
Fear of doctor (dentist)/hospitals/examination/treatment |
|||||
6 |
Wanted to wait and see if problem got better on its own |
|||||
7 |
Didn’t know any good dentist |
|||||
8 |
Other reason |
|||||
PH070_F |
Main reason for unmet need for dental examination or treatment (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-2 |
Not applicable (PH060 not equal to 1) |
|||||
-3 |
Not applicable (non-selected respondent (RB245 equal to 3)) |
|||||
ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE (CHILDREN) |
||||||
HCH010 |
Unmet need for medical examination or treatment (children) |
1 |
Yes, there was at least one occasion where at least one of the children did not have a medical examination or treatment |
All current household members not over 15 years old (household level) |
Household respondent |
Last 12 months |
2 |
No, the child(ren) had a medical examination or treatment each time it was needed |
|||||
HCH010_F |
Unmet need for medical examination or treatment (children) (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-2 |
Not applicable (none of the children really needed any medical examination or treatment) |
|||||
-4 |
Not applicable (no children aged 0-15 in the household) |
|||||
-7 |
Not applicable (variable not collected in respective year) |
|||||
HCH020 |
Main reason for unmet need for medical examination or treatment (children) |
1 |
Could not afford to (too expensive) |
All current household members not over 15 years old (household level) |
Household respondent |
Last 12 months |
2 |
Waiting list |
|||||
3 |
Could not take the time because of work, care of other children or of other people |
|||||
4 |
Too far to travel or no means of transport |
|||||
5 |
Other reason |
|||||
HCH020_F |
Main reason for unmet need for medical examination or treatment (children) (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-2 |
Not applicable (HCH010 not equal to 1) |
|||||
-4 |
Not applicable (no children aged 0-15 in the household) |
|||||
-7 |
Not applicable (variable not collected in respective year) |
|||||
HCH030 |
Unmet need for dental examination or treatment (children) |
1 |
Yes, there was at least one occasion where at least one of the children did not have a dental examination or treatment |
All current household members not over 15 years old (household level) |
Household respondent |
Last 12 months |
2 |
No, the child(ren) had a dental examination or treatment each time it was needed |
|||||
HCH030_F |
Unmet need for dental examination or treatment (children) (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-2 |
Not applicable (none of the children really needed any dental examination or treatment) |
|||||
-4 |
Not applicable (no children aged 0-15 in the household) |
|||||
-7 |
Not applicable (variable not collected in respective year) |
|||||
HCH040 |
Main reason for unmet need for dental examination or treatment (children) |
1 |
Could not afford to (too expensive) |
All current household members not over 15 years old (household level) |
Household respondent |
Last 12 months |
2 |
Waiting list |
|||||
3 |
Could not take the time because of work, care of other children or of other people |
|||||
4 |
Too far to travel or no means of transport |
|||||
5 |
Other reason |
|||||
HCH040_F |
Main reason for unmet need for dental examination or treatment (children) (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-2 |
Not applicable (HCH030 not equal to 1) |
|||||
-4 |
Not applicable (no children aged 0-15 in the household) |
|||||
-7 |
Not applicable (variable not collected in respective year) |
|||||
MAIN ACTIVITY STATUS (SELF-DEFINED) |
||||||
RB211 |
Main activity status (self-defined) |
1 |
Employed |
All current household members (of any age) |
Household respondent or registers |
Current |
2 |
Unemployed |
|||||
3 |
Retired |
|||||
4 |
Unable to work due to long-standing health problems |
|||||
5 |
Student, pupil |
|||||
6 |
Fulfilling domestic tasks |
|||||
7 |
Compulsory military or civilian service |
|||||
8 |
Other |
|||||
RB211_F |
Main activity status (self-defined) (flag) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Imputed |
|||||
4 |
Not possible to establish a source |
|||||
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
PL032 |
Self-defined current economic status |
1 |
Employed |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) |
Current |
2 |
Unemployed |
|||||
3 |
Retired |
|||||
4 |
Unable to work due to long-standing health problems |
|||||
5 |
Student, pupil |
|||||
6 |
Fulfilling domestic tasks |
|||||
7 |
Compulsory military or civilian service |
|||||
8 |
Other |
|||||
PL032_F |
Self-defined current economic status (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
PL040A |
Status in employment |
1 |
Self-employed person with employees |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers |
Current |
2 |
Self-employed person without employees |
|||||
3 |
Employee |
|||||
4 |
Family worker (unpaid) |
|||||
PL040A_F |
Status in employment (flag) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Imputed |
|||||
4 |
Not possible to establish a source |
|||||
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-2 |
Not applicable (PL032 not equal to 1) |
|||||
PL040B |
Status in employment (last job) |
1 |
Self-employed person with employees |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers |
Last situation |
2 |
Self-employed person without employees |
|||||
3 |
Employee |
|||||
4 |
Family worker (unpaid) |
|||||
PL040B_F |
Status in employment (last job) (flag) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Imputed |
|||||
4 |
Not possible to establish a source |
|||||
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-2 |
Not applicable ((PL016 not equal to 3) and (PL032 not equal to 1)) |
|||||
ELEMENTARY JOB CHARACTERISTICS |
||||||
PL051A |
Occupation in main job |
ISCO-08 |
ISCO at 2-digit level |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers |
Current |
PL051A_F |
Occupation in main job (flag) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Imputed |
|||||
4 |
Not possible to establish a source |
|||||
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-2 |
Not applicable (PL032 not equal to 1) |
|||||
PL051B |
Occupation (last job) |
ISCO-08 |
ISCO at 2-digit level |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers |
Last situation |
PL051B_F |
Occupation (last job) (flag) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Imputed |
|||||
4 |
Not possible to establish a source |
|||||
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-2 |
Not applicable ((PL016 not equal to 3) and (PL032 not equal to 1)) |
|||||
PL111A |
Economic activity of the local unit for the main job |
NACE Rev. 2 |
NACE Rev.2 at 2-digit level |
All current household members aged 16 and over or selected respondent (where applies) |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers |
Current |
PL111A_F |
Economic activity of the local unit for the main job (flag) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Imputed |
|||||
4 |
Not possible to establish a source |
|||||
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-2 |
Not applicable (PL032 not equal to 1) |
|||||
-3 |
Not applicable (non-selected respondent (RB245 equal to 3)) |
|||||
PL111B |
Economic activity of the local unit (last job) |
NACE Rev. 2 |
NACE Rev.2 at 2-digit level |
All current household members aged 16 and over or selected respondent (where applies) in working age who have previous work experience |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers |
Last situation |
PL111B_F |
Economic activity of the local unit (last job) (flag) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Imputed |
|||||
4 |
Not possible to establish a source |
|||||
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-2 |
Not applicable ((PL016 not equal to 3) and (PL032 not equal to 1) or respondent not in working age) |
|||||
-3 |
Not applicable (non-selected respondent (RB245 equal to 3)) |
|||||
PL145 |
Full or part-time main job (self-defined) |
1 |
Full-time job |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers |
Current |
2 |
Part-time job |
|||||
PL145_F |
Full or part-time main job (self-defined) (flag) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Imputed |
|||||
4 |
Not possible to establish a source |
|||||
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-2 |
Not applicable (PL032 not equal to 1) |
|||||
DURATION OF CONTRACT |
||||||
PL141 |
Permanency of main job |
11 |
Fixed-term written contract |
All current household members aged 16 and over or selected respondent (where applies) |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers |
Current |
12 |
Fixed-term verbal agreement |
|||||
21 |
Permanent written contract |
|||||
22 |
Permanent verbal agreement |
|||||
PL141_F |
Permanency of main job (flag) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Imputed |
|||||
4 |
Not possible to establish a source |
|||||
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-2 |
Not applicable (PL040A not equal to 3) |
|||||
-3 |
Not applicable (non-selected respondent (RB245 equal to 3)) |
|||||
DETAILED LABOUR MARKET SITUATION |
||||||
PL073 |
Number of months spent in full-time work as employee |
0-12 |
Number of months |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Derived |
Income reference period |
PL073_F |
Number of months spent in full-time work as employee (flag) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Imputed |
|||||
4 |
Not possible to establish a source |
|||||
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
PL074 |
Number of months spent in part-time work as employee |
0-12 |
Number of months |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Derived |
Income reference period |
PL074_F |
Number of months spent in part-time work as employee (flag) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Imputed |
|||||
4 |
Not possible to establish a source |
|||||
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
PL075 |
Number of months spent in full-time work as self-employed (including family worker) |
0-12 |
Number of months |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Derived |
Income reference period |
PL075_F |
Number of months spent in full-time work as self-employed (including family worker) (flag) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Imputed |
|||||
4 |
Not possible to establish a source |
|||||
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
PL076 |
Number of months spent in part-time work as self-employed (including family worker) |
0-12 |
Number of months |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Derived |
Income reference period |
PL076_F |
Number of months spent in part-time work as self-employed (including family worker) (flag) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Imputed |
|||||
4 |
Not possible to establish a source |
|||||
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
PL080 |
Number of months spend in unemployment |
0-12 |
Number of months |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Derived |
Income reference period |
PL080_F |
Number of months spend in unemployment (flag) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Imputed |
|||||
4 |
Not possible to establish a source |
|||||
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
PL085 |
Number of months spend in retirement |
0-12 |
Number of months |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Derived |
Income reference period |
PL085_F |
Number of months spend in retirement (flag) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Imputed |
|||||
4 |
Not possible to establish a source |
|||||
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
PL086 |
Number of months unable to work due to long-standing health problems |
0-12 |
Number of months |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Derived |
Income reference period |
PL086_F |
Number of months unable to work due to long-standing health problems (flag) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Imputed |
|||||
4 |
Not possible to establish a source |
|||||
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
PL087 |
Number of months spent studying |
0-12 |
Number of months |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Derived |
Income reference period |
PL087_F |
Number of months spent studying (flag) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Imputed |
|||||
4 |
Not possible to establish a source |
|||||
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
PL088 |
Number of months spent in compulsory military service |
0-12 |
Number of months |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Derived |
Income reference period |
PL088_F |
Number of months spent in compulsory military service (flag) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Imputed |
|||||
4 |
Not possible to establish a source |
|||||
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-5 |
Not applicable (this concept is not used in the country) |
|||||
PL089 |
Number of months spent fulfilling domestic tasks |
0-12 |
Number of months |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Derived |
Income reference period |
PL089_F |
Number of months spent fulfilling domestic tasks (flag) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Imputed |
|||||
4 |
Not possible to establish a source |
|||||
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
PL090 |
Number of months spent in other activity |
0-12 |
Number of months |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Derived |
Income reference period |
PL090_F |
Number of months spent in other activity (flag) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Imputed |
|||||
4 |
Not possible to establish a source |
|||||
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
PL271 |
Duration of the most recent unemployment spell |
0-60 |
Number of months |
All current household members aged 16 and over or selected respondent |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers |
Last 5 years from the end of the income reference period |
PL271_F |
Duration of the most recent unemployment spell (flag) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Imputed |
|||||
4 |
Not possible to establish a source |
|||||
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-3 |
Not applicable (non-selected respondent (RB245 equal to 3)) |
|||||
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES |
||||||
PL150 |
Supervisory responsibility in the main job |
1 |
Yes |
All current household members aged 16 and over or selected respondent (where applies) |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers |
Current |
2 |
No |
|||||
PL150_F |
Supervisory responsibility in the main job (flag) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Imputed |
|||||
4 |
Not possible to establish a source |
|||||
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-2 |
Not applicable (PL040A not equal to 3) |
|||||
-3 |
Not applicable (non-selected respondent (RB245 equal to 3)) |
|||||
PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE |
||||||
PL016 |
Existence of previous employment experience |
1 |
Persons has never been in employment |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers |
Current |
2 |
Person has employment experience limited to purely occasional work |
|||||
3 |
Person has employment experience other than purely occasional work |
|||||
PL016_F |
Existence of previous employment experience (flag) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Imputed |
|||||
4 |
Not possible to establish a source |
|||||
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-2 |
Not applicable (PL032 equal to 1) |
|||||
PL200 |
Number of years spent in paid work (as employee or self-employed) |
0-65 |
Number of years |
All current household members aged 16 and over or selected respondent (where applies) |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers |
Working life |
PL200_F |
Number of years spent in paid work (as employee or self-employed) (flag) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Imputed |
|||||
4 |
Not possible to establish a source |
|||||
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-2 |
Not applicable (PL016 not equal to 3) |
|||||
-3 |
Not applicable (non-selected respondent (RB245 equal to 3)) |
|||||
CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES |
||||||
PL211A |
Main activity in January |
1 |
Employee working full-time |
All current household members aged 16 and over or selected respondent (where applies) |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers |
Income reference period |
2 |
Employee working part-time |
|||||
3 |
Self-employed working full-time (including family worker) |
|||||
4 |
Self-employed working part-time (including family worker) |
|||||
5 |
Unemployed |
|||||
6 |
Student, pupil |
|||||
7 |
Retired |
|||||
8 |
Unable to work due to long-standing health problems |
|||||
9 |
Compulsory military or civilian service |
|||||
10 |
Fulfilling domestic tasks |
|||||
11 |
Other |
|||||
PL211A_F |
Main activity in January (flag) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Imputed |
|||||
4 |
Not possible to establish a source |
|||||
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-3 |
Not applicable (non-selected respondent (RB245 equal to 3)) |
|||||
PL211B |
Main activity in February |
1 |
Employee working full-time |
All current household members aged 16 and over or selected respondent (where applies) |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers |
Income reference period |
2 |
Employee working part-time |
|||||
3 |
Self-employed working full-time (including family worker) |
|||||
4 |
Self-employed working part-time (including family worker) |
|||||
5 |
Unemployed |
|||||
6 |
Student, pupil |
|||||
7 |
Retired |
|||||
8 |
Unable to work due to long-standing health problems |
|||||
9 |
Compulsory military or civilian service |
|||||
10 |
Fulfilling domestic tasks |
|||||
11 |
Other |
|||||
PL211B_F |
Main activity in February (flag) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Imputed |
|||||
4 |
Not possible to establish a source |
|||||
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-3 |
Not applicable (non-selected respondent (RB245 equal to 3)) |
|||||
PL211C |
Main activity in March |
1 |
Employee working full-time |
All current household members aged 16 and over or selected respondent (where applies) |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers |
Income reference period |
2 |
Employee working part-time |
|||||
3 |
Self-employed working full-time (including family worker) |
|||||
4 |
Self-employed working part-time (including family worker) |
|||||
5 |
Unemployed |
|||||
6 |
Student, pupil |
|||||
7 |
Retired |
|||||
8 |
Unable to work due to long-standing health problems |
|||||
9 |
Compulsory military or civilian service |
|||||
10 |
Fulfilling domestic tasks |
|||||
11 |
Other |
|||||
PL211C_F |
Main activity in March (flag) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Imputed |
|||||
4 |
Not possible to establish a source |
|||||
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-3 |
Not applicable (non-selected respondent (RB245 equal to 3)) |
|||||
PL211D |
Main activity in April |
1 |
Employee working full-time |
All current household members aged 16 and over or selected respondent (where applies) |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers |
Income reference period |
2 |
Employee working part-time |
|||||
3 |
Self-employed working full-time (including family worker) |
|||||
4 |
Self-employed working part-time (including family worker) |
|||||
5 |
Unemployed |
|||||
6 |
Student, pupil |
|||||
7 |
Retired |
|||||
8 |
Unable to work due to long-standing health problems |
|||||
9 |
Compulsory military or civilian service |
|||||
10 |
Fulfilling domestic tasks |
|||||
11 |
Other |
|||||
PL211D_F |
Main activity in April (flag) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Imputed |
|||||
4 |
Not possible to establish a source |
|||||
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-3 |
Not applicable (non-selected respondent (RB245 equal to 3)) |
|||||
PL211E |
Main activity in May |
1 |
Employee working full-time |
All current household members aged 16 and over or selected respondent (where applies) |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers |
Income reference period |
2 |
Employee working part-time |
|||||
3 |
Self-employed working full-time (including family worker) |
|||||
4 |
Self-employed working part-time (including family worker) |
|||||
5 |
Unemployed |
|||||
6 |
Student, pupil |
|||||
7 |
Retired |
|||||
8 |
Unable to work due to long-standing health problems |
|||||
9 |
Compulsory military or civilian service |
|||||
10 |
Fulfilling domestic tasks |
|||||
11 |
Other |
|||||
PL211E_F |
Main activity in May (flag) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Imputed |
|||||
4 |
Not possible to establish a source |
|||||
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-3 |
Not applicable (non-selected respondent (RB245 equal to 3)) |
|||||
PL211F |
Main activity in June |
1 |
Employee working full-time |
All current household members aged 16 and over or selected respondent (where applies) |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers |
Income reference period |
2 |
Employee working part-time |
|||||
3 |
Self-employed working full-time (including family worker) |
|||||
4 |
Self-employed working part-time (including family worker) |
|||||
5 |
Unemployed |
|||||
6 |
Student, pupil |
|||||
7 |
Retired |
|||||
8 |
Unable to work due to long-standing health problems |
|||||
9 |
Compulsory military or civilian service |
|||||
10 |
Fulfilling domestic tasks |
|||||
11 |
Other |
|||||
PL211F_F |
Main activity in June (flag) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Imputed |
|||||
4 |
Not possible to establish a source |
|||||
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-3 |
Not applicable (non-selected respondent (RB245 equal to 3)) |
|||||
PL211G |
Main activity in July |
1 |
Employee working full-time |
All current household members aged 16 and over or selected respondent (where applies) |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers |
Income reference period |
2 |
Employee working part-time |
|||||
3 |
Self-employed working full-time (including family worker) |
|||||
4 |
Self-employed working part-time (including family worker) |
|||||
5 |
Unemployed |
|||||
6 |
Student, pupil |
|||||
7 |
Retired |
|||||
8 |
Unable to work due to long-standing health problems |
|||||
9 |
Compulsory military or civilian service |
|||||
10 |
Fulfilling domestic tasks |
|||||
11 |
Other |
|||||
PL211G_F |
Main activity in July (flag) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Imputed |
|||||
4 |
Not possible to establish a source |
|||||
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-3 |
Not applicable (non-selected respondent (RB245 equal to 3)) |
|||||
PL211H |
Main activity in August |
1 |
Employee working full-time |
All current household members aged 16 and over or selected respondent (where applies) |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers |
Income reference period |
2 |
Employee working part-time |
|||||
3 |
Self-employed working full-time (including family worker) |
|||||
4 |
Self-employed working part-time (including family worker) |
|||||
5 |
Unemployed |
|||||
6 |
Student, pupil |
|||||
7 |
Retired |
|||||
8 |
Unable to work due to long-standing health problems |
|||||
9 |
Compulsory military or civilian service |
|||||
10 |
Fulfilling domestic tasks |
|||||
11 |
Other |
|||||
PL211H_F |
Main activity in August (flag) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Imputed |
|||||
4 |
Not possible to establish a source |
|||||
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-3 |
Not applicable (non-selected respondent (RB245 equal to 3)) |
|||||
PL211I |
Main activity in September |
1 |
Employee working full-time |
All current household members aged 16 and over or selected respondent (where applies) |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers |
Income reference period |
2 |
Employee working part-time |
|||||
3 |
Self-employed working full-time (including family worker) |
|||||
4 |
Self-employed working part-time (including family worker) |
|||||
5 |
Unemployed |
|||||
6 |
Student, pupil |
