At the national level, beyond the institutional legal framework, the committees that give INSEE the right and legitimacy to collect these data are:
The National Council for Statistical Information (CNIS) helps establish the official statistics program for the following year. In particular, it examines the relevance of new projects proposed by INSEE with regard to user needs, whether they involve a survey, a census, a panel or the use of administrative files. The work focuses on the purpose of the project, its place in the information system and the means of dissemination envisaged. Each operation must meet a general interest need and not duplicate existing information sources. At the end of this examination, the CNIS may issue an opinion of opportunity;
Once the opinion has been issued, the Official Statistics Label Committee ensures that the operation meets statistical quality criteria. Thus, in the case of a survey project, it analyzes the collection and sampling method (sample design, data adjustment method, treatment of non-responses to ensure the reliability of the results, etc.), the relevance of the questioning and the adaptation of the dissemination to the stated objectives. It also ensures that the survey does not place an excessive burden on the respondents, that consultation has taken place with the partners concerned and that the wishes expressed by the CNIS during the debate on the opportunity have been taken into account. Following this examination, the Label Committee can issue a notice of compliance. After the examination and opinion of the CNIS and the Label Committee, decrees are published annually setting out the programme of statistical surveys and making them mandatory.

Survey of general interest and statistical quality, with compulsory nature

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