Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1163 of 15 July 2015 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1445/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of basic headings used for Purchasing Power Parities (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 1445/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2007 establishing common rules for the provision of basic information on Purchasing Power Parities and for their calculation and dissemination (1), and in particular Article 12(3)(b) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Article 3(e) of Regulation (EC) No 1445/2007 defines ‘basic heading’ as the lowest level of aggregation of items in the GDP breakdown for which Purchasing Power Parities are calculated.

(2) Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1445/2007 contains the list of basic headings.

(3) A classification for household final consumption expenditure is used for the purpose of Regulation (EC) No 1445/2007 and for the purpose of Council Regulation (EC) No 2494/95 (2). Introducing a more detailed classification should improve the coherence of data and facilitate data collection in Member States. The detailed classification should be a further breakdown of the classification of individual consumption by purpose (COICOP) as defined in Regulation (EU) No 549/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3).

(4) Following the entry into force of Regulation (EU) No 549/2013 it is necessary to adjust the list of basic headings within final consumption expenditure of general government and within gross fixed capital formation.

(5) Following the entry into force of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1209/2014 (4), it is necessary to adjust the list of basic headings within gross fixed capital formation.

(6) Following the introduction of improved methodology for the calculation of Purchasing Power Parities in the areas of health, education and construction, the basic headings in these areas should be adjusted.

(7) Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1445/2007 should therefore be amended.

(8) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical System Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1445/2007 is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This 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, 15 July 2015.

For the Commission The President Jean-Claude JUNCKER

(1) OJ L 336, 20.12.2007, p. 1.

(2) Council Regulation (EC) No 2494/95 concerning harmonised indices of consumer prices (OJ L 257, 27.10.1995, p. 1).

(3) Regulation (EU) No 549/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 on the European system of national and regional accounts in the European Union (‘ESA 2010’) (OJ L 174, 26.6.2013, p. 1).

(4) Commission Regulation (EU) No 1209/2014 of 29 October 2014 amending Regulation (EC) No 451/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a new statistical classification of products by activity (CPA) and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 3696/93 (OJ L 336, 22.11.2014, p. 1).