Article 1
In Ireland, the data collection for the second survey on the participation and non-participation of adults in lifelong learning (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Second Adult Education Survey’) shall take place between 1 January and 31 December 2017. The reference period for which the data on participation in lifelong learning activities are collected shall be the 12 months prior to the interview. In France and Finland, the data collection for the Second Adult Education Survey shall take place between 1 January and 30 June 2017. The reference period for which the data on participation in lifelong learning activities are collected shall be the 12 months prior to the interview. Belgium and Malta shall transmit clean micro-data files regarding the Second Adult Education Survey to the Commission (Eurostat) within nine months after the end of the national data collection period.