29 Amendments of Elisa FERREIRA related to 2007/0220(COD)
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) The use of confidential data for administrative, legal or tax purposes or for verification against the statistical data subjecunits should be strictly prohibited.
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2
Article 2
This Regulation establishes a legal framework for the development, production and dissemination of European Statistics. In compliance with the principle of subsidiarity and in accordance with the independence, integrity and accountability of the national and the Community authorities, European Statistics are relevant statistics necessary for the performance of the activities of the European Community. They European Statistics shall be developed, produced and disseminated in accordance with the European Statistical Programme. and in conformity with the statistical principles set out in Article 285(2) of the Treaty and in Article 2 of this Regulation andmplemented in accordance within the framework of the European Statistical Programmeprovisions of this Regulation.
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) 'professional independence' meaning that statistics must be developed, produced and disseminated in an independent manner, free from any pressures from political or interest groups or national and community authorities particularly as regards the selection of techniques, definitions, methodologies and sources to be used, and the timing and content of all forms of dissemination;
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) 'statistical confidentiality' meaning the protection of confidential data related to single statistical data subjecunits which are obtained directly for statistical purposes or indirectly from administrative or other sources; it implies the prohibition of use for non statistical purposes of the data obtained and of their unlawful disclosure;
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 8
Article 3 – paragraph 8
8. 'confidential data' means data used by the national authorities and Eurostat for statistical purposes which allow statistical data subjecunits to be identified, either directly or indirectly, thereby disclosing individual information. To determine whether a statistical data subject is identifiable, account shall be taken of all relevant means that might reasonably be used by a third party to identify the statistical data subject;
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. The NSI of eEach Member State shall havdesignate the NSI as the body having the responsibility for coordinating all activities at national level for the development, production and dissemination of European Statistics. The Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure the application of this provision.
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph -1 (new)
Article 6 – paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Within the Commission, Eurostat (hereinafter referred to as "the Commission (Eurostat")) is the Directorate-General entrusted with the development, production, and dissemination of European Statistics pursuant to this Regulation and the applicable rules and procedures of the Commission.
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. At Community level, the Commission (Within the Commission, the Director- General of Eurostat) shall ensure the production of European Statistics according to established rules and statistical principles; in this respect, ithe or she shall have the sole responsibility for deciding on processes, statistical methods, standards and procedures, and on the content and timing of statistical releases.
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. Without prejudice to Article 5 of the Protocol on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks (ESCB) and the European Central Bank (ECB), the Commission (Eurostat) shall coordinate the statistical activities of the institutions and bodies of the Community, in particular with a view to ensuring consistency and quality of the data and minimising response burden. To that end, the Commission (Director- General of Eurostat) may invite any institution or body of the Community to consult and cooperate with it for the purpose of developing methods and systems for statistical purposes in their respective field of competence; any of these Institutions and bodies which may propose to produce statistics shall consult with the Commission (Eurostat) and take into account any recommendation that it may make to this effect.
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6 a (new)
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9a 1. A European Statistics Code of Practice shall aim at ensuring public trust in European statistics by establishing how European Statistics are to be developed, produced and disseminated in conformity with the statistical principles and best international statistical practice. 2. The Code shall be established by the ESS Committee and published by the Commission. It shall be reviewed and updated as necessary.
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) in exceptional cases, by the Commission under the conditions laid down in Articleby the Commission in specific and duly justified cases, in particular to meet unexpected needs, in accordance with the provisions in paragraph 15a; or
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Commission may decide on a temporary direct statistical action in accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 27(2) provided that: (a) the action does not foresee data collection covering more than two reference years; (b) the data are already available or accessible within the national authorities responsible, or can be obtained directly, using the appropriate samples for the observation of the statistical population at European level with the adequate coordination with the national authorities; (c) The Community shall, in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities1, make financial contributions to the national authorities to cover the additional costs incurred by them. 1 OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. In pursuing an action referred to in paragraphs 1(a) and 1(b), the Commission shall provide information on: (a) the reasons justifying the action, notably in the light of the aims of the Community policy concerned; (b) the objectives for the action and the expected results; (c) a cost effectiveness analysis, including an assessment of the burden on respondents; and of the production costs; (d) the ways the actions is carried out, including its duration and the role of the Commission and the national authorities.
