Within this overarching scheme, the programme will further distinguish three pillars of statistical information: Business; People’s Europe; and Geospatial, Environmental, Agricultural and Other Sectoral Statistics.

I welcome the Commission’s decision to make legislation clearer, simpler and more transparent; to adjust the system of extra-Community trade statistics to the changes to be introduced in the procedures regarding customs declaration; to increase the relevance, accuracy, timeliness and comparability of external trade statistics, and establish a system for quality assessment; to support the linking of trade statistics with business statistics; to respond to user needs by compiling additional trade statistics using information ...[+++] available in customs declarations, and finally to control, in line with the European Statistics Code of Practice, the privileged access to sensitive external trade data.

4. Before requesting information in accordance with this Article and in order to avoid the duplication of reporting obligations, the Authority shall take account of any relevant existing statistics produced and disseminated by the European Statistical System and the European System of Central Banks.

4. Before requesting information in accordance with this Article and in order to avoid the duplication of reporting obligations, the Authority shall take account of any relevant existing statistics produced and disseminated by the European Statistical System and the European System of Central Banks.

EUROPA - EU law and publications - EUR-Lex - EUR-Lex - 32008R0692 - EN - Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 of 18 July 2008 implementing and amending Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on type-approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 5 and Euro 6) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information (Text with EEA relevance) - COMMISSION REGULATION - (EC) No 692/2008 // of 18 July 2008 // implementing and amending Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on type-approval of motor vehicles with ...[+++]respect to emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 5 and Euro 6) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information // ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS FOR EC TYPE-APPROVAL // Appendix 1 // Verification of conformity of production — First statistical method // Appendix 2 // Verification of conformity of production — Second statistical method // Appendix 3 // MODEL // INFORMATION DOCUMENT No . // Appendix to information document // INFORMATION ON TEST CONDITIONS // Appendix 4 // MODEL OF EC TYPE-APPROVAL CERTIFICATE // (Maximum format: A4 (210 × 297 mm)) // Addendum to EC type-approval certificate No . // concerning the type-approval of a vehicle with regard to emissions and access to vehicle repair and maintenance information according to Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 // Appendix 5 // Vehicle OBD information // Appendix 6 // EC Type –Approval Certification Numbering System // Appendix 7 // IN-SERVICE CONFORMITY // IN-SERVICE CONFORMITY CHECK // STATISTICAL PROCEDURE FOR IN-SERVICE CONFORMITY TESTING // RESPONSIBILITIES FOR IN-SERVICE CONFORMITY // VERIFYING AVERAGE EXHAUST EMISSIONS AT AMBIENT CONDITIONS // (TYPE 1 TEST) // EMISSIONS DATA REQUIRED AT TYPE-APPROVAL FOR ROADWORTHINESS PURPOSES // MEASURING CARBON MONOXIDE EMISSION AT IDLING SPEEDS // (TYPE 2 TEST) // MEASUREMENT OF SMOKE OPACITY // VERIFYING EMISSI ...

9. Congratulates the Commission on the improvements made on the framework for budgetary surveillance with the revised code of conduct, the development of information and economic analysis concerning the euro area, the improvements of the system of statistics used, the clarification of the principles common to fiscal and structural policies and increasing efficiency of the decision-making system;