Council Directive 95/57/EC of 23 November 1995 on the collection of statistical information in the field of tourism
Modified by
  • Actconcerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded, 103T, September 23, 2003
  • Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 29 September 2003adapting to Council Decision 1999/468/EC the provisions relating to committees which assist the Commission in the exercise of its implementing powers laid down in instruments subject to the procedure referred to in Article 251 of the EC Treaty, 303R1882, October 31, 2003
  • Commission Decisionof 10 December 2004adjusting the Annex to Council Directive 95/57/EC on the collection of statistical information in the field of tourism as regards country lists(notified under document number C(2004) 4723)(Text with EEA relevance)(2004/883/EC), 304D0883, December 21, 2004
  • Council Directive 2006/110/ECof 20 November 2006adapting Directives 95/57/EC and 2001/109/EC in the field of statistics, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania, 306L0110, December 20, 2006
  • Regulation (EC) No 1137/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 22 October 2008adapting a number of instruments subject to the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty to Council Decision 1999/468/EC, with regard to the regulatory procedure with scrutinyAdaptation to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny — Part One, 308R1137, November 21, 2008
Council Directive 95/57/ECof 23 November 1995on the collection of statistical information in the field of tourism THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 213 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas the Resolutions of the European Parliament of 11 June 1991OJ No C 183, 15. 7. 1991, p. 74. and 18 January 1994OJ No C 44, 14. 2. 1994, p. 61. stress that the Community has a major role to play in developing tourism statistics; Whereas the elaboration of a Directive aimed at channelling efforts currently expended in a fragmented manner at national level has been approved by the Economic and Social CommitteeOJ No C 52, 19. 2. 1994, p. 22.; Whereas, under Decision 90/655/EECOJ No L 358, 21. 12. 1990, p. 89., a Community methodological framework for the compilation of Community tourism statistics has been developed; Whereas the results of the two-year programme (1991-1992) for developing Community tourism statistics under Decision 90/655/EEC highlight the needs of users in the private and public sector for reliable and comparable statistics on tourism demand and supply at Community level available at short notice; Whereas the development of Community statistics on tourism was recognized as a priority by Council Decision 92/421/EEC of 13 July 1992 on a Community action plan to assist tourismOJ No L 231, 13. 8. 1992, p. 26.; Whereas the recognized role of tourism as a tool of development and socioeconomic integration can be better ensured through knowledge of the basic related statistics, notably established at regional level; Whereas, in order to assess the competitiveness of the Community tourist industry, it is necessary to gain greater knowledge of the volume of tourism, the characteristics thereof, the profile of the tourist and tourist expenditure; Whereas monthly information is required to be able to measure the seasonal influences of demand on tourist accomodation capacity and thereby to assist public authorities and economic operators to develop more suitable strategies and policies for improving the seasonal spread of holidays and the performance of tourist activities; Whereas further Community activity in this field must continue to be based on a pragmatic approach which is consistent with the principle of subsidiarity; Whereas the necessary synergies between national, international and Community statistical projects impinging on tourism must be ensured in order to reduce the onus of collecting information; Whereas methodological work developed in cooperation with other international organizations, such as the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and the World Tourism Organization, and the Recommendations adopted by the Statistical Commission of the United Nations in March 1993 should be taken into account in order to ensure better comparability of tourism statistics at world level; Whereas reliable and efficient monitoring of the structure and evolution of tourism demand and supply can be significantly improved by establishing an appropriate recognized Community framework; Whereas such a system may generate economies of scale, while producing information benefiting all Member States and parties concerned; Whereas a Community instrument could facilitate the dissemination of comparable tourism statistics; Whereas Council Decision 93/464/EEC of 22 July 1993 on the framework programme for priority actions in the field of statistical information, 1993 to 1997OJ No L 219, 28. 8. 1993, p. 1. provides for the setting-up of an information system on tourism supply and demand; Whereas a Council Directive can provide a common framework to maximize the benefits of the various actions which are being carried out at national level; Whereas the statistical data compiled under a Community system must be reliable and appropriate to ensure comparability between Member States; whereas it is therefore necessary to establish jointly the criteria enabling these requirements to be met, HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
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