Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98

Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 on the organisation of the labour force sample survey in the Community sets minimum standards for the harmonised production of labour force surveys in the European Union and its Member States. It was amended in 2002, 2003 and 2007.

Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 577/98 states that:
"A report on the implementation of this Regulation shall be submitted by the Commission to the Parliament and the Council every three years, beginning in the year 2000. This report shall evaluate in particular the quality of the statistical methods envisaged by the Member States to improve the results or to lighten the survey procedures."

This is the Commission's fifth report to the Parliament and the Council. The report
- gives an overview of the European Union Labour Force Survey and its relevance to supporting European Union policies;
- takes stock of how Regulation (EC) No 577/98 has been implemented in the Member States, in Candidate countries, in EFTA countries and in Switzerland;
- focuses on ongoing initiatives launched by the European Statistical System (ESS) to improve the quality and reduce the burden of the Labour Force Survey.

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