National Statistics Institute

Initiatives for promoting and applying the Code of Practice for European statistics

• Application commitment by statistical services responsible for compiling Official Statistics

  Although the Code of Practice was only formulated for European statistics, the 2013-2016 National Statistical Plan adopted it as its own. Article 8 of the Royal Decree project whereby the 2013-2016 National Statistical Plan is approved sets out its firm commitment to implement it in all pertinent statistical production and in the statistical services of the State Administration carrying this out. The High Council on Statistics, at the session held on 26 July 2012, ruled in favour of the draft project of the Plan, casting a positive light on this initiative, which likewise has received favourable reports from the Interministerial Statistics Commission and from the Interterritorial Statistics Committee.

• Recommendation of the Interterritorial Statistics Committee regarding the adopting of the Code of Practice of European statistics

  EThe High Council on Statistics, at the session held on 19 April, issued by way of a majority a recommendation relating to the adopting of the Code of Practice for European statistics by statistical production services represented on this Committee.

• Interministerial Statistics Commission agreement on the way in which actions to be carried out in order to lessen the burden shouldered by respondents are performed
• Spanish Statistical Magazine: Monographic section given over to Best Practice in Official Statistics