Annexes to COM(2011)607 - European Social Fund

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dossier COM(2011)607 - European Social Fund.
document COM(2011)607 EN
date December 17, 2013
ANNEX I

Common output and result indicators for ESF investments

(1) Common output indicators for participants

"Participants" (1) refers to persons benefiting directly from an ESF intervention who can be identified and asked for their characteristics, and for whom specific expenditure is earmarked. Other persons shall not be classified as participants. All data shall be broken down by gender.

The common output indicators for participants are:

unemployed, including long-term unemployed*,

long-term unemployed*,

inactive*,

inactive, not in education or training*,

employed, including self-employed*,

below 25 years of age*,

above 54 years of age*,

above 54 years of age who are unemployed, including long-term unemployed, or inactive not in education or training*,

with primary (ISCED 1) or lower secondary education (ISCED 2)*,

with upper secondary (ISCED 3) or post-secondary education (ISCED 4)*,

with tertiary education (ISCED 5 to 8)*,

participants who live in jobless households*,

participants who live in jobless households with dependent children*,

participants who live in a single adult household with dependent children*,

migrants, participants with a foreign background, minorities (including marginalised communities such as the Roma)**,

participants with disabilities**,

other disadvantaged**.

The total number of participants will be calculated automatically on the basis of the output indicators.

These data on participants entering an ESF supported operation shall be provided in the annual implementation reports as specified in Article 50(1) and (2) and Article 111(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013.

homeless or affected by housing exclusion*,

from rural areas* (2).

The data on participants under the two above indicators will be provided in the annual implementation reports as specified in Article 50(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013. The data shall be collected based on a representative sample of participants within each investment priority. Internal validity of the sample shall be ensured in such a way that the data can be generalised at the level of investment priority.

(2) Common output indicators for entities are:

number of projects fully or partially implemented by social partners or non-governmental organisations,

number of projects dedicated at sustainable participation and progress of women in employment,

number of projects targeting public administrations or public services at national, regional or local level,

number of supported micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (including cooperative enterprises, enterprises of the social economy).

These data shall be provided in the annual implementation reports as specified in Article 50(1) and (2) and Article 111(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013.

(3) Common immediate result indicators for participants are:

inactive participants engaged in job searching upon leaving*,

participants in education/training upon leaving*,

participants gaining a qualification upon leaving*,

participants in employment, including self-employment, upon leaving*,

disadvantaged participants engaged in job searching, education/ training, gaining a qualification, in employment, including self-employment, upon leaving**.

These data shall be provided in the annual implementation reports as specified in Article 50(1) and (2) and Article 111(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013. All data shall be broken down by gender.

(4) Common longer-term result indicators for participants are:

participants in employment, including self-employment, six months after leaving*,

participants with an improved labour market situation six months after leaving*,

participants above 54 years of age in employment, including self-employment, six months after leaving*,

disadvantaged participants in employment, including self-employment, six months after leaving**.

These data shall be provided in the annual implementation reports as specified in Article 50(5) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013. They shall be collected based on a representative sample of participants within each investment priority. Internal validity of the sample shall be ensured in such a way that the data can be generalised at the level of investment priority. All data shall be broken down by gender.



(1) Managing authorities shall establish a system that records and stores individual participant data in computerised form as set out in Article 125 (2) (d) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013. The data processing arrangements put in place by the Member States shall be in line with the provisions of Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (OJ L 281, 23.11.1995, p. 31), in particular Articles 7 and 8 thereof.

Data reported under the indicators marked with * are personal data according to Article 7 of Directive 95/46/EC. Their processing is necessary for compliance with the legal obligation to which the controller is subject (Article 7(c) of Directive 95/46/EC). For the definition of controller, see Article 2 of Directive 95/46/EC.

Data reported under the indicators marked with ** are a special category of data according to Article 8 of Directive 95/46/EC. Subject to the provision of suitable safeguards, Member States may, for reasons of substantial public interest, lay down exemptions in addition to those laid down in Article 8(2) of Directive 95/46/EC, either by national law or by decision of the supervisory authority (Article 8(4) of Directive 95/46/EC).

(2) The data shall be collected at the level of smaller administrative units (local administrative units 2), in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) (OJ L 154, 21.6.2003, p. 1).



ANNEX II

Result indicators for the YEI

These data shall be provided in the annual implementation reports as specified in Article 50(1) and (2) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 and in the report to be submitted in April 2015 as specified in Article 19(3) of this Regulation. All data shall be broken down by gender.

(1) Common immediate result indicators for participants

"Participants" (1) refers to persons benefiting directly from a YEI intervention who can be identified and asked for their characteristics, and for whom specific expenditure is earmarked.

The immediate result indicators are:

Unemployed participants who complete the YEI supported intervention*,

Unemployed participants who receive an offer of employment, continued education, apprenticeship or traineeship upon leaving*,

Unemployed participants who are in education/training, gain a qualification, or are in employment, including self-employment, upon leaving*,

Long-term unemployed participants who complete the YEI supported intervention*,

Long-term unemployed participants who receive an offer of employment, continued education, apprenticeship or traineeship upon leaving*,

Long-term unemployed participants who are in education/training, gain a qualification, or are in employment, including self-employment, upon leaving*,

Inactive participants not in education or training who complete the YEI supported intervention*,

Inactive participants not in education or training who receive an offer of employment, continued education, apprenticeship or traineeship upon leaving*,

Inactive participants not in education or training who are in education/training, gain a qualification, or are in employment, including self-employment, upon leaving*.

(2) Common longer-term result indicators for participants

The longer-term result indicators are:

Participants in continued education, training programmes leading to a qualification, an apprenticeship or a traineeship six months after leaving*,

Participants in employment six months after leaving*,

Participants in self-employment six months after leaving*.

The data for longer-term result indicators shall be collected based on a representative sample of participants within each investment priority. Internal validity of the sample shall be ensured in such a way that the data can be generalised at the level of investment priority.



(1) Managing authorities shall establish a system that records and stores individual participant data in computerised form as set out in Article 125 (2) (d) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 The data processing arrangements put in place by the Member States must be in line with the provisions of Directive 95/46/EC, in particular Articles 7 and 8 thereof.

Data reported under the indicators marked with * are personal data according to Article 7 of Directive 95/46/EC. Their processing is necessary for compliance with the legal obligation to which the controller is subject (Article 7(c) of Directive 95/46/EC). For the definition of controller, see Article 2 of Directive 95/46/EC.

Data reported under the indicators marked with ** are a special category of data according to Article 8 of Directive 95/46/EC. Subject to the provision of suitable safeguards, Member States may, for reasons of substantial public interest, lay down exemptions in addition to those laid down in Article 8(2) of Directive 95/46/EC, either by national law or by decision of the supervisory authority (Article 8(4) of Directive 95/46/EC).



ANNEX III

Correlation table

European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 1081/2006This Regulation
Article 1Article 1
Article 2Article 2
Article 3Article 3
Article 4Article 4
Article 5
Article 5Article 6
Article 6Article 7
Article 8
Article 7Article 9
Article 8Article 10
Article 9
Article 10
Article 11
Article 12
Article 11Article 13
Article 14
Article 15
Articles 16 to 23
Article 24
Article 25
Article 12Article 26
Article 13Article 27
Article 14Article 28
Article 15Article 29