Commission Regulation (EU) No 68/2014 of 27 January 2014 amending Regulation (EU) No 141/2013 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community statistics on public health and health and safety at work, as regards statistics based on the European Health Interview Survey (EHIS) by reason of the accession of Croatia to the European Union Text with EEA relevance
Commission Regulation (EU) No 68/2014of 27 January 2014amending Regulation (EU) No 141/2013 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community statistics on public health and health and safety at work, as regards statistics based on the European Health Interview Survey (EHIS) by reason of the accession of Croatia to the European Union(Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on Community statistics on public health and health and safety at workOJ L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 70., and in particular Article 9(1) thereof,Whereas:(1)Annex II to Commission Regulation (EU) No 141/2013Commission Regulation (EU) No 141/2013 of 19 February 2013 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community statistics on public health and health and safety at work, as regards statistics based on the European Health Interview Survey (EHIS) (OJ L 47, 20.2.2013, p. 20). provides for the minimum effective sample size, calculated on the assumption of simple random sampling.(2)It is necessary to adapt Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 141/2013 to take into account the accession of Croatia.(3)Regulation (EU) No 141/2013 should therefore be amended accordingly.(4)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical System Committee,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 141/2013 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 27 January 2014.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BarrosoANNEX"ANNEX II
Final sample sizes to be achieved
Persons aged 15 or over to be interviewed
EU Member States
Belgium6500
Bulgaria5920
Czech Republic6510
Denmark5350
Germany15260
Estonia4270
Ireland5057
Greece6667
Spain11620
France13110
Croatia5000
Italy13180
Cyprus4095
Latvia4555
Lithuania4850
Luxembourg4000
Hungary6410
Malta3975
Netherlands7515
Austria6050
Poland10690
Portugal6515
Romania8420
Slovenia4486
Slovakia5370
Finland5330
Sweden6200
United Kingdom13085
Total of EU Member States199990
Switzerland5900
Iceland3940
Norway5170
Total including Switzerland, Iceland and Norway215000"