Draft COUNCIL DECISION amending Council Decision 91/116/EEC setting up the European Advisory Committee on statistical information in the economic and social spheres
COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Brussels, 09. 09. 1996 COM(%) 439 final 96/0223 (CNS) Draft COUNCIL DECISION amending Council Decision 91/116/EEC setting up the European Advisory Committee on statistical information in the economic and social spheres (presented by the Commission) E X P L A N A T O RY M E M O R A N D UM Proposed amendments of the Council Decision 91/116/EEC setting up the European Advisory Committee on statistical information in the economic and social spheres Council Decision 9I/116/EEC established the European Advisory Committee on statistical information in the economic and social spheres. This advisory committee is organised with representatives from the scientific, economic and social field from the Member States , and the committee's main task is to help the Council and the Commission to coordinate the objectives of the Community's statistical information policy, In Article 4 of the said Council Decision 9 I/1 I6/EEC setting up the European Advisory Committee on statistical information in the economic and social spheres, the number of member of which the Committee shall consist, is specified by stating the numbers of representatives from the Member states to be represented. By reason of the accession of Austria, Finland and Swedeivit is necessary to eliminate the discrepancy to the number of members of the Member States as concerns the number of Presidents or Director-Generals of the national statistical institutes (12) and the two representatives from each member State to be appointed by the Council (24) In order to make the Council Decision more flexible, so as to meet future accessions of new Member States without the need to propose new amendments concerning the number of participants in the Committee, it is proposed to delete the reference to the exact number of members in Article 4 COUNCIL DECISION of 199. amending Council Decision 91/116/EEC setting up the European Advisory Committee on statistical information in the economic and social spheres THE,COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden', and in particular Article 169 thereof; I laving regard to the Draft Decision submitted by the Commission, I laving regard to the opinion of the European Parliament, Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee, Whereas Article 4 of Council Decision 9I/1 I6/EEC: setting up the European Advisory Committee on statistical information in the economic and social spheres specifies the number of member of which the Committee shall consist; Whereas by reason of the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden it is necessary to adjust the number of members to the Committee accordingly; HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Sole article Article 4 of the Council Decision 91/1 I6/EEC setting up the European Advisory Committee on statistical information in the economic and social spheres shall be replaced with the following text: " The Committee shall consist of: four members representing the Commission, one of whom shall be the Member of the Commission responsible for statistical information policy; the Chairman of the Committee on Monctarv, Financial and Balance of Payments Statistics; the Presidents or Directors-General of the national statistical institutes of the Member States, two representatives per Member State appointed by the Council, after \ OJ No C 24 1, 29. S 1994 p. "' OJ Mo L 59, 6. 3 1991 p. 21 consulting the Commission, from among leading representatives of the various economic and social categories and scientific circles. With a view to the appointment of these members, each Member State shall provide the Council with a list comprising four candidates. The Council shall take account of the need for the various economic and social categories and the scientific field to be adequately represented. Done at Brussels, ( date) For the Council The President ¥ FINANCIAL STATEMENT TITLE OF OPERATION Proposed amendments to Council Decision 91/116/EEC setting up the European Advisory Committee on statistical information in the economic and social spheres BUDGET HEADING INVOLVED AO-2510 LEGAL BASIS Council Decision 91/116/EEC of 25 February 1991 DESCRIPTION OF OPERATION 4. 1 General objective 1 2 3 4 By reason of the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, it is necessary to eliminate the discrepancy in the number of members from the Member States as regards the number of Presidents or Director-Generals of the national statistical institutes (12) and the two representatives from each Member State to be appointed by the Council (24). 4. 2 Period covered and arrangements for renewal or extension Indeterminate 5 CLASSIFICATION OF EXPENDITURE OR REVENUE 5. 1 Non-compulsory expenditure 5. 2 Non-differentiated appropriations 5. 3 Type of revenue involved: none 6 1VPE OF EXPENDITURE Other: Reimbursement of travel expenses and daily allowances 7 FINANCIAL IMPACT See point 10. r FRAUD PREVENTION MEASURES 9 ELEMENTS OF COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS - Need to integrate the new Member States 10 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE (PART A OF SECTION HI OF THE GENERAL BUDGET) The actual mobilisation of the administrative resources required will result from the Commision's annual decision regarding the allocation of resources, bearing in mind in particular the additional staff and amounts granted by the budgetary authority. 10. 1 Impact on the number of staff: None 10. 2 Overall financial impact of additional human resources: None 10. 3 Increase in other operating expenditure as a result of the action Budget heading (No and title) A0-2510 1996 totals (ECU) Method of calculation Additional cost (estimated): 5 000 Plenary meeting (6 new members) 20 000 Sub-committees - 8 meetings per year (3 new members) 5 000 Bureau - 3 meetings per year (2 new members) Total 30 000 Total annual expenditure will amount to ECU 104 000. It will be covered by existing resources. G ISSN 0254-1475 COM(96) 439 final DOCUMENTS EN n 01 io os Catalogue number : CB-CO-96-445-EN-C ISBN 92-78-08649-5 Office for Official Publications of the European Communities L-2985 Luxembourg î