At national level, beyond the institutional legal framework, the committees that give the SSP the right and legitimacy to collect these data are :

The National Council for Statistical Information (CNIS) helps to draw up the official statistics programme for the following year. In particular, it examines the relevance of new projects proposed by the SSP in terms of user needs, whether they involve a survey, a census, a panel or the use of administrative files. The work focuses on the purpose of the project, its place in the information system and the means of dissemination envisaged. Each operation must meet a need of general interest and not duplicate existing sources of information. Following this examination, the CNIS may issue an opinion on the advisability of the project.

Once an opinion has been issued, the Official Statistics Label Committee ensures that the operation complies with statistical quality criteria. In the case of a survey project, it analyses the collection and sampling method (sampling plan, data adjustment method, treatment of non-responses to ensure the reliability of the results, etc.), the relevance of the questioning and the suitability of the dissemination to the stated objectives. It also ensures that the survey does not place an excessive burden on the respondents, that consultation has taken place with the partners concerned and that the wishes expressed by the CNIS during the debate on the advisability of the survey have been taken into account. Following this examination, the Label Committee can issue a notice of compliance.

Once the CNIS and the Label Committee have examined and issued their opinions, decrees are published annually setting out the programme of statistical surveys and making them compulsory.

Survey of general interest and statistical quality, with compulsory nature

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