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The EC regulation 223/2009 on European statistics (consolidated version), amended in April 2015 by EU regulation 2015/759, provides the legal basis for the European Statistical System (ESS). It outlines the way the ESS should be organised , the main duties of its members and provide a framework to develop, produce and disseminate European statistics based on common statistical principles.

The European statistical legislation which is in force can be found in the following PDF documents: 

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