Decision 1996/715 - 96/715/EC: Council Decision of 9 December 1996 on inter- administration telematic networks for statistics relating to the trading of goods between Member States (Edicom) - Main contents

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Legal instrument	Decision
Number legal act	Decision 1996/715
Original proposal	COM(1996)319
CELEX number i	31996D0715

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96/715/EC: Council Decision of 9 December 1996 on inter- administration telematic networks for statistics relating to the trading of goods between Member States (Edicom)

Official Journal L 327 , 18/12/1996 P. 0034 - 0037

COUNCIL DECISION of 9 December 1996 on inter-administration telematic networks for statistics relating to the trading of goods between Member States (Edicom) (96/715/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the third paragraph of Article 129d thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2),

Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions (3),

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 189c of the Treaty (4),

Whereas the smooth functioning of the internal market depends on the elimination of physical frontiers between Member States; whereas a satisfactory level of information on the trading of goods between Member States must therefore be ensured by means other than those involving checks, even indirect ones, at internal frontiers;

Whereas it will consequently be necessary to collect directly from consignors and consignees the data necessary to compile statistics relating to the trading of goods between Member States, using methods and techniques which will ensure that they are exhaustive, reliable and up-to-date, without giving rise for the parties concerned, in particular for small and medium-sized businesses, to a burden out of proportion to the results which users of the said statistics can reasonably expect;

Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3330/91 of 7 November 1991 on the statistics relating to the trading of goods between Member States (5) provides that the conditions should be created for increased use of automatic data processing and electronic data transmission for the purpose of facilitating the task of the parties responsible for providing information;

Whereas it is necessary to ease the burden which statistical returns place on businesses, while at the same time improving the circulation of statistical information with a view to the creation of the European information market;

Whereas the compilation of harmonized statistics, in particular with a link between statistics on trade and other economic statistics, should be ensured in order to contribute to market transparency and to the evaluation of the competitiveness of businesses;

Whereas the promotion of the use of harmonized standards and concepts at European level will ultimately lead to the elimination of duplication and to economies of scale, while facilitating the emergence of new services in the field of statistical telematics;

Whereas standardization carried out at international level in the sphere of electronic data interchange (EDI) contributes to facilitating international trade and to simplifying relations between undertakings and administrative authorities;

Whereas the establishment of common statistical standards for the production of harmonized information is an activity which can be carried out effectively only at Community level, in collaboration with the Member States; whereas such standards will be implemented in each Member State under the authority of the bodies and institutions responsible for the compilation and dissemination of official statistics;

Whereas the measures aimed at ensuring the interoperability of telematic networks between administrations fall within the framework of priorities adopted in relation to the guidelines for trans-European telecommunications networks;

Whereas a financial reference amount, within the meaning of point 2 of the declaration by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission of 6 March 1995, is included in this Decision for the entire duration of the programme, without thereby affecting the powers of the...

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