Statistical
Agency under President of the Republic of Tajikistan
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Legal Framework
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Statistical
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Legal Framework |
Law of the
“On State Statistics”
This
law regulates legal relations in the statistical activity, determines goals,
rights and responsibilities of the state statistical offices, and also the order
of organization of collection, processing, use, dissemination and protection of
official statistics and official statistical accounting in the
1.
This
Law establishes
legal basis
and regulating mechanisms for implementation of the unified governmental policy
in the field of official statistical accounting and distribution of the state
statistical data to satisfy the needs of the state and society in comprehensive,
reliable, scientifically based and timely official statistical information about
social, economic, demographic, ecological and other public processes in the
Republic Tajikistan.
2. Operation of the present Law
shall apply to all statistical units and subjects of official statistical
accounting implementing their activities in the territory of the
Article 2. Major Definitions
The following major
definitions shall be used in this Law:
-
statistics –
set of quantitative data on phenomena or processes;
-
state
statistics – single state statistical
information system, formed by state statistics;
- official statistics – collected and processed information of statistical units, showing the characteristics of the phenomena in the appropriate population;
-
state
statistical system – the basic component of the public information
system, which is a combination of primary, aggregated and administrative
statistical data;
-
official
statistical accounting –
activity
aimed to conduct statistical surveys and processing the data obtained from the
surveys carried out in order to create official statistical information,
according to official statistical methodology;
-
subjects of
official statistical accounting
– public
authorities, organs of self-government settlements and villages and other
government agencies engaged in the formation of official statistical information
in appropriate filed of activities in compliance with the legislation of the
Republic of Tajikistan;
-
statistical
unit – natural persons and legal entities,
individual entrepreneurs, affiliates and
representative offices of foreign legal entities, irrespective of the
organizational-legal form, operating in the Republics of
Tajikistan
in compliance
with the legislation of the
-
state
statistical reporting – the data
provided by any statistical unit and subject of the official statistical
accounting to state statistical offices pursuant to the procedure established by
the legislation of the Republic of Tajikistan;
-
official
statistical information – aggregated documented information on the quantitative
component of social, economic, demographic, ecological and other social
processes in the Republic of Tajikistan, compiled in compliance with the
programs of statistical works and other observations;
-
statistical
methodology – the whole set of general rules and special techniques of
statistical observation;
-
statistical observation –
systematic, scientifically substantiated data collection about phenomena and
processes of the social and economic activity of statistical units implemented
by statistical offices and subjects
of official
statistical accounting;
-
departmental
statistical observations – observations implemented by
subjects
of official
statistical accounting on specific kinds of activity;
-
uniform system
of e technical- economic and social-information classification and coding – the
system that allows grouping the information about statistical units by kinds of
activity, patterns of ownership, location and etc.’
-
state
statistical register – the integrated databank of statistical units providing
interaction with departmental registers and information databases on the basis
of the uniform system of technical-economic and social-information
classification and coding;
-
primary statistical
data – statistical information about the specific statistical unit, regardless
of patterns of ownership
and kind of activity;
-
administrative
data – the data received by the subjects of official statistical accounting
while implementing the administrative functions which are submitted to the
statistical offices for production of official statistical accounting;
-
aggregated data
– integration of economic indicators
by means of their association in
a uniform group;
-
statistical
confidentiality – the
protection of statistical data, the disclosure of which is prohibited
in compliance
with the legislation of the
-
census –
one of the methods of
continuous statistical observation of statistical units to be counted on the
entire territory of the
-
survey
–
formation of the data collected by interviewing from a sample of separate units
of the whole population of statistical units;
-
sample
–
methods and procedures for selection of units of the object under study subject
to survey;
-
dissemination
– provision of all users with access to the statistical information, which is
not confidential;
-
statistical
appraisal
–
design-approximate value of the statistical information;
-
metadata –
information about quantitative statistical data concerning methods of
collection, processing, dissemination of data, methodological explanations and
notes on quality of the data.
