Structural business statistics

The MRC adopted the report by Mrs Marie-Paule KESTELIJN-SIERENS (ELDR, B) on the proposal for a regulation on structural business statistics. The main amendments include: - the need for the technique of sampling to be used, whenever practicable, for firms below a certain size threshold. The aim here is to prevent the pointless harassment of SMEs by the authorities - the need for the results of surveys to be produced and disseminated as quickly as possible. �