|||||
7 |
Retired |
|||||
8 |
Unable to work due to long-standing health problems |
|||||
9 |
Compulsory military or civilian service |
|||||
10 |
Fulfilling domestic tasks |
|||||
11 |
Other |
|||||
PL211I_F |
Main activity in September (flag) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Imputed |
|||||
4 |
Not possible to establish a source |
|||||
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-3 |
Not applicable (non-selected respondent (RB245 equal to 3)) |
|||||
PL211J |
Main activity in October |
1 |
Employee working full-time |
All current household members aged 16 and over or selected respondent (where applies) |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers |
Income reference period |
2 |
Employee working part-time |
|||||
3 |
Self-employed working full-time (including family worker) |
|||||
4 |
Self-employed working part-time (including family worker) |
|||||
5 |
Unemployed |
|||||
6 |
Student, pupil |
|||||
7 |
Retired |
|||||
8 |
Unable to work due to long-standing health problems |
|||||
9 |
Compulsory military or civilian service |
|||||
10 |
Fulfilling domestic tasks |
|||||
11 |
Other |
|||||
PL211J_F |
Main activity in October (flag) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Imputed |
|||||
4 |
Not possible to establish a source |
|||||
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-3 |
Not applicable (non-selected respondent (RB245 equal to 3)) |
|||||
PL211K |
Main activity in November |
1 |
Employee working full-time |
All current household members aged 16 and over or selected respondent (where applies) |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers |
Income reference period |
2 |
Employee working part-time |
|||||
3 |
Self-employed working full-time (including family worker) |
|||||
4 |
Self-employed working part-time (including family worker) |
|||||
5 |
Unemployed |
|||||
6 |
Student, pupil |
|||||
7 |
Retired |
|||||
8 |
Unable to work due to long-standing health problems |
|||||
9 |
Compulsory military or civilian service |
|||||
10 |
Fulfilling domestic tasks |
|||||
11 |
Other |
|||||
PL211K_F |
Main activity in November (flag) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Imputed |
|||||
4 |
Not possible to establish a source |
|||||
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-3 |
Not applicable (non-selected respondent (RB245 equal to 3)) |
|||||
PL211L |
Main activity in December |
1 |
Employee working full-time |
All current household members aged 16 and over or selected respondent (where applies) |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers |
Income reference period |
2 |
Employee working part-time |
|||||
3 |
Self-employed working full-time (including family worker) |
|||||
4 |
Self-employed working part-time (including family worker) |
|||||
5 |
Unemployed |
|||||
6 |
Student, pupil |
|||||
7 |
Retired |
|||||
8 |
Unable to work due to long-standing health problems |
|||||
9 |
Compulsory military or civilian service |
|||||
10 |
Fulfilling domestic tasks |
|||||
11 |
Other |
|||||
PL211L_F |
Main activity in December (flag) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Imputed |
|||||
4 |
Not possible to establish a source |
|||||
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-3 |
Not applicable (non-selected respondent (RB245 equal to 3)) |
|||||
WORKING HOURS |
||||||
PL060 |
Number of hours usually worked per week in the main job |
1-99 |
Number of hours |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers |
Current |
PL060_F |
Number of hours usually worked per week in the main job (flag) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Imputed |
|||||
4 |
Not possible to establish a source |
|||||
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-2 |
Not applicable (PL032 not equal to 1) |
|||||
-6 |
Hours varying (when an average for over four weeks is not possible) |
|||||
PL100 |
Total number of hours usually worked per week in the second, third, … jobs |
1-99 |
Number of hours |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers |
Current |
PL100_F |
Total number of hours usually worked per week in the second, third, … jobs (flag) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Imputed |
|||||
4 |
Not possible to establish a source |
|||||
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-2 |
Not applicable (PL032 not equal to 1) |
|||||
-4 |
Not applicable (Not second, third…job) |
|||||
-6 |
Hours varying (when an average for over four weeks is not possible) |
|||||
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT LEVEL |
||||||
PE041 |
Educational attainment level |
0 |
No formal education or below ISCED 1 |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers |
Current |
1 |
ISCED 1 Primary education |
|||||
2 |
ISCED 2 Lower secondary education |
|||||
3 |
ISCED 3 Upper secondary education |
|||||
34 |
ISCED 3 Upper secondary education- general/only for persons aged 35 and over |
|||||
342 |
ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (general) - partial level completion, without direct access to tertiary education/only for persons aged 16-34 |
|||||
343 |
ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (general) - level completion, without direct access to tertiary education/only for persons aged 16-34 |
|||||
344 |
ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (general) - level completion, with direct access to tertiary education/only for persons aged 16-34 |
|||||
349 |
ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (general) - without possible distinction of access to tertiary education/only for persons aged 16-34 |
|||||
35 |
ISCED 3 Upper secondary education- vocational/only for persons aged 35 and over |
|||||
352 |
ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (vocational) - partial level completion, without direct access to tertiary education/only for persons aged 16-34 |
|||||
353 |
ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (vocational) - level completion, without direct access to tertiary education/only for persons aged 16-34 |
|||||
354 |
ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (vocational) - level completion, with direct access to tertiary education/only for persons aged 16-34 |
|||||
359 |
ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (vocational) - without possible distinction of access to tertiary education/only for persons aged 16-34 |
|||||
39 |
ISCED 3 Upper secondary education- orientation unknown/only for persons aged 35 and over |
|||||
392 |
ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (orientation unknown) - partial level completion, without direct access to tertiary education/only for persons aged 16-34 |
|||||
393 |
ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (orientation unknown) - level completion, without direct access to tertiary education/only for persons aged 16-34 |
|||||
394 |
ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (orientation unknown) - level completion, with direct access to tertiary education/only for persons aged 16-34 |
|||||
399 |
ISCED 3 Upper secondary education (orientation unknown) - without possible distinction of access to tertiary education/only for persons aged 16-34 |
|||||
4 |
ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education |
|||||
44 |
ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education — general |
|||||
45 |
ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education — vocational |
|||||
49 |
ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education — orientation unknown |
|||||
5 |
ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary education |
|||||
54 |
ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary education — general |
|||||
55 |
ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary education — vocational |
|||||
59 |
ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary education — orientation unknown |
|||||
6 |
ISCED 6 Bachelor’s or equivalent level |
|||||
7 |
ISCED 7 Master’s or equivalent level |
|||||
8 |
ISCED 8 Doctoral or equivalent level |
|||||
PE041_F |
Educational attainment level (flag) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Imputed |
|||||
4 |
Not possible to establish a source |
|||||
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
PARTICIPATION IN FORMAL EDUCATION ACTIVITIES (current) |
||||||
RL010 |
Education at pre-school |
0-99 |
Number of hours of education during an usual week |
All current household members not over 12 years old (age at the date of interview) |
Household respondent or registers |
A typical week |
RL010_F |
Education at pre-school (flag) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Imputed |
|||||
4 |
Not possible to establish a source |
|||||
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-2 |
Not applicable (person is not admitted to pre-school because of his or her age OR is at compulsory school OR is more than 12 years old) |
|||||
RL020 |
Education at compulsory school |
0-99 |
Number of hours of education during an usual week |
All current household members not over 12 years old (age at the date of interview) |
Household respondent or registers |
A typical week |
RL020_F |
Education at compulsory school (flag) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Imputed |
|||||
4 |
Not possible to establish a source |
|||||
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-2 |
Not applicable (person is not admitted to compulsory school because of his or her age OR is more than 12 years) |
|||||
PE010 |
Participation in formal education and training (student or apprentice) |
1 |
Yes |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers |
Current |
2 |
No |
|||||
PE010_F |
Participation in formal education and training (student or apprentice) (flag) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Imputed |
|||||
4 |
Not possible to establish a source |
|||||
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
PE021 |
Level of current/most recent formal education or training activity |
0 |
Early childhood education |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers |
Current |
1 |
ISCED 1 Primary education |
|||||
2 |
ISCED 2 Lower secondary education |
|||||
3 |
ISCED 3 Upper secondary education/only for persons aged 35 and over |
|||||
34 |
ISCED 3 Upper secondary education — general/only for persons aged 16-34 |
|||||
35 |
ISCED 3 Upper secondary education — vocational/only for persons aged 16-34 |
|||||
39 |
ISCED 3 Upper secondary education — orientation unknown/only for persons aged 16-34 |
|||||
4 |
ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education/only for persons aged 35 and over |
|||||
44 |
ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education — general/only for persons aged 16-34 |
|||||
45 |
ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education — vocational/only for persons aged 16-34 |
|||||
49 |
ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education — orientation unknown/only for persons aged 16-34 |
|||||
5 |
ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary education/only for persons aged 35 and over |
|||||
54 |
ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary education — general/only for persons aged 16-34 |
|||||
55 |
ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary education — vocational/only for persons aged 16-34 |
|||||
59 |
ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary education — orientation unknown/only for persons aged 16-34 |
|||||
6 |
ISCED 6 Bachelor’s or equivalent level |
|||||
7 |
ISCED 7 Master’s or equivalent level |
|||||
8 |
ISCED 8 Doctoral or equivalent level |
|||||
PE021_F |
Level of current/most recent formal education or training activity (flag) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Imputed |
|||||
4 |
Not possible to establish a source |
|||||
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-2 |
Not applicable (PE010 not equal to 1) |
|||||
QUALITY OF LIFE |
||||||
PW010 |
Overall life satisfaction |
0-10 |
Not at all satisfied — completely satisfied |
All current household members aged 16 and over or selected respondent (where applies) |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) |
Current |
PW010_F |
Overall life satisfaction (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-3 |
Not applicable (non-selected respondent (RB245 equal to 3)) |
|||||
PW191 |
Trust in others |
0-10 |
No trust at all — trust completely |
All current household members aged 16 and over or selected respondent (where applies) |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) |
Current |
PW191_F |
Trust in others (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-3 |
Not applicable (non-selected respondent (RB245 equal to 3)) |
|||||
MATERIAL DEPRIVATION |
||||||
HD080 |
Replacing worn-out furniture |
1 |
Yes |
Household |
Household respondent |
Current |
2 |
No, cannot afford |
|||||
3 |
No, other reason |
|||||
HD080_F |
Replacing worn-out furniture (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
HH050 |
Ability to keep home adequately warm |
1 |
Yes |
Household |
Household respondent |
Current |
2 |
No |
|||||
HH050_F |
Ability to keep home adequately warm (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
HS040 |
Capacity to afford paying for one week annual holiday away from home |
1 |
Yes |
Household |
Household respondent |
Current |
2 |
No |
|||||
HS040_F |
Capacity to afford paying for one week annual holiday away from home (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
HS050 |
Capacity to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian equivalent) every second day |
1 |
Yes |
Household |
Household respondent |
Current |
2 |
No |
|||||
HS050_F |
Capacity to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian equivalent) every second day (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
HS060 |
Capacity to face unexpected financial expenses |
1 |
Yes |
Household |
Household respondent |
Current |
2 |
No |
|||||
HS060_F |
Capacity to face unexpected financial expenses (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
HS090 |
Do you have a computer |
1 |
Yes |
Household |
Household respondent |
Current |
2 |
No, cannot afford |
|||||
3 |
No, other reason |
|||||
HS090_F |
Do you have a computer (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
HS110 |
Do you have a car |
1 |
Yes |
Household |
Household respondent |
Current |
2 |
No, cannot afford |
|||||
3 |
No, other reason |
|||||
HS110_F |
Do you have a car (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
HS120 |
Ability to make ends meet |
1 |
With great difficulty |
Household |
Household respondent |
Current |
2 |
With difficulty |
|||||
3 |
With some difficulty |
|||||
4 |
Fairly easily |
|||||
5 |
Easily |
|||||
6 |
Very easily |
|||||
HS120_F |
Ability to make ends meet (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
PD020 |
Replace worn-out clothes by some new (not second-hand) ones |
1 |
Yes |
All current household members aged 16 and over or selected respondent (where applies) |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) |
Current |
2 |
No, cannot afford |
|||||
3 |
No, other reason |
|||||
PD020_F |
Replace worn-out clothes by some new (not second-hand) ones (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-3 |
Not applicable (non-selected respondent (RB245 equal to 3)) |
|||||
PD030 |
Two pairs of properly fitting shoes (including a pair of all-weather shoes) |
1 |
Yes |
All current household members aged 16 and over or selected respondent (where applies) |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) |
Current |
2 |
No, cannot afford |
|||||
3 |
No, other reason |
|||||
PD030_F |
Two pairs of properly fitting shoes (including a pair of all-weather shoes) (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-3 |
Not applicable (non-selected respondent (RB245 equal to 3)) |
|||||
PD050 |
Get-together with friends/family (relatives) for a drink/meal at least once a month |
1 |
Yes |
All current household members aged 16 and over or selected respondent (where applies) |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) |
Current |
2 |
No, cannot afford |
|||||
3 |
No, other reason |
|||||
PD050_F |
Get-together with friends/family (relatives) for a drink/meal at least once a month (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-3 |
Not applicable (non-selected respondent (RB245 equal to 3)) |
|||||
PD060 |
Regularly participate in a leisure activity |
1 |
Yes |
All current household members aged 16 and over or selected respondent (where applies) |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) |
Current |
2 |
No, cannot afford |
|||||
3 |
No, other reason |
|||||
PD060_F |
Regularly participate in a leisure activity (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-3 |
Not applicable (non-selected respondent (RB245 equal to 3)) |
|||||
PD070 |
Spend a small amount of money each week on yourself |
1 |
Yes |
All current household members aged 16 and over or selected respondent (where applies) |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) |
Current |
2 |
No, cannot afford |
|||||
3 |
No, other reason |
|||||
PD070_F |
Spend a small amount of money each week on yourself (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-3 |
Not applicable (non-selected respondent (RB245 equal to 3)) |
|||||
PD080 |
Internet connection for personal use at home |
1 |
Yes |
All current household members aged 16 and over or selected respondent (where applies) |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) |
Current |
2 |
No, cannot afford |
|||||
3 |
No, other reason |
|||||
PD080_F |
Internet connection for personal use at home (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-3 |
Not applicable (non-selected respondent (RB245 equal to 3)) |
|||||
CHILDREN SPECIFIC DEPRIVATION |
||||||
HD100 |
Some new (not second-hand) clothes |
1 |
Yes |
All current household members not over 15 years old (household level) |
Household respondent |
Current |
2 |
No, household cannot afford it |
|||||
3 |
No, other reason |
|||||
HD100_F |
Some new (not second-hand) clothes (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-4 |
Not applicable (no children aged 0-15 in the household) |
|||||
-7 |
Not applicable (variable not collected in respective year) |
|||||
HD110 |
Two pairs of properly fitting shoes (including a pair of all-weather shoes) |
1 |
Yes |
All current household members not over 15 years old (household level) |
Household respondent |
Current |
2 |
No, household cannot afford it |
|||||
3 |
No, other reason |
|||||
HD110_F |
Two pairs of properly fitting shoes (including a pair of all-weather shoes) (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-4 |
Not applicable (no children aged 0-15 in the household) |
|||||
-7 |
Not applicable (variable not collected in respective year) |
|||||
HD120 |
Fruits and vegetables once a day |
1 |
Yes |
All current household members not over 15 years old (household level) |
Household respondent |
Current |
2 |
No, household cannot afford it |
|||||
3 |
No, other reason |
|||||
HD120_F |
Fruits and vegetables once a day (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-4 |
Not applicable (no children aged 0-15 in the household) |
|||||
-7 |
Not applicable (variable not collected in respective year) |
|||||
HD140 |
One meal with meat, chicken or fish (or vegetarian equivalent) at least once a day |
1 |
Yes |
All current household members not over 15 years old (household level) |
Household respondent |
Current |
2 |
No, household cannot afford it |
|||||
3 |
No, other reason |
|||||
HD140_F |
One meal with meat, chicken or fish (or vegetarian equivalent) at least once a day (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-4 |
Not applicable (no children aged 0-15 in the household) |
|||||
-7 |
Not applicable (variable not collected in respective year) |
|||||
HD150 |
Books at home suitable for their age |
1 |
Yes |
All current household members not over 15 years old (household level) |
Household respondent |
Current |
2 |
No, household cannot afford it |
|||||
3 |
No, other reason |
|||||
HD150_F |
Books at home suitable for their age (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-4 |
Not applicable (no children aged 0-15 in the household) |
|||||
-7 |
Not applicable (variable not collected in respective year) |
|||||
HD160 |
Outdoor leisure equipment |
1 |
Yes |
All current household members not over 15 years old (household level) |
Household respondent |
Current |
2 |
No, household cannot afford it |
|||||
3 |
No, other reason |
|||||
HD160_F |
Outdoor leisure equipment (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-4 |
Not applicable (no children aged 0-15 in the household) |
|||||
-7 |
Not applicable (variable not collected in respective year) |
|||||
HD170 |
Indoor games |
1 |
Yes |
All current household members not over 15 years old (household level) |
Household respondent |
Current |
2 |
No, household cannot afford it |
|||||
3 |
No, other reason |
|||||
HD170_F |
Indoor games (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-4 |
Not applicable (no children aged 0-15 in the household) |
|||||
-7 |
Not applicable (variable not collected in respective year) |
|||||
HD180 |
Regular leisure activity |
1 |
Yes |
All current household members not over 15 years old (household level) |
Household respondent |
Current |
2 |
No, household cannot afford it |
|||||
3 |
No, other reason |
|||||
HD180_F |
Regular leisure activity (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-4 |
Not applicable (no children aged 0-15 in the household) |
|||||
-7 |
Not applicable (variable not collected in respective year) |
|||||
HD190 |
Celebrations on special occasions |
1 |
Yes |
All current household members not over 15 years old (household level) |
Household respondent |
Current |
2 |
No, household cannot afford it |
|||||
3 |
No, other reason |
|||||
HD190_F |
Celebrations on special occasions (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-4 |
Not applicable (no children aged 0-15 in the household) |
|||||
-7 |
Not applicable (variable not collected in respective year) |
|||||
HD200 |
Invite friends round to play or eat from time to time |
1 |
Yes |
All current household members not over 15 years old (household level) |
Household respondent |
Current |
2 |
No, household cannot afford it |
|||||
3 |
No, other reason |
|||||
HD200_F |
Invite friends round to play or eat from time to time (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-4 |
Not applicable (no children aged 0-15 in the household) |
|||||
-7 |
Not applicable (variable not collected in respective year) |
|||||
HD210 |
Participate in school trips and school events that cost money |
1 |
Yes |
All current household members not over 15 years old (household level) |
Household respondent |
Current |
2 |
No, household cannot afford it |
|||||
3 |
No, other reason |
|||||
HD210_F |
Participate in school trips and school events that cost money (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-2 |
Not applicable (no children attending school) |
|||||
-4 |
Not applicable (no children aged 0-15 in the household) |
|||||
-7 |
Not applicable (variable not collected in respective year) |
|||||
HD220 |
Suitable place to study or do homework |
1 |
Yes |
All current household members not over 15 years old (household level) |
Household respondent |
Current |
2 |
No, household cannot afford it |
|||||
3 |
No, other reason |
|||||
HD220_F |
Suitable place to study or do homework (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-2 |
Not applicable (no children attending school) |
|||||
-4 |
Not applicable (no children aged 0-15 in the household) |
|||||
-7 |
Not applicable (variable not collected in respective year) |
|||||
HD240 |
Go on holiday away from home at least one week per year |
1 |
Yes |
All current household members not over 15 years old (household level) |
Household respondent |
Current |
2 |
No, household cannot afford it |
|||||
3 |
No, other reason |
|||||
HD240_F |
Go on holiday away from home at least one week per year (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-4 |
Not applicable (no children aged 0-15 in the household) |
|||||
-7 |
Not applicable (variable not collected in respective year) |
|||||
MAIN HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS |
||||||
HH010 |
Dwelling type |
1 |
