21.8.2008 Official Journal of the European Union L 223/25 I (Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is not obligatory) DECISIONS COMMISSION ADMINISTRATIVE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ON SOCIAL SECURITY FOR MIGRANT WORKERS DECISION No 208 of 11 March 2008 concerning the establishment of a common framework for the collection of data on the settlement of pension claims (Text with EEA relevance) (2008/683[EC) THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMISSION ON SOCIAL SECURITY FOR MIGRANT WORKERS, Having regard to Article 81(d) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 (%), under which the Administrative Commission shall foster and develop cooperation between Member States by modernising procedures for exchange of information, in particular by adapting the information flow between institutions for the purpose of telematic exchange, taking account of the development of data processing in each Member State, the main aim of such modernisation shall be to expedite the award of benefits, Having regard to Article 117 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 (3), under which the Administrative Commission shall, based on the research and proposals of the Technical Commission referred to in Article 117¢ of the implementing Regulation, adapt to new data processing techniques the models of documents as well as the routing channels and the data transmission procedures necessary for applying the Regulation and the implementing Regulation, Whereas: (1)  To help the Administrative Commission to assess the extent to which the work of the Technical Commission is contributing to expediting the award of benefits it is appropriate to provide some basic quantified, as well as qualitative, information. (2)  The divergences between the information available in the various Member States make comparison difficult and the collection of statistical data should not represent a heavy and unnecessary burden on the Member States. () OJ L 149, 5.7.1971, p. 2. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1992/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council (O] L 392, 30.12.2006, p. 1). () OJ L 74, 27.3.1972, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 101/2008 (OJ L 31, 5.2.2008, p. 15).