2010 ilerleme raporu - Avrupa Birliği Bakanlığı

4.18. Chapter 18: StatisticsThere has been progress in the area of statistical infrastructure. The Turkish nationalstatistical institute (TurkStat) signed new cooperation protocols with the Ministry ofAgriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) and the Ministry of Education. Cooperation amongthe main owners of administrative data on enterprises has greatly improved. These activitiesfurther reinforced the coordinating role and improved the administrative capacity of TurkStat.Preparations in this area are well advanced.Progress can be reported on classifications and registers. TurkStat further improved thebusiness register. TurkStat and MARA started to work on establishing a statistical farmregister and initiated a pilot study to that end. Turkey still needs to submit a detaileddescription of preparations for setting up the farm register and the methodology andorganisational set-up for the collection of agriculture statistics which is a key element for theaccession negotiations in this chapter. Preparations in this area are advanced.Good progress has been made on sector statistics. Preparations for the 2011 population andhousing census are on track. As for national accounts, progress has been made on excessivedeficit procedure statistics, outward foreign affiliates trade statistics and financial accounts forthe government sector. Gross value added for the regions equivalent to NUTS level 2 waspublished for the years 2004 to 2006. TurkStat started publishing key labour force indicatorsat the provincial level, as well as seasonally adjusted figures. The results of the 2008 labourcost survey were published. Structural business statistics as well as short-term statistics werefurther improved. Regarding agriculture statistics, TurkStat started collecting monthly animalproduction data. Progress was made on environment statistics. Preparations in this area areadvanced.Turkey has not yet submitted key national account indicators together with the methodologyused, which is a key element for the accession negotiations in this chapter.ConclusionThere has been good progress in the area of statistics. TurkStat further improved thecoordination of the statistical system. Good progress has been made on the business registerand on sector statistics. Further alignment is needed in particular in national accounts and inagriculture statistics, not least in the establishment of the statistical farm register. Turkey’soverall level of alignment with the acquis in statistics is advanced.4.19. Chapter 19: Social policy and employmentThere has been no progress regarding transposition of the acquis on labour law. The LabourLaw does not apply to certain sectors of the economy. The decision to set up a newdepartment for disadvantaged groups in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security is apositive step. The labour inspection board 35 remain to be strengthened in particular as regardsstaffing and cooperation with the social partners.Little progress has been made in the area of health and safety at work. Administrativecapacity as well as the awareness level have increased, with the contribution of EU-fundedactions. According to official statistics covering only registered workers, 72,963 occupational35The number of labour inspectors dealing with labour relations increased to 321.EN 68 EN