Detached house |
Household |
Household respondent or registers |
Current |
2 |
Semi-detached or terraced house |
|||||
3 |
Apartment or flat in a building with less than 10 dwellings |
|||||
4 |
Apartment or flat in a building with 10 or more dwellings |
|||||
5 |
Some other kind of accommodation |
|||||
HH010_F |
Dwelling type (flag) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Imputed |
|||||
4 |
Not possible to establish a source |
|||||
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
HH021 |
Tenure status of the household |
1 |
Owner without outstanding mortgage |
Household |
Household respondent or registers |
Current |
2 |
Owner with outstanding mortgage |
|||||
3 |
Tenant, rent at market price |
|||||
4 |
Tenant, rent at reduced price |
|||||
5 |
Tenant, rent free |
|||||
HH021_F |
Tenure status of the household (flag) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Imputed |
|||||
4 |
Not possible to establish a source |
|||||
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
HH030 |
Number of rooms available to the household |
1-9.9 |
Number of rooms |
Household |
Household respondent or registers |
Current |
10 |
10 or more rooms |
|||||
HH030_F |
Number of rooms available to the household (flag) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Imputed |
|||||
4 |
Not possible to establish a source |
|||||
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
HOUSING COST INLCUDING REDUCED UTILITY COSTS |
||||||
HH060 |
Current rent related to the occupied dwelling |
1-999999.99 |
Rent (national currency) |
Household |
Household respondent or registers |
Current |
HH060_F |
Current rent related to the occupied dwelling (flag) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Imputed |
|||||
4 |
Not possible to establish a source |
|||||
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-2 |
Not applicable (HH021 not equal to 3 or 4) |
|||||
HH070 |
Total housing cost |
0-999999.99 |
Housing cost — including electricity, water, gas and heating |
Household |
Household respondent or registers |
Current |
HH070_F |
Total housing cost (flag) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Imputed |
|||||
4 |
Not possible to establish a source |
|||||
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
HH071 |
Mortgage principal repayment |
0 |
No mortgage principal repayment |
Household |
Household respondent |
Current |
1-999999.99 |
Mortgage principal repayment |
|||||
HH071_F |
Mortgage principal repayment (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-2 |
Not applicable (HH021 not equal to 2) |
|||||
HS022 |
Reduced utility cost |
1 |
Yes |
Household |
Household respondent or registers |
Last 12 months |
2 |
No |
|||||
HS022_F |
Reduced utility cost (flag) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Imputed |
|||||
4 |
Not possible to establish a source |
|||||
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-2 |
Not applicable (this does not exist in the country) |
|||||
CHILDCARE |
||||||
RL030 |
Childcare at centre-based services outside school hours (before/after) |
0-99 |
Number of hours of education during an usual week |
All current household members not over 12 years old (age at the date of interview) |
Household respondent or registers |
A typical week |
RL030_F |
Childcare at centre-based services outside school hours (before/after) (flag) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Imputed |
|||||
4 |
Not possible to establish a source |
|||||
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-2 |
Not applicable (person is neither at pre-school nor at school or is more than 12 years old) |
|||||
RL040 |
Childcare at day-care centre |
0-99 |
Number of hours of education during an usual week |
All current household members not over 12 years old (age at the date of interview) |
Household respondent or registers |
A typical week |
RL040_F |
Childcare at day-care centre (flag) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Imputed |
|||||
4 |
Not possible to establish a source |
|||||
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-2 |
Not applicable (person is more than 12 years old) |
|||||
RL050 |
Childcare by a professional child-minder at child’s home or at child-minder’s home |
0-99 |
Number of hours of education during an usual week |
All current household members not over 12 years old (age at the date of interview) |
Household respondent |
A typical week |
RL050_F |
Childcare by a professional child-minder at child’s home or at child-minder’s home (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-2 |
Not applicable (person is more than 12 years old) |
|||||
RL060 |
Childcare by grand-parents, household members other than parents, other relatives, friends or neighbours |
0-99 |
Number of hours of education during an usual week |
All current household members not over 12 years old (age at the date of interview) |
Household respondent |
A typical week |
RL060_F |
Childcare by grand-parents, household members, other than parents, other relatives, friends or neighbours (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-2 |
Not applicable (person is more than 12 years old) |
|||||
INCOME FROM WORK |
||||||
PY010G/ PY010N |
Employee cash or near cash income |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, both components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers |
Income reference period |
1-999999.99 |
Income (national currency) |
|||||
PY010G_F/ PY010N_F |
Employee cash or near cash income (Two-digit flag: first digit) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Deductive/logical imputation (also including top- and bottom-coding) |
|||||
4 |
Gross/net conversion |
|||||
5 |
Model-based imputation |
|||||
6 |
Donor imputation |
|||||
7 |
Not possible to establish the most common source or method |
|||||
Employee cash or near cash income (Two-digit flag: second digit) |
1 |
Net of tax on income at source and social contributions |
||||
2 |
Net of tax on income at source |
|||||
3 |
Net of social contributions |
|||||
4 |
Mix of different nets |
|||||
5 |
Gross |
|||||
6 |
Income component(s) not taxed |
|||||
7 |
Mix of net and gross |
|||||
8 |
Unknown |
|||||
9 |
Not applicable (the value was not collected) |
|||||
PY010G_IF/ PY010N_IF |
|
-999999.99 - 999999.99 |
Collected value/Recorded value *100 |
|||
|
. |
if problem of dividing by 0 appears |
||||
PY020G/ PY020N |
Non-Cash employee income |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, both components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers |
Income reference period |
1-999999.99 |
Income (national currency) |
|||||
PY020G_F/ PY020N_F |
Non-Cash employee income (Two-digit flag: first digit) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Deductive/logical imputation (also including top- and bottom-coding) |
|||||
4 |
Gross/net conversion |
|||||
5 |
Model-based imputation |
|||||
6 |
Donor imputation |
|||||
7 |
Not possible to establish the most common source or method |
|||||
Non-Cash employee income (Two-digit flag: second digit) |
1 |
Net of tax on income at source and social contributions |
||||
2 |
Net of tax on income at source |
|||||
3 |
Net of social contributions |
|||||
4 |
Mix of different nets |
|||||
5 |
Gross |
|||||
6 |
Income component(s) not taxed |
|||||
7 |
Mix of net and gross |
|||||
8 |
Unknown |
|||||
9 |
Not applicable (the value was not collected) |
|||||
Non-Cash employee income (Alternative: One-digit flag) |
-4 |
Amount included in another income component |
||||
PY020G_IF/ PY020N_IF |
|
-999999.99 - 999999.99 |
Collected value/Recorded value *100 |
|||
|
. |
if problem of dividing by 0 appears/if _F=-4 |
||||
PY021G/ PY021N |
Company car |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, both components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers |
Income reference period |
1-999999.99 |
Income (national currency) |
|||||
PY021G_F/ PY021N_F |
Company car (Two-digit flag or alternative one-digit flag) |
|
Income flags as for the variable PY020G_F/PY020N_F and PY020G_IF/PY020N_IF |
|
|
|
PY030G |
Employer’s social insurance contribution |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, both components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers |
Income reference period |
1-999999.99 |
Income (national currency) |
|||||
PY030G_F |
Employer’s social insurance contribution (Two-digit flag: first digit) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Deductive/logical imputation (also including top- and bottom-coding) |
|||||
4 |
Gross/net conversion |
|||||
5 |
Model-based imputation |
|||||
6 |
Donor imputation |
|||||
7 |
Not possible to establish the most common source or method |
|||||
Employer’s social insurance contribution (Two-digit flag: second digit) |
1 |
Net of tax on income at source and social contributions |
||||
2 |
Net of tax on income at source |
|||||
3 |
Net of social contributions |
|||||
4 |
Mix of different nets |
|||||
5 |
Gross |
|||||
6 |
Income component(s) not taxed |
|||||
7 |
Mix of net and gross |
|||||
8 |
Unknown |
|||||
9 |
Not applicable (the value was not collected) |
|||||
Employer’s social insurance contribution (Alternative: one-digit flag) |
-1 |
Missing |
||||
PY030G_IF |
|
-999999.99 - 999999.99 |
Collected value/Recorded value *100 |
|||
|
. |
if problem of dividing by 0 appears/if _F=-1 |
||||
PY050G/ PY050N |
Cash profits or losses from self-employment |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, both components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers |
Income reference period |
-999999.99 - -1 |
Losses |
|||||
1-999999.99 |
Benefits |
|||||
PY050G_F/ PY050N_F |
Cash profits or losses from self-employment (Two-digit flag) |
|
Income flags as for the variable PY010G_F/PY010N_F and PY010G_IF/PY010N_IF |
|
|
|
INCOME FROM SOCIAL TRANSFERS |
||||||
HY050G/ HY050N |
Family/Children-related allowances |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, both components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
Household |
Household respondent or registers |
Income reference period |
1-999999.99 |
Income (national currency) |
|||||
HY050G_F/ HY050N_F |
Family/Children-related allowances (Two-digit flag) |
|
Income flags as for the variable PY010G_F/PY010N_F and PY010G_IF/PY010N_IF |
|
|
|
HY060G/ HY060N |
Social exclusion allowances/benefits not classified elsewhere |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, both components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
Household |
Household respondent or registers |
Income reference period |
1-999999.99 |
Income (national currency) |
|||||
HY060G_F/ HY060N_F |
Social exclusion allowances/benefits not classified elsewhere (Two-digit flag) |
|
Income flags as for the variable PY010G_F/PY010N_F and PY010G_IF/PY010N_IF |
|
|
|
HY070G/ HY070N |
Housing allowances |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, both components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
Household |
Household respondent or registers |
Income reference period |
1-999999.99 |
Income (national currency) |
|||||
HY070G_F/ HY070N_F |
Housing allowances (Two-digit flag) |
|
Income flags as for the variable PY010G_F/PY010N_F and PY010G_IF/PY010N_IF |
|
|
|
PY090G/ PY090N |
Unemployment benefits |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, both components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers |
Income reference period |
1-999999.99 |
Income (national currency) |
|||||
PY090G_F/ PY090N_F |
Unemployment benefits (Two-digit flag) |
|
Income flags as for the variable PY010G_F/PY010N_F and PY010G_IF/PY010N_IF |
|
|
|
PY110G/ PY110N |
Survivor’ benefits |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, both components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers |
Income reference period |
1-999999.99 |
Income (national currency) |
|||||
PY110G_F/ PY110N_F |
Survivor’ benefits (Two-digit flag or alternative one-digit flag) |
|
Income flags as for the variable PY020G_F/PY020N_F and PY020G_IF/PY020N_IF |
|
|
|
PY120G/ PY120N |
Sickness benefits |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, both components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers |
Income reference period |
1-999999.99 |
Income (national currency) |
|||||
PY120G_F/ PY120N_F |
Sickness benefits (Two-digit flag or alternative one-digit flag) |
|
Income flags as for the variable PY020G_F/PY020N_F and PY020G_IF/PY020N_IF |
|
|
|
PY130G/ PY130N |
Disability benefits |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, both components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers |
Income reference period |
1-999999.99 |
Income (national currency) |
|||||
PY130G_F/ PY130N_F |
Disability benefits (Two-digit flag or alternative one-digit flag) |
|
Income flags as for the variable PY020G_F/PY020N_F and PY020G_IF/PY020N_IF |
|
|
|
PY140G/ PY140N |
Education-related allowances |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, both components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers |
Income reference period |
1-999999.99 |
Income (national currency) |
|||||
PY140G_F/ PY140N_F |
Education-related allowances (Two-digit flag or alternative one-digit flag) |
|
Income flags as for the variable PY010G_F/PY010N_F and PY010G_IF/PY010N_IF |
|
|
|
HY051G |
Family/Children-related allowances (Contributory and means-tested) |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, all three components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
Household |
Household respondent or registers – known to the countries |
Income reference period |
1-999999.99 |
Income (national currency) |
|||||
HY051G_F |
Family/Children-related allowances (Contributory and means-tested) (Three-digit flag: first digit) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Deductive/logical imputation (also including top- and bottom-coding) |
|||||
4 |
Gross/net conversion |
|||||
5 |
Model-based imputation |
|||||
6 |
Donor imputation |
|||||
7 |
Not possible to establish the most common source or method |
|||||
Family/Children-related allowances (Contributory and means-tested) (Three-digit flag: second digit) |
1 |
Net of tax on income at source and social contributions |
||||
2 |
Net of tax on income at source |
|||||
3 |
Net of social contributions |
|||||
4 |
Mix of different nets |
|||||
5 |
Gross |
|||||
6 |
Income component(s) not taxed |
|||||
7 |
Mix of net and gross |
|||||
8 |
Unknown |
|||||
9 |
Not applicable (the value was not collected) |
|||||
Family/Children-related allowances (Contributory and means-tested) (Three-digit flag: third digit) |
1 |
Filled with only contributory and means-tested components |
||||
2 |
Filled with mixed components |
|||||
Family/Children-related allowances (Contributory and means-tested) (Alternative: one-digit flag) |
-5 |
This scheme does not exist at national level |
||||
HY051G_IF |
|
-999999.99 - 999999.99 |
Collected value/Recorded value *100 |
|||
|
. |
if problem of dividing by 0 appears/if _F=-5 |
||||
HY052G |
Family/Children-related allowances (Contributory and non means-tested) |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, all three components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
Household |
Household respondent or registers – known to the countries |
Income reference period |
1-999999.99 |
Income (national currency) |
|||||
HY052G_F |
Family/Children-related allowances (Contributory and non means-tested) (Three-digit flag: first digit) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Deductive/logical imputation (also including top- and bottom-coding) |
|||||
4 |
Gross/net conversion |
|||||
5 |
Model-based imputation |
|||||
6 |
Donor imputation |
|||||
7 |
Not possible to establish the most common source or method |
|||||
Family/Children-related allowances (Contributory and non means-tested) (Three-digit flag: second digit) |
1 |
Net of tax on income at source and social contributions |
||||
2 |
Net of tax on income at source |
|||||
3 |
Net of social contributions |
|||||
4 |
Mix of different nets |
|||||
5 |
Gross |
|||||
6 |
Income component(s) not taxed |
|||||
7 |
Mix of net and gross |
|||||
8 |
Unknown |
|||||
9 |
Not applicable (the value was not collected) |
|||||
Family/Children-related allowances (Contributory and non means-tested) (Three-digit flag: third digit) |
1 |
Filled with only contributory and non means-tested components |
||||
2 |
Filled with mixed components |
|||||
Family/Children-related allowances (Contributory and non means-tested) (Alternative: one-digit flag) |
-5 |
This scheme does not exist at national level |
||||
HY052G_IF |
|
-999999.99 - 999999.99 |
Collected value/Recorded value *100 |
|||
|
. |
if problem of dividing by 0 appears/if _F=-5 |
||||
HY053G |
Family/Children-related allowances (Non-contributory and means tested) |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, all three components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
Household |
Household respondent or registers – known to the countries |
Income reference period |
1-999999.99 |
Income (national currency) |
|||||
HY053G_F |
Family/Children-related allowances (Non-contributory and means tested) (Three-digit flag: first digit) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Deductive/logical imputation (also including top- and bottom-coding) |
|||||
4 |
Gross/net conversion |
|||||
5 |
Model-based imputation |
|||||
6 |
Donor imputation |
|||||
7 |
Not possible to establish the most common source or method |
|||||
Family/Children-related allowances (Non-contributory and means tested) (Three-digit flag: second digit) |
1 |
Net of tax on income at source and social contributions |
||||
2 |
Net of tax on income at source |
|||||
3 |
Net of social contributions |
|||||
4 |
Mix of different nets |
|||||
5 |
Gross |
|||||
6 |
Income component(s) not taxed |
|||||
7 |
Mix of net and gross |
|||||
8 |
Unknown |
|||||
9 |
Not applicable (the value was not collected) |
|||||
Family/Children-related allowances (Non-contributory and means tested) (Three-digit flag: third digit) |
1 |
Filled with only non-contributory and means-tested components |
||||
2 |
Filled with mixed components |
|||||
Family/Children-related allowances (Non-contributory and means tested) (Alternative: one-digit flag) |
-5 |
This scheme does not exist at national level |
||||
HY053G_IF |
|
-999999.99 - 999999.99 |
Collected value/Recorded value *100 |
|||
|
. |
if problem of dividing by 0 appears/if _F=-5 |
||||
HY054G |
Family/Children-related allowances (Non-contributory and non means-tested) |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, all three components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
Household |
Household respondent or registers – known to the countries |
Income reference period |
1-999999.99 |
Income (national currency) |
|||||
HY054G_F |
Family/Children-related allowances (Non-contributory and non means-tested) (Three-digit flag: first digit) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Deductive/logical imputation (also including top- and bottom-coding) |
|||||
4 |
Gross/net conversion |
|||||
5 |
Model-based imputation |
|||||
6 |
Donor imputation |
|||||
7 |
Not possible to establish the most common source or method |
|||||
Family/Children-related allowances (Non-contributory and non means-tested) (Three-digit flag: second digit) |
1 |
Net of tax on income at source and social contributions |
||||
2 |
Net of tax on income at source |
|||||
3 |
Net of social contributions |
|||||
4 |
Mix of different nets |
|||||
5 |
Gross |
|||||
6 |
Income component(s) not taxed |
|||||
7 |
Mix of net and gross |
|||||
8 |
Unknown |
|||||
9 |
Not applicable (the value was not collected) |
|||||
Family/Children-related allowances (Non-contributory and non means-tested) (Three-digit flag: third digit) |
1 |
Filled with only non-contributory and non means-tested components |
||||
2 |
Filled with mixed components |
|||||
Family/Children-related allowances (Non-contributory and non means-tested) (Alternative: one-digit flag) |
-5 |
This scheme does not exist at national level |
||||
HY054G_IF |
|
-999999.99 - 999999.99 |
Collected value/Recorded value *100 |
|||
|
. |
if problem of dividing by 0 appears/if _F=-5 |
||||
HY061G |
Social exclusion allowances/benefits not elsewhere classified (Contributory and means-tested) |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, all three components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
Household |
Household respondent or registers – known to the countries |
Income reference period |
1-999999.99 |
Income (national currency) |
|||||
HY061G_F |
Social exclusion allowances/benefits not elsewhere classified (Contributory and means-tested) (Three-digit flag or alternative one-digit flag) |
|
Income flags as for the variable HY051G |
|
|
|
HY062G |
Social exclusion allowances/benefits not elsewhere classified (Contributory and non means-tested) |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, all three components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
Household |
Household respondent or registers – known to the countries |
Income reference period |
1-999999.99 |
Income (national currency) |
|||||
HY062G_F |
Social exclusion allowances/benefits not elsewhere classified (Contributory and non means-tested) (Three-digit flag or alternative one-digit flag) |
|
Income flags as for the variable HY052G |
|
|
|
HY063G |
Social exclusion allowances/benefits not elsewhere classified (Non-contributory and means tested) |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, all three components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
Household |
Household respondent or registers – known to the countries |
Income reference period |
1-999999.99 |
Income (national currency) |
|||||
HY063G_F |
Social exclusion allowances/benefits not elsewhere classified (Non-contributory and means tested) (Three-digit flag or alternative one-digit flag) |
|
Income flags as for the variable HY053G |
|
|
|
HY064G |
Social exclusion allowances/benefits not elsewhere classified (Non-contributory and non means-tested) |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, all three components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
Household |
Household respondent or registers – known to the countries |
Income reference period |
1-999999.99 |
Income (national currency) |
|||||
HY064G_F |
Social exclusion allowances/benefits not elsewhere classified (Non-contributory and non means-tested) (Three-digit flag or alternative one-digit flag) |
|
Income flags as for the variable HY054G |
|
|
|
HY071G |
Housing allowances (Contributory and means-tested) |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, all three components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
Household |
Household respondent or registers – known to the countries |
Income reference period |
1-999999.99 |
Income (national currency) |
|||||
HY071G_F |
Housing allowances (Contributory and means-tested) (Three-digit flag or alternative one-digit flag) |
|
Income flags as for the variable HY051G |
|
|
|
HY072G |
Housing allowances (Contributory and non means-tested) |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, all three components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
Household |
Household respondent or registers – known to the countries |
Income reference period |
1-999999.99 |
Income (national currency) |
|||||
HY072G_F |
Housing allowances (Contributory and non means-tested) (Three-digit flag or alternative one-digit flag) |
|
Income flags as for the variable HY052G |
|
|
|
HY073G |
Housing allowances (Non-contributory and means tested) |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, all three components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
Household |
Household respondent or registers – known to the countries |
Income reference period |
1-999999.99 |
Income (national currency) |
|||||
HY073G_F |
Housing allowances (Non-contributory and means tested) (Three-digit flag or alternative one-digit flag) |
|
Income flags as for the variable HY053G |
|
|
|
HY074G |
Housing allowances (Non-contributory and non means-tested) |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, all three components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
Household |
Household respondent or registers – known to the countries |
