1. Management Group on Statistical Cooperation 19-20 March 2015
Handbook on Good Practices from AGAs and LPRs
(Doc. MGSC/2015/16)

2. RATIONALE FOR THE HANDBOOK
The idea to prepare a handbook on good practices was born in the HLS on the follow-up of Global Assessments and peer reviews (Yalta II) on June 2013.
Collecting and present good/best practices identified during the AGAs and LPRs implemented in a number of non-EU countries during the period
Trying to form a source of inspiration for NSIs in these countries and beyond.

3. FUNDAMENTALS OF AGAs and LPRs
LPRs were used
to assess the compliance of the reviewed NSIs with Pr. 1-6 and 15 of the CoP
to evaluate the coordination role of the NSI within the NSS,
to highlight transferable practices appropriate to foster compliance with the CoP,
to recommend improvement actions needed in view of fully complying with the Code.
LPRs were based on the structure and procedures of the European Statistical System (ESS) peer reviews in and were designed for candidate and advanced potential candidate countries (+Palestine & Armenia)

4. FUNDAMENTALS OF AGAs and LPRs
AGAs aim to evaluate
The level of conformity vis-à-vis international / European standards,
Incorporating the UN Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics and the European Statistics Code of Practice,
Statistical domains within the Statistical Requirements Compendium.
The institutional environment of the NSS and the NSI

5. ENLARGEMENT COUNTRIES
Country Type of Assessment / Year
Albania AGA-2010 / LPR-2013
Bosnia and Herzegovina AGA-2011/ SR LFS-2014
(Croatia LPR-2010)
FYR of Macedonia LPR-2010 / SR NA-2014
Kosovo AGA-2011
Montenegro AGA-2010 / LPR-2012 / SR BS-2014
Serbia LPR-2011
Turkey LPR-2011

6. ENP-EAST COUNTRIES Country Type of Assessment/Year
Armenia AGA-2009 / LPR-2014
Azerbaijan AGA-2010
Belarus AGA-2012 / 2013
Georgia AGA-2012
Moldova AGA-2012
Ukraine AGA-2011

7. ENP-SOUTH COUNTRIES Country Type of Assessment / Year
Palestine LPR-2012
Tunisia AGA-2014
Jordan SR LFS 2014
Egypt SR LFS 2014

8. CENTRAL ASIA COUNTRIES
Country Type of Assessment / Year
Kazakhstan AGA-2007
Kyrgyzstan AGA-2011
Tadshikistan AGA-2012

9. MAIN FEATURES
Compiled in June/July 2014 by a colleague from TurkStat (trainee in A3), updated in early 2015 with input from countries
Covers AGA and LPR reports until these dates.
Countries included are AL, AM, AZ, BA, BY, GE, HR, KG, KZ, MD, ME, MK, PS, RS, TJ, TR, UA, XK.
A life document, can benefit from further additions of good practices as identified in future AGAs and LPRs.
Based on the template of the handbook prepared by Eurostat in 2008 after the ESS Peer Reviews of
Includes some necessary changes unlike the ESS version because of different priorities.
SMIS + compliance monitoring web based tool
The statistical Requirements Compendium

10. NEW HEADINGS OF GOOD PRACTICES FOR AGAs and LPRs
Professional and scientific independence
International coordination and cooperation
Quality of the statistical production process
Statistical processes
Mandate for data collection
Obligation to respond and administrative fines
Data security policy
Legal confidentiality commitments
Misuse and misinterpretation policies and practices
Data release calendar
SMIS + compliance monitoring web based tool
The statistical Requirements Compendium

11. CONCLUSIONS
During the LPR more good practices have been identified than during AGA (due to the focus).
Main reason is that LPRs are more oriented to identify good practices than AGAs. Most of the reports have dedicated parts for good practices.
The handbook also covers the contributions of AGA and LPR monitoring questionnaires. LPRs had improvement actions clearly identified so it was easier to monitor them (AGA reports do not have specific improvement actions).
2014 monitoring of AGAs has started to involve improvement actions for countries
SMIS + compliance monitoring web based tool
The statistical Requirements Compendium

12. CONCLUSIONS
The handbook does not serve as a ‘beauty contest’ or a ranking of countries.
The main lesson to be learnt is analysing the handbook and observing the good practices of each country and try to implement the examples in home country.
EU (as TAIEX), UN, WB etc. funds can be followed.
Countries can be contacted directly for study visits, consultancies etc.

13. Thank you for your attention