Implementing measures
Article 6
1. The following measures designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation by supplementing it, including measures to take account of economic and technical developments concerning the collection, transmission and processing of the data, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 7(3) with a view to ensuring the transmission of high quality data: (a) the selection and specification of subjects covered by the domains and their characteristics in response to policy or technical needs; (b) the breakdowns of characteristics; (c) the observation period and deadlines for transmission of results; (d) the quality requirements, including the required precision; (e) the quality reporting framework. If these measures lead to a requirement for a significant enlargement of existing data collections or for new data collections or surveys, implementing decisions shall be based on a cost-benefit analysis as part of a comprehensive analysis of the effects and implications, taking into account the benefit of the measures, the costs for the Member States and the burden on respondents. 2. The measures referred to in paragraph 1 shall take account of the following: (a) for all Domains, the potential burden on educational institutions and individuals; (b) for all Domains, the results of the pilot studies referred to in Article 4(3); (c) for Domain 1, the latest agreements between the UIS, the OECD and the Commission (Eurostat) on concepts, definitions, data collection format, data processing, periodicity and deadlines for transmission of results; (d) for Domain 2, the results from the Adult Education Pilot Survey performed between 2005 and 2007 and further development needs; (e) for Domain 3, the availability, suitability and the legal context of existing Community data sources after an exhaustive examination of all existing data sources. 3. If necessary, limited derogations and transition periods for one or more Member States, both to be based upon objective grounds, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 7(2).