Income reference period |
1-999999.99 |
Income (national currency) |
|||||
HY074G_F |
Housing allowances (Non-contributory and non means-tested) (Three-digit flag or alternative one-digit flag) |
|
Income flags as for the variable HY054G |
|
|
|
PY091G |
Unemployment benefits (Contributory and means-tested) |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, all three components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers – known to the countries |
Income reference period |
1-999999.99 |
Income (national currency) |
|||||
PY091G_F |
Unemployment benefits (Contributory and means-tested) (Three-digit flag or alternative one-digit flag) |
|
Income flags as for the variable HY051G |
|
|
|
PY092G |
Unemployment benefits (Contributory and non means-tested) |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, all three components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers – known to the countries |
Income reference period |
1-999999.99 |
Income (national currency) |
|||||
PY092G_F |
Unemployment benefits (Contributory and non means-tested) (Three-digit flag or alternative one-digit flag) |
|
Income flags as for the variable HY052G |
|
|
|
PY093G |
Unemployment benefits (Non-contributory and means tested) |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, all three components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers – known to the countries |
Income reference period |
1-999999.99 |
Income (national currency) |
|||||
PY093G_F |
Unemployment benefits (Non-contributory and means tested) (Three-digit flag or alternative one-digit flag) |
|
Income flags as for the variable HY053G |
|
|
|
PY094G |
Unemployment benefits (Non-contributory and non means-tested) |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, all three components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers – known to the countries |
Income reference period |
1-999999.99 |
Income (national currency) |
|||||
PY094G_F |
Unemployment benefits (Non-contributory and non means-tested) (Three-digit flag or alternative one-digit flag) |
|
Income flags as for the variable HY054G |
|
|
|
PY111G |
Survivor’ benefits (Contributory and means-tested) |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, all three components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers – known to the countries |
Income reference period |
1-999999.99 |
Income (national currency) |
|||||
PY111G_F |
Survivor’ benefits (Contributory and means-tested) (Three-digit flag: first digit) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Deductive/logical imputation (also including top- and bottom-coding) |
|||||
4 |
Gross/net conversion |
|||||
5 |
Model-based imputation |
|||||
6 |
Donor imputation |
|||||
7 |
Not possible to establish the most common source or method |
|||||
Survivor’ benefits (Contributory and means-tested) (Three-digit flag: second digit) |
1 |
Net of tax on income at source and social contributions |
||||
2 |
Net of tax on income at source |
|||||
3 |
Net of social contributions |
|||||
4 |
Mix of different nets |
|||||
5 |
Gross |
|||||
6 |
Income component(s) not taxed |
|||||
7 |
Mix of net and gross |
|||||
8 |
Unknown |
|||||
9 |
Not applicable (the value was not collected) |
|||||
Survivor’ benefits (Contributory and means-tested) (Three-digit flag: third digit) |
1 |
Filled with only contributory and means-tested components |
||||
2 |
Filled with mixed components |
|||||
Survivor’ benefits (Contributory and means-tested) (Alternative: one-digit flag) |
-4 |
Amount included in another income component |
||||
-5 |
This scheme does not exist at national level |
|||||
PY111G_IF |
|
-999999.99 - 999999.99 |
Collected value/Recorded value *100 |
|||
|
. |
if problem of dividing by 0 appears/if _F=-4/if _F=-5 |
||||
PY112G |
Survivor’ benefits (Contributory and non means-tested) |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, all three components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers – known to the countries |
Income reference period |
1-999999.99 |
Income (national currency) |
|||||
PY112G_F |
Survivor’ benefits (Contributory and non means-tested) (Three-digit flag: first digit) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Deductive/logical imputation (also including top- and bottom-coding) |
|||||
4 |
Gross/net conversion |
|||||
5 |
Model-based imputation |
|||||
6 |
Donor imputation |
|||||
7 |
Not possible to establish the most common source or method |
|||||
Survivor’ benefits (Contributory and non means-tested) (Three-digit flag: second digit) |
1 |
Net of tax on income at source and social contributions |
||||
2 |
Net of tax on income at source |
|||||
3 |
Net of social contributions |
|||||
4 |
Mix of different nets |
|||||
5 |
Gross |
|||||
6 |
Income component(s) not taxed |
|||||
7 |
Mix of net and gross |
|||||
8 |
Unknown |
|||||
9 |
Not applicable (the value was not collected) |
|||||
Survivor’ benefits (Contributory and non means-tested) (Three-digit flag: third digit) |
1 |
Filled with only contributory and non means-tested components |
||||
2 |
Filled with mixed components |
|||||
Survivor benefits (Contributory and non means-tested) (Alternative: one-digit flag) |
-4 |
Amount included in another income component |
||||
-5 |
This scheme does not exist at national level |
|||||
PY112G_IF |
|
-999999.99 - 999999.99 |
Collected value/Recorded value *100 |
|||
|
. |
if problem of dividing by 0 appears/if _F=-4/if _F=-5 |
||||
PY113G |
Survivor’ benefits (Non-contributory and means-tested) |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, all three components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers – known to the countries |
Income reference period |
1-999999.99 |
Income (national currency) |
|||||
PY113G_F |
Survivor’ benefits (Non-contributory and means-tested) (Three-digit flag: first digit) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Deductive/logical imputation (also including top- and bottom-coding) |
|||||
4 |
Gross/net conversion |
|||||
5 |
Model-based imputation |
|||||
6 |
Donor imputation |
|||||
7 |
Not possible to establish the most common source or method |
|||||
Survivor’ benefits (Non-contributory and means-tested) (Three-digit flag: second digit) |
1 |
Net of tax on income at source and social contributions |
||||
2 |
Net of tax on income at source |
|||||
3 |
Net of social contributions |
|||||
4 |
Mix of different nets |
|||||
5 |
Gross |
|||||
6 |
Income component(s) not taxed |
|||||
7 |
Mix of net and gross |
|||||
8 |
Unknown |
|||||
9 |
Not applicable (the value was not collected) |
|||||
Survivor’ benefits (Non-contributory and means-tested) (Three-digit flag: third digit) |
1 |
Filled with only non-contributory and means-tested components |
||||
2 |
Filled with mixed components |
|||||
Survivor’ benefits (Non-contributory and means-tested) (Alternative: one-digit flag) |
-4 |
Amount included in another income component |
||||
-5 |
This scheme does not exist at national level |
|||||
PY113G_IF |
|
-999999.99 - 999999.99 |
Collected value/Recorded value *100 |
|||
|
. |
if problem of dividing by 0 appears/if _F=-4/if _F=-5 |
||||
PY114G |
Survivor’ benefits (Non-contributory and non means-tested) |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, all three components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers – known to the countries |
Income reference period |
1-999999.99 |
Income (national currency) |
|||||
PY114G_F |
Survivor’ benefits (Non-contributory and non means-tested) (Three-digit flag: first digit) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Deductive/logical imputation (also including top- and bottom-coding) |
|||||
4 |
Gross/net conversion |
|||||
5 |
Model-based imputation |
|||||
6 |
Donor imputation |
|||||
7 |
Not possible to establish the most common source or method |
|||||
Survivor’ benefits (Non-contributory and non means-tested) (Three-digit flag: second digit) |
1 |
Net of tax on income at source and social contributions |
||||
2 |
Net of tax on income at source |
|||||
3 |
Net of social contributions |
|||||
4 |
Mix of different nets |
|||||
5 |
Gross |
|||||
6 |
Income component(s) not taxed |
|||||
7 |
Mix of net and gross |
|||||
8 |
Unknown |
|||||
9 |
Not applicable (the value was not collected) |
|||||
Survivor’ benefits (Non-contributory and non means-tested) (Three-digit flag: third digit) |
1 |
Filled with only non-contributory and non means-tested components |
||||
2 |
Filled with mixed components |
|||||
Survivor’ benefits (Non-contributory and non means-tested) (Alternative: one-digit flag) |
-4 |
Amount included in another income component |
||||
-5 |
This scheme does not exist at national level |
|||||
PY114G_IF |
|
-999999.99 - 999999.99 |
Collected value/Recorded value *100 |
|||
|
. |
if problem of dividing by 0 appears/if _F=-4/if _F=-5 |
||||
PY121G |
Sickness benefits (Contributory and means-tested) |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, all three components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers – known to the countries |
Income reference period |
1-999999.99 |
Income (national currency) |
|||||
PY121G_F |
Sickness benefits (Contributory and means-tested) (Three-digit flag or alternative one-digit flag) |
|
Income flags as for the variable PY111G |
|
|
|
PY122G |
Sickness benefits (Contributory and non means-tested) |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, all three components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers – known to the countries |
Income reference period |
1-999999.99 |
Income (national currency) |
|||||
PY122G_F |
Sickness benefits (Contributory and non means-tested) (Three-digit flag or alternative one-digit flag) |
|
Income flags as for the variable PY112G |
|
|
|
PY123G |
Sickness benefits (Non-contributory and means tested) |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, all three components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers – known to the countries |
Income reference period |
1-999999.99 |
Income (national currency) |
|||||
PY123G_F |
Sickness benefits (Non-contributory and means tested) (Three-digit flag or alternative one-digit flag) |
|
Income flags as for the variable PY113G |
|
|
|
PY124G |
Sickness benefits (Non-contributory and non means-tested) |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, all three components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers – known to the countries |
Income reference period |
1-999999.99 |
Income (national currency) |
|||||
PY124G_F |
Sickness benefits (Non-contributory and non means-tested) (Three-digit flag or alternative one-digit flag) |
|
Income flags as for the variable PY114G |
|
|
|
PY131G |
Disability benefits (Contributory and means-tested) |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, all three components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers – known to the countries |
Income reference period |
1-999999.99 |
Income (national currency) |
|||||
PY131G_F |
Disability benefits (Contributory and means-tested) (Three-digit flag or alternative one-digit flag) |
|
Income flags as for the variable PY111G |
|
|
|
PY132G |
Disability benefits (Contributory and non means-tested) |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, all three components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers – known to the countries |
Income reference period |
1-999999.99 |
Income (national currency) |
|||||
PY132G_F |
Disability benefits (Contributory and non means-tested) (Three-digit flag or alternative one-digit flag) |
|
Income flags as for the variable PY112G |
|
|
|
PY133G |
Disability benefits (Non-contributory and means tested) |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, all three components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers – known to the countries |
Income reference period |
1-999999.99 |
Income (national currency) |
|||||
PY133G_F |
Disability benefits (Non-contributory and means tested) (Three-digit flag or alternative one-digit flag) |
|
Income flags as for the variable PY113G |
|
|
|
PY134G |
Disability benefits (Non-contributory and non means-tested) |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, all three components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers – known to the countries |
Income reference period |
1-999999.99 |
Income (national currency) |
|||||
PY134G_F |
Disability benefits (Non-contributory and non means-tested) (Three-digit flag or alternative one-digit flag) |
|
Income flags as for the variable PY114G |
|
|
|
PY141G |
Education-related allowances (Contributory and means-tested) |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, all three components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers – known to the countries |
Income reference period |
1-999999.99 |
Income (national currency) |
|||||
PY141G_F |
Education-related allowances (Contributory and means-tested) (Three-digit flag or alternative one-digit flag) |
|
Income flags as for the variable HY051G |
|
|
|
PY142G |
Education-related allowances (Contributory and non means-tested) |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, all three components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers – known to the countries |
Income reference period |
1-999999.99 |
Income (national currency) |
|||||
PY142G_F |
Education-related allowances (Contributory and non means-tested) (Three-digit flag or alternative one-digit flag) |
|
Income flags as for the variable HY052G |
|
|
|
PY143G |
Education-related allowances (Non-contributory and means tested) |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, all three components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers – known to the countries |
Income reference period |
1-999999.99 |
Income (national currency) |
|||||
PY143G_F |
Education-related allowances (Non-contributory and means tested) (Three-digit flag or alternative one-digit flag) |
|
Income flags as for the variable HY053G |
|
|
|
PY144G |
Education-related allowances (Non-contributory and non means-tested) |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, all three components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers – known to the countries |
Income reference period |
1-999999.99 |
Income (national currency) |
|||||
PY144G_F |
Education-related allowances (Non-contributory and non means-tested) (Three-digit flag or alternative one-digit flag) |
|
Income flags as for the variable HY054G |
|
|
|
INCOME FROM PENSIONS |
||||||
PY080G/ PY080N |
Pension from individual private plans |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, both components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers |
Income reference period |
1-999999.99 |
Income (national currency) |
|||||
PY080G_F/ PY080N_F |
Pension from individual private plans (Two-digit flag) |
|
Income flags as for the variable PY010G_F/PY010N_F and PY010G_IF/PY010N_IF |
|
|
|
PY100G/ PY100N |
Old-age benefits |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, both components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers |
Income reference period |
1-999999.99 |
Income (national currency) |
|||||
PY100G_F/ PY100N_F |
Old-age benefits (Three-digit flag or alternative one-digit flag) |
|
Income flags as for the variable PY020G_F/PY020N_F and PY020G_IF/PY020N_IF |
|
|
|
PY101G |
Old-age benefits (Contributory and means-tested) |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, all three components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers – known to the countries |
Income reference period |
1-999999.99 |
Income (national currency) |
|||||
PY101G_F |
Old-age benefits (Contributory and means-tested) (Three-digit flag or alternative one-digit flag) |
|
Income flags as for the variable PY111G |
|
|
|
PY102G |
Old-age benefits (Contributory and non means-tested) |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, all three components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers – known to the countries |
Income reference period |
1-999999.99 |
Income (national currency) |
|||||
PY102G_F |
Old-age benefits (Contributory and non means-tested) (Three-digit flag or alternative one-digit flag) |
|
Income flags as for the variable PY112G |
|
|
|
PY103G |
Old-age benefits (Non-Contributory and means-tested) |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, all three components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers – known to the countries |
Income reference period |
1-999999.99 |
Income (national currency) |
|||||
PY103G_F |
Old-age benefits (Non-Contributory and means-tested) (Three-digit flag or alternative one-digit flag) |
|
Income flags as for the variable PY113G |
|
|
|
PY104G |
Old-age benefits (Non-Contributory and non means-tested) |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, all three components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers – known to the countries |
Income reference period |
1-999999.99 |
Income (national currency) |
|||||
PY104G_F |
Old-age benefits (Non-Contributory and non means-tested) (Three-digit flag or alternative one-digit flag) |
|
Income flags as for the variable PY114G |
|
|
|
OTHER INCOMES, INCLUDING INCOME FROM PROPERTY AND CAPITAL AND INTER-HOUSEHOLD TRANSFERS |
||||||
HY040G/ HY040N |
Income from rental of a property or land |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, both components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
Household |
Household respondent or registers |
Income reference period |
1-999999.99 |
Income (national currency) |
|||||
HY040G_F/ HY040N_F |
Income from rental of a property or land (Two-digit flag) |
|
Income flags as for the variable PY010G_F/PY010N_F and PY010G_IF/PY010N_IF |
|
|
|
HY080G/ HY080N |
Regular inter-household cash transfer received |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, both components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
Household |
Household respondent or registers |
Income reference period |
1-999999.99 |
Income (national currency) |
|||||
HY080G_F/ HY080N_F |
Regular inter-household cash transfer received (Two-digit flag) |
|
Income flags as for the variable PY010G_F/PY010N_F and PY010G_IF/PY010N_IF |
|
|
|
HY081G/ HY081N |
Alimonies received (compulsory + voluntary) |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, both components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
Household |
Household respondent or registers |
Income reference period |
1-999999.99 |
Income (national currency) |
|||||
HY081G_F/ HY081N_F |
Alimonies received (compulsory + voluntary) (Two-digit flag or alternative one-digit flag) |
|
Income flags as for the variable PY020G_F/PY020N_F and PY020G_IF/PY020N_IF |
|
|
|
HY090G/ HY090N |
Interest, dividends, profit from capital investments in unincorporated business |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, both components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
Household |
Household respondent or registers |
Income reference period |
1-999999.99 |
Income (national currency) |
|||||
HY090G_F/ HY090N_F |
Interest, dividends, profit from capital investments in unincorporated business (Two-digit flag) |
|
Income flags as for the variable PY010G_F/PY010N_F and PY010G_IF/PY010N_IF |
|
|
|
HY100G/ HY100N |
Interest repayments on mortgage |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, both components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
Household |
Household respondent or registers |
Income reference period |
1-999999.99 |
Income (national currency) |
|||||
HY100G_F/ HY100N_F |
Interest repayments on mortgage (Two-digit flag: first digit) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Deductive/logical imputation (also including top- and bottom-coding) |
|||||
4 |
Gross/net conversion |
|||||
5 |
Model-based imputation |
|||||
6 |
Donor imputation |
|||||
7 |
Not possible to establish the most common source or method |
|||||
Interest repayments on mortgage (Two-digit flag: second digit) |
1 |
Net of tax on income at source and social contributions |
||||
9 |
Not applicable (the value was not collected) |
|||||
HY100G_IF/ HY100N_IF |
|
-999999.99 - 999999.99 |
Collected value/Recorded value *100 |
|||
|
. |
if problem of dividing by 0 appears |
||||
HY110G/ HY110N |
Income received by people aged under 16 |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, both components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
Household |
Household respondent or registers |
Income reference period |
1-999999.99 |
Income (national currency) |
|||||
HY110G_F/ HY110N_F |
Income received by people aged under 16 (Two-digit flag) |
|
Income flags as for the variable PY010G_F/PY010N_F and PY010G_IF/PY010N_IF |
|
|
|
HY170G/ HY170N |
Value of goods produced for own consumption |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, both components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
Household |
Household respondent or registers |
Income reference period |
1-999999.99 |
Income (national currency) |
|||||
HY170G_F/ HY170N_F |
Value of goods produced for own consumption (Two-digit flag) |
|
Income flags as for the variable PY010G_F/PY010N_F and PY010G_IF/PY010N_IF |
|
|
|
TAXES AND CONTRIBUTIONS ACTUALLY PAID AFTER REDUCTIONS |
||||||
HY120G/ HY120N |
Regular taxes on wealth |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, both components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
Household |
Household respondent or registers |
Income reference period |
1-999999.99 |
Income (national currency) |
|||||
HY120G_F |
Regular taxes on wealth (Two-digit flag: first digit) |
1 |
Collected via survey/interview |
|
|
|
2 |
Collected from administrative data |
|||||
3 |
Deductive/logical imputation (also including top- and bottom-coding) |
|||||
4 |
Gross/net conversion |
|||||
5 |
Model-based imputation |
|||||
6 |
Donor imputation |
|||||
7 |
Not possible to establish the most common source or method |
|||||
Regular taxes on wealth (Two-digit flag: second digit) |
1 |
Net of tax on income at source and social contributions |
||||
9 |
Not applicable (the value was not collected) |
|||||
Regular taxes on wealth (Alternative: one-digit flag) |
-4 |
Amount included in another income component |
||||
HY120G_IF |
|
-999999.99 - 999999.99 |
Collected value/Recorded value *100 |
|||
|
. |
if problem of dividing by 0 appears/if _F=-4 |
||||
HY121G/ HY121N |
Taxes paid on ownership of household main dwelling |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, both components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
Household |
Household respondent or registers |
Income reference period |
-999999.99 - 999999.99 |
Income (national currency) |
|||||
HY121G_F/ HY121N_F |
Taxes paid on ownership of household main dwelling (Two-digit flag: or alternative one-digit flag) |
|
Income flags as for the variable HY120G_F/HY120N_F and HY120G_IF/HY120N_IF |
|
|
|
HY130G/ HY130N |
Regular inter-household cash transfer paid |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, both components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
Household |
Household respondent or registers |
Income reference period |
1-999999.99 |
Income (national currency) |
|||||
HY130G_F/ HY130N_F |
Regular inter-household cash transfer paid (Two-digit flag) |
|
Income flags as for the variable PY010G_F/PY010N_F and PY010G_IF/PY010N_IF |
|
|
|
HY131G/ HY131N |
Alimonies paid (compulsory + voluntary) |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, both components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
Household |
Household respondent or registers |
Income reference period |
1-999999.99 |
Income (national currency) |
|||||
HY131G_F/ HY131N_F |
Alimonies paid (compulsory + voluntary) (Two-digit flag or alternative one-digit flag) |
|
Income flags as for the variable PY020G_F/PY020N_F and PY020G_IF/PY020N_IF |
|
|
|
HY140G/ HY140N |
Tax on income and social contributions |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, both components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
Household |
Household respondent or registers |
Income reference period |
-999999.99 - 999999.99 |
Income (national currency) |
|||||
HY140G_F/ HY140N_F |
Tax on income and social contributions (Two-digit flag or alternative one-digit flag) |
|
Income flags as for the variable PY030G_F and PY030G_IF |
