council regul ec novemb statist structur distribut earn council european union regard treati establish european commun articl thereof regard propos commiss order carri task assign commiss inform posit trend earn member state commun regard hand variat term structur labour forc hand distribut employe earn level develop commun oper intern market increas compar data structur earn mean analys progress econom social cohes establish reliabl comparison member state region commun method assess situat structur distribut earn produc commun statist structur earn harmon method definit pursuant regul eec eec eec eec ow occur structur labour forc distribut earn econom activ result earlier survei longer date cover member state data member state suppli averag provid indic relationship earn individu characterist wage earner ag sex profession statu length servic spread earn statist inform field member state valid comparison made statist structur earn carri basi common definit harmon methodolog accord principl subsidiar creation common statist standard enabl harmon inform produc action effect undertaken commun level standard implement member state author agenc institut appoint compil offici statist pursuant decis eec product commun statist structur earn prioriti action statist programm make provis except member state order account technic difficulti encount state collect type inform provid qualiti statist inform affect statist programm committe establish decis eec euratom reach favour conclus commiss propos adopt regul articl gener provis member state commiss respect field compet produc commun statist structur distribut employe earn section econom activ defin articl articl refer period statist produc basi statist inform financi year repres month subject special provis mention annex articl scope statist cover activ defin section classif econom activ european commun hereinaft refer nace rev establish regul eec subject special provis mention annex regul articl statist unit collect data compil statist structur distribut earn base statist unit defin regul eec provid inform employe local unit employe classifi size princip activ articl characterist requir inform data collect local unit sampl employe attach region workplac size econom activ classifi nace rev form financi econom control mean commiss direct eec june transpar financi relat member state public undertak type collect pai agreement forc employe sampl gross earn complet pai period repres month includ bonus regularli paid addit payment overtim shift work night work weekend work commiss likewis includ remuner period absenc leav sick paid employ famili allow benefit laid collect agreement voluntarili local unit total earn relat overtim special payment shift work night work weekend work separ annual gross earn relev financi year gross earn defin refer annual basi occasion bonus holidai bonus month profit share amount occasion bonus separ number hour paid number hour standard work week month payment made number paid overtim hour pai period number holidai exclud public holidai year sex ag occup classifi intern standard classif occup level educ train length servic enterpris work arrang full time part time type employ contract articl data collect survei carri statist servic member state draw method collect inform characterist level educ train type employ contract member state allow carri trailer survei sampl employe drawn main survei person requir suppli inform repli question truthfulli complet time limit set member state measur avoid infring oblig suppli inform refer articl survei carri member state inform sourc equival accuraci qualiti timeli member state forward commiss eurostat request inform methodolog need applic regul articl repres reliabl compar high qualiti level attain sampl size allow rel standard error variabl averag gross hourli earn section subsect exist nace rev nut level exce articl process result statist servic member state process repli question refer articl inform sourc refer articl obtain compar result articl forward result result forward period month end calendar year refer period includ data declar confidenti member state pursuant domest legisl practic statist confidenti accord provis council regul euratom eec june transmiss data subject statist confidenti statist offic european commun articl arrang implement arrang implement regul definit accuraci qualiti rule level breakdown appli variabl form transmit variabl list tabl dissemin laid accord procedur set articl articl procedur commiss assist statist programm committe set decis eec euratom hereinaft refer committe repres commiss submit committe draft measur committe deliv opinion draft time limit chairman lai urgenc matter opinion deliv major laid articl ec treati case decis council requir adopt propos commiss vote repres member state committe weight manner set articl chairman vote commiss adopt measur appli immedi measur accord opinion committe commun commiss council forthwith event commiss defer applic measur decid period month date commun council act qualifi major decis time limit refer previou subparagraph articl entri forc regul enter forc twentieth dai public offici journal european commun regul bind entireti directli applic member state brussel novemb council presid solb mira annex special provis except refer period articl franc financi year repres month austria financi year repres month ii except scope survei articl germani section divis section section greec section ireland section