Legal framework for the development, production and dissemination of European statistics is defined by Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on European statistics and repealing Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1101/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transmission of data subject to statistical confidentiality to the Statistical Office of the European Communities, Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 on Community Statistics, and Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom establishing a Committee on the Statistical Programmes of the European Communities.
The European Union legislation concerning European statistics, as defined by Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on European statistics, is available online. Updated information is provided on the Eurostat website.
Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on European statistics
