International trade in services - Reports on quality

EU Member States provide the Commission (Eurostat) with reports on the quality of data transmitted on the base of Article 12 – Statistical quality of the Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 on European statistics (which was amended by Regulation (EU) No 2015/759).

Specific requirements for European statistics on international trade in services are laid down in sectoral legislation, namely Regulation (EU) 2019/ 2152 on European business statistics, and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1197 laying down technical specifications and arrangements pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/ 2152. The statistics is also based on instructions and manuals.