Commission Regulation (EU) No 461/2012 of 31 May 2012 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 concerning short-term statistics and Commission Regulations (EC) No 1503/2006, (EC) No 657/2007 and (EC) No 1178/2008 as regards adaptations related to the removal of the industrial new orders variables Text with EEA relevance

Regulation (EU) No 461/2012 · Regulation · 8 articles

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Article 1

Annex A to Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.

Article 2

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1503/2006 is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.

Article 3

In Regulation (EC) No 657/2007 Articles 1 and 2 are replaced by the following: ‘Article 1 European sample schemes may be applied when compiling statistics that distinguish between the euro area and non-euro-area for the following two variables specified in Annex A to Regulation (EC) No 1165/98: Variable Name 312 Output prices of the non-domestic market 340 Import prices Article 2 Member States participating in the European sample scheme referred to in Article 1 shall transmit data to the Commission (Eurostat) at least for the NACE activities, for variable No 312, and CPA products, for variable No 340, specified in the Annex.’.

Article 4

Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1178/2008 is amended in accordance with Annex III to this Regulation.

Article 5

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

Supplementary provisions

ANNEX ISupplementary provisions

ANNEX I Annex A to Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 is amended as follows: (1) point (c) (List of variables) is amended as follows: (a) in paragraph 1, the variables ‘130 New orders received’, ‘131 Domestic new orders‘ and ‘132 Non-domestic new orders’ are deleted; (b) paragraphs 3 and 8 are deleted; (2) in point (e) (Reference period), variables 130, 131 and 132 and their respective reference periods are deleted; (3) point (f) (Level of detail) is amended as follows: (a) paragraph 4 is replaced by the following: ‘4. In addition, all variables except for the turnover variables (Nos 120, 121, 122) are to be transmitted for total industry defined as NACE Rev. 2 Sections B to E and the main industrial groupings (MIGs) as defined in Commission Regulation (EC) No 586/2001 ( *1 ) . ( *1 ) OJ L 86, 27.3.2001, p. 11 .’;" (b) paragraph 6 is deleted; (c) paragraph 9 is replaced by the following: ‘9. The variables on the non-domestic markets (Nos 122 and 312) are to be transmitted according to the distinction into euro-zone and non-euro-zone. The distinction is to be applied to the total industry defined as NACE Rev. 2 Sections B to E, the MIGs, the Section (1 letter) and Division 2-digit level of NACE Rev. 2. The information on NACE Rev. 2 D and E is not required for variable 122. In addition, the import price variable (No 340) is to be transmitted according to the distinction into euro-zone and non-euro-zone. The distinction is to be applied to the total industry defined as CPA Sections B to E, the MIGs, the Section (1 letter) and Division 2-digit level of CPA. For the distinction into the euro-zone and non-euro-zone, the Commission may determine the terms for applying European sample schemes as defined in point (d) of the first subparagraph of Article 4(2). Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 18(3). The European sample scheme may limit the scope of the import price variable to the import of products from non-euro-zone countries. The distinction into the euro-zone and non-euro-zone for the variables 122, 312 and 340 does not need to be transmitted by those Member States that have not adopted the euro as their currency.’; (4) in point (g) (Deadlines for data transmission), paragraph 1, variables 130, 131 and 132 and their respective deadlines ‘1 month and 20 calendar days’ are deleted; (5) in point (j) (Transition period), paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: ‘3. A transition period ending on 11 August 2007 may be granted for the variable 340 and the distinction into the euro-zone and non-euro-zone for the variables 122, 312 and 340 in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18(2).’. ( *1 ) OJ L 86, 27.3.2001, p. 11 .’;’

ANNEX IISupplementary provisions

ANNEX II Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1503/2006 is amended as follows: Variables: ‘130 New orders received’, ‘131 Domestic new orders‘ and ‘132 Non-domestic new orders’ are deleted.

ANNEX IIISupplementary provisions

ANNEX III Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1178/2008 is amended as follows: Paragraph ‘ 132 NON-DOMESTIC NEW ORDERS ’ is deleted.

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