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Journal
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European
Union L
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REGULATION (EU) No 1260/2013 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 20 November 2013
on European demographic statistics
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE
every three years on the progress made towards
EUROPEAN UNION,
achieving economic, social and territorial cohesion.
Annual regional data at NUTS 3 regional level is
necessary for the preparation of those reports and for
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
the regular monitoring of demographic developments
Union, and in particular Article 338(1) thereof,
and of possible future demographic challenges in the
Union regions, including different types of regions such
as border regions, metropolitan regions, rural regions and
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
mountain and island regions. Since demographic ageing
exhibits strong regional differences, Eurostat is required
to prepare regional projections on a regular basis in
After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national
order to complement the demographic picture of the
parliaments,
NUTS 2 regions in the Union.
Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure ( 1 ),
(5) In
accordance
with
Article
159
TFEU,
the
Commission
is
to draw up a report each year on progress in achieving
the objectives of Article 151 TFEU, including the demo
Whereas:
graphic situation in the Union.
(1) According
to
Article
16(4)
of
the
Treaty
on
European
Union (TEU), as from 1 November 2014, a qualified
(6) The
Commission
in
its
Communication
of
20
October
majority of the members of the Council is to be
2009 entitled ‘Solidarity in health: reducing health
defined, inter alia, on the basis of the population of
inequalities in the EU’ supported the further development
the Member States.
and collection of data, and the further development of
health indicators, by age, sex, socioeconomic status and
geographic dimensions.
(2) The
Economic
and
Financial
Affairs
Council
regularly
gives a mandate to the Economic Policy Committee to
assess the long-term sustainability and quality of public
finances on the basis of population projections produced
(7) The
Sustainable
Development
Strategy
of
the
Union,
by Eurostat.
launched by the European Council in Gothenburg in
2001 and renewed in June 2006, has as its objective
the continuous improvement of the quality of life for
(3) In
accordance
with
Regulation
(EC)
No
1059/2003
of
current and future generations. The Commission
the European Parliament and of the Council ( 2 ), all
(Eurostat) monitoring report, which is published every
Member State statistics transmitted to the Commission
two years, provides an objective statistical picture of
which are broken down by territorial units are to use
progress, based on a Union set of sustainable devel
the NUTS classification. Consequently, in order to
opment indicators.
establish comparable regional statistics, the territorial
units should be defined in accordance with the NUTS
classification.
(8) Annual
demographic
statistics
are
fundamental
for
the
study and definition of a wide range of policies, with
(4) In
accordance
with
the
second
paragraph
of
Article
175
particular regard to social and economic issues, at
of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
national and regional level. Statistics on population are
(TFEU), the Commission is to submit a report to the
an important denominator for a wide range of policy
European Parliament, the Council, the Economic and
indicators.
Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions
( 1 ) Position of the European Parliament of 22 October 2013 (not yet
published in the Official Journal) and decision of the Council of
(9) The
strategic
objective
H.3.
of
Chapter
IV
of
the
Beijing
15 November 2013.
Platform for Action (1995) provides a reference
( 2 ) Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of
framework for the generation and dissemination of
the Council of 26 May 2003 on the establishment of a common
classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) (OJ L 154,
gender-disaggregated data and information for planning
21.6.2003, p. 1).
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(10) Demographic
statistics
constitute
an
essential
component
(16) Directive
95/46/EC
of
the
European
Parliament
and
of
for the estimation of total population in the framework
the Council ( 4 ) and Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the
of the European System of Accounts. It is important to
European Parliament and of the Council ( 5 ) apply with
update and revise data when establishing statistics at
regard to the processing of personal data in the context
European level.
of this Regulation.
(11) In
order
to
ensure
the
quality,
and
in
particular
the
(17) Since
the
objective
of
this
Regulation,
namely
the
estab
comparability, of the data provided by the Member
lishment of a common legal framework for the
States, and in order for reliable overviews to be drawn
systematic production of European demographic statistics
up at Union level, the data used should be based on the
in the Member States, cannot be sufficiently achieved by
same concepts, and should refer to the same reference
the Member States but can rather, by reason of the scale
date or period.
and effects of the action, be better achieved at Union
level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance
with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5
TEU. In accordance with the principle of proportionality,
(12) Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European
as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go
Parliament and of the Council (
beyond what is necessary to achieve that objective.

