1. LAMAS Working Group 7-8 December 2016
Agenda Item 1 INTRODUCTION
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2. IESS Framework regulation
Is under the responsibility of the co-legislators (Council/EP)
Discussed two times in the Council WP and the file will be taken over by the MT Presidency
EP expects a vote in April 2017
Commission cannot influence anymore the content of the IESS FR and discussion in LAMAS is unnecessary
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3. IESS Framework regulation
Concerns on input harmonisation
Article has today not been dropped by the Council and we do not know the EP viewpoint
LAMAS to continue to work on the issue to be prepared TF1 should develop a simplified approach
Pilot studies are still on-going so LAMAS discussion will take place in June 2017
Concerns on monthly unemployment
Formulation included in the IESS FR not fully satisfactory
Italy will make a counterproposal in the Council WP
Silvia will inform us of this proposal tomorrow
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4. IESS implementing measures
Work of the three TFs:
Only TF2 met since the June LAMAS meeting (at the end of September)
Two meetings of each TFs are planned for 2017, one in Luxembourg and one outside Luxembourg (Athens 24-25/04 for TF1, Rome 27-28/04 for TF2, Warsaw October for TF3)
MUR:
Training on the Dutch estimation method organised in Heerlen on May 2017
Discussion on the implementing measure on MUR is planned for June 2017
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5. 2018 LFS ad hoc module
Commission regulation on the 2018 LFS ad hoc module:
Unanimously approved by the ESSC on 17 November
Adoption by the Commission planned by the end of the year
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