1. OPERATION 2007 National Statistics Open Day Victoria Park Plaza Hotel 11 October 2002 Glenn Everett Chief Adviser on Statistics DTI
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14. Convergence is a significant factor in negotiations between EU member states and Eurostat in arriving at proposals for NACE 2007 BUT The EU is not bound by the convergence scenario and this is an opportunity for the UK to contribute completely new ideas and directions
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38. Issues We have just seen the convergence scenario proposals by sector. It is useful to end this presentation with some further examples of the broader issues which extend across the whole classification system
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41. And finally.… • Although we have to consider the convergence scenario, we are not bound by it. • Operation 2007 is an opportunity to propose any desirable change. • The aim is to create a structure (and methodology) which best reflects modern economic activity