The  Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 on European statistics (consolidated version), amended in April 2015 by  Regulation (EU) No 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: 

Acts by statistical field

• Agriculture and fisheries
• Basic & general provisions
• Classification/Nomenclature
• Comitology, Committees and Advisory Boards
• Economy and finance
• Energy
• Environment
• Industry, services and tourism
• Population and social conditions
• Statistical confidentiality
• Statistical cooperation
• Transport

Acts by year

• Acts 2022 - in chronological order
• Acts 2022 - sorted by domain
• Acts 2021 - in chronological order
• Acts 2021 - sorted by domain
• Acts 2020 - in chronological order
• Acts 2020 - sorted by domain

See also

• Eurostat's obligations progress evaluation table