|
|
|
HY145N |
Repayments/receipts for tax adjustment |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, both components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
Household |
Household respondent or registers |
Income reference period |
-999999.99 - 999999.99 |
Income (national currency) |
|||||
HY145N_F |
Repayments/receipts for tax adjustment (Two-digit flag) |
|
Income flags as for the variable HY100G_F/HY100N_F and HY100G_IF/HY100N_IF |
|
|
|
PY035G/ PY035N |
Contributions to individual private pension plans |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, both components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Personal interview (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or registers |
Income reference period |
1-999999.99 |
Income (national currency) |
|||||
PY035G_F/ PY035N_F |
Contributions to individual private pension plans (Two-digit flag or alternative one-digit flag) |
|
Income flags as for the variable PY030G_F and PY030G_IF |
|
|
|
TOTAL ANNUAL INCOME AT THE LEVEL OF PERSONS AND HOUSEHOLDS |
||||||
HI010 |
Change in the household income compared to previous year |
1 |
Increased |
Household |
Household respondent |
Current |
2 |
Remained more or less the same |
|||||
3 |
Decreased |
|||||
HI010_F |
Change in the household income compared to previous year (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
HI020 |
Reason for increase in income |
1 |
Indexation/re-evaluation of salary |
Household |
Household respondent |
Current |
2 |
Increased working time, wage or salary (same job) |
|||||
3 |
Come back to job market after illness, parenthood, parental leave, child care or to take care of a person with illness or disability |
|||||
4 |
Starting or changed job |
|||||
5 |
Change in household composition |
|||||
6 |
Increase in social benefits |
|||||
7 |
Other |
|||||
HI020_F |
Reason for increase in income (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-2 |
Not applicable (HI010 not equal to 1) |
|||||
HI030 |
Reason for decrease in income |
1 |
Reduced working time, wage or salary (same job), including self-employment (involuntary) |
Household |
Household respondent |
Current |
2 |
Parenthood/parental leave/child care/to take care of a person with illness or disability |
|||||
3 |
Changed job |
|||||
4 |
Lost job/unemployment/bankruptcy of (own) enterprise |
|||||
5 |
Became unable to work because of illness or disability |
|||||
6 |
Divorce/partnership ended/other change in household composition |
|||||
7 |
Retirement |
|||||
8 |
Cut in social benefits |
|||||
9 |
Other |
|||||
HI030_F |
Reason for decrease in income (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-2 |
Not applicable (HI010 not equal to 3) |
|||||
HI040 |
Expectation of the household income in the next 12 months |
1 |
Increase |
Household |
Household respondent |
Current |
2 |
Remain the same |
|||||
3 |
Decrease |
|||||
HI040_F |
Expectation of the household income in the next 12 months (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
HY010 |
Total household gross income |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, both components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
Household |
Derived |
Income reference period |
-999999.99 - 999999.99 |
Income (national currency) |
|||||
HY010_F |
Total household gross income (Two-digit flag) |
|
Income flags as for the variable PY010G_F/PY010N_F and PY010G_IF/PY010N_IF |
|
|
|
HY020 |
Total disposable household income |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, both components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
Household |
Derived |
Income reference period |
-999999.99 - 999999.99 |
Income (national currency) |
|||||
HY020_F |
Total disposable household income (Two-digit flag) |
|
Income flags as for the variable PY010G_F/PY010N_F and PY010G_IF/PY010N_IF |
|
|
|
HY022 |
Total disposable household income before social transfers other than old-age and survivor’s benefits |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, both components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
Household |
Derived |
Income reference period |
-999999.99 - 999999.99 |
Income (national currency) |
|||||
HY022_F |
Total disposable household income before social transfers other than old-age and survivor’s benefits (Two-digit flag) |
|
Income flags as for the variable PY010G_F/PY010N_F and PY010G_IF/PY010N_IF |
|
|
|
HY023 |
Total disposable household income before social transfers including old-age and survivor’s benefits |
0 |
No income (to be treated in the same way as any other income value; therefore, both components for _F must be reported, as well as IF) |
Household |
Derived |
Income reference period |
-999999.99 - 999999.99 |
Income (national currency) |
|||||
HY023_F |
Total disposable household income before social transfers including old-age and survivor’s benefits (Two-digit flag) |
|
Income flags as for the variable PY010G_F/PY010N_F and PY010G_IF/PY010N_IF |
|
|
|
ARREARS |
||||||
HS011 |
Arrears on mortgage or rental payments |
1 |
Yes, once |
Household |
Household respondent |
Last 12 months |
2 |
Yes, twice or more |
|||||
3 |
No |
|||||
HS011_F |
Arrears on mortgage or rental payments (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-2 |
Not applicable (HH021 equal to 1 or 5) |
|||||
HS021 |
Arrears on utility bills |
1 |
Yes, once |
Household |
Household respondent |
Last 12 months |
2 |
Yes, twice or more |
|||||
3 |
No |
|||||
HS021_F |
Arrears on utility bills (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-2 |
Not applicable (no utility bills) |
|||||
HS031 |
Arrears on hire purchase instalments or other loan payments |
1 |
Yes, once |
Household |
Household respondent |
Last 12 months |
2 |
Yes, twice or more |
|||||
3 |
No |
|||||
HS031_F |
Arrears on hire purchase instalments or other loan payments (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-2 |
Not applicable (no hire purchase instalments and no other loan payments) |
|||||
HS150 |
Financial burden of the repayment of debts from hire purchases or loans |
1 |
Repayment is a heavy burden |
Household |
Household respondent |
Current |
2 |
Repayment is somewhat a burden |
|||||
3 |
Repayment is not a burden at all |
|||||
HS150_F |
Financial burden of the repayment of debts from hire purchases or loans (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-2 |
Not applicable (no repayment of debts) |
|||||
AD-HOC SUBJECT MODULE 2021: LIVING ARRANGEMENTS AND CONDITIONS OF CHILDREN IN SEPARATED AND BLENDED FAMILIES |
||||||
HK010 |
Number of children who are household members and whose other parent lives outside the household |
0-99 |
Number |
Household |
Household respondent |
Current |
HK010_F |
Number of children who are household members and whose other parent lives outside the household (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-2 |
Not applicable (no children aged 0-17 in the household) |
|||||
-7 |
Not applicable (HB010 not equal to 2021) |
|||||
HK020 |
Number of children who are not household members and whose parent lives inside the household |
0-99 |
Number |
Household |
Household respondent |
Current |
HK020_F |
Number of children who are not household members and whose parent lives inside the household (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-7 |
Not applicable (HB010 not equal to 2021) |
|||||
PK010 |
Household member has children who are not household members |
1 |
Yes |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Household respondent |
Current |
2 |
No |
|||||
PK010_F |
Household member has children who are not household members (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-2 |
Not applicable (HK020 equal to 0) |
|||||
-7 |
Not applicable (PB010 not equal to 2021) |
|||||
RK010 |
Parent ID and sequential number of the child who is not household member |
Number |
Number |
Children aged 0-17 who are not household members but have a parent inside the household |
Derived |
Current |
RK010_F |
Parent ID and sequential number of the child who is not household member (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-2 |
Not applicable (HK020 equal to 0) |
|||||
-4 |
Not applicable (current household member) |
|||||
-7 |
Not applicable (RB010 not equal to 2021) |
|||||
RK020 |
Age of the child who is not household member |
0-17 |
Number |
Children aged 0-17 who are not household members but have a parent inside the household |
Personal interview with the person who has children who are not household members (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) |
Current |
RK020_F |
Age of the child who is not household member (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-2 |
Not applicable (HK020 equal to 0) |
|||||
-4 |
Not applicable (current household member) |
|||||
-7 |
Not applicable (RB010 not equal to 2021) |
|||||
PK020 |
Main reason for not spending more time with children who are household members |
1 |
My work (paid work or unpaid work) |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Personal interview with the person who has children who are household members (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) |
Current |
2 |
My studies |
|||||
3 |
Being separated |
|||||
4 |
For health reasons |
|||||
4 |
Distance |
|||||
5 |
Child doesn’t want/has other priorities |
|||||
6 |
Other reason |
|||||
7 |
Nothing prevents me from spending more time with children |
|||||
PK020_F |
Main reason for not spending more time with children who are household members (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-2 |
Not applicable (person does not have children 0-17 living in the household) |
|||||
-7 |
Not applicable (PB010 not equal to 2021) |
|||||
PK030 |
Main reason for not spending more time with children who are not household members |
1 |
My work (paid work or unpaid work) |
All current household members aged 16 and over |
Personal interview with the person who has children who are not household members (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) |
Current |
2 |
My studies |
|||||
3 |
Being separated |
|||||
4 |
For health reasons |
|||||
4 |
Distance |
|||||
5 |
Child doesn’t want/has other priorities |
|||||
6 |
Other reason |
|||||
7 |
Nothing prevents me from spending more time with children |
|||||
PK030_F |
Main reason for not spending more time with children who are not household members (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-2 |
Not applicable (PK010 not equal to 1) |
|||||
-7 |
Not applicable (PB010 not equal to 2021) |
|||||
RK030 |
Usual time the parent needs to get to the child who is not household member |
Minutes |
Minutes |
Children aged 0-17 who are not household members but have a parent inside the household |
Personal interview with the person who has children who are not household members (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) |
Current |
RK030_F |
Usual time the parent needs to get to the child who is not household member (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-2 |
Not applicable (HK020 equal to 0) |
|||||
-4 |
Not applicable (current household member) |
|||||
-7 |
Not applicable (RB010 not equal to 2021) |
|||||
RK040 |
Frequency of contact during the last 12 months (via phone, social media etc.) with the child who is not household member |
1 |
Daily |
Children aged 0-17 who are not household members but have a parent inside the household |
Personal interview with the person who has children who are not household members (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) |
Last 12 months |
2 |
Every week (not every day) |
|||||
3 |
Several times a month (not every week) |
|||||
4 |
Once a month |
|||||
5 |
Less than once a month |
|||||
6 |
Never |
|||||
RK040_F |
Frequency of contact during the last 12 months (via phone, social media etc.) with the child who is not household member (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
|
|
-1 |
Missing |
|||||
-2 |
Not applicable (HK020 equal to 0) |
|||||
-4 |
Not applicable (current household member) |
|||||
-7 |
Not applicable (RB010 not equal to 2021) |
|||||
RK050 |
Child having a bedroom in which to sleep (including bedroom shared with siblings) |
1 |
Yes |
All children aged 0-17 including those who are not household members but have a parent inside the household |
Personal interview with the person who has children who are household members and/or children who are not household members (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) or household respondent |
Current |
2 |
No, could not afford |
|||||
3 |
No, other reason |
|||||
RK050_F |
Child having a bedroom in which to sleep (including bedroom shared with siblings) (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
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-1 |
Missing |
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-5 |
Not applicable (person aged 18 and over) |
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-7 |
Not applicable (RB010 not equal to 2021) |
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RK060 |
Frequency of actively spending time with the child (meals, play, homework, walking, talking etc.) |
1 |
Various times a day |
All children aged 0-17 including those who are not household members but have a parent inside the household |
Personal interview with the person who has children who are household members and/or children who are not household members (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) |
Last 12 months |
2 |
Once a day |
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3 |
Every week (not every day) |
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4 |
Several times a month (not every week) |
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5 |
Once a month |
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6 |
Less than once a month |
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7 |
Never |
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RK060_F |
Frequency of actively spending time with the child (meals, play, homework, walking, talking etc.) (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
|
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|
-1 |
Missing |
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-5 |
Not applicable (person aged 18 and over) |
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-7 |
Not applicable (RB010 not equal to 2021) |
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RK070 |
Number of nights per month the child spends in the household (average) |
0-31 |
Number of nights per month |
Children aged 0-17 who are household members but have parent outside the household or children aged 0-17 who are not household members but have a parent inside the household |
Personal interview with the person who has children who are household members but have parent outside the household or who has children who are not household members (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) |
A typical month |
RK070_F |
Number of nights per month the child spends in the household (average) (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
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|
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-1 |
Missing |
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-2 |
Not applicable (HK010 equal to 0 and HK020 equal to 0) |
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-5 |
Not applicable (person aged 18 and over) |
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-7 |
Not applicable (RB010 not equal to 2021) |
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RK080 |
Legal child custody situation |
1 |
Exclusively the mother |
Children aged 0-17 who are household members but have parent outside the household or children aged 0-17 who are not household members but have a parent inside the household |
Personal interview with the person who has children who are household members but have parent outside the household or who has children who are not household members (proxy as an exception for persons temporarily away or in incapacity) |
Current |
2 |
Exclusively the father |
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3 |
Both parents together |
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4 |
Other (e.g. grandparents, other relatives, youth welfare office) |
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RK080_F |
Legal child custody situation (flag) |
1 |
Filled |
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-1 |
Missing |
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-2 |
Not applicable (HK010 equal to 0 and HK020 equal to 0) |
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-5 |
Not applicable (person aged 18 and over) |
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-7 |
Not applicable (RB010 not equal to 2021) |
ANNEX III
Identification of households and persons
Household identification number
(1) |
The household identification number (ID) is composed of the household number and the split number. The household number is a unique number assigned to each household in wave 1. That number shall be generated in such a way as to contain no information that might enable the household to be identified. The split number for the first wave shall always take the value ‘00’. |
(2) |
In the event of a household split, the initial household shall keep the household number and split number from one wave to the next. The split-off household or households shall keep the same household number, but shall be assigned the next available unique split number in sequence. |
(3) |
In the event of a fusion of two sample households, if the new household remains at the previous address of one of them, it shall retain the household number and the split number of the household that occupied that address during the previous wave. If the new household now occupies a new address, the household number and split number of the household of the sample person who now has the lowest person number shall be used. |
Personal identification number
(1) |
The personal identification number (ID) is composed of the household ID and the person number. |
(2) |
The person number for any new person in the household shall be formed by adding 1 to the highest person number used, for all the years of the survey and the household ID. |
(3) |
The household ID shall be the household identification number of the household where the person first appears in the panel. |
(4) |
The personal ID shall remain unchanged throughout the time the person is taking part in the survey. |
ANNEX IV
Detailed arrangements and contents of quality reports
Member States shall include the following specific information in the quality report on the income and living conditions domain.
STATISTICAL PROCESSING
Sample design
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Sample size by rotational group and allocation criteria |
— |
Weightings (design factor, non-response adjustments, adjustments to external data (level, variables used and sources)) |
— |
Final cross-sectional and longitudinal weight |
— |
Substitutions if applied in cases of unit non-response, method of selection of substitutes, main characteristics of substituted units compared to original units, by region (NUTS 2), distribution of substituted units by record of contact at address, household questionnaire result and household interview acceptance of the original units for each rotational group and total |
Sampling unit
Description of the sampling units.
Sources other than surveys
Description of each individual source and of how they are combined.
Data collection
The method by which income variables at component level were obtained and the form they take (e.g. gross, net of taxes on income at source and social contributions, net of tax on income at source, net of social contributions) shall be described.
For each wave, the distribution of household members aged 16 or over by ‘data status’ and by ‘type of interview’ shall be provided, for each sample person, for co-residents and for the total.
Any differences between the national follow up rules and the standard EUSILC follow up rules shall be mentioned.
Data compilation
If there is any imputation, the extent to which it is used and the reasons for it shall be explained.
For the EU-SILC cross-sectional component and for each wave (if there are differences) of the EU-SILC longitudinal component, the imputation procedure used for item non-response shall be described. The list of variables where imputation is used and the instances of imputation as a percentage of the total number of observations per variable shall be reported.
If the sum of the income components is different from the total income, an explanation of the reasons shall be provided.
ACCURACY AND RELIABILITY
Sampling error
For each year for the income components the mean, the total number of observations (before and after imputation) and the standard errors shall be reported at national and regional level (NUTS 2).
Measurement error
The different sources of measurement errors likely to be found in the survey shall be described. This includes a description of the questionnaire design, the use of a cognitive laboratory (if applicable), field testing of the questionnaire, the effect of its design, content and wording, information on the intensity and efficiency of interview training: number of training days, skills testing before starting the fieldwork (rate of success and so on), information on studies to check the impact of the interviewer, such as re-interviews, record check studies, or split-sample experiments (if available), and results from models (if available). Proxy interview rates shall be provided.
Non-response error:
Achieved (Net) sample size
The following information shall be provided for the achieved sample size:
(a) |
For each wave the number of households for which an interview is accepted for the database by rotational group breakdown and total, |
(b) |
For each wave, the number of persons aged 16 or older who are members of the households for which an interview is accepted for the database, and who underwent a personal interview, by rotational group breakdown and total, |
(c) |
For each wave, the number of selected respondents (if applicable) who are members of the households for which an interview is accepted for the database, and who underwent a personal interview, by rotational group breakdown and total. |
Unit non-response
For each wave, the following shall be reported: the distribution of households (original units and substituted units, if applicable) by ‘record of contact at address’, by ‘household questionnaire result’ and by ‘household interview acceptance’.
For the first wave the unit non-response rate shall be provided in accordance with the formulas set out below.
For the total sample, the unit non-response shall be calculated by removing, from the numerator and the denominator of the formulas set out below, those units that are out of scope, according to the follow-up rules.
— |
Household non-response rates (NRh) shall be computed as follows: NRh = (1-(Ra * Rh)) * 100 Where:
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For those Member States where substitutions are made in case of unit non-response, non-response rates shall be calculated before and after substitutions.
— |
Individual non-response rates (NRp) shall be computed as follows: NRp=(1-(Rp)) * 100 Where:
|
— |
Overall individual non-response rates (*NRp) shall be computed as follows: |
* NRp = (1-(Ra * Rh * Rp)) * 100
For those Member States where substitutions are made in cases of unit non-response, non-response rates shall be calculated before and after substitutions.
For those Member States where a sample of persons rather than a sample of households (addresses) was selected, the individual non-response rates shall be calculated for ‘the selected respondent’, for all individuals aged 16 or older and for the non-selected respondent.
For the second and subsequent waves, the following information shall be provided:
— |
The distribution of persons by membership status |
Response rate for the sample for households
— |
Wave response rate |
Percentage of households successfully interviewed which were passed on to wave t (from wave t-1) or newly created or added during wave t, excluding those out of scope (under the rules on follow up) or non-existent.
