Definition: European Statistical Authority

Statistical concept; Peer reviews

At European Union level the statistical authority is the Commission (Eurostat). It is responsible for the development, production and dissemination of European statistics.

Source:
European Union, 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, Official Journal of the European Union No L 87, 31.3.2009, p.164 - 173

Created:
2013-05-21

Updated:
2019-05-10