Draft framework regulation on IESS

Last DSS Very large agreement on the principle of an FR (separation of policy and technical aspects, integration, flexibility, layers, …) Helped clarifying the differences between delegated and implementing acts (not interchangeable, legally and politically) Agreements about several issues (planning, harmonisation, standards, quality, financing, feasibility, etc.) New proposals, taking comments into account

Article 1 : subject matter Cosmetic changes

Article 2: Substantial article on data collections Lists domains and topics (former annex I) Annex I introduces detailed topics Precision requirements (An. II)and sample characteristics (An. III) Possibility to revise detailed topics in annex one, conditioned by No significant adm. burden or cost Not more than 20% of detailed topics and variables

Article 3: Planning Cosmetic changes linked to changes in article 2 Delegated conditioned by no admin burden or costs Links planning to users' needs

Article 4: Elements common Implementing act

Article 5: Technical specifications of data collections Article 6: Standards Cosmetic changes

Article 7: terminology Adding/removing concepts Removing it from the beginning as it is not the focus

Article 8: data sources Merging of admin. Data and other data sources so as to insist on comparability and compliance of these two sources

Article 9: periodicity and transmission deadlines Periodicity (annex IV), deadlines (annex V) Revisable under delegated acts "Pre-checked" data validated by MS, with common tool (?), to be still validated by Eurostat

Article 10: sampling frame Cosmetic changes

Article 11: quality Concerns transmission of Meta data on use of specifications Data Sampling frame Also description of quality assurance Assessment by Eurostat

Article 12: Feasibility study Separation of the reporting and review aspects Introduction of an Article 17: review clause After 5 years, report Not limited to the result of the feasibility studies, but to all aspects of the quality of the data

Article 13: financing More open to funding (some) regular data collection, at their beginning

Article 14: Delegation Article 15: Committee Article 16: Derogations Article 18: Repeal No changes