— |
Longitudinal follow-up rate |
Percentage of households which are passed on to wave t+1 for follow-up within the households received into wave t from wave t-1, excluding those out of scope (under the rules on follow up) or non-existent.
— |
Follow-up ratio |
Number of households passed on from wave t to wave t+1 in comparison to the number of households received for follow-up at wave t from wave t-1.
— |
Achieved sample size ratio |
Ratio of the number of households accepted for the database in wave t to the number of households accepted for the database in wave t-1.
Response rate for the sample of persons
— |
Wave response rate |
Percentage of sample persons successfully interviewed among those passed on to wave t (from wave t-1) or newly created or added during wave t, excluding those out of scope (under the rules on follow up).
Percentage of co-residents selected in wave 1 successfully interviewed among those passed on to wave t (from wave t-1).
— |
Longitudinal follow-up rate |
Percentage of sample persons successfully interviewed in wave t out of all sample persons selected, excluding those who have died or been found ineligible (out of scope), breakdown by causes of non-response.
— |
Achieved sample size ratio |
Ratio of the number of completed personal interviews in wave t to the number of completed personal interviews in wave t-1. This ratio shall be defined for sample persons and for all persons including non-sample persons aged 16+ and for co-residents aged 16+ selected in the first wave.
— |
Response rate for non-sample persons |
Ratio of the number of completed personal interviews of non-sample persons aged 16+ in wave t to all non-sample persons aged 16+ listed in the households accepted for the database in wave t or listed in the most recently conducted household interviews for households, which were forwarded from wave t-1 to wave t for follow-up, but could not be successfully interviewed in wave t.
For non-response or attrition in some sub-populations (e.g. young people in selected-respondent countries, other households difficult to reach), for each sub-population concerned:
Description of any measures taken to correct for non-response or attrition.
Evaluation of the impact of any such measures, i.e. how far they correct for non-response or attrition; indicator: share of the subpopulation in the achieved sample vs share of the subpopulation in the sampling frame/initial sample.
Evaluation of any difficulties such measures may indirectly involve (e.g. calibration involving high and volatile weights).
Item non-response
For income variables the following information shall be provided for each wave:
— |
Percentages of households (per income components collected or compiled at household level)/persons (per income components collected or compiled at personal level) having received an amount for each income component, |
— |
Percentage of missing values for each income component collected or compiled at household/personal level, |
— |
Percentage of partial information for each income component collected or compiled at household/personal level. |
Processing errors:
The data entry controls, coding controls and the editing system applied to the data shall be described. An account shall be given of the main errors detected in the post-data-collection process, and the list of editing rules for income for income variables shall be provided.
Procedures for implementing the follow up rules (in accordance with Article 8).
Re-interview rates between wave 1 and each of the subsequent waves (to take re-entries into account too), bearing the out-of-scope rate in mind as well (i.e. among those interviewed at wave 1, the percentages at wave t of (a) individuals in interviewed households, (b) individuals out of scope and (c) individuals not interviewed for reasons other than their being out of scope).
Re-interview rates (from wave t-1 to t) for people leaving their original household, broken down by sex.
Re-interview rates (from wave t-1 to t) for young people (16-35) leaving home, broken down by sex.
Data revision – policy
Information shall be provided about any policy designed to ensure the transparency of disseminated data, whereby the preliminary data compiled are subsequently revised. If data are revised, this shall be reported.
Data revision -practice
Schedule for revisions
Main reasons for revisions and their nature (new source data available, new methods, etc.)
Average size of revisions and their direction
Explanation of any difference between provisional and final data
Date of dissemination of national results.
COHERENCE AND COMPARABILITY
Coherence- Household Budget Survey (HBS)
For each year for which information is available, a comparison of the income variables with HBS shall be made.
Coherence- National Accounts
For each year a comparison with of the main target variables with National Accounts shall be made.
Coherence- internal
For each year any lack of coherence in the EU-SILC data set shall be reported, together with explanations for such inconsistencies.
COST AND BURDEN
Respondent burden
The mean interview duration per household shall be calculated as the sum of the duration of all household interviews plus the sum of the duration of all personal interviews, divided by the number of household questionnaires completed and accepted for the database.
30.12.2019 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 336/274 |
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/2243
of 17 Decembre 2019
establishing a template for the contract summary to be used by providers of publicly available electronic communications services pursuant to Directive (EU) 2018/1972 of the European Parliament and of the Council
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Directive (EU) 2018/1972 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 establishing the European Electronic Communications Code (1), and in particular Article 102(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) |
In order to identify the main elements of the contract summary that the providers of publicly available electronic communications services are to provide the consumers, microenterprises, small enterprises and not-for-profit organisations pursuant to Article 102(1) and (2) of Directive (EU) 2018/1972, a template laying down the main elements of the contract summary should be established. The contract summary should be easy to read, understand and compare, with a common structure and format. |
(2) |
The contract summary information, whether printed or available electronically, is to comply with the relevant accessibility requirements of Union law harmonising accessibility requirements for products and services provided for by Directive (EU) 2019/882 of the European Parliament and the Council (2). |
(3) |
The contract summary is to comply with the obligations stemming from consumer protection legislation such as Council Directive 93/13/EEC (3), Directive 2005/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (4) and Directive 2011/83/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (5). It is also to comply with the rights and obligations stemming from the legislation on the protection of personal data, such as Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council (6). |
(4) |
In order to facilitate easy readability, the contract summary should not, unless duly justified, exceed the equivalent of one single-sided A4 page when printed with an easily readable font. For bundled services it should not exceed three single-sided A4 pages when printed with an easily readable font. A longer length could be justified, for example, for reasons of accessibility for consumers with disabilities. In order to ensure comparability between electronic communications service offers, the layout of the contract summary should include clearly distinguishable headings under which the different elements should be grouped. To facilitate understanding and a swift identification of important information by the consumers, the relevant elements under each heading should be described in short sentences. For reasons of readability and printability, sufficient margins should be left between the edges and the text of the contract summary. |
(5) |
The easy readability of a font depends on various factors, and includes the relation between viewing distance, the character height and whether the font size is easily enlarged when provided electronically. Where read from a close distance, a font size of at least 10 points is considered easily readable for many consumers. Headings should be clearly distinguishable from the text, for example by increased font size. Commonly used sans-serif fonts could be used to improve readability. Easy readability should also be ensured by using sufficient contrast, following state of the art practices, between the font and the background, especially when using colours. |
(6) |
Where the contract summary should normally be presented using a font size of at least 10 points, electronic devices or channels used for the sale of electronic communications services, such as prepaid services primarily sold at retailers, could require scaling down of the contract summary where justified, for example in order to fit the packaging or the device. Prepaid services are sometimes sold in packaging with dimensions that would render the provision of the 10 points font size impracticable. |
(7) |
The required information should be provided directly in the summary and not by reference to other sources of information, unless specifically provided in the instructions for completing the summary. The use of visuals, such as symbols, icons and graphics or the use of hyperlinks or pop-ups should not adversely affect easy readability and should not be intrusive so that it could distract the consumer's attention from the content of the summary. The content of the contract summary should focus on key information that the consumer needs to compare offers and to make an informed decision. |
(8) |
Specialised language, technical jargon and acronyms should be avoided. |
(9) |
Describing the services in a standardised manner is of high importance to consumers. The services included in the contract summary and the volumes included per billing period, where applicable, should be specified. The volumes should refer to the quantity of calls, messages and data included in the service, including the roaming fair use policy applied by the provider, where applicable. Calls should be measured by minutes or seconds in accordance with the provider’s pre-contractual information, messages should be measured by their number and data by megabytes or gigabytes, where relevant. |
(10) |
The contract summary should provide information enabling consumers to contact their provider, especially in case of complaints. Relevant contact information may include, in addition to an e-mail address or telephone number, the possibility to use web forms or other types of direct contact. |
(11) |
The electronic communications services should be clearly described and their main service features should be indicated. Where applicable, the type of equipment should be described.. |
(12) |
Point (d) of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) 2015/2120 of the European Parliament and of the Council (7) requires a contract which includes internet access services to provide also a clear and comprehensible explanation of the minimum, normally available, maximum and advertised download and upload speed in the case of fixed networks, or of the estimated maximum and advertised download and upload speed in the case of mobile networks. Point (f) of Article 102(3) of Directive (EU) 2018/1972 requires a summary of that information to be included in the contract summary. The contract summary should include the minimum, normally available and maximum download and upload speed of the internet access services in the case of fixed networks and of the estimated maximum download and upload speed of the internet access services in the case of mobile networks. |
(13) |
Point (e) of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) 2015/2120 requires a contract which includes internet access services to provide a clear and comprehensible explanation of the remedies available to the consumer in accordance with national law in the event of discrepancy between the actual performance of the internet access and the performance indicated in the contract. Point (f) of Article 102(3) of Directive (EU) 2018/1972 requires a summary of that explanation to be included in the contract summary. The contract summary should include a summary of the remedies available to the consumer under national law if there is a discrepancy between the actual performance of the internet access regarding speed or other quality of service parameters and the performance indicated in the contract. |
(14) |
Information on the price should include the applicable activation price, recurring and consumption-related charges such as the price per billing period and per month to allow for comparability, any discounts and, where applicable, the price of equipment. Where a promotional price applies, this should be clearly indicated, including the period that the discount is valid and the full price without the promotion. Information on tariffs not included in the recurring price can be extensive and it should be sufficient to indicate in the summary that this information is available separately as part of complete pre-contractual information, for example, by electronic means. |
(15) |
The information on conditions for termination under the heading "Duration, renewal and termination" should refer to termination of the contract, including bundled offers, due to the end of the contract duration and to early termination, where applicable under Union and national law, including fees due on early termination and information on unlocking the terminal equipment. |
(16) |
Where information on different products and services for end-users with disabilities is extensive and variable the contract summary may indicate that this detailed information is available separately, for example, by electronic means. |
(17) |
Providers may include additional information required by Union or national law before a consumer is bound by a contract or any corresponding offer in the optional section on other relevant information. This could include for example, information on switching, security, handling of personal data, energy consumption or carbon generation. Where Member States exercise their freedom to maintain or introduce in their national law provisions related to aspects not covered by Article 102 of Directive (EU) 2018/1972, the relevant information could be included in this optional section by the providers. |
(18) |
Pursuant to Article 123 of Directive (EU) 2018/1972 the Commission is to periodically review the application of this implementing Regulation, as part of the report on the application of Title III of Part III of that Directive. |
(19) |
The Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications was consulted. |
(20) |
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Communications Committee, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Template for the contract summary
Providers of publicly available electronic communications services other than transmission services used for the provision of machine-to-machine services shall use the template set out in Part A of the Annex, in accordance with the instructions set out in Part B of the Annex, when providing the contract summary.
Article 2
Presentation of content
1. The contract summary shall not, unless duly justified, exceed the equivalent of one single-sided A4 page when printed. Where services or services and terminal equipment, comprising at least an internet access service or a publicly available number-based interpersonal communications service, are bundled into a single contract, the contract summary shall not, unless duly justified, exceed the equivalent of three single-sided A4 pages when printed.
2. The information in the contract summary shall be presented in accordance with the order of headings set out in the Annex in portrait format. The font type used shall be such that the text is easily readable. The font size shall be at least 10 points. In duly justified circumstances the font size may be reduced; in such cases a possibility to enlarge the contract summary by electronic means or to receive the contract summary upon request with a font size of at least 10 points shall be provided.
3. The content of the contract summary shall be easily readable with sufficient contrast between font and background, especially when using colours. Visuals shall not overlay text.
4. The contract summary shall be drafted in language that is easily readable and understandable for consumers. The contract summary shall focus on key information that the consumer needs to compare offers and to make an informed decision.
5. Headings shall be clearly distinguishable from the text.
Article 3
Entry into force and application
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 21 December 2020.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 17 December 2019.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN
(1) OJ L 312, 17.12.2018, p. 36.
(2) Directive (EU) 2019/882 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on the accessibility requirements for products and services (OJ L 151, 7.6.2019, p. 70).
(3) Council Directive 93/13/EEC of 5 April 1993 on unfair terms in consumer contracts (OJ L 95, 21.4.1993, p. 29).
(4) Directive 2005/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2005 concerning unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices in the internal market and amending Council Directive 84/450/EEC, Directives 97/7/EC, 98/27/EC and 2002/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 149, 11.6.2005, p. 22).
(5) Directive 2011/83/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on consumer rights, amending Council Directive 93/13/EEC and Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directive 85/577/EEC and Directive 97/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 304, 22.11.2011, p. 64).
(6) Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (OJ L 119, 04.05.2016, p.1)
(7) Regulation (EU) 2015/2120 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015 laying down measures concerning open internet access and retail charges for regulated intra-EU communications and amending Directive 2002/22/EC on universal service and users’ rights relating to electronic communications networks and services and Regulation (EU) No 531/2012 on roaming on public mobile communications networks within the Union (OJ L 310, 26.11.2015, p. 1).
ANNEX
CONTRACT SUMMARY TEMPLATE
PART A –Template
[Service name] |
[Provider/provider logo] [Contact] |
Contract summary
• |
This contract summary provides the main elements of this service offer as required by EU law (1). |
• |
It helps to make a comparison between service offers. |
• |
Complete information about the service is provided in other documents. |
Services and equipment
[…]
Speeds of the internet service and remedies
[…]
Price
[…]
Duration, renewal and termination
[…]
Features for end-users with disabilities
[…]
Other relevant information
[…]
PART B - Instructions for completing the contract summary template
The service or brand name of the electronic communications service(s) offered shall be immediately above the title "Contract summary". The name of the provider shall immediately follow the name of the electronic communications service(s). The provider may insert its logo to the right of the title "Contract summary". The three introductory sentences form an integral part of the contract summary and shall not be altered.
The name, address and direct contact information of the provider and, if different, the direct contact information for any complaint, shall be included below the name of the provider. The contract summary shall be dated.
In cases where the contract does not include the provision of terminal equipment, the reference to equipment under the heading "Service(s) and equipment" shall be deleted or indicated as not applicable. In cases where the contract does not include an internet access service, the section on the "Speed of the internet access service and remedies" shall be deleted or indicated as not applicable. In cases where no other information is provided, the section "Other relevant information" shall be deleted or indicated as not applicable.
Italic type font is used in Part A to illustrate that the abovementioned headings and related information are not mandatory in all circumstances. The square brackets used in Part A shall be replaced with the required information.
Section "Services and equipment"
|
Description of the main characteristics of the electronic communications service(s), for example, fixed voice telephony, mobile voice telephony, mobile internet access, fixed internet access, transmission service for TV-broadcasting or number-independent interpersonal communications services shall be included. For bundles pursuant to Article 107 of Directive (EU) 2018/1972, also the type of terminal equipment, and services, such as for example TV packages, video-on-demand or other media services shall be described, where applicable. For transmission services for TV-broadcasting and for bundles including such services, the types of TV packages offered may be described where it is not possible to list all the channels included in the package. For bundles, the services shall be listed in the order mentioned in this paragraph. The description shall include, where applicable, the volume or quantity for calls, messages and data and the roaming fair use policy applied by the provider. |
Section "Speeds of the internet service and remedies"
|
Where the service includes internet access, a summary of the information required pursuant to points (d) and (e) of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) 2015/2120 shall be included. For fixed internet access service the minimum, normally available and maximum download and upload speed and for mobile internet access service the estimated maximum download and upload speed shall be included. A summary of the remedies available to the consumer in accordance with national law in the event of continuous or regularly recurring discrepancy between the actual performance of the internet access service regarding speed or other quality of service parameters and the performance indicated in the contract shall be described. |
Section "Price"
|
For electronic communications services provided for direct monetary payment, this section shall include the prices for activating the service and recurring or consumption-related charges. |
|
For subscription contracts, the recurring price, inclusive of taxes, per billing period and, if the billing period is other than monthly, also per month shall be included. Any additional fixed prices such as for activating the service, and, where applicable, the price of equipment shall be indicated, as well as any time-limited discounts, where applicable. |
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Where applicable, consumption-related charges, which will apply after the volumes included in the recurring price have been exceeded, shall be indicated in the contract summary. Where applicable, information about tariffs for additional services not included in the recurring prices shall be indicated to be available separately. |
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Where the service is provided without a direct monetary payment but subject to certain obligations on users as a condition of service, that shall be indicated. |
Section "Duration, renewal and termination"
|
The information on the duration of the contract in months and the main conditions for its renewal and termination due to the end of the contract duration and to early termination, where applicable, shall be included in the contract summary. Fees due on early termination, including information on unlocking the terminal equipment shall be included. This information will be without prejudice to other grounds for termination provided by Union or national law such as in the event of a lack of conformity with the contract. |
Section "Features for end-users with disabilities"
|
Information on the main products and services for end-users with disabilities shall be included. This may include, where available, at least real-time text, total conversation, relay services, accessible emergency communications, specialised equipment, special tariffs and accessible information. Where applicable, details can be indicated to be available separately. |
Section "Other relevant information"
|
Any additional information required by Union or national law before a consumer is bound by a contract or any corresponding offer can be included by the providers. |
(1) Article 102(3) of Directive (EU) 2018/1972 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 establishing the European Electronic Communications Code (OJ L 321, 17.12.2018, p. 36).
DECISIONS
30.12.2019 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 336/281 |
COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2019/2244
of 16 December 2019
authorising Spain and France to apply a special measure derogating from Article 5 of Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 395(1) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) |
By letter registered on 23 May 2019 and by letter registered on and 17 June 2019 with the Commission, France and Spain, respectively, requested authorisation to introduce a special measure derogating from Article 5 of Directive 2006/112/EC in relation to the construction of an electricity interconnection between Gatica in Spain and Cubnezais in France (‘the special measure’). |
(2) |
By letters dated 10 September 2019, the Commission transmitted to the other Member States, pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 395(2) of Directive 2006/112/EC, the requests made by Spain and France. By letters dated 11 September 2019, the Commission notified Spain and France that it had all the information it considered necessary for appraisal of the requests. |
(3) |
The national electricity market regulator of Spain, the Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia, and the national electricity market regulator of France, the Commission de Régulation de l’Energie, signed an agreement on 22 September 2017 to finance an electricity interconnection between Spain and France across the Bay of Biscay. Construction of the interconnection was entrusted to the electricity transmission system operators in Spain and France, Red Eléctrica de España and Réseau de transport d’Electricité. That agreement provides for the costs of the project to be borne in equal shares: 50 % by Spain and 50 % by France. |
(4) |
By means of the special measure, the electricity interconnection between Gatica in Spain and Cubnezais in France is to be treated as being situated 50 % in Spain and 50 % in France for the purposes of supplies of goods and services, intra-Community acquisition of goods and importation of goods intended for its construction. |
(5) |
Without the special measure, it would be necessary to ascertain for each supply whether the place of taxation is within Spain or France in accordance with the principle of territoriality. |
(6) |
Based on the information provided by Spain and France, the special measure will simplify the procedure for collecting VAT and the overall amount of the tax revenue of Spain and France collected at the stage of final consumption will be affected only to a negligible extent. It is therefore appropriate to authorise Spain and France to apply the special measure. |
(7) |
The derogation will have no impact on the Union’s own resources accruing from VAT, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
By way of derogation from Article 5 of Directive 2006/112/EC, Spain and France are authorised to consider the electricity interconnection between Gatica in Spain and Cubnezais in France as being situated 50 % on the territory of Spain and 50 % on the territory of France for the purposes of supplies of goods and services, intra-Community acquisitions of goods and importations of goods intended for its construction.
Article 2
This Decision shall take effect on the date of its notification.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain and the French Republic.
Done at Brussels, 16 December 2019.
