25-27 MARCH TH MEETING OF MGSC COMPLIANCE MONITORING - EXPERIENCE OF LITHUANIA BEFORE AND AFTER EU ACCESSION Daiva Norkevičienė European Affairs and International Cooperation Division, Statistics Lithuania

25-27 MARCH TH MEETING OF MGSC COMPLIANCE ISSUES BEFORE ACCESSION EU LEVEL–COMPLIANCE WITH THE EU ACQUIS THOROUGHLY FOLLOWED COUNTRY’S CONCERN ON PROGRESS TO BE ACHIEVED LEAD TO STRUCTURED COMPLIANCE MONITORING TO MONITOR SOMETHING - ONE SHOULD KNOW WHAT – INTERNAL TOOLS AND PROCEDURES ESTABLISHED AT STATISTICS LITHUANIA

25-27 MARCH TH MEETING OF MGSC EU LEVEL–COMPLIANCE WITH THE EU STATISTICAL ACQUIS THOROUGHLY FOLLOWED A NUMBER OF TOOLS EC REGULAR REPORTS ISSUES PAPER FOR MB PROGRAMME FOLLOWED BY THE STRATEGY FOR COMPLIANCE IN STATISTICS IN CCs FOR SCREENING EXCERCISES COMPLIANCE DATA BASE (SMIS) PROGRESS EDITOR (TAIEX) DATA BASE DATA AVAILABILITY PROJECT EUROSTAT MISSIONS, GLOBAL ASSESSMENTS, EXPERTS VISITS STATISTICAL REQUIREMENTS COMPENDIUM

25-27 MARCH TH MEETING OF MGSC COUNTRY’S CONCERN ON PROGRESS TO BE ACHIEVED LEAD TO STRUCTURED COMPLIANCE MONITORING A LITHUANIA’S PROGRAMME FOR THE PREPARTION FOR THE ACCESSION TO THE EU – NATIONAL ACQUIS ADOPTION PROGRAMME PROGRAMME FOR LEGAL COMPLIANCE (MONTHLY MONITORING) PROGRAMME FOR MATERIAL COMPLIANCE (MONTHLY MONITORING) ADDITIONAL PLANS AS AN OUTCOME OF REGULAR PROGRESS REPORTS – A GOOD TOOL TO GENERATE RESOURCES AT THE GOVERNMENTAL LEVEL RIGOROUS MONITORING

25-27 MARCH TH MEETING OF MGSC INTERNAL TOOLS AND PROCEDURES ESTABLISHED AT STATISTICS LITHUANIA TO MONITOR SOMETHING – ONE SHOULD KNOW WHAT? AND ALSO WHY AND WHO?????? STATISTICAL REQUIREMENTS COMPENDIUM – INVENTORY OF STATISTICAL ACQUIS AS WELL AS GENTLEMEN’S AGREEMENTS - A WONDERFUL TOOL! METADATA BASE OF STATISTICAL INDICATORS AND SURVEYS ACQUIS IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR

25-27 MARCH TH MEETING OF MGSC METADATA BASE OF STATISTICAL INDICATORS AND SURVEYS DEVELOPMENT OF METADATA BASE STARTED IN 1995 GOALS TO MAKE AN INVENTORY OF EU REQUIREMENTS TO COLLECT INFORMATION FROM OTHER OFFICIAL STATISTICS PRODUCERS TO DEFINE THE STATE OF COMPLIANCE TO PRODUCE REPORTS ON COMPLIANCE MONITORING INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE OFFICE

25-27 MARCH TH MEETING OF MGSC COVERAGE OF THE DB DB REFERS TO METADATA RATHER THAN THE DATA SURVEYS AND APPROX INDICATORS INFORMATION ON TIME SERIES INFORMATION ON STATISTICAL QUESTIONNAIRES METADATA ON INDICATORS PRODUCED OR SURVEYS CONDUCTED BY 22 MINISTRIES AND ORGANISATIONS IN THE COUNTRY METAINFORMATION AVAILABLE IN TWO LANGUAGES LITHUANIAN AND ENGLISH ACCESS - INTERNAL USE ONLY ONE COORDINATOR RESPONSIBLE FOR CONTINUOUS UPDATE AND REPORTING

25-27 MARCH TH MEETING OF MGSC METAINFORMATION ON INDICATORS INDICATOR Indicator title Measurement unit Regional level Periodicity Definition of the indicator Type of indicator Responsible SL division Responsible governmental institution Calculation method Data source Main users Publications Classifications

25-27 MARCH TH MEETING OF MGSC METAINFORMATION ON STATISTICAL SURVEYS SURVEY Survey title Statistical observation unit Periodicity Type of survey Regional level Short description Responsible institution Responsible SL division QUESTIONNAIRE Questionnaire title Date of approval Registration number Respondents/Reporting units The period of delivery The main indicators Data transmission media

25-27 MARCH TH MEETING OF MGSC INFORMATION ON COMPLIANCE WITH THE EU REQUIREMENTS NATIONAL OR EU REQUIREMENTS BASIS OF THE REQUIREMENTS (REGULATIONS, GENTL.AGREEMENTS, NATIONAL RESOLUTIONS, ETC) COMPLIANCE WITH THE EU REQUIREMENTS (FULL, PARTIAL, NON-COMPLIANT) NON-COMPLIANCE REASON DATE WHEN THE COMPLIANCE WILL BE ACHIEVED IS THE INDICATOR SUPPLIED TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS?

