Decision 1997/619 - 97/619/EC, Euratom: Commission Decision of 3 September 1997 on changes to the Member States' GNP estimates for the purpose of implementing Council Directive 89/130/EEC, Euratom on the harmonization of the compilation of gross national product at market prices - Main contents

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97/619/EC, Euratom: Commission Decision of 3 September 1997 on changes to the Member States' GNP estimates for the purpose of implementing Council Directive 89/130/EEC, Euratom on the harmonization of the compilation of gross national product at market prices (Text with EEA relevance)

Official Journal L 252 , 16/09/1997 P. 0033 - 0039

COMMISSION DECISION of 3 September 1997 on changes to the Member States' GNP estimates for the purpose of implementing Council Directive 89/130/EEC, Euratom on the harmonization of the compilation of gross national product at market prices (Text with EEA relevance) (97/619/EC, Euratom)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 89/130/EEC, Euratom of 13 February 1989 on the harmonization of the compilation of gross national product at market prices (1),

Whereas it is necessary to ensure the comparability, reliability and exhaustiveness of gross national product at market prices;

Whereas the achievement of these objectives makes it necessary to set up deadlines for the transmission of any changes to GNP estimates on the points notified before the implementation of this decision, pursuant to the last sentence of Article 10 (8) of Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1552/89 of 29 May 1989 implementing Decision 88/376/EEC, Euratom on the system of the Communities' own resources (2), in order to enable the Commission to give an opinion on these points;

Whereas the list of the work which remains to be carried out by Member States, given at annexes A and B, concerns the reservations which have not yet been officially lifted by the Commission, even though some of the related work has been completed and the results transmitted to the Commission;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 6 of Directive 89/130/EEC, Euratom,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The deadlines for the transmission, to the Commission, of any changes to GNP estimates or any additional methodological information showing clearly that the reservations concerned are no longer relevant, on the points notified before the implementation of this Decision, pursuant to the last sentence of Article 10 (8) of Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1552/89, and of the related information, is fixed for 1st October 1998.

The points which have been notified are listed in annexes A and B to this Decision.

The modifications made by Member States shall be transmitted to the Commission with all the necessary supporting calculations and explanations.

However for Austria, Finland and Sweden the deadline for the transmission of changes concerning the notified points listed in annexes A and B is 1st October 1999.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 3 September 1997.

For the Commission

Yves-Thibault DE SILGUY

Member of the Commission

• (1) 

  OJ L 49, 21. 2. 1989, p. 26.

• (2) 

  OJ L 155, 7. 6. 1989, p. 1.

ANNEX A

RESERVATIONS OTHER THAN EXHAUSTIVENESS NOTIFIED ON GNP (1)

BELGIUM

a)

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  updating the output estimates in construction and market services, the intermediate consumption ratio for construction, and income estimates of self employed persons,

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  checking intermediate consumption estimates for secondary output,

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  revising private consumption estimates, except those coming from administrative sources, and the treatment of licences, patents and canteen services,

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  revising factor income with the rest of the world as far as taxes, social contributions and the split of the respective balance of payments items between Belgium and Luxembourg are concerned;

b)

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  inclusion of subsidies...

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