Research proposal
Article 5
1. The research proposal shall indicate in sufficient detail: (a) the legitimate purpose of the research; (b) the explanation why this purpose cannot be fulfilled using non-confidential data; (c) the entity requesting access; (d) the individual researchers who will have access to the data; (e) the access facilities to be used; (f) the data sets to be accessed, the methods of analysing them; and (g) the intended results of the research to be published or otherwise disseminated. 2. The research proposal shall be accompanied by individual confidentiality declarations signed by researchers who will have access to the data. 3. The Commission (Eurostat) shall, in cooperation with the ESS Committee, establish guidelines for the assessment of research proposals. When duly justified, the Commission (Eurostat) shall update the guidelines, in accordance with procedural arrangements approved by the ESS Committee. 4. Reports on the assessments of research proposals shall be made available to the national statistical authorities which transmitted the confidential data concerned to the Commission (Eurostat).