12.10.2006 Official Journal of the European Union L 281/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1502/2006 of 28 September 2006 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 concerning short-term statistics as regards derogations to be granted to Member States THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, (5)  Derogations enacted by Commission Regulation (EC) Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 of 19 May 1998 concerning short term statistics (*), and in particu- lar Article 17(h) thereof, Whereas: (1) Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 established a common frame- work for the production of short-term Community statis- tics on the business cycle. (2)  Regulation (EC) No 1158/2005 introduced new variables and imposed new obligations on Member States concern- ing reference periods, levels of detail and transmission deadlines for the required data. (3) As a consequence, national statistical systems require adaptations. (4)  Regulation (EC) No 1158/2005 specified maximum tran- sition periods for the individual variables that may be granted by the Commission. No 606/2001 of 23 March 2001 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 concerning short-term statis- tics as regards derogations of Member States (2 have expired. (6)  The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accor- dance with the opinion of the Statistical Programme Committee, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 The derogations referred to in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 and in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1158/2005 are specified 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 Brussels, 28 September 2006. 1 L162,5.6.1 , p. 1. Regulation as last amende Regulation 0 62, 5.6.1998, p gul 1 ded by Regul EC) No 11582005 of the European Parliament and of the Counci C 8/2005 of th p 1 d of the C 1 (OJ L 191, 22.7.2005, p. 1). For the Commission Joaquin ALMUNIA Member of the Commission () OJ L 92, 2.4.2001, p. 1.