Implementing measures
Article 12
1. The measures necessary for the implementation of the provisions of this Regulation, including measures to take account of economic and technical changes, shall be adopted, insofar as this does not involve a disproportionate increase in costs for the Member States, as laid down in paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. The following measures necessary for implementation of this Regulation shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 11(2): (a) the definition of a set of minimum standards in order to achieve the essential comparability and representativity of the data as specified under points 5.1 and 5.2 of Annex I; (b) the definition of precise requirements as to the methodology to be used as specified in Annex I; and (c) the establishment and adjustment of detailed descriptions of the content of basic headings, provided that these remain compatible with ESA 95 or any succeeding system. 3. The following measures designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation, inter alia by supplementing it with new elements, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 11(3): (a) the adaptation of the definitions; (b) the adjustment of the list of basic headings (as specified in Annex II); and (c) the definition of quality criteria and the structure of the quality reports, pursuant to Article 7(4).