At the national level, the committees that have given INSEE the right and legitimacy to collect these data are the CNIS and, within CNIS, the Label Committee.

The CNIS examines each new project, whether it is a survey, a directory, an exploitation of administrative files, etc. These projects are presented by all the institutions that contribute through their work to the construction of official statistics. The discussion focuses in particular on the purpose of the project, its place in the information system and the planned conditions for its dissemination. Each operation must meet a need of general interest and not duplicate existing information sources. The CNIS issues an opinion on the opportunity.

The Label Committee, within the CNIS, ensures that the operation complies with statistical quality criteria. It ensures that the survey meets statistical quality criteria with regard to the collection and sampling method (sampling plan, data adjustment method, treatment of non-responses guaranteeing the reliability of the results, etc.), the relevance of the questioning and the adaptation of the dissemination to the announced 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 to conduct the survey have been taken into account. The Label Committee gives a label of general interest and statistical quality.

At the European level, SRCV applies Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 establishing a common framework for European statistics on persons and households (IESS Regulation).

The SRCV data are transmitted annually to Eurostat via their Edamis platform. The content of these files in CVS format (variables, format, etc.) is defined by the European Commission.

Survey of general interest and statistical quality, with compulsory nature

2020A011EC