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. The European Approach to Statistics aims at: (a) maximising the availability and timeliness of European totals where the production and dissemination of European Statistics may rely entirely or not on national data produced and disseminated by the national authorities of all Member States; (b) optimising the transmission of data and the release and revision of statistics where a coordinated policy and approach need to be establishedIn specific and duly justified cases and within the framework of the European Statistical Programme, the European Approach to Statistics aims at: (a) maximising the availability of statistical aggregates at European level and improving the timeliness of European Statistics; (b) reducing the burden on respondents and national authorities.
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The cases where the European approach to statistics is relevant include: (a) the production of European Statistics by use of: - non-published national contributions or national contributions from a subset of Member States; - specifically designed survey schemes; - partial information by modelling techniques; (b) the dissemination of statistical aggregates at European level by applying specific statistical disclosure control techniques.
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. The mMeasures to take shall be determined in the individual statistical actions laid down in Article 12(1) for the sectoral statistical domains or in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutinyimplement the European Approach shall be carried out with full involvement of Member States. These measures shall be laid down in the individual statistical actions referred to in Article 12(1).
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. If necessary, a coordinated release and revision policy shall be established in cooperation with Member States.
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15
Article 15
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – introductory part
Article 16 – introductory part
Each year, before the end of May, the Commission shall submit for examination by the ESS Committee its work programme for the following year. The Commission shall take the utmost account of the comments of the ESS Committee. This work programme shall be based on the European Statistical programme. This work programme shall indicate in particular:
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – point a a (new)
Article 16 – point a a (new)
(aa) Initiatives regarding prioritization and reductions of the response burden;
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 2
2. National authorities and the CommissConfidential data obtained exclusively for the production (of Eurostat) shall ensure that the confidential data are usedpean Statistics shall be used by national authorities and by the Commission (Eurostat) exclusively for statistical purposes unless the statistical data subjects have consented in writingunit has unambiguously given its consent to their use for any other specified purposes.
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3
Article 19 – paragraph 3
3. Statistical results which may make it possible to identify a statistical data subjecunit may be disseminated by the national authorities and the Commission (Eurostat) in the following exceptional cases; th: a) where specific conditions shall be determined by Community Lawand modalities are determined by an act of the European Parliament and of the Council acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty. These results shall be amended in such a way that their dissemination does not prejudice statistical confidentiality whenever the statistical data subject has so requestedunit has so requested or b) where the statistical unit has unambiguously agreed to the disclosure of data.
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 4
Article 19 – paragraph 4
4. NWithin their respective spheres of competence, national authorities and the Commission (Eurostat) shall take all necessary regulatory, administrative, technical and organisational measures to ensure the harmonisation of methods, criteria and practices within the ESS as regards the physical and logical protection of confidential data (Statistical Disclosure Control). Measures to ensure the implementation of the first subparagraphNational authorities and the Commission shall take all necessary measures to ensure the harmonisation of principles and guidelines as regards the physical and logical protection of confidential data. These measures shall be adopted by the Commission in accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 27 (2).
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. Transmission between the national authorities and between the national authorities and the Commission (Eurostat), of confidential dataof confidential data from an ESS authority, as referred to in Article 4, that collected the data to another ESS authority may take place provided that this transmission is necessary for the efficient development, production and dissemination of European Statistics. Any further transmission must be explicitly authorised by the national authority that collected the data or for increasing the quality of European Statistics.
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Transmission of confidential data between an ESS authority that collected the data and an ESCB member may take place provided that this transmission is necessary for the efficient development, production and dissemination of European Statistics or for increasing the quality of European Statistics within the respective spheres of competence of the ESS and the ESCB.
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Any further transmission beyond the first transmission must be explicitly authorized by the authority that collected the data.
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 2
2. National rules on statistical confidentiality may not be invoked to prevent the transmission of confidential data where an act of Community lawunder paragraphs 1 and 1a where an act of the European Parliament and of the Council acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty provides for the transmission of such data.
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Confidential data transmitted according to the provisions of this Article shall be used exclusively for statistical purposes and only accessible to staff working in statistical activities within their specific domain of work.