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(b) regarding the measures relating to the definition of appropriate formats for the transmission of data under this Regulation. The acts referred to in point (a) shall not impose significant additional burdens or costs on the Member States. The implementing acts referred to in this paragraph shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 11(2).

1. The statistics shall be based on the following data sources according to their availability in the Member State and in accordance with national laws and practices:

(a) records of administrative and judicial actions;

(b) registers relating to administrative actions;

(c) registers of the population of persons or of a particular sub-group of that population;

(d) censuses;

(e) sample surveys;

(f) other appropriate sources. As part of the statistics process, scientifically based and well documented statistical estimation methods may be used.

1a. Member States shall take the measures necessary to ensure the quality of the data and metadata transmitted under this Regulation.

1b. The quality criteria listed in Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council () shall apply for the purposes of this Regulation.

2. Member States shall report to the Commission (Eurostat), in the form of quality reports, on the data sources used, the reasons for the selection of those sources, the effects of the selected data sources on the quality of the statistics, the technical and organisational measures used to ensure the protection of personal data and the estimation methods used, and shall keep the Commission (Eurostat) informed of any changes thereto.

3. At the request of the Commission (Eurostat), Member States shall provide it with the necessary additional clarification to evaluate the quality of the statistical information.

4. Member States shall inform the Commission (Eurostat) without delay of any revisions or corrections to the statistics supplied under this Regulation, of any changes in the methods and data sources used, and of any relevant information or change with regard to the implementation of this Regulation that could influence the quality of the data transmitted.

5. The Commission may adopt implementing acts:

(a) setting out the practical arrangements for, and the content of, the quality reports referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article;