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21.3.2013 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union
L
79/5
REGULATIONS
COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) No 253/2013
of 15 January 2013
amending Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 692/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council,
as regards adaptations following the revision of the International Standard Classification of
Education ISCED in relation to the variables and breakdowns to be submitted
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
(a) in Socio-demographic breakdowns, Part A, ‘3. [optional]
Educational level’ is replaced by ‘3. [optional]
Educational attainment level’;
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Union,
(b) in Socio-demographic breakdowns, Part B, ‘3. [optional]
Educational level’ is replaced by ‘3. [optional]
Educational attainment level’;
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 692/2011 of the
European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2011
concerning European statistics on tourism and repealing
(c) in point (3) of Part C, ‘Educational level: lower (ISCED 0,
Council Directive 95/57/EC ( 1 ), and in particular Article 3(2)
1 or 2), middle (ISCED 3 or 4), higher (ISCED 5 or 6).’
thereof,
is replaced by ‘Educational attainment level: at most lower
secondary, upper secondary and post-secondary (non-
tertiary), tertiary.’;
Whereas:
(2) Section 2, Part A is amended as follows:
(1) The
introduction
of
an
updated
classification
system
is
central to the Commission’s ongoing efforts to maintain
the relevance of European statistics, by taking into
(a) in Variables, row 23, ‘[optional] Profile of the visitor:
account developments and changes in the area of
educational level’ is replaced by ‘[optional] Profile of the
education.
visitor: educational attainment level’;
(2) The
United
Nations
Educational,
Scientific
and
Cultural
(b) in Categories to be transmitted, row 23: ‘(a) Lower
Organisation (UNESCO) has revised the version of the
(ISCED 0, 1 or 2)’, ‘(b) Middle (ISCED 3 or 4)’ and
International Standard Classification of Education
‘(c) Higher (ISCED 5 or 6)’ is replaced by the following:
(ISCED) used hitherto (ISCED 1997) with the objective
of ensuring that it is consistent with developments in the
policies and structures of education and training.
‘(a) At most lower secondary
(b) Upper secondary and post-secondary (non-tertiary)
(3) Annex
II
to
Regulation
(EU)
No
692/2011
should
therefore be amended accordingly,
(c) Tertiary’;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
(3) Section 3 is amended as follows:
Article 1
(a) in Socio-demographic breakdowns, Part A, ‘3.
Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 692/2011 is amended as
Educational level’ is replaced by ‘3. Educational
follows:
attainment level’;
(1) Section 1 is amended as follows:
(b) in Socio-demographic breakdowns, Part B, ‘3.
Educational level’ is replaced by ‘3. Educational
( 1 ) OJ L 192, 22.7.2011, p. 17.
attainment level’.

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Official Journal of the European Union
21.3.2013
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal
of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2014.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 15 January 2013.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO

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