On the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on European Union labour market statistics on businesses, repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 530/1999 and Regulations (EC) No 450/2003 and (EC) No 453/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council
ECON-PR-757907
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs · Rapporteur: Irene Tinagli
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This draft report sets out Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation on EU labour market statistics on businesses. It adds provisions on back data, limits data sources, and strengthens data protection safeguards.¶¶¶ The amendments empower the Commission to adopt delegated acts to specify other data sources and pilot study roles, and change the frequency of data transmission to every two years.¶¶¶
Committee position. The rapporteur proposes amendments to the Commission proposal, focusing on back data, data source limitations, data protection, and delegated acts, to be adopted as Parliament's position.¶¶¶
Key points
- Back data transmission should cover at least calendar years 2024 and 2025, and 'back data' is defined as data covering at least two calendar years prior to application.¶¶¶
- The Commission may adopt delegated acts to specify which 'other sources' (non-survey, non-administrative) may be used, ensuring necessity and proportionality, and respecting the ePrivacy Directive.¶¶¶
- Personal data processing must comply with GDPR and EUDPR, with data aggregated to prevent identification, and safeguards for statistical purposes apply.¶¶¶
- The definition of 'statistical unit' is expanded to include natural persons, and data must cover statistical units fully, including back data.¶¶
- Eurostat must publish quality reports and may recommend how to manage low-quality sources and data.¶¶
- Pilot studies are limited to listed topics, and the Commission may recommend integrating them as permanent solutions.¶¶
- Delegated acts for specifying sources and pilot study roles are conferred for five years, renewable, with a three-month objection period.¶¶
- The frequency for two rows in the Annex is changed from every four years to every two years.¶¶
Who is affected
- National statistical authorities: must transmit back data for 2024-2025 and ensure data protection compliance.¶¶
- Enterprises, including SMEs: may be subject to data collection from limited sources, with burden reduction in mind.¶
- Commission (Eurostat): must publish quality reports and may adopt delegated acts for sources and pilot studies.¶¶¶
Figures and deadlines
Legal basis: Article 294(2) and Article 338(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union¶