Legislation of the
Article 4. State Policy in the Field of
Statistics
State
policy in the field of statistics is focused on organizing of collection,
processing, use and improvement of the state statistics, dissemination and
protection of official statistical information on the basis of independence,
scientifically- based methodology and international standards.
Article 5. Basic Principles of State
Statistics
In order to ensure quality
of the state statistics, the statistics shall be formed according to the
following principles:
-
relevance, objectivity, scientific validity,
timeliness,
reliability of the official statistics;
-
impartiality, statistical
confidentiality
of the official statistics;
-
transparency, openness,
accessibility
of the official statistics;
-
consistency
of the official statistics.
CHAPTER
2. STATE STATISTICAL OFFICES, THEIR
FUNCTIONS, RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS
Article 6. State
Statistical Office
1. State statistical office
shall be the central organ of executive power authorized by the government of
the
2. The Authorized Agency shall carry
out state policy in the field of statistics, improve the statistical activities
in the
Article 7.
Functions of the
Authorized
Agency
1.
The authorized agency in order to implement the state policy in the field of
statistics shall:
- coordinate and supervise statistical activity of the subjects of official
statistical accounting and statistical units;
- implement interdepartmental
statistical activity;
- develop statistical standards, including methodology, classification for
production of official statistics;
- submit proposals to the Government of the
-
exercise cooperation with other countries and international organizations,
enter into agreements and the treaties with them
in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of the
- develop and approve forms of statistical reporting and instructions on
reporting;
- exercise other powers stipulated by the legislation of the
Article 8. Rights of State Statistical
Offices
The authorized agency is entitled to:
-
obtain from statistical units and subjects of
official statistical accounting, free of charge,
statistical data in the
volume set
and in a given period
established by the statistical agencies
in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of the
Republic of Tajikistan, including data composing commercial and state secret;
-
request
the data from all kinds of sources, including departmental registers and
information databases, and also make statistical appraisals on the basis of the
available information;
- conduct statistical
observations among the population;
- check reliability of the
statistical data; demand that distortions should be eliminated in case they are
revealed;
- have access to the
reporting of the subjects of official statistical accounting;
-
make comments on misuse and faulty interpretation of the statistical data;
- determine a method of
conducting statistical observation;
-
in the procedure established by the
legislation of the Republic Tajikistan, on a contractual basis, implement
statistical, analytical, information-computer and other works on specialized
subjects;
- in the procedure
established by the legislation of the Republic Tajikistan engage the subjects of
official statistical accounting to conduct statistical observations;
- within the limits of
their competence make decisions to be subject to compulsory implementation by
statistical units and subjects of official statistical accounting.
Article 9. Responsibilities of the authorized
agency
The authorized agency shall
have to:
-
organize state statistical observations
according to the established programs and methodologies;
-
provide a wide range of users with accessibility to the statistical
information;
-
provide in the prescribed manner the statistical
information in accordance with its obligations under international treaties
signed;
- provide adequate updating,
accumulation and store of statistical information;
-
guarantee
keeping of the state statistical register;
-
provide mass media with necessary information and comments on general changes in
the state statistics;
-
provide statistical units with necessary forms
of the statistical reporting and methodical guideline (instructions)
-
guarantee confidentiality of state and commercial secrets, statistical
confidentiality concerning statistical units in accordance with the legislations
of the
Article 10.
Interdepartmental
Statistical Council
1.
Interdepartmental statistical council shall be
established under the Authorized Agency.
2. The Interdepartmental
Statistical Council shall develop priority directions of the state policy in the
field of statistics, introduction of innovative approaches and technologies,
improvement of methodology and submission of recommendations with regard to the
basic issues of statistical activity.
3. The
Council Regulation
shall be developed by the authorized agency and approved by the Government of
the
CHAPTER 3. ORGANIZATION AND KEEPING OF
THE OFFICIAL STATISTICAL ACCOUNTING
1.
