council decis decemb inter administr telemat network statist relat trade good member state edicom ec council european union regard treati establish european commun paragraph articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion econom social committe regard opinion committe region act accord procedur laid articl treati smooth function intern market depend elimin physic frontier member state satisfactori level inform trade good member state ensur mean involv check indirect intern frontier collect directli consignor consigne data compil statist relat trade good member state method techniqu ensur exhaust reliabl date give rise parti concern small medium size busi burden proport result user statist expect council regul eec novemb statist relat trade good member state condit creat increas automat data process electron data transmiss purpos facilit task parti respons provid inform eas burden statist return place busi time improv circul statist inform view creation european inform market compil harmon statist link statist trade econom statist ensur order contribut market transpar evalu competit busi promot harmon standard concept european level ultim lead elimin duplic economi scale facilit emerg servic field statist telemat standard carri intern level sphere electron data interchang edi contribut facilit intern trade simplifi relat undertak administr author establish common statist standard product harmon inform activ carri effect commun level collabor member state standard implement member state author bodi institut respons compil dissemin offici statist measur aim ensur interoper telemat network administr fall framework prioriti adopt relat guidelin tran european telecommun network financi refer amount mean point declar european parliament council commiss march includ decis entir durat programm affect power budget author defin treati judgment march court justic annul council decis ec juli inter administr telemat network statist relat trade good member state edicom ground inappropri legal basi decis adopt legal basi enabl edicom measur continu adopt decis articl set measur hereinaft refer edicom electron data interchang commerc implement facilit convers region nation commun system interoper system european level stage collect return trade good member state busi valid pre process return dissemin statist deriv therefrom system base distribut inform system region nation commun level interoper guarante develop harmon standard commun procedur system base electron data interchang edi transmiss statist return computer procedur made compet nation commun author parti respons provid statist inform agreement compet nation author system develop take account requir compil statist intern trade articl edicom run year decemb articl measur undertaken clear commun action establish accord principl subsidiar principl set articl edicom agreement compet author member state bear mind preferenti exist technolog product compris design develop promot softwar collect valid transmiss statist inform assist member state make softwar busi design develop promot softwar accept valid process dissemin data provid assist make softwar region nation commun bodi respons collect statist inform upgrad equip design develop promot format exchang inform basi european intern standard make design document promot method procedur agreement exchang inform make softwar servic supplier awar requir nation commun statist articl implement measur gener aim account facilit introduct system mean promot awar campaign aim busi user conduct compet commun bodi agreement nation region bodi undertak special measur benefit develop region nation bodi enabl part system promot telemat technolog tool meet statist system incorpor comput environ author concern articl commiss respons implement edicom assist committe statist programm european commun establish decis eec euratom draw quantifi approv annual work programm accord procedur laid articl committe statist relat trade good member state set regul eec approv call tender evalu project measur total ecu accord procedur laid articl measur implement edicom refer point indent point accord procedur laid articl commiss committe provid articl council decis ec novemb commun contribut telemat interchang data administr commun ida regularli inform progress measur commiss submit committe refer paragraph annual report assess monei achiev date articl repres commiss submit committe draft measur committe deliv opinion draft time limit chairman lai urgenc matter opinion deliv major laid articl treati case decis council requir adopt propos commiss vote repres member state committe weight manner set articl chairman vote commiss adopt measur envisag accord opinion committe measur accord opinion committe opinion deliv commiss delai submit council propos relat measur council act qualifi major expiri period month date referr council council act propos measur adopt commiss articl commiss repres submit committe draft measur committe deliv opinion draft time limit chairman lai urgenc matter take vote opinion record minut addit member state posit record minut commiss utmost account opinion deliv committe inform committe manner opinion account articl financi refer implement edicom ecu million period indic breakdown fund shown annex annual appropri author budget author limit financi perspect expenditur guarante monei ensur benefit keep resourc deploi articl commiss submit european parliament council conclus edicom report implement propos measur articl decis enter forc decemb articl decis address member state brussel decemb council presid howlin oj oj opinion deliv septemb publish offici journal opinion european parliament septemb oj council common posit novemb oj decis european parliament novemb publish offici journal oj regul amend regul eec oj oj oj oj annex indic breakdown edicom compon gt tabl gt