S.I. No. 140/2008 - Statistics (Retail Sales) Order 2008

1. The period to which the retail sales statistics provided relate.

2. Particulars of the type of merchandise retailed by the undertaking during that period.

3. The total retail sales (including VAT) of the undertaking in that period.

4. Particulars of the outlets through which the retail sales of the undertaking were made during that period.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

2 May 2008

BERTIE AHERN.

Taoiseach.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

The purpose of the Statutory Instrument is to enforce a statutory collection on the sale of retail goods in the Republic of Ireland which will contribute to the availability of comparable, reliable, synchronised and comprehensive data at European level. Council Regulation (EC) No. 1165/98 refers.

1 OJ No. L162, 5.6.1998, p.1.

2 OJ No. L191, 22.7.2005, p.1.

3 OJ No. L69, 13.3.2003, p.1.

4 OJ No. L6, 10.1.2002 p.3.

5 OJ No. L293, 24.10.1990, p.1.

6 OJ No. L393, 30.12.2006, p.1.

5. Information referred to in Article 5 shall be provided when requested by the Director General, weekly, monthly, quarterly, half yearly or annually.

6. (1) Subject to paragraph (2), an undertaking required by virtue of this Order to provide information to the Office shall provide such information by the completion of forms and questionnaires prepared by the Director General in accordance with

section 23

of the

Statistics Act 1993

(No. 21 of 1993).

(2) An undertaking required by virtue of this Order to furnish information shall be deemed to comply with that obligation where, with the consent of the Director General of the Central Statistics Office, the information is furnished by electronic means, and provided that the Director General approves the format or manner in which the information is provided.

SCHEDULE

S.I. No. 140 of 2008

STATISTICS (RETAIL SALES) ORDER 2008

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

13

th May

, 2008.

I, BERTIE AHERN, Taoiseach, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 25 (1) of the

Statistics Act 1993

(No. 21 of 1993) and for the purpose of giving full effect to Council Regulation (EC) No. 1165/98 of 19 May 1998

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(as amended by Regulation (EC) No. 1158/2005

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of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2005) and Council Regulation (EC) No. 450/2003 of 27 February 2003

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, hereby order as follows