For the Council
The President
J. LEPPÄ
30.12.2019 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 336/283 |
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2019/2245
of 19 December 2019
on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Association Committee in Trade configuration established by the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part, as regards the update of Annex XV (Elimination of customs duties) to the Agreement
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 207(4) in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) |
The Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part (1) (‘the Agreement’) was concluded, on behalf of the Union, on 23 May 2016 in accordance with Council Decision (EU) 2016/839 (2) and entered into force on 1 July 2016. |
(2) |
In accordance with Article 438(3) of the Agreement, the Association Committee in Trade configuration, as referred to in Article 438(4) of the Agreement, has the power to adopt decisions in areas in which the Association Council established by Article 434 of the Agreement has delegated powers to it. On 16 December 2014 the Association Council, by means of Decision No 3/2014 (3), delegated to the Association Committee in Trade configuration the power to update or amend certain trade-related Annexes to the Agreement. |
(3) |
Following consultations the Union and the Republic of Moldova have agreed on a reciprocal basis, in accordance with Article 147 of the Agreement, to increase the volume of some products subject to annual duty-free tariff rate quotas. |
(4) |
The Union has agreed to increase the volume of the tariff rate quotas (‘TRQs’) for goods originating in the Republic of Moldova for table grapes and plums, and to introduce a new TRQ for cherries. The Republic of Moldova has agreed to gradually increase the volume of the TRQs for goods originating in the Union for the following products included in the schedule of concessions (Republic of Moldova) set out in Annex XV-D to the Agreement: pork (TRQ 1), poultry (TRQ 2), dairy (TRQ 3) and sugar (TRQ 5). |
(5) |
The Republic of Moldova has requested the Union to amend Annex XV‐C to the Agreement in order to increase the volume of imports of wheat (flour and pellets), barley (flour and pellets), maize (flour and pellets) and cereal processed for triggering the anti‐circumvention mechanism referred to in Article 148 of the Agreement. |
(6) |
The Association Committee in Trade configuration is to adopt a decision updating Annex XV to the Agreement. That decision is binding upon the Union. |
(7) |
It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf in the Association Committee in Trade configuration as regards the update of Annex XV to the Agreement. |
(8) |
The position of the Union within the Association Committee in Trade configuration should therefore be based on the attached draft Decision, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The position to be taken on the Union’s behalf within the Association Committee in Trade configuration, as referred to in Article 438(4) of the Agreement, as regards the update of Annex XV to the Agreement shall be based on the draft Decision of the EU-Republic of Moldova Association Committee in Trade configuration concerning the update of Annex XV (Elimination of customs duties) to the Agreement attached to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 19 December 2019.
For the Council
The President
K. MIKKONEN
(1) OJ L 260, 30.8.2014, p. 4.
(2) Council Decision (EU) 2016/839 of 23 May 2016 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part (OJ L 141, 28.5.2016, p. 28).
(3) Decision No 3/2014 of the EU-Republic of Moldova Association Council of 16 December 2014 on the delegation of certain powers by the Association Council to the Association Committee in Trade configuration [2015/673] (OJ L 110, 29.4.2015, p. 40).
DRAFT
DECISION No …/… OF THE EU- REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE IN TRADE CONFIGURATION
of …
concerning the update of Annex XV (Elimination of customs duties) to the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part
THE ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE IN TRADE CONFIGURATION,
Having regard to the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part, signed in Brussels on 27 June 2014, and in particular Article 147(4) and (5), Article 148(5) and Article 438(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) |
The Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part (‘the Agreement’) entered into force on 1 July 2016. |
(2) |
Following consultations the EU and the Republic of Moldova have agreed on a reciprocal basis, in accordance with Article 147 of the Agreement, to increase the volume of some products subject to annual duty-free tariff rate quotas. |
(3) |
The EU has agreed to increase the volume of the tariff rate quotas (‘TRQs’) for goods originating in the Republic of Moldova for table grapes and plums, and to introduce a new TRQ for cherries. The Republic of Moldova has agreed to gradually increase the volume of the TRQs for goods originating in the EU for the following products included in the schedule of concessions (Republic of Moldova) set out in Annex XV-D to the Agreement: pork (TRQ 1), poultry (TRQ 2), dairy (TRQ 3) and sugar (TRQ 5). |
(4) |
Following a request made by the Republic of Moldova in accordance with Article 148 of the Agreement, the Union has agreed to increase the trigger volume for wheat (flour and pellets), barley (flour and pellets), maize (flour and pellets) and cereal processed. |
(5) |
On 16 December 2014 the Association Council, by means of Decision No 3/2014, delegated to the Association Committee in Trade configuration, as referred to in Article 438(4) of the Agreement, the power to update or amend certain trade-related Annexes to the Agreement, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Annex XV to the Agreement is amended as follows:
(1) |
Annex XV-A is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Decision; |
(2) |
in Annex XV-B, in the list of products subject to entry price, the entry with the CN code 2012 0809 29 00 and the product description ‘Cherries (excl. sour cherries), fresh’ is deleted; |
(3) |
in Annex XV-C, the trigger volumes for the following product categories are amended as follows:
|
(4) |
in Annex XV-D, in the schedule of concessions (Republic of Moldova), the fourth column with the title ‘Category’ is amended as follows:
|
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at …, ….
For the Association Committee in Trade configuration
The Chair
ANNEX
‘ANNEX XV‐A
PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO ANNUAL DUTY‐FREE TARIFF‐RATE QUOTAS (UNION)
Order No |
CN code 2012 |
Product description |
Volume (tonnes) |
Rate of duty |
1 |
0702 00 00 |
Tomatoes, fresh or chilled |
2 000 |
free |
2 |
0703 20 00 |
Garlic, fresh or chilled |
220 |
free |
3 |
0806 10 10 |
Table grapes, fresh |
20 000 |
free |
4 |
0808 10 80 |
Apples, fresh (excl. cider apples, in bulk, from 16 September to 15 December) |
40 000 |
free |
5 |
0809 29 00 |
Cherries (excl. sour cherries), fresh |
1 500 |
free |
6 |
0809 40 05 |
Plums, fresh |
15 000 |
free |
7 |
2009 61 10 |
Grape juice, incl. grape must, unfermented, Brix value <= 30 at 20 °C, value of > EUR 18 per 100 kg, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter (excl. containing spirit) |
500 |
free’ |
2009 69 19 |
Grape juice, incl. grape must, unfermented, Brix value > 67 at 20 °C, value of > EUR 22 per 100 kg, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter (excl. containing spirit) |
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2009 69 51 |
Concentrated grape juice, incl. grape must, unfermented, Brix value > 30 but <= 67 at 20 °C, value of > EUR 18 per 100 kg, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter (excl. containing spirit) |
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2009 69 59 |
Grape juice, incl. grape must, unfermented, Brix value > 30 but <= 67 at 20 °C, value of > EUR 18 per 100 kg, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter (excl. concentrated or containing spirit) |
30.12.2019 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 336/288 |
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2019/2246
of 19 December 2019
on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union in the CETA Joint Committee as regards the adoption of the List of Arbitrators pursuant to Article 29.8 of the Agreement
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 207(4), in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) |
The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada, of the one part, and the European Union and its Member States, of the other part (‘the Agreement’) was signed on 30 October 2016. |
(2) |
In accordance with Council Decision (EU) 2017/38 (1), parts of the Agreement have been provisionally applied since 21 September 2017. |
(3) |
Article 29.8.1 of the Agreement provides that the CETA Joint Committee, established under Article 26.1 of the Agreement, is to establish a list of at least 15 individuals who are willing and able to serve as arbitrators. |
(4) |
It is therefore appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union's behalf in the CETA Joint Committee as the envisaged decision will be binding on the Union, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The position to be taken on the Union's behalf in the CETA Joint Committee with regard to the adoption of the list of arbitrators pursuant to Article 29.8 of the Agreement shall be based on the draft decision of the CETA Joint Committee attached to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 19 December 2019.
For the Council
The President
K. MIKKONEN
(1) Council Decision (EU) 2017/38 of 28 October 2016 on the provisional application of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada, of the one part, and the European Union and its Member States, of the other part (OJ L 11, 14.1.2017, p. 1080).
DRAFT
DECISION No …/2019 OF THE CETA JOINT COMMITTEE
of …
establishing a list of arbitrators pursuant to Article 29.8 of the Agreement
THE CETA JOINT COMMITTEE,
Having regard to the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada, of the one part, and the European Union and its Member States, of the other part ('the Agreement'), and in particular Article 29.8 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) |
In accordance with Article 30.7.3 of the Agreement, parts of the Agreement have been applied provisionally since 21 September 2017. |
(2) |
Pursuant to Article 29.8.1 of the Agreement, the CETA Joint Committee is to establish a list of at least 15 individuals who are willing and able to serve as arbitrators. The list of arbitrators is to be composed of three sub-lists: one sub-list for each Party and one sub-list of individuals who are not nationals of either Party to act as chairpersons, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
1. |
The list of arbitrators for the purposes of Article 29.8 of the Agreement as set out in the Annex is hereby established. |
2. |
This Decision takes effect on the date of its adoption by the CETA Joint Committee. |
Done at …,
For the CETA Joint Committee
ANNEX
LIST OF ARBITRATORS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 29.8 OF THE AGREEMENT
Sub-list for Canada:
1. |
Serge Fréchette |
2. |
Valerie Hughes |
3. |
Matthew Kronby |
4. |
Debra Steger |
5. |
J. Christopher Thomas |
6. |
Cherise Valles |
Sub-list for the EU:
1. |
Claudio Dordi |
2. |
Michael Hahn |
3. |
Pieter Jan Kuijper |
4. |
Hélène Ruiz Fabri |
5. |
Peter Van den Bossche |
Sub-list of Chairpersons:
1. |
James Bacchus |
2. |
Christian Häberli |
3. |
Daniel Moulis |
4. |
David Unterhalter |
5. |
Seung Wha Chang |
30.12.2019 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 336/291 |
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2019/2247
of 19 December 2019
amending Decision 2013/488/EU on the security rules for protecting EU classified information
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 240(3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 2009/937/EU of 1 December 2009 adopting the Council’s Rules of Procedure (1), and in particular Article 24 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) |
Appendix B to Council Decision 2013/488/EU (2) contains a table of equivalence of security classifications. |
(2) |
Appendix C to that decision contains a list of national security authorities (NSAs). |
(3) |
Sweden has notified the General Secretariat of the Council of changes to its security classifications and to its NSAs. |
(4) |
Furthermore, Bulgaria, the Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Spain, Croatia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Austria, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Finland and the United Kingdom have notified the General Secretariat of the Council of changes to their respective NSAs. |
(5) |
Decision 2013/488/EU should therefore be amended accordingly, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Appendices B and C to Decision 2013/488/EU are replaced by the text appearing respectively in Annexes 1 and 2 to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication.
Done at Brussels, 19 December 2019.
For the Council
The President
K. MIKKONEN
(1) OJ L 325, 11.12.2009, p. 35.
(2) Council Decision 2013/488/EU of 23 September 2013 on the security rules for protecting EU classified information (OJ L 274, 15.10.2013, p. 1).
ANNEX I
‘APPENDIX B
EQUIVALENCE OF SECURITY CLASSIFICATIONS
EU |
TRÈS SECRET UE/EU TOP SECRET |
SECRET UE/EU SECRET |
CONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL |
RESTREINT UE/EU RESTRICTED |
Belgium |
Très Secret (Loi 11.12.1998) Zeer Geheim (Wet 11.12.1998) |
Secret (Loi 11.12.1998) Geheim (Wet 11.12.1998) |
Confidentiel (Loi 11.12.1998) Vertrouwelijk (Wet 11.12.1998) |
nota (1) below |
Bulgaria |
Cтpoгo ceкретно |
Ceкретно |
Поверително |
За служебно ползване |
Czechia |
Přísně tajné |
Tajné |
Důvěrné |
Vyhrazené |
Denmark |
YDERST HEMMELIGT |
HEMMELIGT |
FORTROLIGT |
TIL TJENESTEBRUG |
Germany |
STRENG GEHEIM |
GEHEIM |
VS (2) - VERTRAULICH |
VS - NUR FÜR DEN DIENSTGEBRAUCH |
Estonia |
Täiesti salajane |
Salajane |
Konfidentsiaalne |
Piiratud |
Ireland |
Top Secret |
Secret |
Confidential |
Restricted |
Greece |
Άκρως Απόρρητο Abr: ΑΑΠ |
Απόρρητο Abr: (ΑΠ) |
Εμπιστευτικό Αbr: (ΕΜ) |
Περιορισμένης Χρήσης Abr: (ΠΧ) |
Spain |
SECRETO |
RESERVADO |
CONFIDENCIAL |
DIFUSIÓN LIMITADA |
France |
Très Secret Défense |
Secret Défense |
Confidentiel Défense |
nota (3) below |
Croatia |
VRLO TAJNO |
TAJNO |
POVJERLJIVO |
OGRANIČENO |
Italy |
Segretissimo |
Segreto |
Riservatissimo |
Riservato |
Cyprus |
Άκρως Απόρρητο Αbr: (ΑΑΠ) |
Απόρρητο Αbr: (ΑΠ) |
Εμπιστευτικό Αbr: (ΕΜ) |
Περιορισμένης Χρήσης Αbr: (ΠΧ) |
Latvia |
Sevišķi slepeni |
Slepeni |
Konfidenciāli |
Dienesta vajadzībām |
Lithuania |
Visiškai slaptai |
Slaptai |
Konfidencialiai |
Riboto naudojimo |
Luxembourg |
Très Secret Lux |
Secret Lux |
Confidentiel Lux |
Restreint Lux |
Hungary |
Szigorúan titkos! |
Titkos! |
Bizalmas! |
Korlátozott terjesztésű! |
Malta |
L-Ogħla Segretezza Top Secret |
Sigriet Secret |
Kunfidenzjali Confidential |
Ristrett Restricted (4) |
Netherlands |
Stg. ZEER GEHEIM |
Stg. GEHEIM |
Stg. CONFIDENTIEEL |
Dep. VERTROUWELIJK |
Austria |
Streng Geheim |
Geheim |
Vertraulich |
Eingeschränkt |
Poland |
Ściśle Tajne |
Tajne |
Poufne |
Zastrzeżone |
Portugal |
Muito Secreto |
Secreto |
Confidencial |
Reservado |
Romania |
Strict secret de importanță deosebită |
Strict secret |
Secret |
Secret de serviciu |
Slovenia |
STROGO TAJNO |
TAJNO |
ZAUPNO |
INTERNO |
Slovakia |
Prísne tajné |
Tajné |
Dôverné |
Vyhradené |
Finland |
ERITTÄIN SALAINEN YTTERST HEMLIG |
SALAINEN HEMLIG |
LUOTTAMUKSELLINEN KONFIDENTIELL |
KÄYTTÖ RAJOITETTU BEGRÄNSAD TILLGÅNG |
Sweden |
Kvaliciferat hemlig |
Hemlig |
Konfidentiell |
Begränsat hemlig |
United Kingdom |
UK TOP SECRET |
UK SECRET |
nota (5) below |
UK OFFICIAL SENSITIVE |
(1) Diffusion Restreinte/Beperkte Verspreiding is not a security classification in Belgium. Belgium handles and protects “RESTREINT UE/EU RESTRICTED” information in a manner no less stringent than the standards and procedures described in the security rules of the Council of the European Union.
(2) Germany: VS = Verschlusssache.
(3) France does not use the classification “RESTREINT” in its national system. France handles and protects “RESTREINT UE/EU RESTRICTED” information in a manner no less stringent than the standards and procedures described in the security rules of the Council of the European Union.
(4) The Maltese and English markings for Malta can be used interchangeably.
(5) The UK no longer uses the classification “UK CONFIDENTIAL” in its national system. The UK handles and protects “CONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL” classified information in accordance with the protective security requirements for “UK SECRET”.
ANNEX II
‘APPENDIX C
LIST OF NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORITIES (NSAs)
BELGIUM
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ESTONIA
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BULGARIA
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IRELAND
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CZECHIA
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GREECE
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DENMARK
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SPAIN
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GERMANY
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FRANCE
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CROATIA
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LUXEMBOURG
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ITALY
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HUNGARY
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CYPRUS
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MALTA
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LATVIA
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NETHERLANDS
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LITHUANIA
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AUSTRIA
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POLAND
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SLOVAKIA
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PORTUGAL
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FINLAND
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ROMANIA
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SWEDEN
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SLOVENIA
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UNITED KINGDOM
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Official Journal of the European Union |
L 336/297 |
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2019/2248
of 19 December 2019
on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Joint Committee established by the Agreement on Air Transport between Canada and the European Community and its Member States
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 100(2), in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) |
The Agreement on Air Transport between Canada and the European Community and its Member States (‘the Agreement’) was concluded by the Union by means of Council Decision (EU) 2019/702 (1) and entered into force on 16 May 2019. |
(2) |
Article 17 of the Agreement establishes a Joint Committee to ensure the proper functioning and implementation of the Agreement. |
(3) |
Article 17(8) of the Agreement provides that the Joint Committee is to adopt its rules of procedure. |
(4) |
In order to ensure the effective implementation of the Agreement, the Joint Committee’s rules of procedure should be adopted. |
(5) |
The position of the Union within the Joint Committee should therefore be based on the attached draft Joint Committee Decision, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The position to be taken on behalf of the Union during the first meeting of the Joint Committee established by Article 17 of the Agreement on Air Transport between Canada and the European Community and its Member States, in relation to the adoption of the rules of procedure of the Joint Committee, shall be based on the draft Decision of the Joint Committee attached to this Decision.
Minor changes to the draft Decision of the Joint Committee may be agreed to by the representatives of the Union within the Joint Committee without a further Council Decision.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 19 December 2019.
For the Council
The President
K. MIKKONEN
(1) Council Decision (EU) 2019/702 of 15 April 2019 on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Air Transport Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and Canada, of the other part (OJ L 120, 8.5.2019, p. 1).
DRAFT
DECISION No 1/2020 OF THE CANADA-EU JOINT COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED BY THE AGREEMENT ON AIR TRANSPORT BETWEEN CANADA AND EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND ITS MEMBER STATES
of …
adopting its rules of procedure
THE CANADA-EU JOINT COMMITTEE,
Having regard to the Agreement on Air Transport between Canada and the European Community and its Member States (‘the Agreement’), and in particular Article 17 thereof,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sole Article
The rules of procedure of the Joint Committee annexed to this Decision are hereby adopted.
Done at …,
For the Joint Committee,
The Head of the European Union Delegation
[name]
The Head of the Canada Delegation
[name]
ANNEX
RULES OF PROCEDURE
THE JOINT COMMITTEE,
Having regard to the Agreement on Air Transport between Canada and the European Community and its Member States, and in particular Article 17 thereof,
HAS ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING RULES OF PROCEDURE:
Article 1
Heads of Delegation
1. The Joint Committee shall be composed of representatives of the Parties.
2. The Joint Committee shall be jointly chaired by the Heads of Delegation of the Parties.
Article 2
Meetings
1. The Joint Committee shall meet at least once a year, with responsibility for hosting alternating between the Parties. In addition, either Party may request the convening of a meeting of the Joint Committee pursuant to Article 17(3) of the Agreement.
2. The Joint Committee may hold meetings face-to-face or via other means (conference calls or video conferences).
Article 3
Delegations
1. Prior to a meeting, the Heads of Delegation shall inform each other of the intended composition of their delegations for that meeting.
2. Air transport industry stakeholder representatives may be invited to attend meetings as observers, if the Joint Committee so agrees.
3. The Joint Committee may agree to invite other interested parties or experts to attend meetings in order to provide information on particular subjects.
Article 4
Secretariat
An official of the European Commission and an official of the Government of Canada shall act jointly as secretaries of the Joint Committee.
Article 5
Agenda of the meetings
1. The Heads of Delegation shall establish the provisional agenda of each meeting by mutual agreement. To facilitate distribution to, and consultation with, members of each delegation, and to the extent possible, that provisional agenda shall be established at the latest fifteen days before the date of the meeting.
