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LEGISLATION IN FORCE

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
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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
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