Archive:Enlargement policy and the acquis in statistics

The EU acquis in the field of statistics

For the EU, the Statistical Law (Regulation 223/2009 of 11 March 2009 on European statistics) defines the basic conditions, procedures and general provisions governing official statistics as well as the division of responsibilities between national and EU statistical authorities. National statistical authorities are the national statistical offices, institutes, agencies or bureaux as well as other bodies in charge of producing and disseminating official statistics. The EU statistical authority is Eurostat.