29.9.2003 Official Journal of the European Union L 24457 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1669/2003 of 1 September 2003 implementing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 with regard to the series of data to be produced for structural business statistics and amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 2701/98 concerning the series of data to be produced for structural business statistics THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Com- munity, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58| 97 of 20 December 1996 concerning structural business statistics (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1668/2003 (2), and in particular points (i), (v) and (vii) of Article 12 thereof, Whereas: (1) Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 established a com- mon framework for the production of Community statistics on the structure, activity, performance and competitiveness of the banking and pension-fund and sector in the Community. (2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2701/98(), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1614/2002 (4), includes the series of data to be transmitted for the implemen- tation of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97. For the amendments inserted into Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 by Regulation (EC) No 2056/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council (%) it is necessary to specify the series of data to be transmitted and the adaptations to existing series. (3) It is necessary to specify how frequently the additional statistics on environmental expenditure need to be compiled. It is necessary to specify the first reference year for the compilation of the results laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2056/2002. It is necessary to specify the breakdown of the results for the production of statistics on environmental expendi- ture in order to ensure that Member States provide comparable and harmonised statistical data. ) OJL14,17.1.1997,p. 1. 2) See page 32 of this Official Journal. ) OJ L 344,18.12.1998, p. 81. 4 O] L 244,12.9.2002, p. 7. ) OJL 317,21.11.2002, p. 1. (4 It is necessary to specify how the results for the production of statistics on credit institutions and pension funds must be broken down in order to ensure that Member States provide comparable and harmonised statistical data. (5)  The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Statistical Pro- gramme Committee, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2701/98 is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation. Atticle 2 The breakdowns of the results and the first reference year for the compilation of the results referred to in Articles 4, 8 and 9 of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 for the characteristics listed in section 4 of Annex 6 to that Regulation shall be as specified in the series of data in Annex II to this Regulation. Atticle 3 The breakdowns of the results and the first reference year for the compilation of the results referred to in Articles 4, 8 and 9 of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 for the characteristics listed in section 4 of Annex 7 to that Regulation shall be as specified in the series of data in Annex III to this Regulation. Atrticle 4 Member States shall produce the series referred to in Articles 1 and 2 of this Regulation, for the data concerning the 2001 reference year and subsequent years for the characteristics 2112 0and 21 14 0 of Annex 2 and the characteristics listed in section 4 of Annex 6 to Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97.