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Contents

1. Preamble
2. 1. Article 1
   2. Article 2
3. ANNEX
4. ANNEX
5. ANNEX II MINIMUM EFFECTIVE SAMPLE SIZES

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 285 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty,

Whereas:

(1) Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 June 2003 concerning Community statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC), establishes a common framework for the systematic production of Community statistics on income and living conditions, encompassing comparable and timely cross-sectional and longitudinal data on income and on the level and composition of poverty and social exclusion at national and European levels.

(2) As a result of the accession of new Member States to the European Union on 1 May 2004, there is a need to extend Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003, since that Annex sets out for each Member State the minimum effective sample sizes required under the EU-SILC scheme.

(3) Furthermore, it appears that most of the new Member States, and several of the existing Member States, need additional time to adapt their systems to the harmonised methods and definitions used to compile Community statistics.

(4) Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 is hereby amended as follows: Para. 002. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the Czech Republic, Germany, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia and the United Kingdom may start the annual cross-sectional and longitudinal data collection in 2005. This authorisation is subject to the condition that those Member States shall supply comparable data for the year 2004 for the cross-sectional common European Union indicators which were adopted by the Council before 1 January 2003 in the context of the open method of coordination and which can be derived on the basis of the EU-SILC instrument.; (1) Article 4(2) shall be replaced by the following: Para. 004. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, Estonia shall receive a financial contribution from the Community towards the cost of the work involved for the four years of data collection from 2005. Para. 005. The financing for the year 2007 is yet to be ensured by a future Community programme.; (2) in Article 13, the following paragraphs shall be added: (3) Annex II shall be replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

1. Article 4(2) shall be replaced by the following: Para. 002. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the Czech Republic, Germany, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia and the United Kingdom may start the annual cross-sectional and longitudinal data collection in 2005. This authorisation is subject to the condition that those Member States shall supply comparable data for the year 2004 for the cross-sectional common European Union indicators which were adopted by the Council before 1 January 2003 in the context of the open method of coordination and which can be derived on the basis of the EU-SILC instrument.;

2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the Czech Republic, Germany, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia and the United Kingdom may start the annual cross-sectional and longitudinal data collection in 2005. This authorisation is subject to the condition that those Member States shall supply comparable data for the year 2004 for the cross-sectional common European Union indicators which were adopted by the Council before 1 January 2003 in the context of the open method of coordination and which can be derived on the basis of the EU-SILC instrument.;

2. in Article 13, the following paragraphs shall be added: Para. 004. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, Estonia shall receive a financial contribution from the Community towards the cost of the work involved for the four years of data collection from 2005. Para. 005. The financing for the year 2007 is yet to be ensured by a future Community programme.;

4. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, Estonia shall receive a financial contribution from the Community towards the cost of the work involved for the four years of data collection from 2005.

5. The financing for the year 2007 is yet to be ensured by a future Community programme.;

3. Annex II shall be replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Strasbourg, 7 September 2005. For the European Parliament The President J. Borrell Fontelles For the Council The President C. Clarke

