Outline of methods for assessing compliance with precision requirements
Article 4
The Commission (Eurostat) shall assess the extent to which the data transmitted by the Member States pursuant to Annex II to the Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 meet precision requirements. Where non-compliance with the precision requirements is detected by the Commission (Eurostat), it shall be assessed according to: — its magnitude and frequency and the impact it has on the quality of the key indicators, especially their comparability; — whether it can be promptly rectified and whether the Member States make the necessary corrections in an effective manner; — whether non-compliance can be indirectly mitigated, particularly through estimation techniques, and whether the Member States are taking appropriate mitigating measures; — the extent to which the Member States exercise control over non-compliance, which can arise for reasons beyond their control; — the extent to which non-compliance persists during successive rounds of data collection; — whether there is a corrective action plan approved by the Commission (Eurostat) and whether it is effectively implemented; assessment of such a plan will take account of the length of time needed to rectify instances of non-compliance, in particular in the case of panel data collections.