Commission Regulation (EU) No 317/2013 of 8 April 2013 amending the Annexes to Regulations (EC) No 1983/2003, (EC) No 1738/2005, (EC) No 698/2006, (EC) No 377/2008 and (EU) No 823/2010 as regards the International Standard Classification of Education Text with EEA relevance

Footnote No 19 in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1983/2003 is replaced by the following: ‘ISCED 2011: International standard classification of education 2011.’.

Regulation (EC) No 1738/2005 is amended as follows: (1) ‘ISCED 97’is replaced by ‘ISCED 2011’ throughout the Annexes; (2) variable 2.5 of Annex I is replaced by the following: ‘Educational attainment level (ISCED 2011)’; (3) variable 2.5 of Annex II is replaced by the following: ‘Educational attainment level (ISCED 2011) This variable concerns the highest level of education successfully completed, which the employee has received according to the International Standard Classification of Education, 2011 version (ISCED 2011). The expression “level successfully completed” must be associated with obtaining a certificate or a diploma, when there is certification. In cases where there is no certification, successful completion must be associated with full attendance. Groups of codes to be used are defined in the Implementing Arrangements of the SES survey.’.

Regulation (EC) No 698/2006 is amended as follows: In Section 2.1(2) of the Annex, the reference to ‘level of education (ISCED 0 to 6)’ is replaced by ‘Educational attainment level (ISCED 2011 levels 0 to 8)’.

Regulation (EC) No 377/2008 is amended as follows: Annex III is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.

Regulation (EU) No 823/2010 is amended as follows: Annexes I and II are amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply as from the reference year starting on 1 January 2014.