ANNEX

ANNEX

Anx. ii. NB: The reference is to the effective sample size, which is the size required if the survey were based on simple random sampling (design effect in relation to the risk of poverty rate variable = 1,0). The actual sample sizes will have to be larger to the extent that the design effects exceed 1,0 and to compensate for all kinds of non-response. Furthermore, the sample size refers to the number of valid households which are households for which, and for all members of which, all or nearly all the required information has been obtained Households Persons aged 16 or over to be interviewed Cross-sectional Longitudinal Cross-sectional Longitudinal 1 2 3 4 EU Member States Belgium 4750 3500 8750 6500 Czech Republic 4750 3500 10000 7500 Denmark 4250 3250 7250 5500 Germany 8250 6000 14500 10500 Estonia 3500 2750 7750 5750 Greece 4750 3500 10000 7250 Spain 6500 5000 16000 12250 France 7250 5500 13500 10250 Ireland 3750 2750 8000 6000 Italy 7250 5500 15500 11750 Cyprus 3250 2500 7500 5500 Latvia 3750 2750 7650 5600 Lithuania 4000 3000 9000 6750 Luxembourg 3250 2500 6500 5000 Hungary 4750 3500 10250 7750 Malta 3000 2250 7000 5250 Netherlands 5000 3750 8750 6500 Austria 4500 3250 8750 6250 Poland 6000 4500 15000 11250 Portugal 4500 3250 10500 7500 Slovenia 3750 2750 9000 6750 Slovakia 4250 3250 11000 8250 Finland 4000 3000 6750 5000 Sweden 4500 3500 7500 5750 United Kingdom 7500 5750 13750 10500 Total for EU Member States 121000 90750 250150 186850 Iceland 2250 1700 3750 2800 Norway 3750 2750 6250 4650 Total including Iceland and Norway 127000 95200 260150 194300

ANNEX II MINIMUM EFFECTIVE SAMPLE SIZES

NB: The reference is to the effective sample size, which is the size required if the survey were based on simple random sampling (design effect in relation to the risk of poverty rate variable = 1,0). The actual sample sizes will have to be larger to the extent that the design effects exceed 1,0 and to compensate for all kinds of non-response. Furthermore, the sample size refers to the number of valid households which are households for which, and for all members of which, all or nearly all the required information has been obtained Households Persons aged 16 or over to be interviewed Cross-sectional Longitudinal Cross-sectional Longitudinal 1 2 3 4 EU Member States Belgium 4750 3500 8750 6500 Czech Republic 4750 3500 10000 7500 Denmark 4250 3250 7250 5500 Germany 8250 6000 14500 10500 Estonia 3500 2750 7750 5750 Greece 4750 3500 10000 7250 Spain 6500 5000 16000 12250 France 7250 5500 13500 10250 Ireland 3750 2750 8000 6000 Italy 7250 5500 15500 11750 Cyprus 3250 2500 7500 5500 Latvia 3750 2750 7650 5600 Lithuania 4000 3000 9000 6750 Luxembourg 3250 2500 6500 5000 Hungary 4750 3500 10250 7750 Malta 3000 2250 7000 5250 Netherlands 5000 3750 8750 6500 Austria 4500 3250 8750 6250 Poland 6000 4500 15000 11250 Portugal 4500 3250 10500 7500 Slovenia 3750 2750 9000 6750 Slovakia 4250 3250 11000 8250 Finland 4000 3000 6750 5000 Sweden 4500 3500 7500 5750 United Kingdom 7500 5750 13750 10500 Total for EU Member States 121000 90750 250150 186850 Iceland 2250 1700 3750 2800 Norway 3750 2750 6250 4650 Total including Iceland and Norway 127000 95200 260150 194300

Versions

1. 2005-09-07

Cited by

• Council Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 of 20 November 2006 adapting certain Regulations and Decisions in the fields of free movement of goods, freedom of movement of persons, company law, competition policy, agriculture (including veterinary and phytosanitary legislation), transport policy, taxation, statistics, energy, environment, cooperation in the fields of justice and home affairs, customs union, external relations, common foreign and security policy and institutions, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania Regulation · Grade B

  32005 R 1553: Regulation (EC) No 1553/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7.9.2005 (OJ L 255, 30.9.2005, p. 6).

• Commission Regulation (EC) No 676/2006 of 2 May 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 1980/2003 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning Community statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC) as regards definitions and updated definitions (Text with EEA relevance) Regulation · Grade B

  As a result of the accession of new Member States to the European Union on 1 May 2004, Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 has been amended by Regulation (EC) No 1553/2005 of European Parliament and of the Council, in order to adapt the sample sizes and to give time to new Member States to adapt their respective systems to harmonised methods and definitions when compiling Community statistics.