L 324/14 Official Journal of the European Communities 29.11.2002 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2104/2002 of 28 November 2002 adapting Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 on the organisation of a labour force sample survey in the Community and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1575/2000 implementing Council Regula- tion (EC) No 577/98 as far as the list of education and training variables and their codification to be used for data transmission from 2003 onwards are concerned THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, ‘(h) education and training: Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European participation in formal education or training during Community, previous four weeks — level, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 of 9 March 1998 on the organisation of a labour force sample — field; survey in the Community (), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1991/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3, and in particular Article 4(3) thereof, participation in courses and other taught learning activities during previous four weeks Whereas: — total length, — purpose of the most recent course or other taught (1) The evolution of techniques and concepts, in particular activity, concerning the distinction between formal education and other forms of learning activities and the implemen- tation 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 (EC) No 577/98. — field of the most recent taught activity, — participated in most recent taught activity during working hours; educational attainment (2)  As a consequence, the codification of these variables laid — highest successfully completed level of education down in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No or training, 1575/2000 of 19 July 2000 () should also be adapted. The new list and codification should be implemented — field of this highest level of education and training, already in 2003 so as to guarantee full compatibility with the 2003 ad hoc module on lifelong learning (%). — year when this highest level was successfully completed.’ (3)  The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion delivered by the Statistical Programme Committee established by Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom (°), Atticle 2 The codification of the education and training variables to be used for data transmission for the years 2003 and onwards laid HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: down in the Annex to the present Regulation replaces the corresponding variables included in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1575/2000. Article 1 Article 4(1)(h) of Council Regulation No 577/98 is replaced by the following: Article 3 () OJ L 77, 14.3.1998, p. 3. 2 8 8}]]: ig? 201;5885 g %6 This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day ¢ oL 192, 20.7.2002. p. 16. following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the () OJ L 181, 28.6.1989, p. 47. European Communities.