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01/07/2016  ALOS and GLOS are very similar documents regarding their respective legal content on the organization of National Statistical System.  ALOS is not in line with GLOS in the specific definition of the concept “National Statistical System”. Confusion is raised in determining the role of stakeholders involved, mode of organization and their professional independence. 1

01/07/2016 INSTAT’s status, duties and responsibilities are regulated by three Articles of ALOS  Article e 7 charges the institution as the main producer of official statistics, the  coordinator of NSS and the responsible institution for ensuring that statistics in Albania are produced respecting the statistical principles Article e 8 specifies the rights and duties of INSTAT.   Responsible to keep up to date guidelines and professional standards  approve the beginning of a survey  prepare programmes and strategic documents regarding statistical production development.  The right to request from statistical agencies the progress implementation of statistical programme  Access in administrative data and statistical information  Undertake any other activity that contributes on development of statistical quality. Article e 9 specifies the legal status of INSTAT and its financing.   INSTAT is a public legal institution, under Prime Minister.  Its directing bodies are General Director and Statistical Council.  The rules of appointment of INSTAT’s General Director, the general criteria for the selection of candidates and the cases for its dismissal. 2

01/07/2016 GD proposes the structural organization to Statistical Council and Prime  Minister for final approval GLOS gives the fully competence to Chief Statistician to decide upon  structural organization GD cannot appoint INSTAT’s staff  Chief Statistician independently decide on appointment of the staff  GD may only attend all meetings of Statistical Council  Chief Statistician shall be member of Statistical Council  ALOS does not predict detailed rules for their statistical activities and  professional independence ALOS provides the tasks of statistical agencies only in fulfilling INSTAT’s  requests  Providing to INSTAT all administrative and statistical documents for monitoring their statistical activities  Inform INSTAT for any existing or new relation with international agencies on statistical field  Give access to INSTAT in their data only for statistical purposes  Inform INSTAT for creation of any new documentation with administrative data Statistical entities shall be professionally independent within their  organization 3

01/07/2016 Differenc nces ALOS GLOS Comment nts Parties to the Law Not a specified list of actors A specified list (Article 2) GLOS specifies as Parties to the Law involved. Other actors are involved: the whole actors involved in the NSS. The definition of NSS comprises  Respondents In ALOS, the role of actors involved only the institutions and agencies  Adm.Data is spread in the whole document that produce official statistics  Providers according to the Programme  Users  Statistical Council Head of INSTAT AT “General Director” “Chief Statistician” status us Civil servant (not fix term contract) Fix term contract Competenc nces of GD Structural Is approved by Prime Minister Is approved by Chief ALOS shall give full competence to organization and according to proposal of Statistical Statistician the head of INSTAT for deciding staff Council independently on the structure, tasks and appointment of staff. Standards and Missing Chief Statistician may issue The Chief Statistician shall play a guidelines for NSS standards and guidelines to crucial role in issuing common be applied across NSS standards to be implemented by NSS actors during their statistical activities Producers Missing The Chief Statistician shall involvement under decide on the inclusion of the NSS producers, they duties and responsibilities within statistical program. Othe her Produc ucers of Official Statistics Professional Missing Statistical entities shall be The official statistics shall be independence professionally independent produced by professional within their organization independent bodies 4

01/07/2016 Differenc nces ALOS OS GLOS Comment nts Parties to the Not a specified list of actors A specified list (Article GLOS specifies as Parties to Law involved. 2) the Law the whole actors Other actors are involved in the NSS. The definition of NSS involved: In ALOS, the role of actors comprises only the involved is spread in the institutions and agencies  Respondents whole document that produce official  Adm.Data statistics according to the  Providers Programme  Users  Statistical Council Statistical ALOS specifies 15 principles Missing principles: According to ALOS, INSTAT Princ nciples according to ESCode of  “Non -Excessive and other statistical agencies Practice burden of respondents” should be guided by the principles of ESCP.  “Cost - Effectiveness”  “Timeliness”  “Punctuality” Definitions Missing “Use for statistical The clarification of the concept purposes” meaning “statistical purpose” will ensure the providers of statistical information that their information given will be treated strictly in respect of confidentiality. Missing “Administrative data” The exact definition of meaning administrative data will clarify the subjects that provide, administrate and maintain administrative data for administrative purposes. ALOS GLOS Comme mments Missing “Development” meaning The specification of the concept “Development” in ALOS will make aware the statistical agencies on the importance to carry out activities for improvement of quality statistics, methods, concepts etc. Missing “Metadata” meaning Head of INSTA TAT T “General Director” “Chief Statistician” status Civil servant (not fix term Fix term contract contract) Compe mpetences of GD Structural Is approved by Prime Minister Is approved by Chief ALOS shall give full competence organization and according to proposal of Statistician to the head of INSTAT for staff Statistical Council deciding independently on the structure, tasks and appointment of staff. Standards and Missing Chief Statistician may issue The Chief Statistician shall play a guidelines for NSS standards and guidelines to crucial role in issuing common be applied across NSS standards to be implemented by NSS actors during their statistical activities Producers Missing The Chief Statistician shall decide on the inclusion of the producers, they duties and responsibilities within statistical program. Other Produ ducers of Offi ficial Statistics Professional Missing Statistical entities shall be The official statistics shall be 5

01/07/2016 ALOS GLOS Comme mments Statistical Council The role of Supervise and Support INSTAT Advisory body to the The role of Statistical Council in Statistical Council government and Chief Albania is more decision- Statistician making body. It monitor the implementation of Statistical Program, approves the budget of INSTAT and multiannual strategic plan. The advisory issues are covered by a specific body. GLOS gives to Statistical Council an advisory role instead of supervisory role. Composition  Representatives of  Broadly representatives of GLOS suggest a Statistical Statistical Agencies, two main different user categories. Council composed by user users, Civil Society,  Chief Statistician shall be members. The current Statistical Universities and Private member of SC Council in Albania is composed Sector. also by producers of official  General Director is not statistics (Bank of Albania and member of SC Ministry of Finance) Coordination of NSS Obligation of Missing Statistical Producers are Coordination of NSS shall be Statistical obliged to use uniform, ensured through issuing Producers internationally agreed common standards and concepts, definitions and procedures, guidelines and common practices methodology, to improve cost- effectiveness and coherence. ALOS GLOS Comme mments Coordinating  Collaborating with statistical Not specified activities agencies;  Insuring the uniformity of methodology used;  Providing technical support;  Monitoring the implementation of quality principles;  Participating in establishment of electronic information systems ;  Representing NSS in ESS and international organizations. Publication of Missing GLOS oblige NSOffice to periodic reports made public implementation reports and Statistical Council opinions Annual statistical programm mme Not specified in detail A specific article is dedicated to Annual statistical programme regarding its structure, content, institutions involved etc. Legal frame me on statistics in other legislations Recently in Albania are established new agencies that act according to specific laws. In order to improve the coordination within NSS and implementation of statistical activities, it is the need to adapt all legal frame regarding statistical field to this legal base. 6