Labour force sample survey in the Community

LEGISLATIVE ACT : Commission Regulation 2104/2002/EC adapting Council Regulation 577/98/EC on the organisation of a labour force sample survey in the Community and Commission Regulation 1575/2000/EC implementing Council Regulation 577/98/EC as far as the list of education and training variables and their codification to be used for data transmission from 2003 onwards are concerned. CONTENT : Council Regulation 577/98/EC on the organisation of a labour force sample survey in the Community sets minimum requirements for carrying out statistical surveys based on a sample of the labour force in the Union with a view to obtaining data on the level, structure, job evolution and unemployment in the Member States. The evolution of techniques and concepts, in particular concerning the distinction between formal education and other forms of learning activities and the implementation of the classification on fields of education and training, makes it necessary to adapt the list of the education and training variables laid down in Article 4(1)(h) of Regulation 577/98/EC. As a consequence, the codification of these variables laid down in the Annex to Commission Regulation 1575/2000/EC of 19 July 2000 should also be adapted. The new list and codification should be implemented already in 2003 so as to guarantee full compatibility with the 2003 ad hoc module on lifelong learning. ENTRY INTO FORCE : 19/12/2002. The Regulation shall be directly applicable in all the Member States.