1 ) provides a reference

framework for European demographic statistics. In
particular, it requires compliance with the principles of
professional independence, impartiality, objectivity, relia
(18) In
order
to
ensure
uniform
conditions
for
the
implemen
bility, statistical confidentiality and cost effectiveness.
tation of this Regulation, implementing powers should be
conferred on the Commission. Those powers should be
exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No
182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the
(13) The
information
on
demography
should
be
consistent
Council (
with the relevant information collected pursuant to Regu

6 ),
lation (EC) No 862/2007 of the European Parliament and
of the Council ( 2 ) and Regulation (EC) No 763/2008 of
the European Parliament and of the Council ( 3 ). To this
HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
end, scientifically-based and well-documented statistical
estimation methods should be evaluated, and their use
should be encouraged.
Article 1
Subject matter
(14) When developing, producing and disseminating
This Regulation establishes a common legal framework for the
European statistics, the national and European statistical
development, production and dissemination of European stat
authorities, and, where applicable, other relevant national
istics on population and vital events.
and regional authorities, should take account of the prin
ciples set out in the European Statistics Code of Practice,
as reviewed and updated by the European Statistical
System Committee on 28 September 2011.
Article 2
Definitions
For the purpose of this Regulation, the following definitions
(15) This
Regulation
guarantees
the
right
to
respect
for
private
apply:
and family life and to the protection of personal data, as
set out in Articles 7 and 8 of the Charter of Fundamental
Rights of the European Union.
(a) ‘national’ refers to the territory of a Member State within the
meaning of Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 applicable at the
( 1 ) Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of
reference time;
the Council of 11 March 2009 on European statistics and repealing
Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1101/2008 of the European
Parliament and of the Council on the transmission of data subject
( 4 ) Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
to statistical confidentiality to the Statistical Office of the European
of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to
Communities, Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 on Community
the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such
Statistics, and Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom establishing a
data (OJ L 281, 23.11.1995, p. 31).
Committee on the Statistical Programmes of the European Commu
( 5 ) Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the
nities (OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 164).
Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with
( 2 ) Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 of the European Parliament and of
regard to the processing of personal data by the Community insti
the Council of 11 July 2007 on Community statistics on migration
tutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (OJ L 8,
and international protection and repealing Council Regulation (EEC)
12.1.2001, p. 1).
No 311/76 on the compilation of statistics on foreign workers (OJ
( 6 ) Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of
L 199, 31.7.2007, p. 23).
the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general
( 3 ) Regulation (EC) No 763/2008 of the European Parliament and of
principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of
the Council of 9 July 2008 on population and housing censuses (OJ
the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55,
L 218, 13.8.2008, p. 14).
28.2.2011, p. 13).

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(b) ‘regional’ means NUTS level 1, NUTS level 2 or NUTS level
time. The data provided shall cover population by age, sex and
3 within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003
region of residence.
applicable at the reference time; where this term is used in
connection with countries that are not members of the
Union, ‘regional’ means the statistical regions at level 1, 2
2. Member
States
shall
provide
the
Commission
(Eurostat)
or 3, as agreed between those countries and the
with data on their vital events that occurred during the
Commission (Eurostat), at the reference time;
reference period. Member States shall use the same population
definition that they use for the data referred to in paragraph 1.
(c) ‘usually resident population’ means all persons having their
The data provided shall cover the following variables:
usual residence in a Member State at the reference time;
(d) ‘usual residence’ means the place where a person normally
(a) live births by sex, month of occurrence, live birth-order,
spends the daily period of rest, regardless of temporary
mother’s age, mother’s year of birth, mother’s country of
absences for purposes of recreation, holidays, visits to
birth, mother’s country of citizenship and mother’s region
friends and relatives, business, medical treatment or
of residence;
religious pilgrimage. The following persons alone shall be
considered to be usual residents of a specific geographical
area:
(b) deaths by age, sex, year of birth, region of residence,
country of birth, country of citizenship and month of
occurrence.
(i) those who have lived in their place of usual residence
for a continuous period of at least 12 months before the
reference time; or
3. Member
States
shall
use
the
same
definition
of
population
for all ‘national’ and ‘regional’ levels as defined by this Regu
(ii) those who arrived in their place of usual residence
lation.
during the 12 months before the reference time with
the intention of staying there for at least one year.
4. The
Commission
shall
adopt
implementing
acts
laying
Where the circumstances described in point (i) or (ii) cannot
down uniform conditions for the breakdown of data referred
be established, ‘usual residence’ can be taken to mean the
to in paragraphs 1 and 2, for deadlines and for revisions of
place of legal or registered residence, except for the
data. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance
purposes of Article 4.
with the examination procedure referred to in Article 10(2).
In applying the definition of ‘usual residence’, Member
States shall treat special cases in accordance with the
Article 4
Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1201/2009 ( 1 );
Total population for specific Union purposes
1. For
the
purposes
of
qualified
majority
voting
in
the
(e) ‘live birth’ means the birth of a child who breathes or shows
Council, Member States shall provide the Commission (Eurostat)
any other evidence of life, such as beating of the heart,
with data on the total population at national level at the
pulsation of the umbilical cord or definite movement of
reference time, in accordance with Article 2(c), within eight
voluntary muscles, regardless of gestational age;
months of the end of the reference year.
(f) ‘death’ means the permanent disappearance of all evidence
of life at any time after live birth has taken place (post-natal
2. Member
States
may
estimate
the
total
population
referred
cessation of vital functions without capability of resusci
to in paragraph 1 from the legally resident or registered popu
tation);
lation using scientifically-based, well-documented, and publicly
available statistical estimation methods.
(g) ‘vital events’ means live births and deaths as defined in
points (e) and (f).
Article 5
Article 3
Frequency and reference time
Data on population and on vital events
1. Each
year,
Member
States
shall
provide
the
Commission
(Eurostat) with data on their population and on their vital
1. Member
States
shall
provide
the
Commission
(Eurostat) events for the previous year referred to in Article 3(1) and in
with data on their usually resident population at the reference
points (a) and (b) of Article 3(2).
( 1 ) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1201/2009 of 30 November 2009
implementing Regulation (EC) No 763/2008 of the European
2. Each year Member States shall provide the Commission
Parliament and of the Council on population and housing
censuses as regards the technical specifications of the topics and
(Eurostat) with data on the total population at national level
of their breakdowns (OJ L 329, 15.12.2009, p. 29).
referred to in Article 4.

