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Official Journal of the European Union
1.6.2012
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 461/2012
of 31 May 2012
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 concerning short-term statistics and Commission
Regulations (EC) No 1503/2006, (EC) No 657/2007 and (EC) No 1178/2008 as regards adaptations
related to the removal of the industrial new orders variables
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
2 and amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 3037/90,
as well as certain EC Regulations on specific statistical
domains ( 5 ), and Regulation (EC) No 451/2008 of the
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April
Union,
2008 establishing a new statistical classification of
products by activity (CPA) and repealing Council Regu
lation (EEC) No 3696/93 ( 6 ).
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 of
19 May 1998 concerning short-term statistics ( 1 ), and in
particular Article 17, points (b) to (g) thereof,
(5) The
industrial
new
orders
variables
introduced
by
Regu
lation (EC) No 1165/98 were intended to serve as a
leading indicator of future production. However, the
Whereas:
predictive capacity of these variables has proven to be
limited, and since these variables have failed to demon
strate stable leading properties across all Member States,
(1) Regulation
(EC)
No
1165/98
established
a
common
the European Statistical System Committee has agreed
framework for the production of short-term
that the data collection of the industrial new orders
Community statistics on the business cycle and laid
variables should be stopped in the context of prioriti
down the required variables for the analysis of the
sation in the development and production of statistics
short-term evolution of supply and demand, production
in the light of reduced resources and with the objective
factors and prices.
of reducing the burden on the European Statistical
System.
(2) Commission
Regulation
(EC)
No
1503/2006 of
28 September 2006 implementing and amending
Council Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 concerning short-
(6)
In order to implement the removal of the industrial new
term statistics as regards definitions of variables, list of
orders variables, it is necessary to remove all references
variables and frequency of data compilation ( 2 ) provided
made to these variables in connexion with the list of
definitions of the objectives and characteristics of the
variables, the reference period, the level of detail, the
variables.
deadline for data transmission, the transition period
and the definitions to be applied to these variables, and
also in relation to the terms of the European sample
(3) Commission
Regulation
(EC)
No
657/2007
of
14
June
scheme concerning non-domestic new orders.
2007 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No
1165/98 concerning short-term statistics as regards the
establishment of European sample schemes ( 3 ), specified
(7) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Regulation
are
in
the rules and conditions with regard to transmission of
accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical
data by Member States participating in European sample
System Committee,
schemes for short-term statistics.
(4) Commission
Regulation
(EC)
No
1178/2008 of HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
28 November 2008, amending Council Regulation (EC)
No 1165/98 concerning short-term statistics and
Commission Regulations (EC) No 1503/2006 and (EC)
Article 1
No 657/2007 as regards adaptations following the
revision of statistical classifications NACE and CPA (
Annex A to Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 is amended in

4 ),
updated the rules and conditions for the European
accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.
sample schemes following the adoption of Regulation
(EC) No 1893/2006 of the European Parliament and of
the Council of 20 December 2006 establishing the stat
Article 2
istical classification of economic activities NACE Revision
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1503/2006 is amended in
accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.
( 1 ) OJ L 162, 5.6.1998, p. 1.
( 2 ) OJ L 281, 12.10.2006, p. 15.
( 3 ) OJ L 155, 15.6.2007, p. 7.
( 5 ) OJ L 393, 30.12.2006, p. 1.
( 4 ) OJ L 319, 29.11.2008, p. 16.
( 6 ) OJ L 145, 4.6.2008, p. 65.

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EN
1.6.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
142/27
Article 3
Article 2
In Regulation (EC) No 657/2007 Articles 1 and 2 are replaced
Member States participating in the European sample scheme
by the following:
referred to in Article 1 shall transmit data to the Commission
(Eurostat) at least for the NACE activities, for variable No
‘Article 1
312, and CPA products, for variable No 340, specified in
European sample schemes may be applied when compiling
the Annex.’.
statistics that distinguish between the euro area and non-
euro-area for the following two variables specified in
Article 4
Annex A to Regulation (EC) No 1165/98:
Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1178/2008 is amended in
accordance with Annex III to this Regulation.
Variable Name
Article 5
312 Output
prices
of
the
non-domestic
market
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day
340 Import
prices
following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 31 May 2012.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO

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L 142/28
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Official Journal of the European Union
1.6.2012
ANNEX I
Annex A to Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 is amended as follows:
(1) point (c) (List of variables) is amended as follows:
(a) in paragraph 1, the variables ‘130 New orders received’, ‘131 Domestic new orders‘ and ‘132 Non-domestic new
orders’ are deleted;
(b) paragraphs 3 and 8 are deleted;
(2) in point (e) (Reference period), variables 130, 131 and 132 and their respective reference periods are deleted;
(3) point (f) (Level of detail) is amended as follows:
(a) paragraph 4 is replaced by the following:
‘4. In addition, all variables except for the turnover variables (Nos 120, 121, 122) are to be transmitted for total
industry defined as NACE Rev. 2 Sections B to E and the main industrial groupings (MIGs) as defined in
Commission Regulation (EC) No 586/2001 (*).
___________
(*) OJ L 86, 27.3.2001, p. 11.’;
(b) paragraph 6 is deleted;
(c) paragraph 9 is replaced by the following:
‘9. The variables on the non-domestic markets (Nos 122 and 312) are to be transmitted according to the
distinction into euro-zone and non-euro-zone. The distinction is to be applied to the total industry
defined as NACE Rev. 2 Sections B to E, the MIGs, the Section (1 letter) and Division 2-digit level of
NACE Rev. 2. The information on NACE Rev. 2 D and E is not required for variable 122. In addition,
the import price variable (No 340) is to be transmitted according to the distinction into euro-zone and non-
euro-zone. The distinction is to be applied to the total industry defined as CPA Sections B to E, the MIGs, the
Section (1 letter) and Division 2-digit level of CPA. For the distinction into the euro-zone and non-euro-zone,
the Commission may determine the terms for applying European sample schemes as defined in point (d) of
the first subparagraph of Article 4(2). Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this
Regulation by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny
referred to in Article 18(3). The European sample scheme may limit the scope of the import price variable to
the import of products from non-euro-zone countries. The distinction into the euro-zone and non-euro-zone
for the variables 122, 312 and 340 does not need to be transmitted by those Member States that have not
adopted the euro as their currency.’;
(4) in point (g) (Deadlines for data transmission), paragraph 1, variables 130, 131 and 132 and their respective deadlines
‘1 month and 20 calendar days’ are deleted;
(5) in point (j) (Transition period), paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:
‘3. A transition period ending on 11 August 2007 may be granted for the variable 340 and the distinction into the
euro-zone and non-euro-zone for the variables 122, 312 and 340 in accordance with the procedure laid down in
Article 18(2).’.

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EN
1.6.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
142/29
ANNEX II
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1503/2006 is amended as follows:
Variables: ‘130 New orders received’, ‘131 Domestic new orders‘ and ‘132 Non-domestic new orders’ are deleted.
ANNEX III
Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1178/2008 is amended as follows:
Paragraph ‘132 NON-DOMESTIC NEW ORDERS’ is deleted.

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