16 Amendments of Othmar KARAS related to 2007/0220(COD)
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) It is therefore necessary to consolidate the activities of the European Statistical System (ESS) and to improve its governance, in particular with a view to further clarifying the respective roles of the National Statistical Institutes (NSIs) and of the Commission (Eurostat).
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The proposed improved regulatory environment for European Statistics should in particular respond to the need to minimise the response burdens on businessesurvey respondents and contribute to the more general objective of a reduction of administrative burdens arising at European level, in line with the Presidency Conclusions of the European Council of 8 and 9 March 2007; however, the important role played by the national authorities in minimising burdens on European businesses at national level should also be emphasized.
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 a (new)
Recital 23 a (new)
(23a) In the re-definition of Community statistics consideration must also be given to the concerns of empirical science so as to help lay the foundations for decisions for society;
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 34 #
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 subjects 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. In particular, data may not be displayed in such a way as to allow the direct or indirect identification of statistical units;
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 13
Article 3 – paragraph 13
(13) 'other staff of the Commission (Eurostat)'’ means the servants of the Communities, within the meaning of Articles 2 to 5 of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Communities, working at the Commissioin (Eurostat).
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The European Statistical System (ESS) is the partnership between the Community statistical authority, which is the Commission (Eurostat), and the National Statistical Institutes (NSIs) and other authorities responsible in each Member State (national authorities) for the development, production and dissemination of European Statistics. The NSIs and other national authorities and Eurostat are responsible for the development, production and dissemination of European statistics in accordance with the subsidiarity principle.
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
For each European Statistical Programme, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and the CouncilESS Committee an intermediate evaluation report during the third year of implementation of the programme and a final evaluation report within twelve months of the end of the programme period. These reports shall be forwarded to the European Parliament and the Council.
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13
Article 13
In the individual statistical actions, synergies shall be developed, when possible, within the ESS through collaborative networks, by the sharing of expertise and results or by fostering specialisation on specific tasks. To this end, the Commission shall create an adequate financial structure shall be developed.
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15
Article 15
Temporary direct statistical actions of the The Commission (Eurostat) Eurostat Eurostat 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 exceed the duration of the European Statistical Programme in force at that time; last more than three years; (b) the data to be collected are already available or accessible within the national authorities responsible, or the data can be obtained directly, using the appropriate samples for the observation of the statistical population at European level. (ba) any additional costs accruing to Member States through this measure are borne by the Commission.
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. The dissemination of European StatisEurostat, the NSIs and other national authoritices shall be carried out by the Commission (Eurostat), the NSIs and other national authorities within their respective spheres of competenceobliged within their respective spheres of competence to make available to the public in an appropriate manner European statistics, including their concepts, definitions and explanations without delay, unless determined otherwise by a legal act by the European Parliament or the Council.
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Article 17 – paragraph 3
3. Member States and the Commission, within their respective sphere of competence, shall provide the necessary support to ensure equality of access to European Statistics for all users.
Amendment 83 #
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 CommunityEuropean Parliament and the Council law provides for the transmission of such data.
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 3
Article 20 – paragraph 3
3. The exchange of confidential data for statistical purposes between the ESS and the ESCB may take place where deemed necessary for the development, production and dissemination of European or ESCB Statistics and if explicitly provided for in CommunityEuropean Parliament and Council law.
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 4
Article 20 – paragraph 4
4. The protection measuresvisions on statistical confidentiality provided for in this Regulation shall apply to all confidential data transmitted within the ESS and between the ESS and the ESCB.
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22
Article 22
Access to confidential data which do not permit the direct identification of the units in question, may be granted at Community level by the Commission (Eurostat) to researchers carrying out statistical analyses for scientific purposes. If the data have been transmitted to Eurostat the specific approval of the national authority which provided the data is required. The modalities, rules and conditions for access shall be established by the Commission. Such measures designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 27(3). Provision may also be made therein that these data must not be deleted for a certain period of a time after the conclusion of the analysis with a view to subsequent analyses.