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

2. For the purpose of this Regulation, the quality criteria defined in Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 shall apply.

3. The Commission (Eurostat) shall assess the quality of the metadata on the specifications, of the data transmitted and of the sampling frames, with a view, inter alia, to publishing them in a user‐friendly manner on the Commission (Eurostat) website.

4. For the purposes of paragraph 3 of this Article, Member States shall transmit to the Commission (Eurostat), in respect of the data and microdata referred to in Article 11:

(a) metadata describing the methodology used, including the data sources and methods referred to in Article 9, and how technical specifications were achieved by reference to those laid down by this Regulation;

(b) information on compliance with the minimum requirements for the sampling frames used, including in developing and updating them, as laid down by this Regulation;

(c) information about the sub‐populations that have not been reached by the data collection.

5. Member States shall transmit the metadata and information referred to in paragraph 4 within three months of the deadline for transmitting the data and microdata. That additional information shall be provided in the form of quality reports that demonstrate, in particular, how the data and microdata transmitted, and the metadata and information, meet the quality requirements. The Commission (Eurostat) shall make that information public in accordance with Union and national personal data protection law.

6. The Commission may adopt implementing acts specifying the arrangements and content of the quality reports, including indications of the method for assessing compliance with precision requirements. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 18(2). They shall not impose significant additional burden or cost on the Member States.

7. Member States shall inform the Commission (Eurostat) as soon as possible of any relevant information or change with regard to the implementation of this Regulation that would influence the quality of the data transmitted.

8. On a duly justified request from the Commission (Eurostat), Member States shall provide necessary additional clarification to evaluate the quality of the statistical information.