Article 2
Quality 1. The quality criteria referred to in Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 450/2003 shall comprise the following: (a) relevance; (b) accuracy; (c) timeliness and punctuality; (d) accessibility and clarity; (e) comparability; (f) coherence; (g) completeness. The national authorities shall ensure that the results reflect the true situation regarding the economic activities with a sufficient degree of representativity. 2. The quality reports provided for by Article 8(2) of Regulation (EC) No 450/2003 shall be transmitted to the Commission by 31 August each year at the latest and shall relate to data ending in the fourth quarter of the previous calendar year. The first quality report shall be transmitted by 31 August 2004 at the latest. 3. The content of the annual quality reports for the labour cost index shall be as set out in Annex I to this Regulation.