Implementing measures
Article 7
1. The following measures necessary for the implementation of this Regulation shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 8(2): (a) technical specifications of the topics as required by this Regulation as well as of their breakdowns as provided for in Article 5(4); (b) the establishment of the appropriate technical format as provided for in Article 5(5); and (c) modalities and structure of the quality reports as provided for in Article 6(3). 2. The following measures necessary for the implementation of this Regulation, 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 8(3): (a) the establishment of the reference years, as provided for in Article 5(1); and (b) the adoption of the programme of the statistical data and the metadata, as provided for in Article 5(3). 3. Consideration shall be given to the principles that the benefits of the measures taken must outweigh their costs and that additional costs and burdens must remain within a reasonable limit.