Actions
Article 3
To achieve the objectives referred to in Article 2(2), a set of actions shall be implemented, as follows: (a) to review priorities and develop target sets of indicators for new areas (objective 1): Action 1.1 : identifying areas of lesser importance; Action 1.2 : developing new areas; (b) to achieve a streamlined framework for business-related statistics (objective 2): Action 2.1 : integrating concepts and methods within the legal framework; Action 2.2 : developing statistics on enterprise groups; Action 2.3 : conducting Community surveys to minimise the burden on enterprises; (c) to support the implementation of a more efficient way of producing enterprise and trade statistics (objective 3): Action 3.1 : making better use of data that already exist in the statistical system including the possibility of estimates; Action 3.2 : making better use of data that already exist in the economy; Action 3.3 : developing tools for the more efficient extraction, transmission and treatment of data; (d) to modernise Intrastat (objective 4): Action 4.1 : harmonising methods to improve quality under a simplified Intrastat; Action 4.2 : making better use of administrative data; Action 4.3 : improving and facilitating data exchange within Intrastat. The actions referred to in this Article are specified in the Annex and shall be further detailed in the annual work programmes provided for in Article 4.