council regul ec march structur statist earn labour cost council european union regard treati establish european commun articl thereof regard draft regul submit commiss order carri task assign commiss inform level composit labour cost structur distribut earn member state develop commun oper intern market increas compar data level composit labour cost structur distribut earn mean analys progress econom social cohes establish reliabl relev comparison member state region commun method assess situat labour cost earn compil commun statist harmonis method definit earlier occas recent case level composit labour cost pursuant regul ec case structur distribut earn pursuant regul ec reflect take place structur labour forc distribut earn composit expenditur enterpris wage relat employ contribut statist regularli updat pursuant regul ec european system nation region account european commun esa term refer standard definit account practic member state order meet commun necessit establish complet reliabl compar statist sourc nation region level level breakdown appli variabl limit ensur compar previou statist compat nation account requir european central bank ecb inform level composit labour cost structur distribut earn order assess econom develop member state context singl european monetari polici statist inform field member state valid comparison made commun statist produc result process basi common definit harmonis methodolog take account standard approv relev intern organis present member state collect complet data section educ health social work commun social person servic activ decid inclus scope regul light report submit commiss basi pilot studi feasibl collect complet data sector import complet data segment economi fulli recognis carefulli weigh report possibl respons burden specif area relat small medium size enterpris sme commiss carri pilot studi feasibl collect complet data statist unit ten employe council decid matter light report submit commiss year entri forc regul administr record help encourag accord principl subsidiar creation common statist standard enabl harmonis inform produc propos action object reason scale effect achiev commun standard implement member state author agenc institut appoint compil commun statist make provis except member state order account technic difficulti encount state collect type inform provid qualiti statist inform affect product specif commun statist govern rule set council regul ec februari commun statist statist programm committe establish decis eec euratom consult accord articl aforesaid decis adopt regul articl gener provis nation author eurostat produc commun statist level composit labour cost structur distribut employe earn econom activ defin articl articl refer period statist level composit labour cost produc calendar year yearli interv statist structur distribut earn produc calendar year repres month year yearli interv articl scope statist cover econom activ defin section mine quarri manufactur electr ga water suppli construct wholesal retail trade repair motor vehicl motorcycl person household good hotel restaur transport storag commun financi intermedi real estat rent busi activ educ health social work section commun social person servic activ gener industri classif econom activ european commun hereinaft refer nace rev establish regul eec octob statist classif econom activ european commun inclus econom activ defin section educ health social work commun social person servic activ nace rev scope regul option refer year made option subsequ year accord procedur set articl take account result pilot studi area council regul ec euratom decemb structur busi statist articl take account view statist programm committe commiss year date entri forc regul compil report take account result pilot studi basi exist sourc area statist unit ten employe submit council report assess applic provis regul relat unit ten employe report weigh import complet data report possibl respons burden report commiss submit initi council amend regul articl statist unit compil statist base local unit enterpris defin council regul eec march statist unit observ analysi product system commun articl characterist requir inform case statist level composit labour cost inform provid characterist relat local unit region nut level size enterpris local unit belong classifi employe econom activ divis level nace rev variabl total annual labour cost distinguish wage salari broken direct remuner bonus payment employe save scheme payment dai work wage salari kind employ social contribut broken actual imput social contribut vocat train cost expenditur tax subsidi directli relat labour cost averag annual number employe distinguish full time employe part time employe apprentic annual number hour work annual number hour paid case distinguish full time employe part time employe apprentic case statist structur distribut earn inform provid characterist relat local unit sampl employe attach region nut level size enterpris local unit belong classifi employe econom activ devis level nace rev form econom financi control mean commiss direct eec june transpar financi relat member state public undertak type collect pai agreement forc characterist relat employe sampl sex ag occup classifi intern standard classif occup highest complet level educ train length servic enterpris full time part time type employ contract detail earn gross earn repres month distinguish separ earn relat overtim special payment shift work gross annual earn refer year distinguish separ bonus paid irregularli work time number hour paid standard work month number overtim hour paid month annual leav entitl articl data collect survei carri nation author draw method collect inform take account respons burden notabl sme employ person requir suppli inform repli question complet time limit set member state measur avoid infring oblig suppli inform refer articl order reduc burden enterpris sme survei carri nation author inform sourc produc estim data statist estim procedur characterist observ unit statist compil articl process result nation author process repli question refer articl inform sourc refer articl obtain compar result articl forward result result forward eurostat period month end refer year articl qualiti nation author ensur result reflect true situat total popul unit suffici degre repres nation author forward eurostat request refer period report relev inform relat implement regul member state concern enabl qualiti statist evalu articl implement measur measur implement regul includ measur account econom technic treatment econom activ defin section nace rev articl ii definit breakdown inform provid articl iii technic format transmiss result articl iv qualiti evalu criteria articl derog duli justifi case period articl laid refer period month begin refer period accord procedur set articl articl procedur commiss assist statist programm committe hereinaft refer committe 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 envisag 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 derog derog provis articl refer year set annex year derog articl decid nation statist system requir major adapt accord procedur set articl articl entri forc regul enter forc twentieth dai public offici journal european commun regul bind entireti directli applic member state brussel march council presid riester oj oj oj regul amend regul ec oj oj oj oj regul amend regul eec oj oj oj oj direct amend direct eec oj annex derog derog articl germani statist structur distribut earn regul produc refer year subsequ statist structur distribut earn produc refer year yearli interv franc germani ireland sweden unit kingdom statist refer year refer financi year close calendar year affect deadlin forward data refer articl ii derog articl germani econom activ defin section hotel restaur transport storag commun real estat rent busi activ nace rev option refer year ireland econom activ defin section hotel restaur option refer year ireland econom activ defin section transport storag commun divis section section real estat rent busi activ nace rev option refer year iii derog articl austria belgium itali netherland refer year characterist refer articl refer enterpris local unit itali refer year characterist refer articl payment employe save scheme expenditur tax paid subsidi receiv employ option