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RemovedHAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

RemovedArticle 1

RemovedSubject matter

RemovedThis Regulation lays down a common legal framework for the development, production and dissemination of labour market statistics on businesses in the Union.

RemovedArticle 2

RemovedDefinitions

RemovedFor the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:

Removed(1) ‘statistical unit’ means the natural or legal person on which the data are collected or compiled;

Removed(2) ‘enterprise’ means a set of legal units as defined in Council Regulation (EEC) No 696/93; This includes non-market producers and other institutional units that belong to the general government sector;

Removed(2a) ‘social enterprise’ means a private law entity, which can be established in a variety of legal forms, that provides goods and services for the market in an entrepreneurial way and in accordance with the principles and features of the social economy, having social or environmental objectives as the reason for its commercial activity;

Removed(3) ‘local unit’ means an enterprise, or a part thereof, situated in a geographically identified place;

Removed(4) ‘resident enterprise’, respectively ‘resident local unit’, means an enterprise, respectively a local unit, carrying out economic activities contributing to the gross domestic product (GDP);

Removed(5) ‘employee’ means any person irrespective of his/her nationality, residency or how long he/she has worked in the Member State who has a direct employment relationship with an enterprise, established by a formal contract or an informal agreement, and receive remuneration, irrespective of the type of work performed, the number of hours worked (full-time or part-time) and the duration of the contract (fixed or indefinite, including seasonal); the remuneration of an employee can take the form of wages and salaries, including bonuses, pay for piecework and shift work, allowances, fees, commission and remuneration in kind; [Am. 4]

Removed(6) ‘employer’ means an enterprise or a local unit that has a direct employment relationship with an employee, established by a formal contract or an informal agreement; [Am. 5]

Removed(7) ‘domain’ means one or several data sets that cover one or several topics;

Removed(8) ‘topic’ means the content of the information to be collected about the statistical units in a data collection, with each topic covering several detailed topics;

Removed(9) ‘detailed topic’ means the detailed content of the information to be collected about the statistical units related to a topic; each detailed topic covers one or several variables;

Removed(10) ‘variable’ means a characteristic of a unit that may assume more than one of a set of values, which can be an absolute figure, a proportion, or a reference to a position in a classification;

Removed(11) ‘breakdown’ means a predefined discrete, exhaustive and mutually exclusive set of values which can be assigned to a variable characterising statistical units;

Removed(12) ‘microdata’ means data concerning only one statistical unit without a direct identifier;

Removed(13) ‘aggregated data’ means data concerning a set of several statistical units;

Removed(14) ‘statistical population’ means the set of statistical units about which information is wanted and estimates are required;

Removed(15) ‘sampling frame’ means a list, map or other specification of the units which determine a statistical population that is to be completely enumerated or sampled;

Removed(16) ‘sample’ means a subset of a sampling frame whose elements are selected based on a process with a known probability of selection, designed so as to allow for deriving valid estimations for the statistical population;

Removed(17) ‘respondent’ means the reporting unit that supplies information to the authority conducting the survey;

Removed(18) ‘survey data’ means data collected on a sample of respondents and extrapolated to the statistical population by using appropriate mathematical methods;

Removed(19) ‘administrative records’ mean data generated by an administrative entity, usually a public body, the main aim of which is not the provision of statistics;

Removed(20) ‘other sources’ means quality and reliable data generated by a non-administrative entity including private records, websites and databases, the main aim of which is not the provision of official statistics;

Removed(21) ‘statistical classification’ means an ordered list, with one or more levels of detail, of related though mutually exclusive categories used to structure information in a given statistical domain according to its similarities;

Removed(22) ‘reference period’ means the period to which the data refer;

Removed(23) ‘data collection period’ means the time period at which the data are collected.

Removed(24) ‘metadata’ means information that is needed to use and interpret statistics and that describes the data in a structured way;

Removed(25) ‘pre-checked data’ means data verified by Member States based on agreed common validation rules;

Removed(26) ‘quality report’ means a report conveying information about the quality of a statistical product or process;

Removed(26a) ‘back data’ means data covering a period of at least two years prior to the date of application of this Regulation.

RemovedArticle 3

RemovedSources and methods

Removed1. For the purpose of compiling statistics under this Regulation, Member States shall use or reuse one or a combination of the following sources provided they meet the quality standards referred to in Article 8:

Removed(a) survey data;

Removed(b) administrative records;

Removed(c) other sources.

Removed1a. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 13 to supplement this Regulation by specifying from which other sources referred to in paragraph 1, point (c) of this Article data may be collected and transmitted. When exercising the power to adopt such delegated acts, the Commission shall ensure that the use of those other sources is necessary and proportionate to achieve the objective under this Regulation, having due regard to the sensitivity of the data at issue and without prejudice to Directive 2002/58/EC.

Removed2. Surveys used for the purpose of labour market statistics on businesses shall be based on samples which are representative of the statistical population. Samples of enterprises or local units shall be drawn from the national statistical business registers as defined in Article 8(4) of Regulation (EU) 2019/2152.

Removed3. Member States shall provide the Commission (Eurostat) with detailed information on the sources and methods used through the quality reports referred to in Article 8(4).

RemovedArticle 3a

RemovedRequirement for the processing of personal data

Removed1. Where the activities to be carried out under this Regulation involve the processing of personal data, such processing shall be proportionate and shall comply with Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council. In accordance with the data minimisation principle set out in those Regulations, data provided under this Regulation shall be aggregated to such a degree that individuals cannot be identified.

Removed2. The processing of personal data for statistical purposes, which is considered to be in the public interest, shall be subject to appropriate safeguards in accordance with Article 89 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 13 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725. In particular, compliance with the principle that personal data are to be rendered anonymous shall be ensured.

RemovedArticle 4

RemovedData requirements

Removed1. Labour market statistics on businesses shall cover the following domains and topics:

Removed(a) earnings:

Removed(i) structure of earnings;

Removed(ii) gender pay gap;

Removed(iii) collective bargaining coverage;

Removed(iv) level of statutory minimum wage, if applicable;

Removed(v) statutory minimum wage coverage, if applicable;

Removed(b) labour costs:

Removed(i) structure of labour costs;

Removed(ii) labour cost index;