25-27 MARCH TH MEETING OF MGSC Indicator tree Indicator code Title of indicator (LT, EN) Measurement unit General information

25-27 MARCH TH MEETING OF MGSC is the indicator defined by EU requir.? EU legal base Does the indicator comply with the EU requirements ? Non- compliance reason Date when the compliance will be achieved Remarks (LT, EN) Is the indicator supplied to international organizations ? Title of international organization EU requirements

25-27 MARCH TH MEETING OF MGSC EU requirements Is the survey defined by the EU requirements ? Does the survey comply with the EU requirements ? Non-compliance reason Date when the compliance will be achieved ? (LT, EN) Remarks (LT, EN)

25-27 MARCH TH MEETING OF MGSC COMPLIANCE MONITORING – DOES THIS CONTINUE TO BOTHER US AFTER THE ACCESSION? MAY 1’2004 – HISTORICAL GOAL ATTAINED DID IT SOLVE ALL THE PROBLEMS IN TERMS OF COMPLIANCE? - NO DID IT BRING IN MORE RESPONSIBILITY, SELF-SUFFICIENCY OR SELF-MONITORING TO THE STAFF? SHOULD WE PROCEED MONITORING THE COMPLIANCE IN THE SAME WAY? ARE THERE ANY OTHER MEASURES THAT WOULD COUNT? THESE AND MANY MORE QUESTIONS STEERED THE COUNTRY AND STATISTICAL OFFICE TO THE RIGHT DIRECTION

25-27 MARCH TH MEETING OF MGSC MIX OF OLD AND NEW COMPLIANCE MONITORING TOOLS – COUNTRY’S LEVEL ON THE COUNTRY’S LEVEL INFORMATION SYSTEM ON THE LITHUANIA’S MEMEBERSHIP IN THE EU (LINESIS) – MULTIFUNCTIONAL DATA BASE PLANNING IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW ACQUIS – MONTHLY MONITORING ON LEGAL COMPLIANCE PLANNING AND REPORTING CONDUCTED ON-LINE

25-27 MARCH TH MEETING OF MGSC MIX OF OLD AND NEW COMPLIANCE MONITORING TOOLS – STATISTICS LITHUANIA IMPROVEMENT ACTIONS ON EXISTING ACQUIS REFLECTED IN THE STRATEGY DOCUMENT OF SL FOR AND WITHIN THE OFFICIAL STATISTICAL WORK PROGRAMME MATERIAL COMPLIANCE TABLES PRODUCED FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW ACQUIS – MONITORED ON A QUARTERLY BASIS ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF DATA TO EUROSTAT MB AND NATIONAL TF PROGRAMMES, GRANTS – EXPERTS’ CONTRIBUTION; EUROSTAT WORKING GROUPS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION STATISTICAL DATA OVERALL COMMITMENT TO THE QUALITY WORK ADDITIONAL STRUCTURES AND FUNCTIONS – QUALITY MANAGER, A UNIT ON METHODOLOGY AND QUALITY, METHODOLOGY COMMISSION STATISTICAL AUDITS

25-27 MARCH TH MEETING OF MGSC MIX OF OLD AND NEW COMPLIANCE MONITORING TOOLS – EU LEVEL STATUS REPORTS (EMU REQUIREMENTS, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS, STRUCTURAL INDICATORS, ETC.) PEEIs MONITORING – MORE ACTIVE MONITROING CODE OF PRACTICE, PEER REVIEWS, MISSIONS, SIMPLIFICATION PROCEDURES (E.G. REINGINEERING OF BUSINESS STATISTICS, RESTRUCTURING OF AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS, ETC)

25-27 MARCH TH MEETING OF MGSC CONCLUSIONS COMMON GOAL – QUALITY IMPROVEMENT OF EUROPEAN STATISTICS – SHOULD LEAD TO STRUCTERED MONITORING JOINT EFFORTS, FLEXIBLE MEASURES AND SYSTEMATIC APPROACH ON THE EU AND NATIONAL LEVELS ACTIVE ROLE OF EUROSTAT’S SUBJECT MATTER UNITS (THROUGH COMMITTEE MEETINGS, WORK.GROUPS, ETC.) SHARING OF EXPERIENCE WITHIN THE ESS, BENCHMARKING EXCERCISES