To
ensure the effectiveness of statistical activities and further long-term
development of state statistics, a long-term Programme of development of
statistics for not less than 5 years and an annual
program of statistical works which contains a
list of forms of statistical accounting with instructions for submission dates
shall
be developed
2. Programs of the state
statistics shall be developed by the authorized agency together and approved by
the Government of the
Article
12.
Official
Statistical
Accounting
1.
Official statistical accounting shall be exercised by the authorized agency
in compliance with the annual programs
of statistical works,
on the basis of the statistical documented observations, including primary
statistical data and administrative data.
2. Statistical units shall
be obliged to submit the data to the authorized agency in the appropriate form,
in due time and free.
3. Subjects of the official
statistical accounting shall provide the authorized agency with free access to
all databases, registers and other data.
Article
13. Statistical methodology
1.
Official
statistical methodology shall include methods for collecting and grouping of the
primary statistical data and administrative data, assessment of accuracy of
statistical information and its systematization focused on studying of
quantitative phenomena in social and economic processes.
2.
Components of
the statistical methodology shall be statistical observations, application of
generalizing statistical indicators and their analysis.
Article
14.
Statistical observation
1. Statistical observation is regard of statistical units and subjects of
official statistical accounting, which are located in the territory of the
Republic Tajikistan, shall be implemented by the authorized agency. Depending on
the methodology, statistical observation may be total and sample.
2. Total observation is
generation of the data received from all statistical units for production of the
official statistics.
3. Sample survey is
generation of the data received from certain statistical units on separate kinds
of activity according to a special methodology.
4.
Method
for conducting a statistical observation shall be determined by the authorized
agency and subjects of official statistical accounting, unless otherwise
stipulated by the legislation of the
5.
Collection of
the primary
statistical data
shall be
carried out according to the forms of
statistical observation, by way of submitting these data by statistical units,
or by way of their interviewing, or by way of registration of appropriate facts.
6. Forms of statistical observation
and the instruction on their filling in shall be developed by the subjects of
official statistical accounting and approved by the Authorized agency.
Article 15. State Statistical Register
1.
The state statistical register is a tool of statistical accounting and it
contains an obligatory list of administrative and primary statistical indicators
characterizing the activity of statistical units according to the Unified system
of technical-economic and social-information classification and coding.
2. The authorized agency shall keep the State statistical register.
3.
Subjects of official statistical accounting, which create and keep the registers
and information databases of statistical units, shall provide the state
authorized agencies with information necessary for formation and updating of the
State statistical register free of charge.
Article
16. Dissemination of official statistical data
1.
Dissemination
of official statistical information by the subjects of official statistical
accounting shall be accomplished by publishing it in the official publications,
mass media and placement in public information and telecommunication networks
2. The authorized agency
shall timely disseminate information on the publication date and the metadata.
3. All users have the right
of equal and simultaneous access to the data of official statistics except for
the confidential data containing individual information concerning separate
statistical units.
4. Primary statistical
information may be disseminated only with the consent of the statistical units
which provided with the information.
5.
Subjects
of official statistical accounting shall guarantee protection of the
confidential data against illegal access and disclosure in the procedure
established by the legislation of the
1.
The state
statistical work performed in accordance with the programs approved by the
Government of the
2.
The costs of additional statistical work shall
be financed by the customer, the
funds received in the
procedure established by the legislation of the Republic of Tajikistan, shall be
used for strengthening of the material and technical base of the authorized
agency.
CHAPTER
4. FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 18.
Legal safeguard
the statistical units and subjects
of
official statistical accounting
1. The authorized agency shall guarantee the statistical units and subjects of
official statistical accounting confidentiality of primary statistical.
2.
The authorized agency shall provide processing and store and protection of the
primary statistical data in the conditions guaranteeing their prevention from
plunder, loss or distortion.
Article 19. Liability of infringement
of this Law
Natural persons and legal
entities hall be made accountable for violation of this Law in accordance with
the procedure established by the legislation of the
Article 20. Invalidity
of Law of the
Recognize as invalid Law of
the
Article
21.
Putting
this
Law
into
Execution
This
Law shall come into force as of the date of its official publication.
President
of the
January 1, 2010, No.588