Article 2

For the purposes of this Regulation: The Community statistical programme and its implementation 'Community statistics` shall mean quantitative, aggregated and representative information taken from the collection and systematic processing of data, produced by the national authorities and the Community authority in the framework of implementation of the Community statistical programme in accordance with Article 3 (2), 'production of statistics` shall mean the process encompassing all the activities necessary for the collection, storage, processing, compilation, analysis and dissemination of the statistical information, 'national authorities` shall mean national statistical institutes and other bodies responsible in each Member State for producing Community statistics, 'Community authority` shall mean the Commission department responsible for carrying out the tasks devolving on the Commission as regards the production of Community statistics (Eurostat). CHAPTER II

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-07 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.