1. LAMAS Working Group 13-14 June 2018
Agenda item 3.2
Technical and classification issues

2. Anonymisation in 2018 SUF release
Inclusion of ESeG
First disseminated in aggregated tables in autumn 2016
2-digit classification based largely on ISCO-08
ISCO included mostly at 3-digit level
Suggestion: no special aggregation of ESeG
Ad hoc module 2017
Variable "main reason for not having employees" (REASNOEM) has filter condition STAPRO = 2.
STAPRO categories 1 and 2 are combined in anonymised core microdata as "self-employed".
Suggestion: no special aggregation of AHM 2017

3. Anonymisation
Request by IT: same-sex marriage / civil union to be hidden
Possible inclusion of candidate countries
Consultations with MK, ME, RS and TR

4. Distribution of NSI version of SUFs
Change of medium
Past: DVD, EDAMIS, Secure FTP
Present and future: S-CIRABC for secure storage and download to authorised recipients
On-demand access
Eurostat announces availability of a new release.
NSI can request it for confirmed authorised user(s).
Eurostat gives access to the microdata on S-CIRCABC for download.

5. Public use files (PUF) Consultation of NSIs on public release of PUFs
Countries: EU + EFTA
Years
Proposal sent on 23 May including methodological documents
PUFs distributed to NSIs via EDAMIS
NSIs asked to sign agreement

6. NUTS 2016
To be used since 2018Q1
Requests for time series addressed with concerned NSIs