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Article 3
1. When submitting to the Commission (Eurostat) the quarterly data for the topics ‘job vacancies’ and ‘labour cost index’, and the annual data for the topic ‘gender pay gap’ pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2025/941, Member States shall transmit information (metadata) on: (a) Major changes in the labour market that had an impact on the number of occupied or vacant posts for the topic ‘job vacancies’, on the labour cost index and its components for the topic ‘labour cost index’, and on the variables of the topic ‘gender pay gap’. (b) Changes in sources and methods implemented in the latest reference quarter for the topics ‘job vacancies’ and ‘labour cost index’, or the latest reference year for the topic ‘gender pay gap’, describing: — the changes in sources and methods, — the series affected, at NACE section level, — the expected effect in terms of quality, in particular the bias and volatility, — whether the changes have caused a break in the series and whether past data have been adjusted or revised. (c) The causes of large or frequent revisions in past data. (d) Any other relevant information allowing major changes in the data to be interpreted and related to the actual situation in the labour market or to changes in sources and methods.