1. Environmental Protection Expenditure: Government and specialised producers data collection handbook – Final draft Nancy Steinbach WG Environmental Expenditure Statistics Joint Eurostat/EFTA group Meeting of 22-23 May 2007

2. Background EPE handbook for industry finalised in 2005 In 2005 the WG on Environmental expenditure statistics mandated a new Task Force to be created for the continuation of an EPE handbook for the government and specialised producers First meeting of the TF in March 2006 Following meetings held in May 2006 and in February 2007 E-mail correspondence in-between the meetings

3. Thank you The process during the work was made very easy due to a skilled, dedicated TF: Julie Hass (NO) Ursula Lauber (DE) Maria Carmen Senin Tejedor (ES) Eva Krumpova (CZ) An additional much appreciated support group came on-board: Tone Smith (OECD) Kristine Kolshus (NO) Stefan Tsonev and his team (BG) The compilers of the handbook: Céline Martin and Pepa Lopez, ICEDD Additional help came from Christian Ravets and Ulf Johansson, Eurostat Federico Falcitelli (IT) Guy Vandille (BE) Rocky Harris (UK)

4. The logic behind the chapters: The handbook covers 6 chapters, 7 annexes and 34 country examples Who is the handbook trying to capture? For proper identification of the target questions definitions need to be established, variables presented method of data collection is essential Introduction to how data can be analysed and presented

5. Overview 1.Introduction 2.Accounting and data reporting frameworks on EPE 3.The role of the different groups of producers 4.Definitions and classifications 5.Data collection and reporting methodologies 6.Presentation and interpretation Annexes: CEPA classification, JQ and EPEA tables, examples of budget lines and how they are classified, the Italian method for the functional analysis of EPE, Italian example of a decision tree, an example of the Bulgarian questionnaire, a description of variables used in the Belgian EPEA.

6. What happens now? The final draft presented here today for support and approval The document is currently being reviewed by linguistic expertise within the Commission The document will be given appropriate layout The final product to be given to the publisher 25 June 2007: Internet and paper format ute.roewer@ec.europa.eu ute.roewer@ec.europa.euFinal comments welcome by 8 June: ute.roewer@ec.europa.eu ute.roewer@ec.europa.eu