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3. For
the
purposes
of
this
Regulation,
the
reference
time 2. For the purposes of this Regulation, the quality criteria
shall mean either the reference date referred to in paragraph
referred to in Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009
4 or the reference period referred to in paragraph 5, as appro
shall apply to the data to be transmitted.
priate.
4. The
reference
date
for
population
data
shall
be
the
end
of 3. Member
States
shall
report
to
the
Commission
(Eurostat)
the reference period (midnight of 31 December). The first
on reference metadata, using the European Statistical System
reference date shall be in 2013 and the last reference date
standards, and in particular on the data sources, definitions
shall be in 2027.
and estimation methods used for the first reference year, and
Member States shall keep the Commission (Eurostat) informed
of any changes thereto.
5. The
reference
period
for
vital
events
data
shall
be
the
calendar year in which the events occurred. The first reference
period shall be 2013 and the last reference period shall be
4. At the request of the Commission (Eurostat), Member
2027.
States shall provide it with all the information necessary to
evaluate the quality of the statistical information.
Article 6
Provision of data and metadata
5. Member
States
shall
ensure
that
the
data
on
population
Member States shall make available to the Commission
required by Article 3 of this Regulation are consistent with
(Eurostat) the data and metadata required under this Regulation
those required by point (c) of Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC)
in accordance with the data and metadata exchange standards
No 862/2007.
specified by the Commission (Eurostat). Member States shall
either provide those data and metadata through the Single
Entry Point services so that the Commission (Eurostat) can
Article 10
retrieve them, or shall transmit them using the Single Entry
Point services.
Committee procedure
1. The
Commission
shall
be
assisted
by
the
European
Stat
Article 7
istical System Committee established by Regulation (EC) No
223/2009. That committee shall be a committee within the
Data sources
meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.
The data shall be based on the data sources chosen by the
Member State in accordance with national law and practice.
Scientifically-based and well-documented statistical estimation
2. Where
reference
is
made
to
this
paragraph,
Article
5
of
methods shall be used, where appropriate.
Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.
Article 8
Article 11
Feasibility studies
Review Clause
1. Member
States
shall
carry
out
feasibility
studies
on
the
use
of the definition of ‘usual residence’ for population and vital
1. The
Commission
shall
submit
a
first
report
to
the
events as referred to in Article 3(1) and (2).
European Parliament and to the Council on the implementation
of this Regulation by 31 December 2018, and a second report
by 31 December 2023. In those reports, the Commission shall
2. The
results
of
the
feasibility
studies
referred
to
in take account of relevant information provided by Member
paragraph 1 shall be transmitted to the Commission by
States and shall evaluate the quality of the data transmitted,
31 December 2016.
the data collection methods used, the additional burden
imposed on the Member States and on the respondents, and
the comparability of those statistics. Those reports shall evaluate
3. In order to facilitate the carrying out of the feasibility
the use of scientifically-based, well-documented statistical esti
studies referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, the Union
mation methods, for the estimation of the ‘usually resident
may provide financial support to the national statistical
population’ from the legally resident or registered population.
institutes and other national authorities referred to in
The first report shall also cover the results of the feasibility
Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009.
studies referred to in Article 8.
Article 9
2. If appropriate, those reports shall be accompanied by
Quality requirements
proposals designed to further improve the common legal
framework for the development, production and dissemination
1. Member States shall ensure the quality of the data trans
of European statistics on population and vital events under this
mitted.
Regulation.

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Article 12
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official
Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall cease to apply on 31 August 2028.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Strasbourg, 20 November 2013.
For the European Parliament
For the Council
The President
The President
M. SCHULZ
V. LEKEVIIUS

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