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Removed6. Member States shall inform the Commission (Eurostat) about any relevant information or change with regard to the implementation of this Regulation that would influence the quality of the data transmitted. The information shall be given as soon as possible and no later than 3 months after any such change enters into force.

Removed7. Upon ▐request from the Commission (Eurostat), Member States shall provide additional information necessary to evaluate the quality of the statistical information.

Removed8. The Commission (Eurostat) shall assess the quality of the data transmitted, the sources and methods used and the sampling frames. The Commission (Eurostat) shall prepare and publish reports on the quality of the data transmitted, sources and methods used. In those reports, the Commission (Eurostat) shall recommend how to manage the sources considered to be of low quality, and the data collected through those sources.

RemovedArticle 9

RemovedFeasibility and pilot studies

Removed1. In order to improve the labour market statistics on businesses or to limit the administrative and financial burden on enterprises, in particular SMEs and micro-enterprises, the Commission (Eurostat) may initiate feasibility and pilot studies. The purpose of such studies shall include at least one of the following elements:

Removed(a) improving the quality and comparability of data;

Removed(b) exploring new possibilities and implementing new features to respond to user needs;

Removed(c) improving integration between surveys and other data sources;

Removed(d) reducing the burden on respondents;

Removed(e) improving the cost-effectiveness of data collection.

RemovedThe studies shall take into account technological and digital developments.

Removed1a. Data collected as part of the pilot studies referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be limited to the domains and topics listed in Article 4(1) and the detailed topics specified in the Annex.

Removed2. Member States may participate in those studies on a voluntary basis. In cooperation with the Commission (Eurostat), they shall ensure the studies are representative at Union level.

Removed3. The results of those studies shall be evaluated by the Commission (Eurostat) in cooperation with Member States and the main stakeholders, including social partners. The Commission (Eurostat) shall prepare reports on the findings of the studies in cooperation with the Member States. Those reports shall be made publicly available.

RemovedIn the reports referred to in the first subparagraph, the Commission (Eurostat) may recommend how pilot studies should be integrated as permanent solutions.

Removed3a. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 13 to supplement this Regulation by specifying the roles and responsibilities of the actors conducting the studies referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article insofar processing of personal data takes place for the purpose of those studies.

RemovedArticle 10

RemovedFinancing

Removed1. A financial contribution may be provided from the general budget of the Union to the national statistical institutes and other national authorities, referred to in Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009, to:

Removed(a) improve sources, including sampling frames, for the labour market statistics on businesses, from the date this Regulation enters into force until 31 December 2029 at the latest;

Removed(b) improve methods for the labour market statistics on businesses, including the feasibility and pilot studies referred to in Article 9.

RemovedThe Union shall not finance costs for the regular compilation of statistics to be transmitted under this Regulation.

Removed2. The Union financial contribution shall not exceed 80% of the eligible costs.

RemovedArticle 11

RemovedProtection of the financial interests of the Union

Removed1. The Commission shall take appropriate measures to ensure that, when actions financed under this Regulation are implemented, the financial interests of the Union are protected by the application of preventive measures against fraud, corruption and any other illegal activities, by effective checks and, if irregularities are detected, by the recovery of the amounts wrongly paid and, where appropriate, by effective, proportionate and dissuasive administrative and financial penalties.

Removed2. The Commission or its representatives and the Court of Auditors shall have the power of audit, on the basis of documents and on-the-spot checks, over all grant beneficiaries, contractors and subcontractors who have received Union funds under this Regulation.

Removed3. The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) may carry out investigations, including on-the-spot checks and inspections, in accordance with the provisions and procedures laid down in Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96 with a view to establishing whether there has been fraud, corruption or any other illegal activity affecting the financial interests of the Union in connection with a grant agreement or grant decision or contract funded under this Regulation.

Removed4. Without prejudice to paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, cooperation agreements with third countries and with international organisations, contracts, grant agreements and grant decisions resulting from the implementation of this Regulation shall contain provisions expressly empowering the Commission, the Court of Auditors, the European Public Prosecutor and OLAF to conduct such audits and investigations, in accordance with their respective competences.

RemovedArticle 12

RemovedDerogations

Removed1. Where the application of this Regulation, or the delegated or implementing acts adopted pursuant thereto, requires major changes to be made to a Member State’s national statistical system, the Commission may grant, by means of implementing acts, duly justified derogations to the Member State, for a maximum duration of one year. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 14(2).

RemovedWhen granting the derogations, the Commission shall take into account the comparability of Member States’ statistics and the timely calculation of the required representative and reliable European aggregates. The Commission shall also ensure that the requirements related to statistics, metadata and quality covered under this Regulation that were previously covered under the repealed regulations continue to be met without interruption.

Removed2. The relevant Member State shall submit a duly justified request to the Commission within 3 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation or the delegated or implementing acts adopted pursuant thereto.

RemovedArticle 13

RemovedExercise of the delegation

Removed1. The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article.

Removed2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 3(1a), 4(3), 7(1) and 9(3a) shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of 5 years from [Publications Office: please insert exact date of entry into force of the Regulation]. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the 5-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period.

Removed3. The delegation of power referred to in Articles 3(1a), 4(3), 7(1) and 9(3a) 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 on 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.

Removed4. 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.

Removed5. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council.

Removed6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Articles 3(1a), 4(3), 7(1) and 9(3a) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or by the Council within a period of three months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and 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 three months at the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council.

RemovedArticle 14

RemovedCommittee procedure

Removed1. The Commission shall be assisted by the European Statistical System Committee established by Regulation (EC) No 223/2009. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.

Removed2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.

RemovedArticle 15

RemovedRepeal

Removed1. Regulations (EC) No 530/1999, (EC) No 450/2003 and (EC) No 453/2008 are repealed with effect from 1 January 2026.

Removed2. References to the repealed Regulations shall be construed as references to this Regulation.

RemovedArticle 16

RemovedEntry into force and application

RemovedThis Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

RemovedIt shall apply from 1 January 2026.

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

RemovedDone at …,

RemovedFor the European Parliament For the Council

RemovedThe President The President

RemovedANNEX