Treatment of prices
Article 5
1. Member States shall use observed prices to compile the HICP. They shall use estimated prices only for the purposes laid down in Articles 9, 11 and 14. 2. Observed prices for health, education and social protection products shall be net of reimbursements. 3. Changes in the observed prices or conditions of a tariff shall be shown as price changes in the HICP. 4. If observed prices are index-linked, changes resulting from changes in the index shall be shown as price changes in the HICP. 5. If household income is a condition determining the price, changes in the observed prices resulting from changes in household income shall be shown as price changes in the HICP. 6. Observed prices for insurance shall be actual premiums. 7. If an individual product has been made available to consumers free of charge and a price is charged subsequently, this shall be shown as a price increase in the HICP. Conversely, if a price has been charged for an individual product that is subsequently made available to consumers free of charge, this shall be shown as a price decrease in the HICP.