1. Census Implementing Regulations
Directors of Social Statistics
22-23 September 2008

2. Background Regulation 763/2008 in force since 13.8.2008
Regulation 763/2008 prescribes
Topics to be covered
Implementing measures
with scrutiny: statistical programme, metadata
without scrutiny: breakdowns, technical specifications, technical format for transmission, quality reports
Intense consultation process since mid-2006
7 Task Force meetings
2 Working Group meetings
3 Written consultations

3. Technical specifications and breakdowns
Strictly based on CES Recommendations
Breakdowns take into account data availability and particular difficulties of register-based censuses
Breakdowns with different levels of detail (S, M, L)
Most frequently used breakdowns aggregate information strongly (S, M)
Technical specifications take into account data availability (e.g., residence of students)

4. Programme of statistical data (= hypercubes)
Hypercubes strictly linked to topics of Framework Regulation
Bulk of information on level of NUTS 2
Focus on themes of important Commission policies:
Employment
Migration
Rural development
Strict limitation of maximum size of hypercubes
NUTS 2: 6000 relevant cells
LAU 2/ NUTS 3: 600 relevant cells

5. Next steps concerning: Breakdowns, technical specifications, hypercubes
Integration of adaptations agreed in Working Group meeting of 9 and 10 September 2008
Decision on breakdown of unemployed by former occupation and industry
Written consultation of Working Group on remaining open issues:
3 additional migration hypercubes (on over-/ under-qualification and on naturalisation)
Interservice Consultation of the Commission
SPC: Committee Procedure
Breakdowns, technical specifications: end 2008
Hypercubes: beginning 2009

6. Further next steps Task Force on confidentiality
November 2008
February 2009
April 2009
Task Force on quality and metadata
Early 2009
Spring 2009
WG meeting June 2009
Draft implementing measures concerning quality report and metadata
Confidentiality treatment

7. In parallel Continuation of pilot project “census hub”
Current participants: DE, IE, IT, UK
New participants confirmed: CZ, SI, HR
Implementing measure on technical format for the data transmission