Explanatory Memorandum to COM(2012)180 - EU position in the EEA Joint Committeeconcerning an amendment to Annex XXI (Statistics) - Main contents
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| dossier | COM(2012)180 - EU position in the EEA Joint Committeeconcerning an amendment to Annex XXI (Statistics). |
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| source | COM(2012)180  |
| date | 26-04-2012 |
In order to ensure the requisite legal security and homogeneity of the Internal Market, the EEA Joint Committee is to integrate all the relevant European Union legislation into the EEA Agreement as soon as possible after its adoption.
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The draft Decision of the EEA Joint Committee (annexed to the proposed Council Decision) aims to amend Annex XXI (Statistics) by adding new European Union acquis in this field.
This concerns Regulation (EU) No 692/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2011 concerning European statistics on tourism and repealing Council Directive 95/57/EC.
For the purpose of the implementation of this act, an adaptation is proposed in relation to Liechtenstein. Liechtenstein wishes to maintain the exemption concerning the collection of data on tourism demand as required by part C of the Annex of the Council Directive 95/57/EC of 23 November 1995 on the collection of statistical information in the field of tourism, under Regulation (EU) No 692/2011, which repeals the latter. The justification for maintaining such exemption is that the data have to be collected by a sample survey. As the sample size needs to be high in order to get reliable data, the burden would be very heavy for the Liechtenstein population.
Article 1 i of Council Regulation (EC) No 2894/94 concerning arrangements for implementing the EEA Agreement provides that the Council establishes the position to be adopted on the Union’s behalf on such Decisions, on a proposal from the Commission.
The Commission submits the Draft Decision of the EEA Joint Committee for adoption by the Council as the Union’s position. The Commission would hope to be able to present it in the EEA Joint Committee at the earliest possible opportunity.