Reference Manual update Item 5.2 of the agenda Working Group on Rail Transport Statistics 1-2 October 2015

Working Group on Rail Transport Statistics Guidelines document Provides detailed guidance for the MS concerning the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 91/2003 Includes three parts Part A : recommendations and methodology for data collection Part B : rules for transmission of data Part C : dissemination of data by Eurostat 9-10 November 2011 Working Group on Rail Transport Statistics 1-2 October 2015

Working Group on Rail Transport Statistics Guidelines document Some recommendations are not legally binding, but part of voluntary co-operation between Eurostat and MS Regularly updated to follow developments of validation, methodological and regulatory matters Version 8.01 issued in January 2015, new version in January 2016 9-10 November 2011 Working Group on Rail Transport Statistics 1-2 October 2015

Working Group on Rail Transport Statistics Recent updates Adaptation of existing validation rules In the frame of the evolutive maintenance of the data processing procedures Enhanced coherence checks of segment codes in G1, G2 and G3, particularly the ‘TEN’/’NOT TEN’ attribute New data validation rules in G1/G2/G3: inter-dataset checks (see room doc.) 9-10 November 2011 Working Group on Rail Transport Statistics 1-2 October 2015

Working Group on Rail Transport Statistics Recent updates New thresholds for error margins Aim: to detect important/extraordinary positive or negative growth rates between two consecutive years Regular revisions to take into account the evolution of the rail transport market Changes approved by the Working Group in November 2013, and further implemented in the IT system New set of error margins available in the Manual 9-10 November 2011 Working Group on Rail Transport Statistics 1-2 October 2015

Working Group on Rail Transport Statistics Recent updates Dissemination of EU-28 aggregates Accession of Croatia in the European Union on the 1st July 2013 Adaptation of the IT system to allow the compilation of EU28 aggregates for rail transport statistics EU28 aggregate available in Eurobase Related methodological information available in the latest version of the Guidelines document 9-10 November 2011 Working Group on Rail Transport Statistics 1-2 October 2015

Evolution of the Reference Manual Modifications foreseen for the implementation of the amending Regulation Aim of amending Regulation: to update, simplify and optimise the current legal basis and to align it with the new institutional context Changes expected cover: data on goods and passenger transport dropping the collection of accidents data (already collected by ERA) and Annex I revision of the current thresholds for undertakings coverage… 9-10 November 2011 Working Group on Rail Transport Statistics 1-2 October 2015

Evolution of the Reference Manual Amending Regulation: ongoing discussions between European Commission, Parliament and Council Support to reporting countries: update of the Reference Manual before the implementation of the new legal act Assessment of the impact of the amending Regulation on Eurostat’s IT system and validation process has already started 9-10 November 2011 Working Group on Rail Transport Statistics 1-2 October 2015

Thank you for your attention ! Suggestions on the evolution of the content of the Reference Manual are welcome! 9-10 November 2011 Working Group on Rail Transport Statistics 1-2 October 2015