Legal provisions of COM(2011)903 - European statistics on demography - Main contents
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dossier | COM(2011)903 - European statistics on demography. |
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document | COM(2011)903 |
date | November 20, 2013 |
Contents
- Article 1 - Subject matter
- Article 2 - Definitions
- Article 3 - Data on population and on vital events
- Article 4 - Total population for specific Union purposes
- Article 5 - Frequency and reference time
- Article 6 - Provision of data and metadata
- Article 7 - Data sources
- Article 8 - Feasibility studies
- Article 9 - Quality requirements
- Article 10 - Committee procedure
- Article 11 - Review Clause
- Article 12 - Entry into force
Article 1 - Subject matter
Article 2 - Definitions
(a) | ‘national’ refers to the territory of a Member State within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 applicable at the reference time; |
(b) | ‘regional’ means NUTS level 1, NUTS level 2 or NUTS level 3 within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 applicable at the reference time; where this term is used in connection with countries that are not members of the Union, ‘regional’ means the statistical regions at level 1, 2 or 3, as agreed between those countries and the Commission (Eurostat), at the reference time; |
(c) | ‘usually resident population’ means all persons having their usual residence in a Member State at the reference time; |
(d) | ‘usual residence’ means the place where a person normally spends the daily period of rest, regardless of temporary absences for purposes of recreation, holidays, visits to friends and relatives, business, medical treatment or religious pilgrimage. The following persons alone shall be considered to be usual residents of a specific geographical area:
Where the circumstances described in point (i) or (ii) cannot be established, ‘usual residence’ can be taken to mean the place of legal or registered residence, except for the purposes of Article 4. In applying the definition of ‘usual residence’, Member States shall treat special cases in accordance with the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1201/2009 (9); |
(e) | ‘live birth’ means the birth of a child who breathes or shows any other evidence of life, such as beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord or definite movement of voluntary muscles, regardless of gestational age; |
(f) | ‘death’ means the permanent disappearance of all evidence of life at any time after live birth has taken place (post-natal cessation of vital functions without capability of resuscitation); |
(g) | ‘vital events’ means live births and deaths as defined in points (e) and (f). |
Article 3 - Data on population and on vital events
2. Member States shall provide the Commission (Eurostat) with data on their vital events that occurred during the reference period. Member States shall use the same population definition that they use for the data referred to in paragraph 1. The data provided shall cover the following variables:
(a) | live births by sex, month of occurrence, live birth-order, mother’s age, mother’s year of birth, mother’s country of birth, mother’s country of citizenship and mother’s region of residence; |
(b) | deaths by age, sex, year of birth, region of residence, country of birth, country of citizenship and month of occurrence. |
3. Member States shall use the same definition of population for all ‘national’ and ‘regional’ levels as defined by this Regulation.
4. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts laying down uniform conditions for the breakdown of data referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, for deadlines and for revisions of data. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 10(2).
Article 4 - Total population for specific Union purposes
2. Member States may estimate the total population referred to in paragraph 1 from the legally resident or registered population using scientifically-based, well-documented, and publicly available statistical estimation methods.
Article 5 - Frequency and reference time
2. Each year Member States shall provide the Commission (Eurostat) with data on the total population at national level referred to in Article 4.
3. For the purposes of this Regulation, the reference time shall mean either the reference date referred to in paragraph 4 or the reference period referred to in paragraph 5, as appropriate.
4. The reference date for population data shall be the end of the reference period (midnight of 31 December). The first reference date shall be in 2013 and the last reference date shall be in 2027.
5. The reference period for vital events data shall be the calendar year in which the events occurred. The first reference period shall be 2013 and the last reference period shall be 2027.
Article 6 - Provision of data and metadata
Article 7 - Data sources
Article 8 - Feasibility studies
2. The results of the feasibility studies referred to in paragraph 1 shall be transmitted to the Commission by 31 December 2016.
3. In order to facilitate the carrying out of the feasibility studies referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, the Union may provide financial support to the national statistical institutes and other national authorities referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009.
Article 9 - Quality requirements
2. For the purposes of this Regulation, the quality criteria referred to in Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 shall apply to the data to be transmitted.
3. Member States shall report to the Commission (Eurostat) on reference metadata, using the European Statistical System standards, and in particular on the data sources, definitions and estimation methods used for the first reference year, and Member States shall keep the Commission (Eurostat) informed of any changes thereto.
4. At the request of the Commission (Eurostat), Member States shall provide it with all the information necessary to evaluate the quality of the statistical information.
5. Member States shall ensure that the data on population required by Article 3 of this Regulation are consistent with those required by point (c) of Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 862/2007.
Article 10 - Committee procedure
2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.
Article 11 - Review Clause
2. If appropriate, those reports shall be accompanied by proposals designed to further improve the common legal framework for the development, production and dissemination of European statistics on population and vital events under this Regulation.
Article 12 - Entry into force
This Regulation shall cease to apply on 31 August 2028.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.