2. The agenda shall be adopted by the Joint Committee at the beginning of each meeting. Items other than those appearing on the provisional agenda may be included in the agenda if the Joint Committee so agrees.
3. The Heads of Delegation may shorten the time limit provided for in paragraph 1 in order to take into account the urgent nature of a particular matter.
Article 6
Record of the Meeting
1. A draft Record of the Meeting of each Joint Committee meeting shall be drawn up at the end of each meeting. It shall indicate the items discussed and any joint conclusions reached, including any recommendations and decisions adopted.
2. The Record of the Meeting shall be approved in writing by the Heads of Delegation within 30 days of the date of the meeting or by any other date decided by the Parties.
3. When approved, the Record of the Meeting shall be signed by the Heads of Delegation and one original copy will be filed by each of the Parties. The Parties may decide that signing and exchanging electronic copies satisfies that requirement.
4. Except as otherwise agreed, the meetings of the Joint Committee shall not be public. The Records of the Meeting and exchanges of correspondence, as the case may be, shall be public unless otherwise requested by one of the Parties. If necessary, the Joint Committee may agree to recommend the issuance of a joint press release.
Article 7
Written procedure
Where necessary, and duly motivated, decisions and recommendations of the Joint Committee may be adopted through written procedure. To that end, the Heads of Delegation shall exchange the draft measures on which the opinion of the Joint Committee is asked, which then may be confirmed by exchange of correspondence.
Article 8
Deliberations
1. The Joint Committee shall take its decisions and formulate recommendations on the basis of consensus.
2. The decisions and recommendations of the Joint Committee shall be entitled ‘Decision’ and ‘Recommendation’ and followed by a serial number, by the date of their adoption and by a description of their subject.
3. The decisions and recommendations of the Joint Committee shall be signed by the Heads of Delegation and attached to the Record of the Meeting.
4. Any decision taken by the Joint Committee shall be implemented by the Parties in accordance with their own internal procedures.
Article 9
Working Groups
1. The Joint Committee may agree to set up working groups to study specific matters of relevance to the Agreement. The terms of reference for a working group shall be approved by the Joint Committee and included in the appropriate Record of the Meeting.
2. The membership of the working groups shall be determined by the Joint Committee.
3. The working groups shall report to the Joint Committee. They shall not make decisions but may make recommendations to the Joint Committee.
4. The Joint Committee may at any time agree to abolish any existing working groups, modify their terms of reference or establish new working groups to assist it in carrying out its duties.
Article 10
Expenses
1. Members of each delegation shall defray their expenses related to their participation in a meeting or a working group.
2. Any other expenditure relating to the material organisation of meetings shall be borne by the Party hosting the meeting.
Article11
Amendments to the Rules of Procedure
The Joint Committee may, at any time, amend these Rules of procedure, by decision taken in accordance with Article 8.
30.12.2019 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 336/302 |
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2019/2249
of 19 December 2019
on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Committee on Rules of Origin of the World Trade Organization
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 207(4) in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) |
The Agreement on Rules of Origin (the ‘Agreement’) was concluded by the Union by Council Decision 94/800/EC (1) and entered into force on 1 January 1995. |
(2) |
Article 4 of the Agreement establishes the Committee on Rules of Origin. |
(3) |
The Committee on Rules of Origin is to adopt a communication entitled ‘Enhancing Transparency in Non-preferential Rules of Origin’. |
(4) |
It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf within the Committee on Rules of Origin, as the communication to be adopted will be binding on the Union. |
(5) |
The proposed position to be taken on the Union’s behalf aims to enhance transparency of laws, regulations and practices regarding non-preferential rules of origin, by means of rules on mandatory or voluntary notification by World Trade Organization (WTO) members of their non-preferential rules of origin, using standardised templates. This will result in clearer and more predictable rules of origin and will facilitate the flow of international trade, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The position to be taken on the Union’s behalf within the Committee on Rules of Origin shall be based on the draft communication of the Committee on Rules of Origin set out in the Annex to this Decision.
Minor technical changes to that draft communication may be agreed by the representatives of the Union in the Committee on Rules of Origin.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 19 December 2019.
For the Council
The President
K. MIKKONEN
(1) Council Decision 94/800/EC of 22 December 1994 concerning the conclusion on behalf of the European Community, as regards matters within its competence, of the agreements reached in the Uruguay Round multilateral negotiations (1986-1994) (OJ L 336, 23.12.1994, p. 1).
ANNEX
Enhancing Transparency in Non-preferential Rules of Origin
Members of the World Trade Organization,
Desiring to ensure that rules of origin themselves do not create restrictive, distorting or disruptive effects on international trade;
Desiring to ensure that rules of origin are prepared and applied in an impartial, transparent, predictable, consistent and neutral manner;
Recognizing that clear and predictable rules of origin and their application facilitate the flow of international trade;
Recognizing that it is desirable to provide transparency of laws, regulations, and practices regarding rules of origin;
Desiring to complement the notifications obligations of Article 5 of the Agreement on Rules of Origin;
Affirming that enhancing transparency of laws, regulations, and practices regarding rules of origin contribute to mitigate compliance costs of economic operators wishing to integrate global value chains, notably micro, small and medium enterprises;
Decide, with respect to rules of origin, as follows:
1. |
That it is desirable to maintain and promote a high level of transparency and mutual understanding about existing rules of origin and related documentary requirements used by WTO Members. Rules of origin are understood as those falling under the scope of Article 1 of the Agreement on Rules of Origin. |
2. |
In order to enhance transparency and promote a better understanding of rules of origin, Members shall notify the WTO Secretariat, pursuant to Annex 1 of this Decision, the rules of origin that they use in the application of most-favoured-nation treatment under Articles I, II, III, XI and XIII of GATT 1994. |
3. |
Members are encouraged to complete the notification template in Annex 1 when notifying the WTO Secretariat of any other rules of origin that they use for the application of other non-preferential commercial policy instruments as provided for in Article 1.2 of the Agreement on Rules of Origin. |
4. |
In addition, Members shall describe, according to Annex 2, their practices with respect to certification of origin and other mandatory documentary proofs of origin for non‐preferential purposes that have been notified according to Annex 1 (1). Members that report that they do not implement rules of origin according to Annex 1 shall, nonetheless, complete Annex 2. |
5. |
Notifications pursuant to paragraphs 2 and 4 of this Decision shall be submitted no later than one year after the adoption of this Decision. |
6. |
The information notified pursuant to this decision shall be made publicly available by the WTO Secretariat. |
7. |
Each Member shall, within its available resources, establish or maintain one or more enquiry points to answer reasonable enquiries of governments, traders and other interested parties on matters regarding rules of origin and related documentary requirements as well as to provide the required forms and documents (2). Members shall communicate the contact details of their respective enquiry points to the WTO Secretariat pursuant to Annex 1. Least-developed country Members shall have two years to communicate this information to the WTO Secretariat. |
8. |
Members shall endeavour to provide legal references, websites, explanatory documents, or any other documents, in an official WTO language. |
9. |
Members introducing substantive changes to their rules of origin and related documentary requirements that have been notified according to this Decision, shall notify such changes promptly to the WTO Secretariat according to this Decision. |
10. |
The Committee on Rules of Origin (CRO) shall examine existing rules of origin and related documentary requirements based on the information notified according to this Decision, with a view to identifying trade-facilitating practices and to promoting their international diffusion. |
11. |
Assistance by the WTO Secretariat should be provided upon request to help developing and least-developed country Members implement the provisions of this Decision. |
12. |
Nothing in this Decision shall be construed as affecting the rights and obligations of Members contained in Article 5 of the Agreement on Rules of Origin or in Article 1 of the Trade Facilitation Agreement. |
13. |
This Decision, in particular paragraphs 2 and 3, shall be reviewed three years after its adoption, and thereafter when necessary, with a view to further enhancing transparency on non-preferential rules of origin as appropriate. |
(1) This is without prejudice to other proofs of origin that may be required by the competent authorities for control purposes.
(2) It is understood that this enquiry point can be the same as established or maintained pursuant to Article 1.3 (Enquiry points) of the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) and Members are not required to provide more information or provide more forms and documents than covered by the TFA.
ANNEX 1
NOTIFICATION TEMPLATE FOR NON-PREFERENTIAL RULES OF ORIGIN
Annex 1 may be duplicated as many times as the member deems necessary
I. BASIC INFORMATION
1) |
Notifying member |
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2) |
Enquiry point (If possible, provide the following contact details: Name, tel., e-mail, website) |
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3) |
Are Non-Preferential RO in force? |
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Yes |
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No* |
* If your answer is "No", the subsequent questions of this Annex do not need to be completed |
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4) |
Please indicate which commercial policy instruments use these non‐preferential RO (refer to Article 1.2 of the Agreement on Rules of Origin) |
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5) |
Date of entry into force or any substantive modification thereof: |
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6) |
Date of expiration, if applicable: |
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7) |
Governmental or non‐governmental authorities in charge of administration: |
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8) |
Internet link to legislation and any other explanatory documents, if applicable: |
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9) |
Comments, if any |
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II. APPLICATION OF NON-PREFERENTIAL RULES OF ORIGIN
10) |
Do non-preferential RO apply to imports |
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Yes |
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No |
11) |
Do non-preferential RO apply to exports |
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Yes |
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No |
12) |
De minimis rule for the application of non‐preferential RO |
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Yes |
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No |
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If Yes, please specify the de minimis threshold and provide the relevant legal references applicable to questions 10 to 12. |
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III. CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING SUBSTANTIAL TRANSFORMATION FOR ASSESSING THE ORIGIN OF THE GOOD
13) |
General criteria, if applicable for all products: |
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14) |
Product specific rules of origin where applicable: |
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15) |
Definition of non-originating material and originating material, if any: |
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16) |
List of minimal operations not conferring origin, if any: |
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17) |
Residual rules, if any: |
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18) |
Any other information the member deems necessary (provide an Internet link, if appropriate) |
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IV. ADVANCE RULINGS
Are advance rulings on the origin of a good issued? (1) |
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Yes |
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No |
Authority in charge of issuing advance rulings (on origin) |
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Instructions for the application for an advance ruling |
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Internet link to legislation and any other relevant legal references: |
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(1) As defined in Article 2(h) of the Agreement on Rules of Origin and Article 3 of the Trade Facilitation Agreement.
ANNEX 2
NOTIFICATION TEMPLATE FOR DOCUMENTARY REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO NON-PREFERENTIAL RULES OF ORIGIN
1) |
Mandatory requirements for certificate and/or any other mandatory documentary proof of origin for imports? |
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Yes |
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No** |
2) |
Mandatory requirements for certificate and/or any other mandatory documentary proof of origin for exports? |
☐ |
Yes |
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No** |
3) |
Is there a standardized or prescribed format and/or content of Certificate and/or any other mandatory documentary proof of origin? If Yes, please attach a copy or provide relevant details in the Appendix of this Annex |
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Yes |
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No |
** If answers to questions 1 and 2 are "No", the subsequent questions of this Annex do not need to be completed |
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4) |
If only requested in specific circumstances, please describe the cases for which a certificate (or other mandatory documentary proofs of origin) is requested and the respective format (prescribed form or other). |
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5) |
If mandatory requirements for certificate and/or any other mandatory documentary proof of origin are limited to certain products please specify for which HS Chapters and the respective format (prescribed form or other). |
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6) |
Exemptions to the mandatory requirements of presenting a certificate and/or any other mandatory documentary proof of origin (e.g. low value consignments, postal consignments, …) |
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7) |
Governmental or non-governmental authorities designated for issuance of certificate and/or any other mandatory documentary proof of origin, if any |
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8) |
Please provide the relevant legal references applicable to Questions 1 to 7 |
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ANNEX 2 — APPENDIX
Please attach the prescribed form and/or Internet link to the prescribed form of Certificate of origin (or other mandatory documentary proof of origin), if applicable
30.12.2019 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 336/309 |
COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2019/2250
of 19 December 2019
approving the Rules of Procedure of Eurojust
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2018/1727 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 November 2018 on the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust), and replacing and repealing Council Decision 2002/187/JHA (1), and in particular Article 5(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) |
In accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1727, the College of Eurojust (‘the College’) is to adopt Eurojust’s Rules of Procedure. Those Rules of Procedure are to be approved by the Council by means of implementing acts. |
(2) |
The draft Rules of Procedure were approved, in accordance with Article 5(5) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1727, by the College on 12 December 2019. The separate draft Rules of Procedure on the processing and protection of personal data referred to in Article 17 of the Rules of Procedure were approved by the College on 16 December 2019. |
(3) |
The Rules of Procedure and the separate Rules of Procedure on the processing and protection of personal data referred to in Article 17 of the Rules of Procedure, should be approved by the Council. |
(4) |
Denmark is not bound by Regulation (EU) 2018/1727 and is therefore not taking part in the adoption and application of this Decision, which implements Regulation (EU) 2018/1727. |
(5) |
Ireland and the United Kingdom are bound by Regulation (EU) 2018/1727 and are therefore taking part in the adoption and application of this Decision, which implements Regulation (EU) 2018/1727. |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Rules of Procedure of Eurojust, and the separate Rules of Procedure on the processing and protection of personal data referred to in Article 17 of the Rules of Procedure, are hereby approved.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 19 December 2019,
For the Council
The President
K. MIKKONEN
30.12.2019 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 336/310 |
COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2019/2251
of 19 December 2019
on a mechanism for compensating the Member State whose national member is elected President of Eurojust
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2018/1727 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 November 2018 on the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust), and replacing and repealing Council Decision 2002/187/JHA (1), and in particular Article 12 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) |
In accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1727 and the Rules of Procedure of Eurojust, the national member elected President of Eurojust has additional functions. |
(2) |
The carrying out of the functions of President of Eurojust affects the workload of the deputy and Assistant from the Member State whose national member was elected President, and the Member State concerned may choose to second another suitably qualified person to reinforce the national desk for the duration of the President’s term of office. |
(3) |
Article 11(7) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1727 provides inter alia that, in those cases where another suitably qualified person is seconded, the Member State concerned is entitled to apply for compensation. |
(4) |
A mechanism for compensation should ensure the equality of treatment regarding the actual reimbursement of living costs and other associated expenses between a national member elected President and another suitably qualified person seconded by the Member State concerned. |
(5) |
Denmark is not bound by Regulation (EU) 2018/1727 and is therefore not taking part in the adoption and application of this Decision, which implements Regulation (EU) 2018/1727. |
(6) |
Ireland and the United Kingdom are bound by Regulation (EU) 2018/1727 and are therefore taking part in the adoption and application of this Decision, which implements Regulation (EU) 2018/1727, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
1. A Member State whose national member has been elected President of Eurojust and which has seconded another person to its national desk for this reason, and so is entitled under Article 11(7) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1727 to apply for compensation to the College of Eurojust (‘the College’) for that other person, shall include in its application the following information:
(a) |
the decision of the Member State concerned on the secondment of that person; |
(b) |
the justification for the need to reinforce its national desk on grounds of an increased workload; |
(c) |
details on the national monthly gross salary of the seconded person; |
(d) |
details on any living costs and other associated expenses provided to the seconded person under national law; |
(e) |
details on the account to which the compensation is to be transferred. |
2. The Member State concerned shall send the application for compensation to the College within six months of the decision on the secondment of the person.
Article 2
1. The College shall decide on granting the compensation within three months from the reception of the application.
2. The Member State concerned shall be entitled to compensation for as long as its national member is President and for the corresponding period of the secondment of the person concerned.
Article 3
1. In accordance with Article 12(3) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1727, Eurojust shall reimburse the Member State concerned as follows:
(a) |
50 % of the national monthly gross salary of the seconded person; and |
(b) |
living costs and other associated expenses which are actually incurred by the Member State concerned with respect to the seconded person. |
2. The expenses referred to in point (b) of paragraph 1 shall be reimbursed only if the seconded person is entitled under national law to any type of allowances, or of payments corresponding to expenses, which are comparable in their nature to those provided for in Annex VII to the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union (‘Staff Regulations’) (2), such as: family allowances, expatriation allowance, reimbursement of expenses linked to taking‐up duties, including installation allowance, resettlement allowance, travel expenses, removal expenses, daily subsistence allowance.
3. Eurojust shall reimburse the Member State concerned according to the conditions and financial limits applicable in that Member State. The reimbursements shall, in any case, not exceed the maximum amounts of the allowances or of the payments corresponding to expenses, as provided for in Annex VII to the Staff Regulations.
Article 4
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 19 December 2019.
For the Council
The President
K. MIKKONEN
(1) OJ L 295, 21.11.2018, p. 138.
(2) Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 of the Council of 29 February 1968 laying down the Staff Regulations of Officials and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Communities and instituting special measures temporarily applicable to officials of the Commission (OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 1).
30.12.2019 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 336/312 |
COMMISSION DECISION (EU) 2019/2252
of 17 December 2019
on the proposed citizens’ initiative entitled ‘Stop Finning — Stop the trade’
(notified under document C(2019) 9203)
(Only the English text is authentic)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 on the citizens’ initiative (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) |
The subject matter of the proposed citizens’ initiative entitled ‘Stop Finning — Stop the trade’ refers to the following: ‘Although the removal of fins on board of EU vessels and in EU waters is prohibited and sharks must be landed with their fins naturally attached, the EU is among the biggest exporters of fins and a major transit hub for the global fin trade.’ |
(2) |
The objectives of the proposed citizens’ initiative refer to the following: ‘EU is a major player in the exploitation of sharks and as inspections at sea are scarce fins are still illegally retained, transshipped, or landed in EU. We aim to end the trade of fins in the EU including the import, export and transit of fins other than if naturally attached to the animal’s body. As finning prevents effective shark conservation measures, we request to extend Regulation (EU) No 605/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) also to the trade of fins and therefore ask the commission to develop a new regulation, extending ‘fins naturally attached’ to all trading of sharks and rays in the EU.’ |
(3) |
The Treaty on European Union (TEU) reinforces citizenship of the Union and enhances further the democratic functioning of the Union by providing, inter alia, that every citizen is to have the right to participate in the democratic life of the Union by way of a European citizens’ initiative. |
(4) |
To this end, the procedures and conditions required for the citizens’ initiative should be clear, simple, user-friendly and proportionate to the nature of the citizens’ initiative so as to encourage participation by citizens and to make the Union more accessible. |
(5) |
In relation to the subject matter of the proposed initiative, legal acts of the Union for the purpose of implementing the Treaties can be adopted:
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(6) |
For these reasons, the proposed citizens’ initiative does not manifestly fall outside the framework of the Commission’s powers to submit a proposal for a legal act of the Union for the purpose of implementing the Treaties in accordance with Article 4(2)(b) of the Regulation. |
(7) |
Furthermore, the citizens’ committee has been formed and the contact persons have been designated in accordance with Article 3(2) of the Regulation and the proposed citizens’ initiative is neither manifestly abusive, frivolous or vexatious nor manifestly contrary to the values of the Union as set out in Article 2 TEU. |
(8) |
The proposed citizens’ initiative entitled ‘Stop Finning — Stop the trade’ should therefore be registered. |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The proposed citizens’ initiative entitled ‘Stop Finning — Stop the trade’ is hereby registered.
Article 2
This Decision shall apply from 2 January 2020.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the organisers (members of the citizens’ committee) of the proposed citizens’ initiative entitled ‘Stop Finning — Stop the trade’, represented by Mr Nils KLUGER and Mr Alexander Hendrik CORNELISSEN acting as contact persons.
Done at Strasbourg, 17 December 2019.
For the Commission
Věra JOUROVÁ
Vice-President
(2) Regulation (EU) No 605/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1185/2003 on the removal of fins of sharks on board vessels (OJ L 181, 29.6.2013, p. 1).